Chapter 21 Where do you get connections to meet elders?
"Hmm..." Su Xueqing nodded slightly. Ning Yanjing told her last night.
Ning Yanjing thought it was nothing and didn't think about saying anything, but Su Xueqing said that her elder sister and brother-in-law both had jobs, so Ning Yanjing said it. For other educated youth couples who returned to the city, it was good enough if one of them could find a job, and they would be thankful if they found a temporary job. But for a family like the Su family, it was not realistic for Su Yamei and her husband to find jobs.
Su Xueqing said it tentatively, and Ning Yanjing did not hide it from her.
As for what Amelia Su had said to Ning Jiaxuan before, not to arrange work for Amelia Su, Amelia Su would not say it. If such words were spoken and heard by others, and then spread to her eldest sister's ears, Amelia Su was afraid that her eldest sister would have other ideas.
"He said that when you are free, his parents will come to our house." Su Xueqing said.
"Really?" Su's mother asked.
"Of course it's true." Su Xueqing said, "It's not fake. You can let them come when the time is right."
Although Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing had not been together for long, people of this generation still took dating seriously and were quite sincere.
"Then this Sunday." said Su's mother.
"Isn't that tomorrow?" Su Xueqing said.
Amelia Su came back last Sunday, and tomorrow is a week. Su Xueqing was a little dazed, and this week felt like a month, or even longer.
"Yes." Su's mother said, "Since your partner said so, let them come to your house."
This morning, Su's mother quarreled with Aunt Zhao because Aunt Zhao was saying bad things about Su Xueqing. Aunt Zhao said that Su Xueqing had high standards and that she might not be able to marry such a powerful and rich man. Maybe she was just playing around.
They were in a normal relationship and then broke up, and the Su family couldn't do anything to them.
Aunt Zhao said a few words over there, and Su's mother passed by and heard it. Of course Su's mother had to say something. She couldn't let others always say bad things about her daughter behind her back.
"Okay, I'll tell him to ask them to come over tomorrow," Su Xueqing said.
"This is the state of our home. The bed in the living room is just there and won't be moved." Su's mother said.
The Su family is too different from the Ning family. Even if they move the bunk beds in the living room, others will still look down on them. Instead of trying to please others, it is better to let them see it clearly.
The most educated person in their Su family is Su Xueqing. Su Xueqing now asked Ning Yanjing to help Su Xuemei find a job. In the future, the Su family may have other things to do. Even if Su's mother and others don't intend to trouble Su Xueqing, others may not think so.
The ancients valued marriages between people of equal social status, and there were reasons for that, and they found this to be the best after continuous practice. Marrying someone higher or lower will inevitably lead to various problems, and marrying someone of equal social status is better.
It's not that Su's mother is inferior. The Su family is not the lowest class in South City and is considered a well-off family. But they are still far behind the Ning family, and it's useless for them to pretend.
"It's okay." Su Xueqing understood what her mother meant without her mother saying much. This was how their family was. Even if they tidied up the things in the living room and made it more spacious, it would be useless.
The Ning family's house was very big. Su Xueqing had been there once, but she hadn't seen Ning Yanjing when she went there. The Ning family's living room was as big as the Su family's entire house. The Su family didn't need to compare with others, as long as the house was clean.
"Your eldest sister and the others have to go to work, so there's no need to ask them to come back. Your father, your grandmother and I can stay at home." Su's mother said, "Your sister-in-law may be here too, as well as Shanshan."
"Yeah, okay." Su Xueqing nodded.
"Your sister has moved out. What about you? Are you still living in school?" Su's mother asked.
"It's convenient to live in the school dormitory, so I won't come back to live here." Su Xueqing said, "If I come back to live here, I have to tell the dormitory manager."
"Okay, it's up to you." Su's mother did not force Su Xueqing to come back and live.
Su Xueqing thought that living in the school dormitory was also good. She and Ning Yanjing could walk around the school and have more fun. Su Xueqing could also go to the library. It was obvious that she couldn't do much when she came home. She couldn't clean the house properly and the food she cooked was not good. Su Xueqing was not very good at doing housework.
Amelia Su and her husband moved out, and they didn't eat at the Su family's place. This morning, Amelia Su and her husband didn't come over for dinner. Amelia Su bought some pots and pans before going to work, and she would have to cook at home in the future.
