Chapter 556 The Early-Death Bystander in the Reborn Mother-in-Law Novel (24)
On October 22, 1977, the college entrance examination was reopened.
Jiang Yue remembers that day, all the firecrackers in the city were sold out, and when the good news came, the whole country was excited.
Jiang Yue is already 23 years old. She only has a junior high school education and hasn't studied in recent years, so she gave up her plan to take the college entrance examination. However, this doesn't mean it has nothing to do with her. At this time, people looking for textbooks and others came to the recycling station by following the scent. Jiang Yue was assigned by the station manager to be responsible for receiving these people.
Although there were new books available for purchase, the queues were too long, and it would be impossible to buy them in a short time. With the college entrance examination approaching, the students had no time to wait. Jiang Yue organized a group of people to thoroughly search through the pile of books, and after a whole day of searching, they finally found all the useful books. In fact, Jiang Yue herself had put many books in the pile; she had been collecting them beforehand. This was all the help she could offer.
After returning home, she received more good news: her sister-in-law was pregnant with their second child. They had originally planned to wait until their son, Donggua, was a little older before having a second child, but this pregnancy came quite suddenly. Jiang Yue thought it was a good thing, as having a second child would be much more complicated if they waited a few more years until the one-child policy came into effect.
In 1979, with the reform and opening up, there were more street vendors on the streets. This was mainly because the children who had been sent to the countryside had returned, and there weren't enough jobs for them all at once, so many people quietly set up stalls.
A lot has happened this year. The biggest event for the Jiang family is that the three families jointly bought a refrigerator and a TV. With a refrigerator, they can buy more vegetables and meat, and they can put leftover vegetables in the refrigerator. In the summer, they can buy more soda and popsicles. Jiang Ze and Xiao Donggua couldn't stop smiling.
When they bought the refrigerator and television, Jiang Yue wasn't supposed to have to pay for them. However, since she came home every day as if she hadn't moved out, they still had to pay for them. In the end, it was only about three or four months' salary for Jiang Yue.
After entering the 1980s, people's lives became much richer, and life was becoming more and more like the era that Jiang Yue was familiar with. In this year, the protagonist and her mother-in-law, Aunt Wang, went south. After all, they were all reborn people and were quite clear about the future development. The other people in the compound did not move, because they still had some concerns.
Jiang's mother, who was on good terms with Aunt Wang, was a little tempted, but was eventually persuaded by her father and elder brother to wait until she came back and took a look before following their advice.
Three months later, Aunt Wang's first batch of goods sold out. Seeing that she had made money, Aunt Jiang decisively followed Aunt Wang to buy more goods. As those who bought goods for the second time made a fortune, other neighbors couldn't resist either. Jiang Yue also took leave and went south to Guangzhou with Aunt Jiang.
It wasn't for her money; the main thing was that Bai Ze was over there, and she needed to find a 'boyfriend' for him. Jiang's mother had been restless for the past two years, making Jiang Yue attend every social gathering. Jiang Yue didn't dare go home anymore, but it was no use not going home now, as everyone was going to the factory to find her.
We got to Guangzhou and took care of the important business first. Then we visited the factory. Because of our previous experience, we got the goods smoothly this time. We planned to spend the rest of the time sightseeing. Since it was our first time here, we all went together to avoid any problems and to look out for each other.
When passing by a hair salon, Jiang Yue went in to get her hair done. She told the hairdresser to do it the way Jiang Yue described, which is the French lazy curl style of later generations. It just so happened that her hair length was just right; any shorter and it wouldn't look good.
After getting her hair permed, Jiang Yue bought a white shirt, a denim jacket, and jeans, along with a pair of white sneakers. She had completely transformed her look. Her neighbor, who was with her after changing, was stunned. Actually, the outfit didn't quite meet Jiang Yue's expectations; the jeans were a very dark color. However, Jiang Yue's good looks made up for it somewhat.
"So beautiful, just like the people in movie posters."
"Yes, yes, yes, we could make a movie out of this."
"Come on, let's go take some photos. This time we'll take color ones, we can use them when we go back for blind dates."
"...Mom, let's just forget about it."
"How can we just let it go? Let's go, let's take the photos and then go eat."
Jiang Yue couldn't stop her mother in the end, and was dragged to have a few photos taken. The photo studio wanted to use Jiang Yue's photos to attract customers, but no matter how much they pleaded, Jiang Yue's mother refused. This kind of thing was a bit beyond her capabilities. If this were in Beijing, it would be fine, and she could go and visit from time to time. But who knows what people would do with this place after she left?
After a day of shopping, they found a place to eat in the evening. Since they had made money the previous times, they didn't save money this time and ordered a whole table of dishes. Jiang Yue looked at the stir-fried squid legs and crab in front of her and ate a few bites. The taste was okay, mainly because the ingredients were fresh and it couldn't be too bad.
The fried rice noodles with eggs tasted good. Maybe it was because I had walked a lot today and was a little hungry, but I got thirsty after eating for a while. Jiang Yue asked who wanted drinks. Out of seven or eight people, only three wanted them. She guessed that they were all reluctant to spend money. Jiang Yue thought for a moment and decided to give each of them a bottle, treating them as if it were her treat.
Bai Ze happened to be there too, so their first meeting could be arranged. Jiang Yue carried eight bottles of drinks back, knowing that her mother was watching her. When she was almost there, Jiang Yue pretended that she hadn't been holding on properly, and one of the drinks fell down. Just as it was about to hit her foot, Bai Ze appeared and caught it.
Are you alright?
"It's nothing, thanks."
The two had only exchanged a few words when Jiang Ma came over. Seeing Bai Ze's appearance, Jiang Ma began to think about making him her son-in-law.
"Young man, are you alright?"
"Auntie, I'm fine. Is this your daughter?"
"Yes, yes, her name is Jiang Yue, she's 25 years old and single. By the way, young man, do you have a girlfriend?"
Jiang Yue didn't expect her mother to be so direct, so she quickly pulled her away, still trying to maintain the facade.
"Auntie, my name is Bai Ze, I'm also 25 years old, and I'm also single."
"Haha, what a coincidence! Have you eaten yet? There are no seats available right now, would you like to share a table?"
Bai Ze glanced at Jiang Yue, then turned to Jiang's mother and said, "Okay, Auntie, thank you for your help."
Seeing that things were looking promising, Aunt Jiang pulled him back to where they were eating. The others, being neighbors, knew what was troubling her and readily offered their help.
With the combined efforts of the group and Bai Ze's cooperation, he quickly explained the background. Jiang Yue was surprised that things went so smoothly; she had even written several scripts, but none of them were needed.
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