Chapter 397 Men with money are prone to going bad

"Does the organization give such a generous reward to every outstanding military family member?" Cen Yan asked greedily. "If I perform meritorious service again next time, will I get this much?"

“You’re an exception, Comrade Cen Yan. There’s something wrong with your thinking. Money isn’t the point; the point is the honor of being an outstanding military family member.”

Qi Jingchuan reminded Cen Yan of this matter very seriously, while the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

There were six people in the family compound who received the title of Outstanding Military Family Member, and his wife was one of them. She received the title at the young age of twenty, which means she has a bright future. As her husband, he is very proud.

Now the entire army is praising his reputation. With such a virtuous wife ensuring logistics, everyone is asking him if Cen Yan has any sisters or cousins ​​they can introduce to them as wives.

Unfortunately, Qi Jingchuan replied arrogantly, "No."

His wife is an only child, and this incredible blessing belongs only to Qi Jingchuan.

The soldiers were furious, but there was nothing they could do; they couldn't beat Qi Jingchuan.

Cen Yan gave Qi Jingchuan a few perfunctory replies, "Honor, honor, the honor of our whole family, so can you prove to me that there will be just as many in the future?"

"No, I already said you're an exception. The organization decided to award you a thousand yuan because you solved your family's employment problem and protected national military secrets. The other sisters-in-law also received bonuses when they were commended, but they can't compare to you; they only received two hundred yuan."

However, he can reward his wife in other ways on a personal level...

"That's quite a lot."

A thousand is not too much, two hundred is not too little. In an era where the average salary is only twenty-odd yuan, Cen Yan felt that she should have a long-term vision.

With this "Outstanding Military Family Member" banner, what is two hundred yuan? She is confident that she can earn back twenty thousand yuan or even more with this honor.

Tomorrow we'll hang up the banner and invite the ladies from the family compound over for a good "promotion"—no, I mean, a good "publicity" session to get everyone involved in production.

And thinking about it, I realized that I had already sent Wang Lijuan back twice to tell him that Political Commissar Lu should have considered the matter of setting up a factory by now.

Forget it, haste makes waste. I should focus on working hard and studying diligently to obtain my intermediate medical practitioner's license as soon as possible.

Cen Yan poured the money out of the envelope, counted out five ten-yuan bills, and handed them to Qi Jingchuan.

"Here, take this. This is your allowance for this month."

"Fifty?"

"Not enough?"

Seeing the man's surprised expression, Cen Yan carefully put away the remaining money and scolded, "Comrade Qi Jingchuan, vanity is an illness that needs to be cured. Other men don't have that much pocket money. Besides, this money is a reward from the organization for me personally..."

Seeing her staring at him like he was a thief, Qi Jingchuan sighed and stuffed the money back into her hand. "I don't want your money. You just bought me a bicycle. Do you have any money left?"

"Not many left."

Cen Yan is lying through her teeth.

"Then you can reduce your allowance to ten yuan. That's the lowest you can go. If it's any lower, people will think I'm a greedy woman who hoards money and only takes in money without giving it out. She won't even give men money for cigarettes."

"No, it won't happen." Qi Jingchuan felt a sense of pride and happiness.

His wife gives him fifteen yuan a month, and with this ten yuan now, he has twenty-five yuan to spend each month. Other married soldiers are considered quite well-off if they have five yuan to buy cigarettes.

However, he still hoped his wife wouldn't be so generous, because men with money are prone to going astray, and twenty-five yuan was too much; he couldn't possibly spend it all.

He couldn't guarantee he wouldn't go astray, and could only hope his wife would keep him in check.