No one wants to live under someone else's roof. Being able to live on your own is the best thing.
Wei Shanshan followed Old Lady Su. Old Lady Su was in good spirits and could even take care of the children, which made everyone feel more comfortable and less burdened.
Amelia Su did not ask for leave, she packed up her things early and went to work. Amelia Su could take a break in the afternoon, and it took time to go home, so she did not go back.
At this time, Sun Cuihua was sent to the train station by Ding Ming. Ding Ming had to see Sun Cuihua get on the train with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.
Sun Cuihua is a huge trouble, and Ding Ming doesn't want Sun Cuihua to stay in Nancheng forever.
"On the way, keep an eye on the child." Ding Ming bought some food for Sun Cuihua. In order to prevent Sun Cuihua from getting angry, he had to do things better. "Next time you come, tell me first. This time, you didn't tell me, and I was punished by the school."
"I..." Sun Cuihua heard the word "punishment". She knew she was sorry for Ding Ming in this respect. But she really liked Ding Ming and was afraid that he would find another woman. "Next time, I will tell you first."
"Don't come here before I graduate." Ding Ming said, "I have to try to get the school to revoke the punishment before I graduate. With this punishment, I can't get a good job when it comes to job assignments. The good jobs are given to others first."
"This... is there any hope?" Sun Cuihua asked.
"Save?" Ding Ming sneered, "What can you use to save me? Do you have connections in your family, or do I have connections?"
"This..." Sun Cuihua was a little anxious. She didn't know what to do.
"Go back, you don't have to worry about these things, and you can't worry about them." Ding Ming said, "Remember my words, don't come here casually. You are too impulsive, and you speak out as soon as there is something, regardless of the impact. Originally, I have a good job, and I will bring you here when the time comes. How great it is."
Ding Ming blamed Sun Cuihua, and Sun Cuihua also felt that she had let Ding Ming down.
"I'll do whatever you say, I'll do whatever you say." Sun Cuihua said quickly, "I'll do whatever you want me to do."
"I've told you so many times, but you're still like this. You said you'd listen to me, but in the end, you still didn't." Ding Ming complained, "You were like that in the countryside. At least you have many relatives who are related to you by blood. It's different in the city. You don't have so many relatives, and it's impossible for them to stand on your side."
Sun Cuihua was dumbfounded as she listened to Ding Ming complaining about her. She couldn't say anything bad about Ding Ming. Sun Cuihua's head was buzzing. Was she really that bad?
"You are a typical ignorant country woman." Ding Ming said, "But you are my wife after all, and the mother of my child. Don't worry, take good care of the child. I will not abandon my wife."
Sun Cuihua was stunned by what she heard. She just accepted whatever Ding Ming said and did not refute it.
In the evening, Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing took a walk in the school after dinner, and she told Ning Yanjing what Su's mother said.
"Will it be too anxious tomorrow?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No." Ning Yanjing said, "My mother said she wanted to go over on the day we first started dating."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded slightly.
"Mom has already prepared some things." Ning Yanjing said, "When we go to your house, Mom and the others know what to bring. Don't worry, Mom doesn't mean to look down on your family. If she really did, she wouldn't have said anything."
"I know." Su Xueqing had met Ning's mother. Ning's mother looked very noble and imposing, just like an elegant lady. Su Xueqing thought that it was difficult for an ordinary family to cultivate someone like Ning's mother, and she would never become someone like Ning's mother in her lifetime. The two of them lived in different environments, and some things had to be cultivated from childhood.
The two people are not only different in their social circles, but also in their living habits.
Su Xueqing cannot guarantee that she can make Ning's mother like her. She thinks she has done a good job, but others may think that she has not done enough.
"Don't worry." Ning Yanjing held Su Xueqing's hand tightly. Su Xueqing's palms were slightly sweaty and soft. Ning Yanjing took a handkerchief and gently wiped Su Xueqing's palms. "If it were ten or twenty years earlier, Mom might pay more attention to family background. But now, she pays more attention to character. You are so good, I like you, Jiaxuan likes you too, and my parents will definitely like you too."
"That's not necessarily true." Su Xueqing said, "What if they..."
