Sweet 80s

After returning home, Liang's mother did not tell her son what happened today. Instead, she waited until Liang Fengshou left for work in the afternoon and called her two daughters in her hometown.

In the 80s, telephones were not yet common in every household.

Liang's mother came to a grocery store not far from her home.

The owner of the store was sorting items in the store and greeted customers enthusiastically when he saw them coming.

Naturally, Liang's mother was in no mood to say anything more to her and pointed at the phone.

The shop owner nodded: "Ah, go ahead."

Liang's mother spread out the note with the phone number she had written in advance on the table.

Then pick up the old-fashioned rotary telephone receiver, place your fingers in the corresponding holes and turn the dial to the corresponding number.

Turn the dial 6 times to complete the dialing.

After a few beeps, someone picked up the phone.

"Hello, is this the village chief? Is this the village chief?" Liang's mother shouted into the microphone.

"Ah, who are you?"

The communications industry was not very developed in that era, and the sound from the microphone was not much louder than a mosquito.

"I'm Hongju from the Liang family. Please ask my Dani to answer the phone. I'll call back in 10 minutes."

"Oh, Hongju, I understand. Just wait."

After hanging up the phone, Liang's mother slapped her thigh and muttered to herself in regret.

"Oh, I forgot, I forgot to tell him not to shout with the loud speaker. His brain..."

The village chief is old, so naturally he won’t run over to give notices.

He turned on the village loudspeaker and broadcast it to the entire village.

"Desheng's daughter-in-law Xiaozao is here to answer the phone in the village. Your mother wants to talk to you."

Three broadcasts with echoes hovered over the village for a long time.

"This old Chen is so lazy. Why would he bother to make a trip? Now everyone in the village knows that I'm not at home. Then he can go to the field and steal my onions..."

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll watch it for you. No one will steal it. What do you want to say?" Liang Xiaozao urged her mother on the other end of the phone.

After talking for a long time, Liang's mother finally remembered the important matter.

"In the next few days, go to Shi Liu's house and ask your brother-in-law to find a few girls in the city who are similar to Feng Shou."

"The pomegranates are about to give birth, there's no time for that."

"Just listen to me. I must find a way to find the woman at Fengshou and completely cut off their contact. Take a pen and write down what I say..."

The grocery store owner had just finished his work and was sitting not far from the phone, eating melon seeds while listening to Liang's mother talking on the phone.

Since ancient times, the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been an endless battlefield.

Next, this weird mother-in-law started to list the eight criteria for selecting a daughter-in-law.

“First, be in good health and have no disability.”

This is a typical "Bai Xuelan sequelae". Liang's mother is worried that she will encounter the same one again, which will be even more troublesome.

The shop owner was listening nearby and didn't realize there was anything wrong, but the next words made him so angry that he wanted to flip the table.

"Second, the height must be above 165cm. Your brother is tall, so you have to match him. The cheekbones cannot be prominent, as prominent ones will bring bad luck to the husband. Thick earlobes indicate good fortune, and a big butt is a good sign for giving birth to a son..."

"Mom, your condition is too harsh..."

"Just shut up and listen. Third, you can't wear skirts or shorts above the knees when you go out. On the way here, I saw two girls showing their thighs. They looked indecent..."

"She must have a job, preferably a state-owned enterprise. If she marries me and wants my son to support her and let her enjoy a comfortable life, that's impossible..."

At this time, Liang Xiaozao on the other end of the phone was completely speechless about her mother's words and just listened quietly.

"You have to know how to cook. You have to make whatever my son likes to eat. A few days ago, Fengshou went back home and saw that he had lost weight. I only realized it when he came to the city. I feel so sorry for him because he has to make do with everything by himself every day..."

I don’t know if it was because I was too engrossed in the conversation, but tears started flowing out of my eyes.

Liang's mother touched her face and continued, "When getting married, the betrothal gift must be in accordance with rural standards. The three turns and one ring are popular in the city now, and it's not my son's money that is being spent..."

"After getting married, I have to go back to my mother-in-law's house every New Year..."

Because I occupied the phone for too long, there were already people queuing behind me.

The man tapped the table and asked, "How much longer?"

"Don't rush me, it'll be almost there." Liang's mother rolled her eyes and said impatiently.

