Mr. and Mrs. Han went out for a walk that day. Father Han was rather reserved, and only when asked about it by an elder of the same generation did he say that it was his third son's wife who paid for it herself.
But Han's mother wanted to blow it up to the sky.
Do you ask everyone you meet to see how your clothes are made and whether there is anything that doesn’t fit you well? If it doesn’t fit, get it altered.
After people praised the fit, they asked if the clothes were new this year?
She boasted with a smile on her face that this was not made by her, but by her daughter-in-law. The couple were very filial, even more filial than the other two combined!
In less than half a day, the news spread throughout the small village.
Song Xiaoyu really spent a lot of money. The two new clothes cost her a lot!
But it was worth the expense. She made new clothes for both her parents-in-law. Now, who in the village would dare to say that she was eating her parents-in-law's food for free? After all, she still has to pay three dollars for food every month!
These two sets of clothes are a separate gift!
Not to mention others, even Han Guolin was moved by his wife.
He thought his wife was reluctant to spend money on his parents, and he was afraid of his wife. He believed whatever his wife said and he didn't dare to make her unhappy.
But Xiaoyu actually made new clothes for her parents herself!
He felt that marrying a filial wife like Xiaoyu was a blessing he had earned in his previous life.
The villagers had a different opinion. Han's father and mother loved her like their own daughter, and she also had her own man, so there was no need to mention how gentle they were at night.
All this made Song Xiaoyu feel that although she felt bad about spending these two sets of clothes, it was really a good deal to buy them!
But she hasn't gotten over it yet.
The second wife did her a great favor by buying those leather shoes last time.
The matter of buying leather shoes did not end so quickly at that time, because the cousin-in-law of the female colleague who had a conflict with her later asked a friend to buy a pair of small leather shoes from Shanghai. Although the style was different, it was not much different.
But the cousin's wife of that colleague who had a feud with her bought it for fifteen dollars.
At that time, her colleague even asked if what she brought were counterfeit products, not genuine ones, so they were cheaper?
But how is that possible? I compared the two pairs of shoes, and the quality and styles are similar. How could one that's cheaper be three dollars more expensive?
Song Xiaoyu said at the time that her second uncle would not fight for a penny, and his ancestors had been poor peasants for ten generations and were clean, but they had never engaged in speculation!
Her second uncle doesn't make any money, so it's cheap, but other people make money, so it's expensive!
Song Xiaoyu didn’t know how this matter was handled, but the colleague who didn’t get along with her didn’t dare to challenge her in front of her anymore.
Because of this incident, Song Xiaoyu did not come to find Chen Rou. She went straight to find Han Dasao and asked Han Dasao to give her something as a filial gift. After all, she was the eldest daughter-in-law in the family and should take the lead!
"I don't make any money. I've only earned more than 20 yuan this whole year, which is less than your two-month salary. I have to buy salt, kerosene and matches, all of which are expenses. And there are Tiedan and Ludan, those two guys are born to be gluttons. They can't even help me wash a bowl. The pressure at home is so great. I would like to take the lead, but look at my adobe house, do I have the capacity for that?" said Mrs. Han.
"You are the eldest sister-in-law, how can you be unfilial?" Song Xiaoyu snorted.
"I just gave my parents thirty kilograms of sorghum rice when the grain harvest came this year. It was all new grain. How could I be unfilial?" said Mrs. Han.
In the end, Song Xiaoyu didn't get any advantage from this.
Han's mother knew that the third daughter's family was seeking benefits for her, and she truly felt that even her own daughter was not so considerate.
She whispered, "The eldest brother's family really doesn't have much money, and your eldest sister-in-law is very stingy and can't even give you a penny. You should go to the second brother's family."
How could Song Xiaoyu listen to her mother-in-law's instigation? She said, "My second sister-in-law is under much more pressure than she is." She might need her second uncle again in the future, but she couldn't offend him too much.
"Where does the pressure come from? The second son's monthly salary is that much!" said Han's mother.
