After considering it for a moment, Xu Junhui readily agreed, "I think that's a good idea. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to see if they have any bicycles. If we're going to buy one, we might as well buy it sooner rather than later."
Xu Junhui wasn't blindly agreeing with them. He had also considered that his need for a vehicle would increase in the future, and having a bicycle would definitely be much more convenient. Besides, it wasn't that his family couldn't afford it. Not to mention his family, he himself had saved nearly a thousand yuan over the years he had been working.
Even if he needed to prepare a bride price now, he had enough money. Since buying a bicycle wouldn't be a huge financial burden, he might as well buy it!
After deciding to buy a bicycle, Zhang Yumei agreed to buy it as soon as possible: "Then go take a look when you have time tomorrow. Your dad and I will pay for the bicycle. When you come, check how much it costs in total and then come back and tell us."
"No need, I have my own money, why would I need your money?" Xu Junhui refused his parents' money outright.
“One thing at a time. This bicycle will be used by the whole family, not just for you, so we should pay for it.”
"You should save your own money. You'll be getting married soon, and you'll have to support your family yourself after the wedding, including the dowry."
Xu Weiguo chimed in, "Listen to your mother, you'll have plenty of expenses in the future, so you won't have to pay for this!"
Seeing that Xu Weiguo and Zhang Yumei insisted that he didn't need to pay, Xu Junhui didn't insist anymore. After all, they were family, and there was no need to be too distant. He would just be nicer to his parents in the future.
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While buying vegetables and meat, Xu Junhui stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative to inquire about bicycles. He was quite lucky; the cooperative had just received three bicycles a couple of days ago, sold one, and now had two left.
One was a Yongning brand, costing 158 yuan; the other was a Fenghuang brand, costing 176 yuan. Xu Junhui compared them and found no difference; they were both old-fashioned bicycles.
However, since he had already spent over a hundred yuan on the bicycle, Xu Junhui thought he should buy the more expensive one, hoping it might be of better quality.
Since he was out shopping and happened to be passing by, and he was riding the food factory's bicycle which wasn't convenient to buy right now, he discussed with the salesperson: "Hello comrade, it's like this, I'd like to buy that Phoenix brand bicycle. I brought the money and the ticket with me. Could you please hold it for me for now, and I'll come back to buy it at noon?"
The sales clerk was also encountering this situation for the first time. Usually, when customers bring both money and receipts, they pay and buy on the spot. Unsure of the situation, she said to Xu Junhui, "Please wait a moment, I need to ask our manager."
"Okay, could you please ask for me, comrade?"
Xu Junhui watched as the sales clerk went into the warehouse to ask him questions, and took the opportunity to browse around inside to see if there was anything he wanted to buy.
After browsing around, Xu Junhui only took a liking to one watch. He already owned a watch, and the one he was interested in was a women's watch.
However, he no longer has any industrial tickets; he used them to exchange for bicycle tickets.
Xu Junhui decided to start saving up industrial vouchers now, to add to Huang Qinqin's dowry later. Having a watch would make telling time much easier.
"Hey comrade, I asked our manager, and he said he could hold it for you until this afternoon. If you don't come today, we'll sell it as normal tomorrow."
Xu Junhui said gratefully, "Thank you, comrade. I will definitely come to buy it today. Thank you for your help!"
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Because of her engagement to Xu Jingui, Chen Ermei had been enjoying a few good days at home.
She used to do all the housework herself, but after the engagement, she used Xu Jingui as an excuse to push all the work onto Chen Sanmei.
Chen Sanmei and Chen Dabao are twins, so compared to Chen Damei and Chen Ermei, her life is relatively easy.
At least Ma Xiulan treated her well, and Chen Ermei and the others did the housework. She even went to junior high school with Chen Dabao, which was considered very good in the residential compound.
Of course, Huang Qinqin was an exception; she was the only girl in the entire residential compound who graduated from high school. Many girls didn't even finish elementary school, and not many even graduated from junior high school.
However, Chen Ermei's happiness didn't last long before she heard from people in the family compound that Huang Qinqin had found a boyfriend, who was also a worker at a food factory.
Chen Ermei was surprised that Huang Qinqin had found a boyfriend so quickly. The sense of accomplishment she felt from stealing Xu Jingui away vanished in an instant.
He stopped someone at random and asked, "You guys are saying Huang Qinqin has found a boyfriend? Is it true?"
"It's my second sister! I thought someone had suddenly stopped me."
"Yes, yesterday Eryuan's daughter and her boyfriend waited for a while at the entrance of the family compound. She admitted it herself, saying that he was her boyfriend."
"You know what, her boyfriend is tall and handsome, and he's even wearing a food factory uniform. The two of them actually look quite well-matched!"
After hearing this, Chen Ermei suppressed her displeasure and said maliciously, "What's the use of being handsome? The most important thing when getting married is that you have good conditions!"
"Moreover, Huang Qinqin just finished a date with her last boyfriend not long ago, and she found someone so quickly. She has no shame at all. Maybe she was already flirting with someone else before she even went on the date! No wonder no one wanted her!"
Chen Ermei didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, but the people around her looked at her with disbelief and contempt.
Seeing that the others not only didn't agree with her about Huang Qinqin, but also looked at her strangely, Chen Ermei said angrily, "What? Am I wrong?"
"Why would she say that? To be honest, isn't her boyfriend the same person Huang Qinqin is looking for?"
"Yes, saying Huang Qinqin is flirting with someone else is something she should say herself!"
"That's right, the Eryuan family's daughter may be a bit lazy, but her character is impeccable. However, as for her..."
Chen Ermei heard the whispers of the others. Although they spoke very softly, she could hear them clearly. She wanted to retort, but she couldn't find a reason to do so.
After all, what they said was harsh, but it was all true. However, Chen Ermei didn't think she had done anything wrong. After all, Xu Jingui looked down on her anyway, so what was wrong with her trying to win him over?!
However, seeing that everyone was talking about her, she realized that in other people's eyes, what she had just said not only failed to slander Huang Qinqin, but also made them laugh at her.
Realizing she had embarrassed herself, Chen Ermei could only cover her face and slink away...
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