"I am a man. I want to pursue my future happiness and my love. I want to have both happiness and wealth."
Lin Shansheng said firmly, "I want to marry Sister Qiaozhen, and I want to go to the big city with her to develop my career."
Lin Shan Hai nodded, "Good, that's my good son, he has ambition!"
“I support you, your mother. I’ve already saved up the money for your wedding. When are you planning to leave? Have you told Qiaozhen about this?”
Lin Shansheng smiled sheepishly and said, "I haven't said yet. This is just my unilateral decision. I just don't know if Sister Qiaozhen is willing to marry me."
"You silly child, she has already asked you if you want to go to the city with her, and you are still worrying about whether she is willing to marry you."
Zhao Shufang, being an experienced woman, saw things more clearly and immediately said with a smile, "How about this, tomorrow your mother, your eldest brother, your sister-in-law, and I will accompany you to the county town. We'll buy the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a specific type of jewelry), and then go to propose marriage!"
"Really? Is it possible to do it so quickly? I'm so nervous!"
Lin Shansheng was so excited that he couldn't sit still and immediately stood up.
Lin Chaosheng chuckled: "Father, Mother, does he look familiar?"
"You look familiar, how can you not? Wasn't it the same when you were about to marry Xiaomei? You didn't get a good night's sleep for a full two weeks until you brought her home."
Zhao Shufang couldn't stop smiling when she thought about what happened back then, while Liang Mei looked shy.
"Okay, then it's settled. You don't need to go to Xiaofu's stall tomorrow morning, so Xiaofu can rest at home."
"I can stay at home instead of setting up my stall, but I don't want to rest at home either. I want to go to the county town with you!"
“I’ll go too, it’s a good opportunity to go home and see my brother.”
Su Hang laughed from the side, so the whole family, which originally consisted of only 4 people, ended up going to the county town.
The next morning, Zhao Shufang got up early to make breakfast for the whole family.
She didn't do anything complicated; she just steamed a few baskets of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and then served each person a bowl of sour soup noodles.
After everyone had eaten, they went to the county together.
"We definitely want to buy the best of these three things (turning a wheel, turning a cylinder, turning a ring, and turning a watch), so let's go straight to the department store. Let's not waste time going to the supply and marketing cooperative."
As Lin Chaosheng spoke, even Lin Shanhai, who was usually the stingiest, agreed with him.
“That’s right. Since we’re going to propose marriage, and the other party is a girl who works in the city, our family has to bring something presentable to make the proposal. We can’t let them look down on us.”
Looking at her husband, Zhao Shufang smiled and said, "In all these decades I've been with you, this is the most reasonable thing you've ever said."
So the group slept in the department store.
What would you like to buy?
Seeing Lin Chaosheng at the department store, and knowing that so many people were coming in together, I knew they must be buying a lot of things.
"We'd like to check out the radio first."
Lin Shansheng got straight to the point.
"Okay, please come this way. How about this one? It's from Shanghai Radio Factory No. 3, and the retail price is 125 yuan."
The saleswoman was beautiful and had a sweet voice, but everyone was surprised by how expensive the radio was, costing over 100 yuan.
Although everyone felt it was a bit pricey, no one considered not buying it.
He touched the radio in the study, then asked him to become a member, tuned it, listened to the sound, and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "I think this one is of good quality, how about we take this one?"
"You have excellent taste. If you're sure, please come over here to pay. I'll give you a receipt and then wrap it up for you."
Lin Chaosheng nodded and subconsciously reached to pay, but at that moment, Lin Shansheng stopped his older brother and said, "This is for my wedding, and I have my own savings, so I should pay for it."
After saying that, Lin Shansheng went with the salesperson to pay.
"This child has grown up."
Zhao Shufang smiled with satisfaction, feeling that neither of her sons had gone astray, which was the thing she was most grateful for.
After buying the radio, they went to look at bicycles.
There's definitely nothing special about this bicycle; you absolutely have to buy the best Phoenix brand 82-inch model available right now.
After successfully resolving the bicycle issue, they went to look at sewing machines.
"You've come at the perfect time. There's only one sewing machine left in our department store. How about this one? It's just a little pricey, so it hasn't been sold yet."
The salesperson introduced it to them, saying, "Anyone who knows how to use a sewing machine can try it out. If you like it and the price is acceptable, this sewing machine is a very good choice."
Liang Mei was definitely the most skilled at using a sewing machine in the house, so she went up and tried it out, and found that it was excellent in terms of both feel and other aspects.
"That's good, how about this one?"
Lin Shansheng readily paid the money, and the sewing machine issue was resolved smoothly.
"The last item is the watch."
Lin Chaosheng led Lin Shansheng and the others to the counter to look at watches, and finally bought a fashionable women's watch.
"Alright, everything is ready, we just need the right opportunity to go and propose marriage."
Lin Chaosheng bought several pieces of red silk and tied large red flowers to all the boxes on his bicycle.
He and Lin Shansheng each rode a bicycle, while the others took rickshaws to Li Daniu's gambling den.
"Big boss, big boss!"
The gatekeeper immediately came in to warn Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng as soon as he saw them riding bicycles with boxes tied with red silk on the back.
"Boss and Miss, Lin Chaosheng and his brother are here."
Upon hearing that it was the two of them, Li Daniu immediately scolded, "They're not strangers, why are you so panicked? Anyone who didn't know better would think that an enemy had come!"
"No, boss, it's just that they came in a different way this time!"
Today, Li Xiaozhen wore a side braid, a pink polyester shirt, and black pants, looking very chic and neat while also showing off her girlish charm.
"What's different? Did you crawl here?"
"They came on bicycles, and I could see them from afar that they were carrying things on their bicycles and had red cloth tied to them. To me, they looked like they were here to propose marriage!"
With a clatter, the teacup in Li Daniu's hand fell to the ground.
"Are you sure you saw it clearly? You're not mistaken?"
The underling shook his head vigorously, "Boss, I really didn't see wrong."
Li Daniu and Li Qiaozhen exchanged a glance. Li Qiaozhen was both surprised and flustered. After all, she did not expect Lin Shansheng to not only make a decision so quickly, but also to come to propose marriage. This speed was simply beyond her imagination!
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