Chapter 50

In Meng Jinyu's opinion, Jiang Cheng's temper needs to be tempered, otherwise when he grows up and has no brothers and sisters around him, he will suffer a lot.

In his previous life, she always loved to take care of him in every detail, showed him the way countless times when he was confused, and became the backbone of his heart. But as a result, Jiang Cheng became more and more indecisive in doing things, which was really worrying.

This time, she had to let go and see if the child could create more possibilities.

"Let's go and see how much salary we get." Xu Weiwei smiled, took Meng Jinyu's hand, and walked towards the village committee.

There were many villagers standing in the open space. Some of them squeezed in and hid quietly outside the village committee office, wanting to hear what was going on.

Wang Xiaofen was reluctant to go in at first and wanted to leave after watching the excitement for a while, but there were too many people pushing and shoving around her, so she reluctantly gave in and actually squeezed into the center of the crowd.

"How much money can they get? The director of the state-owned factory is not a fool, and they are not formal employees, so he can't give them much money!" She curled her lips and said unhappily.

Ever since the last incident of snatching the child, the feud between Wang Xiaofen and Meng Jinyu has become deeper and deeper.

That day, Youyou went back home. Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't breathe and almost suffocated to death. She called a barefoot doctor and took a lot of medicine, which cost the family a lot of money.

The three sons of the Jiang family were all filial and insisted on taking the old lady to the hospital. Wang Xiaofen wanted to stop them but couldn't, and her heart was bleeding.

Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang herself was reluctant to spend the money and refused to go to the hospital. The three men in the Jiang family couldn't persuade her, so they had to let her rest at home.

The old lady needs to rest, so who is suffering?

Of course it’s Zhu Dali and Wang Xiaofen.

Zhu Dali had no complaints. Instead, she was glad that the matter was finally settled. However, Wang Xiaofen didn't think so.

She's going to die of anger!

Why did Youyou spend so much of the family's money and eat so many good things as soon as she came, and finally left a mess for her to help clean up?

What a lucky guy! She thinks Youyou is just an unlucky guy!

The unlucky guy's mother is here to collect her salary, how much can she get?

Wang Xiaofen cursed secretly in her heart, hoping that someone would give them 15 cents to get rid of them.

Lest they be too cocky!

But the fact is, she was disappointed.

Zhang Zhaoliang, director of the garment workshop at the Red Star Garment Factory, said, "You have worked hard during this period. The styles of these 100 baby clothes are very special and the workmanship is very fine. We don't have enough employees in our garment factory, so we have to borrow from your commune. I was under pressure at first, fearing that you would not be able to complete the work without anyone to manage you. But I didn't expect that you would do such a good job!"

Village Chief Li was so happy that he couldn't help but praise Meng Jinyu: "Jinyu is very decisive. Several female comrades worked with her. The division of labor was very clear. Everyone didn't fight or compete. They only had one goal, which was to make the clothes! But speaking of it, they also worked hard. Many times at night, when every household turned off the lights and went to bed, they were still busy discussing the production of the next batch of clothes!"

"Yes, it's really hard work! We really want to thank you for being able to produce such high-quality clothes under such harsh conditions." Zhang Zhaoliang nodded approvingly, turned around and took out an envelope.

The envelope contained the Great Unity. He said, "I received your wages from the Finance Office early this morning. I took the bus all the way here just to settle the accounts for you personally. There are five female comrades here in total. According to the records Comrade Meng just handed over, everyone received a different pay."

In the cooperation between the unit and the commune, there is only one standard for calculating remuneration - the more work, the more pay.

Just like people working in an organization, they have so-called performance, and it is the same today.

Meng Jinyu made a simple record of everyone's work content and handed it to Director Zhang only ten minutes ago, but she didn't expect that he would calculate the salary so quickly.

Zhang Zhaoliang opened the envelope and glanced at the faces of each female comrade.

Everyone looked excited, and even though they tried their best to control their emotions, their tightly clasped hands still betrayed their feelings.

"Comrade Zhang Xiaochun, your salary is ten yuan."

