Chapter 106

If Bi Chunliu had not heard Aunt Liu mention that Chen Dali’s runaway bride seemed to be surnamed Fu, she would have thought that Wang Yue was the runaway bride!

"So she borrowed money from you because she wanted to abort the child?"

Wang Xiaojun swung the rag in her hand in frustration. She really wouldn't have anything to do with Wang Yue anymore. She had a big brain hole! "I didn't fight her. I just wanted to buy some delicious food to replenish my body. She said her boyfriend's family contacted the factory's finance department, and the man didn't get a penny."

Bi Chunliu: ...

Well... that means Wang Yue not only has to support herself and her unborn child, but also has to support the useless father of the child who has no money?

Wang Xiaojun glanced around and continued to complain angrily to Bi Chunliu, "I was so stupid just now. She looked so skinny, and I only had two dollars in my pocket, so I gave it back to her. Sigh, I don't know if she can really use these two dollars for herself. If that guy eats it, I'll be so angry! What do you think she was thinking? He's just that guy, what does she want from him? I think she's the same as her brother and sister."

Bi Chunliu: "What happened to her brother and sister?"

"To be precise, her family of six, except for her younger brother who is still too young to be seen, all have problems! Her brother likes a widow, works for her and takes care of her children, and they don't get married. Her sister liked a gangster a few years ago, and now the gangster is dead. She said she wanted to take care of the parents she truly loves, so she went to the gangster's house to find a daughter-in-law. You said that a few years ago, Wang Yue scolded her brother and sister for having problems, and didn't pay living expenses to the family, and added all kinds of bad reputations to the family. Now, look, she has run away from marriage for a man, and she is pregnant, and there is no news from the man's family. Her mother is the same, forget it, let's not talk about her mother's problems, Chunliu, do you think this is a disease, her whole family has this disease."

"Cough cough cough..." Bi Chunliu was choked by the water, and the water spilled onto her clothes. She looked at her clothes that were gradually getting wet, refused the handkerchief handed to her by Wang Xiaojun, and waved her hand to signal her to continue, saying that it didn't matter if the clothes were spilled with water.

Frog Fun! Is this the Love Brain family?

"It's very possible... Chunliu, I felt something was wrong when I was little, and now it feels even worse. This is definitely a disease! Do you think it's a mental disorder or something?" Wang Xiaojun opened her eyes wide in horror and looked at Bi Chunliu helplessly. Several cases of mentally ill people hacking people flashed through her mind. Wouldn't not lending Wang Yue the money trigger her disease? She pursed her lips, her voice trembling, "What should I do? I won't dare go to work or go home alone anymore..."

Bi Chunliu held Wang Xiaojun's cold hand and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. Look at their family. Even if they have problems, they are endangering themselves. But if you are really worried, ask your parents or your brother to take you to work recently, and ask someone to walk with you after get off work."

"Okay! I remember that Lin Xiaoxiao's home in the workshop is close to mine. I'll go find her and talk to her now so that I can go home with her." Wang Xiaojun was really panicked.

Bi Chunliu: "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, I'll go by myself."

Wang Xiaojun left in a hurry. Bi Chunliu was about to continue watching Wang Hongxia directing people to paste red paper. He looked towards the old position, but did not see Wang Hongxia.

"Chunliu, come here!" Wang Hongxia waved to Bi Chunliu from the back of the stage and asked her to come over.

Bi Chunliu thought she had to continue sweeping the floor, so she said "coming", picked up the rag and broom and went backstage.

Wang Hongxia was moving a table, and Bi Chunliu put the broom aside and moved with her, "Sister Hongxia, is this table not placed on the counter anymore?" She recognized it from the green velvet cloth in the hole of the table. This was the table that was placed in front of the leaders in previous years.

"Who knows what they are thinking this year? They insist on putting the table down. Look, it's not a meeting, it's just a party, why put the table down? Even if there is a speech, just put it in your pocket..." Wang Hongxia complained in a low voice. It's true that the leaders just open their mouths and the people below them run around.

At this moment, two more people arrived, and Wang Hongxia swallowed her unfinished words. The four of them placed six large tables in a row at the front of the first row of seats, then took out the green velvet cloth from the table holes and spread it evenly across the tables.

There wasn't a lot of work to prepare for the meeting, and most of it was quite trivial. Except for colleagues who had to perform, the group finished it in two days.

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The textile factory's general meeting and the 1970 summary and commendation meeting were finally scheduled for the 25th, which was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. After the workers finished the meeting and received their benefits for this year, and then happily watched the show, they could go on vacation.

As the director of the textile factory, Dong Mingde felt his arrangements were excellent. He had inquired with the deputy director of the Shanghai Textile Factory, who was planning to hold a gala on the 25th. Although his factory was showing movies three days before the gala, they weren't bad either. He had arranged for three days of red songs to be played. Dong Mingde listened to the passionate red songs, drank a sip of hot tea, and felt proud of himself.

