Shen Man looked at Lu Zhengguo in surprise. Was he explaining this to her?

But it was quite generous of him to buy her a watch.

Watches nowadays are not cheap, not only are they cheap, but they also cost at least one or two hundred yuan. A good watch can cost four or five hundred yuan, which is really expensive.

"Aren't you afraid of picking the most expensive one?"

Lu Zhengguo's eyes fell on the girl's charming face, and he said in a light tone, "As long as you like it."

Over the years, he had been carrying out missions in secret, and had received a lot of subsidies and wages. Basically, he had no use for any money, and most of it was saved.

He could still afford a watch.

Shen Man thought about it and said, "Forget it. I prefer to buy a watch for myself."

The more you get entangled now, the more inconvenient it will be to divorce in the future, so it's good this way.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengguo did not force her anymore, but he had already made up his mind to buy her a watch tomorrow.

"By the way, my family gave Hongmei the 600 yuan to buy the painting. After she finishes the painting, she will pay back part of it every month."

"My sister-in-law is writing an IOU in front of the whole family. If you don't have any questions, please leave first."

Shen Man nodded, "No problem."

The two just came out of the room.

Zhang Fengxia stood beside Shen Man, "Sister-in-law, what do you think about the family paying for Hongmei to do it?"

"Speak out what's on your mind. Don't keep it to yourself forever."

Shen Man glanced at Zhang Fengxia and saw that she was winking at her.

She naturally understood in her heart that this was intended to make her speak out in opposition.

But her plan failed.

Shen Man smiled and said, "No comments."

"Anyway, as long as the 700 yuan I gave you is in place, that's all."

"Sister-in-law, this is your opinion, you can speak up."

At this time, Lu's father and Lu Zhengbing had already returned home, and they were slow to express their views on the matter.

After what happened today, Lu Hongmei suddenly saw through all these family problems of hers.

Especially Shen Man, who usually loves her parents and cares about her elder brother and sister-in-law, now seems to be worse than Shen Man who has always been at odds with her.

Lu Hongmei stopped crying and wiped the last tear from her eyes.

Looking at all the relatives present, "Mom and Dad, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, you can tell me tonight whether you will pay for the work or not?"

"If you don't want to pay, you can sign up for the rural program tomorrow and choose a good place."

"If you pay this money, I will pay you back part of it every month, and you won't need to prepare any dowry when you get married in the future."

After these words were spoken, the Lu family fell silent.

Six hundred yuan is not a small amount. The salary of the textile factory is more than 20 yuan per month. After deducting food and daily necessities, she can only pay back more than 10 yuan per month.

It would take at least several years to pay off the debt completely.

If Lu Hongmei gets married in the next few years, there will definitely be a fuss at her in-laws' side over the issue of repayment.

Shen Man couldn't bear it anymore and said directly, "Mom and Dad, please don't be silent. What do you mean? Please explain things clearly as soon as possible so that everyone can rest early."

"It's late at night, and you don't want to pay. You have to get up early tomorrow to sell the products to others. Why are you still not saying anything?"

Just as Mother Lu and Zhang Fengxia were talking, Father Lu suddenly slammed the table and said, "Okay, I'll take charge of this matter. The family will give Hongmei 600 yuan to buy the work."

"After Hongmei becomes employed, she will pay back ten yuan every month until she has paid back the money for two years. The remaining money will be paid by you and your mother."

"As for the IOU, you should write it. Hongmei, go get some paper and pen now and write an IOU as you say."

Zhang Fengxia was annoyed. "Dad, what do you mean? Ten yuan a month, only two hundred and forty yuan in two years. Where did you get three hundred and sixty yuan? If you buy the work for Hongmei, it will cost everyone's money."

Now that the family has not split up, they pay almost every month.

How could Lu Hongmei, a daughter who was still supported by her family, spend so much money on her?

"Okay, boss, take care of your wife. Hongmei is your biological sister, you can't just watch her go to the countryside." Father Lu waved impatiently.

"Look at Zhengguo. He even gave a hundred yuan on his own. This is what a brother should do."

Zhang Fengxia wanted to say something, but Lu Zhengbing grabbed her and said, "That's it. Say less. Hongmei is my younger sister after all. As her sister-in-law, you should be more considerate of her."

After saying that, he looked at Father Lu and said, "Dad, let's do it this way. We agree."

Zhengguo paid 100 yuan, but as the eldest brother, he didn't pay a penny, which was unacceptable.

Father Lu nodded and said, "In that case, Hongmei, please write the IOU first and go get the money for your sister-in-law tomorrow morning."

Lu Hongmei was excited and ran to her room quickly to find paper and pen, wrote the IOU and took it out.

"Dad, please see if it works. If not, rewrite it."

After what happened tonight, she only asked for a job that would not let her go to the countryside, and she would not force anything else.

Father Lu took a look at the IOU and handed it to Lu Zhengbing and his wife, "You can take a look at it. If there is no problem, you can show it to Zhengguo and his wife. If everyone has no problem with it, please show it to them."

"Once you sign it, it's settled."

Zhang Fengxia looked unhappy, but the whole family agreed, and she was the only one who objected, which was meaningless.

Having said that, she read the IOU more carefully than anyone else, and only handed it to Shen Man when she was sure there was nothing wrong with it.

"Sister-in-law, take a look."

Shen Man took it and glanced at it casually, then handed the IOU to Lu Zhengguo, "Take a look."

Lu Zhengguo didn't even look at it, and directly handed the IOU back to Lu's father's phone, "No problem."

Father Lu nodded and said, "Okay, everyone is fine. Hongmei, please sign. After signing, you can take the passbook to withdraw money for your second sister-in-law tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he looked up at Shen Man and said, "Second wife, when are you free tomorrow to take Hongmei to hand over the work?"

Shen Man thought for a moment and said, "She won't be working tomorrow. After you give her the money, she can take her to the textile factory to register for employment at any time."

After completing Lu Hongmei's onboarding, it was time for her to go to the machinery factory to complete her onboarding.

Father Lu thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you the money tomorrow morning. You can take Hongmei with you to settle the matter."

The sooner you decide, the sooner you can feel at ease.

In the past few days, the street office has come to mobilize Hongmei to go to the countryside.

It's settled.

Father Lu looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late. You should all go back to bed."

After returning to the room, Shen Mang had just changed into her pajamas when she turned around and saw Lu Zhengguo carrying a bucket of water into the room.