Chapter 85 Those living in the cadre building are all…
The people living in the cadre building are all shrewd and capable, and the Yu family was chauffeured around in jeeps! The prizes didn't look impressive, but the Yu family members were grinning from ear to ear, and they were all incredibly excited.
Cheng Xiuying was even happier than when she moved into a new house or became the deputy factory director.
What a wonderful thing this is!
It's definitely not just about Zhu Jinsong! If it were, there would be no need to hide it.
Factory Director Li immediately thought of Cheng Xiuying's two-day leave! From Sunday to Tuesday afternoon! A full two and a half days! What important thing did she do?
How come the Yu family has so many good fortunes! He was so envious he almost cried.
Gu Yazhen, the wife of Vice President Zhang on the fourth floor, pressed on, "Xiuying, what good news is this? A jeep is picking us up and dropping us off? Is it because your family was the number one contributor to 'ousting Zhu'? Are these all prizes?"
Cheng Xiuying grinned and said, "The number one contributor to the downfall of Zhu was our steel rolling mill. It was Director Li who led our brothers and sisters in the steel rolling mill to success!"
That's a denial.
Hearing this, Director Li felt extremely relieved.
Gu Yazhen then asked, "Why is that?"
Cheng Xiuying retorted without any politeness, "Why are there so many whys?"
Director Li's wife, Sun Yuxia, laughed and said, "If Xiuying could tell us, she would have. If she can't, let's not pry."
Gu Yazhen laughed and said, "Look at me, I'm just too curious. I haven't seen the Yu family do anything earth-shattering, yet a high-ranking official comes to pick them up in a jeep." Her gaze fell on the faces of the Yu sisters. Could it be because the Yu sisters are pretty? Zhu Jingsong left, and now there's He Yuanzheng.
What man doesn't lust after beautiful women?
Grandma Yu was displeased: "Where are you looking? What do you mean? What my family does is none of your business. Instead of worrying so much, you should discipline your son. Stop putting nails on the ground and delaying the workers from getting to work."
Gu Yazhen: "??? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Grandma Yu: "I've seen it twice already. Zhang Xiaohu was bending over and putting nails into the ground. I picked them up for him twice and told him off, but he wouldn't listen."
Gu Yazhen blushed: "Auntie, how old is Xiaohu? How could you wrong him like this?"
Zhang Xiaohu also pointed at Old Lady Yu and yelled, "You annoying little thing, you long-tongued woman who talks a lot of nonsense!"
"You're not that old, but your mouth is so dirty. Didn't your parents teach you to respect your elders?" Old Mrs. Yu grabbed Zhang Xiaohu by the collar and reached into his pocket. Zhang Xiaohu struggled fiercely. The seven or eight-year-old boy was very strong and almost knocked Old Mrs. Yu over. Cheng Xiuying quickly supported her, pressed Zhang Xiaohu down, and reached into his pants pocket. Sure enough, she found a few nails inside.
She tossed Zhang Xiaohu aside: "This kid still needs to be disciplined; he won't amount to anything without being beaten."
The other people in the courtyard looked at the Zhang family with hostility. Well, no wonder their bicycles were always getting nails stuck in them; someone had deliberately thrown them there. How incredibly rude!
Zhang Jianguo's face turned red. He grabbed Zhang Xiaohu and started punching him in the buttocks.
Zhang Xiaohu was usually spoiled rotten and had never been beaten before. Now that he was being beaten and crying loudly, Gu Yazhen felt terrible and quickly stopped him, saying, "The child is still young. He will correct his mistakes once he knows them."
Zhang Jianguo beat his son and also had to pay the neighbor for tire repairs. In short, all the tire damage caused by nails recently was attributed to Zhang Xiaohu.
Grandma Yu strode home with her head held high, like a victorious rooster. She hadn't been idle since she moved in two days ago; she had already grasped most of the situation in the compound.
Cheng Xiuying: "Mother, you've done a great job this time!"
Yu Jiajia gave a thumbs up: "Grandma, you're amazing! You even knew Zhang Xiaohu had planted nails!"
Everyone praised Grandma Yu.
