Before long, the villagers, having finished watching the excitement, gradually dispersed.
After Lin Hong and the others had mostly left, he called his son-in-law and his family into the courtyard to chat.
Seeing everyone preparing to enter the courtyard, Sun Zhengguo remembered that there were still gifts in the car, so he called out.
"Dad, wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" Sun Dajiang turned to look at his son.
"I haven't picked up the gift for Grandpa yet!" As he spoke, Sun Zhengguo had already opened the trunk of the car.
Only after his son reminded him did Sun Dajiang remember this, and he quickly ran over.
Sun Zhengguo prepared quite a few gifts today: cigarettes, alcohol, tea, cured meat, and flour, making his son-in-law, Sun Dajiang, feel very proud.
Everyone helped carry it into the yard. Lin Hong didn't care about anything else, but he had a special fondness for wine.
He noticed that among the wines he brought were several bottles of black liquor weighing one jin (500 grams), which piqued his curiosity.
"Zhengguo, I recognize this big jar of wine; we still have some left at home. But what's in the small bottle?"
"Hahaha!" Sun Zhengguo chuckled mysteriously, but before he could explain, Sun Dajiang interrupted.
"Dad, this is also wine, and it tastes really good. I guarantee you'll never forget it after just one taste. Why don't you try it at noon?"
Hearing his son-in-law's introduction, Lin Hong felt a little itchy and wanted to give it a try.
But Lin Wenjun, who was standing next to him, did not believe it, thinking that the statement was an exaggeration.
"Dajiang, you're not exaggerating, are you? It's just a bottle of wine, it's not like it can turn into magic water."
"Brother, believe it or not, you'll know after you drink it at noon."
Sun Dajiang didn't want to explain too much; they'd see who was right at the dinner table.
Next, Lin Hong asked his son-in-law about his work over the past few years.
Sun Dajiang would answer if he could, and if he couldn't, he would gloss over the answer with evasive tactics.
After chatting for a while, Lin Hong suddenly remembered something that had happened at the door earlier, so he asked his daughter who was sitting next to him.
"Wen Cui, what were you saying to that Li Fugui just now? You made that old bastard so happy."
"Dad, I didn't say anything. I just asked him if his daughter was married yet, and if not, if he could introduce her to someone."
Lin Wencui's words stunned everyone in the room.
Lin Hong was afraid his daughter didn't know what was going on, so he quickly tried to persuade her.
“Wen Cui, I’m not trying to discourage you, but this is a thankless task. She’s the daughter of a landlord. If she could marry, she would have married long ago. Otherwise, she wouldn’t still be unmarried now.”
Just as Lin Hong finished his persuasion, Sun Dajiang also felt it was inappropriate and wanted to ask whose child was so unlucky.
"Wife, who are you introducing someone to? You can't ruin their life."
Lin Wencui never expected that her family would oppose her idea so soon.
Before she could explain, Sun Zhengguo spoke first.
"Dad, don't worry, I won't hurt anyone. If I'm not mistaken, Mom, you're planning to introduce her to Sha Zhu, right?"
"Hey! Son, I didn't say anything, how did you know it was Zhu Zi?" Lin Wencui looked at her son in confusion.
"Do you even need to ask! Who else in our area could it be but him? But Mom, do you know what kind of woman Sha Zhu wants?"
"Are you testing me?" Lin Wencui said confidently, "I know Zhuzi. He doesn't care about anything else, as long as he's pretty."
Sun Zhengguo was surprised that his mother actually knew, but he still added a sentence.
"Not only does she have to be pretty, but she also has to have big breasts and a big butt, the kind that looks like she's good at having children."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ning Xiaowei gave him a quick waist-touching move, making him wince in pain.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Honey, be gentle!"
"It's supposed to hurt, right? I think that's just your own opinion. You're trying to blame others."
Faced with his wife's accusations, Sun Zhengguo felt wronged. "Isn't that how it's written in fan fiction? Why are you blaming me?"
After a brief incident, Sun Dajiang, along with his family, drove to the next village to visit his sister's family.
When Sun Xiaoying saw her elder brother return safely, she burst into tears on the spot; the affection between the siblings was beyond words.
After calming down, she asked about her parents' recent situation and her second brother's family.
"Don't worry, Xiaoying, your parents are doing well, and the Dahe family is doing just as well. But what about my nephew? You'll have to ask Zhengguo."
Sun Dajiang gave a brief explanation of the situation, but he genuinely knew nothing about his nephew's job at the machinery factory.
"I know."
Then, Sun Zhengguo briefly explained his cousin's situation at the factory.
"Uncle, Aunt, you don't need to worry about Chunxi. He's already a Level 2 lathe operator, and he'll probably take the exam before the New Year. He should have no problem passing the Level 3 exam by then."
Hearing that their son was preparing to take the exam again before the new year, Sun Xiaoying and her husband were very happy. Just as they were about to say a few words of thanks, their daughter Chunni interrupted them.
"My brother is amazing, but Jung-guk hyung, I'm graduating soon..."
"Chunni, what are you doing?" Sun Xiaoying's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly stopped her.
She understood her daughter's meaning perfectly well; she simply wanted to work in the city.
But you can't just blurt this out, lest everyone feel awkward. After all, we don't owe you anything. Job openings are so precious, how could we just ask for one casually?
"What are you doing, Xiaoying? Don't scare the child."
Lin Wencui pulled Li Chunni in front of her and comforted her by stroking her pale face.
"It's just a job, isn't it? Chunni, after you graduate, how about you go to the steel mill with your aunt, or join our Women's Federation?"
"Auntie, you're not kidding me, I can really get a job at the Women's Federation?"
Li Chunni could hardly believe it; it felt like a dream.
She had only mentioned it casually, saying that she would be happy to be a car mechanic like her brother.
But now my aunt wants her to go to the Women's Federation. You know, that's a cadre position. Are you kidding me?
"Chunni, your aunt is a director of the Women's Federation, she must have some ability! Don't you trust me at all?"
"No, no, no, I believe you, thank you Auntie! Thank you Auntie!"
Li Chunni was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.
“My sister is blushing and crying, but Chunwang won’t cry.”
"Go away, take Uncle Jie and Uncle Kang to play." Sun Xiaoying first chased away her youngest son, and then asked with a worried expression.
"Sister-in-law, won't this cause you any trouble?"
"What's so troublesome about this? These are all quotas allocated by our department. If you don't believe me, ask Zheng Guo. Otherwise, where do you think he got all those quotas from before?"
Hearing his mother say this, Sun Zhengguo nodded in agreement, which was considered his tacit consent.
To be honest, these are all unspoken rules in the industry, just like chefs bringing their own dishes; they've become ingrained in people's minds.
After discussing work, Sun Zhengguo took down the gifts he had prepared.
When Sun Xiaoying saw it, she absolutely refused to accept it. After much back and forth, she finally reluctantly accepted it.
My aunt's family originally wanted to invite us to stay for dinner, but when they learned that the Lin family was already preparing it, they decided not to insist.
After chatting for a while, Sun Dajiang invited his sister's family to come back to town for another chat before taking his leave.
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