"Oh my, it's already the end of the month, how nice."

"Shouldn't the salary be paid tomorrow?"

"Ah, I'm looking forward to getting my salary." Lu Xiangxiang was also looking forward to it. This was the first time she had received a salary from a formal job in this era.

"I have decided to buy my child the schoolbag he has always dreamed of after I get my salary. I saw that schoolbag in the department store last time, but I said I had no money. He said I would buy it for him after I got my salary, but I didn't agree. He brought me tea and water every day and gave me a back massage. Later, I softened my heart and agreed to buy it for him. I spent almost a month on this." Sun Mei's tone was helpless.

"But Sister Sun is very happy, isn't she?"

Sun Mei smiled and said, "Yes, that brat is so useless that he doesn't even know who he looks like." She looked helpless as to what she could do with her son.

"By the way, I have a social gathering here. Do you want to join?"

"ah?"

"It's a social gathering, and there will be many high-quality young men participating. It will be held tomorrow. Here is the ticket. Do you want to go?" Sun Mei raised her hand. There was a ticket in it, and it clearly said something like "social gathering" on it.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in this."

"You are at the age to get married. Go and have a look. If you delay any longer, all the outstanding young men will be snatched away by others." Sun Mei said as she stuffed the admission ticket into her hand. She had no choice but to accept the ticket because she couldn't refuse.

She accepted the ticket, and it was her own business whether to go or not.

She feels that she is still a baby and is not in a hurry to get married.

I lay on the table, feeling helpless for a moment.

In the evening, Lu Xiangxiang came out of the shower and was washing clothes, but she didn't know that her grandmother had already taken her clothes to wash.

She is already so old, but she still feels embarrassed to let her grandma wash her clothes. "Grandma, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you that I wash my clothes myself?"

"I was washing my own clothes, and by the way, I found something on your clothes." Miao Cuihua took out a familiar note, which was given to her by Sun Mei today.

"It's nothing, just throw it away." Miao Cuihua had never been to school and didn't know what was on it, so she said casually.

"You're still trying to trick grandma! It clearly says 'Sorority Party Ticket' on it."

Lu Xiangxiang's pupils trembled, and then shrank. He stammered, "Grandma, how did you know that? You obviously can't read."

Miao Cuihua said proudly: "If you want to know how I know, of course I learned it. After you went to school, there was a trend of learning in our brigade. Especially those educated youth who went to the countryside had nothing to do, so they taught us literacy. The team leader told us that we had to go to study. I was embarrassed to think about it at first, but most of the men in the village went, so I went too. If I didn't go, how could I be worthy of myself? I have the identity of a college student's granddaughter." She raised her head high.

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she felt a little amused. So this was the reason why she went to the literacy campaign. It was good to have literacy campaigns anyway. One cannot be completely illiterate.

"Nanny, but it's nothing, just throw it away."

"What's the matter? Just go to this social gathering. This is what's commonly known as a blind date, right? Who gave it to you?"

"It was Sister Sun Mei from our team. She gave it to me."

"Go ahead, go take a look."

"I'm not going. I want to stay with grandma."

"Oh, what's there to keep me company for? I'm going to sleep tonight." Miao Cuihua waved her hand.

"It's settled if you go."

The corners of her mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything in the end.

Just go, will she be afraid?

She got up early the next morning, dressed herself, put on a skirt, and set off for the Public Security Bureau.

It was rare to see her in casual clothes, and when she entered the Public Security Bureau, many people looked at her in amazement.

She was already very pretty, and after changing her clothes, she looked even prettier.

She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, said hello to her colleagues, and then went to the Human Resources Department to collect her salary.

Suddenly someone patted her shoulder. She turned around and found that it was her office colleagues, Yan Zhengyi and others.

"Wow, Xiao Lu looks really good today."

???

She looked down at herself and saw that she was dressed like an ordinary girl on the street.

"Hehe, she's as beautiful as a fairy in the sky." He gave a thumbs up.

"Wow, Xiao Lu looks great." Lu Tiezhu and Zhang Mingwei also came and gave high praise to her outfit today.

"Where is Xiao Lu going to play after receiving his salary today?"

"If I don't play, I have to save money to buy a bicycle, but I don't have a bicycle ticket and I don't know where to change it." She sighed.

"Bicycle tickets won't be available until the upcoming race."

"Ah? Competition?" she asked in surprise.

"You don't know? Yeah, the competition's still a month away. It's co-hosted by the Municipal Public Security Bureau. It's a competition that tests both physical strength and detective skills. First place wins a TV ticket, second place wins a bicycle ticket, and third place wins a kettle. There are also consolation prizes like towels and ceramic mugs."

"Then the prize is what you get after the competition, right?"

"Of course. The first and second places were basically won by us and other branches."

"Really?"

"Really? If you want it, I'll give you the ticket." A deep voice sounded behind him. When he turned around, it was Zhou Ziheng.

Suddenly, no one spoke. Only Lu Xiangxiang said, "Thank you, Captain Zhou."

"You're welcome." The atmosphere was quiet because of Zhou Ziheng's arrival.

Lu Xiangxiang didn't think too much about it, because it was soon time for her to collect her salary. The Human Resources Department checked her work badge and directly gave her the salary.

Her salary of sixty-three dollars was all in it.

She took the money and counted it, and the amount was correct.

There are only about six pieces worth ten yuan and three pieces worth one yuan.

After counting the money, she left first, remembering that her grandmother asked her to buy a piece of soap for washing clothes before leaving, so she went shopping in the department store and then went back.

When she got home, Miao Cuihua looked at what she had bought and found that she had only bought laundry soap. She felt disappointed and said, "You've already received your salary, why don't you buy some clothes?"

"No, the clothes out there are expensive and they're not made by me. Grandma makes better ones."

Her words greatly pleased Miao Cuihua, and her face was almost wrinkled with laughter.

At around four o'clock, Miao Cuihua urged her to get ready quickly, and her clothes had already been ironed for her.

Seeing that she was so insistent, Lu Xiangxiang had no choice but to go.

She was wearing a dark red corduroy dress. Because the weather was cool, she also wore a pair of cropped pants underneath. Because the skirt was long enough and she put on a pair of socks, people couldn't see that she was wearing pants underneath.

She wore a sweater jacket on the outside and tied a silk scarf around her neck.