When passing by a state-owned restaurant, Deng Qingling went in and bought a plate of braised pork, chatted with Li Chunmei for a few minutes, and then went back to cook.

In the evening, they had steamed rice, braised pork, tomato and egg soup, and some fried pickled cabbage with oil residue that Guo Jianping brought back from the factory canteen. The two dishes and one soup were enough for the couple.

After dinner, Guo Jianping went back to his room, took out the money he had hidden and gave it to Deng Qingling.

Guo Jianping said that apart from his two months' salary, the remaining three hundred yuan was earned privately.

After receiving the money, Deng Qingling counted it and found it was over 500 yuan. She then asked Guo Jianping, "Why is there so much? Don't you usually go out and buy yourself some good food?"

Guo Jianping: "I can eat enough at the factory, so I don't have to go out and spend money."

After he was promoted to workshop director, his salary increased a lot, to 80 yuan a month.

Also, he has worked in the factory for so many years, and he has bought everything he needs for the dormitory, so he doesn't need to buy anything.

As for eating, he always eats in the cafeteria, so it is normal for two months' salary plus more than 300 yuan to be more than 500 yuan.

Deng Qingling: "No wonder you can save so much money. It turns out you don't spend any money when you go out. It seems I need to visit you more often to nourish you." I haven't seen you for just over a month, and you have lost a lot of weight.

"Okay." Guo Jianping said with a smile on his face.

Then Deng Qingling said that she would go around the county town tomorrow to see if there was a suitable house and buy it first. When Guo Haochen went to high school, she would open a store in the county town.

Then Guo Jianping asked if he wanted to take a leave to go with her to look at houses. Deng Qingling refused, saying that she would ask acquaintances for help and asked him to work hard to make money.

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After returning to the house, the two of them were intimate again.

The two of them didn't play around for long, and after they were done, they hugged each other and fell asleep.

I have to go house hunting tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early.

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The next day, when Deng Qingling got up, Guo Jianping had already gone to work.

After breakfast, Deng Qingling carried her things to the hospital’s family area.

When Deng Qingling arrived, Deng Xiaomei and Liang Jinjie were having breakfast.

Sister Liang Jin was very happy to see Deng Qingling coming. She warmly invited her to sit down and said, "Aqing, you've come at the right time. I'll get you some rice wine. It's still hot." After that, she went into the kitchen.

Seeing Sister Liang Jin enter the kitchen, Deng Qingling hurriedly called out, "Auntie, there's no need to fill too much. I only need half a bowl."

Deng Xiaomei smiled and said to Deng Qingling, "Ah Qing, you're welcome. We still have a lot of rice wine at home."

"Sister, why did you think of making rice wine? But is there some happy event at home?" Deng Qingling asked in confusion.

Normally, people don’t make rice wine.

Brewing rice wine is too troublesome.

After the glutinous rice is steamed, add the yeast and wait for about ten days to half a month before it can be cooked and drunk.

Generally speaking, rice wine is cooked to entertain guests when there is something going on at home, or it is cooked for women who are in confinement after childbirth.

"It's a happy event. My eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a lovely granddaughter a few days ago." Deng Xiaomei said with a smile.

Compared to other families that favor boys over girls, their family doesn't think there's anything wrong with girls. On the contrary, they prefer girls.

Because Sister Liang Jin gave birth to three sons and no daughters, and each of her sons' families had two or three sons and no daughters.

Therefore, Deng Xiaomei's eldest granddaughter is very popular in their family.

After all, there is only one girl like this in three generations, so she is the darling of the group.

Deng Qingling smiled and said to Deng Xiaomei, "This is such a happy event. Congratulations on becoming a grandmother."

Fortunately, I didn't go to the house empty-handed. It's just that the food there was not suitable for people in confinement, and as an aunt, I didn't prepare any gifts for my granddaughter.

As soon as Deng Qingling finished speaking, Sister Liang Jin came out of the kitchen carrying rice wine and eggs.

As she walked, she said, "Come, Aqing, try this rice wine and see if it's sweet." Then she put the sweet wine eggs in front of Deng Qingling.

Deng Qingling looked at the bowl full of rice wine and eggs and said to Liang Jinjie, "Auntie, you are so polite. Why did you give me an egg? I only need to drink the rice wine. The eggs are for my nephew and his wife."

She felt embarrassed to snatch food from the woman who had just given birth.

Although conditions are better now, things like eggs and pork are still very precious.

Sister Liang Jin: "Hey, Qing, just eat it. It's just an egg. I'll buy more after you finish it."

Since she said so, Deng Qingling no longer refused her kindness.

After drinking the rice wine, Deng Qingling explained her purpose.

Deng Xiaomei and Liang Jinjie were not surprised to hear that she wanted to buy a house.

Sister Liang Jin also said that she knew there were several places where houses were for sale in good locations, and she could take Deng Qingling to have a look.

But Deng Xiaomei and Deng Qingling didn't want to go with her. Sister Liang Jin was already in her sixties or seventies. What if she got exhausted after walking around the county town?

Then Sister Liang Jin told them where the houses were.

Deng Qingling and Deng Xiaomei went directly to the opposite side of the cinema. It was a small bungalow, said to be about 50 square meters.

I heard that the owner's son opened a shop in the provincial capital and his business was doing well, so he took the two elderly people to live in the provincial capital, so he planned to sell the house.

Isn’t it just a coincidence that Deng Qingling came?

After seeing the house, Deng Qingling said on the spot that she wanted to buy it.

Even Deng Xiaomei didn't expect Deng Qingling to be so straightforward and buy it as soon as she said it.

Houses in the county town are more expensive than those in the town, and Deng Qingling spent more than 130 yuan.

If Deng Qingling hadn't been afraid of scaring Deng Xiaomei, she would have wanted to buy the other houses as well.

Taking advantage of the ten minutes or so when Deng Xiaomei met and talked to someone she knew.

Deng Qingling found a secluded place, took out some eggs and two sets of baby clothes from the space, stuffed them into Deng Xiaomei's pockets, and then went back to the steel plant to cook for Guo Jianping.