After being stunned for a long time, Li Chen finally came to his senses and muttered, "Doesn't that mean I can't practice martial arts?"
Seeing him like this, Li Jiakang and his wife exchanged a glance and asked, "Third brother, your second brother just said that practicing martial arts is very hard. If you give up halfway, all the money you spent upfront will be wasted. Are you sure you can stick with it?"
Does this mean that there is still hope?
Li Chen's eyes lit up immediately, and he patted his chest and promised, "I can definitely hold on. If I give up halfway, you can break my legs."
After saying this, he looked at the two of them with anticipation.
Sun Xiu sighed, "If you really want to learn martial arts, your father and I can pay for it, but we have to make an agreement."
Hearing this, Li Chen's face showed an excited expression, and he quickly said, "Mom, as long as you are willing to pay, I agree to any agreement."
Li Jiakang on the side said unhappily, "Listen to it before you answer, or you'll resent us later."
Without waiting for Li Chen to reply, Sun Xiu spoke directly, "You also know that this amount of money is not a small amount, even for our family. If you can get into high school or technical secondary school in the future, this money will be paid by your father and me.
If you don't pass the exam, we'll be responsible for your marriage in the future, but when the family splits up, we won't give you a penny. Think about this carefully today and give us your answer tonight."
After these words were spoken, Li Ping and the others looked at each other in surprise.
Li Xu asked, "Mom, is this the decision you two made after discussing it?"
"Well, the other day the third child insisted on learning martial arts, and your father and I have been thinking about it since then. What do you think?"
Li Ping said hesitantly, "Okay, but I think we can give the third brother some more money when we divide the family business."
"Yes, yes. He is the only one among the three of us who doesn't have a job. We can give him more." Li Xu agreed.
You can see it.
Neither of them believed that Li Chen could get into high school or technical secondary school.
"What should we give him? As long as he can pass the exam, he will still have a share in the future family division; but if he fails, forget it. Xiaoju has a soft personality, so we have no objection to letting her learn some skills to protect herself.
But what about this kid? I bet even if Xiaoju hadn't happened, once Du Sen started practicing martial arts, he'd definitely be pestering us again. It's fine if he has the perseverance to persevere, but who among us doesn't know what kind of person he is?
If we really give up halfway, even breaking his leg will be useless. Not only will all that money go down the drain, but we'll also have to spend money on repairing his leg, which is not worth it. Let him make his own choice, and no matter what he chooses, he shouldn't blame us later."
I have to say that what Li Jiakang said does make sense.
Li Chen is a guy who usually works for three days and rests for two days.
He also likes to follow trends. No matter what others do, he wants to try it.
But learning martial arts costs so much money, how could Li Jiakang and his wife let him try it?
That's why he was allowed to make his own decision.
Thinking of this, Li Xu looked at the silent Li Chen and said, "Third brother, you must think carefully about it. Once you make the right choice, there will be no room for regret."
"Yeah." Li Chen responded and fell into deep thought again.
Li Ping and the others shook their heads, said no more, and continued to eat breakfast.
Walk to the office.
Seeing that Liu Gang was not there, Li Xu did not rush to get in the car.
Instead, he stretched out in the open space next to the car.
While doing various actions, I was thinking about what choice Li Chen would make.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a voice next to my ear, "What are you thinking about so much? You didn't even notice me walking up to you?"
Only then did Li Xu come back to his senses.
When he looked up, he saw Liu Gang standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his face.
Pausing, Li Xu not only did not answer, but instead asked, "You are smiling so happily, do you have any good news?"
Liu Gang kept smiling and urged, "Tell me what you were thinking about first, and then I'll tell you."
Now Li Xu was sure that there must be good news.
So he shook his head and said, "You'd better tell me directly. I was just thinking about family matters and it's not convenient to talk about it."
It is indeed inconvenient.
I don’t know if Li Chen will choose to learn martial arts.
But Li Ju has decided to go.
So it’s best not to let outsiders know about this.
Hearing this, Liu Gang stopped asking questions and instead kept the topic a secret. "Yesterday, the government received a notice from above that our county will be issuing industrial vouchers. Do you know what these are?"
Of course Li Xu knew this thing.
Last year, some cities had already issued industrial coupons to workers.
It was just experimental at the time.
It will not be rolled out on a large scale until this year.
You know it, but you can't show it at this time.
So he feigned confusion and asked, "Industrial vouchers? This seems to be the first time I've heard of this. Could you explain it to me?"
Liu Gang chuckled and said, "It's tiring to talk standing up. Let's go to the car and talk."
Then he walked towards the car, and Li Xu had to follow.
The two of them sat in the cab, and Liu Gang began to explain, "Industrial coupons are similar to the bills we usually use to buy things, but only people who get salaries can get them. They are distributed according to the salary ratio. Our county has set the price of one for every twenty yuan.
The most important thing is that there are dozens of items that can be purchased without corresponding receipts, and only a sufficient number of industrial coupons are required. These include bicycles, watches, sewing machines, radios and other large items.
"You know what, this is really a good thing." After expressing his surprise, Li Xu looked at him with a smirk, "Uncle Liu, if that's the case, you can get two tickets every month. How about giving me one? When I have enough, I can buy a radio. What do you think?"
As long as they buy a radio, their family can achieve the achievement of "three turns and one sound".
That's not important.
The important thing is that life is a bit boring and I want a radio to relieve my boredom.
Liu Gang did not refuse outright, but asked, "Are you going to return it to me?"
"What I'm saying is, given our relationship, if I really pay it back, it would be a slap in your face."
Upon hearing this, Liu Gang rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Come on, forget it. If you say you'll give it back to me later, I can give it to you. But don't even think about it now."
At this point, he was stunned for a moment, then revealed a delighted expression. "It suddenly occurred to me that with the few industrial coupons we receive every month, if we want to buy something big, it might take a year or two to save up enough. But if we're in a hurry, we can borrow some from others first and then pay it back slowly later. What do you think of this idea?"
It's a good idea.
After Li Xu learned that industrial vouchers were issued, many people adopted this approach.
But this idea has a fatal flaw.
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