"No." Ning Yanjing said, "Do you have much time to be a parent?"
"Okay..." Su Xueqing felt a little anxious. This was the first time she was dating someone in her past and present life, and she had to meet both parties' parents so soon.
"Do you think it's too fast?" Ning Yanjing asked.
"A little bit. I haven't even graduated from college yet." Su Xueqing said.
"Are you worried about the job assignment?" Ning Yanjing asked, "Or do you think we should break up when you graduate from college?"
Ning Yanjing gently scratched the palm of Su Xueqing's hand, and Su Xueqing's long eyelashes trembled slightly.
"No." Su Xueqing muttered softly.
"Tomorrow, you don't have to worry about that." Ning Yanjing said, "My parents will tell you. My parents, your parents, will be our parents in the future."
Su Xueqing raised her head and glared at Ning Yanjing, "It's still early."
"It's just a matter of time." Ning Yanjing said.
At about 8:30 in the evening, Su Yanan and his wife took a new blanket to Amelia Su's rented house. Su Yanan did not think of giving the blanket to Amelia Su through Su's mother or Su San's wife. To send something, she had to come in person to send it, so that Amelia Su could see it with her own eyes. This was sent by her, Su Yanan, not by others in her name.
"Sister, brother-in-law, this is for you." Su Yanan handed the new blanket to Amelia Su. She glanced at Wei Shanshan who was sitting next to her, "Didn't you let Shanshan stay with my parents?"
“Take care of her for a while.” Amelia Su took the new blanket, “I just came back, I’m afraid she won’t be able to adapt.”
"I'll get used to it slowly. Your place is pretty good." Su Yanan said, "It's not too small. Renting a house means you have to spend money. It's not your own house, so it's not very comfortable to live in. You and your wife both have jobs, so you can save money to buy a house. If you rent a house, you have to worry about people not wanting to rent to you and you get kicked out. If you buy your own house, you don't have to worry about that."
"Saving money to buy a house is not that easy." Amelia Su said, "It's easy for you to say that. You have your own house and don't have to pay rent. Life is easy."
"You and your wife both have jobs." Su Yanan said.
“Do you also want my younger sister to find her boyfriend to introduce you to a job?” Amelia Su looked at Su Yanan.
"No, no." Su Yanan said, "I'm just a vegetable washer... No, I don't mean to look down on vegetable washers, it's just that vegetable washers are not good opponents."
“Don’t you use your hands to do housework?” Amelia Su retorted.
In the countryside, Amelia Su suffered a lot. She had to weed and farm. Sometimes the thorns would directly pierce her body. Women in the countryside basically did not have fair and delicate hands. Their hands were relatively rough because they had to work.
Women in the countryside value diligence. Women who are not diligent and cannot do much work will be criticized by their parents and in-laws. Su Yamei is not very capable, and her in-laws dislike her a lot, saying that girls from the city can't work and only know how to enjoy themselves.
Those people said that the educated women got married because they couldn't stand the hard work and didn't want to work. It looked like the men in the countryside were the ones who took care of the educated women, and some people even criticized them.
"That's different. When washing vegetables, your hands have to be soaked in water all the time. If you soak them for too long, they won't look good. When I work at home, I have to wash clothes. There are three children and adults, so there are a lot of clothes." Su Yanan said, "If I could, I really don't want to wash clothes, but I can't."
Su Yanan really had no intention of becoming a vegetable washer. If the job that Su Xueqing's boyfriend introduced to her was good, such as one that required sitting in an office with a fan, Su Yanan would definitely ask Su Xueqing to talk about it so that Su Xueqing would not favor one over the other.
Amelia Su didn’t dislike the job of a vegetable washer. Many people were unemployed, but at least she had a job.
“It’s so late, do you still have to go back?” Amelia Su asked.
"Yes, we have to go back." Su Yanan said, "The weather is hot, just cover yourself with a blanket. This is a new blanket, we bought it a while ago and haven't used it, so it's just right for you."
“Put down your things and go back.” Amelia Su said, “I haven’t sorted out all my things here yet, or would you like to have a glass of water before leaving?”
"No, no." Su Yanan refused.
Su Yanan left with her husband, and Amelia Su did not see them off, but went to close the door. Su Yanan looked back at the closed door and curled her lips. Her elder sister's temper was still so bad. She came here to deliver something, not to do anything else bad.
