Chapter 3535【VIP】
Liu Cui'e, a first-time matchmaker, hadn't expected to be scolded by her own grandson. After returning home, her second daughter-in-law continued to grumble, infuriating her. "Just take care of your own son! Why are you worrying about other people's affairs?" That brat Fang Yuan said he was studying for exams, but he didn't look like he was working hard.
If he continues to be so confused, he will be ruined.
Thinking this way, Liu Cui'e began to dislike Sun Yuemei even more. Sun Yuemei was unhappy about her mother-in-law's cold stare. Just then, she saw Zhu Zhu coming in and scolded her, "You can't even control a man. What's the point of having you?"
Zhu Zhu shrank back, then slipped into the house with her daughter, Qiqi, in her arms. Because her grandfather disliked loud noises, even if her mother-in-law was upset, she would at most mutter a few words in a low voice, which was insignificant. Zhu Zhu no longer cared.
Ever since she'd earned some money working for Sister Meng, her feelings for Fang Yuan had faded. She rummaged through her wallet hidden in the closet, then sat on the bed with her daughter, Qiqi, to check it out. She said happily, "By the end of the month, Mommy'll have saved a hundred yuan. Then she'll buy Qiqi a red silk dress."
"Mom, Qiqi doesn't need it. If Qiqi needs anything, just go to Dad. Mom, buy yourself a coat like Aunt Shanshan's."
Zhu Zhu shook her head. She couldn't bear to spend the money. After a moment's thought, she decided to buy a pack of cigarettes and a few boxes of vanishing cream to send home.
Thinking of her parents, Zhu Zhu felt a little sad. Although her family wasn't wealthy, her parents treated her like a treasure. Now that she'd married far away, they still sent her game from time to time, worried that she wouldn't be able to live well in her in-laws' home.
This time, when buying things, let’s just say it’s Fang Yuan’s filial piety.
"Qiqi, do you miss grandpa and grandma?"
Qiqi nodded. She knew her mother missed home too, so she comforted her mother, "Don't be sad, Mom. Look, Aunt Shanshan brought her biological mother here, so we can do the same."
Zhu Zhu's mind suddenly became clear. Yes, she could also invite her parents to live with her. She would just work harder and save more money.
Zhu Zhu held her daughter in her arms, feeling full of energy. Suddenly, her mother-in-law pushed open the door, and Qiqi instinctively lay on the wallet, using her small body to cover her mother's private money tightly.
"Mom, I'll cook right away." Zhu Zhu quickly stood up and said.
Sun Yuemei waved her hand and asked, "Are you on good terms with Xu Ruyi?"
"Well, we went to Sister Meng's place to get the goods. We're pretty familiar with each other. Mom, what's wrong?"
Sun Yuemei smiled and said, "There's a man here with good conditions. He's a regular employee at the electric fan factory and a team leader in the workshop. He's handsome and his parents are both workers. Since you have a good relationship with Ruyi, why don't you help to match them up?"
When Zhu Zhu heard such a good offer, she immediately agreed with a smile. She said, "This is a good thing. Okay, I'll talk to Ruyi about it tomorrow."
"Well, you bring the young man with you tomorrow and let them meet." Zhao Jian was a good-looking boy, and she didn't believe that Xu Ruyi, a country girl, could handle him.
"Ah?" Bring it tomorrow, isn't that too sudden?
"Yes, the young man has a lot of work to do and can only spare time tomorrow."
Zhu Zhu didn't think much about it and agreed.
The next day, Xu Ruyi went with Zhu Zhu to Meng Yao's place to pick up the materials. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhu's wife brought the young man named Zhao Jian to her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she became wary.
Zhu Zhu didn't think too much about it. She treated Xu Ruyi as her own sister and wanted her to settle down in the nearby city. Comrade Zhao Jian was good-looking, came from a wealthy family, and was an old acquaintance of the Fang family. In her opinion, this was the perfect match.
Zhao Jian glanced at Xu Ruyi, seeing her delicate features and medium height, and felt somewhat satisfied. He was very tactful, rushing to pay Xu Ruyi and Zhu Zhu's bus fare and even helping them carry their packages. He kept a chatterbox along the way, deliberately discussing factory matters and flaunting his official employee status.
Zhu Zhu didn't hear it and praised him for his ability.
Xu Ruyi was also confused, but she felt a little uncomfortable. She thought, "My third sister and brother-in-law are also very capable, so why don't they seem to be as busy as him? Is this guy incompetent?"