"The salary is not small, but I see that my second brother has to eat there when he goes to work, and there is not much left after the meal. I heard from my second sister-in-law that he still owes money to the company." Song Xiaoyu said.
"How is that possible? Don't listen to her complaining about being poor. I think she has paid off all the debts and the family must have saved a lot!" said Han's mother.
"Mom, are you asking me to ask my second sister-in-law for money?" Song Xiaoyu looked at her and said, "Mom, you are the mother-in-law, so what you want is reasonable. As my sister-in-law, why should I ask my second sister-in-law for money?"
Besides, this second sister-in-law is not a good person either. She was the one who exposed the issue of food allowance. If she hadn't been nosy last year, she wouldn't have said anything about her.
Also, I might need your help with selling goods in the future, so it’s better to keep things peaceful.
Han Guolin also agreed with his wife's words and said, "Mom, don't think about it. This year, my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law each brought 30 kilograms of food, which is not a small amount in the village."
He is the village scorekeeper and accountant. It is true that this is the rule in the village, but few people will really take it according to the rules.
This adds up to 60 kilograms of food.
Mother Han snorted, "Your second brother has such a high salary, but he didn't even bring a can of malted milk. Can't I say a few words?"
"Second brother got a lot less food and pork, and I think second sister-in-law only got a little bit." Han Guolin said.
His second brother definitely made some money, but it was also true that he couldn't go to work. This year during the autumn harvest, he only worked a few hours a day and could only get four or five work points, which was enough food for a person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten much in the way of food.
Han Guobin actually bought two cans of malted milk from the city.
Guan gave the money to his wife for nourishment, and then asked her to take it back to her parents' home.
When his wife goes to work, he basically takes his son to his grandmother's house, and buys his grandmother a can of malted milk to nourish her body, which is what he should do.
As for his own parents, it’s not that Han Guobin didn’t buy anything for them, but he just didn’t think of buying anything for them, and basically left it to the third son to take care of.
The family distributed grain several times this year. Sometimes we asked my cousin Han Guoming to transport it home, and sometimes Ma Dafa helped to transport it home.
There is less food than last year, but the quantity is still considerable.
We took a lot of corn, millet, sorghum, sweet potatoes, etc. home.
But last year I was able to get more than 30 yuan, but this year I can’t get much, just a few dollars.
Because the money was divided, everyone had money in their hands, and Han Guobin received a lot more orders recently.
For example, if they went to the city to buy malted milk, brown sugar or something else but couldn't get them without a ticket, they would ask his connections to buy them in the provincial capital.
Han Guobin didn't buy any tickets, but he would exchange some tickets for the villagers and then let the villagers go to the city to queue up by themselves.
Everyone in the village expressed their belief that he was not engaged in profiteering and asked him to help bring the goods. It was not easy to go to the city, and the round trip took days!
However, Han Guobin refused, saying that it was not easy to get the tickets, and everyone should buy the rest by themselves.
It is indeed aboveboard.
Chen Rou found that her man was becoming more and more cunning.
Because he went to work in the city, although he couldn't help the villagers get all the tickets they needed, he could help with many things, which brought great convenience to the villagers.
He made money and was allowed to speak, so everyone had to think well of him. Now when Chen Rou went out, many people would greet her, and her social status in the village had risen a lot.
And this, needless to say, comes from this man himself.
Chen Rou saw that he was making little Hanghang feel upset, which made little Hanghang laugh so happily, just like a big kid.
Han Guobin turned around and saw his wife looking at him. He asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'll give you some dry rice today and some fried pickled vegetables and pork?" Chen Rou said.
"Okay." Han Guobin nodded.
Chen Rou used the newly harvested sorghum rice to cook porridge. After the porridge was cooked, she used a colander to scoop out the porridge soup, then scooped the sorghum rice porridge soup into a soup pot, added water into the pot, and then steamed the sorghum rice. The result was dry sorghum rice.
After cleaning the pot, Chen Rou put the chopped pickles and tenderloin into the pot and fried them. They tasted delicious when eaten with sorghum rice.
