Time passes, and summer passes without noticing. Summer is the best season in this era full of suffering. There is the most food in the wild, and no one will starve to death.
After Lou Xiao'e confirmed that she was pregnant, Xu Damao also came back. In the small private room of the tavern, Su Wen and Xu Damao sat opposite each other. Xu Damao poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Thank you, brother. I'm going to be a father, but I feel so uncomfortable." . I saw a moth just now. I was so ashamed that I wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. I have discussed with her that if the child is born a boy, I will find a reason to divorce her. She will divide my two houses. One room, but you have to pay for it, we will raise the children together, and I will find a girl in the country who wants to go to the city to live."
"Brother Damao, drink this." After a glass of white wine, Su Wen ate a few peanuts and said slowly: "After the child is weaned, let Lou Xiao'e leave. It will be embarrassing for you and me to have her stay here. She If you are willing to follow me in secret, I naturally have no objection. If she doesn't want to, just let her go."
"Su Wen, you know, I married Lou Xiao'e firstly because she is really beautiful, and secondly because of her father's connections, but I didn't get any credit at all. The only benefit I got was that Mo Mo often went back to her parents' house to bring back some food. I A projectionist is not short of food and drink, but I will always be inferior in front of Lou Xiao'e. Especially when I told her that I was sick and couldn't have children, the way she looked at me was so hurtful." Xu Damao burst into tears.
"Brother Damao, you are also a smart man. Why do you think Director Lou can help you in your career? What is his identity? He is a big capitalist. Now is the era when the people are the masters of the country. As a capitalist, he has to take over A person with a tail. If you marry a moth, it means you have chosen to end your career. And you can’t get the Lou family’s wealth. Even if you get it, it’s not wealth, it’s the source of disaster. Ordinary people like us are keeping No place to stay.”
Xu Damao looked at Su Wen blankly and didn't say anything for a long time. Su Wen ate peanuts silently and waited for Xu Damao to figure it out.
"Brother, my father and I were both blinded by the huge power of the Lou family before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and did not see the situation clearly. When the child is born, I will divorce her and let her leave the courtyard. As for you, I will not care about you in the future, but The child support you promised cannot be reduced. Don’t worry, I won’t touch Lou Xiao’e during this period. You must also be careful and keep a good distance in front of me, so as not to make me look bad.”
"no problem."
Su Wen kept a good distance from Lou Xiao'e very carefully. Xu Damao also acted as if nothing had happened and he and Su Wen were brothers. When they saw Silly Zhu, they started to quarrel as before. Both of them said that their wife was pregnant with a boy and the other was pregnant with a girl. They were noisy and happy. .
On the first weekend of September, my younger sister Su Xiaoya suddenly came to Sijiucheng to look for Su Wen. "Little sister, why are you here? Do your parents know?"
"Brother, I want to live with you for a while and see if I can find a job in the city. It's annoying to me that people keep coming to me at home to propose marriage."
"Okay, you can clean up the room yourself. It's inconvenient for your sister-in-law to be pregnant."
"Well, I know. Brother, please help me ask. You don't want to see your little sister go back to my hometown to farm." Su Xiaoya looked at Su Wen with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, I understand, put away your tears." Su Wen had a headache when he saw his little sister's expression.
Su Wen was stopped by the third uncle in the front yard, "Third uncle, what's wrong with you?"
"Who is the girl who came to see you today?" the third uncle asked.
"My sister, my biological sister, what's wrong?"
"Your sister, she still has a rural household registration." The third uncle said with regret.
"What's wrong with the rural household registration? I'm eating your food. Third uncle, are you okay? I have something to do and I have to go out. Please let me go." Su Wen saw Yan Jiecheng hiding behind the door and peeking out, and he understood what the third uncle wanted. mean.
"Su Wen, what are you talking about?" The third uncle felt a little embarrassed about his face.
"Third uncle, you know what you are thinking, and so do I. Don't you just want to find a wife for your family? You are over 20 years old and you still don't have a formal job. You still look down on country people. When you eat pickles as a family, you have to count them. , where do you get your confidence from?"
The third uncle was choked by Su Wen's words and was speechless. His face turned blue and white. He glared at Su Wen, turned around and left. The crowd of onlookers also began to disperse, leaving only Silly Zhu still laughing.
"Su Wen, you are too direct with your words. You have offended the third uncle very much." Silly Zhu said with a smile.
"If you offend me, feel free to offend me. I don't rely on him for a living. I don't care about his Jie Cheng and still care about my girl." Su Wen said nonchalantly.
Su Wen went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bags of pastries and carried them to Li Aiguo in Shajing Hutong. Yesterday we made an appointment to have a drink together at noon on the weekend.
"Awen, today is Lao Huang's treat to thank you for your help last time. Why did you bring something here? The food is ready, but you haven't come. I was about to go to the front to call you. Come in and sit down. "The three of them were polite for a long time before sitting down.
"Chief Su, the eggs helped me a lot last time. I have always wanted to thank you in person. There are too many things going on these days. The three of us have not been able to arrange our time well. It has been delayed for so long. After this glass of wine, This is my apology to you, Lao Huang."
"Brother Huang, you are out of touch when you say that. You can call me Xiao Su Awen. We are all friends and we should help each other. Please stop being so polite."
"Xiao Su said it well, Lao Huang, let's have a drink together." Li Aiguo also raised his glass and suggested drinking together.
The three of them raised their glasses and clinked their glasses together, making a crisp sound in the air.
"Xiao Su, I can't thank you enough for your help last time. I'd like to toast you with this glass of wine." Lao Huang said.
"Brother Huang, you are too polite." Su Wen responded.
The three of them drank and chatted about their lives and work.
Su Wen talked about his sister's job search. After listening to this, Lao Huang thought for a while and said, "My sister has a high school degree, right? I know there is a place that is suitable, but this unit is a bit hard to find."
"Brother Huang, which unit are you talking about?" Su Wen asked eagerly.
"The waste recycling station lacks financial resources and has not been able to recruit anyone. Everyone thinks they collect junk. Those who meet the requirements are not willing to go, and even those who are willing to go are not qualified."
"Is it okay for my sister to have a rural registered permanent residence?" Su Wen asked worriedly.
"Lao Huang has already said that the household registration issue will naturally not be a problem. After joining the job, the household registration can be transferred here."
"I don't know if other people have problems. My sister's household registration is certainly not a problem. It just depends on whether she is willing to come." Lao Huang patted his chest confidently.
Su Wen was very happy to hear this. He didn't expect Lao Huang to be so helpful. He said gratefully, "Brother Huang, thank you so much. My sister will definitely be willing to come. It's much better to sit in the office than in the workshop. I will tell my sister the good news when I get back."
"Xiao Su, you are too polite. We are friends and we should help each other. You take the girl to the waste recycling station at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I will wait for you there." Lao Huang waved his hand and said.
