Chapter 83 Chu Song Village Hope
———Ms. So-and-so, I knew you were the best to me.
———Ms. So-and-so, you are so nice to me.
———Ms. So-and-so, I like you the most.
Chai Xueqi had heard the above sentences many times from Chu Song. They were so sweet. It was only because Chu Song was so bold that he had the guts to say them. He said these sentences to everyone he met. They were worthless.
But thinking of the good job that her ancestors couldn't even exchange for, Chai Xueqi said firmly, "We two sisters-in-law will be of one mind from now on."
Chu Song frowned: "What kind of words are you talking about!"
"ah?"
"What do you mean by later? Haven't we already been on the same page?"
Chai Xueqi was amused by her.
The promotion will last until six o'clock in the evening, and the number of people has not decreased at all. In the end, Ni Jieya came out and issued an ultimatum: the promotion will end at six o'clock in the evening every day. After six o'clock, everything will return to the original price. If you still want to get a discount, you can come back tomorrow.
As soon as these words were spoken, most of the crowd dispersed immediately. If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you are a bastard. There is no need to rush now, come back tomorrow!
Ni Jieya eagerly began to calculate her accounts on an abacus. When she was done, she said in disbelief, "We actually made over four hundred today. After deducting our expenses, we're totally in profit!"
This number was still within Chu Song's estimation. She nodded and said, "Not bad, but it's hard to exceed this number in the next two days. A conservative estimate is around 300."
Ni Jieya was already very satisfied. She replied regretfully, "It's a pity that the promotion you mentioned will only be held for three days. It would be great if it could last forever."
"No, things are valuable because they are rare. If there are activities like this every day, no one will care."
When Ni Jieya heard this, she thought it made sense. She sighed, "I really don't know how you came up with all this."
Chu Song couldn't stand being praised, and he would get cocky when he was praised: "I can't help it, geniuses are like that."
Ni Jieya agreed with a smile, and after everything was over, she generously invited everyone to dinner at a state-owned restaurant.
Godmother Zhou Juhua hadn't gotten off work yet. The news of the promotion was all over the city, and even she had heard about it. It was just that she didn't have time to go due to work, so she planned to go early tomorrow morning to join in the fun.
Seeing Chu Song and his group coming to eat, Zhou Juhua brought up a basket of meat buns with a smile. She didn't want to charge them, as her godmother gave them away for free!
Chu Song: "Godmother, you are so kind. I love the meat buns you make the most."
"Okay, okay, that's enough. There's more after you finish eating!"
The ladies from the other restaurants were also familiar with Chu Song and said cheerfully, "There are some side dishes, Song girl. If you don't have enough, come here and order more."
Seeing this familiar attitude, those who didn't know her would think that it was her own daughter. Ni Jieya almost lost her composure, with an expression of surprise and confusion on her face.
Chai Xueqi ate the meat bun silently. She was used to it.
My sister-in-law always boasts at home that she is "loved by everyone and flowers bloom when she sees them." She doesn't realize that flowers bloom when they see them, but she loves everyone... This is true.
A group of more than ten people dispersed after eating and drinking.
Except for Chu Song and Chai Xueqi, everyone else lives in the city, so it's very convenient to just walk home.
There were no cars going to the village at this time, and Liang Jiayao was reluctant to let Chu Song walk back. If she was alone, he could definitely ride his motorcycle to take her back, but now that Chai Xueqi was there, Liang Jiayao didn't know what to do.
He couldn't possibly carry Chu Song and let his sister-in-law walk back alone, right?
Liang Jiayao followed Chu Song and also called Chai Xueqi sister-in-law. He treated her respectfully, just like he treated his mother-in-law, and did not dare to act rashly at all.
Chai Xueqi waved her hands. She was used to walking on mountain roads, and she was so excited about having just landed a stable job in the city that she was brimming with energy. "It's okay, I'm not tired. I can walk back by myself. Don't worry about me."
She asked Chu Song to walk back with her, and she even complained about bringing a burden with her.