It is also suitable to save the rice soup for drinking.
After lunch, Han Guobin went out. Today was a rare day off, so he went to look for Lao Yang.
He had some tickets, which Lao Yang really needed, so he took them over and exchanged them with Lao Yang.
"Now this is an honor to our family!" Old Yang exchanged tickets with him and said with a smile.
Han Guobin also laughed and said, "Don't make fun of me."
"I'll take as many tickets as you can get," said Old Sheep.
Han Guobin said: "I brought this for you."
Lao Yang asked him: "These tickets are hard to come by. Where did your Ministry of Transport get so many tickets?"
"There aren't that many. Some colleagues don't need them, so they exchanged them for other purposes," said Han Guobin.
In fact, it was Secretary Zhang who came to him the day before yesterday and gave him some special gifts. Even after receiving so many gifts, Han Guobin was still a little confused.
When I asked Secretary Zhang, he smiled and said, "The provincial capital called and asked to give you an extra subsidy."
Han Guobin went to the provincial capital to deliver goods yesterday, so he took some time out to drive and take Li Dayuan to the Public Security Bureau.
I just went to find the director.
He also confirmed whether it was distributed to him here. If so, he would really accept it.
The director happened to be there at the time, so he smiled and asked him to accept it.
This young man didn't know that the important laboratory data he intercepted last year was recognized by the leaders in Beijing, and has now produced research results.
This young man has made an indispensable contribution to this achievement, and the extra subsidy is nothing.
With the director's approval, Han Guobin was not polite. He collected those national food coupons that would not expire, hoping they would be useful in the future.
Other things, such as electricity tickets, coal purchase tickets, wardrobe tickets and industrial product purchase tickets, were all given to Lao Yang.
The amount was quite a lot. Lao Yang exchanged it for twenty yuan and two reunion tickets.
This is because Han Guobin gave his sister a lot of non-staple food coupons, including tofu coupons, vegetable coupons, fried dough stick coupons, and pastry coupons, at least seven in total.
Han Guoli kept the vegetable and tofu tickets, and exchanged all the other tickets, such as pastry tickets.
She gave all the money to her second brother.
It was afternoon, and Han Guobin was about to leave. He said, "Keep it for yourself. There won't be so many tickets in the future. Just keep it for yourself."
He took the really valuable ones to Lao Yang to exchange, and these were not worth much, so he gave them to his sister as pocket money.
After saying that, he let her go back, and he and Li Dayuan drove out.
After arriving in the provincial capital, Han Guobin and Li Dayuan had dinner immediately and then went to the department store in the provincial capital.
Li Dayuan brought someone a belt, while Han Guobin bought a box of Pechoin, which contained not only Pechoin but also beautiful headbands.
"Is this for your sister-in-law?" Li Dayuan asked.
"Yeah." Han Guobin nodded.
Li Dayuan smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. My sister-in-law is lucky to marry you." This elder brother really loves his wife.
Han Guobin thought to himself that he was blessed to marry my wife.
But he didn't say anything. It's enough for him to know that his wife is good. He doesn't need to tell anyone else.
After putting their things in the car, they both took their bathhouse tickets and went into the bathhouse to take a bath.
We helped each other rub our backs, took a comfortable bath, and then drove home. However, it started snowing halfway on the way.
"Are you going back?" Li Dayuan asked.
"Yes." Han Guobin nodded.
Li Dayuan admired and said: "How do you two stay so warm?"
Han Guobin said: "My wife is pregnant, I must go back to help."
"Go back." Li Dayuan waved his hand.
Han Guobin went home in the light snow. Chen Rou was very sleepy. After she opened the door for him, she found that it was snowing outside. She also saw that there were snowflakes on her man's eyelashes.
But with a scarf and a thick cotton-padded jacket, he was not too cold. Chen Rou poured him some hot water and asked him to drink it while blowing on it, then she went back to sleep on the kang.
I'm so sleepy.
