Chapter 105 Engagement Gift



After they were done packing, they also wrapped up the child. The weather was not too cold now, so they could take him out to play. As soon as they put on their little hat, Li Hai arrived. He looked very energetic. When he saw his elder brother and sister-in-law, he said a little embarrassedly, "Everything is ready, then, let's go."

"Look how anxious you are." Ruichuan put his hands in his pockets. Suddenly he saw his wife glaring at him and said immediately, "Wife, give the child to me. Don't hold him. He feels heavy."

So he immediately took the child into his hands.

Su Su was satisfied and said, "You should have done this a long time ago. You let me hold the baby. I thought it would be the same as before, gentle with your hands and feet. You are a mother now."

"Yes, yes, yes." Ruichuan immediately admitted his mistake. He was indeed used to walking alone and put the children's affairs aside.

After being scolded by my wife, I thought to myself that I must be more careful in the future. It was not easy for my wife to hold this heavy boy.

The family of four went straight to the park. There were a lot of people in the park, many elderly people were doing fitness, and many young people were dating. The atmosphere was very good. Of course, dating at this time was a bit restrained, like two men discussing business.

It was very far away, and I didn't even hold your hand.

But the man, Ruichuan, had been trained by Susu. He would take the initiative to hold her hand when going out to prevent her from getting lost. Then, he held the child in one hand and his wife in the other, a true winner in life.

Lu Hai was forced to eat dog food for half a day, thinking that when he got a wife, he would hold her hand and go shopping with her, as if no one had any.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the girl I liked standing in front of me. She had a slightly plump figure, round cheeks, which was very cute, and looked very kind.

Su Su didn't expect that this girl was really good-looking. She smiled a lot when she saw people. When she smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were all smiling. It was comfortable to look at people. Most importantly, she didn't look overly reserved like a woman, but looked like an outsider. When she saw them, she took the initiative to introduce herself and said, "Hello, my name is Xing Ya, and I work in the canning factory. Excuse me, are you the elder brother and sister-in-law of Lu Hai?"

Su Su quickly shook her hand and said, "Yes, hello. How about we find a hotel and sit for a while?"

Xing Ya said: "No, it's very expensive."

Aunt Ye also smiled and said, "Yes, yes, this is Lu Hai." After saying that, she gently bumped into the middle-aged man next to her, shook hands with Lu Hai, and then shook hands with Lu Chuan.

After talking to them for a few words, he said, "Actually, I just wanted to meet the two comrades. You young people can order the rest yourself."

Aunt Ye smiled and said, "Yes, young people nowadays all value free love. Let's not follow them. Let's go home and discuss the next things." Then she asked Xing Ya who was standing aside, "Do you have any other questions?"

Xing Ya blushed and shook her head, saying, "I'm fine, how about you?" She asked Lu Haidao shyly.

"I don't have any problem either. It's all up to my sister-in-law and eldest brother. They know more than I do." Lu Hai said with an embarrassed smile.

Ruchuan said: "Then let's go to my house. You can't walk too far with a child in your arms."

With just a few words, he brought Aunt Ye and her husband to their home, while Lu Hai and Xing Ya continued to stroll outside.

Before leaving, Su Su said, "Come back for dinner in two hours. We have some things to discuss."

"I understand, sister-in-law." The family has to eat, so Lu Hai nodded and agreed.

"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law." Xing Ya said a little embarrassedly. After all, this was not the home of Lu Hai's parents, so she had to be polite. Besides, his sister-in-law was too young, and she was a little embarrassed to let her cook for her.

After they arrived at the Lu family, they first discussed the engagement date, and then talked about the customs of both sides.

Mr. Xing has always said that they don't have any customs there, they just have to take a gift, and it looks better this way.

Su Su immediately asked, "What do you want as a gift?"

Aunt Ye said, "It's similar to this. What did you have at that time?"

"I didn't get married. I got married right away. I don't have much vacation time." Su Su was telling the truth. I felt a little guilty while holding the child.

Aunt Ye nodded, and Mr. Xing said, "Since this is a military family, let's keep things simple so that people won't find fault with us."

He came here at that sensitive time, so he was very careful about this kind of thing. Lin Chuan thanked someone for understanding him, so he said: "Just do what you have to do." A girl has to have something for her first engagement, and she can't lose another one if she has already lost money.

Aunt Ye said, "How about this. For the gift, you just prepare 99 yuan, and buy them two sets of clothes and a watch. When they get married, give them another 100 yuan, and buy them some other things. As for where to live, they can rent a house that's close to where they both work."

It was really refreshing. Su Su immediately said, "Why rent a house? Now that Lu Hai has saved some money, he can just buy a house. And let him buy a sewing machine. I don't have one at home, but they must have one. Otherwise, it will be a bit difficult to make something."

