Chapter 1714 - 1312: Didn’t Expect You to Be So Insightful

Chapter 1714: Chapter 1312: Didn’t Expect You to Be So Insightful

When she heard Cui the Loudspeaker say that, Kang Li’s expression shifted ever so slightly.

Her clothes looked upscale, even the cut was neat and classy, but having worked a special kind of job and not knowing how to cover up the worldly air in her vibe, she naturally didn’t come off as one of the proper folks.

To put it bluntly—put her in a dragon robe and she still wouldn’t look like a Crown Prince!

"But you, you look like a Fairy Girl—anything you wear looks good!"

Getting suddenly praised by Cui the Loudspeaker, the corners of Kang Li’s lips curled with a faint smile, and she replied, "Auntie, that’s too much credit."

Cui the Loudspeaker waved her hand casually, "Don’t talk so fancy with your auntie. We’re real country folk here, and when you talk like that, your auntie can’t make heads or tails of it. But I know you’re just being modest, and your auntie’s not giving you empty praise. If you don’t believe me, ask anyone else in our village, see if folks don’t say you’re good-looking."

"Looks are what your parents give you. Besides, even if I do look like a Fairy Girl now, when I get old I’ll still turn into an old lady with a face full of wrinkles."

Kang Li spoke with a laugh in her voice, sounding gentle and soft, making people feel comfortable.

On hearing this, Cui the Loudspeaker shook her head, "That’s not the same. If you’re pretty, you’ll still be a good-looking old lady when you’re old."

Kang Li smiled and didn’t say more, but then she heard Cui the Loudspeaker’s loud voice ring out again, "Let’s just talk about me and your mom. We’re about the same age, but when your mom was young she was like a flower. Even now, though she’s older, she looks way more energetic than your auntie here, and you can still see that handsomeness from her younger days on her face!"

"If my mom hears you say this, she’ll probably grin for ages."

Kang Li’s calm, bright eyes were full of laughter as she looked at Cui the Loudspeaker, "Auntie, you look energetic too. I bet you were a village belle just like my mom when you were young."

As soon as Kang Li finished, Cui the Loudspeaker’s smile was so wide you could barely see her eyes, "Oh, you really know how to talk! And you’re right—in those days, my looks were definitely one of the best in the village!"

Honestly, that wasn’t just talk. When Cui the Loudspeaker was young, aside from her skin being a bit dark, her features were actually pretty good-looking. So the boys in the village used to call her "Black Peony" in private.

But after Cui the Loudspeaker married into Aoli Village, to keep trouble at bay, none of the young men called her "Black Peony" anymore. Instead, she picked up another nickname.

No doubt about it—that nickname was "The Loudspeaker."

At first, Cui the Loudspeaker was furious about it, but her chatterbox habit was hard to shake, and when the village women kept calling her that, she ended up stuck with the name.

Once you get used to something, it’s hard to change!

So Cui the Loudspeaker could only tell herself to let it go, so she didn’t wind up mad for nothing.

"Looks like I wasn’t wrong, huh."

Kang Li smiled kindly.

Cui the Loudspeaker switched topics, "Li Bao, I heard your Ecological Recycling Park is hiring too. Do you think your Brother Laqiang and them could get a job there?"

"Yeah, we are hiring, but it’s just like the factory—they’ve got special people organizing that."

Kang Li looked calm, "Auntie, just have Brother Laqiang and the others go sign up when recruitment starts—maybe they’ll pass the interview!"

"Li Bao, you’re really something. Then I’ll go tell Brother Laqiang what you said, and hope your words bring them luck and land them the job!"

Cui the Loudspeaker smiled so hard her whole face wrinkled, not caring at all if she looked good smiling.

And the "Laqiang" she mentioned—he’s the eldest son in their family, about the same age as Big Brother Kang.

He’s honest and hard-working; if he really got into the Ecological Recycling Park, doing physical labor would be a breeze for him.

After all, manual work at the Ecological Recycling Park isn’t anything like breaking your back in the fields all day.

Besides, jobs come with holidays—six days on, one day off, plus a paycheck. Best part is, the wages are just as good as the city, and at the end of the year, the income definitely beats digging for food in the dirt.

"As long as they’ve got good character and work hard, there’s a pretty good chance the park will hire them."

Kang Li was stared at hard by Cui the Loudspeaker, so she had to loosen up a bit.

"..."

Cui the Loudspeaker paused, then slapped her hands together with excitement, "Now you don’t need to worry! Brother Laqiang and his brothers are all straight shooters, and they’re really good at farm work. A few years back, when everyone hit the fields together, each one of them got full work points every day!"

"Then Auntie, just have Brother Laqiang and them get ready—when the Ecological Recycling Park starts hiring, just go sign up for the interview."

She’d said what she could, but whether they’d get hired wasn’t up to her.

Kang Li thought to herself, then added, "As soon as the Ecological Recycling Park announces job openings, Auntie, tell Brother Laqiang and the others to go sign up early."

"Why do they need to sign up early?"

Cui the Loudspeaker asked.

Kang Li: "If you go late and lots of qualified folks sign up first, then they’ll easily fill up all the slots."

Cui the Loudspeaker: "So... so if the slots are full, folks who sign up later lose their shot at the job?"