"Unity is strength..."

"Valiant and high-spirited..."

"White clouds are floating in the blue sky..."

“Socialism is good…”

There are five loudspeakers in the textile factory, four of which are scattered around the workshops and warehouses, and the other one is not far from the window of the union office.

"Hongxia, has your family pickled Laba garlic this year?" Zhao Mei shouted.

Wang Hongxia: "...I'm not deaf, just speak normally!! It's been several days since Laba Festival, and you're just talking about Laba garlic. My family pickled two cans this year, do you want some?" Wang Hongxia raised her voice unconsciously.

Zhao Mei nodded. It was clearly the same recipe as Wang Hongxia's, with the same garlic, but her grandmother's garlic tasted completely different from Wang Hongxia's! She suggested taking her to Wang Hongxia's house to help her make it, but the grandmother disagreed, saying that if people knew she, an old lady at her age, couldn't pickle Laba garlic, they would laugh at her!

What's so funny about this? Her mother doesn't even know how to make big buns with wrinkles. I haven't heard her mother say that anyone is laughing at her.

"You have a small family, so can you give me a can? I'll give you half of the apples the factory distributed this year." Zhao Mei already knew what this year's benefits were. All regular workers, regardless of job type, received two kilograms of meat, five kilograms of noodles, a ten-kilogram bag of apples, and a five-yuan holiday bonus. Temporary workers received half that.

Wang Hongxia: "Why not? I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Zhao Mei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask my man to pick me up and take me home tomorrow."

The two older sisters were chatting loudly, and after chatting for a while they would drink water in gulps. Bi Chunliu and Wang Xiaojun also drank water in gulps. They didn't chat, but their mouths were dry from eating melon seeds.

"By the way, Chunliu, I seem to have forgotten to tell you that Wang Yue is finally getting married." Wang Xiaojun put down the water cup, tapped his leg lightly and said.

Bi Chunliu was surprised, "Did her boyfriend's family agree?"

"Yes! I told my mother about her, and she has been keeping an eye on her family. I don't know who gave her parents the idea, but they didn't go to her boyfriend's factory to make trouble, but went directly to the unit of Wang Yue's parents-in-law. Her parents-in-law were asked to talk by their leader, and they couldn't bear it anymore, so they gave in. They were getting married on the sixth day of the New Year, and she came to my house yesterday, but I just ignored her." Wang Xiaojun thought to himself, just think of the two dollars he gave her as a gift.

Bi Chunliu nodded. She said, "Why haven't you thought of other solutions now that things have gotten this far?" At this point, it would be obvious to report her to her employer and her superiors, which would be even more humiliating. If all else fails, she could use the baby as an excuse to scare them into reporting her. It's fine if no one knows what's going on in private, but if her incestuous relationship gets publicized, it's a major incident!

"Respect the blessing..." Bi Chunliu patted Wang Xiaojun's shoulder. It was a good thing to break up with this friend who was not clear-headed but had his own ideas.

Wang Xiaojun: "Um..." Then, she said a little embarrassedly: "A relative introduced me to someone, and I might go on a blind date after the Chinese New Year."

"Hmm?" Bi Chunliu perked up. "Tell me what's going on!"

"He works at the municipal government, as a document writer. My relative says he's good-looking, a decent height, and has a good temper. He's two years older than me. He has an older brother and a younger sister, both of whom work. His father works at the steel mill, and his sister took over his mother's shift. My relative says his family is very friendly, similar to mine—not a troublemaker."

Bi Chunliu nodded repeatedly. A document-writing clerk sounds like a decent job. A good temper is also fine; Xiaojun can get anxious sometimes and needs a husband who can tolerate her. Their family conditions sound good, too. With both of them working, there won't be any arguments about whether to go to the countryside or not.

"What is the relationship between your relative and his family?"

Wang Xiaojun: "My relative—actually, my great aunt. They live upstairs from my great aunt's house. My great aunt said she's never heard any ping-pong noise in their house."

That’s a good neighbor indeed!

Bi Chunliu nudged Wang Xiaojun's shoulder and said, "Then go and have a good chat. It sounds like a good idea! Of course, you should also ask your mother to find out more, such as whether he had any close female classmates when he was in school."

"Hehehe... Yeah! My mom said she will go in two days." Wang Xiaojun's eyes curved and he smiled happily.

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On the 25th, starting from the afternoon, the machines in each workshop finally had a short vacation, and their fellow workers who had fought together all gathered in the auditorium to attend the factory-wide summary party.

Because Bi Chunliu had the opportunity to receive an award this year, Xing Fei brought Bi Weiguo and the other two to the textile factory, ready to give their daughter-in-law/eldest sister a warm round of applause when she took the stage!