Chapter 508 Xu Zilan meets her parents-in-law for the first time
Food and accommodation included, and twenty-five dollars a month?
——Isn’t this better than the private teachers in the brigade?
Xu Zilan had actually mentioned inviting the Zhou siblings many times.
She knew the situation of the Zhou family and wanted to bring Zhou Jianyong's 17-year-old elder sister and 15-year-old third brother out.
The Zhou family has many children but not much land, so it is really difficult to rely on the weather for food.
But their marriage was not settled at that time, and she was afraid that if she mentioned it, Zhou Jianyong would think she was too proactive, so she only talked about it with Xu Zijin.
Unexpectedly, it was Lu Hanzhou who spoke first.
Xu Zijin then went with the flow.
As soon as these words fell, the surprise in Zhou's father and mother's eyes was like stars in the sky...
"I am willing to! He...sister-in-law, no...no no, I don't want the salary!"
"As long as I have enough food to eat and... enough clothes for four seasons, that's enough!"
Mother Zhou was shaking with excitement and her speech was a little incoherent.
Xu Zijin smiled: "Aunt, this tea garden belongs to me and my sister, and the wages are what we agreed on."
"They must be paid for their work, otherwise they would beat us landlords and bullies."
"Don't talk about the salary."
"However, they must be diligent and obedient, otherwise they will not be able to stay."
"Hmmmm."
Mother Zhou nodded excitedly: "I promise...I promise...Thank you, my benefactor..."
Seeing that Auntie Zhou was about to stand up and bow, Xu Zijin quickly pulled her back: "No, no, no, Auntie, you can't do this."
"You are the elder and I am the younger. You are ruining my life by doing this."
"We're going to hire someone to do the work anyway, so it doesn't matter who we hire, right? It's better to hire our own family, right?"
Next, everyone discussed some details. Xu Zijin wanted to invite Zhou's parents to dinner, but they refused.
Seeing their anxious faces, Lu Hanzhou said, "Then let's go to the camp to eat."
"Jianyong, tomorrow you drive your parents and your sister-in-law to the provincial capital."
"Your sister-in-law and her classmates opened a clothing store in the provincial capital. Choose a few sets of clothes for your parents. The clothes there don't require cloth coupons."
"Don't say anything, just go."
Zhou Jianyong's eyes were red. He saluted Lu Hanzhou and answered loudly: "Yes! I guarantee to complete the task!"
The next day, Xu Zijin not only brought Zhou's parents, but also called Xu Zilan.
Seeing the two elders, Xu Zilan's face turned red.
But he still greeted them politely: "Hello, uncle, hello, aunt."
Is this their future daughter-in-law?
Zhou's father and mother looked at the beautiful Xu Zilan and became nervous. They began to feel a little bit at a loss...
"Okay... okay... come up quickly."
Xu Zilan got into the car quickly.
Looking at the clothes worn by Zhou's father and mother, Xu Zilan finally realized how poor the Zhou family's conditions were, and also understood why her brother-in-law asked her second sister to take them shopping for clothes.
However, Xu Zilan was really not worried.
Once the income from the tea garden comes out this year, the family’s conditions will be greatly improved.
Along the way, she told the two elders about her family situation...
"Uncle, aunt, my family is also farmers, don't worry."
"Jianyong is so outstanding, you should be proud of him."
"As long as you don't mind that I'm engaged, my parents will only be grateful to you."
Zhou's father and mother have already heard that Xu Zilan is merely engaged and is still an innocent girl.
Given the Zhou family's conditions, even if their son is an excellent person, he has to send half of his salary back home every month. How could an ordinary daughter-in-law agree to this?
Now, with such a good girl marrying his son and bringing his younger brothers and sisters out to work, the Zhou family suddenly became prosperous.
This is a lucky star!
As a person who has been reborn, Xu Zilan is naturally generous.
She was polite and good at speaking. After arriving in the provincial capital, Zhou Jianyong's mother held her hand and was reluctant to let go.
"Thank you for visiting my family, kid."
"I have many children. My father and I can't take care of them all. From now on, Yong'er will be handed over to you."
After hearing this, Xu Zilan felt relieved.
The matter of engagement has always been a concern for her.
"Aunt, don't worry, I will definitely support Jianyong's work and strive to be a good military wife!"
"well!"
Mother Zhou's eyes were red. With such an outstanding daughter-in-law in the future, who would dare to laugh at them?
Along the way, everyone was talking about Zhou Jianyong's excellent driving skills. Two and a half hours later, the car stopped in front of the door of the "Yunshang" headquarters.
"Second sister, is this shop really opened by you and others in partnership?"
Standing next to the car and looking at the shop, Xu Zilan could hardly believe her eyes.
Xu Zijin smiled and nodded: "Well, I am mainly responsible for purchasing goods, and everything here is taken care of by my classmates."
"I'll pick one for uncle and aunt later, and give you the purchase price from Guangdong Province."
Looking at this high-end clothing store, Xu Zilan felt like she had returned to the afterlife.
Xu Zilan, who had never traveled far in her previous life, had never seen the wonders of the outside world, but she knew how developed the Special Administrative Region was from TV.
She thought that all this must have been learned by her second sister's classmate from Guangdong Province. It was said that her classmate was the child of a leader.
——The leader’s child is definitely not on the same level as her, a country girl.
The group quickly entered the store. When Xiao Miaomiao saw her, she immediately ran into the office: "Brother, sister-in-law is here."
ah?
Xiao Mingjian, who was doing the accounting, ran out and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you here? Jianyong?"
Zhou Jianyong used to be a soldier in Xiao Mingjian's class. The next year he was transferred to another class and became the deputy squad leader, but they were still in the same platoon and the two had a good relationship.
Zhou Jianyong was also very happy to see him: "Squad leader, long time no see!"
Xiao Mingjian was very excited: "Long time no see, long time no see!"
"I heard that you became the deputy battalion commander. Congratulations."
Zhou Jianyong was a little shy: "Thank you for the compliment from the squad leader! It was all thanks to the support of the chief of staff."
"These are my parents, and this is my partner. I brought them here to buy some clothes."
Xiao Mingjian nodded happily: "Okay, okay, choose for yourself, and we'll have dinner together later."
"Sister-in-law, I have to treat you today."
Xu Zijin smiled: "Okay, you please, you please."
"Uncle, aunt, come with me. The clothes over there are suitable for older people."
The clothing store added a shoe cabinet last month.
After Zhou Jianyong bought clothes for his parents, Xu Zilan's parents, and Xu Zilan, he also picked out a pair of shoes for each of them.
Five sets of clothes and five pairs of shoes, and he only charged him fifty dollars.
Zhou Jianyong was a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law...this...can't..."
Xu Zijin smiled and said, "It's not a loss. The elders' clothes are not expensive. They only choose cheap ones."
"Now that I know the sizes of your parents' clothes, I'll have someone send some defective ones from the factory over next time. They're cheaper."
"Lan Zi, go pick out another set. It's my wedding gift to you."
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