The chaos at Gu's house didn't affect the Guangming Brigade's ability to make money. Originally, many girls around Gu Baobao's age envied her, but now they weren't so envious anymore.
They envied Zhou Ling even more.
Although Gu Baobao also married a city dweller, she stayed in the brigade and did not go back to Beijing with her man from Beijing to become a city dweller.
Zhou Ling, on the other hand, went to Guangzhou with her husband after getting married and even got a decent job.
Zhou Ling gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and her in-laws treated her even better.
And then there are Zhou Ling's parents, each of them so capable now. They've often fantasized about how wonderful it would be if their parents were Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun.
But it's okay, now they either work in fertilizer factories or farm, so they can earn money.
Later, under the leadership of Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun, Guangming Brigade had a cannery in addition to the fertilizer factory.
The fertilizer plant and the cannery are located at opposite ends of the brigade, preventing them from being too close together and ensuring that the fertilizer plant does not affect the safety and hygiene of the cannery.
The cannery makes canned fruit, since apples can also be canned. The apples from Guangming Brigade are of good quality and are very suitable for canning.
There are also cherries, yellow peaches, nectarines, etc., all of which are grown in Guangming Brigade.
Chen Suwen later also had cherry and strawberry plants planted. Cherries and strawberries are especially delicious when eaten fresh, and they can also be made into canned goods.
With the fertilizer plant and cannery, Guangming Brigade achieved poverty alleviation and prosperity in just a few years.
The high-yield soybeans that Chen Suwen introduced have gradually been promoted, and now soybean growers all over the country are planting this variety of soybeans.
When those agricultural gurus were researching soybeans, they also used this soybean for research, hoping to see if they could develop a soybean variety that was more productive and more resistant to cold, drought, and flooding.
Chen Suwen didn't care about any of this, nor did she care.
A few years later—
Zhou Cunming, who had repeatedly distinguished himself in the army and was eventually promoted to battalion commander, was granted a leave to visit his family. He was also ordered by his superiors to settle his personal life matters, but he was finally able to go home to visit his family.
Zhou Cunming has spent most of his time in the military training or on missions over the years, leaving him with very little free time.
Of course, he has had contact with female soldiers, nurses, and military doctors in the army, but he has never had a girlfriend and remains single to this day.
When he got home, he was worried that his mother would nag him about not being married yet, but Chen Su didn't say anything.
"Mom...aren't you worried about me not getting married?" Zhou Cunming had been wandering around the house for two days, but his mother still hadn't mentioned his marriage, so he couldn't help but ask her.
Chen Suwen rolled her eyes at him upon hearing this, "What does it matter to me whether you get married or not? Anyway, you send money home every month, so I'm not exactly raising you for nothing."
"As for marriage, it's not like I don't have grandchildren."
With Zhou Xian, Zhou Mei, Song Qing, and Song Chen by her side, she didn't care at all whether Zhou Cunming got married or not.
Whether Zhou Cunming gets married or not is really none of her business. Anyway, Zhou Cunming's rank is high enough to allow him to accompany his wife to the military, and his wife won't live with him after he gets married.
There's absolutely no need to worry about her daughter-in-law causing her trouble.
"As long as the wife you find isn't a troublemaker who makes my life miserable every day, I don't care."
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; I can't be bothered with them."
"Your mother has her own career now, and she can't be bothered with your own little world."
Zhou Cunming, who knew that his mother was a key technical member of the brigade, couldn't help but chuckle.
That's right, his mother has enough to do right now, and she really doesn't have the extra energy to care who he marries.
Zhou Cunming didn't want to marry a woman who was always going against his mother; in fact, things were fine as they were.
After joining the army, he was busy every day and didn't have the extra energy to think about marriage.
He was initially somewhat resentful about the blind date and the impending marriage, but the heavy training in the army left him with little time to think about it.
Time is the best healer.
"Deng Lindong, you bastard—you actually dared to have a son with another woman!"
Zhou Cunming, who went to the city to visit his elder brother, did not expect to run into an "old friend" so soon after arriving in the city.
"Explain yourself! What exactly happened between you two? How could you betray me like this!"
"Get out of here—"
When Zhou Cunming saw that the man was about to lay a hand on the woman, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man's wrist.
"Just talk, don't make a move." Zhou Cunming's height of 1.83 meters was very intimidating, and his muscular physique, honed through years of training, made the other party afraid to make a move.
The man named Deng Lindong wasn't very tall, only about 1.7 meters, which is indeed not considered tall in Shandong Province.
The man wasn't thin; he must have come from a well-off family and ate well, so he was rather chubby compared to people of this era.
However, compared to Zhou Cunming, the other party's physique was not enough.
"Who are you? This is a matter between my husband and me, what business is it of yours?"
Deng Lindong was very annoyed by this man who suddenly appeared. This was a matter between him and his wife, why should outsiders meddle?
"When I see injustice on the road, as a person with normal values, isn't it my duty to help?"
Zhou Cunming shook off the other man's hand and slightly blocked the woman to prevent the man from suddenly attacking her.
Seeing that the man was about to attack her, the woman felt a bit scared, but mostly she was angry.
"Deng Lindong, you bastard! You said you'd treat me well when you married me, and now you've actually tried to hit me!"
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