"Sister-in-law, when I get home, I'll ask Liang Jiayao to go back and pick you up."
Chai Xueqi quickly refused. Firstly, she really didn't care about such a short distance, and secondly, she was not used to being so close to the opposite sex.
Thinking of this, Chai Xueqi suddenly said: "Xianxian, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."
Chu Song walked over as he was told, his eyes looking simple and innocent.
Chai Xueqi hesitated and didn't know what to say. She was still relatively traditional in her thinking. Usually in the village, her best friends were all the sisters in the village, and she had no friends of the opposite sex at all.
Chu Song is different from her. He has a lot of close female friends. Chai Xueqi was worried at first that she would be cheated by the village scoundrels, but later she found out that she was more like a scoundrel and a playboy.
Help the reason or help the relatives?
Chai Xueqi instinctively felt that this was not a good idea. It would be a tangled mess and what would happen if it was exposed?
For example, what if Lu Zhiqing saw us riding together so intimately? What if someone else saw us?
Chai Xueqi herself had been worried about Chu Song for several times. After struggling for a long time, she finally said in a serious and gentle voice: "...Don't get caught."
Chai Xueqi was so worried that she was dying. It would be fine if they didn't find out, but if they did, what would she do then?
"?" Before Chu Song could ask, Chai Xueqi's face turned red with shame. She was too embarrassed to say more, so she left the person behind and started on her way.
He came up to her after Liang Jiayao and the others had left. He was extremely curious, especially since Chai Xueqi had just glanced at him with a complicated look.
Liang Jiayao's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells. "Is my sister-in-law saying something bad about me? Does she think I'm not worthy of you?"
The more he thought about it, the more horrified he became. "She wants to introduce you to someone else and break us up?!"
Chu Song: “…”
When Liang Jiayao saw Chu Song didn't say anything, half of his heart sank, and the other half was completely broken.
Got it, it’s the default.
Then he probably guessed right, almost right...
Chu Song saw that the man inexplicably began to look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his face filled with unspeakable melancholy.
She couldn't help but curse: "What are you doing? Where are your keys? Hurry up and drive. You're going back late and delaying my sleep. You deserve to die."
When Liang Jiayao heard this, he agreed and hurriedly looked for his keys to drive the car.
After a while, he hesitated and said, "Xianxian, you won't abandon me, will you? Do our vows still count?"
Chu Song twisted the soft flesh on his waist hard, and only let go when he heard Liang Jiayao gasp.
"Does it hurt?"
"……pain."
"It's okay to feel pain. Don't ask such questions. Not to mention that I will never abandon you, even if I did, don't you know how to work hard? If I abandon you, aren't you right? Don't you know how to take the initiative and win back my heart?"
"Let it go this time. If it happens again, I'll fine you two... No, I'll fine you fifty."
Liang Jiayao felt very happy.
He knew that Xianxian had him in her heart, and being angry meant that she cared about him!
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It was already completely dark when Chu Song got home. Chai Xueqi was a fast walker and came back soon after. Ye Xiuzhi didn't leave any food for them, but with Chu Song around, they wouldn't go hungry.
Chai Xueqi rushed back, exhausted and out of breath, but she didn't even have time to rest or drink water. As soon as she got home, she told the good news.
She had already thought of her words when she was on the way, and she couldn't keep anything secret in her mind. Then she saw the family's expressions of joy or surprise as she wished.
Ye Xiuzhi was naturally happy for her, but at the same time she was a little dazed, "Is this true? You can go to the city and work as a worker!"
"real!"
Ye Xiuzhi knew her eldest daughter-in-law's personality and knew she was not the kind of person who would lie.
Chu Song quickly stepped forward, looking for praise, "Thanks to me."
Chai Xueqi nodded and recounted the whole story in detail. In fact, there was nothing much to say. Chu Song only needed two sentences to get the job done.
Ye Xiuzhi's eyes fell on Chu Song. "What a great opportunity! If you were to ask me, you should go with your sister-in-law. The two of you can look after each other, and then we'd have two workers at home."
