Chapter 447 Bai Nuo: Yes, I'm just a naive and innocent girl.

"Oh, little girl? How come you've come all this way so quickly?" An auntie at a nearby stall looked delighted when she saw the little girl and quickly walked over.

Hearing the voice, the little girl straightened up. Seeing who it was, her smile became even brighter: "Aunt Ronghua, what are you doing here? I remember you used to have your stall over there on West Street."

The middle-aged woman smiled happily, walked over, took the little girl's hand, and spoke with a smile, a hint of smugness in her eyes.

"Hey, you don't know this, do you? Juxiang Brigade, where my aunt lives, is a well-known advanced brigade in our commune. It's rich in produce and has vast land. The commune directly assigned us two stalls, and they're still worried that it won't be enough for us. My uncle, the village chief, was worried that the people here don't have much experience, so when they had enough people over there, he quickly sent me over here to take a look."

Li Ronghua, the wife of the village chief of Juxiang Brigade, held the little girl's soft little hand and looked at the little girl in front of her with increasing satisfaction.

In one sentence, he not only introduced his father's identity as a village official, but also emphasized the excellence of their village, making sure not to leave the girl with the impression that his family was poor and shabby.

This girl looks like the kind who was pampered at home. These city girls are the most innocent and naive. Because their families are well-off, they have never lacked anything since childhood, so they don't care about material things or conditions and are the easiest to fool.

There used to be an old man in their village who was a storyteller in the city. Weren't those rich young ladies who were lured home by the poor bookstore in his stories like that?

The rich young ladies in the storytellers' tales were all tricked into going home by poor scholars, then used their own families' money to support their husbands' entire families. Not only that, they would also ask their own fathers to pave the way for their husbands, and in the end, those poor scholars all became high-ranking officials and lived very happy lives.

From then on, she decided that she must have several sons in the future, and then find all her daughters-in-law according to the criteria of the rich and noble ladies mentioned by the storyteller.

So from a young age, she loved to secretly go to the storyteller's house to listen to stories, and she memorized the methods the poor scholar used to pursue the city girl.

Thanks to her, the eldest daughter-in-law's father is a minor leader in the county supply and marketing cooperative office, and the second daughter-in-law's father's family is a master chef in the county meat processing plant's transportation team.

Currently, her biggest worry is her beloved youngest son. She thinks he is the most outstanding and handsome of her three sons. The family backgrounds of her first two daughters-in-law have completely spoiled Li Ronghua's tastes. She no longer finds girls in the county appealing, and she just wants to find a proper wife from Beijing for her most precious youngest son.

Unfortunately, their family had no connections in Beijing. Their eldest and second sons' in-laws were quite well-off in the county, but outside of Changping County, they were nothing and couldn't help at all.

To Li Ronghua's surprise, she met such a lovely young girl while going to the market in the city. She was practically the perfect daughter-in-law for her youngest son.

This little girl is pretty and a good match for her youngest son. Judging from her clothes and appearance, her family must be well-off, and she must be spoiled. Otherwise, what family would be willing to dress a little girl so well? Besides, this girl is generous when it comes to buying things. In just one morning, she observed carefully and saw that she had made several trips back and forth. The money she spent... she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

After she marries into the family, she'll have to keep all the money in her own hands; this young man just doesn't know how to manage money.

Li Ronghua was critical in her mind, but her expression was very warm and friendly, leaving no room for criticism. If the person opposite her were really a naive and innocent girl who was pampered by her family, she would easily be fooled by this enthusiastic aunt.

The moment Bai Nuo lowered her eyes, a dark glint flashed in them. When she looked up again, it was as if she hadn't noticed anything. She was still that innocent and well-behaved little girl.

"The village chief and his wife are really amazing. My dad said that the people who go to the countryside have the hardest time. They work hard in the fields all day long to ensure a good harvest. The village chief was able to lead the villagers to receive advanced awards under such circumstances. He must have strong leadership skills."

"Oh my, the little girl is so sweet, and your auntie likes her from the bottom of her heart. But your father is right, we farmers do work hard and tired in order to have a bumper harvest. But seeing that you children can eat well and have enough to eat, all the hard work is worth it."

After saying that, Li Ronghua glanced casually behind the little girl and asked with some curiosity, "By the way, why are you all alone now? I remember you were just shopping for New Year's goods with your second brother. Is your basket heavy? Why didn't you let your second brother carry it?"

Mentioning this, the little girl's smile slowly disappeared. She pouted and complained softly, feeling wronged and dissatisfied, "My second brother was called back to the army at the last minute. It's all my dad's fault. Why can't such a big chief of staff just order others around? Why did he have to call my second brother back? He knew we were going to buy New Year's goods, and I can't carry all of these things."

The more she talked, the more dissatisfied the little girl became. She gripped the shoulder straps of the basket on her shoulders with both hands, stomped her foot hard, and said angrily, "I was planning to go to the government compound this afternoon to ask my grandfather for foreign exchange certificates to buy clothes, but now I can't go. What if someone else buys the coat I like?"

Hearing the little girl's unfiltered and utterly unpretentious complaints, Li Ronghua couldn't help but gasp and clench her palms tightly to suppress the urge to burst into laughter.

She guessed that the girl's family was well-off and that there must be an elder in the family who was an official, but she only dared to think about the factory leaders of the few large state-owned factories in the city. She also hoped that if this matter succeeded, she would let the girl go back to her parents' home and ask them to help her youngest son get a small leadership position in the factory.

But she never expected that she would run into the daughter of a high-ranking military officer. She had only wanted to try her luck and see if she could find a wife for her youngest son in Beijing during this trip to the city.

Not only is her father a high-ranking military officer, but her maternal family also has government officials. This... this means her youngest son is really going to be rich, and he might even become a government official himself.

However, what Li Ronghua didn't know was that she wasn't the only one who was excited at that moment; there were also two people who had somehow crouched down behind her against the wall.

After clearly hearing the words the little girl was saying, the two exchanged a glance, a glint of cunning flashing in their eyes, along with a venomous glint that they tried hard to hide.