In the room, Amelia Su sorted out her clothes. She didn’t like what Su Yanan said. Amelia Su didn’t know if Su Yanan had other meanings in her words, whether she wanted her to go to her younger sister and say that she wanted a better job. Anyway, she couldn’t do such a thing.
When you don’t have a job, you want a job. When you have a job, you complain that the job is not good enough. Are you still a human being?
Many people are still unemployed, and there are many people vying for jobs like street sweeping. People are also vying to do odd jobs.
At this time, it was too difficult for everyone to find a part-time job. Su Xueqing occasionally did some odd jobs, and there was no other work to do. Others said that she was a college student, and she could just wait for the job to be assigned in the future. Why should she, a college student, compete with others? The key point was that Su Xueqing might not be able to compete with others. Others worked more diligently, and Su Xueqing didn't want to wipe the table, and serving dishes was not that easy.
Some people would rather have a lower salary just to have a job, as there are so many people competing for it.
Amelia Su is angry with the Su family, but it doesn’t mean that she can’t tell these things apart. Wei Dashan saw that Amelia Su’s expression was not very good, so he didn’t dare to speak.
Su Yanan and her husband Tian Guohua walked back, talking as they walked.
The street lights on the road were a little dim, not particularly bright, and there were quite a few small insects flying under the lights.
"Big sister has a really bad temper." Su Yanan said, "Every time I say something, she always says something like that. Anyway, there's really nothing good about being a vegetable washer. It's just that Big sister and her friends don't have formal jobs and don't make much money, so they can only be vegetable washers."
"It's good to have a job." Tian Guohua said, "Some of our colleagues have brothers and sisters who went to the countryside and came back. They are squeezed into a small house and there is no space to turn around."
"I didn't say it's bad, I just said I wouldn't do it." Su Yanan said, "You have a job and we have a house, that's enough."
The house of Su Yanan and his wife is pretty nice. If Tian Guohua's conditions were not quite good, Su Yanan would not have chosen to marry Tian Guohua.
"Eldest sister at least graduated from junior high school, and she works as a vegetable washer." Su Yanan said, "That's right, everyone has their own job. There's no way that eldest sister can get a good office job. She hasn't read a book in so many years, what else can she do?"
Amelia Su did not dislike the job of a vegetable washer. She thought it was a good job and the salary was decent, much better than her life in the countryside.
But for Su Yanan, who has always lived in South City, she thinks that the job of a vegetable washer is not good for women. After Su Yanan finishes her housework, she likes to put on makeup and dress herself up.
Although Su Yanan's name is Yanan, her parents want her to be no less than men, but she is not that rough. Instead, she likes to live a more refined life.
"To say that the job my sister's boyfriend introduced is not good is not true." Su Yanan said, "With so many people returning to the city, where do all the jobs come from? Someone must have arranged a job for my sister's boyfriend, but after all the arrangements, there are not so many jobs. I'm not saying that my sister is not good, I just want to know if you think my sister is not good."
"No way?" Tian Guohua said, "She already has a job."
"That's hard to say." Su Yanan said, "Big sister has always disliked little sister. But big sister doesn't dare to offend little sister now. If she offends little sister, she won't even have her current job. I don't know if she will complain in private."
"Go back first." Tian Guohua didn't want to talk about these things. It didn't matter whether Amelia Su and her husband had a job or not, as long as it didn't involve their family.
"By the way, if someone asks me to borrow money, I will ask for your consent. If someone asks you to borrow money, you also ask for my consent, understand?" Su Yanan said, "There are so many people returning to the city. They are short of money. They ask us to borrow money, and they don't know when they will pay it back."
“…” Tian Guohua really wanted to look back to see if Amelia Su was behind him.
"I'm not looking down on my eldest sister. My eldest sister and her husband need to spend a lot of money right now, so it's fine if they borrow five or ten dollars." Su Yanan said, "It's the same if they borrow more. My parents probably don't have much money left. Grandpa passed away last year. My eldest sister and her family came back this year, and there are so many mouths to feed at home. Even my younger sister went to the baking class to get food back."
