Chapter 169 Money is still money in the brain

With all five children together, Lin's parents were the happiest. Mother Lin sighed, "It would be great if I had a camera so I could take a picture of us eating."

Father Lin: "That camera costs several hundred yuan."

Qian Xianghong said in a sly tone, "Second sister, your family is so well off, it shouldn't be a problem for you to buy a camera, right?"

Lin Shuyin picked up a piece of food for her with chopsticks.

"Sister-in-law, this dish is delicious."

Qian Xianghong smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it myself."

Lin Shuyin nodded. She was a talkative person and even eating couldn’t stop her from talking.

Today is a family reunion and it is also New Year's Eve. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year and no one has to go to work, so everyone drank a lot. Several men were drunk.

Lin Jianye fell drunk and threw the money towards the red man. Shen Guannan and Lin Jianshe also came with him. They walked unsteadily and Zhou Jianguo seemed to have come with him as well.

After returning home, he kept hugging Lin Shuyi and talking.

"Wife, I'm very sad that you doubted me today. You're the only person I've ever loved in my life. How could you doubt me?"

Lin Shuyi was moved and coaxed him, "Okay, okay, I don't doubt you anymore."

Zhou Jianguo snored and muttered, "Wife, your second sister married a military officer. I am not as good as your second brother-in-law. Wife, I will work harder in the future to let you and your children live a better life."

"I'm trying to save your face!"

Lin Shuyi was so moved that she almost cried, "Oh, don't say that. Didn't you listen to what my second sister said today? My second brother-in-law has to go on missions all the time and won't be home for several months."

"My second sister is responsible for everything at home. It's exhausting, and you're fine."

Zhou Jianguo didn't seem to understand. He was drunk, so he uttered a puzzled "ah", opened his eyes, and then closed them again, as if he had fallen asleep. He muttered, "Wife, I will definitely treat you better in the future."

Lin Shuyi nodded and hugged him. She was very happy.

Lin Shuyin's family of three washed up and lay down on the bed. Under the influence of alcohol, Shen Guannan fell asleep quickly, but he started snoring.

Siyu, "Mom, Dad is snoring and I can't sleep."

Lin Shuyin helplessly turned her head and blocked Shen Guannan's nose with her fingers. Shen Guannan had experience with this because it happened so often. After two seconds, he started breathing through his mouth.

Lin Shuyin patted him and said, "Guannan, turn over and sleep on your side."

Shen Guannan obediently turned over to sleep on his side and stopped snoring. The mother and daughter slept peacefully.

The next day was New Year’s Day.

Go to pay New Year’s greetings.

Lin's father and mother spent a lot of money today. The money they gave to their grandchildren as birthday gifts was not just a few cents or dimes, but five yuan per person.

Lin Shuyi received the most. She had three children and received 15 yuan in new-year money. Qian Xianghong felt a little uncomfortable because his sister-in-law had many children, so she would get more new-year money in the future.

As for the five brothers and sisters, they don't have to give to each other.

The first day of the new year was spent much like New Year's Eve. We had dinner together and then played cards after dinner.

The Lin family doesn’t have many relatives, just brothers and sisters from Lin’s father’s and mother’s sides. However, due to work and problems after going to the countryside, they no longer keep in touch with those they don’t have any contact with.

Just go to two or three.

There are many children in the family, and Lin's mother was embarrassed to let all of them go. As for the family, she let the eldest son Lin Jianye go as in previous years.

It just so happened that Lin Shuyin didn't like visiting relatives, so she was happy and at ease.

Lin Shuyin feels that whether in the past or in this era, when going back to one's parents' home or in-laws' home or when students go home on vacation, food is only fresh for the first two days, and is no longer fresh for the next few days, which is inconvenient.

Therefore, Lin Shuyin and a few others returned on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year and hurried home. They couldn't eat or sleep well outside, so they would rather be comfortable at home.

Lin Shuyin sneezed several times on the train. Shen Guannan said, "It must be your parents who are thinking about you."

Lin Shuyin shook her head, "Probably not."

Sarin smiled and said, "I guess it's my sister-in-law who's talking about you."

Shen Guannan and Lin Jianshe looked puzzled, so Salin told them about the clothes on New Year's Eve, "Sister-in-law clearly pointed at Shuyin, no, she pointed at me, at both of us."

Lin Jianshe was speechless. "My eldest sister-in-law is really a person who values ​​courtesy even among brothers and sisters. When Siyu and Nanding came out, they had nothing, not even a letter, and they still wanted us to buy things for their children. What were they thinking?"

Sarin said, "Right, our sister-in-law is just like her name, money is all she thinks about."