"Our Aya is a little bit stupid."

"It's okay, it's made by Lu Hai. Look, the clothes, pants, shoes and quilts that our children wear are all made by him."

"What? How can a boy do that? I always thought you did it. It's so beautiful, and there are so many of them."

"He made these from scraps of cloth when he worked in a clothing factory. There are also a few small skirts that he will wear next summer."

"Why are they all colorful? They look like girls' clothes."

"Luhait likes his little niece very much. He didn't expect that it would be a son. But he has to use all the things he made."

The two women looked at each other and talked, and then Chuan said, "I'm going to buy some vegetables and cook."

"Go ahead, buy more." It's nice for everyone to have a meal together. We'll be relatives in the future.

Lu Chuan was already very familiar with the position of head cook. He went to buy food and went to the kitchen to clean up after returning. Su Su naturally wanted to help, so Aunt Ye looked after the child and went into the kitchen as well. Lu Hai and Xing Ya came back soon. Xing Ya came to help, but asked Su Su to give way and let Lu Hai accompany her around. So they went to the backyard, where there were coriander and Chinese cabbage.

They also picked some coriander. Su Su curiously ran to the window to take a look, then returned to the kitchen and said, "Your brother is so talkative. I've never seen him so talkative before."

"Really?"

"Yes, yes, by the way, there are five dishes now, so we can just add one more, right?" This blind date is probably the simplest in this era. If it were other people's blind dates, all the aunts and uncles would be invited, so they would have to add at least three or five tables.

But there were only the two of them at the Lu family's place, and only Aunt Ye and her husband over there.

I fried some peanuts and then set the table.

Everyone sat down at the table to eat, and Ruchuan even brought some wine over.

If he was with his elder brother, Lu Hai would drink a little, but today he didn't drink at all. As a new son-in-law, he naturally had to pretend. Xing Ya, who was working at the same time, was also diligent and had work in mind.

At the dinner table, everyone discussed how to get the gift, but it was difficult to set a time. Because if we had to wait for Mr. and Mrs. to come over and take care of Qiu'er, it would take a long time.

But at this time Xing Ya said: "How about we go back to the village? After all, your parents have never seen me and don't know what I look like. We can just pick up the gift there and come back."

"That's a good idea, but do you have time?" Su Su agreed. This way, the old man wouldn't have to travel back and forth, and they could also meet the villagers. Engagement in the village is also very important, just like getting married.

"Well, it's quite far." Lu Hai glanced at his sister-in-law. He was afraid that the girl would look down on their family when she returned home.

Su Su said seriously, "It's quite far. Are you never going back in your lifetime?"

This was a very aggressive remark. Ruchuan glared at Ruhai and immediately said, "Then go home. My family is from the countryside and I have two younger brothers."

Xing Ya nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take some time off. Are you free?"

"Yes." After saying this, Lu Hai immediately lowered his head to eat. He suddenly felt that he was not as good as his sister-in-law. She had married into their family without complaining, but at this moment, he actually complained about the family he had lived in for nearly 20 years. He was really unfilial.

Aunt Ye didn't argue. He thought that Xing Ya was taken very seriously, and they should be happy as her family. So, after everyone finished their meal, he sent Xing Ya back home.

On the way, Xing Ya said, "Comrade Lu Hai, although I am happy that you value me, my family is originally from the countryside. I lived in the countryside for a period of time when I was a child. I don't look down on the working people. Don't make me sound so noble."

"I was wrong about what happened today. I admit it."

"I think your sister-in-law was right to teach you today. You should go back and apologize to your sister-in-law and brother."

"Yes, you are right. I will definitely apologize when I get back."

Then get beaten.

Xing Ya came into the dormitory and waved at him. Lu Hai felt that he was too immature. As a man, he didn't know as much as a girl. So after returning home, he looked at Su Su carefully and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I was wrong just now. Aya has already taught me a lesson. I was a little arrogant when I just left the village."

"You also know that you are arrogant. Will you feel that your parents are no longer able to support you one day and never come back to the village for the rest of your life?" Ruchuan threw the ladle aside, rolled up his sleeves and came up.

Li Hai quickly went to the other side of the table and said, "Brother, let's talk it out nicely. Civilized people don't resort to violence."

"Who the hell is a civilized person? If I don't beat you hard today, you will forget who your ancestors are sooner or later." How could Ruchuan not catch his own brother? He stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's collar and lifted him over.

Su Su did not expect that Lu Chuan was really going to hit her. She just thought he was joking. Fortunately, the child was asleep in the room, so he could not see the fight. But she was startled and said hurriedly, "Don't really hit me." Then she saw Lu Chuan hit her brother in the neck, causing him to shrink his neck and say, "Brother, I don't dare to do it again. Don't hit me in the face."