Grandma Yu was incredibly proud: "Our family is always so gentle and kind, and Zhang Jianguo thinks we're easy to bully. He doesn't even bother to find out about my reputation." She then berated Zhang Jianguo for being a scoundrel who got an official position by relying on his ex-wife's family, only to turn around and report his ex-wife's family, saying that his father-in-law was exchanging letters with foreigners. She even dug up all the letters, and in the end, his father-in-law's family was criticized and sent to a farm in Northwest China.
He was rewarded for his report and happily married a beautiful wife, with whom he had a healthy baby boy.
"Let's not talk about their family anymore, it's bad luck." Cheng Xiuying first took out her second-class and third-class merit medals, and looked at them. They were so beautiful, she couldn't get enough of looking at them. Yu Jiajia also smiled and took out her special-class merit medal. Everyone leaned over the table to look at them together. Yu Songqing wanted to touch them, but Cheng Xiuying slapped her hand, "Don't touch them and break them."
Yu Songqing: ...
Everyone just looked but didn't touch it.
Cheng Xiuying took out today's bonus and receipts, handing one large ten-yuan note to each of Old Man Yu and Old Woman Yu. "Buy whatever you want! Our family is doing so well because you two are holding the fort." She then said to the others, "You don't need to hand over your salaries anymore, and I won't share this money with you. Consider it your living expenses for this year. We'll reschedule for next year depending on the situation. But you don't need to hand over your salaries, and I won't be involved in the bride price either. You can save it up yourself. If you can afford to get married, then get married. If you spend it all, then you can become a live-in son-in-law."
That's just a casual remark. Neither Yu Songqing nor Yu Songyan are spendthrifts; in fact, they've both saved up a considerable amount of gold.
It's not that Cheng Xiuying is generous; it's that she's too wealthy now! Her children are all successful and filial, so she doesn't need to hold onto all the money in their hands. Her salary is 110 yuan, and Yu Hongding's salary is 55 yuan. With subsidies, the two of them have about 170 yuan a month, which is more than they can spend.
I've already won so many prizes this year, I don't need to buy anything else.
Of course, most importantly, Cheng Xiuying discovered that the more lenient she was with her children, the more filial they became.
The second and third children used to be full of schemes and always wanted to dig a pit for her to fall into. Now, the second and third children are much more filial and are much more agreeable to her.
The children were deeply moved.
Yu Jiajia clung to Cheng Xiuying's arm and said sweetly, "Mom, you're so good to us! If word got out, people would be so envious."
Cheng Xiuying pinched Yu Jiajia's cheek: "If I'm not good to you, who am I good to?" Thinking of how loose Yu Jiajia's grip was, she instructed: "Hide your savings book well, and don't spend it now."
Yu Jiajia: "If we don't spend it now, when will we?"
Cheng Xiuying: "Of course we'll leave it there!"
Yu Jiajia handed the passbook to Cheng Xiuying, opened it for her to see, and realized that she had money now~ She wouldn't have to worry about where to spend the money in her space anymore.
The numbers on the passbook were almost blinding to Cheng Xiuying. Seeing others crowding over to look, she quickly closed it and stuffed it into Yu Jiajia's pocket: "My sweetie, put it away carefully! I'll get a bigger lock for your room's cabinet later."
She helped Yu Jiajia hide the gold because gold can't be hidden at home; it has to be hidden very securely when it's outside! This savings account is different; it's a reward from the government, so it's very safe to keep it at home!
"No one is allowed to coax Jiajia into spending her money. If I find out anyone has coaxed Jiajia into spending her money, I'll break your legs." Cheng Xiuying put away the three medals, pulled Yu Jiajia back into the house, and instructed, "You must not touch the money in the savings account, understand? Take out the receipts, let me see what's in them."
Cloth coupons and industrial coupons made up the majority of the coupons, while grain coupons and meat coupons also accounted for a significant portion. All of these coupons were valid nationwide, meaning that Yu Jiajia could buy clothes freely.
Yu Jiajia took out a stack of cloth coupons: "Mom, I'll use the cloth coupons to make a set of clothes for everyone!"