Seeing Xu Ruyi keeping her head down and not speaking, Zhao Jian thought she was shy. When they were returning, he actually asked, "Comrade Xu, when can we arrange a meeting between our two families?"
"Ah? What meeting?" Xu Ruyi looked confused.
"Comrade Xu, do you think there's something wrong with me? Just tell me, I'm willing to change for you." Zhao Jian looked at Xu Ruyi with affection in his eyes, as if he was deeply in love with her.
Xu Ruyi scratched his head and said, "I don't know you well, I don't know if you are okay. And sorry, I don't want to get married."
Zhu Zhu looked at Xu Ruyi in surprise and tugged at her sleeve anxiously. This silly girl, if a woman doesn't get married, will she be single all her life?
Zhao Jian held Zhu's hand, then said gently, "It's okay, I'm willing to wait for you. So, let's be friends first, okay?"
Xu Ruyi was not moved, but felt that this person was very difficult to deal with, so she said directly: "Comrade Zhao, you know my three..."
Zhao Jian is a good match for a loving couple."
"That's not what I'm talking about. Is my third brother-in-law interested in the TV factory? If you're willing to transfer the fan factory work to me, then we can meet."
Zhu Zhu was stunned again. She had never thought that Ruyi's little sister would be so conceited. Just opening her mouth and asking for someone's iron rice bowl, this, this was too cruel.
Zhao Jian was also stunned. He looked Xu Ruyi up and down, and suddenly sneered, "Go home and look in the mirror. Are you worthy of her?" If Aunt Sun hadn't said that country girls were easy to control, he would not have bothered to make such a trip.
"Give me back my money?" Zhao Jian stretched out his hand towards Zhu Zhu and Xu Ruyi and demanded the two cents bus fare he had just paid.
Zhu Zhu obediently gave him the money and was dumbfounded again. After Zhao Jian ran away, she said in a daze: "Oh my God, how can this person change his expression faster than turning the pages of a book?"
Even if Ruyi's requirements are a bit high, she won't change her face immediately.
Xu Ruyi didn't care, carrying the package and going to look for her younger sister. She didn't have time for these handicrafts now that she was taking care of Youyou, and sewing and other things were dangerous; if Youyou got hurt, it would be terrible. It was Mom who felt she had more time in the evenings and wanted to save more money.
It happened that he hadn't seen his younger sister for a while, so Xu Ruyi took the package and went to the rental house.
"Why are you here? Who will take care of Youyou?"
"Youyou's grandparents are off today, so we took her out to the mall." Xu Ruyi took a sip of water, then told her younger sister about Zhao Jian's situation. She then touched her own face and said, "Little sister, do you think Fourth Sister has grown prettier? Wow, the young men in the city are still attracted to me."
"Did your brother-in-law reject you?"
"Yeah, my brother-in-law refused as soon as he heard the name. Hey, I didn't expect this person to come with Zhu Zhu's wife this morning. I was shocked. He looks okay and works at a good company, but he's just not a good person. I spent 20 cents on the fare and had to ask for it back."
"Brother-in-law is right. The most important thing for you now is to take care of Youyou." Since my brother-in-law disagrees, it seems that there is something big wrong with that person.
Xu Meili was worried about her fourth sister and told her not to be fooled. Xu Ruyi said, "I don't want to get married because I see what happened to my mother."
Zhao Xiaohe was just about to enter the house after work when she heard her fourth daughter say this. She immediately retreated in displeasure.
It turns out that her marriage and her youth were unable to give her children even a little bit of positive feedback.
Zhao Xiaohe sighed inwardly, then pushed the door open with a smile.
"Ruyi, are you having dinner at home today?"
"Yeah, my brother-in-law and his family are having dinner today and asked me to go, so I thought I'd come and keep you company."
Xu Ruyi had originally thought that her meeting with Zhao Jian was just a minor incident, but she didn't expect to run into him in the family compound one day. She also didn't expect that he would exaggerate what she said and spread it around. Now, when she went out to buy vegetables, a familiar neighbor would come over and ask about her.
Xu Ruyi was not shy and said frankly, "Yes, that's right. If you want to marry me, you have to arrange a job for me."
"Oh dear, Ruyi, you are so arrogant."
The people in the family building didn't say anything in public, but they couldn't help but mutter a few words in private. People like Qian Fang even cursed several times.
Xu Ruyi didn't take this seriously. If she believed it, she would be fine. But don't introduce anyone to her in the future.