Chen Rou fell asleep as soon as she touched the kang. Han Guobin took off his coat and got on the kang. He was very hot and it was very warm under the quilt. Chen Rou subconsciously leaned into his arms, and Han Guobin also carefully held his wife in his arms.
It snowed intermittently that night, and when I woke up the next morning, it was still a little white outside, but the temperature was really low, and it was time for Chen Rou to not want to go out.
Little boy Hanghang was wrapped up like a dumpling by his mother early in the morning, with socks and shoes on his feet and a small bag on his hands. However, the little guy didn't like the small bag, so Chen Rou only put it on him when he was sleeping and let him use it when he was awake.
Han Guobin prepared breakfast, which was millet porridge. After breakfast, Han Guobin took out the Pechoin and the hairband from his pocket.
"You're wasting money." Chen Rou glared at him and took it.
Although Pechoin is not cheap, this is because the man loves her and it is much more practical than small leather shoes, so she naturally won't say anything about him.
I took a small mirror from home and applied it on myself.
She has been taking care of her skin since the autumn harvest. She always washes her face with rice water. Her skin is in good condition, so she has recovered a lot. After this winter and the beginning of next spring, her skin will be fully recovered.
They also wanted to apply some to Han Guobin, but Han Guobin didn't want it and went to get the remaining clam oil and asked his wife to apply it on him.
Clam oil is also very easy to use. Chen Rou applied it on him and also on little Hanghang.
In such weather, Chen Rou really didn't want to go out, but Zhou Zhen had said before that her family was making tofu today and asked her to go over and get as much as she wanted.
Chen Rou came over and met a girl eating sweet potatoes on the way. Chen Rou knew her, but didn't know her name. She only knew that she was an educated youth from the team who came to the countryside, and she was a delicate girl.
She is good-looking and I heard that she has a good family background. People would send her money every once in a while.
You can tell from her complexion that she is obviously not hungry.
"Sister-in-law, you smell so good. This is the scent of Pechoin." Before Chen Rou could say anything, the sweet potato girl said with shining eyes.
"Yes." Chen Rou smiled politely.
"But Brother Guobin bought it for you in the provincial capital?" said the Sweet Potato Girl.
"Yeah." Chen Rou nodded.
"When I went to the county town, I saw that only clam oil was sold there. The Pechoin ones were sold out very early. But I still like Pechoin more. Sister-in-law, can you ask Brother Guobin to buy it for me?" asked the Sweet Potato Girl.
"Guobin doesn't help people buy things." Chen Rou shook her head.
"I know, I just want to buy a box of Pechoin for my own use." said the Sweet Potato Girl.
Chen Rou still refused. These educated youths all came from big cities and were very familiar with prices. They couldn't even earn a penny, so why should she ask Guobin to run errands for them?
There is no doubt that she is such a realistic person.
But it was obvious that Sweet Potato Girl did not give up so easily, and she followed Zhou Zhen all the way to her home.
Zhou Zhen made a lot of tofu today. Chen Rou brought some beans over to exchange for it. She asked for a few big pieces and took them home to fry in water and eat slowly.
Zhou Zhen asked quietly, "Why is Su Zhiqing following you?"
"She wanted me to buy Pechoin for her, but I didn't agree, so she just followed her." Chen Rou said.
"I was wondering why you smell so good, it turns out you used Pechoin." Zhou Zhen laughed immediately.
Chen Rou said: "He is just wasting money, why would he need this?"
"What a waste of money. Guobin just loves you. Now that conditions are better, he has to buy it for you. Especially for someone as good-looking as you, you can't be like us." Zhou Zhen said.
"What's the difference? We are all mothers." Chen Rou said.
Zhou Zhen smiled and said, "After all, Guobin loves you, so just use it." She was reluctant to buy it, even clam oil.
It will just pass by like that, why spend the money?
Moreover, we just separated from the family this year, so we have to save some money in the next two or three years.
Chen Rou stayed here for a while, and when she went out, she saw Su Zhiqing waiting for her, drinking there.
"Sister-in-law." Seeing her come out, Su Zhiqing smiled.
