"Why are you still speaking for her? You're not attracted to her, are you? Give up on this idea! She looks down on country people because she's not a good student and has a good character. She broke off the marriage proposal and married a city guy!"
"How shameless! You bring shame to us!"
"You said her family was extremely poor. They could barely pay their tuition before. How did she get the money to start a business?"
"Oh, stop it, it's disgusting!"
"That's right, pretending to be innocent, but who knows how disgusting she is behind the scenes!"
The rumors continue to ferment as each one speaks with certainty.
The desire to pry into someone's private affairs, the subtle psychology of envy, jealousy and hatred, the moral kidnapping of the concept of chastity under the traditional patriarchal thinking, and the excitement of the topic of romance...
It is enough to be the most explosive news in ordinary life.
People in the 1980s could not say many unpleasant things, and these hearsay alone provided a breeding ground for rumors.
Everyone in the rumor-spreading chain seems to be unintentional, but just because they heard someone say so, they also get involved and unknowingly become accomplices of the rumor.
Su Xiaoli didn't expect that she would experience all the things that she had not experienced for decades in her previous life, just after she traveled to the 1980s.
She didn't go to school and she had no idea that there were rumors about her circulating in the school.
The past few days have been packed with repairs to the extruder, training for Xiangjiang Department Store, renovations to the beauty shop, and negotiations with the county on behalf of Mr. Lu...
No matter how busy you are, you have to get things done one by one.
At this moment, she was busy at the welfare home with Meng Zening.
Meng Zening's hands were covered in grease at this moment. He had accumulated so many theoretical reserves, and now they finally came in handy.
The problems with several machines have been basically found out, but there is still one missing, and it is so old that it is a bit difficult to fix.
"There are about seven or eight faults in total. The motor, bearings, and cylinders all need to be replaced with new ones. I'll make a list for you and you can go to this factory to buy them. As for the remaining one... I'm afraid we'll have to ask the original factory's technician to come and take a look."
Meng Zening walked towards the sink.
"That is to say, this machine can still be used for rescue?" Su Xiaoli was overjoyed.
Meng Zening was amused by Su Xiaoli's words, "As long as we can buy the spare parts, we can continue to use it. The sooner we buy it, the sooner it can be repaired. I will learn from the master about the remaining one, and I think it will be almost the same."
"Before you come next week, I can get you everything you want and the people you want." Su Xiaoli answered without thinking. She still had some confidence.
next week?
Meng Zening was stunned.
After all, he came this time because of those books and what Su Xiaoli said, "on-site practical learning."
He is usually trapped at work and has to take care of his elderly mother at home. How could he have so much energy?
Su Xiaoli smiled, with a hint of understanding in her eyes, "Can't let go of your mother?"
When she picked up Meng Zening today, she saw Meng Qin lying in bed. She took the opportunity to check on him while they were chatting.
The reason for being bedridden is most likely due to doing a lot of heavy work when you were young, which caused lumbar muscle strain.
I can’t do heavy work now. I have to lie down and rest after doing a little work, otherwise my back pain will get worse.
Meng Zening thought about it and nodded.
"Come out with me, I'll show you around here."
Su Xiaoli took Meng Zening to stroll around the welfare home. It seemed casual, but she had her considerations.
"This is the chess and card room, this room is the activity room, this is the kitchen and dining room, and in the back is the vegetable garden that Grandpa Su and his team have just opened up. We usually grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks... We make sure that every meal has both meat and vegetables." She introduced softly.
"How about it? What do you think of the environment?" After walking around, Su Xiaoli looked at Meng Zening.
When Meng Zening walked over here, he thought this place was nice.
Apart from anything else, just looking at the spirit of the old people, there is no sense of decadence at all.
Those who were able to move went to the factory next door to do assembly work. It was warm inside, even warmer than their workshop.
There are fixed rest and exercise times at regular intervals, and commissions will be paid to the elderly according to the work they do.
Those who are unable to move are also well taken care of. For example, there are special caregivers who push everyone to the sunny side to bask in the sun, or go to the chess and card room to play cards and chess.
"We also have a cooperative health center. Doctor Wei from the county comes every Wednesday to check the health of the elderly," Su Xiaoli introduced.
Meng Zening was a little confused. What did this have to do with him? Su Xiaoli's introduction was a little too detailed.
"Have you ever considered asking your mother to move in?" Su Xiaoli expressed her thoughts, and the smile on her face warmed up a little.
She won't take advantage without giving anything in return.
If you borrow someone's help, you should naturally give back.
Only by giving to each other and understanding each other can the cooperation continue.
Not to mention the idea of repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude, at least she should show sincerity.
Before, she was still thinking about how to make Meng Zening a long-term engineer here.
The “part-time job” must be paid, but giving money may not necessarily solve the scholar’s psychological pressure.
It was not until she saw Meng Zening's mother that she suddenly had an idea. Perhaps helping him solve his worries would help her retain this talented person.
"Are you serious? But I can't afford it." Meng Zening refused. He didn't want to receive favors for nothing.
"You don't have to pay any money. This is a welfare home. The old people get together and have something to chat about. It's better than being bored at home alone." Su Xiaoli explained.
There is no charge for living in the welfare home, in fact, it is because the welfare home now has its own industry. Even if it does not rely on county funding, it can support daily expenses just by relying on the infusion tube business.
Even if they really had to pay, Meng Zening helped the welfare home repair equipment and generate income, and that part was used to offset the hospital fees, and no one could say anything.
As for the maintenance fees that Su Xiaoli wanted to settle with him, they would deal with them one by one and it was another matter.
Meng Zening was a little shaken.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoli gave him such a big "surprise".
He certainly didn't want his mother to be alone at home during the day.
The welfare home is in Lingzheng County, not Shilu City, and it is not opened by him.
The education he received and his moral principles made him feel too embarrassed to say something like "I'm living here for free".
"Well, you must respect your mother's opinion on this matter. Why don't you go back and ask her? Or bring her over to see it?"
Su Xiaoli did not force her and took a step back.
Meng Zening neither nodded nor shook his head.
No matter what, he still agreed to come back next Sunday to repair the equipment. He was not the kind of person who would give up halfway, so Su Xiaoli naturally wanted more.
Meng Zening was upset by the fact that his mother was sent to an orphanage.
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