A few days later, Xu Ruyi heard from others that Zhao Jian and Zhou Yun were dating on a blind date.
Zhou Yun is Zhou Kai’s unmarried younger sister.
I don’t know what Zhou Yun’s mentality is, but she would show off in front of Xu Ruyi from time to time, saying that Zhao Jian invited her to the movies, and then she would say that Zhao Jian invited her to a restaurant.
Xu Ruyi was a carefree person, and couldn't guess Zhou Yun's delicate thoughts. She just carried the dishes and said, "Oh, congratulations then."
This time Zhou Yun returned home in a showy manner, and then she saw her second brother Zhou Kai coming back. As soon as he came, he said, "Dad, Mom, my little sister's marriage is not going to work out."
Zhou Yun was unhappy. Zhao Jian was good-looking and generous, so why couldn't it work out? Second brother was such a bummer!
Qian Fang was also unhappy, mainly because Zhou Kai was always causing trouble and making a mess at home, and she, as a mother, looked down on him.
"Mom, I used to do business outside and I know a lot of people. I heard that Zhao Jian is not good enough."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm not feeling well. Um, hey, I can't get up!"
Zhou Yun blushed with shame and was furious. Qian Fang didn't believe it, but Zhou Kai said, "Mom, it's true. I'm your younger sister's brother, how could I possibly harm her?"
Qian Fang stopped talking and found Old Man Zhou. The couple privately asked someone to check and found that it was indeed the case.
Great! No wonder Xu Ruyi, a country girl, refused to marry. It turns out there's such a big trap. The Fang family is too cruel. They didn't even tell us about such a big thing in advance. Especially Xu Ruyi, that country girl, who must have seen Yunyun laugh at her countless times.
Qian Fang was so angry that she went straight to the Zhao family to cancel the engagement. Zhao's mother was not happy and after a few words, both sides got angry. Qian Fang said quickly: "Your son can't even get hard, and you still want to get married? Bah, just be a second chair and don't bring trouble to other girls."
"Bullshit, who told you that?" Zhao's mother immediately exploded, looking like she was ready to fight to the death.
Qian Fang rolled her eyes and said, "Who else could it be? It was Xu Ruyi who told my family."
Zhao's mother was so angry that she told her son what had happened. Zhao Jian was in poor health and had a dark and perverted mind. Because of Qian Fang's nonsense, he completely hated Xu Ruyi.
At this time, Xu Ruyi didn't know that Qian Fang had brought such great hatred upon her. She was having fun with Youyou.
Fang Zhiwen had been really busy lately, busy with the air cooler project. But today, things had finally been finalized. The design drawings weren't given to Director Chu, but to the military-to-industry enterprise.
First, the director of the military factory had a good reputation. During the economic crisis of the 1990s, he didn't shortchange his workers. Unlike Director Chu, he spoke so well, saying he was for the country and the people, but in the end, he privatized the public funds and pocketed them all.
Secondly, the conditions offered by the company were good. They were willing to give all unplanned finished products to Fang Zhiwen. This way, Fang Zhiwen would have goods to sell without having to produce them himself.
Fang Zhiwen calculated the annual production volume of his own small workshop, and then doubled it to the military factory, who were happy to deliver according to this figure.
Once the contract is signed, the matter is settled.
The next step was the technical handover, which was given to Yang Jian, while Fang Zhiwen's next task was to expand the market.
Regular supply and marketing cooperatives and large shopping malls certainly collaborate with military factories. Given the cost and power consumption of air coolers, ordinary families can't afford them.
Fang Zhiwen thought, if all else fails, he could just borrow a bicycle and ride it while selling his wares.
Xu Shanshan was speechless and said, "This method is not good. I heard from Aunt Zhan Hong that we have started to cooperate with foreign countries, and recently some foreigners came to China for inspection. Is this true?"
"It's true, especially in the south, where cooperation with foreign countries is closer."
"Why don't you try a hotel with foreign guests? I think hotels that cater to foreign guests are always well-furnished. Most people can't afford your air cooler, but foreigners definitely won't find it expensive."
Fang Zhiwen clapped his hands and said, "Wife, you are really smart. You are really suitable to be a self-employed person."
Xu Shanshan smiled but didn't answer. However, the next day at lunchtime, Yan Liang came to find her and said, "Sister-in-law, someone is looking for you."
"Looking for me? Do you know him?"
"I haven't seen her before. She's a new face. She's a female comrade, not bad looking, and has a scholarly air."