Chen Rou thought she had left long ago, but she didn't expect that she was still waiting. She said helplessly, "I really don't bring goods to others. This is not directed at you, Su Zhiqing."
"I know, I know. I just can't buy it here, so I wanted to ask Brother Guobin to help buy it. Sister-in-law, please help me. I have come to the countryside now and have to work in the fields. If I don't take care of my skin during the winter, I won't be able to find a husband in the future." Su Zhiqing said.
"If someone like you, Su Zhiqing, can't find a husband, then there's no need for girls in the world to get married," Chen Rou said.
However, Su Zhiqing was so annoying that Chen Rou had no choice but to agree to her request and ask Han Guobin to bring the box back.
The next morning, Su Zhiqing came over. Chen Rou didn't take any of the money from her and just gave it to her according to the price.
Su Zhiqing was very happy. Not only did he give her money, he also took out two White Rabbit candies: "I'm giving these to my nephew. Thank you, sister-in-law."
Chen Rou thought that was the end of it, but Su Zhiqing came over often afterwards.
Although she only came over from time to time to sit and chat, Chen Rou could tell that this girl obviously wanted to come over to build relationships, probably to make it easier to buy things in the future.
It is understandable that a girl needs to be careful when she is away from home to avoid danger and trouble. However, she can come to my house to chat, but Chen Rou will not bring any goods for her.
Chen's mother came over that day and brought a few large pieces of tofu.
Chen Rou had just finished eating the food she had exchanged from Zhou Zhen, and could eat the food her mother brought over.
Seeing Chen's mother coming, Su Zhiqing greeted her and then went back.
"Whose girl is this?" As Su Zhiqing left, Chen's mother asked with her eyes slightly shining.
Seeing her mother like this, Chen Rou knew what she was thinking without asking: "This is Su, the educated youth from the village." She especially emphasized the word "educated youth".
"And he's an educated youth?" Chen's mother was even happier when she heard that.
Chen Rou brought her mother into the house and said helplessly, "Mom, don't try to hit on her so easily. She will have to go back to the city in the future."
Her mother was trying to find a partner for her third cousin, but she hasn't found a suitable one yet. Chen Rou couldn't help but complain.
There are so many good girls in Shili Township, how could there not be one that her third cousin would like? Does her third cousin want to marry a fairy? You deserve to be single.
"What do you mean by returning to the city? Look at those educated youth who came here in the early years, have they returned to the city now? Aren't they all getting married and having children in the countryside?" said Chen's mother.
"Then don't set your sights on Su Zhiqing. This girl is very smart." Chen Rou said.
Although Su Zhiqing looks delicate, she is indeed a smart girl and it is impossible to coax her.
"It's good to have sperm, so that the children born in the future will be smart." said Chen's mother.
Chen Rou: “…” Before she even started writing, her mother was already thinking about having a baby.
"Tell me, how old is Su Zhiqing this year? Who else is in his family? What is his background?" said Chen's mother.
Seeing that her mother actually had this intention, Chen Rou couldn't help but say, "Mom, you have to think it over carefully. The educated youth will definitely return to the city in the future. If you let your third cousin marry her now, what will you do when she returns to the city in the future?"
"I wonder when that will happen. If we really go back to the city, how old will the child be?" said Chen's mother.
"The child is grown up, but there are those who are so cruel that they would abandon their husband and children and choose to return to the city." Chen Rou said.
"You don't understand this." Chen's mother said with a shrewd look on her face, "The educated youth wanted to go back to the city simply because life in the countryside was hard and tiring and they couldn't stand it. But if she followed Chengyao, her life would not be bad. He has enough military service now. As long as they get married, they can get a certificate to go with the army. If they go there to live with Chengyao, they won't have to work in the fields anymore. And Chengyao gives her an allowance of more than 30 yuan a month. Can she marry such a good man if she goes back to the city?"
Chen Rou was a little speechless, but still said, "I heard that Su Zhiqing's family is well off."
