Upon hearing the name Yin Susu, Yu Yao remembered and asked, "Is she the woman who helped identify Wu Shufen last time?"
Su Meihua nodded: "That's right, it's her. She's the only capitalist's daughter in the entire military compound. She studied abroad, I heard she went to this German-speaking place you mentioned."
Sun Yu affirmed, "We only know that she speaks German, and it seems she knows many other languages besides German. It's just that her class background is bad, and no one likes her. If you're going to go see her, you should be careful so as not to get affected."
Sister-in-law Sun's advice was very pertinent. Yu Yao said, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Sun. I understand."
Yu Yao had originally planned to visit Yin Susu, mainly because of the request that Sister Dan had made.
Last time, Sister Dan said she needed to find some military wives to help her with the New Year's Eve dinner, and Sister Dan recommended Yin Susu to her.
At that time, Zhu Dan earnestly asked her to take this opportunity to help Yin Susu integrate into the compound.
She also learned about Yin Susu's unknown affairs from Sister Dan.
Although Yin Susu came from a capitalist family, she was also a patriot. At the beginning of the island's establishment, there was a lack of funds and manpower.
Not only did Yin Susu donate her own property to the military free of charge, but she also persuaded the Yin family to donate rubber plantations to the military for island development.
Later, due to the turbulent times, members of the Yin family either went abroad or fled because of their social class, leaving only Yin Susu behind.
Her marriage to Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou was also arranged by Sister Dan, as the military hoped to protect her from harm. However, some things happened later that caused her to suffer some unfair treatment because of her status as a capitalist's daughter.
Although troops intervened, the damage had already been done.
Yin Susu was unwilling to interact with other family compounds, and the families there had many misunderstandings about her.
Over the years, Sister Dan has been trying to integrate Yin Susu into the families of military personnel, but to no avail.
Yin Susu's willingness to testify for Yu Yao gave her an opportunity, which is why she asked Yu Yao for help.
However, Yu Yao has not yet found a suitable opportunity.
It's still early today, so I can take the opportunity to visit them to discuss the documents.
After Sun Yu and the others left, Su Meihua also returned to her home.
Yu Yao first took the lychee honey she had just obtained to the table and covered it with a lid. Then she went to the field to water all the vegetables and fruits.
After watering her private plot, Yu Yao watered the mango tree and passion fruit.
It's already February, and the fruit trees are laden with green fruit. In just two months, we'll be able to enjoy fresh mangoes and passion fruit.
Passion fruit vines climb very well; in just one spring, dense branches and leaves covered the entire trellis, spreading from the main room to most of the yard.
Sitting below, looking up, one sees passion fruit flowers and passion fruit berries nestled among layers of branches and leaves, a truly delightful sight.
Every time a guest comes, they take a look and are filled with curiosity about finding all kinds of round fruits.
After watering the plants, Yu Yao went inside to get two jin of bamboo shoots, filled a small bottle with lychee honey, took two cans of Coconut Grove brand canned goods, and then left with the relevant information about the production line and machines.
She had asked Lu Ze about the military's opinion of Yin Susu before, and Lu Ze had told her that the military's attitude towards Yin Susu was quite friendly.
Although her family are capitalists, they are private capitalists. After reform, they now stand with the people and there is no need to deliberately avoid the issue.
The last time Yin Susu helped her, Yu Yao brought her some homemade food as a token of her gratitude. Although they didn't interact much, she vaguely remembered the location of Yin Susu's house.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Yao Yao arrived at the courtyard of Yin Susu's house.
Her family also lived in the old residential compound, but the location was relatively remote, and they were not next to the other families; they were some distance apart.
The courtyard gate was closed, but Yu Yao heard noises coming from inside the house and guessed that someone must be inside.
She knocked on the courtyard gate.
The people inside seemed not to have heard.
Yu Yao knocked again, "Is Comrade Yin there?"
Yin Susu was tutoring her son Xiaoshitou in the house when she heard the noise and was somewhat surprised.
Normally, people in the residential compound would avoid her. Apart from the women's director, Sister Dan, who would sometimes convey messages from higher authorities, almost no one would come to her.
She wasn't very familiar with Yu Yao, so she didn't recognize Yu Yao's name.
"Little Stone, do your homework properly, Mom will go open the door."
After saying that, Yin Susu quickly got up and opened the door to the main room. When she saw Yu Yao standing at the gate of the courtyard, she couldn't hide her surprise.
Yu Yao smiled gently, without any disgust or contempt in her eyes, and unlike others, she did not distance herself from her.
Yin Susu was very welcoming to Yu Yao's arrival, "Comrade Yu, please come in!"
As Yu Yao walked in, she said, "Comrade Yin, it's like this, I heard that you speak German. I have some documents in German, and I wonder if you have time to take a look at them. This is my thank-you gift."
As she spoke, Yu Yao handed over the bamboo basket.
Yu Yao didn't mind her bad class background and was willing to associate with her. Yin Susu was too grateful to accept Yu Yao's gifts.
It was just another document, which wouldn't take her much time, and it just so happened that she hadn't seen anything related to German for many years.
I'm just asking for a small favor; no need for thanks.
Just as Yin Susu was about to refuse, she suddenly saw the canned beef in the basket.
The brightly lit "Coconut Grove" sign caught her eye.
This was the best-selling canned meat at the supply and marketing cooperative during this period. Little Stone had seen other classmates eat it at the government primary school and said it was especially delicious.
She had visited the supply and marketing cooperative several times before, but the people there either said they didn't have any or refused to sell to her.
Yin Susu looked conflicted.
On one hand, I felt that I shouldn't accept a gift for helping out with such a small favor, but on the other hand, I thought that this was the canned food that Little Stone wanted to eat the most, so I couldn't bear to refuse.
Little Stone's eyes would fill with longing whenever he talked about canned food. She had promised him that she would buy him some Coconut Grove brand canned food to try.
However, due to the issue of its ingredients, she has never been able to buy such a rare canned food.
This canned food supply and marketing cooperative only produces a small quantity each time. As soon as the goods arrive, they are all pre-ordered by people who have a good relationship with the salesperson. Even if someone like her wanted to buy, no one would be willing to sell to her.
She wanted to find someone to help her buy it, but there was no suitable person to help her.
Yin Susu thought she was going to break her promise to the child, but she didn't expect Yu Yao to give her such a rare canned food as a thank-you gift.
Yin Susu was conflicted, but in the end she gritted her teeth and refused.
"Comrade Yu, it's just a favor between neighbors, no need for thanks."
"You must accept this thank-you gift. I need your help with something big, not a small one. I would feel bad if you didn't accept it," Yu Yao explained promptly.
As she spoke, she ignored Yin Susu's refusal and put the contents of the basket into her hands.
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