Chapter 93: Calculation
Secretary Su had already thought about it in his mind.
Now leaders all emphasize the need to treat educated youth well and say that they are here to support construction.
It is to allow young people with cultural knowledge to work in rural areas, help rural development and improve agricultural standards.
Of course, everyone despised these educated youth who didn't know how to do farm work, but they still had some money and tickets.
Because of these material possessions, they are willing to be more tolerant.
Thinking that Secretary Song became a favorite in the eyes of the leaders because of his divorced second daughter, he did not think that he was inferior to Secretary Song. It would be a good idea to let his younger daughter marry an educated youth, so as to promote harmonious coexistence with the educated youth.
He had no objection if his eldest son wanted to marry a female educated youth.
After all, the female educated youth’s parents’ home was far away, so even if they were wronged, they had no support from their parents.
Unlike Song Chutong, the boss didn't dare to hit her no matter how angry he was because her father was Secretary Song.
So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you a bicycle."
The betrothal gift of a bicycle sounds good when it is mentioned to others, but once the person enters the house, won't he still have to ride the bicycle himself?
Now when he goes to the commune to attend meetings, he rides a 28-bar bicycle that belongs to the village. It was half-old when he got it. Now the bell doesn't ring anymore, and the baffle on the chain is gone. It really doesn't suit him.
Su Hongqi pulled at his patched cotton jacket and pleaded, "Dad, I haven't had new clothes for several years. Can you give us some more money and tickets so that we can all buy new clothes?"
He also understood that his old man cared about his reputation: "If I don't hold a proper wedding, will it get out and be laughed at by others?"
Secretary Su nodded and said, "Go get a hundred yuan from your mother, and some cloth coupons and sugar coupons. Buy five kilograms of sugar, and seven or eight kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts."
Aunt Su gasped after hearing this: "Buy so much?"
"Buy." Secretary Su took two puffs of his pipe and then spoke: "Everyone in the village will get two pieces, so that we can have a grand wedding."
He just wanted to compete with Secretary Song. Even if his son got divorced, he could still marry a young and beautiful female educated youth.
Secretary Song’s two daughters are divorced, and it remains to be seen who will marry them.
Aunt Su also wanted to save face, so she didn't refute his decision, but was worried: "Everything else is easy to deal with, but it's hard to get a bicycle ticket?"
Bicycles today are even rarer than cars forty or fifty years from now, and bicycle tickets are even harder to come by.
Even if it is possible to buy it from the black market, you will have to spend an extra seventy or eighty yuan.
Now, these seventy or eighty yuan may be what a country family of four can only earn in a whole year if the weather is good.
Secretary Su smiled and said, "Let Gu Ci marry our Jin Xiang first. The bicycle will be his betrothal gift."
He had already figured it out. He would not be at a loss when his son got married.
Gu Ci has a wealthy family. If I want a bicycle from him, it wouldn't be too much to add two hundred yuan, right?
Moreover, the family has been better off in recent years, and they have gradually prepared some dowry for the younger daughter, including tables, chairs, benches, two pairs of large and small wooden boxes, and a new bunk bed.
If you add some clothes, fabrics and other things, you can have a grand wedding.
Although it was only glorious on the surface, it was not easy to raise a daughter by himself, and he did not think that there was anything wrong with his idea.
Aunt Su looked at her husband with a smile on her face: "You are really smart to come up with such a good idea."
Su Hongqi followed suit and boasted: "My father is the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming, achieving multiple goals at one stroke."
"Brother is right." Su Hongwei also admired him: "I wish I could be as smart as my father."
Aunt Su smiled and said, "Your father studied for many years. If the world hadn't changed, he would have definitely become the top scholar."
Liu Fangfang felt disgusted at the insults, but she also smiled: "Xiaobao, you must learn more from grandpa in the future. If you can learn even 30% of what grandpa does, you will have a promising future in life."
Secretary Su found the true words spoken by his family members so pleasing to the ears that he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Only Su Jinxiang was unhappy when she heard that her family was calculating Gu Ci's things. She pouted and said, "Gu Ci bought me a bicycle, why should it be cheaper for Chen Mei?"
Although Gu Ci has not agreed yet, in the eyes of the Su family, everything belonging to Gu Ci already belongs to the Su family.
Aunt Su hit her little daughter on the shoulder and said in dissatisfaction: "You haven't even married yet? Do you want to turn your elbow outward?"
"You have been raised by your family and given such a large dowry. Which daughter can enjoy such a good life as you?"
"Besides, Gu Ci is still unwilling to marry you. If you want to marry him, don't you still have to rely on your father?"
"Do you still want your family to support you in the future? Won't you still be able to ride the bicycle in the future?"
"Besides, your marriage is almost the same as finding a son-in-law. We are going to build a new house for you."
"Otherwise, everyone is crowded together at the educated youth camp. Where can you live if you marry him?"
"Besides, he gave you a lot of betrothal gifts, which makes you look precious."
Su Jinxiang was originally dissatisfied, but after her mother successfully brainwashed her, she also felt that her parents treated her well, and immediately changed her mind: "Then let him take more money, I want to buy a watch too."
Su Hongqi also said immediately: "Don't worry, his parents are both on the government payroll, and they want our family to take care of Gu Ci, so they will definitely be willing to buy it for you."
Now that he wants to marry a wife in a grand manner, he has to rely on his sister's betrothal gift, so he can't wait for Gu Ci to come and propose marriage.
"Don't worry, my brothers are here." Su Hongwei was not to be outdone: "I'll go find Gu Ci later, you just wait for good news at home."
The Su family members all felt that as long as Gu Ci was not stupid, he would not refuse to marry Su Jinxiang.
Otherwise, he won't have a good life in the future.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t agree. I can arrange for him to carry manure every day, or let him do heavy work. I don’t believe he can bear it.
Finally, the Su brothers went out together to the educated youth point, but the news they got was that Gu Ci had not returned yet.
When Gu Ci was hospitalized earlier, Secretary Song came personally to get him some clothes.
The main reason is that today's cotton-padded clothes are very thick, and even if there is strong sunshine, they still need four or five days to dry completely.
Therefore, everyone at the educated youth site knew that Gu Ci was hospitalized because he fell into the water while trying to save someone.
He hasn't started work yet. Yesterday, Zhang Jianming followed the team leader of the educated youth camp to visit the patient in the hospital. He also knew some news, so he said to the Su brothers: "His fever just won't go away. He should be able to come back tomorrow."
Then he asked tentatively, "Is there something urgent? How about I ask him to come to your house when he comes back tomorrow?"
The Su brothers thought about what their sister had said before, that Gu Ci had told her in person that he already had a partner.
I feel that before the marriage certificate is finalized, the news cannot leak out.
Therefore, Su Hongqi said: "He saved people, he is a good man and did good things, wait for him to come back, let him come over."
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