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 n, if a handso guy is also excellent in other ways, once he becos 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 handso man who didn’t do well unless he was an idiot.
Many might not know, in ancient tis, the top scholar could be ugly.
But the second and third place scholars were likely handso, so there was a saying "Second and third place have many handso talents," so the Pri 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 sothing?
Definitely not.
The rich resources shouldn’t go to outsiders, how could he introduce soone to his relatives?
There’s another possibility: introducing Xu Lin to so bigger shot as a form of capital, a special political investnt, but that’s rather unlikely.
Xu Lin wasn’t overestimating himself; he truly had that kind of capital now.
"Uncle, actually I already have soone."
"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."
"Yu Jianhua? I know him."
The man nodded, acting like an elder.
Xu Lin faintly slled 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 so prominent figure under the Emperor’s feet.
He observed Xu Lin, the more he looked, the more inscrutable Xu Lin appeared!
A dragon among n!
How could an average family produce such a level of young man?
Of course, by ’average family,’ he ant their cadre families.
For a mont, he subconsciously raised Xu Lin’s status in his mind, and his elder-like deanor imdiately llowed.
"I’ll take one."
"Uncle, how about taking two more?"
"Cough, cough, well, how embarrassing."
"eting by chance is fate, there’s no need for embarrassnt, we smoke together, on a smaller scale, it’s a congenial eting, 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 lifeti."
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 ca 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 co you’re here?"
"Cough, cough, just ca to sit for a while, not interrupting, am I?"
"Not at all, not at all, please co this way!"
Yu Jianhua warmly invited the leader to sit down.
This leader was soone prominent in the province, and Yu Jianhua didn’t know why he ca upstairs.
But the leader was even more courteous than him.
Eventually, the two sat down.
Lin Yajing ca over to serve tea to the leader.
"Leader, have so 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 seed very caring, leaving Yu Jianhua perplexed, moreover calling him Jianhua.
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