System: Master Your Life-Chapter 714 - 181: Visiting Yu Xinyan’s New Home—A Special Effect Triggered by a Single Cigarette (Part 3)

Chapter 714: Chapter 181: Visiting Yu Xinyan’s New Home—A Special Effect Triggered by a Single Cigarette (Part 3)

It’s perfectly normal for these big shots to marry within their circles.

It’s like saying, civil servants basically don’t end up in the matchmaking market, because they handle it internally, how could they even flow into the market?

As for the men, if a handsome guy is also excellent in other ways, once he becomes famous or gets noticed, it’s easy for a big shot to take interest in him. This happens a lot in reality.

There are even more examples of this in history. Xu Lin read history books and never saw a handsome man who didn’t do well unless he was an idiot.

Many might not know, in ancient times, the top scholar could be ugly.

But the second and third place scholars were likely handsome, so there was a saying "Second and third place have many handsome talents," so the Prime Minister or other high officials would pick sons-in-law from these two rankings.

Just like Yu Xinyan, Xu Lin also has high marriage prospects that he can leverage.

It’s no exaggeration to say that with Xu Lin’s current qualifications, his father-in-law could be a very prominent figure.

This is the marriage leverage Xu Lin can command.

When he casually strolled around here, Xu Lin caught the eye of a passing senior official who thought Xu Lin belonged to a family in the neighborhood.

Xu Lin thought the official might be planning to marry his daughter to him.

Could it be the official’s relative’s daughter or something?

Definitely not.

The rich resources shouldn’t go to outsiders, how could he introduce someone to his relatives?

There’s another possibility: introducing Xu Lin to some bigger shot as a form of capital, a special political investment, but that’s rather unlikely.

Xu Lin wasn’t overestimating himself; he truly had that kind of capital now.

"Uncle, actually I already have someone."

"Oh, really."

The official looked at him, feeling regretful but not losing hope, "Are you married?"

"Not married, but already engaged, planning to marry by end of the year."

Xu Lin understood the official might wish for him to ditch his intended, so he further declined.

Anyway, honestly, I’m quite picky, just looking at you, I can tell your daughter must not be very pretty.

The man finally let go of the idea and only felt sorry for his daughter, asking further: "Which family’s young man are you? Haven’t seen you in the neighborhood."

In this neighborhood, everyone is certainly aware of each other’s backgrounds, so it’s normal for them not to know an outsider.

"I’m here visiting relatives, up there, resident of Building 5, 301, Yu Jianhua is my uncle." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Yu Jianhua? I know him."

The man nodded, acting like an elder.

Xu Lin faintly smelled the smoke from him.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, implying, want one?

Cigarettes, what a straightforward social tool, whether the other is a regular vendor or a noble, regardless of race or nationality.

In any case, once offered, it’s a sign to take one.

It’s so universally effective.

In front of a cigarette, everyone is equal.

The latter inadvertently glanced at Xu Lin’s cigarette, eyes suddenly narrowing.

"Where did you get this cigarette?"

"Seems like Uncle is a connoisseur, I brought it from Capital City."

"Capital City!"

He thought, is this a young lord from Capital City?

Looking at the aura, it’s hard to underestimate!

He must be a son of some prominent figure under the Emperor’s feet.

He observed Xu Lin, the more he looked, the more inscrutable Xu Lin appeared!

A dragon among men!

How could an average family produce such a level of young man?

Of course, by ’average family,’ he meant their cadre families.

For a moment, he subconsciously raised Xu Lin’s status in his mind, and his elder-like demeanor immediately mellowed.

"I’ll take one."

"Uncle, how about taking two more?"

"Cough, cough, well, how embarrassing."

"Meeting by chance is fate, there’s no need for embarrassment, we smoke together, on a smaller scale, it’s a congenial meeting, and on a larger scale, we’re fighting for the country’s grand cause."

"Indeed!"

This perspective elevated quickly, making him unreserved.

Hence, he took three cigarettes, one in his mouth, two tucked behind his ear.

Snap!

Exhale and inhale.

"I’ve smoked such cigarettes once before, didn’t expect to see them again this lifetime."

He sighed; these are cigarettes smoked by people in heavenly positions.

This young man must be from the heavens, right?

He looked at Xu Lin, thinking of this aura and bearing, certainly not ordinary.

Yu Jianhua?

Didn’t expect he had Capital City connections?

Seems I need to reconnect!

Thump, thump!

About twenty minutes later, knocks sounded on Yu Jianhua’s door.

A rather polite knocking sound.

Yu Xinyan came to open the door.

"Dad, an uncle is looking for you!"

"Who is it?"

Yu Jianhua looked up, surprised, couldn’t believe seeing a leader, hastily stood to greet him.

"Leader, how come you’re here?"

"Cough, cough, just came to sit for a while, not interrupting, am I?"

"Not at all, not at all, please come this way!"

Yu Jianhua warmly invited the leader to sit down.

This leader was someone prominent in the province, and Yu Jianhua didn’t know why he came upstairs.

But the leader was even more courteous than him.

Eventually, the two sat down.

Lin Yajing came over to serve tea to the leader.

"Leader, have some tea."

The leader said, "Thank you very much."

As he picked up the teacup, he saw four packs of cigarettes on the coffee table, one of which was already opened.

There were four packs here!

He instantly recognized these were the cigarettes Xu Lin had.

The leader was startled but appeared calm.

He took a small sip of tea.

"Jianhua, how are you settling in here, are you comfortable?" The official seemed very caring, leaving Yu Jianhua perplexed, moreover calling him Jianhua.