"Hey, Lao Liu, Xinyue means well, just take it."

Wang Xiumei came out of the house holding two cups of sugar water and just heard what Zhan Xinyue said.

She handed the sugar water to Sheng Tunan and Zhan Xinyue and took the cigarette.

Her husband, Mr. Liu, is good in every way except that he is too unsophisticated.

The director of the meat processing factory is a good classmate, but even if you ask a relative for help, you still have to give a gift, right?

Others may not want it, but you have to give it to them. Otherwise, in the long run, who would be willing to associate with you?

There are also masters in the meat processing factory who work overtime early in the morning to help deliver the meat to the countryside. It would be unreasonable not to give them two packs of cigarettes.

Besides, if she didn't take the cigarettes, Zhan Xinyue would feel embarrassed to ask for help again.

"You, eh." Secretary Liu saw that his wife had already put away the cigarettes, and sighed, "Then I'll take the rest first, and I'll go help distribute cigarettes to the villagers tomorrow."

Zhan Xinyue finished a mouthful of sugar water and said with a smile: "Then thank you Secretary Liu first."

"Why thank me? This is what he should do as a cadre." Wang Xiumei smiled and said, "Xinyue, is there anything you need my help with? Just tell me. As long as it is within my ability, I will never refuse."

"It's like this," Zhan Xinyue said without further ado, "I will follow Tunan to join the army the day after tomorrow. My grandmother is old and she doesn't want to leave the Changhong Brigade. We don't have any relatives either."

"I'll take care of it." Before Zhan Xinyue could finish, Wang Xiumei took over the conversation and patted her chest.

"My son and daughter are both studying. They are boarding and only come back one day a week. I am free. Grandma Sheng is the mother of a martyr. Even if you don't tell me, I will take good care of her."

"Thank you so much, auntie." Zhan Xinyue held Wang Xiumei's hand gratefully, sighing that people from the 70s were still simple and honest.

It won’t be like later on, when everyone’s lives are getting better but human touch is becoming less and less.

"Aunt, Tuanan and I have discussed it, and we can't let you take care of us for nothing. We plan to give you 180 yuan a year. Tuanan has annual leave, and we will come back at least once a year, and we will settle the payment every year." Zhan Xinyue took out the money.

"We can't accept this." Secretary Liu and his wife said in unison.

Wang Xiumei waved her hand: "It was just something that happened to me, and it wasn't hard work, so how could I ask for money?"

Sheng Tunan, who had been silent, spoke up: "Aunt, please take it first. If grandma gets sick, you won't have to worry if you have money in your hand. Then you can buy her some supplements, medicine, etc."

Having said that, if grandma is really sick, I will definitely give her extra money for medical treatment.

"Yes, auntie, please take it first." Zhan Xinyue stuffed the money directly into Wang Xiumei's pocket.

"Oh, you are just too polite," Wang Xiumei understood that once she received the money, it would be hers.

Even if she didn't ask for money, she would do her best to take care of Grandma Sheng, but now that she has been paid, she will be responsible for the old lady's three meals a day from now on.

After a few more pleasantries, Zhan Xinyue was anxious to invite other people to the table, so she said goodbye to Sheng Tunan.

Having a car is convenient. The couple took a tour around the Changhong Brigade and invited the women's brigade leader, the accountant's wife, and the militia platoon leader's mother to help prepare the banquet tomorrow.

Everyone agreed and went there to prepare the ingredients at five o'clock that morning.

After expressing their gratitude, the couple drove on, going door to door to invite their fellow villagers to have a drink the next day.

Of course, Zhan Aiguo and Li Jianjia didn’t go!

The drinking party had already been announced once through broadcast, and now the group leader came in person to pick up the party. Each family was given 6 White Rabbit cigarettes, 8 assorted candies, and two Daqianmen cigarettes per person.

Everyone was flattered and smiled as they said they would go early to help tomorrow. Those who had a large round table at home could just move the table and chairs to the Sheng family's courtyard without Sheng Tunan asking.

Zhan Xinyue collected eggs by the way. In 1977, eggs in the supply and marketing cooperative were 3 cents each, and she gave 5 cents. The people who received eggs smiled from ear to ear, accepted Zhan Xinyue's kindness, and smiled and said that they would help take care of Grandma Sheng when they joined the army in the future.

Wishing the couple a happy marriage and a son soon are pouring out like crazy.

Amidst the laughter, Zhan Aiguo and Chen Juxiang were almost biting their teeth. Zhan Aiguo smoked a trumpet cigarette, looked at the Daqianmen in the hands of others, and glared at Chen Juxiang fiercely. "It was you who offended Zhan Xinyue and forced her to break off the relationship with our family. Now she is rich, and I, as her father, have not gained any benefit at all."

Chen Juxiang was afraid of being beaten, so she quickly said, "It's good. We'll go to the banquet tomorrow. We'll take baskets and pack up all the meat. You can also take some more Daqianmen."

"They didn't invite us, so how can we go?" Zhan Aiguo said unhappily.

Chen Juxiang sneered: "Even if the relationship is severed, we are still part of the Changhong Brigade. Why can't we go? Besides, on their big day, will they chase us away?"

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