Chapter 429: Leaving the Little Girl Behind (Page 1/2)
The next day, the matchmaker brought a teenage girl to the Huo family.
Lin Man looked at the girl. She was thin and small, with a pretty face. She was probably only 1.55 meters tall and weighed no more than 70 kilograms.
The clothes on his body were washed white, and the sandals on his feet had probably been repaired several times, with glue marks all over them.
Lin Man stepped forward and asked her, "Little girl, what's your name?"
The little girl stammered back, "Ah... Hello, Auntie. My name is Xiao Hua."
Lin Man didn't expect that she was only twenty-three years old, but was called "Auntie" by a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.
Well, in a certain city in the south, as long as you are married and have children, you are likely to be called auntie, and the person who calls you auntie may be older than you.
It’s okay to call her auntie, but this little girl’s name is a bit weird. Why would her parents give her such a name? Doesn’t it sound like Xiaohua is a joke?
"Let me call you Xiaohua. You are fifteen years old, right?"
Xiao Hua nodded and said, "Auntie, I'm fifteen years old."
Every time Xiao Hua called her "Auntie", Lin Man felt like she had aged several years.
Huo Qingci looked at the introducer and asked, "Uncle Xiaohua, can you tell me about Xiaohua's family situation?"
Deng Xiaoyong replied flatteringly, "Doctor Huo, Xiaohua's mother is my younger sister, Deng Xiaoying, 30 years old. My brother-in-law is Xiao Yaohui, 32 years old.
Xiaohua is their eldest daughter. They have six children in total, four daughters and two sons. The oldest is fourteen years old and the youngest is four years old.
Xiaohua helped raise her younger siblings. My brother-in-law worked as a temporary worker in a cannery, and my sister worked in the fields to earn work points.
It turns out that Xiao Hua is the eldest daughter, no wonder she is so capable. However, Deng Xiaoying is only 30 years old, so it seems understandable that Xiao Hua calls her aunt.
A 30-year-old mother and a 14-year-old daughter. Doesn't this mean that Deng Xiaoying got pregnant at the age of 15 and gave birth to a child at the age of 16? It is estimated that Xiao Hua's parents may not have even obtained a marriage certificate when they got married.
Seeing Lin Man's wandering eyes and her thoughts running wild, Huo Qingci explained to her, "Manman, Comrade Deng Xiaoyong is the chef in our hospital cafeteria, and Xiao Hua is his niece."
"Okay, I understand."
Lin Man turned around and asked Xiao Hua, "Can you cook?"
Xiao Hua nodded and whispered, "Yes, I can do laundry, cooking, cleaning, and I can also farm."
Lin Man smiled and said jokingly, "I don't have any land for you to farm, so you should stay here first!
The salary is 20 yuan a month, and I can have two days off a month. What do you think?
But let me be frank: if you do well, I'll save your salary for you later. If you don't, you'll be fired."
Deng Xiaoyong pushed Xiao Hua and said, "Hurry up and agree to it, kid!"
Xiao Hua said stiffly, "Thank you, uncle and aunt, for letting me stay."
Seeing Xiao Hua coming over without any luggage, Lin Man said, "You're welcome. Xiao Hua, go back today and talk to your parents before coming over."
Deng Xiaoyong brought Xiao Hua back to Lihua Village. The village chief learned that she had found a job in the city, so he asked a matchmaker to go to Xiao Yaohui's house to propose marriage to his son.
Xiao Yaohui knew that the conditions at home in the village were good. His eldest son worked in a cannery, and his second son, who was sixteen years old, was learning to drive a tractor at the agricultural machinery station.
She agreed to the marriage without thinking. Deng Xiaoyong originally wanted to stop it, but Xiao Hua nodded and agreed on her own.
As soon as the village chief left, Deng Xiaoyong looked at Xiao Yaohui angrily, "Brother-in-law, why are you so short-sighted? I took Xiaohua to the army and she became a nanny in the leader's house.
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She has a bright future ahead of her. Not to mention marrying an officer, there's always hope for her to marry an ordinary soldier, right?"
"Brother-in-law, I know what you're thinking. Soldiers are nice, but they're not high enough in rank after all. If my daughter marries one, she won't even have the chance to be part of the army.
And what if she gets married to another province? If she marries close to Xiaohua, she can help her younger siblings.
Isn't He Dali's son learning to use a tractor? When Xiaohua turns 18 and marries him, she'll be able to live a comfortable life."
Seeing that his brother-in-law was not getting his point across, Deng Xiaoyong stopped trying to persuade him. He said, "Brother-in-law, Xiaohua will go to the Huo family as a nanny. If she does well, she might have to work there for several years. Xiaohua can get married later."
Deng Xiaoying said, "Brother, it's okay to get married at 18, right? Let Xiaohua work as a nanny for four years to earn some money for the tuition of my younger siblings.
Yaohui will also be much more relaxed. By the way, big brother, how much is Xiaohua's monthly salary?"
"Twenty yuan. If she does well, her salary will increase. She will also be given two days off every month, which she can save and take time off for later."
"That's a lot! My Yaohui only made 18 yuan when he started working as a temporary worker, and now he only makes a little over 20 yuan. Xiaohua, when you get your salary in the future, ask your uncle to save it for you and we can bring it back together during the Chinese New Year."
Deng Xiaoyong frowned when he heard this and said, "Little sister, didn't you agree to marry into the He family? Leave five of the twenty yuan for Xiaohua to save for herself. Only when a girl has money in her own hands will the boy's parents respect her.
Why do you think the village chief was so eager to send someone to your house to marry you? Wasn't it because he saw that Xiaohua could make money now? "
Xiao Yaohui naturally understood this logic, but their family hadn't even built a house yet, so how could they have the money to save up for their daughter's dowry?
"Brother-in-law, it's not that we don't want Xiaohua to save up for her dowry, but we still have several children who need to go to school.
You know I have two sons, and our family only received two mud-brick houses when we divided the property, which is definitely not enough, so we must build a new house."
Even if Deng Xiaoyong wanted to speak up for his niece, he didn't know how to start.
Xiao Hua, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Dad, Mom, I'll give you all the 20 yuan salary. I have no objection.
But if I get a salary increase in the future, I must keep the increase for myself. My uncle was right. The village chief only came to propose marriage because he saw that I had found a job.
If I have no money and no job, even if I get engaged to He Xiangnan in the future, they might still regret it."
Deng Xiaoyong didn't expect that his niece, who was usually as quiet as a quail, would be so brave to go out and speak so logically and coherently.
"Sister, brother-in-law, Xiaohua has said so, so just do as she says!
If she gets a raise in the future, give her the extra money, and save the rest to build a house and send the children to school."
My sister and brother-in-law have no debts, and their family conditions are considered above average in the countryside. Now that my brother-in-law wants to build a house, of course he has to support him.
"Since you want to build a house, build a bigger one when you save enough money. If it's not enough, I can lend you a hundred dollars."
Xiao Yaohui chuckled, "Thank you, big brother."
"Okay, pack Xiaohua's luggage and let her go with me tomorrow."
"The He family will come to discuss the engagement tomorrow."
"You adults should discuss the engagement among yourselves. You can't get married right now anyway, so just a token of your appreciation will do."
Since my sister and brother-in-law want Xiaohua to get engaged to He Xiangnan so much, then let them get engaged!
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