Zhang Xiaochun was the first person to be called.

She was startled at first, then quickly walked forward.

Her family was not well off, and although her parents wanted to help, even when they came to the village occasionally, they would only try to give her some food and could not give her money. Naturally, Zhang Xiaochun would not complain about this. She was almost 30 years old, her life was a mess, and she always had to beg for money, which was very embarrassing. She always thought that it would be great if she could give some money to her parents' home and help her elderly parents.

However, whenever this thought came to her mind, she would always laugh at herself, laughing at her own unrealistic nature.

But unexpectedly, my dream has come true now.

This was the first time after all these years in the countryside that she earned a big bonus through her own efforts!

Zhang Xiaochun held the Great Unity in his hands and was almost crying with excitement. However, he suppressed his feelings, thanked them, and stepped aside.

Next came Aunt Yuan, who also received a salary of ten yuan.

Compared with them, Aunt Yuan is not young anymore. She didn't expect that she could still make so much money. She was afraid of arousing envy, so she quickly put the money away and tried to keep a low profile.

As for Xu Weiwei, Meng Jinyu had taken care of her health before, reduced her workload, and assigned her easy chores. Therefore, her salary was not as much as others, but seven yuan was not a small amount.

Seeing their smiling faces, Ning Lan was genuinely happy, but at the same time, she tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, feeling a little uneasy.

Looking at their daughter's almost stiff back, Ning Lan's parents patted her shoulders gently with a simple and kind smile.

"Comrade Ning Lan, this is your salary."

When she heard her name, Ning Lan's hands trembled. She struggled to use her crutches to take the money, but Zhang Zhaoliang had already walked forward and solemnly handed her a brand new Great Unity Banknote.

"Comrade Ning Lan, your embroidery patterns are very beautiful, even more professional than many regular workers in our unit. Keep going, your future is limitless!"

Ning Lan imagined the scene of receiving her salary countless times, and secretly told herself not to cry, she must not cry.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but have red eyes, and then tears appeared in her eyes and fell quietly.

When was the last time you were praised?

It seems to have happened in junior high school. At that time, the teacher praised her for being an excellent student and told her that there would be many possibilities in the future...

However, after she fell ill, she thought that this was her future.

Unexpectedly, as Meng Jinyu said, everything really got better slowly.

Ning Lan burst into tears and said to her parents in a sobbing voice: "Dad, Mom, I made money! Look, I can make money!"

Her parents knew that their daughter had suffered a lot, and they felt both distressed and proud of her.

"Yes, our Xiaolan is very capable, especially capable." Ning's mother stroked her soft hair.

Father Ning also said proudly: "Dad has always known that Xiaolan is the most capable!"

Who wouldn’t have tears in their eyes after seeing this scene?

The few villagers crowded outside were genuinely happy for Ning Lan and couldn't help crying and laughing. Only Wang Xiaofen had her eyes wide open with a look of shock.

If a few helpers can earn so much money, then how much should Meng Jinyu, the boss among them, earn?

She didn't even dare to think about it!

"Comrade Meng, you have made the greatest contribution to this cooperation. Here is your salary, 12 yuan." Zhang Zhaoliang added, "I saw the skirts and pants you brought over just now. I will go back to the unit and discuss with other directors before deciding how to place the order. But each of these pieces is very unique, and I think you may be busy again by then."

Meng Jinyu was so happy to get the twelve dollars that he couldn't stop smiling. He quickly put it in his pocket and put on a serious look to thank his leader for the opportunity.

Zhang Zhaoliang could tell that this was a straightforward female comrade and was amused by her. The two of them talked about their next work requirements and goals and had a very pleasant conversation.

Wang Xiaofen, who was standing outside watching the fun, almost fainted.

Twelve dollars?

What does twelve dollars mean?

She had heard from others that because their place was not a city like Beijing or Shanghai, the income level was relatively low. Generally speaking, the monthly salary of ordinary workers in the city was between 25 and 35 yuan. As for some skilled workers, the income could be around 50 yuan.

