80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 493

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 493 – Marry a beautiful wife (2) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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After eating, Gu Ye took them to the factory to report and arranged internships in various workshops: the casting workshop, scraping workshop, assembly workshop, and electrical workshop. 

They had to spend some time in each, but longer periods would be spent in the assembly and electrical departments, those were the key steps in the production process. Most of the machine tool technical parameters came from these areas.

Wiring, pneumatic and hydraulic tubing layouts, installation, and debugging all fell under these two workshops. 

Gu Ye explained some things to be mindful of and then left them to it. He hadn’t been out selling for several days and was falling behind. 

He needed to catch up fast, ten machine tools needed to be sold. He was already eager to get his wedding night…

Days passed peacefully. Xu Sanqiang and the others were diligent and got along well in the workshops. 

They had good relationships with the senior workers, especially Xu Sanqiang, who was handsome and smooth-talker, he was popular with the female workers. 

Besides Xuan Hongxia, a few more women had already secretly asked Chu Qiao about him.

One day, yet another woman came to inquire about Xu Sanqiang, wanting to introduce a match.

“I already asked, he’s not looking for a relationship right now, he wants to focus on his career first.”

Chu Qiao replied tactfully.

“But he’s not young anymore, right? Must be 27 by now, he’ll be 30 in the blink of an eye. He can’t afford to waste time. A man should get married before building his career. Xiao Chu, my niece isn’t very pretty, but she’s a local. If it weren’t for the time she came over for dinner and saw Xu Sanqiang, begging me to match them up, I wouldn’t have agreed to this.”

The speaker was Auntie Wang, who lived on the same floor as Chu Qiao. A native of Shanghai, she always spoke with her nose up and her eyes down, radiating a sense of superiority.

Chu Qiao had seen her niece, she was indeed plain-looking, short and stubby just like Auntie Wang. 

Of course, judging by appearance alone wasn’t right, but her personality wasn’t great either. 

She also had the same snobbish superiority as many locals and was extremely picky. No wonder she was already 25 and still unmarried.

Xuan Hongxia had already told Chu Qiao all about her. 

Auntie Wang’s brother’s family worked at a nearby motor factory, with average income. Her niece had a decent job as a salesgirl at a department store. That used to be considered a ‘golden job’, though by now it was only passable.

*Golden job: A stable, coveted job (like civil service).

So the niece had high standards. Though she was plump and average-looking, she dreamed of marrying someone 180 cm tall, handsome like a movie star. So naturally, she became a leftover woman. 

That day, she saw Xu Sanqiang at Auntie Wang’s dinner and instantly fell in love. She didn’t care that he was an outsider or didn’t yet have a stable job. She was smitten and declared that she’d marry no one else but him.

But Xu Sanqiang couldn’t stand girls like that, and Chu Qiao also felt they weren’t a match. 

It wasn’t about looks, it was the personality mismatch. Plus, that department store job wouldn’t last long. 

In a few years, the workforce would be restructured, and the previously stable job would turn to nothing. Her only source of pride would be gone.

Hearing Auntie Wang speak so condescendingly irritated Chu Qiao. 

What’s so great about being a local? House purchases in Shanghai weren’t even restricted yet, and the local household registration wasn’t that precious. 

With Xu Sanqiang’s skills, settling in Shanghai wouldn’t be hard. Why would he bother to look for someone like her niece?

“Auntie Wang, Xu Sanqiang told me the kind of wife he wants: his wife must walk like a willow in the breeze, speak like a nightingale, have a face like a movie star, and be gentle, sensible, and understanding. As for her household registration, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that she’s beautiful.”

Chu Qiao said sweetly with a smile. 

Auntie Wang’s face instantly changed. She had a bit of self-awareness, her niece met none of those criteria. Was this Xu Sanqiang being deliberate? 

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