Zhou Cunzhi went to work at a machinery factory in the city, Zhou Cunming joined the army, and Zhou Ling got engaged to Song Che and they will get married after the New Year.
The only two people in the Zhou family who are still unmarried are Zhou Cunzong, a middle school student, and Zhou Min, a ten-year-old girl.
But there's no need to rush any of this.
After Zhou Cunzhi went to work at the machinery factory, Chen Suwen took out her money to buy a house for her son. Although it was only a two-bedroom apartment, it was enough for the couple and their two children to live in.
Although the child is still young and Xu Huixue needs to stay home to take care of the child, she also wants to go to the city to be with Zhou Cunzhi.
It hurts the relationship between the couple to be separated; it's better for them to stay together as a family.
The Zhou family's life got better and better, which really made many people envious.
Especially after the New Year, when the Song family came with a lot of betrothal gifts, it made many people envious.
"Zhou Ling isn't particularly pretty, so how come her in-laws gave her so many good things?"
Song Che's parents did not turn cold or dislike Zhou Ling just because their son was going to marry a girl from the countryside.
Their family values practicality and rationality. While they do value Zhou Ling's background to some extent, they prioritize her personality and intelligence.
Marrying a smart and rational wife is much better than marrying a stupid and troublesome one.
The Song family truly lived up to the old saying that marrying an unvirtuous wife would bring misfortune to three generations.
While family background is important, a daughter-in-law's character is of paramount importance, and Zhou Ling clearly satisfies the Song family.
At Chen Suwen's suggestion, Zhou Ling has recently been submitting articles for publication. Although she is better at science subjects such as mathematics and physics, she is also quite good at humanities subjects.
Zhou Ling is not the kind of person who is severely unbalanced in her studies; she is good at both science and humanities, so her article was indeed successfully selected.
Although not every piece of her work gets selected, she has indeed received payment for her writings several times recently.
Seeing how outstanding she was, the Song family naturally wouldn't object to Song Che marrying her.
The Song family also planned to find Zhou Ling a job. When they came to propose marriage, they asked her if she wanted to work in Shandong Province, Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, or Yunnan Province where Song Che was located.
"Let's go to Guangzhou," Chen Suwen said decisively.
Guangzhou later became one of the most prosperous cities, and the saying "Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou" is not just a figure of speech.
Guangzhou is now a very prosperous city, and there are more job opportunities there than in Shandong Province.
Although Shandong Province is also a good place, Guangzhou is still the most prosperous city. Chen Suwen hopes that Zhou Ling's future will be better.
“Mother-in-law, do you really want A-Ling to go to Guangzhou?” Song Che’s mother looked at the young Zhou Ling, and then at Chen Suwen.
"Of course I hope so." Chen Suwen expressed the longing of a country woman for the city. "Only when A-Ling goes to Guangzhou will she become a true city dweller."
“What’s so good about staying at home? Guangzhou is so prosperous, she’ll have more opportunities there and her future will be smoother.”
Song Che's mother understood Chen Suwen's meaning and then looked at Zhou Ling.
"Moreover, Guangzhou is closer to Yunnan Province than to our Shandong Province, so Archer and Aling can spend more time together when they have free time."
Although Song Che and Zhou Ling still need to be separated, it's better to be closer than too far apart.
Song Che can often go back to Yangcheng to see Zhou Ling while on vacation, otherwise, going back to Lu Province would take much more time on the road than going to Yangcheng.
That means he doesn't even have enough time for a vacation.
So Chen Suwen still wanted Zhou Ling to go to Guangzhou, even though she was unfamiliar with the place.
"Ah Ling, it's okay if you don't know anyone in Guangzhou. You'll get used to it gradually."
Zhou Ling held her mother's hand tightly. She was really scared. She had no idea that her mother wanted her to go to Guangzhou.
Before the Chinese New Year, a room was built in the house. She thought her mother would insist that she stay at home, but she didn't expect her mother to want her to go to Guangzhou.
"Mom, can't I stay at home?"
My older brother and sister-in-law have already gone to the city, so there's no need to worry about my sister-in-law being unhappy that her younger sister is still living at her parents' house after getting married. Anyway, she and my sister-in-law don't live under the same roof anymore.
There was no conflict between the two women, the sister-in-law and the aunt.
So she couldn't bear to leave home; she wanted to stay with her parents.
Chen Suwen shook her head. "If you stay at home, your chances are basically gone. A-Ling, you have to be responsible for your future."
"I hope you can be successful so that your father and I can have a good life in the future."
Having raised children for so many years, shouldn't we nurture them well so that they can repay us in some way when they become successful?
Anyway, she doesn't intend to let her children become good-for-nothings and waste all the years of her upbringing.
Although Zhou Ling was very reluctant to leave her parents, she had to admit that she also longed for Guangzhou and for herself to become a city dweller.
The Song family had no objections, nor did Zhou Ling and Song Che.
Before even celebrating the Lantern Festival after the Lunar New Year, Zhou Ling and Song Che went to get their marriage certificate and held a banquet at home. That was how their marriage was officially registered.
That newly built room was Zhou Ling's new room. Chen Suwen and the others decided that even after Zhou Ling left, no one else would be allowed to live in this room, and it would always be reserved for her.
If she comes back to visit her family with Song Che in the future, she can stay in this room.
Shortly after the wedding, just two days after the Lantern Festival, Zhou Ling left with Song Che's family, carrying large bags and small packages.
Song Che took special leave before the New Year to hold his wedding banquet in Shandong Province, and then he also planned to hold one in Guangzhou.
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