Marrying a Coal Boss in the Nineties

[Novel blurb] Cong Qi’s parents were from the class of 1978, having fought their way through countless obstacles. Unfortunately, good genes were not on her side. She didn’t inherit her parents’ intelligence or talent, but at least she got a face of incomparable beauty. Beautiful, with a steady job and open-minded, loving parents, Cong Qi thought her life was wonderful. But lately, one thing had been bothering her: after her best friend fell into the water, she suddenly became obsessed with finding Cong Qi a boyfriend. After Cong Qi failed to feel a spark for the Nth time, her friend introduced her to another friend of her boyfriend’s. As a devoted admirer of handsome men, Cong Qi obviously had to refuse. But how could she turn him down without damaging their already shaky friendship? There had been a scandal at a construction site over workers’ pay being withheld, so Ji Hebei disguised himself as a laborer to investigate his own site. As he walked down the street, a pretty girl he recognized stopped him. He glared and was about to curse her out. Then he heard the timid, fox-eyed girl ask, “Um... Big bro, are you up for a side gig? Thirty yuan for pretending to be my boyfriend for two hours. Interested?” Ji Hebei narrowed his eyes and looked her over. Wasn’t this girl a little familiar? “Hey, don’t dawdle. Is acting really harder than working at a construction site?” “Do you think it’s too little? Then... then... I’ll add another ten. Don’t get greedy.” The girl’s skin was so fair it seemed to glow, and her loose clothes did little to hide her lovely curves. Her upturned fox eyes sparkled, and she spoke in a coquettish voice. If not for her clear eyes, Ji Hebei might have thought someone was deliberately setting a honey trap for him. Before he could react, forty yuan had already been shoved into his hand. “...You’re forcing me to take the job?” “Ew, don’t put it like that. What do you mean, forcing you? This is honest work.” Cong Qi glanced at the handsome man beside her, disheveled and covered in dust, yet still impossible to hide his good looks. She nodded with satisfaction. Wouldn’t this finally make Miao Miao stop trying to set her up with men? [Bonus scene] One day after they got married. Cong Qi suddenly remembered something and asked the man who had become her husband. “Everyone says I’m stupid, vain, shallow, and full of flaws. What made you fall for me?” Had he seen past appearances and recognized the beauty of her inner self? Ji Hebei pondered for a long time. As Cong Qi waited happily for him to compliment her, he answered in all seriousness: “I’m shallow too. I just like pretty faces, so we’re made for each other.” Cong Qi: “...!!!” [Note]: 1. Beauty x coal magnate. The entertainment industry of the 1990s features in the middle part of the novel. 2. The best friend is reborn and is set up as an antagonist. [Please add the upcoming novel to your library] The Bad Girl of the Seventies [Please add the upcoming novel to your library] [Upcoming] Back to the Turn of the Millennium “Zhong Jianhua, are you even a man? You don’t even want your daughter. Do you deserve to be a father?” “If I don’t deserve to be a father, do you deserve to be a mother?” “Who cheated and had a child out of wedlock?” “Didn’t you immediately find a man and plan to go abroad with him, too?” “...” Zhong Yuan rubbed the bump on her forehead, her head spinning. She knew they would soon ask her what she wanted. Her father would say, “Your little brother is still young, and your stepmother can’t look after two children. I’ll give you our big house, plus five thousand yuan in living expenses every month. Yuanyuan, I believe you can live on your own.” Her mother would say, “Yuanyuan, things abroad aren’t as wonderful as you think. I can’t take you with me. If you’re willing to stay in China, I’ll leave you all the money your father gives me. If anything happens, you can ask your uncle for help or call me.” In her previous life, she had been too naive, thinking that if she chose neither parent and refused the house and money, their family would stay together. Instead, one parent kept a mistress, the other went abroad, and she was still thrown away like garbage. Even after she found success in her career, the hurt still stuck in her throat. This time, Zhong Yuan decided to be straightforward. She wanted the money! Note: It’s actually a sweet, satisfying story. Theme: There are outstanding people in every walk of life.