She didn't have a penny of dowry, not even a quilt. When her elder sister got married, her mother even gave some compensation to save face.

When it came to her, her mother said, "You already have a child, why do you still need a dowry?"

It was all because of this child that Ma Xiulan and her mother had caught her.

Why didn't this child, which she had painstakingly planned for, bring her more blessings?

The room finally quieted down.

Zhao Youcai took a bus back to the city from the countryside early in the morning and first went to the factory to put his toolbox.

I thought about saying hello to my colleague Zheng Laizi who was on duty and then going back.

After all, we are in the same compound, so we will see each other sooner or later.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Laizi looked at him with a complicated look.

"Can you show me your watch?"

Zhao Youcai was shocked. How did he know I had a watch? I was clearly wearing it inside my sleeve. He laughed:

“Why would I buy a watch?”

But Zheng Laizi didn't believe it. When he returned to the compound last night, his wife told him a wonderful story.

He also told him that if he met Zhao Youcai at the factory today, he should check whether there were any words engraved on his watch.

He didn't want to be so gossipy, but he had to complete the task assigned by the silly woman. After all, the woman didn't mind having bald spots on her head, and had worked hard with him for so many years, so she just liked to join in the fun as a little hobby.

Seeing that Zhao Youcai didn't tell the truth, he started to mutter:

"Well, show me your watch and I'll tell you about something important that happened at work."

Zhao Youcai was itching to think about it. What big deal? Was it a foregone conclusion that he would be promoted to eighth-level worker in this evaluation?

An eighth-level worker could earn more than 80 yuan a month, 20 yuan more than now, so Zhao Youcai made up his mind and rolled up his sleeves:

"I'm borrowing my sister's watch for two days and will return it in two days."

"Tell me what's the big deal?"