In Ning Weidang's room, Ning Weidang, Zhou Yin, Ning Xue and Ning De were sitting at a table.
Zhou Yin didn't waste any words and asked Ning Xue directly, "Chen Lie or Su Junyan, who do you like?"
Even though Ning Xue had been married once, she couldn't help but blush when Zhou Yin asked her that. She hesitated and said, "Mom, what should I say when you ask me that?"
Ning De supported his head with one hand, his eyelids half closed and half open, "Sister, don't waste time, I beg you to speak quickly, I'm in a hurry to go to bed, I've given my room to Brother Shen and Brother Su, and I have to sleep on the floor in Dad's room later."
Ning Weidang said, "Junzi's letter also clearly describes the two people's affairs. Chen Lie and Su Junyan, like you, were married once. One of them was the head of a regiment, and the other was the head of a logistics department. After Chen Lie's ex-wife passed away, he was left with three children: two sons and a daughter. After Su Junyan divorced his ex-wife, he raised a pair of twin sons on his own."
Zhou Yin: "You've been around these two people before. Which one do you think is more suitable for you? I'll tell them tomorrow."
Ning Xue was actually undecided. In terms of rank, Chen Lie's position was definitely higher. Su Junyan was only the section chief of the logistics department, which was only equivalent to the deputy battalion level. And in terms of development prospects, Chen Lie definitely had a brighter future.
But in terms of appearance and conversation, Su Junyan is much more likable than Chen Lie.
Ning Xue hesitated and asked, "Mom, what do you think?"
Zhou Yin thought for a moment and said, "If you let me choose, I would definitely choose Comrade Su. After all, he is capable of handling things. Comrade Shen is like a wooden stake. He can't even get a fart out of you even if you hit him with half a stick. If he were to be in the army, how could he have any future?"
Ning Xue bit her lower lip. "But he has a low position and is in charge of logistics, so his salary isn't as high as Chen Lie's."
Zhou Yin slapped his thigh and said, "You're wrong. Logistics are good, they have a lot of grease. Look at the chefs in the city's state-owned restaurants, which one of them doesn't eat greasy food? Besides, logistics people don't have to go to the battlefield, how safe is that? The South China Sea is uneasy right now, and there's no telling if war will break out soon. Chen Lie is the regiment commander, he will definitely go first. If you marry him, you might become a widow again in a few days."
Ning De interrupted, "Whether they went to the battlefield or not is another matter, but it's true that there was a lot of money involved. Big Brother Su gave more betrothal gifts than Big Brother Shen. Big Brother Su gave 300, while Big Brother Shen only gave 200, a full 100 yuan more."
Zhou Yin patted his youngest son's head and said, "See, even your brother knows this."
Ning De curled his lips. That was not what he meant, but he did not dare to refute Zhou Yin's words in person.
Ning Xue pondered Zhou Yin and Ning Weidang's words in her mind, then recalled the conversations and appearances of Su Junyan and Chen Lie. Finally, she made up her mind, "Then let's go with Su Junyan."
Her personal impression of Su Junyan is also better than Chen Lie's.
Zhou Yin's heart finally settled down in his chest. "That's right."
Ning Weidang blew out a smoke ring and tapped his pipe on the windowsill. "You guys don't have the final say on this matter. It all depends on what Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law and Ning Tang choose. After all, Comrade Shen and Comrade Su were introduced by Ning Tang's brother Junzi. If Ning Tang also chooses Comrade Su, it will be difficult for us to compete with her."
Ning De interrupted, "What if Brother Su doesn't like my sister? That won't work either."
Zhou Yin rolled his eyes. "How could he not be attracted to her? Su Junyan was chatting animatedly with your sister, but Ning Tang didn't even glance at him. Wasn't that obvious enough? Also, when the food was served, what did Su Junyan say? 'Sister Ning Xue, your cooking is truly amazing! Whoever marries you will be blessed!' That was a clear hint."
But Zhou Yin also heard what Ning Weidang said. She put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "I don't care if Junzi introduced her. Su Junyan likes our Ning Xue, and our Ning Xue also likes Su Junyan. No one can separate them."
Ning Weidang sighed and did not argue with Zhou Yin. He could only pray silently in his heart that Ning Xue and Su Junyan would be a couple, and Ning Tang and Chen Lie would be a couple. That would be perfect.
At the same time, Ning Weiguo went to the house.
Qi Province, where Shangang Village is located, is located in the north, and even in May, the weather has not yet fully warmed up.
Sun Aiju lit the stove in the house and put two big yellow sweet potatoes into the stove. "My daughter, you didn't eat enough for dinner, did you?"
Ning Tang stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm not full."
After all, it's a blind date party, who can really eat without distraction?
Ning Weiguo scolded with a smile, "You silly girl, why didn't you tell me earlier? I asked your mother to make you a bowl of noodles so you don't have to eat sweet potatoes to fill your stomach."
Ning Tang picked up the tongs and poked the sweet potatoes in the stove. "It's okay, sweet potatoes are delicious too."
Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju looked at each other and sighed.
The family knows their own daughter well. Ning Tang is more delicate than a flower. From childhood to adulthood, the food and clothing she has received are almost the best in their Ning family.