Before, when Su Yanan went to her neighbor's house, she saw other people eating pickles. Several people in the family were just sitting around a plate of pickles. What's so good about pickles? Eating too much is bad for your health. Su Yanan rarely went back to her parents' house for dinner. She wanted to save face, so she rarely went back with her family to eat.
Food was scarce in everyone's home, and Su Yanan was already married, so she knew that. Even if her parents would not drive Su Yanan away, it was impossible for Su Yanan to do so.
"At first, I told others that I wanted to help with the work, but later, they didn't want her." Su Yanan said, "I only worked one or two hours a day, but no one wanted to do it. I wanted to be a tutor for others, but the neighbors wanted to get it for free and didn't pay. I simply stopped tutoring and said I had other things to do. They were so shameless."
A neighbor said that Su Xueqing was the first such a great college student in their street, and that they watched Su Xueqing grow up, and Su Xueqing should give back to everyone. Some people didn't say it was free, but their words were free.
Last summer, after Su Xueqing received her admission letter after taking the college entrance exam, several children from the neighborhood came to her. They asked for her notes and asked her to teach them. At first, Su Xueqing also tutored them, but some of them had a weak foundation and didn't understand what she said. The most important thing was that they had no money. Others gave them a few potatoes and some vegetables, and they passed.
This made Su Xueqing lose her motivation, and she did all those things for others in vain. She was also a young girl, standing with boys who were taller than her, she felt oppressed, so she simply stopped going to tutoring. Those rich people who wanted to hire tutors could hire teachers who taught in schools, or people with stronger abilities, and they didn't need to ask Su Xueqing at all.
Some people even went further and asked their relatives' children to come over and ask Su Xueqing questions.
Su Xueqing felt speechless, so she said she would not teach anymore. But few people took Su Xueqing's words to heart, as they thought the little girl was just talking.
"You forgot, I was standing at the door and told them to get out." Su Yanan said, "I let my little sister tutor them, but they still went to my parents' house, drank water from home, and went to the toilet at home. They made the house dirty. They bullied my little sister because she was young and oppressed her. My parents have been neighbors with them for many years, but they were embarrassed to say it, but I was embarrassed. I don't live there, so I don't have to worry about having a bad relationship with them."
Su Yanan cursed very fiercely, standing at the door and cursing, and said she wanted money, asking them if they had money. If they had money, they could ask Su Xueqing for tutoring, but if they didn't have money, they should get out.
Then, those people were willing to leave. They didn’t want to spend money and they were thinking about their neighbors.
Haha, neighbors, neighbors also need to eat, it’s not that they don’t want to eat.
"I hate this kind of interpersonal relationship the most." Su Yanan said, "They always say that we will live together for a long time, and we all live on the same street, so we have to be patient. We have to be patient with our neighbors, relatives, and strangers. Harmony brings wealth. If we are patient every day, there will be no time when we don't have to be patient."
"You and my elder sister have some similarities." Tian Guohua said.
"How are they similar?" Su Yanan raised her eyebrows. "My elder sister and I are very different. My elder sister only knows how to bully others, but I am not like that. My relatives have not offended me, so why should I say anything to them?"
Su Yanan thought she did much better than Amelia Su, at least she would not cause trouble to her family and would not say too much about her family. But Amelia Su was different. She had been causing trouble to her family since she returned to the city.
"Big sister is much more stingy." Su Yanan said, "Do you know why I came here in person to deliver the blanket? It's because I was afraid that someone else would deliver it. She would think it was someone else's gift, not me."
"Not really." Tian Guohua said.
"If it had been a dozen years earlier, it might not have happened, but now, it has!" Su Yanan said, "We don't know what the eldest sister has been through in the countryside, and we don't know what she has become. What we see on the surface is just what we see on the surface. When you see someone like this on the surface, you never know what she is like in her heart... uh..."
Su Yanan did not say anything about absorbing it, and let Tian Guohua experience it on his own.
Early in the morning, Ning's father and mother came to the Su family with Ning Yanjing, and the two families agreed on a time. The Ning family also brought a lot of things, big and small.
Su Xueqing came home from school early and did not sleep in.
The Su family's living room is small, much smaller than the Ning family's living room. With so many people sitting and standing there, it seems a bit crowded.
"Sit down first, everyone." said Su's mother.