"Even if her family is well-off, it's limited. Jobs in the city are all filled individually. How can her family find a job for her so easily? She's almost old now, and she will definitely get married if she goes back to the city. Your cousin is no worse than the young people in the city." Chen's mother said.
Chen Rou was somewhat convinced by her mother.
To be honest, her third cousin's conditions are indeed impeccable. Although she has never met him in person, her mother has high standards, so it goes without saying that she would praise him so much.
"Isn't it bad to kidnap a girl?" Chen Rou said hesitantly.
"What do you mean by kidnapping?" Chen's mother said unhappily, "What is the moral of our family? She is innocent, how can we wrong her? And your uncle has told me everything. The money Chengyao sent back as a gift was only half of his salary. Chengyao is saving money for his wife. When they get married, he will send 50 yuan a year and let the couple live on the rest."
"My uncle is so nice." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"That's why they say marrying into a wealthy family is a blessing. It depends on whether she is lucky enough." Mother Chen snorted.
"When will my third cousin come back?" Chen Rou said. No matter what, he had to come back to see him.
"He will be back at the end of the year. I asked your uncle, and he has a 20-day vacation, and his leader specifically asked him to come back to find a wife." said Chen's mother.
"The leader still cares about this?" Chen Rou said with a smile.
"Your uncle called. I heard from your second cousin that your uncle's acting seemed to be dying, and he wanted to see Chengyao get married before he died." Chen's mother said.
Chen Rou laughed: "My uncle is really great."
"You have to do it no matter how hard it is. After the New Year you will be 27 already. You are so old now. If you don't get married, you will be single for the rest of your life!" said Chen's mother.
Not to mention her brother, she is also anxious. He is almost 27 years old. At this age, other people’s families already have three or four children, but he is still anxious. How can an elder not be anxious!
Because of this incident, whenever Su Zhiqing came over, Chen Rou became a little more enthusiastic and also inquired about the family situation of the Su family from the side.
Su Zhiqing's full name is Su Mianmian. She didn't take it seriously at first, but Chen Rou was tactful in her words and asked about it without leaving any trace.
But later Su Mianmian came to her senses and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you are not going to introduce me to someone, are you?"
"Are you afraid?" Chen Rou asked with a smile.
Su Mianmian smiled and said, "Then sister-in-law must help me find a good one, otherwise my parents may not agree."
Chen Rouxin thought that this girl was amazing. She understood what this meant. She could introduce her to a date, but if he didn't meet her standards and conditions, then there was nothing she could do if her parents didn't agree.
This way you don't offend anyone and you can also leave yourself a way out.
"A soldier." Chen Rou said.
Su Mianmian smiled.
Chen Rou looked at her: "Wait for him to come back and meet him?"
"Okay." Su Mianmian said with a smile.
Chen Rou knew that she was just being perfunctory and didn't take it seriously. As long as she agreed to meet, the rest would be up to her third cousin himself.
Her third cousin Gu Chengyao came back on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the village distributed pork.
Maybe her mother had mentioned it to her uncle, and she was rushed here by her uncle the same day she came back.
Before Chen Rou had time to prepare, Su Mianmian and Gu Chengyao met each other.
Su Mianmian planned to pay meat and grain coupons to come and enjoy a fresh pig-killing meal. This year she would not go back and would celebrate the New Year in the village.
Chen Rou is the only person she is familiar with.
Gu Chengyao didn't know the way home, so he asked someone. After he entered the village and passed by, he ran into Su Mianmian, who was coming from the educated youth's place and was also going home.
Su Mianmian looked, where did this handsome guy come from?
Gu Chengyao also saw her and thought that the girl was pretty.
The two didn't speak, but they both came home one after another.
Chen Rou saw the two of them as soon as she went out. She was not very familiar with Gu Chengyao, but she always had some impression of him.
Especially Gu Chengyao's military temperament, which can be seen at the first glance.
"Cousin Yao?" Chen Rou called out tentatively.
"It's me." Gu Chengyao nodded.
Chen Rou immediately laughed: "It's been many years since we last met. If I saw you on the street, I would definitely not recognize you."