Cheng Xiuying thought Sibao was a real spendthrift: "Oh my good baby, these cloth coupons won't get infested with bugs, you can keep them."
Yu Jiajia: "I'm making autumn clothes so we can wear them when we go to Beijing on October 1st! Mom, I told you I'd buy you and Dad long gowns! My third sister gave me two feet of cloth coupons last night and is going to knit me a sweater. My third brother is also buying me little leather shoes. My eldest brother gave me some lard candy last time. Grandpa and Grandma clean the house every day and make us delicious food."
Cheng Xiuying: "Baby, you're too lenient. The eldest brother only gave you a few pieces of lard candy, and you didn't even buy him a shred of fabric!"
Yu Jiajia changed the subject: "Let's make another mother-daughter outfit!" She then gave all her wages to Cheng Xiuying so she could buy fabric.
She really has too much money to burn; she's accumulated a huge pile of ten-yuan notes in her spatial backpack. Once she has a bankbook to cover it, she can spend money however she wants.
Cheng Xiuying frowned: "You just got your salary and you're already spending it. What are you going to spend next month? Let me tell you, you're not allowed to touch the money in your savings account."
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, I'm not moving."
Cheng Xiuying: "You have to promise me."
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, I promise you, I won't touch it without permission."
Cheng Xiuying earnestly advised, "Hey, you can keep the money yourself. You don't need to pay. Everyone else will pay for it. Be good, don't spend money on others. Buy your own food and supplies, and spend it all on yourself."
Yu Jiajia smiled sweetly: "You're not just anyone."
Cheng Xiuying's heart was filled with joy, and she wished she could give everything to her four treasures.
Yu Jiajia flipped through the receipts again and handed two malted milk powder receipts to Cheng Xiuying: "Mom, here, take these. We can use them ourselves, or you can give them away."
Cheng Xiuying stuffed them all into her hands, saying, "Keep them for yourself, don't give them to anyone else. I'm the deputy factory director now, why would I need to do favors? It's more like others would give them to me. But even if they gave them to me, I definitely wouldn't accept them." She returned the Special Merit Medal to Yu Jiajia, telling her to hide it well, before taking the cloth ration coupons and going out to tell everyone that Sibao was going to make clothes for her family to wear when attending the National Day celebrations on October 1st. "Sibao even offered to pay for them, but I refused outright. It's her first time receiving a salary, and she needs to save it for daily expenses. Sibao will provide the ration coupons, and we'll pay for it ourselves."
Grandma Yu said, "Oh dear, Jiabao, these receipts are all government rewards for you. How can you give them all out? I'm already so old, why would I need new clothes?" But then she thought about going to the capital on October 1st and added, "Even if you want to buy new clothes on October 1st, everyone has a salary and receipts, so you can buy them for yourself. You can save these receipts and use them slowly."
Others also said that there are still two months until October 1st, which is enough time to save up enough cloth coupons to buy clothes.
Cheng Xiuying said, "I'll buy the cloth coupons first. Once you've saved up enough, you can give them to Sibao later."
When Yu Jiajia came out after hiding the things, the whole family went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy cloth. The sales clerk was stunned when she heard that the whole family wanted to buy cloth. Who could have so much cloth?
If it were any other family, she would definitely have made a sarcastic remark, but the Yu family members were all so outstanding in appearance and demeanor, clearly capable people, so she naturally wouldn't make any sarcastic remarks and gave them whatever they wanted.
It was easy to buy fabric for Yu Hongding and his men; black, blue, green, and gray fabrics were plentiful! Each of them ordered eight feet of khaki fabric. An eight-foot military green one was also chosen for Yu Songchuan.
Everyone contributed their own money for the cloth, and Cheng Xiuying contributed cloth coupons to buy all the selected fabrics.
When the sales clerk was collecting money and receipts, she was completely stunned; she had really accumulated so many cloth coupons!
Grandma Yu dislikes black, white, gray, and yellow fabrics. She wants to buy maroon or brownish-red fabrics to make clothes that are festive and elegant, suitable for National Day celebrations.
Cheng Xiuying and her two daughters didn't find anything they liked, so they decided to go to a department store and asked for six feet of maroon lantern-shaped fabric, enough to make a spacious overcoat. Grandma Yu accepted it with satisfaction.