Normally, rural people would not compare their income with that of formal employees of state-owned units in the city. After all, there is such a huge difference between the two, and comparing would only make them feel upset.

But now that Meng Jinyu has made so much money, Wang Xiaofen feels unhappy.

She could earn 12 yuan a month, which was almost half of what an ordinary worker in the city earned.

That’s twelve yuan a month, wouldn’t that be more than a hundred yuan a year?

Wang Xiaofen was so envious that she could hardly breathe. She only regretted that she had not curry favor with Meng Jinyu at the beginning. If she had been more capable at that time, wouldn't she have been able to squeeze out Aunt Yuan, Zhang Xiaochun, Xu Weiwei or Ning Lan in a minute?

Wang Xiaofen wanted to cry.

But soon, she thought that Meng Jinyu was not a formal employee of the garment factory after all, and she might not have the next meal after this one. Who could guarantee it?

That’s right!

She can still hold on!

Wang Xiaofen sighed and straightened her chest, but she didn't expect that what Zhang Zhaoliang said would hurt her heart again.

"Our factory workers have a technical evaluation. In the future, you will also be counted in the technical evaluation. Everyone works hard to increase the efficiency of the factory. Although you are far away, the leaders in the unit are aware of your efforts!"

These words undoubtedly gave Meng Jinyu and the others some peace of mind.

The unit is a serious unit, and the leaders are also serious leaders. They will not exploit employees, but try their best to obtain benefits for them. For example, in this technical evaluation, if the evaluation is successful, there will definitely be food coupons, cloth coupons and so on. It's so good!

"By the way, Comrade Meng, you have to come to our Red Star Garment Factory tomorrow afternoon. At that time, we will confirm with you the styles of the next batch of children's clothing. We will try our best to save time and improve work efficiency!" Zhang Zhaoliang said again.

Meng Jinyu agreed readily.

In the village committee, everyone was in high spirits, with smiles in their eyes.

Outside the village committee, although most villagers envied them, they also knew that their abilities were limited and they could not earn that much money, so they were not jealous. Only Wang Xiaofen was really jealous.

She decided not to watch it anymore. There was nothing interesting to see in the hustle and bustle. She had to go back and take care of the two old ladies at home.

If she continued to watch, she would become so angry that she could not breathe. There would be no one to do the housework.

Wang Xiaofen: Woo woo woo woo.

I really want to sit on the ground and cry.

…

Jiang Cheng was playing with his friends on the edge of a field when they got into an argument.

At the beginning, people made fun of his parents' divorce. A teenager who knew everything, he learned what he thought from the adults at home. However, he was not as tactful as the adults, and what he said out loud was as unpleasant as it could be.

"Your mother has given birth to four children. She will never get married."

"My grandma said your dad is a shameless bastard. He actually cheated on me. It was so ugly that he almost lost his job."

"I've never seen anything so embarrassing. The director of the Women's Federation went to your house several times, and every time she came out, she kept shaking her head. Even the village cadres didn't even bother to talk about you! Otherwise, why didn't they bother to call your parents to review their mistakes at the village and commune meetings?"

"My grandfather also said that if it had happened a few years ago, your father would have been dragged out and people would have spit on him. You and your sister wouldn't have had such an easy life as you do now. You would have been as embarrassed as being naked in the village every day!"

These words, like a hammer, hit Jiang Cheng's heart hard.

He was so angry that he started arguing with others, but it was no use trying to reason with them because they didn't listen and even pushed him away.

With a push from everyone, Jiang Cheng fell straight into the field.

At this time, he told them with red eyes to stop talking nonsense, but a few boys just picked on the weak and started hitting them.

When a few women passed by, they shouted at them to stop, but they were too stubborn to pay any attention to them. None of them were willing to listen, and because there was no village cadre to reprimand them, Jiang Cheng was punched several times.

Jiang Cheng had a gentle personality and had never lost his temper. But now he was beaten so hard that he was completely dazed and could only protect his head with his hands.

As fists came down one after another, he thought he was finished, but at this moment, a fierce and fierce shout came to his ears.

