Chapter 180: A prosperous New Year
When He Daqing walked out of Chen Xueru's silk shop, there were a lot more expensive fabrics on his bicycle, as well as some of this year's fashionable clothes.
Originally He Daqing didn't intend to take it, but Chen Xueru was too enthusiastic and gave a lot of it all at once.
"This is only the last time. If you want it next year, I won't give it to you!"
Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at He Daqing and loaded all the fabrics she had carefully selected into the car for He Daqing.
Yes, after the public-private partnership, this silk shop will no longer belong to you, but public property.
At that time, it won’t be possible for you to send things out.
"Okay, then you're fine!"
He Daqing nodded, and spent some time with Chen Xueru before returning to the courtyard with his bags.
"Daqing, why are there so many clothes and fabrics again? We always take those from Boss Chen. Isn't that a bit bad?"
As expected, He Daqing received many envious glances from others along the way.
Everyone was living a hard life those days, and they were reluctant to buy a few pieces of good cloth all year round, let alone new clothes. And He Daqing got so much at once, it would be a lie to say I wasn't envious.
So much so that, when she returned home, the way Qin Huairu looked at He Daqing became different.
She knew that He Daqing and Chen Xueru dealt with each other on a daily basis, but they must have such a good relationship to give so much at once.
"Oh, it's not because of my operation that Chen Xueru's silk shop is going to be a joint venture between the public and private sectors. Her silk shop can make a lot of money. This is a gift in return to me... It's a matter of social etiquette..."
He Daqing smiled and gave the reason he had prepared long ago.
"What? She's really willing to sell such a big silk shop?"
Sure enough, as soon as He Daqing said this, Qin Huairu's attention quickly shifted to the aspect of public-private partnership.
Nowadays, people are talking about public-private partnerships everywhere. Qin Huairu naturally knows a little about it, but many big bosses still choose to wait and see. She didn't expect that a boss like Chen Xueru would also engage in a partnership.
"It's the general trend. If nothing unexpected happens, I will have a position there and be a public manager. My salary will continue to increase."
He Daqing said with a smile.
Well, upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's eyebrows immediately beamed with joy.
Now that she is also a member of the working class, she naturally knows that making money is not easy, and getting a salary increase is even more difficult.
If her husband could earn more money, their family's living standard would be able to rise to a higher level!
In the next two days, He Daqing took Qin Huairu to buy a lot of New Year's goods.
Although He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen got married and started a family, they did not separate from their parents. However, He Daqing was not a stubborn old man. He gave the young people more space so that they could be more comfortable.
The night of New Year's Eve.
He Daqing and his son He Yuzhu joined forces to prepare a large table of delicious food. Not only did the whole family gather together, they even invited Tao Huilan and her son from next door.
Well, it’s New Year’s Day, and it’s quite pitiful for Tao Huilan, an orphan and a widow with her mother, so why not get together and have some fun.
We are all family anyway, there is nothing wrong with it!
"I want to set off fireworks, I want to set off fireworks!"
Although the food was delicious, for He Daqing's family, the food for New Year's Day was actually the same as that for ordinary days. He Yushui, who was one year older, left the table without eating a few bites, took a bunch of firecrackers, and lit them in the yard.
Yes, she is still a child now, and the Chinese New Year is the happiest time of the year for her.
Of course, He Daqing still dotes on her and bought her a lot of firecrackers and cannons this year.
Rumble!
After a moment, crackling sounds began to appear in the yard.
The children from Yan Bugui's family in the front yard, Liu Haizhong's family in the back yard, and even Xu Damao, a boy who was about to become an adult, all came over.
Everyone looked at He Yushui with envy. Yes, the number of firecrackers He Yushui fired in half an hour was more than all of them combined.
The children of the He family are so happy.
"Come on, come on, let's do it together!"
He Yushui is not a stingy person. It is boring to play alone. It is fun to play with so many friends together.
Soon, the huge courtyard was filled with the laughter of children.
"It's so noisy, these naughty kids, how can I sleep so late at night!"
In comparison, Jia Zhang, who lived in the west room, seemed particularly deserted.
During the Chinese New Year, other families were having a happy reunion, but their family was unusually desolate.
The eldest son, Jia Dongxu, could only smile foolishly, and he had difficulty moving around, and he could barely say a few words to himself all day long.
The youngest son Banggeng could only cry, which meant that in the huge room, she could only talk to herself...
Look, the little dog in my arms is starting to make noise again.
Jia Zhang, who was filled with anger, lifted the door curtain and shouted at the children in the yard,
"Go somewhere else, it's too loud and scared my little dog to tears!"
If it were an adult, they might feel pity and sympathy for Jia Zhang, but at this time the yard was mostly filled with half-grown children, so how could they give Jia Zhang any face?
"We didn't put it in your house, what's it to you?"
"That's right, this yard belongs to everyone, it's not yours!"
"Is it still Chinese New Year if you don't set off firecrackers? Oh, that's right, you can't set off firecrackers at home!"
"Wow, we won't!"
There was a snap.
I don’t know which naughty kid lit a firecracker and threw it towards Jia Zhang’s house.
With the sound of a cannon, Jia Zhang was directly frightened.
And Bang Geng, who was in her arms, was crying loudly.
"Who? Who fired the cannon?"
Jia Zhang's face was gloomy. She took off her shoes and rushed towards the group of children.
"I want to see which bastard who was born by a mother but not raised by a mother is bullying me!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the children all ran quickly towards the front yard.
"Run! The old widow is beating people!"
"Don't let her get close. My mom said this woman is unlucky and can bring bad luck to people!"
"I'll fire another cannon to get rid of the bad luck!"
The children ran and shouted loudly.
Jia Zhang, who had originally planned to continue threatening, was stunned when she heard what the children said.
Immediately, he sat on the ground holding the stick and burst into tears.
"Dongxu's father, Banggeng's father, look at you, everyone is bullying me now!"
"I'm so miserable!"
"If you were here, I would be so happy!"
What defeats you is not innocence, but innocence.
How could children understand what "lucky in marriage" meant? Apparently, these were just things that the adults talked about and the children heard about them.
The thing that Jia Zhang was most worried about finally happened.