When Su's mother saw the things the Ning family brought, she knew at a quick glance that those things were not cheap.
"You all sit down." Su's mother said, "The house is a little small."
"It's not small anymore, it's fine." Ning's mother said with a smile, "It's better than many other families."
Ning's mother didn't show any disdain in her eyes. Even if the house was small, it was still someone else's own house. Even if someone else rented the house, Ning's mother would say it was good. When the two children were dating, it was enough for the son to have good financial conditions. There was no need to require the woman to have good financial conditions.
The Su family is just an ordinary family in the market, ordinary, which is good.
Ning's mother was afraid of those who were hiding evil, such as spies in the family. Ordinary families were good. If there were problems, they would be ordinary things, not very serious ones, and they could be solved quickly.
Today, when Ning's mother saw Amelia Su, she thought she was very beautiful at first sight. Ning's mother could see that the clothes Amelia Su was wearing were not brand new. A beauty like Amelia Su looked good in old clothes.
Ning's mother took out a passbook and said, "This is for Xueqing. As a girl, it's inevitable that you need to spend money sometimes. Our family is very satisfied with Xueqing, and she is Jiaxuan's classmate, which is good."
Su Xueqing did not take the passbook. Ning's mother put the passbook on the table, and then pushed the passbook in front of Su's mother.
Su's mother took the passbook and saw that there were tens of thousands of yuan in it. Su's mother calmed herself down, and her hands almost shook. You know, it's not easy for the Su family to get together hundreds of yuan, and the Ning family gave so much at once.
"For Xueqing." Ning's mother smiled and emphasized that some families like to keep the betrothal gifts at home. It's not that it's not possible, they can keep it if they want, but this time it's different, "This is a meeting gift for Xueqing, a betrothal gift, give it separately."
How could Su's mother not understand what Ning's mother meant, that is, this passbook was for Su Xueqing. Su's mother knew that the Ning family was very rich, but she was still shocked by the Ning family's generosity.
"If the two families don't succeed in the end..."
"Of course, our family won't take back what we've given away." Ning's mother said, "When you're dating, you have to take back what you've given away. If the news gets out, no good girl would dare to marry into our family. Xueqing is good, and Yanjing is serious. We as parents approve of them, and they can go on. If there's a little conflict, it will be over in two or three days, it's okay."
Mother Ning came over to express her opinion. She glanced at her husband, and her husband quickly said, "Not bad, not bad."
It's not that Ning's father didn't want Ning Yanjing to marry a wife of equal status, but his wife and youngest son were right. The most important thing was lifelong happiness. If you could marry someone you liked, then marry someone you liked. Don't talk about falling in love over time. There were many marriages of equal status, but in the end, there was no love.
"Xueqing is studying architecture," Ning's mother said. "Drawing blueprints, looking at ancient buildings, reading books, all these things cost money. We didn't ask her to learn flower arrangement or something like that. She doesn't need to learn that."
I have to say this first. Mother Ning didn't want Su Xueqing to make herself spoiled, nor did she want Su Xueqing to learn how to take care of a man. She couldn't let the Su family misunderstand her intentions. Some majors in college cost a lot of money. If you don't make money at the beginning, you just keep spending money to get in.
Su Xueqing accompanied Ning Jiaxuan to learn baking, wasn't it because Ning Jiaxuan paid for it? Couldn't Su Xueqing also bring food home?
People can't find full-time jobs, let alone part-time jobs. Su Xueqing couldn't find a suitable part-time job to make money, so she could only learn baking from Ning Jiaxuan, firstly to keep in mind, and secondly to have food to eat.
When Ning's mother saw the Su family's house, she knew why Su Xueqing did that. Su Xueqing was a very good person. At most, she was a follower of her female classmates, not a hanger-on with rich men.
"School research and practice all require funding." Ning's mother said, "Xueqing is an undergraduate student. She needs to go out for practice, but the school doesn't give her that much funding."
"Take it." Su's mother handed the passbook to Su Xueqing. She did not let Su's father and old lady Su see the passbook.
Old Mrs. Su sat nearby, but she did not join the conversation. She felt that it was better for the parents to talk, as they should let the father and mother talk.
Su Xueqing looked at Su's mother, then at Ning's mother, and then at Ning Yanjing.