Yu Jiajia chose light blue khaki fabric and wanted more of it, as she wanted to make coats and skirts. Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiamin chose dark blue and beige khaki fabric respectively.
Yu Jiajia also bought a light pink cotton fabric, suitable for making shirts.
After the shopping spree, everyone was in a great mood. Since they had just received their salaries, they were all planning to treat everyone to a meal at a restaurant. Old Mrs. Yu said, "Don't argue with me and your grandfather anymore. Let's go eat shredded pork noodles and order a roast chicken to celebrate the ever-growing prosperity of our Yu family."
Since Grandma Yu has said so, we absolutely have to go out to eat.
This was the first time Cheng Xiuying had ever seen Old Madam Yu so generous in all the years she had been married into the Yu family! She had actually treated them to a meal at a restaurant.
When a person becomes successful, everyone around them becomes kinder.
The family of eight sat at a large square table. Grandma Yu ordered eight bowls of shredded pork noodles and a roast chicken. After paying, she waited for the food to be served.
Just as Yu Jiajia was about to go buy soda, Yu Songyan returned carrying eight bottles of chilled soda.
Yu Jiajia exclaimed with delight, "Thank you, Second Brother!"
Yu Songyan smiled and handed one bottle to Yu Jiajia, and the rest were given to each of them.
This was a very sumptuous lunch.
When the noodles arrived, everyone received a bowl of shredded pork noodles, along with a bottle of iced soda, and a shredded roast chicken was placed in the middle.
Grandma Yu gave one large chicken leg to Yu Jiajia and the other to Cheng Xiuying. Everyone raised their glasses of chilled soda and clinked them together before starting their meal.
Cheng Xiuying wrapped the chicken leg in oil paper and ate it. She didn't wash her hands and didn't want to get them dirty. Her hands had been shaken with the Vice Premier, and she really couldn't bear to wash them off.
The rest of the Yu family hadn't washed their hands either, as it was really inconvenient to gnaw on chicken bones.
Yu Jiajia was speechless. How many things had her hands touched? But as long as everyone was happy, that was fine. Anyway, she washed her hands. She was the one who ate the chicken leg the most deliciously and gnawed on the bones the fastest.
Even though there was a big roast chicken, you still had to fight for it to get the best food! Before the meal, everyone was nice to me, but during the meal, they were all fighting over the food! And since we were out, I had to restrain myself a little. I couldn't wolf down my food or fight too much, otherwise it would seem very ill-mannered.
Anyway, we had a lot of fun grabbing meat.
This resulted in Yu Jiajia not being able to finish her shredded pork noodles, so she shared most of them with Cheng Xiuying. In the end, she finished her iced soda, and her stomach was already full.
Yu Jiajia used to have a big appetite, but back then there was a lack of oil and fat in her diet, and her stomach seemed like a bottomless pit. Now that there is more oil and fat in her diet, her body doesn't lack oil or sugar, so her appetite has decreased.
As they finished eating and were preparing to leave, Yu Jiajia looked down and saw two receipts on the floor of the next table. She said, "Comrade, did you drop your receipts?"
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The young man looked down and saw two meat coupons weighing two ounces each at his feet. He quickly picked them up, then checked his pockets and counted the coupons. Sure enough, two were missing. He then looked at Yu Jiajia and was instantly amazed. He quickly said, "Thank you, comrade. I must have dropped them when I was taking them out of my pocket. Thank you so much. I'm Xu Yang from the meat processing plant's union. May I ask which unit you work for?"
Cheng Xiuying blocked Yu Jiajia: "Just keep the receipts safe, no need to thank me."
Cheng Xiuying's imposing presence left Xu Yang with no choice but to say, "Thank you."
After doing her good deed, Yu Jiajia left the state-run restaurant with the Yu family. Yu Jiamin bought eight cream popsicles, one for each person. On such a hot day, having a popsicle after a satisfying meal was true bliss.
Yu Songqing ate his ice cream, racking his brains for a solution. What should he buy now? Buy another ice cream? When he didn't know what to buy, he should just pay.
