The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

The next day, after Mr. Linderman left for work in the fields, Mrs. Linderman hurried out of the house.

Soon she returned home with a man behind her.

He was young, about eighteen or nineteen years old. He was fat, weighing at least one hundred kilograms. But he had a fair complexion and big black eyes. Though he was fat, he wasn’t bad- looking at all, even kind of cute.

Having been cleaned up the room languidly at home, Joey was surprised to see the fat young man.

However, the young man was very excited to see her. He rushed up to Joey, “Joey Linderman, is that you? It seems like years since we last met. You’re even more beautiful than I remembered.”

“Who are you?” Joey looked at him skeptically. It seemed that he knew her.

“I’m David.”

The young man said, waving his arms, “The fatty boy who followed you around when we were kids. Don't you remember?”

“The fatty boy?”

second, “Oh, David? Look how you've grown up! Didn't your family leave the village? Why

a few playmates when they are kids. David was one of the few playmates

used to be the village head. When David was six years old, his father got a major promotion and the whole

reminded Joey how cute he had

more and more nostalgic. So two months ago, he came back and built a villa for the family

admiringly, “What

They talked happily.

face. It seemed that the matchmaker Mrs. Matilda had done quite a good job. She believed that a rich future son-in-law would be

plan. She was glad to see David as her long-lost playmate. Having spent the past

each other. After lunch, David had to say goodbye

David went to see Joey and spent hours doing

he was up to,

her younger childhood playmate the whole time. She believed that David had treated her as an older childhood playmate

David had invited Joey to visit the villa of his family, Mr. Linderman finally asked his wife, “Honey, did you

wanted to find our daughter a decent husband. Are you implying that I’m a troublemaker? You’re very