Chu Song: "I don't want to."
"You still don't even look down on this opportunity that others can't even ask for."
Chu Song really looked down on it. Although she was not good at history, she also knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in a while. She could then take the opportunity to go to the capital city. College students in the 1970s were not like those in later generations. Their achievements would be very valuable if they were mentioned to others.
The most important thing is that Xiang Baoshu will definitely take the college entrance examination, and Chu Song must not be worse than her!
Chu Song didn't care much about a college diploma. She could still succeed without this piece of paper.
But she can't live without what others have.
Chu Song thought for a moment and said proudly, "Mom, being a worker is nothing. In the future, I will be the first college student in our family. No, maybe I will be the hope of the whole village."
Ye Xiuzhi didn't take it seriously. Chu Song's boasting and exaggeration were not new. She didn't have the ability to predict the future, and she didn't know the college entrance examination would be reinstated soon. She thought Chu Song was talking about the selection of workers and peasants for college students. There were only a few spots on the team, so how could she get one?
Just based on the criterion of "hard work and perseverance", Chu Song should have been eliminated.
Ye Xiuzhi said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, you're the hope of the whole village. Are you going to wash your face or not? The water is hot in the pot. Wait a minute, and if it gets cold, don't just keep calling 'mother'."
"Wash, wash, wash! I'll wash it right away!"
A few days later, the promotion ended and Chu Song accompanied Chai Xueqi to report to the factory. The factory provided food but not accommodation, so they had to either rent a house in the city or commuted back and forth to stay at home every day.
Chai Xueqi calculated carefully and was reluctant to spend the money on renting a house. "I'd better go home every day." It was not cost-effective to rent a house in the city, and she would live alone and lonely, which she was not used to.
Although Chu Hang and Chai Xueqi were arranged to marry, they have a good relationship and are now in their sweet and loving period, and are reluctant to separate.
Chu Hang: "Then I'll scrape together some money and buy you a bicycle so it will be more convenient for you to commute to get off work every day."
"Why buy that? It's a waste of money. I have hands and feet. I used to work in the fields every day during the busy farming season. Working in the factory is not tiring. It's not like I can't walk back."
"No, it's such a long way. Even if you don't feel tired, I feel tired too. I feel sorry for you."
In the past, Chu Hang would never have been able to say such words. He had never said them and could not say them out loud. This was the result of Chu Song's careful teaching.
What’s the use of a man if he doesn’t speak sweetly?
Behead!
Chai Xueqi was stunned. After being married for so long, not counting the private matters behind closed doors, this was the first time she heard such intimate conversation outside.
Chai Xueqi was delighted and glared at him nonchalantly. "Don't bother me."
Chu Song said, "I agree with you, big brother! It would be great to buy a bicycle. Not only would it be convenient for commuting, but it would also be convenient for going into the city."
Chai Xueqi hesitated: "It's too expensive..."
Chu Hang: "Don't worry about the money. Mom also supports us buying a bicycle. She said she would take half of the money, plus ours, it would be enough."
"If I lose money, I can earn it again. If I exhaust my sister-in-law, I won't have another one."
The brother and sister sang the same tune, and Chai Xueqi, who had originally been weak in her will, was quickly persuaded.
The most difficult part about buying a bicycle is not the money, but the lack of a ticket. Nowadays, everything must be purchased with a ticket. A unit can only get very few bicycle tickets, at most ten a year, and even fewer people can get a ticket.
The money was collected, and Chu Hang was worrying about where to exchange for a ticket. Chu Song glanced at Xiang Baoshu, and they understood each other immediately. Xiang Baoshu also happened to look over, and she nodded.
Chu Song said: "Brother, don't worry, I have the ticket!"
"Where did you get the ticket?"
"To be precise, it's not me who has it. It's Ni Jieya who has it. I can buy one from her."
Chu Hang had no doubts. In his opinion, a factory owner must have bicycle tickets.
"That's good. I'll give you the money and leave this matter to you. I trust you."
Chu Song smiled and reached out to him.
"Errand fees."
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