"Bookish air?" Xu Shanshan was a little puzzled, wondering if it was Liu Qingqing. But she had no direct contact with Liu Qingqing, so why would she come looking for her?
Xu Shanshan washed her lunch box and went to the front door. Then she smiled and said, "Sister, why are you here? Why are you in Linshi?"
Liu Ruo smiled and said, "I'm on a business trip and came to see you."
"Sister, are you working? Have you left Chaoyang Brigade?"
"I returned home to the city at the end of last year. After my parents were rehabilitated, their previous house was returned to me, and the organization arranged a job for me. I'm now a buyer at the Suzhou Paper Box Factory, and this time I came to Linshi to buy adhesives."
"Sister, that's great. Wait for me and I'll ask for leave."
"Will it not interfere with your work?"
"I'm working in a warehouse right now, and things are a bit complicated there. People just love it when I slack off. So, I'm taking half a day off, and it's good for you, me, and everyone else."
Liu Ruo found it funny. She hadn't seen Xu Shanshan for a long time. She only saw that her features were broad and gentle, her back was straight, and she looked confident and cheerful.
It seems she married the right person.
"I heard that you gave birth to a daughter. Can I meet your little princess?"
"Of course you can. Sister, let's go. My home is not far from here."
The two of them went back to Fang's house while talking. Xu Ru was also very happy to see Liu Ruo, but Liu Ruo was the calmest. She touched Youyou's little face and took out a pair of silver bracelets for her to wear.
"Sister, this is too expensive."
"If you think it's valuable, how about letting Youyou recognize me as your mother?"
Xu Shanshan naturally agreed. Sister Liu Ruo had taught her a lot and helped her a lot. It was also a blessing for Youyou to have such a godmother for her daughter.
Liu Ruo smiled, then took Youyou from Xu Ruyi's arms and hugged him. After taking him, she was reluctant to let him go, so she held Youyou and talked to Xu Shanshan.
If her child were still alive, he would probably be able to run and jump now.
"By the way, I came here today to give you an invitation."
"invitation?"
"Well, I'm getting married. You know the man, he's the educated youth Ge Xiao."
Xu Shanshan was stunned. She had never thought that Sister Liu Ruo would marry Ge Xiao. After all, when they first joined the team, there was no sign of a relationship between the two. If there had been any signs, Sister Liu would not have married someone else and wasted so many years.
Fang Zhiwen was also stunned when he returned home. You know, Liu Ru was a bachelor in her previous life, so how come she got married in this life?
Ge Xiao? Not a very familiar name.
Liu Ruo did not elaborate on the details. She and Ge Xiao married because they both got what they wanted and they got together because of profit.
The things her parents left her were too eye-catching, and now her second uncle from the neighboring city was encouraging her grandparents to go find her to share a piece of the spoils. Haha, if it weren't for her second aunt, her parents wouldn't have been defeated.
Liu Ruo thought very clearly that even if those things were given to outsiders, they would never be given to her uncle and aunt's family.
As for Ge Xiao, since he had a stepmother and a stepfather, he simply married into the Liu family and no longer got involved in the family's mess.
"Sister, congratulations." Xu Shanshan congratulated her and said that she would definitely attend.
Fang Zhiwen thought that he no longer had to work on producing air coolers, and someone was watching over his study tapes, so he decided to take his wife and daughter out for a walk.
Liu Ruo smiled and said, "You can live in my house then."
Xu Shanshan knew that Sister Liu Ruo's family was well-off, but she hadn't expected it to be this good. She lived alone in a three-story house, so it was no wonder she'd been so eager to invite her to stay. With so many rooms, there was plenty of room for several more families.
They arrived the day before the wedding and had a meal with Ge Xiao.
Ge Xiao is currently studying at a medical school. He has a good relationship with Yang Jian and they communicate from time to time, so he also knows that Fang Zhiwen and Yang Jian are cooperating to make money.
This time he was getting married, Yang Jian and Guo Zhan were also there. As for Zhou Kai, who was also an educated youth, well, Ge Xiao and the others didn't like him, so they ignored him.
Fang Zhiwen became excited when he heard Guo Zhan's name. After all, Yang Jian always praised this person for his ability.
He now has two powerful technicians under his command, one is Yang Jian, and the other is Li Mi who was poached from Zhou Kai.
Comrade Guo Zhan, I want it.
I just don't know whether he values my small family and business.
No matter what, let’s talk about it when we meet tomorrow.
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