Su Mei told her colleagues, took Qi Mengmeng to a secluded place, and gave all the money from the sale of the four-piece suit to Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng opened it and took a look. Inside were two stacks of big black tens and a stack of cloth coupons.
"There are two hundred yuan and forty cloth coupons here. Some people didn't have cloth coupons, so I charged them more money." Su Mei explained to Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment and gave fifty yuan to Su Mei: "Sister Su Mei, I can't let you sell it for nothing."
Su Mei stuffed the money back and said, "Meng Meng, don't worry, I definitely didn't lose money. I won't tell you the details. If there is something suitable in the future, you can give it to me and I will definitely sell it to you. Other good things are also fine."
Seeing that she really didn't want it, Qi Mengmeng took the money back. As for her request for better things, Qi Mengmeng just smiled. She was not short of money, so she would have to wait for a while before selling the four-piece set.
During this period of time, Su Mei used the four-piece suit to get some favors from people, which were more important than money. With these favors, her work might be able to move to the next level.
So she took Qi Mengmeng's hand and wanted her to help again.
Qi Mengmeng only agreed to ask someone else, but she couldn't say exactly when the four-piece set would be delivered.
After hearing what Qi Mengmeng said, Su Mei didn't dare to pursue her anymore. She just reminded her that she should come to her if she needed anything.
Qi Mengmeng took the money and was happy. She bought a lot of food at the department store.
She went to the fabric store and looked around, but didn't find any fabric she liked, so she just walked around and left.
She wanted to go to the state-owned restaurant to buy some food so that she wouldn't have to cook at noon.
It was still early when she arrived, and there were only a few people sitting in the state-owned restaurant.
Qi Mengmeng looked at the ordering window. Today they had dumplings and pork head meat, which Qi Mengmeng was better at making at home. She ordered two pounds of dumplings, half a pound of pork head meat, and a plate of fried shredded potatoes.
She gave the lunch box to the waitress in advance, told her she wanted to take it away, and then found a seat to sit down and wait.
There were a lot of dumplings needed today, so she planned to put half of them in the space and send them to Grandpa Jiang and Zhang Meiling next time she went to the village.
She sat relatively close to the inside, so people who came in could only see her back but not her face.
When Li Laidi and Li Pandi came in, they didn't notice her at all. The two sisters walked straight towards the person sitting in the corner.
"Captain Lin, I am Xu Daming's wife, and this is my sister Li Pandi."
Li Laidie said to Lin Jianjun who was sitting upright with a smile, but with a little nervousness.
"Hello, my name is Lin Jianjun, I am the head of the Fifth Regiment, I am 37 years old, I have two sons, one is twelve years old and the other is ten years old. I am busy with work, so I will give you fifty yuan a month. You just need to take good care of the two children."
Lin Jianjun waited for the two to sit down, looked at Li Pandi seriously, and then asked: "I will give you 100 yuan as a betrothal gift. It doesn't matter whether you bring it back or not. Do you have any other questions?"
Li Pandi was confused by the numbers he said. If he gave her 50 yuan a month, she could save 100 yuan in two months, and then she could live a life like Qi Mengmeng in the future.
Seeing that Li Pandi didn't say anything, Li Lai Di got a little anxious and kicked her under the table. Li Pandi was still daydreaming, so she had to say, "Captain Lin, my sister is quite timid. Have you told your two sons about your remarriage?"
Lin Jianjun didn't expect Li Lai Di to ask this question, so he told her the truth: "I have said that they agree with my remarriage. They both go to school, so I just need to cook for them."
Li Lai Di asked Lin Jianjun if there was anyone else in his hometown. Lin Jianjun shook his head, saying that his parents had passed away long ago and his relationship with his brothers and sisters was average.
Li Pandi came back to her senses at this time and said to Lin Jianjun: "I, I want a bicycle."
Originally, the one hundred yuan betrothal gift given by Lin Jianjun was already a lot, but she didn't know why, she suddenly made such a request. Li Laidie kicked her under the table, and she knew she had said the wrong thing.
Lin Jianjun's expression did not change. He thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a bicycle ticket at the moment, but I have a bicycle at home. I am usually busy with work and don't have time to ride it. You can ride it at any time."
The tense expression on Li Pandyi's face immediately relaxed, and Li Laidi nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Lin Jianjun really liked Li Pandyi.
"I heard from your brother-in-law that you are very efficient at work. Can you come to our house tomorrow to clean up and cook for us?" Lin Jianjun made a request, "You can also come to our house to take a look. If there is no problem, I will submit the marriage application tomorrow."
Li Pandi didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
Li Lai Di said happily, "My Pan Di is very efficient at work. Don't worry, she will keep the house clean and tidy so that you can have hot meals every day when you come back. You can also leave the two children to my sister, who will take good care of them for you."
Lin Jianjun smiled and shook his head: "They are usually at school, you just need to cook for them. If they do anything wrong, tell me and I will take care of them."
When Qi Mengmeng heard this, she shook her head in her heart. What Lin Jianjun meant was to find a nanny.
Giving Li Pandi fifty yuan a month sounds like a lot, but it is at most one-third of Lin Jianjun's salary. All the food, drink, and other necessities for the family have to be paid for from this fifty yuan.
Judging from how Lin Jianjun just protected his two sons, the family probably eats well, and Li Pandi won’t be able to leave much money.
More importantly, after everything was said and done, Lin Jianjun went to buy food. This is like finding a nanny in the name of marriage.
But looking at the expressions of Li Laidie and her sister, they were very satisfied. Qi Mengmeng was not stupid enough to say what was in her heart.
At this time, Qi Mengmeng's packed dishes were ready, so she went to the ordering counter, picked up a few lunch boxes and walked out.
She was afraid that the Li sisters would be embarrassed, so she deliberately avoided them. Li Laidi and Li Pandi's eyes were on the food brought by Lin Jianjun, and they did not notice Qi Mengmeng.
Although Lin Jianjun saw Qi Mengmeng, he only had a slight impression of her and was not familiar with her, so he just nodded and said nothing.
Qi Mengmeng hung several lunch boxes on the handlebars of her bicycle and rode back to the staff quarters.
She had just put the dumplings and shredded potatoes away when Gu Guizhi walked in.
"We're having dumplings today? What kind of filling do they have?"
"It's made with scallions and pork. I bought it at the state-owned restaurant today. If you want something with a different filling, I can make it another day." Qi Mengmeng handed the vinegar bowl to Gu Guizhi.
"It's good to have dumplings. I eat any kind of filling." Gu Guizhi picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth, and then thought of something: "Deputy Political Commissar Yang's family will probably arrive this afternoon. If you have nothing to do, go and take a look. The house he was assigned is on the second floor, the innermost room."
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