Then he looked at Su Mianmian and said, "Come into the house, both of you. I'll make you a pig-killing dish."
What else did Su Mianmian not understand? Her face was still a little red. She didn't go into the house and said, "I'll help you, sister-in-law."
Chen Rou nodded and said, "Okay, go into the stove and help me start the fire."
Su Mianmian quickly hid in the stove. It was very hot because of the fire. She listened to Chen Rou introducing her to her cousin outside and wondered why she didn't change into her best outfit before going out today?
I’m wrapped up like a rice dumpling today!
Chen Rou outside simply said, "This is Su Zhiqing." She didn't introduce anything else.
It would also save them both from embarrassment, and even if they don't get along, it wouldn't affect each other's reputation.
Chen Rou made a bowl of pig-killing dish for both of them, which included pork, tofu and pig blood, but no Maoxuewang and pig intestines. However, the portion was enough.
Someone scooped bowls for the two of them, and she scooped a bowl for herself, went into the house and ate at the table, saying, "It's very cold today, eat to warm yourself up."
Gu Chengyao glanced at Su Mianmian, who didn't look at him, and said, "Sister-in-law, you've made it all for us. There won't be anything to eat when Brother Guobin comes back."
"There are still some that have not been done, so I'm leaving them for him." Chen Rou said.
The three of them ate, just feeding the little Hanghang who was sleeping on the kang. The first thing Chen Rou did was to change his diaper, and then she dressed him warmly and brought him over.
Gu Chengyao's eyes lit up when he saw his nephew. At his age, he should want a child.
But the little guy couldn't see anything else and just saw that he had eaten too much on the table.
"It's hungry." Chen Rou said with a smile, and then fed the little guy some soup, tofu and pig's blood. It wasn't much, but it made the little guy's stomach full.
Not so hungry anymore, he finally had the mood to look at his cousin. As for Su Mianmian, she was already familiar with him.
Gu Chengyao carried him over. It was really amazing to see this tall and handsome guy holding a fat baby in his arms, looking like a good father. Su Mianmian's cheeks turned red when she saw this.
But she also knew how to behave herself. After eating the pig-killing dish, she left her ticket and went back.
After she left, Chen Rou asked Gu Chengyao with a smile, "What do you think of Su Zhiqing, cousin Yao?"
"Very good." Gu Chengyao said with a dry cough.
Originally, he had some thoughts about getting married, and now with little boy Hanghang in his arms, he wanted to get married even more, especially since Su Mianmian was sitting opposite him.
"I wonder what Su Zhiqing thinks." Gu Chengyao teased his nephew and asked casually.
"I have to ask about this." Chen Rou said. In fact, looking at Su Mianmian's expression, she guessed that she had a good impression of her cousin, but she still had to ask the person involved for details.
Gu Chengyao didn't stay at home for long. After sitting for a while, he went back and left behind the bag of toffee and the can of malted milk he brought with him.
After sending him off, Chen Rou waited for Su Mianmian to come over. Su Mianmian came over after lunch.
"That's my cousin. What impression of him do you have?" Chen Rou has always been a direct person, so she went straight to the point.
Su Mianmian blushed a little and said, "I don't know anything about his family situation."
She is not that eager to get married, but she is already 20 years old this year and has been working in the countryside for two years. During this period, she has applied to go home. Her family conditions are not bad, but not too good either.
Especially after her eldest brother married his sister-in-law, the tickets sent this year have been reduced by half. I heard that her sister-in-law is about to give birth, and when her nephew is born, the things sent by the family will definitely be even less.
Su Mianmian didn't want to marry a country man, and her parents told her to wait, saying they would use their connections to see if they could get her a quota to return to the city.
But it’s not that easy to get the return to city indicator.
Now that there is a new member in the family, life is not easy.
But Su Mianmian always wanted to hold on a little longer, but now seeing Gu Chengyao, she felt that marrying someone like him wouldn’t be so bad?