The Lin family has two sons. Salin, as the younger brother's wife, and Lin Shuyin, as the sister-in-law, may not be very good to Qian Xianghong and Lin Jianye, the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but they are very good to the couple, no, to the family of three.

She never bought anything for her eldest brother and his wife's children, but she often bought clothes, food and drinks for her daughter Nan Ding. Of course, she and Jianshe also often bought things for Si Yu.

She usually makes two pieces of children's clothes, one for Siyu.

Shuyin and Lin Jianshe are a perfect match, they are close to each other. She and Shuyin are good sisters, and she married Lin Jianshe, which makes them even closer.

Saren was sure that if she and Lin Jianshe had a quarrel, Shuyin would definitely stand on her side.

Lin Shuyin, "I won't buy it even if she asks me ten thousand times."

Shen Guannan did not express his opinion. As for his wife's relatives, it was up to her to make the decision. Besides, he also felt that it was not right to buy it, as favors were always given and taken.

Why does my sister-in-law only want them to pay?

It is true that he was promoted to Chief of Staff, but his allowance did not come from the wind, and he cannot be concerned about this and that just because he is a relative.

After all, we were not in the same place and only saw each other once every few years. We just complained about each other briefly and didn't say much else.

After returning to Beijing, Shen Guannan and Sarin rested for two days and then returned to their team. Because school had not started yet, Lin Shuyin and Lin Jianshi were at home taking care of the children.

After school started in March, Lin Shuyin became busy again. She was catching up with her studies. If this class of students did not go on to graduate school, they should have graduated in the winter of 1981 and would have been able to start working in 1982.

Lin Shuyin also planned to do so. She started working in 1982, so she wanted to complete her undergraduate and graduate studies within these four years.

Although it's a bit rushed, it's not a big problem, after all, I have read it in my previous life.

Hard work pays off. At the end of 1979, the students in Lin Shuyin's class had just finished their sophomore year and were preparing to start their junior year the following year, but Lin Shuyin had already completed all the content of four years of college.

She will start her postgraduate studies next year.

Xie Lingyun gave a thumbs up to this, "Shuyin, you are amazing! You are a role model for our generation!"

Although she didn't know why her sister was so caught up, she had to admit that she was very capable, because ordinary people couldn't catch up even if they wanted to. They learned one year's worth of content in one semester and two years' worth of content in one year.

Lin Shuyin, "I want to get a job as soon as possible."

Xie Lingyun said, "If you didn't go to graduate school, you could have started working now. Didn't our counselor advise you to stay in school and become a teacher?"

Her sister is so outstanding, so outstanding that the school leaders and counselors advised her to stay on as a teacher after graduation.

Lin Shuyin: "I'm going to graduate school. Since I'm in college, I'll upgrade my academic qualifications to the highest level." Shen Guannan shines in his unit, and she also shines in her field.

Xie Lingyun, "What you said makes me want to pursue graduate studies."

Lin Shuyin, "If you are not in a hurry, then go ahead and study. What's the situation with your husband? Does he plan to study for a master's degree?"

Xie Lingyun is pregnant. In about two months, the couple will be busy once the baby is born. Fortunately, there are people to help look after it, so there are no major problems.

Xie Lingyun shook his head. "He didn't study. He started working after graduating from university."

"Let me see. I'll talk about it after the baby is born."

Lin Shuyin: "Yes, you should give birth to the baby first."

The learning system is indeed a learning system. Lin Shuyin completed her four-year undergraduate studies. Due to her excellent grades, 996 rewarded her with 30,000 points.

The 30,000 points she redeemed for the Bad Luck Talisman were returned.

Speaking of unlucky Fu, Lin Shuyin thought of Zhang Yi. She was still alive, but had lost a lot of weight.

The system reported to her that she no longer fought against villains, and that she fasted and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, repenting for her past sins, and hoped that God would allow her to live longer.

People only regret when they are about to die. It's not that they regret, it's that they are afraid, afraid of death.

I went back to Sichuan Province to celebrate the Chinese New Year last year, so this year I naturally spent the New Year in Beijing. We had a big reunion on New Year's Eve just like last year, and Lin Jianshe, Sarin and others were also there.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen said that the lonely person should come and live with them.

Nowadays, college students are not considered to be too valuable. Lin Jianshe, a Peking University student, is respected and looked up to wherever he goes.

Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, Lin Jianshe and Zhao Fengnian were admitted to university, and they were loved very much by their elders.

In the words of Shen's mother, she looked very proud when talking to a group of old men and women. She had two sons and two daughters. The eldest, the second and the fourth were well-behaved, while the third son and his wife were outstanding in every way.

The third son is the chief of staff in the army, and his daughter-in-law is a college student who topped the college entrance examination. It’s not easy for his son to show off his position, after all, he is in the army.

