As a father of a daughter, Li Chu doesn't think Luo Qicheng's youngest son is a good match for someone who has nothing and is content with mediocrity.
It's not that I'm worried about my daughter suffering; I'm not afraid of suffering at all. What I'm worried about is that I can't see any end to this kind of suffering.
Ding Qiunan pondered for a while while eating and then said, "What if they get a permanent position someday?"
"Ha, promoted to a permanent position? Luo Qicheng must have retired by now."
"You've been retired for several years..." Before she could finish speaking, Ding Qiunan realized why her husband had asked that question.
The person is already retired. The company is already being lenient by letting your son do temporary work. Want to become a permanent employee? Think about it.
"Xiao Dang and Huaihua are now in charge of the first floor near the front gate, and the other is in charge of the second and third floors. Their wages have both increased to 85, which is the same as the wages of a fourth-level worker in the factory. Although they don't have those ration coupons, they don't have to pay for their meals. They can even pack some leftovers to take home at night. What can a temporary worker like you compare with them? Moreover, as far as I know, Xu Damao thinks the two sisters are doing a good job and will raise their wages again next year."
"So you mean Lao Luo's son is no good?"
"It really won't work. I think a single man of your age should at least have one of these things: a house, a job, or money. You have nothing. You can do a temporary job that only pays thirty yuan a month and still enjoy it. How are you going to get married? How are you going to support a family? Are you planning to rely on a girl to earn money to support the family and then stay at home as a full-time househusband?"
"With Lao Luo around, he has to help his son out, right?"
"Old Luo has more than one son. His two older sons are already married. If he dares to give all his assets to his youngest son, or to give his youngest son too much financial support, just wait and see if his two daughters-in-law will make a fuss."
Even assuming his two daughters-in-law don't cause trouble and he can just give them whatever he wants, where will his son live after he gets married? I remember the apartment Lao Luo was allocated later was only about 40 square meters. It's tiny; how can he live there? Rent a place? If he buys a house, how much money can he give? With him like this, let me tell you, no normal girl would want to marry him.”
Of course, things might be different in twenty years; that household registration alone would be worth a lot of money.
Li Chu spoke about the most practical issues. When dating, love can make you feel content, but when it comes to marriage, it's about the daily grind and the practicalities of life. You have to be down-to-earth and think things through.
"According to you, all unemployed single young men should stop getting married."
"No, no, no, it's not scary to be unemployed, and it's not a big deal to do temporary work. What's scary is when you take all of this for granted."
Look at the people on Xiushui Street, near Deshengmen, at the zoo, and those guys secretly selling things in front of the department store. Most of these people are unemployed. Although what they're doing might be a bit risky, at least they're trying to earn money. They're not saying things like "I'm poor, so I'm right."
Let me tell you, my dear wife, these people, even though they sometimes look disheveled as they walk the streets, at least they have the desire to live a better life and are constantly striving in that direction.
As a man, being poor isn't scary, nor is having a bad family background; what's scary is being poor and not working hard.
"Okay," Ding Qiunan thought for a moment and nodded. "I understand what you mean. I'll tell Qin Huairu that later."
"Wait a minute!" Li Chu was anxious when he heard this and quickly said, "What do you mean by saying that to Qin Huairu? That was just my own opinion. Now it's her daughter's turn to find a boyfriend, and she and her daughter need to make their own judgment. Don't come to blame me if there are any problems in the end."
"If Qin Huai came to ask me, it means she was also having doubts. My words to her will only make her more determined."
At this point, Ding Qiunan's eyes darted around, and she continued, "Hey, what do you think of Xiao Zhang from the car team?"
"Huh? Xiao Zhang? What are you doing? Other people's kids are old enough to run errands by now."
"Oh dear, I was talking about another Zhang, Zhang Tiancheng."
"Oh, you mean him? I think he was a volunteer soldier who only joined last year, right?" Li Chu thought for a moment before saying.
"Yes, that's right. But he served seven years beyond his term before being transferred. He seems to be the same age as Xiaodang, or maybe a year older than her."
"You want to introduce him to Xiao Dang?" Li Chu lifted his eyelids and glanced at his wife across from him.
“Yeah, I sometimes use the car when I go out, and Xiao Zhang has driven it for me a few times. I think he's a pretty good guy, and he has no burdens. There's no one left in his family; he only has one older sister who got married a long time ago.”
Well, the conditions are not bad. The most important thing is that Qin Huairu is probably willing to accept Xiao Zhang's conditions. Since there is no one else at home, he can take good care of his wife's family.
"I don't care, you can introduce whoever you want." Li Chu declined to comment on this.
Ding Qiunan thought about it more and more and felt it was a good idea. She chuckled and lowered her head to start eating heartily.
"You can be the matchmaker, but you need to think it through. Qin Huairu has another son."
Her husband's casual remark was like a bucket of ice water, chilling Ding Qiunan to the bone.
Yes, Qin Huairu is just like her mother-in-law, even more so in favor of sons than daughters. Right now, her son doesn't dare to come back, so she seems to treat her daughter quite well.
But once things calm down in a few years and Banggeng comes back, it's questionable whether Xiaodang and Huaihua will still be able to stay at home.
When her son comes back, if he's made some money during those years he's been out there, that'll be fine. But if he's broke... tsk tsk.
She could already imagine that when the time came, Qin Huairu and her mother-in-law would absolutely squeeze every last drop of blood from Xiaodang and Huaihua in order to get their son married, and they wouldn't be able to escape it even after they got married.
It's a good thing to want to introduce someone to a potential partner, but you can't just push Xiao Zhang into a fire pit.
Currently, the Qinhuai Home Inn is definitely a huge fire pit.
Thinking of this, Ding Qiunan nodded twice: "You're right, I forgot about this."
In that case, I'd better stay home. Given their family's patriarchal nature, if Xiao Zhang really gets together with Xiao Dang, she'll definitely curse me to death when she finds out about their family situation.
"Let's eat," Li Chu tapped his wife's lunchbox.
"Go take a nap after you finish eating, and stop thinking about these messy things."
"Okay," Ding Qiunan replied obediently.
At the same time, she sighed silently to herself, thinking that she was not destined to be a matchmaker.
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