"His name is Gu Chengyao, he is 26 years old this year..." Chen Rou began to talk about her cousin's personal conditions. After talking about his personal conditions, she began to talk about his family situation.
"We can keep his allowance ourselves and send fifty yuan home every year?" Su Mianmian looked at her when she heard this.
"So you agree?" Chen Rou said with a smile.
Su Mianmian blushed and said, "I'll follow him everywhere."
"Okay, tomorrow you can go into the city to hang out and watch a movie. If you have anything to say or ask, you can communicate with them yourselves," Chen Rou said.
Su Mianmian blushed and nodded.
After she returned, Chen Rou cleaned up the house, took baby Hanghang to Cai Lihua's house and left him there first, then went home.
She is pregnant now, so it is not suitable for her to carry Hanghang, who is as heavy as a dumpling, back to her parents' home.
She told her mother that around 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, she would ask her third cousin to go to the village entrance to pick up Su Mianmian and take her to the city, and the two of them could chat on their own.
Chen's mother was very happy: "I said they would definitely fall in love with each other."
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I guess it's about the same."
"Everything needed for the wedding has been prepared almost entirely, and the marriage will be done soon," said Chen's mother.
Chen Rou was stunned: "Isn't it too fast? Su Mianmian hasn't notified her family yet."
"What we want is that we don't have enough time to notify our family, otherwise everything will be ruined." Chen's mother said as a matter of course.
Chen Rou looked at her mother: "Huh?"
"Her parents will definitely not agree to let her marry a country boy. We have to strike while the iron is hot and marry her off. Once the matter is settled, the adults will have to agree even if they don't agree. We have made the worst-case scenario plan. When we see your cousin's talent and appearance, the three-point impression will be raised to nine points." Chen's mother said.
Chen Rou's mouth twitched: "Mom, you really understand this very well."
Chen's mother was well aware of the tricks to win people's hearts, but Gu Chengyao was not that kind of person. He asked Su Mianmian out several times, gave her candies and snacks, and a scarf, and the two of them walked hand in hand in the county park.
Su Mianmian's face was red, and she said that before she notified her parents, Gu Chengyao took Su Mianmian to see the team leader, wrote a letter, and then the next day, he brought her to the county town to take a bus.
The two of them set out on the road to the provincial capital together.
After knowing this, Chen's mother scolded the boy, saying that he was so ignorant. If he was taken back now, what if the Su family didn't agree? Isn't this a good mix-up?
Isn't it okay to wait until after the wedding and the bridal chamber before going back to visit relatives?
Even though Chen's mother thinks her nephew is very well off, the urban-rural gap is something that cannot be ignored. As parents, how could they bear to let their daughter marry so far away?
The Su family was indeed reluctant to let their beloved daughter marry so far away, and to the countryside at that.
But there is no doubt about Gu Chengyao. When he stood in front of Su's father and mother, they would not have been able to tell that he was from the countryside if he hadn't been introduced.
He also said that when he returns to his hometown this time, he will get married, and then join the army. Although the conditions there are not as good as those in the provincial capital, they have everything they need.
He no longer had to go to the fields to earn work points, and he received an allowance every month.
Su's mother took her daughter back into the house and asked about the situation at the old Gu family. After that, there was nothing more to say.
After all, what else can we do with this trend nowadays? They don't want their daughter to marry in the countryside, but it's not easy to get the indicators to return to the city. At least there is no news so far.
The family will soon be getting married for their son and have grandchildren, so it will not be easy to subsidize the little girl who has gone to the countryside in the future.
So even though this future son-in-law has a rural household registration, as long as he can let my daughter live a good life, then let it be.
Mother Su knew that her daughter could not endure hardship, so it was good this way.
The two stayed at Old Su's house for days and returned to the countryside the next day.
"My mother wanted to give me some money, saying it was for my safekeeping, but I didn't take it because my family has already given me a lot of support." After returning home, when they were about to say goodbye, Su Mianmian looked at him and said.
"I have them, and I'll keep them all for you to treasure." Gu Chengyao said.
Su Mianmian
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