But as a daughter-in-law, there is no need to worry about anything.

Whenever she takes her eldest granddaughter out for a walk, people would ask her about it, and she would just tell them the whole story. She just loves to hear people praise her.

The years passed quickly. Before the Chinese New Year, Lin's mother wrote to say that Lin Shuyi had given birth to a girl, just as she wished. Now they had two sons and two daughters.

Then the couple planned to visit Beijing this summer to meet her parents-in-law.

80 years have passed.

It has been two years since the country began reform and opening up. I didn’t feel the impact in the first two years, but this year is different. Lin Shuyin saw a self-employed person selling steamed buns on the street.

There will be more and more individual businesses in the future.

Lin Shuyin had plenty of spare money. She had 20,000 yuan in private savings, which were rewards from the system. She didn't know how to spend it because there was really no place to spend money in those days.

It was just sitting there anyway, so she bought a few shops. She spent RMB 16,000 to buy three shops, one of which was 200 square meters, and two of which were around 120 square meters.

She didn't tell Shen Guannan. She planned to start a small business after graduation and tell him then.

Mainly, I can’t tell you now.

The private money went from 20,000 to 4,000. Of course, this was her private money. The couple also had quite a bit of savings, more than 6,000, which added up to 10,000.

Excellent people are excellent wherever they go. This sentence can be applied to Sarin. She was the band leader of the Hohhot Art Troupe before. Later, she came to the army in Beijing and started from the bottom.

It's only been a year and a half and he's already become the band's captain.

The happy Saran prepared a special meal for them.

"There are still a few people in the team who are not convinced and are picky about me, saying things like the former captain was this and that, and even saying that I used a backdoor." Sarin said after finishing the wine in his glass.

Lin Shuyin smiled, "Of course, before you came, there must have been members among them who wanted to be the captain and were working towards this goal. You are like a Cheng Yaojin who showed up halfway."

Sarin laughed, "That's because they don't have the ability. I've been here for half a year, and the captain asked me to handle some things. The team leader also said that I was the team leader before, so I will be able to get started faster."

"In fact, it's mainly because of those people. The vice-captain of the band is the one who makes her most unhappy. I think if she had the ability, I wouldn't have been able to take this position."

"Captain, they are not fools either."

Several people present nodded, "Yes."

Lin Shuyin said, "Saren, I believe in your ability. It won't be long before you convince them."

Lin Jianshe, "I believe in you, too, daughter-in-law. Come on."

Shen Guannan, "Well, keep going. I hope you can get the position of head of the cultural troupe soon."

When Sarin heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Oh my god, brother-in-law, you are too kind."

Lin Shuyin said, "It's not a big deal. Once you have enough experience, you will be able to take the position of group leader sooner or later."

Sarin, "You have too much confidence in me. I can try my best as the deputy leader, but the leader is too harsh."

It's not easy to get promoted anywhere.

"As for you, you should work hard and become a university teacher or something." Sarin wanted to clink glasses with her.

Lin Shuyin touched it and said, "No problem for me. I will stay in school after I finish my graduate studies."

Shen Guannan knew about this. Lin Shuyin had told him about it. Salen and Lin Jianshe didn't know about it. Lin Jianshe was surprised. "What do you mean? Did the counselor tell you? Let you stay in school?"

Lin Shuyin nodded, "Yes, she told me about it."

Sarin was surprised, "Oh my god, Shuyin, does this mean you are going to be a teacher in the future?"

Lin Shuyin: "Watch me finish graduate school."

Sarin said, "It's good to be a teacher. You are not a junior high school teacher, but a university teacher. You are from the Central Conservatory of Music, the best music school in our country."

"I can't be a teacher anymore, otherwise I would definitely become a teacher, either for middle school or high school, and I can rest during the winter and summer vacations, how comfortable it is."

Being a soldier is an honor, but being in an art troupe is also tiring, especially in a situation like hers now where people are disobedient. Not only does she have to deal with interpersonal relationships above her, she also has to deal with interpersonal relationships below her. Just thinking about it makes her tired.

Don't be fooled by her cheerful appearance, she is actually feeling very sad and tired inside. If her husband wasn't still in college, she would have wanted to quit her job.

Lin Shuyin nodded, "Yeah."

Lin Jianshe knew how difficult it was for Sarin. After Lin Shuyin and Shen Guannan left, he said, "My dear wife, thank you for your hard work. I will graduate in two years. I will work to support you and your mother. You can do whatever you want. It's up to you."

Sarin smiled and said, "You said that?"

Lin Jianshe nodded, and Sarin said, "Then I can quit my job in the art troupe and sell buns."

Lin Jianshe smiled and said, "You can also sell some steamed buns while you're at it."