Chapter 4: Soft Temperament
Aunt Zhong understood her husband's thoughts, but she still felt bad about the money and sighed, "Where do we get so much money?"
"If it's not enough, go borrow some." Uncle Zhong was also afraid that his eldest son and daughter-in-law would have a problem with it, so he explained to them, "If she makes a fuss, the second child might not be able to go to college."
"When the second child graduates next year, he will be assigned to a unit as a leader, which will benefit our whole family."
"Besides, his salary isn't low, so he can pay it back in two years. He will pay it back himself then."
He used to love his eldest son, but now he values his second son who is in college more, thinking that he brings honor to the family and makes him proud.
Zhong Guomin gave most of his salary to his family. Of course, his salary was low in the first two years and he only gave his mother ten yuan a month.
Or his second brother was going to marry Yao Zhenfang, and he was promoted from an apprentice to a regular employee in the sales department. He knew in his heart that he had benefited from his second brother.
So I agreed immediately: "Dad is right."
His current job is easy and he is looked up to by others. He would never want to work as an apprentice and get dirty all day long.
The family didn't dare to ask Wu Hangying for her salary, as she kept all of it. When she heard that she still had some money saved up, Aunt Zhong looked at her eldest daughter-in-law expectantly, "Hangying, how about you lend me some?"
Zhong Guomin also advised her in a gentle voice: "Sending our second brother to the countryside two years ago was already unfair to him. Let's help him now, right?"
The main reason is that the salary for the position is too low. If his father retires and lets his second brother take over the position, the salary will not be enough for the family to spend.
"He also calls you sister-in-law?"
In the past, he felt that his second brother was soft-hearted and not like a man, but more like a sister.
But even though he had brotherly love, he was unwilling to give up his job.
But who would have thought that my second brother was so lucky that he could go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
He was envious and jealous in his heart, but he understood that if his second brother became successful in the future, he would also benefit from it.
Like now, I was taking over my biological mother's job, but I only made 18 yuan a month.
The work in the workshop is tiring and dirty, and it takes at least three to five years to get a permanent job.
Now with the connection with the Yao family, he became a formal employee of the sales department.
Although he was reluctant to part with the huge sum of thousands of yuan, he was even more unwilling to offend the Yao family, so he advised his wife in a kind voice.
Wu Hangying really liked her man, and when she heard him say that, she immediately agreed: "Okay, we can get together a hundred yuan."
Aunt Zhong was shocked when she heard this: "How can it be so little? You eat at home and manage your salary yourself. Even if you buy some snacks, you can save more than 200 yuan with ten months' salary, right?"
She originally thought that with the savings from her eldest daughter-in-law, she could at least come up with three hundred yuan?
"How can I trust you to take care of my home in the future?"
Until the day she closes her eyes, she will never hand over the home to her daughters-in-law.
This is to paint a big picture for her so that she will use the money first.
Wu Hangying said confidently: "Guomin went to the sales department. I bought him a watch and two sets of clothes that can be worn inside or outside. Isn't that all money?"
She is reluctant to spend money on herself, but she is willing to spend it on her man.
She was also very satisfied with the subsequent reaction: he was much more enthusiastic towards her at night.
Zhong Guomin also reacted and spoke up for his wife: "Mom, the main thing is that I gave all my salary to you. It's true that Hangying spent a lot on me."
Old Man Zhong made the final decision: "Okay, after dinner I'll go borrow some from the houses upstairs and say I want to buy a watch."
He sternly warned them: "Don't spread this matter, or else don't blame me for being rude."
Several people in the room agreed.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw his second son and youngest son walking back together.
The third child, Zhong Guohua, is only sixteen years old this year. He started school late and is only in the second year of junior high school this year.
Zhong Guomin also goes to a university in Shanghai, but it's a bit far away, and it takes nearly an hour to get there by car. He usually lives on campus.
But tomorrow is his wedding day, so he took a leave to come back.
Before Zhong Laosan even entered the door, he shouted, "Mom, I'm hungry. Can we have dinner? I still need to go for a walk with Xiaoqiang later."
"Just thinking about eating." Aunt Zhong hurried to serve them food.
She didn't intend to let her youngest son know about what was going on at home, fearing that he might accidentally tell others. So when he was almost done eating, she said, "We have guests at home. You can stay at Xiaoqiang's house tonight."
Zhong Guohua was eager to say: "Okay."
After finishing a bowl of sweet potato and brown rice porridge, he reached out to his mother again, smiling flatteringly: "Mom, give me twenty cents, I will treat Xiaoqiang to some melon seeds."
Aunt Zhong was anxious to get rid of him, so she readily took out the money and let him go.
As soon as the youngest son left, Wu Hangying couldn't wait to speak: "Second brother, the woman from your country is here to see you."
She was pretty nice to Zhong Laoer, mainly because Zhong Laoer was better looking than his older brother. He was 1.75 meters tall, not short, and had a fair complexion. His peach blossom eyes seemed very affectionate when he looked at people.
Zhong Guobing, who was sipping his porridge, was so frightened when he heard her words that he dropped his chopsticks on the table: "What? Chu Hong is here?"
Aunt Zhong nodded: "I came at around four o'clock and was still sleeping in your bed."
She wanted to go into the house, but the door was locked.
Zhong Guobing immediately became restless and looked embarrassed: "Xiaohong is here, so let's forget about my relationship with Zhenfang?"
A few days after he arrived at university, he met Yao Zhenfang who had fallen off her bicycle.
Out of kindness, I sent the person to the school doctor.
The two met several times after that, but they were just acquaintances. Who would have thought that Director Yao would come to find his parents a few days later.
When he came back, his parents felt that the marriage partner in the countryside was not worthy of them.
When his father heard Director Yao ask him if he had a partner, he insisted that he didn't.
Director Yao immediately said that he would introduce his daughter to Mr. Zhong’s second son.
He also knew that his parents were doing this for his own good, and that Director Yao had helped his family a lot, so he felt embarrassed to refuse.
Moreover, Yao Zhenfang and I have a common language, and she is considerate and gentle to me.
Besides, he didn't want to go back to the countryside. He almost died of exhaustion doing farm work in the past two years. Even so, he only earned four or five work points a day, which were not enough for him to eat.
Those days really made him desperate, so he started dating Song Chuhong when she approached him.
He didn't dare tell the truth to his parents. When Captain Song agreed to their marriage, he said he was willing to be a son-in-law.
"Shut up." Aunt Zhong was so angry that she hit his shoulder several times, then lowered her voice and gritted her teeth and said, "You must marry Zhenfang tomorrow, or I will die in front of you."
Uncle Zhong also glared at him and said, "If you dare to recognize that country girl, I will beat you to death!"
Zhong Guobing was so scared that he nodded quickly: "No, no, I will listen to you. I will persuade her to go home."
The main reason is that he has been afraid of his parents since he was a child, and he is really afraid that this day next year will be his death anniversary.
Alas, he tried his best but failed. He hoped Xiaohong wouldn't make things difficult for him.
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