Qin Hanshu walked over and asked, "Are you with Yang Guangyu?"

"Yes," Zhou Weiguang nodded and handed the letter to Qin Hanshu, "Take a look at it too. Half of this letter is about you."

Qin Hanshu smiled and took the letter.

After reading it, Qin Hanshu said, "Let me write the reply and tell them about my pregnancy. Do you have anything to say?"

Zhou Weiguang shook his head. "It's nothing more than greeting my family. There's nothing special about it. You can reply as you see fit."

"By the way, my parents asked us if Lanhua can go back after getting married. I think we should forget it. It won't be convenient for you since you are pregnant." Zhou Weiguang said.

"I agree!" Qin Feiyang came over and said, "Being pregnant is hard work, and it's not suitable for long-distance travel."

Qin Hanshu thought so too. The hardship was another matter, but the main thing was that the risks were indeed greater in the early stages of pregnancy.

After returning home, Qin Hanshu said, "I'll go shopping at the department store tomorrow and buy some more gifts for Lanhua and mail them back."

Zhou Weiguang said, "You decide. If the money is not enough, tell me and I will advance you one month's salary."

Since getting married, Zhou Weiguang gave all his savings to Qin Hanshu, and it was also Qin Hanshu who collected his monthly salary.

Even his only pastime - cigarettes - were bought by Qin Hanshu and kept at home.

Zhou Weiguang may not have a penny in his pocket.

Qin Hanshu once suggested giving him some pocket money, but Zhou Weiguang refused, saying that he had no place to spend it and that he could just ask Qin Hanshu when he needed money.

It is actually very common for the wife to go to collect the salary in the staff housing compound, including Liu Ercui who lives upstairs.

However, there are really not many men like Zhou Weiguang who don't have a penny in their pockets.

Zhou Weiguang didn't ask about any family expenses, so he said "if there is not enough money" at this moment.

Qin Hanshu laughed and shook his head, "You think I'm spending all my money? Our combined monthly income is over a hundred dollars, and the expenses at home are only a few dollars? And your savings before marriage, how can it not be enough?"

Moreover, she has a lot of things stored in her space. From time to time, she takes some out and mixes them into her daily necessities, which can save a lot without her realizing it.

Zhou Weiguang thought for a moment and said, "Commander Chen of the Garrison District earns much more than I do, but his family suffers from famine almost every month, so he asks for an advance on his salary from time to time."

This Commander Chen was the leader who spoke at their wedding. Qin Hanshu later heard from Zhou Weiguang that this commander could be considered Zhou Weiguang's benefactor.

"Commander Chen has a large family. His son and daughter-in-law, his daughter and son-in-law all live with him, as well as his grandchildren. The whole family depends on his salary, and they all want good things, so it's normal that the finances are tight."

Commander Chen is actually not very old, he seems to be just fifty, but he got married early, and his son and daughter also got married early, so he has three generations living under the same roof at such a young age.

"That's right." Zhou Weiguang responded, but his mind was wandering.

Commander Chen's position and rank were not low. It was the highest position that most middle- and grassroots cadres like Zhou Weiguang could possibly reach.

But... Zhou Weiguang imagined that when he had a house full of children and grandchildren, they would surround him and ask for things, but he couldn't give them out...

In the past, Zhou Weiguang always regarded Commander Chen as his life goal.

Now it seems that he needs to set his sights higher.

Tsk, I feel like the burden on my shoulders has become much heavier.

***

Qin Hanshu planned to use the lunch break to go shopping and pick out a wedding gift for Zhou Ruilan.

When Wu Yingxia heard about it, she was very excited to join in.

Qin Hanshu naturally agreed.

The distance is far, the mailing time is long, and it is not convenient to buy expensive things.

Qin Hanshu already had a general plan in mind, so he bought two sets of fashionable ready-made clothes and some local specialties.

So she went straight to the wardrobe counter.

When the salesperson at the counter saw Wu Yingxia, a warm smile suddenly broke out on his originally indifferent face.

"Aunt Wu, you haven't come to play with us for a long time."

"I don't have the energy to play," Wu Yingxia waved her hand, "I'm too busy with work."

The salesperson's eyes flickered. "There's a rumor that our company is going to increase benefits this year? I don't know how."

Another salesperson also came over and said, "I don't ask for anything else, just please stop giving out hairtail fish... or you can replace it with small yellow croaker, I love yellow croaker noodles!"

Wu Yingxia smiled and said angrily: "I still want to eat yellow croaker noodles, but I have to make some money!"

As she spoke, Wu Yingxia winked at Qin Hanshu.

Qin Hanshu thought about it for a while before she realized that Wu Yingxia wanted her to continue the conversation.

"There are no small yellow croakers left, but there is peanut oil. Each person can get 1 kilogram."

The two salesmen's eyes lit up.

"A pound of peanut oil? That's better than any fish!"

Each person is only supplied with half a pound of oil per month, mostly soybean oil. No matter how well the employees in department stores are treated, it is difficult for them to buy an extra pound of oil.

Jiangcheng No. 1 Department Store is one of the few department stores in the country that has national purchasing rights and import quotas.

At the beginning of this year, an agricultural department of a certain province somehow found the leader of a department store and asked for help in importing a batch of fertilizers, and the department store agreed.

They paid a sum of money first, but when it came time to pay the balance after the goods arrived, they dragged their feet and finally the department store sent someone to collect the debt.

Then I found out that they were not unwilling to pay on purpose, but they were really poor. They were so poor that even the flower beds in front of the provincial department were not planted with flowers but vegetables.

It was the peanut production season at that time, and the province grew a lot of peanuts, so he asked if he could use peanuts to pay off the remaining debt.

Think about it, it’s not easy for the people over there. They have to go through so many twists and turns to come to Jiangcheng to look for fertilizers. They must have been forced into a desperate situation.

After all, it is for the country and the people, not for personal gain.

In this way, nearly half a carload of peanuts was brought back.

It was difficult to sell so many peanuts, as they were piled up there. When the year was almost over, someone suggested to the leader that they contact an oil mill to make oil for sale, which would surely be a good idea.

The leader thought it was a good idea, but he decided not to sell it and just give benefits to the employees.

Therefore, this year each person is provided with a pound of peanut oil as a benefit.

This news was no secret among the top leaders, but the people below had only heard some information and did not know the details.

Even among the people in the Labor and Personnel Department, only Wu Yingxia and Wang Yinghui knew about it. However, if Wu Yingxia knew about it, it also meant that Qin Hanshu knew about it.

Wu Yingxia asked Qin Hanshu to speak so that she could get closer to the two sales clerks and make it easier for her to buy things here next time.

Sure enough, as soon as Qin Hanshu finished speaking, the two salesmen immediately looked at her with a friendly look.