"..." Even at this moment, he is still concerned about his face. Is he afraid of being seen by Xing Ya?

"I'm spanking you on behalf of my parents." Ruichuan spanked him twice more, looking unsatisfied.

"Then you don't let dad smoke because of your sister-in-law." Lu Hai is really the type who likes to smoke even when there is nothing to do.

Su Su doesn't want to care anymore.

"I'm doing this for Dad's own good. Don't you know that smoking is harmful to your health?" Ruichuan said righteously.

Why is it so unbearable to watch these two brothers fighting?

She felt that she couldn't stop him, so she decided to go back to her room to take care of the child. Lu Chuan would definitely not kill him, and Lu Hai didn't have the courage to fight back. At most, he would retort a few words, and then he would be beaten more severely.

After being beaten for about ten minutes, Chuan said, "After you go back, if you dare to be mean to your parents, I will beat you."

"I won't dare to do that again, I definitely won't dare to do that again." Lu Hai was much more obedient this time, and then said, "Then I'll go and apologize to my sister-in-law."

"Go ahead." After cleaning up the mess at Luhai, Luchuan also had to clean up the house.

Hei Hai quietly went to the room where the child was kept and knocked on the door, then walked in and said, "Big sister-in-law, I just did something wrong, how about you beat me up too?"

"No need to fight. I've said before that Lu Donghe has this problem, so he is not equal in marriage. No matter how noble the woman you find is or how much she despises your family, it is still your family. You can't despise yourself."

"I know I was wrong. Aya didn't look down on our family."

"So, you are not as clear-headed as the girl. If she really doesn't like you, then don't get engaged. If even your parents don't like you, do you think she can like you?"

"Well, sister-in-law, what you said makes sense."

Lu Hai decided to change it later, but he still wanted to talk about something else. He said, "Sister-in-law, I heard you were going to buy me a house. Do you have that much money? Didn't you just buy a house?"

"How can I use your money to buy a house? Who do you think I am? I have saved all your money for you, about a thousand dollars. In addition to the money for your wedding, I plan to buy you a house worth a few hundred dollars. It can't be too good, but you can renovate it, and your eldest brother will help you."

"Sister-in-law, thank you so much." When I was in the village, it was difficult to get married, let alone buy a house. But after more than a year outside, I was able to buy a house in the city and find a wife. This was all thanks to my sister-in-law.

My elder brother...

It's not that he doesn't care about his family, but he's not considerate enough to find him a job or open a factory. Now, it seems like he has everything all of a sudden.

"Thank you, we're all family. I think the house can't be too small, because your parents will have to stay at your house when they come over, so it must have two or three rooms, and a yard. Look for it yourself when you have time. If you don't have time, I'll ask Bai Lingling to help you find it, or I'll take a look when I'm free."

Su Su, the eldest sister-in-law, has done a very competent job. She wholeheartedly hopes that the Lu family will get better and better.

Lu Hai knew it, so he didn’t say anything more to Su Su and went back.

When he saw the man leave, Ruichuan said, "Why do you care so much about him? A man should fight for himself. Don't get used to bad habits and forget your own limitations."

"I don't think Luhai is that kind of person. At least he is easy to manage." Lushan is the most difficult to manage in their family, but he is still very good to his family members. As for Luchuan, he looks bad-tempered, but he is actually easy to manage and will do whatever you tell him to do.

It's just that the waist is too good, it's unbearable.

Fortunately, it's only once a week. Sometimes I don't work too hard when I work overtime, which does some damage to my waist, but it will be fine after a few days of rest.

Because it was a life-long event, the two of them quickly asked for leave. They took some things prepared by Susu and Luchuan, called the Lu family in advance, and then got on the train. However, before going there, they bought all the things they needed, that is, the things for the gift. After all, they were just going to do it for show, that is, to let the villagers see what kind of daughter-in-law the Lu family married and what kind of ceremony they had.

Before leaving, Su Su told them to buy some food when they arrived at the commune so that they would not be short of food when preparing the engagement banquet.

Although there are all kinds of vegetables in the village now, there is a lack of meat and chickens.

Ruhai didn't think about anything else when it came to love, and Xingya wasn't too familiar with the family affairs, so she had to give instructions in advance. But she and Ruchuan couldn't go back because they were both at work.

That day, Su Su wanted to find a house for Lu Hai. She rode her bike all over the street, hoping to find a house during the half-day holiday. After all, the two of them were already very old in this era, and they should have been married long ago in the village.

But she didn't find the house. Instead, she saw a man in a butterfly shirt squatting in the corner of the wall, smoking, and looking very troubled.