It was only a little past midnight when we got home. Everyone was very excited about their new fabric and was planning to make clothes.
Yu Jiajia took out paper and pen to design clothes for everyone, designing one-on-one. As for making the clothes, let Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiamin do it.
Although there is a sewing machine, operating it is quite tiring.
And they were clothes belonging to the whole family.
After making a shirt from the light pink fabric, there was still some left over. Yu Jiajia planned to make underwear from it. The cotton was very soft and comfortable to wear next to the skin.
Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiamin were making clothes in the bedroom, but the sewing machine was too noisy and greatly disturbed Yu Jiajia's afternoon nap, so they moved the sewing machine out together.
Yu Jiajia's sleep quality improved immediately.
Xia Jing and her siblings came to visit the Yu family, bringing a large watermelon and two small melons for the Yu family to try.
Cheng Xiuying exclaimed with delight, "There are watermelons too? These are hard to buy. I won't stand on ceremony." She took the watermelon and cantaloupe and invited Xia Jing and her brother in.
Xia Sen also works at the steel rolling mill. After graduating this year, he started doing bookkeeping under Accountant Xia.
He and Xia Jing had similar personalities; both were quiet and didn't initiate conversations. He remained silent as well. He brought them watermelons and cantaloupes, but didn't look at them much before politely saying goodbye and going home.
Xia Jing didn't leave; she wanted to play with Yu Jiajia.
Cheng Xiuying raised her hand to check the time; it was almost two o'clock. She went inside and called Yu Jiajia.
Yu Jiajia slept very soundly during her afternoon nap. When she was woken up, she still felt like she was dreaming. Her mother pulled her up and wiped her face with a towel before she was fully awake. When she heard her friends coming to play with her, she became even more awake. She straightened her clothes, tidied her hair, and then came out.
Seeing Xia Jing wearing a beige high-waisted long skirt with small blue snowflakes on the hem, which looked very delicate, Yu Jiajia praised, "Jingjing, your skirt is so beautiful."
Hearing this, Xia Jing smiled, took out a neatly folded piece of clothing from her crossbody bag, and handed it to Yu Jiajia: "Jiajia, do you like it?"
After she finished speaking, her cheeks flushed slightly. She had never given anyone such a gift before and felt a little embarrassed. She was also afraid that Jiajia would refuse, but Jiajia had already praised her dress as beautiful and would definitely like it, so her eyes showed a hint of anticipation.
She was so cute that Yu Jiajia couldn't refuse, so she generously accepted the clothes and unfolded them in front of Xia Jing.
This is a light blue round-neck dress. The top is solid-colored, and the long skirt, which flares out slightly below the waist, is printed with tiny white snowflake patterns that extend to the hem. A matching belt cinches the waist.
It looks very clean and bright.
It's a matching dress with Xia Jing's, just a different color.
Xia Jing's outfit was beige.
Yu Jiajia exclaimed with delight, "Jingjing, this dress is a matching set with yours! I love it so much. Thank you!"
Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief; she was really afraid Yu Jiajia wouldn't like it. "I'm glad you like it."
Cheng Xiuying also praised Xia Jing for choosing a beautiful outfit.
Yu Jiajia smiled sweetly: "I'll give it a try. Let's go to the factory later to watch Lily and the others rehearse the model opera!"
Xia Jing's eyes lit up, and she was extremely happy.
Yu Jiajia took the clothes back to her room to change. When she pushed open the door and came out, even the surrounding air seemed a bit fresher. Her originally delicate and lively temperament was enhanced by the sky blue color, giving her a more scholarly air.
The sunlight shone on her, making her fair skin appear almost translucent, giving her a clean and pure look, untouched by any dust.
It's amazing.
Yu Jiajia: "Does it look good?"
Cheng Xiuying nodded affirmatively: "Extremely beautiful!"
Yu Jiajia also thought it looked good, especially like a saint, which perfectly matched the persona given by the sign-in system.
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Author's note: Sorry, the original plan was for the performing arts troupe to perform on Sunday night, but today it has been changed to Monday night. I'm giving out red envelopes to everyone.
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