"Who dares to hit my brother?"

Youyou was like a small soft ball, gathering all her strength and rushing straight towards us.

Her face was trembling due to the rapid running, just like a bun just out of the oven, steaming with anger!

Jiang Cheng froze, and when he raised his head, he looked dazed.

Her head hit one of the boys' chin. They were stunned and raised their fists to their ears, not knowing where to land.

"Chen Daming, Tudanzi, Li Xiaoshuang, Feidiao, you are so brave that you dare to hit my brother. I will teach you a lesson!" Jiang Guo's clear voice also came. She ran over with a broom brought from home in one hand and swung it directly at them, making them scatter immediately and start yelling.

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"

"You hit me in the face!"

Shanshan also followed.

Jiang Cheng was worried that his younger brother would be beaten for being the shortest, but he saw that he had already walked to the side and whispered a few words into the ears of a few children who were staring at the fight in amazement.

Then, the little guy took a few marbles from someone else.

Seeing that Jiang Guo and Youyou were gaining the upper hand and the other side was unwilling to accept the defeat and was about to launch an attack, Jiang Cheng's heart ached.

He wanted to stop them and let his two sisters run quickly, but unexpectedly, Shanshan squatted down, aimed in the direction, and threw a few marbles at the feet of the boys.

Shanshan’s favorite game on weekdays is marbles.

At this time, he aimed accurately and with a few "bangs", the boys fell down and fell flat on their faces.

Youyou jumped three feet high: "Shanshan is awesome! Teach me, teach me!"

Jiang Guo also laughed so hard that he doubled over, but he didn't forget to step forward and kick them a few times: "See who dares to bully my brother again in the future!"

When the children in the village fight, as long as they are not seriously injured or have bruises on their faces, the fight will basically not be too big.

Besides, the other party had made repeated mistakes, so after Youyou brought her sister and brother over, the boys were quickly driven away.

When Jiang Cheng was helped back by his brothers and sisters, he felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head, and didn't say a word.

When Youyou saw that her brother’s mouth was bruised, she took him back to her home and let her mother take care of it.

When she saw them, Meng Jinyu asked knowingly, "Did you have a fight with someone?"

Jiang Guo and Youyou looked at each other.

Shanshan was also like a little quail, standing weakly aside.

"What were you doing? Fighting?" Meng Jinyu raised her eyelids and asked.

No one said anything.

After a long time, Jiang Chengcai whispered: "Yes, I had a fight..."

With a "bang", Meng Jinyu slapped the table hard: "If you go to fight, I won't have to worry about it!"

Jiang Cheng was stunned and looked at his mother with confusion.

How come fighting is a good thing?

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Meng Jinyu asked.

Jiang Cheng lowered his head: "I shouldn't have let my brothers and sisters stand up for me. I am the oldest in the family and I should protect them."

Meng Jinyu was about to laugh out of anger, but she knew in her heart that Jiang Chengke would not understand sarcastic words, so she simply said directly: "You have to protect yourself first before you can protect others? It's not a good thing to be so cowardly. You will suffer in the future."

In his previous life, Jiang Cheng had a smooth life because his family had a strong economic foundation to support him.

But she clearly remembered that in her previous life, Jiang Cheng joined the company. Because he was too soft-hearted, he was even taken advantage of by his subordinates, causing several ridiculous jokes.

In this life, Meng Jinyu sincerely hopes that her son can take control of his own life instead of just going with the flow.

"But suffering a loss is a blessing." Jiang Cheng said softly.

"How can suffering a loss be a blessing? If suffering a loss is a blessing, your mother is still at your grandmother's house, locked up by her. I feel dizzy and hungry every day, and I can't even see you guys!" said Meng Jinyu.

Jiang Guo was sometimes confused, and sometimes she was smart. At this moment, she understood what her mother meant and nodded vigorously: "If suffering a loss is a blessing, my stepmother is still in our house. After she abandons Shanshan, she will sell Youyou. If she continues like this, she may sell me to someone else as a daughter-in-law and sell my brother to a remote place as a laborer!"