Ning Weiguo only has this one daughter, and he doesn't have the traditional patriarchal thinking of the older generation. He really loves Ning Tang to the core.
Ning Tang is 24 years old this year. Over the years, many people have come to Shangang Village to propose marriage.
But Ning Weiguo has always refused to agree, why?
Because Ning Tang had a bad reputation, those who came to propose marriage were either ugly or from poor families who wanted to covet Ning Tang's dowry.
What good will Ning Tang get from marrying him?
It is said that a woman who marries a man will provide her with food and clothing. He cannot allow his daughter, whom he has raised so carefully, to live worse off than at her parents' home after she gets married, right?
Ning Weiguo picked up the kettle, poured three cups of boiled water, and pretended to be ready for a long conversation. "Girl, I won't beat around the bush. Do you like these two people today? If not, I'll ask your brother to introduce someone else."
Ning Tang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, these two are pretty good."
Ning Tang was telling the truth. Ning Jun loved girls, and the two people he introduced, Shen Lie and Su Junyan, were definitely the best people he knew.
Putting aside the fact that both Chen Lie and Su Junyan had been married once, divorced, and widowed with children, they were both soldiers with high ranks. I heard that they could earn 70 or 80 yuan a month.
You know, even for a regular worker in a city factory, the maximum salary he can get is 40 yuan a month.
The villagers of Shangang Village work hard in the fields for a whole year, but they only earn a few hundred yuan a year, which is only about eight yuan a month, and that's only in good years.
So what Shen Lie does in one month is equivalent to what they do in a year.
Sun Aiju had thought about asking Ning Jun to introduce some unmarried young soldiers in the army, but there were so many beautiful and well-built art soldiers and nurses in the army art troupe and military hospital that they were just targeting them and there was no chance for the two Ning sisters.
Ning Tang and Ning Xue are beautiful, but there is no shortage of beautiful people in this world.
After all, the Ning family is just an ordinary household in a small mountain village like Shangang Village. Ning Tang and Ning Xue, one is an older single woman who is lazy, greedy and doesn't know how to do housework, and the other is a divorced woman. Being able to marry two military officers can be considered as marrying up.
If it weren't for Ning Jun's introduction and his connections, marrying a military officer would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
During the meal today, Ning Tang didn't say a few words to Chen Lie and Su Junyan. She was really unsure.
Anyway, according to the plot, she has to choose one.
It would be better to ask the opinions of the Ning Weiguo couple. They have lived a long life, experienced a lot, and have a sharp eye. It will be right to listen to them.
So Ning Tang asked Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju, "Dad, Mom, what do you think?"
Sun Aiju picked up the boiled water on the table and took a sip. "There's an old saying, 'Look at the advantages when choosing a circle, and look at the disadvantages when choosing a pig.'"
Ning Tang was stunned. Why was he talking about raising pigs again? "What do you mean?"
Sun Aiju rolled her eyes in annoyance. "It's like comparing men to pigs. Choosing a man based on his strengths means choosing a man based on his family background. Choosing a pig based on his weaknesses means choosing a man based on whether you can tolerate his weaknesses."
Ning Weiguo continued, "Junzi's letter said that Su Junyan has both parents alive, two older sisters, and twin sons. Chen Lie, on the other hand, has lost both his parents and two sons and a daughter."
"Then it's Chen Lie." Ning Tang said without hesitation. She was too impatient to serve her parents-in-law.
I heard that nowadays, quite a number of mothers-in-law feel that they have finally become mothers-in-law from daughters-in-law, and they have to set up rules for the new daughter-in-law when she comes into the family. In short, they find all kinds of faults.
Judging from what Ning Tang saw and heard after traveling through time, this is not empty talk.
Of course, it is possible to meet a mother-in-law as friendly as Sun Aiju, but the probability is so low. She doesn't want to use her small body to gamble on that probability. If she encounters someone like Zhou Yin, she will suffer.
Sun Aiju knocked on the table and said, "Don't worry. If your two cousins really marry someone, they will have to go to Hailang Island to join the army. You may not even see their parents for ten or eight years."
Ning Tang stuck out her tongue and said, "Mom, you've been saying it would take ten or eight years, so we'll meet eventually. How can you break off this engagement?"
"Actually, I think Comrade Su is better than Comrade Shen." Ning Weiguo said, "After all, Comrade Su is eloquent and can coax people, while Comrade Shen is like a stuffy oil bottle. If our daughter marries him, facing a piece of wood every day, how can she not go crazy?"
"Heh." Sun Aiju sneered, "What I hate most are men with flirtatious words. Don't you think about it? Just now at the dinner table, Su Junyan and Ning Xue have only known each other for a short time, and they were already chatting animatedly. They were even talking about 'Sister Ning Xue, Brother Su'. It makes my teeth ache just listening to them."
Ning Tang suddenly added, "If he can flirt with Ning Xue today, he can flirt with others tomorrow."
Sun Aiju slammed the table and said, "That's right, that's the truth."
Ning Weiguo choked and couldn't refute it, but he still felt that Su Junyan was better than Shen Lie. "That's not the case... Comrade Su has another advantage, which is that he is generous. Think about it, he can give a betrothal gift of 300 yuan, while Comrade Shen only gave 200 yuan."
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