Chapter 10. New Educated Youth
She originally thought embroidery would be the most difficult to learn, but she didn't expect that it would be the etiquette course that made her bald in the end.
Although Nanny Wang was only a Level 3, she was the grooming nanny for the princes and grandchildren, and she was more than capable of teaching Shi Liu etiquette. Shi Liu found it difficult to learn because her behavior had long been ingrained, difficult to change quickly, and even if she did, it would slip back into her old ways without her noticing. For this reason, Nanny Wang had been constantly scolding her these past few days.
Shi Liu always felt that she was not very good at learning etiquette. In fact, everyone in her family felt that she had changed a little.
That day, while eating, my sister-in-law Liu Guihua was talking about the newly arrived educated youth: "The new educated youth Liu Feixue is really beautiful. It's a pity that she is the daughter of a capitalist, otherwise all the young men in the brigade would be attracted by her."
Ma Cuihua, the third sister-in-law who had been eating in silence, sneered, "They are so arrogant! Didn't I take them to the educated youth compound yesterday to settle down? Didn't you see the look of disdain in their eyes? I'd say they are just stupid. They are stupid enough to show their dissatisfaction when something bad happened at home."
Su Sanlan curled her lips and said, "A woman like that should never be married home. She's a troublemaker. Fourth Brother, be careful. Don't keep going to the educated youth compound. Be careful of being tricked by the female educated youth."
The others knew who I was talking about. Two years ago, the accountant's youngest son was tricked into marrying a young woman who had been educated in the countryside. She then managed to get permission to return to the city through someone else and then ran away without a word. They didn't even get a marriage certificate, so it was difficult to sue them. In the end, they could only accept their bad luck and swallow their loss.
Their uncle is the team leader and has considerable power in the production team. It is possible that some female educated youth might take shortcuts and plot against Shi Dong.
The original owner had been studying in the county and didn't know the details of these educated youth. Shi Liu asked curiously, "How many educated youth are there in our village?"
Su Sanlan wasn't surprised. Her daughter had always been so absorbed in studying sage books that she never paid attention to village affairs, so it was normal for her to be unaware. "Five people were separated five years ago. One of them is now Wang Jianguo, the principal of the village primary school. Two of the other four have left over the years, and the remaining two have formed a couple and settled directly in the village. Then, three years ago, two more people came. One of them is the accountant's wife who ran away, and the other, a female educated youth named Liu Piaoxu, is still unmarried."
Ma Cuihua, the third sister-in-law, continued, "Five more people came this year, three men and two women. All five of them are very striking in appearance. In addition to Liu Feixue, who I just mentioned, there's another woman with the surname Liu, Liu Tiantian. Both of them are from Hai City. The three men are all from Jing City. They're named Qiao Hongbin, Gu Aiguo, and Su Youcai."
Shi Liu rolled her eyes. She knew very well how high her mother's eye sockets were. She thought she was pretty. It seemed that the educated youth this time were quite good-looking.
Noticing her daughter's look, Su Sanlan said sternly, "Shiliu, we can't look for an educated youth. Wang Niuniu from your grandmother's village fought tooth and nail for an educated youth, but he disowned her once he returned to the city. Now she's alone with two daughters, and life is tough."
Shi Liu curled her lips speechlessly: "Mom, what are you thinking? I'm only a little old now, and I don't want to get married yet."
Su Sanlan disagreed now: "You are already 16. Girls in the village should start discussing marriage at the age of 16, otherwise it will be delayed."
Shi Liu was startled when she heard this and quickly waved her hands: "Mom, I plan to continue studying. After all, I have been admitted to high school."
"Didn't you say you didn't want to study? Why did you change your mind again?" Su Sanlan didn't object to her daughter's study. There were five children in the family. As long as you could pass the exam, she would let you continue to study. However, apart from the original owner who had good grades, only the fourth child Shi Dong barely finished junior high school.
How can you get married if you don't study? The original owner was afraid of those gangsters, but Shi Liu was not afraid of them at all. Not to mention those gangsters who looked like they had kidney deficiency, she was not even afraid of ordinary strong men. Besides, it would be boring to stay at home all day without going to school.
"It's getting harder and harder to find a job in the city, and people with only a junior high school education are everywhere. If I want to eat commercial grain, I'd better get a high school diploma." Fortunately, high schools are now divided into arts and science. In her previous life, she almost became the top scorer in the arts in Shandong Province. Maybe this regret can be made up in this life.
Su Sanlan sighed when she heard this: "It's all because our family has no connections. People in the city have more connections and it's easier to find a job. If it really doesn't work out, Mom will ask your uncle to find you a soldier, and then you can become an official's wife directly."
Second Brother Shi twitched his lips and said, "Mom, the rank required to join the army is not low. How many young people can meet the standards? You can't let my eldest sister and her husband live apart. It will be very hard for my eldest sister."
Su Sanlan thought so too, but she refused to give in and said, "What if there is someone who just meets the requirements?"
Shi Liu shook her head in amusement: "The soldiers who meet the requirements are probably not bad in terms of ability or family background, otherwise they would not be promoted so quickly. Such families may not be interested in me." People only combine the strong, otherwise the story of Cinderella marrying into a wealthy family would not be widely reported, because such things are too rare.
Su Sanlan raised her eyebrows and said, "What's wrong with my daughter? If they don't like her, then they have no taste!"
Sister-in-law Liu Guihua also felt it was a pity. She hadn't been bragging about her sister-in-law being prettier than anyone in the city. Today's Liu Zhiqing was not as good-looking as her sister-in-law. Moreover, her sister-in-law had acquired some indescribable charm in recent days. She seemed to have more temperament than the eldest daughter of a capitalist. She accidentally muttered what was in her heart.
Shi Liu was suddenly shocked. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law was such a perceptive person. She had been learning etiquette recently, and she had unknowingly acquired some classical charm.
Brother Shi San was drinking corn porridge and asked Shi Liu, "Big sister, when will you make buns again?" He hadn't eaten enough yet.
Before Shi Liu could answer, Su Sanlan slammed the table in anger and said, "What are you eating? No white flour! We only have a little white flour at home and we need to save it for making dumplings for the Ghost Festival. Don't waste it."
The villagers of Shijia Village would always make dumplings during the Ghost Festival, and the old Shi family naturally could not be left out. Moreover, Shi Liu's birthday was on the Ghost Festival, so Su Sanlan was even more reluctant to eat the white flour in advance.
Seeing this, Shi Liu shrugged helplessly. A good cook cannot cook without rice. There was nothing she could do since her mother didn't allow her to use white flour.
Not to mention Brother Shi San's disappointment, everyone else also showed disappointment, especially the children who could not hide their emotions and looked very depressed. Su Sanlan was disgusted by this and drove them out to dig wild vegetables after dinner.
(End of this chapter)
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