Chapter 8 New Son-in-law
After leaving the courtyard, Lin Chen first rushed to the department store to buy some gifts, as he couldn't welcome the new son-in-law empty-handed.
Bring cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, and flour...if you already have meat, you don't need to buy it.
Lin Chen hurried along the official road to Changping.
On the other side, Qin Huairu, who had been excited all night, changed into new clothes early in the morning and had a simple breakfast.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going to pick up Lin Chen at the bus stop. Don't let him get lost..."
"Hey, go ahead! I'll clean the house..."
When Qin Huairu went out, she found that many people had gathered at her door. She knew at a glance that they were all waiting to get wedding candy.
"Huai Ru, you are so lucky. You won the worker the first time you came to the city. You are the first girl in our village to marry into the city."
Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed: "Aunt Wang would laugh at me... I have to go pick someone up, you guys will have wedding candy waiting for you."
Everyone watched Qin Huairu leave and started talking again.
At this time, a little girl in the crowd was staring at her cousin in a daze. Her cousin's cotton-padded jacket was so beautiful!
"Jingru, did you see that? Your cousin is going to live in the city to enjoy a better life. When you grow up, ask her to introduce you to a worker in the city. That way, you won't have to dig in the fields and chew sweet potato stems in the countryside."
How could a nine-year-old girl understand these things? She only thought her cousin's flowered cotton jacket was pretty, but she didn't know what the other things meant...
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around nine o'clock
Qin Huairu didn't wait for Lin Chen to get off two buses in a row.
"He won't regret not coming, will he? If he really regrets it, I will go to the city to ask him to return the money... I can't let him look down on us country people."
The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more scared she became. Three buses in a row had already passed without anyone getting off.
Just when Qin Huairu was feeling depressed, a figure she had been waiting for for a long time came into her sight in the distance.
"Oh, he... So he came here by bicycle. No wonder the bus didn't let anyone off. I was worried for nothing..."
Qin Huairu said this as she stepped forward.
"Lin Chen this way!"
Lin Chen had already seen her from several miles away.
"coming!"
After the two met, Lin Chen got off the bicycle.
"How is it? I just bought it yesterday. I had never been willing to buy one, but now that I'm getting married I bought one. I'll teach you how to ride it in a couple of days. After you learn how to ride it, you can ride it back by yourself whenever you want."
Qin Huairu was stunned when she saw the brand new bicycle. Lin Chen actually bought a new bicycle to make it easier for her to go back to her parents' home.
"Lin Chen, you are so good to me..."
Lin Chen held her hand and said, "Come on, take me home! I brought a lot of gifts, it would be inappropriate to just give the betrothal gift."
Only then did Qin Huairu realize that the bag of things in the back seat was a gift.
"Why are you spending money again? Thirty dollars for a betrothal gift is already scary. Just buy a few dimes of candy. You really don't need to bring anything else to our house."
Lin Chen took her hand and said with a smile: "That's nothing. I still have a great piece of good news that I haven't told you yet! We'll talk about it when we get home..."
Qin Huairu heard the good news and said, "Hey, let's go, there are already quite a few people gathered outside my house. Don't laugh at us country folks later... Men can just give cigarettes, women and children a piece of candy each."
Lin Chen laughed: "It's not like I'm afraid of anything because I can't show it off. I'm not afraid of others looking at me. I've prepared a lot of wedding candies. I'll be generous and let the neighbors see the strength of the city people."
Seeing Lin Chen's confident look, Qin Huairu lowered her head and smiled: "He is more than capable, he is one in a million."
After Lin Chen loaded the things onto the bicycle's shoulder strap, he carried Qin Huairu on his back and headed towards the village.
Although the road was bumpy, Qin Huairu was afraid of being laughed at by the villagers, so she just grabbed the corner of Lin Chen's clothes and did not hug his waist.
Ten-minute walk
The two of them arrived at Qin Huairu's house, where more people had gathered.
Qin Huairu was a little worried that the candies Lin Chen prepared were not enough.
Old Man Qin and Qin Huaihe were also waiting for the new son-in-law at the door.
When everyone saw Lin Chen pushing the new bicycle, their eyes lit up. Is this a worker? Could he be the son of a high-ranking official?
Qin Huaihe stepped forward and took the bicycle: "Brother-in-law, you are here!"
"Hello, big brother! I'll take out the candy in my pocket and share it with everyone..."
Lin Chen took out a large bag of fruit candies from his pocket and gave them to Qin Huairu to share.
"Give each person two more, these will be enough."
Everyone saw that the city people were so generous that they didn't even care about the few pounds of candy.
"Thank you, new son-in-law. Huairu really found the right person."
Lin Chen smiled and took out the wedding cigarettes and distributed them to the gentlemen.
Just now when Lin Chen opened his pocket, Qinhuai River was closest and he clearly saw a piece of fat pork...
He returned the bicycle and other things to the yard and gave them to his wife.
"Take it back to the house quickly, my brother-in-law brought good things."
Mrs. Ding hurriedly carried him back to the main hall...
There was a great deal of excitement outside the door, especially among the children. They could only eat this a few times a year, but now they get three pieces at a time. Some women were reluctant to eat them after receiving them, and would take them home for their children.
"Huai Ru, take your date home! You are so lucky. Not only is your date talented, but he is also really handsome..."
"Thank you, Auntie. Let's go home first."
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Lin Chen followed Qin Huairu into the yard, and at this time Qin Jingru ran out from the main room.
"Hello, brother-in-law!"
When Lin Chen saw Qin Jingru, who had two pigtails, he took out a handful of candy from his pocket and said with a smile: "What's your name?"
"My name is Qin Jingru!"
"Nice name, here are all yours."
"Thank you, brother-in-law!"
Qin Jingru's pockets were stuffed with candies, and she was so happy that she was flying.
Qin Huairu introduced her family to Lin Chen one by one.
Lin Chen greeted everyone one by one. When Qin's mother saw Lin Chen, her eyes became wet with excitement. The other party was so capable that he actually fell in love with her girl...
If Lin Chen knew what his mother-in-law was thinking, he would definitely ask who allowed your daughter to activate the system!
"Mom, stew the pork and chicken I brought. Let's have a meal together as a family. I'll take Huairu to the city in the afternoon."
Qin's mother felt even more excited when she heard the word "Mom".
"Okay, I'll get ready. Sit down and have a rest while you guys chat..."
In this way, the women left the main room and went to the kitchen.
Qin Huairu followed him to the kitchen: "Mom, Lin Chen said that we don't have to finish cooking even if there are too many things, just enough to eat!"
"Hey, what a good son-in-law. Even better than you said. Just these things he brought must have cost more than ten dollars!"
“I don’t know, but it’s definitely not cheap.”
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Qin Huairu carried the tea bottle back to the main room and poured hot tea for the men.
"Lin Chen, we heard from Huairu that you studied medicine, right?"
"Yes, I grew up without parents and followed my grandfather. My grandfather taught me how to cook. He passed away two years ago and I'm left alone."
"Doctors are good. They will never have to worry about food and drink. Everyone gets sick and no one can live without doctors..."
Listening to the praise from several people, Lin Chen smiled and said, "The steel mill where I work was officially donated to the organization by Lou Bancheng a few days ago. Yesterday, the whole factory took a re-evaluation exam. I have passed the exam and become a level 77.8 doctor, which is equivalent to a level worker. I will be a formal worker of the state in the future, with a monthly salary of ..."
The men of the Qin family were shocked by the news. Nearly 80 yuan a month. What kind of concept is this? Earning in a month is enough to feed a rural family for a year...
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