"Why are you still speaking for her? You have also fallen in love with her, so give up on this idea as soon as possible! If you can't learn good character, she looks down on rural people, withdrew from the marriage in the countryside, and climbed up to the high branches of the city people. chant!"
"It's so indiscreet! It embarrasses us!"
"You said her family is extremely poor. She could barely pay her tuition before. Where did she get the money to start a business?"
"Oh, stop talking, it's so disgusting!"
"That's right, pretending to be innocent, but I don't know how disgusting it is behind the scenes!"
One after another, the rumors continued to ferment.
The voyeuristic desire of "I would rather believe that something exists than something that does not exist", the subtle psychology of envy, jealousy and hatred, the moral kidnapping of moral concepts under traditional patriarchal thinking, the excitement of erotic topics...
It's enough to become the most explosive news in ordinary life.
In the 1980s, people could not say too many unpleasant things, and the hearsay alone provided a breeding ground for rumors.
Everyone in the rumor-mongering chain seems to be unintentional, but just because they heard someone say this, they participated in it and unknowingly became an accomplice of the rumor.
Su Xiaoli did not expect that things that she had not experienced for decades in her previous life would catch up with her shortly after she entered the 1980s.
She didn't go to school, and she had no idea that rumors about her were circulating in the school.
The past few days have been jam-packed, including repairing the extrusion machine, training for Xiangjiang Department Store, decorating the beauty shop, and continuing negotiations with the county on behalf of Mr. Lu...
No matter how busy you are, things have to be implemented one by one.
At this moment, she was working in the orphanage with Meng Zening.
Meng Zening's hands are full of oil at this moment. He has accumulated so many theoretical reserves, and now they are finally put to use.
The problems with several machines have been basically checked out, but there is still one missing machine, which is really worn out and a bit troublesome.
"There are about seven or eight faults in total. The motor, bearings, and cylinders all need to be replaced. I'll make a list for you, and you go to this factory to buy them. For the remaining one... I'm afraid I have to ask the original factory's master to come over. have a look."
Meng Zening walked to the sink.
"In other words, this machine can still save people?" Su Xiaoli was overjoyed.
Meng Zening was amused by Su Xiaoli's statement, "If you can buy parts, you can continue to use them. Buy them a day earlier and repair them a day earlier. I will learn the rest of the one from the master and I guess it will be similar."
"Before you come next week, I can give you whatever you want," Su Xiaoli replied without even thinking. She still had this confidence.
next week?
Meng Zening was stunned.
After all, he came here this time for the sake of those books and the "on-site practical learning" that Su Xiaoli said.
He is usually trapped in the workplace and has an old mother to take care of at home. How can he have so much energy?
Su Xiaoli smiled, with a hint of understanding in her eyes, "Can't you let go of your mother?"
When she picked up Meng Zening today, she saw Meng Qin who was lying in bed, and took the opportunity of greetings to help him check up a little.
The reason for being bedridden is most likely caused by lumbar muscle strain from doing a lot of heavy work when you were young.
Now I can't do heavy work anymore, and I have to lie down and rest immediately if I do a little bit of work, otherwise the back pain will become more serious.
Meng Zening thought for a while and nodded.
"Come out with me and I'll take you to see this place."
Su Xiaoli took Meng Zening for a stroll in the orphanage. It seemed casual, but she had her considerations in mind.
"This is the chess and card room, this room is the activity room, this is the kitchen and dining room, and behind this is the vegetable garden that Grandpa Su and the others have just opened. They usually grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks... Make sure that every meal has meat and vegetables. ." She introduced lightly.
"How's it going? What do you think of the environment?" After walking around, Su Xiaoli settled on Meng Zening.
On the way here, Meng Zening thought it was nice.
Apart from anything else, just looking at the energy of the old people, there is no sense of sluggishness at all.
Those who were able to move went to do assembly work in the factory next door. It was warm inside, even warmer than their workshop.
There are also fixed breaks and exercise times at regular intervals, and commissions will be distributed according to the work performed by the elderly.
Those who are unable to move are also well taken care of. For example, there are special caregivers who push everyone to the sunny side to bask in the sun, or to play cards and chess in the chess and card room.
"We also have a cooperative health center. Dr. Wei from the county comes here every Wednesday to check the health of the elderly." Su Xiaoli introduced.
Meng Zening was a little confused as to what this had to do with him. Su Xiaoli's introduction was a bit too detailed.
"Have you ever considered asking your mother to move here?" Su Xiaoli expressed her thoughts, and the smile on her face became a little warmer.
She won't just take advantage without paying for it.
If you borrow someone's strength, you will naturally want to repay it.
Only by giving to each other and understanding each other can cooperation continue.
Not to mention repaying kindness with drops of water and gushing springs, at least she must show sincerity.
I was still thinking about how to make Meng Zening her long-term engineer.
Money for "part-time work" must be given, but giving money may not solve the scholar's psychological pressure.
It wasn't until she met Meng Zening's mother that she suddenly felt blessed. Maybe she could help him solve his worries so that he could better retain this talent.
"Are you serious? But I can't afford it." Meng Zening refused. He didn't want to receive favors in vain.
"You don't have to pay. This is a welfare home. It's better for the elderly to get together and talk than to be alone at home." Su Xiaoli explained.
You don't have to pay to live in the welfare home. This is actually because the welfare home now has its own industry. Even if it doesn't rely on county funding, it can still support daily expenses just by relying on the infusion tube business.
Even if they really had to pay money, Meng Zening repaired the equipment of the orphanage and generated income, and the part used to pay for the hospital fees, no one could say anything.
As for the maintenance costs that Su Xiaoli wanted to settle with him, it was a different matter.
Meng Zening was a little shaken.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoli gave him such a big "surprise".
Of course he didn't want his mother to be alone at home during the day.
The welfare home is a welfare home in Lingzheng County, not in Shilu City, and it is not opened by him.
The upbringing and philosophy he received from a young age made him really embarrassed and said things like "I lived here for nothing."
"Well, you must respect your mother's opinion on this matter. How about you go back and ask her? Or bring her over to have a look?"
Su Xiaoli did not force anyone to do anything, and took a step back.
Meng Zening neither nodded nor shook his head.
No matter what, he still promised to continue to repair the equipment next Sunday. He was not a person who gave up halfway, and Su Xiaoli naturally wanted it.
Meng Zening was disturbed by the matter of sending his mother to the orphanage.
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