Youyou thought thoughtfully: "If suffering a loss is a blessing, then Teacher Jin would have arranged for me to sit in the corner, and I couldn't even see the blackboard when I stood on tiptoe. Moreover, Teacher Lin would have lost her job because of that exam."

Even Shanshan nodded: "Suffering a loss is not a blessing, grandma..."

The little guy seemed to understand, but everyone understood and gave him affirmative looks.

If suffering a loss is a blessing, grandma will have to live with mom, Youyou and Shanshan, and that would be terrible!

"Look, your sisters and brothers are more conscious than you." Meng Jinyu looked at Jiang Cheng and said earnestly, "Jiang Cheng, you are not a child anymore, think about it carefully. Next time you fight with others, we will not help you. I hope you can stand up on your own and fight with others properly, instead of having a long speech with people who can't tell good from bad, and finally come back with a bruised face."

Jiang Cheng fell into deep thought and asked softly, "What if someone gets hurt?"

"I'll compensate you!" Meng Jinyu gave him a displeased look.

Jiang Cheng's eyes widened and he couldn't help scratching his head.

Wow, his mother is really rich now.

However, do what Jiang Guo, Youyou and Shanshan said really make sense?

Isn’t it a blessing to suffer losses?

This idea quietly took root in Jiang Cheng's heart. He tried to comprehend it carefully but couldn't figure it out for a while.

…

Meng Jinyu went to the Red Star Garment Factory and when she came back, she had brought back a new task.

Several female comrades got used to this "job" and after some discussion, they set standard working hours.

Every morning, everyone either goes to Meng Jinyu's house or Xu Weiwei's house, and sometimes they work separately to ensure that the work is completed efficiently.

Because they know that since the factory is going to conduct a technical evaluation on them, they cannot procrastinate. If they complete the task as quickly as possible, they will be praised, and the praise is closely linked to their salary and various tickets.

After piling up all the tasks during the day, Meng Jinyu had some free time at night.

No one would complain about having too much money, especially since she had witnessed the economic boom in her previous life and understood that only by accumulating more capital now could she have more choices in the future when gold is everywhere.

Therefore, every night, Meng Jinyu would sew her own clothes as she did before.

After being able to buy fabrics at low prices, she was able to make more and more types of children's clothing. However, she was relatively conservative and did not dare to make too novel styles for fear that they would not sell.

But precisely because of this, until now, the clothes made by Meng Jinyu have never hit her hands.

At this moment, she was admiring the little shirt she had made in the dim light of the kerosene lamp, and she liked it more and more.

"Mom, is uncle coming over tomorrow?" Youyou asked.

Youyou has long known that the clothes made by her mother were to be taken to the city to be sold by her uncle.

But the little girl kept her mouth shut, she wouldn't tell anyone no matter who asked.

"Maybe he will come." Meng Jinyu said, "Your uncle has been very busy recently. He said he is preparing for something important."

"What important thing?" Youyou blinked and asked curiously.

"I don't know. Even I don't want to tell you." Meng Jinyu hooked her little girl's chin and teased her, "Why don't you go and find out?"

Youyou puffed up her little cheeks and thought about it seriously: "Okay, but now Youyou also has important things to do!"

After saying that, the little fellow slipped out the door with a whoosh.

Looking at her hurried back, Meng Jinyu couldn't help laughing.

It's dark now, what else can this child do?

It goes without saying that she was busy at Lin Zhiqing's house.

Late at night two days ago, Lin Zhiqing's stomach suddenly started to feel rough.

The couple had originally agreed to go to the city hospital to give birth, but because it was too late that day and Lin Li was sweating profusely from the pain, Jiang Zhihong was extremely worried and had to go find a famous midwife in the village.

Fortunately, the midwife was experienced, and it didn't take long for Lin Zhiqing to give birth to a baby girl.

Jiang Zhihong breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the mother and daughter were safe. It was only then that Meng Jinyu noticed that his back was completely soaked with sweat.

Jiang Zhihong went to the commune primary school and asked for leave for Lin Li so that his wife could stay at home and recuperate after giving birth.

