Extra Chu Dan
Liu Jialing saw him out with a gentle expression on her face. As soon as the door was closed, she immediately ran to the food cabinet in their room with a sullen face. When she opened the cabinet door, she found that two boxes of biscuits, three packs of cigarettes and two packets of candy were missing.
She was so distressed that she went to the kitchen to cook while cursing.
On the other side, the Chu family's small villa was particularly lively today. Not only Chu Hong's family, but also Secretary Song and Wu Xiu came.
Aunt Chu, Wu Xiu, Chu Hong and Chu Chu were cooking in the kitchen. Chu Yan was playing badminton with the children in the yard. Old Man Chu, Secretary Song and Uncle Gu Cichu were receiving Gu Haihua.
Everything went smoothly afterwards. Gu Ci took the money and jewelry and thanked him politely.
Uncle Chu and Gu Ci both wrote a statement of giving up ownership of the house, signed and stamped it, and gave it to him. They also politely invited him to have dinner with them.
The dinner was very sumptuous, with braised rabbit meat, old duck and bamboo shoot soup, braised pork, braised fish, and the more rare dishes of fried squid, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and Chinese cabbage stewed with vermicelli.
There were two tables for many people, and both were filled with large plates of delicious food with good color, aroma and taste.
Gu Haihua thought about the time when his family entertained Gu Ci's family. The dishes were small in portion and they were reluctant to use more oil. He felt embarrassed when he thought about it now.
He didn't know that these meat dishes were brought by Secretary Song and his men, so he thought the Chu family was indeed generous.
After he finished eating, he looked at the happy and laughing Song and Chu family members and felt like he couldn't fit in. He felt inexplicably uncomfortable and stood up to say goodbye.
The Chu family and the Song family also said goodbye to him politely.
Time flies, and the days in recent years have been better and better than the previous ones.
By 1981, Grandpa and Grandma Song had passed away one after another.
The land in Lingxia Village was also distributed to each household, and Uncle Song contracted the village's breeding farm.
Secretary Song, who was finally able to retire, was not power-conscious at all. He gave his own land to his younger brother to farm, and he, Wu Xiu, and Old Jia, who had always been reluctant to return to the city, went to Shencheng.
At this time, Jiang Mingche, who worked hard and conscientiously, had already become the deputy director of public security.
Two years earlier, Chu Tong had left the factory at Chu Hong's suggestion, and the sisters started drawing and cutting patterns together.
I found a few sisters-in-law who were stable, had sewing machines at home and worked carefully, and took the cut clothes back home to operate the sewing machines.
Chu Hong reassured everyone, guaranteeing that as long as no more than seven people were hired, nothing would go wrong.
Anyway, business is really good, demand is exceeding supply, and the money I earn every month is more than the combined salary of everyone in my family.
After graduating from university, Gu Ci joined the Power Supply Bureau as deputy director.
He graduated from university with a high degree and good grades. After entering the unit, he became the team leader of the dispatching room. This was also to allow him to familiarize himself with the work of the bureau. If he performs well in the future, he will definitely have room for promotion.
Chu Hong graduated from university and entered the foreign affairs department of the government because of her good English.
Mainly, under the background of reform and opening up and economic adjustment, the government has strengthened economic cooperation with foreign countries to promote the development of the domestic economy.
This requires a translator who knows foreign languages.
Of course, Shanghai is a big city, and besides Chu Hong, there are several other colleagues in her department who are proficient in various languages.
Chu Hong also likes this position very much. It pays well, allows her to interact with leaders, and lets her know current policies in advance.
After graduating from university, Song Dongzheng went to work in the court which was what he was interested in. He said that he felt as happy as a mouse falling into a rice jar.
The company allocated a house to me and the salary and benefits are good, but it’s a bit far away from my wife.
After graduating from a normal university, Chu Dan worked as a high school English teacher.
This is an era where knowledge can change one's destiny. Most students listen to lectures very carefully, and it is rare to see naughty children skipping classes.
Of course she was also assigned a room. The middle school was close to her new home, and the dormitory could be used for taking a rest at noon.
Chu Dan likes summer the most because he can have a paid vacation during this period, which is very comfortable.
As soon as the summer vacation started, Chu Dan lived at home with peace of mind.
In the spring of the year before last, she and her eldest sister, at the instigation of her second sister, the three sisters each bought five old houses near the cinema. After completing the formalities, they demolished all the houses and rebuilt the best three-story perforated board houses at that time.
They were really lucky. At the end of last year, the economy was liberalized to allow some people to get rich first. Their new house was facing the street, and the first floor was immediately rented out by three families to open a bicycle repair shop, a photographic equipment service department, and a barber shop.
My eldest sister's house has five rooms, two of which are clothing stores, and the other three are rented out to sell newspapers, books and other magazines.
The second floor is for cutting, piling fabrics, kitchen, and living room, and the third floor is where we live.
The five shops downstairs from my second sister's house have all been rented out to people selling electrical appliances. In addition to black and white televisions, they sell ceiling fans, wall fans, table fans, radios and other electrical appliances. It is said that the business is quite good.
Now my parents, Grandma Jia and my second sister live on the second floor.
Chu Dan and his sons came to the second floor. Chu Yan was taking his younger brothers and sisters to see a movie, so he took Chu Dan's two sons with him.
Chu Dan just happened to hear her second sister talking to her eldest sister about buying a house. She couldn't help but mutter, "Second sister, why are you buying so many houses? You can't even live in them all. Be careful not to be targeted."
She was really worried that if the policy changed back to the way it was before, her second sister, who had so many houses, would definitely be a wealthy family.
Chu Hong rolled her eyes at her and said, "Just keep your heart at ease. Don't forget where I work."
As there were only three sisters left in the room, she told them the truth: "Now there are more and more foreigners opening factories here, which can promote industrial development. The leaders above are discussing how to let some people get rich first, and they will soon encourage the opening of private factories."
"While housing prices are low now, buy a suitable house if you find one. But you have to buy a house with a property ownership certificate to avoid trouble later."
Knowing that they were not brave enough, I didn't tell them yet that I had a big appetite and had set my eyes on an old factory nearby.
She had already visited those big textile, motor and glass factories. She didn't have the money to work in them, but she still dared to think about working in match factories, soap factories and paper mills.
"Then I feel relieved." Chu Tong asked curiously, "After you buy those three houses, are you planning to rent them out?"
Chu Hong shook her head: "It's a pity that Grandma Jia's medical skills are wasted. Our mother also likes to deal with medicinal materials. I plan to open a pharmacy for them. Not only can we see patients, but we can also sell some Western medicine."
Chu Dan was a little worried after hearing this: "Isn't it said that Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are all that?"
"Don't worry, I've asked around. Our mom used to be a barefoot doctor, so she can approve Chinese and Western medicine business licenses."
I also reminded them: "Don't let my parents know before the house is renovated. I want to give them a surprise."
Chu Tong talked about the business of the three sisters' clothing store again: "Last time, the skirts sold well, but there is not enough fabric. Xiaohong, you have to go and tell He Wen."
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