Chapter 19: The Abandoned Capitalist Lady in the 1950s
Once the issues of these three people were resolved, the unit suddenly became quiet. This was exactly what Ning Ning liked best. She could leisurely drink tea and "retire" in the office every day.
The sweater I had just finished knitting is about to be finished.
This time there is nothing new or fancy, just an ordinary and standard sweater.
However, in order to protect her neck from the cold in winter, she specially knitted a high collar.
Because my trachea was not in good condition before, I would cough constantly when my neck got cold in the winter, so I had to cover my neck tightly when the weather got cold.
Even after coming to this world of novels, I haven't lost this habit. In the past few years, as soon as the weather got cold, I had to cover my neck immediately.
This time I knitted the sweater into a high collar, so I don’t have to take special measures to keep my neck warm when I’m indoors.
No new people appeared in the office after that, and Ning Ning never encountered any new novel plots.
This is the best state!
As long as there are no new characters, there will be no new plots emerging. Otherwise, I might be drawn into the plot of another novel, which is upsetting to think about.
Time quickly came to 1958, the year when the people's commune canteens and the Great Leap Forward activities opened with great fanfare.
This year, my family simply didn't raise chickens. The ones we raised before stopped laying eggs last winter, so we killed them and stored them in the apartment space.
Many streets in Beijing actively responded to the call and set up large canteens. Now that the large canteens were established, food and poultry raised at home had to be handed over and arranged by the canteens.
Ning Ning thought that it was not worth the effort to raise them, as she didn't need those chickens anyway.
I eat breakfast and dinner in the street canteen every day, and have lunch in the company canteen. The food in the canteen is definitely not as delicious as the stir-fried dishes I make at home, but it saves a lot of trouble as I can eat ready-made food.
Whether you want to eat stir-fried dishes or meat, you can stay in your apartment after get off work to improve your life.
Ning Ning came back from get off work that day just in time for dinner.
After greeting the familiar old neighbors warmly, I walked over to the food counter and saw that the person in charge of serving food today was actually Grandma Liu from next door. "Grandma Liu, why are you busy serving food here today?"
"Oh, it's Xiaoning who's back. Your sister-in-law from the Wu family had something to do today and left first. I'll take her place for a while. Come to my house after dinner. Grandma wants to talk to you."
"Okay, I'll be there after dinner."
After getting the meal, I didn’t eat it here, I took it home directly.
She turned eighteen this year, and suddenly more and more people started introducing her to potential partners.
Everyone living nearby knew that she was the only one in her family, living alone in a large yard. She had a monthly salary of 30 yuan to spend on herself, and her life was extremely comfortable.
Nowadays, people's salaries are transparent. The salary level they receive depends on the position they hold and the number of years they have worked. These are fixed, so everyone basically knows how much Ning Ning earns every month.
If I marry her, she can not only help support the family, but also give me a big yard for free.
Families with many children all long to find a daughter-in-law like her, who has a job and a house and can solve many problems for the family!
Ning Ning was not stupid, so how could she be easily taken advantage of by them? But they were all neighbors, and they saw each other every day. In this society, people valued human relationships, so it was not good to say anything too harsh or unpleasant. She could only hide.
So except for the first two times, Ning Ning never ate in the cafeteria. She would go home directly after getting her meal, which could avoid a lot of trouble.
Looking at the time, the cafeteria was almost done with work, so Ning Ning strolled to Grandma Liu's house.
Grandma Liu didn't beat around the bush with Ning Ning. "Xiao Ning, you're eighteen this year, and there are a lot of people watching your marriage. If it takes too long, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation. I'm also worried that something might go wrong. What do you think?"
Before coming here today, Ning Ning had guessed that it was probably this matter. She knew that many people were asking about her situation and were planning to take advantage of her.
In this era, it is definitely not possible not to get married, otherwise the aunties and sisters in the alley and colleagues at work would introduce you to potential partners endlessly.
What the old lady said made sense. If someone was targeted by those unscrupulous people these days, even though she could solve the problem, it would still be troublesome. It would be better to solve the problem from the root.
"Grandma Liu, you know my situation well. I'm the only one at home now, and I don't know when my grandma will be found.
I don't have any special ideas. My partner's family should be simple. This is a necessary condition. A family with too many people will cause more trouble. I don't have any elderly people in my family, and I'm afraid I can't handle it.
Another thing is that I have to have a job. I can’t be the only one supporting the family.
She needs to be taller. I am short. If I find someone shorter, I am afraid it will affect the child in the future.
As for character, you certainly wouldn't introduce me to someone with bad character, so I won't worry about that."
After listening to Ning Ning's request, Grandma Liu lowered her head and thought for a while, "These conditions you mentioned are not difficult to meet, but they are not easy to find either. The most difficult thing is that there are few people in the family, but I do have such a person here.
He used to be a soldier under my son. He was injured while on a mission in the army and was demobilized. He now works in the security department of a steel plant.
There is only my mother and my younger brother left at home. My younger brother is in junior high school this year. My mother seems to be a temporary worker in the steel plant canteen.
I'm not sure whether he has a partner now. Let me go and ask. If not, I'll write to you and ask you to come to my place to meet him.
I just think it's not a good idea to keep dragging it on like this. I'm afraid you'll be targeted by hooligans. Although our alley is pretty good, it can't be too narrow.
If something really happens, it will be too late to say anything.
It would be better if we prepare early and avoid all these troubles."
"I understand, Grandma Liu. You're thinking of me, and I appreciate it."
What the old lady said makes sense!
If a family is in urgent need of a house, or needs their daughter-in-law to help earn money to support the family, and if someone climbs over the wall in the middle of the night, even if nothing happens, some people will be tempted to make up something.
Although Ning Ning is not afraid of these things, she still tries to avoid them if possible. It is always a good thing if no one talks about her behind her back.
No one would like to hear a lot of gossip when going out every day. Even if you don’t care, it’s better to have no gossip at all!
So, the two sides met at Grandma Liu's house one weekend.
The man came with three people, and the widowed mother brought her two sons.
The three of them were dressed neatly, with their hair combed neatly. You could tell at a glance that they were people who paid attention to hygiene.
Grandma Liu and Grandpa Liu were there, and Grandma Liu began to introduce.
The man's name is Lu Dayong, and he works as a security guard in the steel mill's security department. His younger brother, Lu Dajun, is still in the eighth grade. His mother, Tian Guihua, just got a permanent job as a kitchen helper in the steel mill cafeteria last month.
Lu Dayong was injured while performing a mission and was unable to adapt to the high-intensity training of the army, so he retired from the army, but it did not affect his life and work.
Grandma Liu also introduced Ning Ning's situation to the man.
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