It has only been a few days, and Lin Li's parents-in-law and parents have come several times. They all want to hold the baby, but they dare not because the baby is so soft, for fear that they would be sad if the baby fell and got hurt, which made the couple very happy.

Meng Jinyu would also take time to visit Lin Li several times every day, but she usually wouldn't go at night, mainly because she was afraid that the two little ones, Youyou and Shanshan, would disturb her.

But who knew that Youyou was such an enthusiastic child that she would go regardless of the weather even if her mother didn't go.

Meng Jinyu prepared some brown sugar and egg soup and sent it to Lin Zhiqing.

As soon as she entered the door, she handed over the coarse porcelain bowl: "Did you have a good rest today?"

"Jin Yu, you are too polite. Brown sugar and eggs are not cheap..." said Lin Li.

Meng Jinyu smiled and said, "We are friends, let's not talk about this."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked at her little daughter who was busy.

Little Dumpling sat on Lin Zhiqing's kang. He couldn't help but touch the little sister's face with his little hands. After touching, he poked her again. He couldn't help but get close to her face and gave her a small kiss. He liked it very much.

Meng Jinyu hurriedly reminded: "Youyou, you can't kiss. Babies are very fragile, you can't kiss them randomly!"

Youyou's little face turned red, and she whispered, "I couldn't help it."

After these words were spoken, everyone laughed and said that Meng Jinyu was too particular.

Lin Li was also laughing.

She looked at Youyou, then at her daughter lying on the kang, and felt indescribable satisfaction in her heart.

When she was pregnant, she thought it would be great if the baby she gave birth to would be as cute as Youyou. Unexpectedly, her dream came true!

Now, she has a stable job and a warm and harmonious family. Her life is so wonderful.

"Youyou, can you give your sister a name?" Lin Li asked softly.

Meng Jinyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You two are educated youth. Don't leave such an important matter as naming to Youyou. This child loves to make trouble."

“Who said that?” Youyou was unhappy and patted her chest, “Leave it to me!”

The little girl put her face close to her little sister, tilted her head, and stared at her little sister's fair and tender face.

I don't know how long it took, but she said, "Why is my sister blowing bubbles all the time? Is she a little goldfish? She keeps blowing bubbles 'squeak'..."

"How about just call her Zhizhi?" Youyou thought for a long time and said seriously.

"Zhizhi?" Lin Li looked at her husband in surprise, and then both of them had surprise in their eyes.

"Okay! Let's call her Zhizhi!" Lin Zhiqing and Jiang Zhiqing said in unison.

Youyou didn't know that the nickname "Zhizhi" that she had come up with with all her wisdom was actually changed to "Zhizhi".

At this moment, she was gently holding her sister's hand, calling this new name over and over again.

Meng Jinyu couldn't help feeling a lump in her throat as she watched this scene.

She knew that the daughter of Lin Zhiqing and Jiang Zhihong in the previous life did not have a nickname.

But in this life, everything has changed.

Lin Li will no longer foolishly end her life, Jiang Zhihong will no longer feel regretful, and their children will grow up healthy and happy under the care and protection of their parents.

I hope that their family will have a smooth journey in the future.

It would be even better if the couple could get into their favorite universities when the college entrance examination is resumed this year!

…

For several days in a row, Jin Minmin would pass by the educated youth site on her way home from work.

Whenever she walked past Lin Zhiqing's house, she would look inside.

Everyone knew that Lin Zhiqing's husband was very reliable, but Jin Minmin never expected that he would be so considerate to his wife.

It's outrageous that a grown man is willing to wash even his child's diapers!

Jin Minmin felt it was unfair when she thought about having to take care of two children when she got home every day, falling asleep as soon as she felt her head hit the pillow every night, and having to go to work early the next morning.

Lin Zhiqing is already so happy, why does he want to compete with a widow for her job?

Lin Li's happiness was so dazzling that Jin Minmin became more and more paranoid.

She was always trying to find ways to make her life better.

But now, she only has one hope left.

That hope is Jiang Huanming.