She was familiar with this man, he was Song Laosan from the village.

I didn't have the chance to talk to him when I saw him before. I don't understand why the future business tycoon is squatting here smoking. It seems like he is worried about something.

She pushed the cart over and asked, "Are you Song Laosan?" She couldn't see the other person's face because he had his head down.

When Song Laosan heard someone calling him, he raised his head and saw Su Su. He quickly threw his cigarette butt down and extinguished it. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "It turned out to be Teacher Su. What are you doing?"

"Oh, I don't have anything. I was just about to go buy groceries. What's wrong with you? What are you doing squatting here?"

"Nothing serious..." As he was saying this, his stomach growled, and then he covered his stomach and smiled awkwardly.

Su Su smiled and said, "Then you go have dinner. I'm going home first."

"Teacher Su, can you help me? Lend me two yuan. I haven't eaten for a day. I will find a way to pay back the money I borrowed before. I wanted to ask you to pay me back after this time, but I didn't expect..."

"Ah? Then come with me to the hotel in front."

How come a business tycoon has ended up in such a state that he can't even afford to eat?

Su Su was quite curious, and since they were from the same hometown, she took him to the restaurant in front and ordered two dishes, then sat down to eat. She had a half-day class at school today, and ran out after work, and hadn't eaten lunch yet.

While waiting for the food, Susu asked him what happened. Song Laosan sighed and said, "Don't mention it. I originally had a batch of goods on hold and wanted to sell them in the market. As a result, when the goods were halfway delivered, I asked my friend to pay for them, but he ran away with the payment. Now the goods have been delivered and are parked at the logistics station. I mortgaged all my things and it's still not enough to pay the payment."

"What kind of goods are you transporting?" Su Su felt that this business tycoon was really unlucky to have encountered such a thing.

"It's a batch of bicycles. If I can't pay the rest of the money, then these bicycles may be returned. I have worked so hard for so long in vain. All my money is lost."

Song Laosan sighed and felt ashamed to face his fellow villagers, especially Su Su, to whom he still owed money.

"How much money is still missing?"

"It's a difference of more than a thousand." Don't underestimate this thousand. It can be equivalent to one hundred thousand or five hundred thousand in the future.

Because every family doesn't have that much money.

More than a thousand?

Su Su immediately said, "Wait a minute, I have some." She happened to have more than a thousand yuan in her backpack, which she could use as an investment.

"What?" Song Laosan felt that there was something wrong with his ears.

"I mean I do have it. Wait here after you finish your meal." Su Su ate a few bites of the food as it came, then went home and took out the fifteen hundred yuan.

After arriving at the hotel, he placed a small cloth bag in front of Song Lao San and said, "1,500 yuan, take some."

"This……"

"It's my investment. If you make money this time, you can pay me back. If not, you can pay me back slowly."

Su Su felt that it would be a good thing for the future business tycoon to lend him money, and maybe he could even make a comeback.

Song Lao San was so excited that he stood up. He was also a man who could handle big things. He said, "Teacher Su, you are my second parents. Can you tell me where you live? Even a phone call is fine."

Su Su told Song Lao San her address and phone number, and Song Lao San took notes.

After he finished taking notes, Su Su said goodbye and went home because she had children to take care of.

As for the house, I will take the kids for a walk on Sunday when Ruchuan doesn’t come back.

Then this week, Chuan did not come back, so she took the child out for a walk, but she did not expect that the family was moving. Their yard was big but the house was small, and it was only two blocks away from where they lived now.

The important thing is that they are selling houses while they are moving, so Su Su went in to take a look. The house is small, only three rooms, so there must be a place for guests to stay. If they want to build a better one in the future, they can just push the old house down and build at least five houses.

She liked this yard, and the house was not new so it should be sold at a low price.

So I asked and the other party wanted five hundred yuan.

Five hundred yuan is actually not expensive, but Su Su insisted on lowering it to four hundred and sixty yuan, and then I paid a deposit of twenty yuan instead of paying the full amount right away.

Now that I have a sister-in-law, let’s wait until she comes back.

But she felt there was nothing wrong with the house and she was basically getting a bargain.

After I went back to tidy up, I heard someone knocking on the door. I opened it and saw that the young couple, Lu Hai, had returned.

"Come in quickly. Are you tired? Why didn't you call in advance when you came back?" Su Su let the person in.

Hai said, "We don't need to make or receive phone calls. Sister-in-law, this is the corn that my mother asked me to bring for the children. It can all be cooked and eaten."

"Uh, okay." In the past, the child had nothing to eat, so he would eat corn paste in advance, but now he has milk powder. Although it is a bit difficult to get milk powder tickets now, she has them.

Therefore, it is still possible to provide milk powder for children.


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