Su Aimin told her, "Hide in your room and listen carefully."
"I know." Su Qingyun nodded.
After her parents left her room, Su Qingyun played with the small and exquisite radio in her hand. This radio was a transistor radio with an all-germanium tube design. It was very small in size, very compact, and had excellent workmanship. In that era, it was almost a luxury item.
In the whole Luoshui Village, there are no more than a handful of people who own a radio at home. The programs people often listen to now include "Little Trumpet", "Children's Radio", "Friends of Youth", etc.
She pulled out the antenna, turned on the switch, and turned the button. She turned down the volume and soft music flowed out.
Su Qingyun knew the song "Yesterday Once More" sung by Carpenter. This song was created two years ago and was a classic song that was popular all over the world even decades later.
She listened to the pleasant music, lost in thought.
Su Qingyun recalled the development history of radios, from vacuum tubes to transistors and then to integrated circuits. They are still at the transistor stage, and there is still a long way to go in the development of integrated circuits.
What if she gives it a try... Su Qingyun fell into deep thought, but she also knew that her current situation did not allow for scientific research. She could only suppress her thoughts temporarily and talk about it later.
After listening for a while, she turned off the radio. After all, the house was not soundproof. If she was discovered, her family would definitely become suspicious if she was playing the bicycle and the radio at the same time.
She had just turned off the radio when Zhang Xinlan, passing by her door, tilted her head in surprise. Did she just hear something? She put her ear close to the sound and listened carefully for a moment. Nothing. Had she misheard? Zhang Xinlan scratched her head and left, puzzled.
As October progressed, the weather gradually turned cooler. Su Congjun had a rare two-day vacation, and when he returned from the county, Su Aiguo and Li Xiu Lian were both very surprised.
He was now a salaried man, and he generously bought bags of things for his family, including a bag of fruit candies, a can of malted milk, and ten pounds of warm cotton, waiting to make cotton-padded clothes when the weather got cold in winter.
"We have made great progress by joining the army." Wu Guixiang smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed.
"Brother is so awesome! He bought so many things for the family in just one month of work." Su Qingyun praised without hesitation.
Zhang Xinlan looked at him with envy, "Congjun, how much salary do you get? You're so generous, buying so many things?"
Su Congjun also knew his second aunt's temper, so he simply said, "I'm just an apprentice now, and my monthly salary is only a little over ten yuan. The only things I buy myself are the fruit candies and malted milk, and the cotton is given to me by my master."
"Congjun, your master is so good to you, you must remember this." Li Xiu Lian said hurriedly. There was not a single day that she didn't worry about Congjun when he was working in the factory. Now that she knew that he had a master who was so good to him, she was naturally very relieved.
Zhang Xinlan rolled her eyes and asked, "So how do you plan to spend your salary?" More than ten yuan, that's quite a lot.
Su Congjun looked at his grandmother and said, "Grandma, my salary is 17 yuan now. I live and eat at the factory, so I don't need much money. I plan to keep 2 or 3 yuan for myself, give 5 yuan to my parents, and give the rest to you. What do you think?"
Su Aiguo and Li Xiu Lian remained silent about his plan, and they had no objection in their hearts. Not only did they not get this job by themselves, but they also had not divided the family yet. They all agreed that the family would pay for their food and drinks, and the money everyone earned should be handed over to their families. They were a little unhappy when Congjun said he would give them five dollars.
Wu Guixiang looked at her eldest grandson with satisfaction. He was very sensible. She nodded and said, "Okay, give it to me and I'll save it for you. You're getting married soon, so this money will be used as your wedding money. If it's not enough, we can add some more."
"Thank you, grandma." Su Congjun said obediently, without any objection.
When Zhang Xinlan saw that everything had been arranged, she immediately stopped.
However, when it comes to Su Congjun getting married, Zhang Xinlan curled her lips. Although the Su family was in the right during the last incident with the He family, because of the He family's unreasonable behavior, matchmakers now dare not easily introduce him to a marriage, for fear that the He family would hold a grudge against them and get them into trouble.
Su Aiguo and Li Xiu Lian also remembered this and their faces looked a little bad.
Su Congjun looked at the family with surprised expressions and asked curiously, "What's wrong, everyone?"
"It's all because of your ex-girlfriend! Our Su family is also in trouble." Zhang Xinlan blurted out.
"Second son's wife! If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb." Wu Guixiang's sharp eyes immediately swept over. Zhang Xinlan shrank her neck and dared not speak anymore.
Su Qingyun secretly held her forehead, her second aunt really was never at peace all day.
Su Congjun saw that there was something hidden and immediately looked at his mother, "Mom, what's wrong? What happened?"
"No, nothing." Li Xiu Lian's face looked a little unnatural, and she couldn't help but feel a little more resentful towards her second brother's wife. Why bring up this matter when there were so many other things to say!
Su Congjun pursed his lips and lowered his eyes. "Mom, I'm a working person now. Is there anything in this family that I shouldn't know?"
"Go ahead, he's been in the army for so long now, he can figure things out and tell right from wrong." Su Dalin spoke.
Li Xiulian had no choice but to tell the story with a gloomy face. After listening to it, Su Congjun did not speak for a long time.
"Congjun, you are not still thinking about He Qinqin, are you?" Seeing him silent, Li Xiu Lian became nervous. What if Congjun still liked He Qinqin and blamed them for rejecting the He family?
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