Jiang Huanming must have liked her. After all, at the beginning, he rode his bike to pick up Nie Xiaojia, took Nie Xiaojia to share pork, and even delivered eggs to their family.

If he didn't have feelings for her, why would he do so many things?

After thinking about it, Jin Minmin decided to go find Jiang Huanming.

At night, after the two children fell asleep, Jin Minmin sneaked to the door of Jiang's house.

She found Jiang Huanming's room, picked up a small stone and threw it at the closed window.

“Boom—boom—boom—”

After three sounds, there was finally movement inside.

Jiang Huanming opened the window and saw that it was Jin Minmin. He gasped in fright.

Jin Minmin showed her most vulnerable attitude and said softly, "Comrade Jiang, are you willing to date me with the purpose of getting married?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Jiang Huanming's eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

Jin Minmin clasped her hands tightly together, feeling that she had given it her all: "I want to be with you, can you live with me?"

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

They stared at each other, and time seemed to have stopped.

I don’t know how much time passed before Jiang Guo popped his head out: “No.”

Then, Jiang Cheng came over and pulled Jiang Guo: "Guoguo, we haven't finished tutoring today's homework. We have to go to school tomorrow and Dad has to go to work. We have to hurry up."

After he finished speaking, he also glanced at Jin Minmin, and after a moment of silence, he said, "No."

Jin Minmin was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but she still stared at Jiang Huanming closely, just hoping that he could give her an accurate answer.

However, Jiang Huanming's answer was ruthless: "Comrade Jin, I think you misunderstood. I am not divorced yet!"

After saying that, he looked back at his children with a guilty look on his face and cleared his throat: "You two also misunderstood."

"What misunderstanding? We understand. It's not the first time." Jiang Guo expressed his understanding, with a very annoying tone.

Jiang Chengze said seriously: "Dad, don't make the same mistake again."

Jiang Huanming nodded awkwardly at the children.

This is a clear rejection.

A cold wind blows.

Jin Minmin froze where she stood in disbelief. Her heart and her self-esteem seemed to break into pieces and be carried away by the wind.

Finally, she clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, lowered her voice, and blurted out unconsciously: "Jiang Cheng, Jiang Guo, we'll see."

But who knew that as soon as she finished speaking, she heard the joyful voice of a little girl coming from the room.

"Okay! I'm waiting!" Jiang Guo was as excited as if it was New Year's Day.

She, she actually heard it?

Jin Minmin was stunned for a moment, then fled away, her nose sore and her eyes full of grief and anger.

…

Su Jingjing was sent by the deputy director to participate in the performance and returned to the troupe a few days later.

As soon as she came back and saw Zhang Lin's eyes emitting gossipy light, she sighed quietly in her heart.

.

Zhang Lin came forward and nudged Su Jingjing's shoulder with his shoulder: "You're finally back. God knows I've been feeling so pent up these past few days! What did your parents say when you brought a piece of meat home last time?"

Su Jingjing rubbed the tip of her nose guiltily: "They said the meat was really fresh."

In fact, when Su Jingjing returned that day, she never said that the knife of meat was given by Ruan Jinguo.

Su's father and mother thought that she went to the market to buy meat by herself, and kept praising their daughter for becoming more and more capable and even learning how to buy meat.

The two of them cooked together, making stir-fried pork with green peppers and braised pork with preserved vegetables. The whole family enjoyed the meal with gusto and they didn't feel full even after finishing two bowls of rice in one go.

"Oh." Su Jingjing was not used to lying, and wanted her friend to give her some advice, so she said directly, "I didn't say it was Comrade Ruan who sent the meat, because I was afraid they would misunderstand."

"What's the misunderstanding? Isn't he the blind date arranged for you by your parents? They should agree that you two can be together." Zhang Lin said.

"But the problem is..." Su Jingjing's cheeks flushed, she bit her lip, and then said, "She didn't say she wanted to be with me."

"Didn't he say he wanted to date you?" Zhang Lin yelled.

"Keep your voice down!" The roots of Su Jingjing's fair ears were almost red.