"Also, you can't be squeamish when you're pregnant. Don't order me around just because you're pregnant. Everyone has been pregnant before. I won't fall for her tricks..."

The magical speech is finally coming to an end.

"By the way, the girl introduced to Fengshou is from their unit. Just wait and see. If I don't scold them, this matter will never end...

Liang's mother once again told her eldest daughter to convey her message to her second daughter.

Because Liang Shiliu married a city dweller, the people around the man were also from the city.

In Liang's mother's opinion, only a healthy and beautiful woman with a city hukou and a stable job is worthy of the son she raised with great difficulty.

"How much?" Liang's mother took out her wallet and prepared to pay the phone bill.

The grocery store owner was also a woman, but she scoffed at her words and said in an extremely dissatisfied manner: "Two dollars and ninety-three cents."

"What, so expensive?"

"You're making a long distance call, it won't be cheap."

"What long distance? The two places are next to each other. If I had known it was so expensive, I might as well take a bus back..." Liang's mother grumbled as she paid the bill.

After this speech, Liang's mother exuded a sense of relief as if she had already married her daughter-in-law, and left leisurely and leisurely.

After hearing what the other party said, the grocery store owner spat in the direction she left and muttered softly.

"Bah, you old witch, any daughter who marries into your family will be unlucky for eight generations. With a mother like you, your son is destined to be a bachelor for life..."

The customer who was waiting to make a phone call behind him was a little scared when he heard the amount the other party was paying, so he asked about the price.

The shop owner immediately changed his expression, returning to his original smiling face and politely said, "You two have different prices."

The customer repeatedly confirmed: "I am also calling long distance. If it costs more than two yuan, I won't have enough money..."

"It's okay, it's okay, just go ahead and get it, it's not that expensive."

After saying this, the shop owner once again glanced in the direction where Liang's mother left and glared at her hard.

Wang Shuping was really worried. Although Lin Xiangdong's suggestion was a bit sarcastic, it was not completely unreasonable.

The door, which was usually never locked, had to be temporarily locked from the inside to prevent sudden intrusion.

Lin Xiangdong knew that he dragged Bai Xuelan into the muddy water because of his own momentary lapse of judgment.

He didn't want Wang Shuping, who was overly concerned about these trivial matters, to worry about them, so he planned to have a good talk with Liang Fengshou.

Unexpectedly, Liang Fengshou fell in love with Bai Xuelan.

He was quick on his feet and found Zhou Zheng before he went to the Bai family to explain, saying that he was unwilling to give up this relationship no matter what.

Liang Fengshou did not hide her mother's opinion of her and her family, and at the same time hoped that Bai Xuelan could give her some time to deal with household chores.

Bai Zhiyong has been engaged in the catering industry for more than ten years. He built this nameless restaurant near the national highway with the compensation he received after his daughter got into an accident.

Although his business is not large, he can be considered a qualified businessman.

After doing business, the people you meet become more diverse.

It can be considered that I have gained certain experience in dealing with people and having a certain vision.

Most of the people I come into contact with are men of all kinds.

At first, he liked Zhou Zheng very much, thinking that he was kind and enthusiastic, and a good man who could treat Bai Xuelan well.

But after the blind date, Zhou Zheng's value in his mind has been greatly reduced.

On the contrary, the honest and frank Liang Fengshou is more worthy of trust.

Not only that, Liang Fengshou also told the Bai father and daughter that during this period, he had consulted the hospital specifically and the problem of Bai Xuelan's language barrier is expected to be solved.

This made Bai Zhiyong very happy.

In that era of information blockade, many people's cognition was basically stagnant.

The main reason why Bai Xuelan couldn't speak was that her hearing was damaged after taking the medicine and she failed to receive timely treatment.

Deafness and dumbness are connected. If you can't hear, you naturally can't speak.

Bai Xuelan's hearing has now fully recovered, and with active treatment, she will generally be able to resume normal communication.

Seeing how much the other party cared about his daughter, Bai Zhiyong burst into tears.

It was immediately decided to give Liang Fengshou enough time to resolve his family conflicts before discussing future marriage.

But Liang Fengshou didn't know that his careless mother was destroying everything he had by herself...