Liu Mei: "..."
The impending addition to the family hasn't affected Su Yu's mood yet. After her initial curiosity wore off, she stopped paying attention. Giving Liu Mei two eggs a week is simply a gesture of care from a company boss towards a pregnant employee.
After all, she is a boss with a conscience.
Now, she's thinking more about how her family will arrange things for her after she starts school.
When she goes to school or when a new member is born, these are all things that will cost money.
To maintain her quality of life, she needs to make plans early.
...
To put Su Yu's mind at ease, Secretary Song gave the movie tickets to Zhu in front of Su Yu during lunch at the cafeteria the following day.
Zhu was thrilled to be invited to the movie. Gao Xin and Su Yu discussed going shopping together after the movie. She hadn't been shopping in ages; she used to go with several female colleagues from the municipal party committee, but they all found partners, and now she finally had a companion.
Secretary Song, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but chuckle several times.
Go shopping together? Dream on!
In the afternoon, Secretary Song took the opportunity to ride his bicycle to the state-run restaurant to chat with Secretary Zhu.
This was the first time Secretary Zhu had been contacted privately, and she was overjoyed. "Secretary Song, it's been a long time since we had a get-together. When are we going to have a meal together?"
Secretary Song offered him a cigarette, then put it in his pocket. "I've been busy with work lately, so I'll skip the meal. You know, the municipal party committee has a lot of tasks to handle. We need to solve the people's food problem and their housing problem. These are all important matters."
Secretary Zhu nodded, "This year's harvest looks quite difficult. Our restaurant's supply is also starting to run into shortages. Some ingredients can be sourced from other provinces, but others can't, as the weather is getting warmer and they spoil easily."
He took out his matchbox to light a cigarette, then prepared to light one for Secretary Song, only to find that Secretary Song hadn't taken a cigarette at all. "Secretary Song, aren't you smoking?"
"I'm not smoking anymore," Secretary Song waved her hand. "I'm too busy with work to smoke."
"..."
Seeing that Secretary Song wasn't smoking, Secretary Zhu lit one himself. "Old Zhou and the others are quite busy too. The steel mills in the communes below are starting to close down. The technology is inadequate; they're only producing scrap steel that can't be used. It's delaying the farmers' planting."
Secretary Song looked at him silently.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Secretary Zhu said, "Secretary Song, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Zhu, how have I treated you?"
"Of course, my sister's job was thanks to you, Secretary Song."
"This is another matter; I've come to you today to discuss just one thing."
Hearing Secretary Song's serious expression, Secretary Zhu realized that this must be something very important, and immediately said solemnly, "Secretary Song, I will do my best to help you."
"Leave your sister at home on the weekend. Don't let her go out."
Secretary Zhu was immediately choked by the smoke. "Cough cough cough..."
Early on this weekend morning, Secretary Song tidied herself up neatly and cleanly. Looking at herself in the mirror, she realized for the first time that she was actually quite pretty.
He glanced at the time, hurriedly ate breakfast, and rushed out. He rode his bicycle away from the municipal party committee compound.
Holding her bowl, Song's mother said softly, "My son has grown up."
“He should have grown up long ago. When I was his age, I was already on the battlefield.”
Secretary Song had originally planned to wait for Su Yu at the textile factory area, but remembering his previous rejection, he wised up and deliberately waited a short distance outside the factory. Seeing Su Yu emerge in Su Zhi's car, he rode his bicycle after her.
"Comrade Su, what a coincidence! This must be your younger brother."
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. You live on the east side and I live on the west side, so we can go to the same place together."
Su Zhi, being bold, recognized Secretary Song as the municipal party committee secretary who had helped him move last time, and said with a smile, "Secretary Song, are you looking in the wrong direction?"
"...No, I was just exercising." Secretary Song cleverly found an excuse for herself.
Su Yu smiled but said nothing.
When Su Yu arrived at the Antelope Cinema, Zhu hadn't arrived yet. She checked the time. "Why hasn't Zhu come yet?"
Secretary Song said awkwardly, "I forgot to tell you, something came up at Zhu's family. His brother called me and said he can't come. Please forgive him."
Su Yu: "...So what about the movie? Are we still going to watch it?"
"Of course I'll watch it! I've already bought the tickets, it would be a waste not to watch it. We're working people, we should be thrifty and frugal."
Su Yu nodded. "Zhi, then you can watch it with us."
Su Zhi was about to ride his bike back when he heard this and excitedly asked, "Sis, can I really watch a movie? Is there a share for me?" He hadn't watched a movie in a long time.
"Yes, we have an extra ticket because a friend of ours isn't coming."
Secretary Song smiled and said, "The tickets are for Zhu."
"It's alright, the tickets are with me. Zhu is prone to misplacing things, so she gave the tickets to me for safekeeping yesterday." Su Yu took two tickets out of her pocket.
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