Zhang Lin frowned and fell into deep thought: "Seeing him sending you meat, so sincere, I thought you two were going to get married! But, Jingjing, don't panic, the way he looks at you, he must like you very much! Maybe he is just slow to warm up and is preparing to give you a surprise. Just hold your ground and wait for him."

surprise……

Su Jingjing sat cross-legged on the floor of the dance studio, with one hand supporting her chin, and couldn't help feeling a little excited.

This time it was a piece of paper with crooked writing on it and a piece of meat.

So what will be next time?

She inexplicably felt that the gift he prepared would be much more interesting than the scarves, ready-made clothes and even watches sold in department stores.

"Everyone take a break -" There was a sound of applause, "Come to the middle, I will hold a short meeting for you."

Xu Zhilan, deputy director of the art troupe and director of the song and dance troupe, walked in quickly and asked everyone to gather. He was as decisive and efficient as usual.

Su Jingjing admired Captain Xu the most, so she immediately stood up and lined up with everyone else and stood in front of her.

Xu Zhilan first summarized the rehearsal situation during this period, pointed out the problems of each girl in the troupe, and then began to talk about the next highlight.

"Next, the troupe will form a performance team to prepare for the big song and dance performance in July. This performance is very challenging. It is a collaboration between our song and dance troupe and the drama troupe. The comrades in the drama troupe are all very capable. I hope everyone will pay attention to this performance, rehearse well, and present the most exciting performance when the time comes!"

"I'll put the show here, you can take a look."

Everyone came forward and took a quick look.

There were only a few programs that the group had rehearsed before, and they had practiced them all by heart, but they didn't expect that this time would be different.

"Captain Xu, the central idea of ​​this show is the anti-Japanese spirit of the martyrs. There is an important character in it, a little martyr from the children's troupe before liberation. At that time, you said that we didn't have such young children in the troupe, so it was difficult to rehearse, so we had never practiced this."

"Yeah, are we going to perform this show this time? Where are we going to find a child?"

Xu Zhilan rubbed his temples. "This is what's bothering me. There are no young artists in the troupe, so I have to find a child with a good dance foundation to rehearse with you and act as a child actor in the special performance. I've asked someone to find one. If you have a suitable candidate, you can also tell me. The child must be smart and clever, preferably around six years old."

Everyone started talking about it, and most people were worried that the child would be difficult to control and would mess up the performance.

Another group of people are thinking about whether there are suitable children around them.

At this time, Chu You, who had been standing in the corner, raised his hand.

Because she has always been an invisible person in the group, no one noticed her.

It was unknown how long it had been before she walked up to Xu Zhilan and whispered, "Captain Xu, my sister is exactly six years old this year. She has been practicing dancing since she was a child. Maybe she can play this role."

"Oh?" Xu Zhilan asked in surprise, "Really? Then bring your sister here tomorrow so I can see her dance skills."

She lowered her head and said softly, "Okay."

All of a sudden, all eyes fell on Chu You.

Everyone was very surprised because Chu You had been in the group for a while and no one had ever heard her say anything.

It seemed that she wanted to hide herself wherever there was light, in a corner where no one could find her, so that she would feel safe enough.

Su Jingjing also looked at Chu You in surprise, and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

In fact, she had thought that Ruan Jinguo’s little niece Youyou was lively and cute. If she really couldn’t find a suitable candidate, she could recommend this little girl to join the troupe for a try.

However, Su Jingjing didn't know much about Youyou. She only knew that the girl's appearance and age met the requirements, and her personality was outgoing and lively, so she shouldn't be stage-frightened. But she didn't know if she had any talent in literature and art.

Now that Chu You’s sister has a foundation in dancing, is there any need for her to strive for it again?

Such a good opportunity is indeed very meaningful for children.

It's a pity to miss it.

Su Jingjing was thinking this when she suddenly heard Xu Zhilan speaking again.

"I'm going to have an interview next weekend. If you have any suitable children, you can bring them back then."

Chu You didn't look up, and as usual, he quietly retreated to the corner.