The fact that Zhou Ling, a girl who married into the family from a rural area in the north, had a house as her dowry really struck a nerve with all the women in the compound.
Not to mention girls who are the same age as Zhou Ling or a few years older or younger than her, even women who are the same age as Chen Suwen and the others are extremely envious and jealous.
That's a house!
Do you know how important a house is?
In those days, many families lived in small houses, with dozens of people crammed into a house of only 20 or 30 square meters.
Some even had more than a dozen people crammed into a room that was only ten square meters in size.
Zhou Ling's two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, totaling 60 square meters, is so enviable that people really want to take it from her.
"The Song family's daughter-in-law's family is really generous. They are from the north, but they just bought a house in Guangzhou as part of their daughter's dowry."
"Tsk tsk tsk, who wouldn't say Song Che is lucky?"
On his way home, Su's father couldn't help but sigh, saying that many people felt it was a pity that Song Che, a promising military officer from an extraordinary family, had married a girl from the countryside.
As it turns out, the girl from the countryside had very capable parents who were very generous and bought her a house.
Even Su's father himself wasn't so quick to pay for a house for his son's wedding.
When his son got married, the company allocated him a house; he didn't have enough money to buy one for his son himself.
After all, he has more than one son. If he buys it for his eldest son, why not buy it for his second and youngest sons as well?
But if all three sons want to buy houses, their family's meager savings simply won't be enough to support them.
If he can come up with that much money, the inspection team might come and check it out.
"Dad, Song Che's wife got a house as a dowry when she got married. When I get married, is it possible that you can give me a similar dowry?"
Although Su Qingyu wasn't sure if her father would dote on his daughter as much as the Zhou family, she still wanted to ask.
Upon hearing this, Su's father looked at her with a complicated expression, "Do I look like a rich man to you?"
Moreover, although he loves his daughter, it doesn't mean he will surpass his son because of his love for his daughter.
Daughters will eventually marry out, but sons are the root of the Su family.
Although she already knew, Su Qingyu still felt sad when she heard her father's answer.
"Alright, Qingyu, where would our family get that much money? It's only because that Comrade Zhou's parents are capable."
"Your dad's salary is so low, it's already quite an achievement to raise you and your siblings."
Su's mother also gave an explanation.
Su Qingyu knew this, but now she realized more clearly that although her parents loved her, she was still not as important as her brothers.
Su Qingyu comforted herself, and when she raised her face, she no longer had any negative emotions.
"But Comrade Zhou's family is really generous."
Su's mother admired Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun, but sometimes she wondered if they were too doting on their daughter.
Isn't my son important?
I heard that the Zhou family has three sons. They spent so much money buying a house for their daughter. Don't they care about their sons?
Or is it because Zhou Ling's marriage to Song Che was considered a step up, so the Zhou family went to great lengths to buy her a house, just to make her worthy of Song Che?
Su's mother made this speculation in her heart, but Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun proved with facts that they did not buy the house to elevate their daughter's status.
After Zhou Ling's wedding, Chen Su asked them if they still had some time before their letters of introduction were processed, so they decided to take a stroll around Guangzhou and do some shopping.
This place later became an international metropolis and is now a venue for many exchange meetings, so it has many things that you can't find elsewhere.
Although Chen Suwen had a lot of stockpiled goods in her space, there was no point in taking them out without an excuse.
Therefore, after arriving in Guangzhou, you should still buy what you need.
Seeing that she still had a lot of money, Chen Suwen bought several more houses, totaling six.
Each of her five children owns one apartment, and she and her husband own one apartment.
The main idea is to wait a few years until the area is demolished and redeveloped, and whether we get money or a new house, we'll have made a profit.
Chen Suwen registered all these houses under her and Zhou Qingyun's names, and let Zhou Ling, who lived in Guangzhou, manage them first. When any of her brothers and sisters came to Guangzhou in the future, they could stay there.
Zhou Cunming's house is about the same size. If he takes a vacation to visit his sister, he can stay in his own house.
After a busy day and a considerable amount of money, Chen Suwen and her family bid farewell to Zhou Ling and boarded the train back to Shandong Province.
"Mom, I'll miss you." Zhou Ling hugged her mother tightly, reluctant to part with her.
She had never been away from her parents for so long in the past eighteen years, and it would definitely be difficult to see them again in the future. She didn't know when they would meet again.
She was so reluctant to part with it.
Chen Suwen patted her reassuringly, "Alright, alright, write to your mother often from now on. If your father and I can get away, we will still come to Guangzhou to see you."
Although a letter of introduction is needed to go anywhere now, Chen Suwen believed that if she wanted to come to Yangcheng with Zhou Qingyun, the brigade would issue them a letter of introduction.
However, the means of transportation in this era were too backward, so she rarely wanted to go out.
If only things were like they are in later generations, where you could choose between high-speed rail and airplanes at will, and go wherever you wanted.
"Even if you get married, you can't give up your studies. You should work hard and study hard. Don't waste your smart brain, understand?"
Chen Suwen gave Zhou Ling some instructions.
Recently, she was also given an inspiration potion, which doesn't increase intelligence, but only increases inspiration.
Giving this to someone as intelligent as Zhou Ling, who is already highly intelligent, would allow them to capture even more inspiration.
Giving it to an ordinary person like Chen Suwen, who has average intelligence, would simply be a waste of the medicine.
Chen Suwen gave her daughter this inspiration potion hoping that she could use her intelligence and, ideally, directly enter a research institute to do research.
It's been almost seven years since the resumption of the college entrance examination, and it's a real shame that Zhou Ling has wasted so many years.
Now, thanks to Zhou Ling's intelligence and the Song family's connections, Zhou Ling has already made contact with some big shots.
As long as she performs consistently and demonstrates her abilities and intelligence, her opportunity to learn from the bigwigs will surely come soon.
"Ah Ling, you are the smartest child in our family. I hope you can seize this opportunity."
“I’m still hoping you’ll bring honor to our family,” Chen Suwen said, hugging her.
Zhou Ling hugged her mother tightly, listening to her expectations of her, and made up her mind to promise her, "I will definitely work hard and make you and Dad proud."
Isn't it just about standing out from the crowd and bringing glory to the family?
Even a girl like Zhou Ling can do that.
Her mother said she was the smartest person in their family and that she would definitely meet her parents' expectations.
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