Wang Yusheng felt a little nervous when he saw Li Long. Especially when Li Juan went over and warmly called him Uncle, he thought, Oh no, now I'm meeting the family.
Wang Yusheng knew something about this uncle of Li Juan's. During the time they had been dating, she had mentioned more than once that the person she respected most in her family was this uncle.
Li Juan said that although her uncle had not spent long in school, he was bold, capable, and full of ideas. First he had brought mutton out of the mountains to sell, then he had managed to get work from the County Supply and Marketing Cooperative, allowing the villagers to earn money alongside him.
Later, he had opened his own purchasing station, buying fritillaria and dried mushrooms. His business had kept growing, and he had even started trading across national borders.
In short, he was very capable.
One important reason Wang Yusheng had been drawn to Li Juan was that although she came from the countryside, she knew a great deal about the world.
Unlike some students from rural backgrounds, she neither felt inferior nor deliberately concealed where she came from.
Li Juan openly acknowledged her rural background and even used it as a point of comparison at school.
And Wang Yusheng could vaguely sense that much of her confidence came from her family.
Her family was far better off than ordinary farming households and could give her enough support to see the wider world.
And their present circumstances probably had a great deal to do with this uncle.
"Uncle, this is Wang Yusheng, a senior at my university. He's from Northern Xinjiang too." Li Juan introduced him openly to Li Long. "We're dating now, but I haven't told my parents yet. You have