"Take it." Ning Yanjing said.
Su Xueqing took the passbook. When she saw the money on it, she was shocked. "So much?"
"You still have three years of university." Ning's mother said, "You can study hard. I heard from Jiaxuan that your academic performance is very good."
"It's okay." Su Xueqing said.
"You have visited some ancient buildings around here with your school teacher before." Ning's mother said, "Jiaxuan said that you are a child who loves to study."
Su Xueqing couldn't always go with the teacher, she was still a junior student, and there was also the issue of funding. If the professors took one more person, it would cost more money. Su Xueqing couldn't always go, but if she could go once or twice, that would be pretty good.
"Thank you." Su Xueqing did need some money. Buying paper and other tools would cost money.
The parents of both sides met, talked a little, and visited. The Ning family did not stay at the Su family for dinner. It was not that they did not want to, but it was their first visit, and the children of the two families had not yet been engaged, so they did not need to eat together for the time being. The living room of the Su family was small. Generally speaking, when the children of the two families were to be engaged, in addition to the parents of both sides, some relatives of the girl would accompany them to show that the girl's family agreed.
The Ning family meant that they would make it a priority and choose a suitable time to hold the engagement party. Su Xueqing was not yet old enough to get a marriage certificate, so getting engaged first was the most appropriate choice.
The Su family naturally had no objection, and decided to set the date around National Day. At that time, the weather would be cooler and not so hot. Also, the children of the two families had been together for a while, and their relationship was stable. The date was not set by the Ning family, but by Old Lady Su.
Su's father and mother asked Mrs. Su for her opinion, and Mrs. Su chose this time. Mrs. Su was worried that her granddaughter would suffer a loss, and she was also worried that if she booked it too early and went to a restaurant for an engagement, it would not be good later. It would be better to compromise and choose a time near National Day.
The Ning family went back first, and Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing walked outside for a while and talked to each other.
"What is given to you is yours, and you can do with it as you please." Ning Yanjing said.
Ning Yanjing didn't know how the Su family would treat Su Xueqing after the Ning family left. If the Su family asked Su Xueqing to take out some money, the Ning family wouldn't say much, as long as Su Xueqing was willing. Ning Yanjing didn't want Su Xueqing to fight with the Su family for this money. What he wanted was that Su Xueqing could live a better life at home with this money.
Money can cause conflicts among people, but without money, the Su family would inevitably have fewer conflicts.
The Ning family simply wanted Su Xueqing to study with peace of mind and not have to worry about trivial matters. The Ning family gave the money to let the Su family understand their attitude towards Su Xueqing. The Ning family was so strong that the Su family wanted to get more from the Ning family, so they should be nicer to Su Xueqing.
"I know." Su Xueqing instantly understood what Ning Yanjing meant.
In this day and age, tens of thousands of yuan is a lot of money. Su Xueqing felt very hot for a moment. She felt like a little white flower in a domineering CEO novel. But then she thought it was not right. Little white flowers were basically sent away by the domineering CEO's parents, but the Ning family did not let Su Xueqing leave.
"The things are yours, and I am yours too." Ning Yanjing said.
"I know." Su Xueqing's cheeks felt slightly hot.
Ning Yanjing kissed Su Xueqing on the forehead before leaving. Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yanjing's leaving figure, reached out to touch her forehead, and chuckled.
Afterwards, Su Xueqing went back home happily. She felt a little shy when she thought of Ning Yanjing. Su Xueqing knew the password to withdraw money, but the rest of the Su family didn't. The Ning family meant that if the Su family wanted money, it had to be given by Su Xueqing, and if the Su family wanted other help, it had to go through Su Xueqing. Only in this way would the Su family pay more attention to Su Xueqing.
A family like the Su family has one son and three daughters. Even though Su Xueqing is the youngest, they still love their son the most and consider him first.
Su Yamei went to the countryside as an educated youth in her early years. She suffered grievances, so the Su family inevitably felt guilty about her and would be more tolerant and nicer to her. Su Yanan was already married, so she basically didn't stay at her parents' home, nor did she have to suffer at her parents' home. But Su Xueqing was different. She would be a sophomore next semester, and it was summer vacation, which meant that in the next three years or so, Su Xueqing would return to the Su family more often.
When Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing got married, they had to wait until Su Xueqing was old enough to get a marriage certificate, which was about the time when Su Xueqing was in her third year of college. Su Xueqing's birthday was early, in the first month of the lunar calendar, which meant she was old enough to get a marriage certificate in the second semester of her third year of college. Normally, they would wait until Su Xueqing graduated from college to hold a wedding banquet.
When Su Xueqing returned home, she saw that Old Lady Su and the others were still sitting. Third Sister-in-law Su had taken Wei Shanshan out and had not returned yet. Mother Su asked Third Sister-in-law Su to take Wei Shanshan out. Wei Shanshan was still young, so there was no need for the child to hear those words.
"Dad, Mom, Grandma." Su Xueqing said.
"You can take the things they give you and put them away for yourself," said Su's mother. "You can use them to buy school supplies or cloth for making clothes. It's all up to you."
When Su's mother saw the money in the passbook, she was jealous, but that was the money given to the youngest daughter by the Ning family, not for the Su family.
"Take it and keep it to yourself. Don't tell your elder sister, second sister, and third brother how much you have." Su's mother said, "You haven't even gotten married yet, you're just dating someone."
Father Su was puzzled. He wanted to see the passbook, but before he could stretch out his hand, Mother Su slapped his hand away.
"Your mother is right, you can take it yourself." Old Madam Su said, "Your brothers and sisters have hands and feet. When your sister got married, she received gifts and dowries."
Old Madam Su didn't know how much money was on the passbook, but she thought it couldn't be too small, maybe hundreds or even thousands. The Ning family was very generous, even the things on the table were worth a lot of money, and the Ning family also gave several pieces of cloth, and the cigarettes and alcohol were also valuable.
"You are an adult now. In ancient times, you would have to hold a coming-of-age ceremony." Old Lady Su said, "You are already in college, so you should learn to manage those things yourself."
When Old Lady Su said this, she glanced at Father Su who was sitting next to her, "Other people's things will always belong to them. If you ask others for something, it won't last long. Only when you own it, it will last forever."
When Mrs. Su San took Wei Shanshan to the door, she heard what Old Madam Su said.
"It's settled, have you given the betrothal gifts?" Third Su's wife was surprised. She saw Old Lady Su looking at her with a slanted look, and her body trembled. She hurriedly said, "Give all the betrothal gifts to my younger sister. The Ning family is so big and powerful that no matter how much dowry we add, it won't be enough."
"Let's get engaged in October." Old Mrs. Su is getting engaged again.
"Is it October in the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar?" Mrs. Su asked again.
"The Gregorian calendar." Old Mrs. Su asked, "Where did you take Shanshan?"
"I took her to play with other children, but she stood there stupidly, not daring to go over," said Mrs. Su. "One child even said she was a boy and shouldn't wear a skirt. I said she was a girl, and it's not just boys who have bald heads."
Wei Shanshan stood beside Su Sansao, not daring to speak. Wei Shanshan's little bald head was shiny, and the hair on top of her head had not grown much since she was young.
"Mom, I'm going to cook. You guys go look at Shanshan." Third Sister Su said. She looked at the three elders sitting there, and the atmosphere looked serious. Third Sister Su thought it would be better for her to go to the kitchen to cook. She looked at Su Xueqing again, "Little sister, have lunch at home at noon."
"Yes." Su Xueqing nodded.
"Come, Shanshan." Old Mrs. Su waved to Wei Shanshan.
Su Xueqing looked at Wei Shanshan's timid appearance, and did not think about softening Wei Shanshan, nor did she think about how good her relationship with Wei Shanshan would be. Su Xueqing herself was still a college student, not a particularly old child, and she did not like to coax others, at most she would just give Wei Shanshan some food.
"This fabric is nice. Ask your grandmother to make you some clothes later." Su's mother said. She felt embarrassed to give all the fabric to other people in the family and not give any to Su Xueqing.
At this time, Xu Ruyun and her second brother were looking at the goods. After they got off the train, they wanted to have more contact with Xun Tong, who was selling toys. But Xun Tong left directly without waiting for Xu Ruyun. Xu Ruyun thought that Xun Tong was just a typical businessman, and Xun Tong would not pay much attention to them without any benefits.
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