Ma Lv's first reaction upon hearing Qian's words was disbelief.
No, that's impossible. Didn't she say her family was just ordinary civil servants? Just because of this, Ma Lv had hesitated for quite a while. Actually, he had several backups at hand, and after picking one by one, he still felt that Liumei's overall conditions were mediocre—mainly because women with better conditions than him didn't fancy him; he didn't even pass the height criterion.
"Mr. Yu! You're here!" A manager-like person ran over and respectfully said to Mr. Yu, "The planning bureau's leader has been waiting for you for a long time—"
"Let him wait!" Mr. Yu waved impatiently; what leader is more important than mastering firsthand gossip?
Mr. Yu felt that if he didn't relay this segment to his sister-in-law, he might have to kneel on the washboard, no, not might, he would definitely be kneeling on the washboard!
