As soon as Su Tong took action, the children below stopped making noise, but his own little Cui'er looked unconvinced.

"Oh, if we eat a few eggs today and a few eggs tomorrow, I believe our family will go bankrupt in no time.

Dad, you are such a fool. Even if you want to find a wife, you have to find someone who is frugal and manages the household well. Otherwise, no matter how much wealth you have, it will be squandered by someone else."

Su Tong sighed heavily. His little girl looked young, but she had a sharp tongue. Most of the conflicts in the family were instigated by this little girl. Xiao Cui'er was kind enough to protect the interests of her family, but they were a family now, and they were all internal conflicts.

As expected, Hongduo next to them was unhappy. The two girls were not that far apart in age. If Xiufen hadn't been watching, this girl would have rolled up her sleeves and started fighting with Xiaocui.

"Okay, we are originally two families. If we don't work together at this moment, no matter how tall the house is, it will collapse." Su Tong turned his head and looked at the children, each of whom showed an indignant look.

"Xiu Fen, stop busying yourself with cooking and come sit down first. Let's discuss some family conflicts."

Xiufen is a good woman who keeps the house in good order. Even the third child was raised by her. Although there is no affection between the two, there is still the most basic respect for each other.

Although the children were not convinced, they still sat obediently on the chairs next to them. Su Tong looked at the eldest brother Jianguo and the red star next to him.

"You two are about the same age, and both of you are the eldest sons in your families. Most people at your age would have already shouldered the responsibility of the family.

Although your mother and I got married later in life, we had an agreement when I married her that he would take care of the household for me and I would take care of your two children for him.

Although you two brothers and sisters were already very old when you entered my house, I really loved you as my own children. I am just a nagging opponent here.

Hongxing, you also know that there is a trend of going to the countryside now, and you and Jianguo are about the same age. I can promise you two right now that I will find a job for you and will never let you go to the countryside.

And Hongduo, although I am not your biological father, I can assure you that I will prepare a generous dowry for you after you get married.

As for you three children... I am your biological father and I will never wrong you. I can assure you that the house is yours, and I will definitely earn some wealth for you. You will definitely have what other children have."

Hongxing raised his head. Although he was only in the third year of junior high school, it was very difficult to find an ordinary job due to the trend of going to the countryside.

"Will you really find a job for me?" There was a scrutiny in Hong Xing's eyes.

Su Tong nodded firmly, "Yes, I will also raise money to help you find a wife."

Even if Hongxing dislikes this stepfather, he knows that he has done his best. He is willing to find him a job and find him a wife. However, he is still two years away from graduating from high school. Will he keep his promise?

"It's only two years anyway. As long as you can live in harmony during these two years, I will definitely keep my promise even if it costs me my life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Cui'er next to him pouted and said, "Oh, you should be content. You should know that a job plus the cost of marrying you a wife and dowry will cost at least 700 to 800 yuan.

Your mother is not a rich woman. If it weren't for the fact that she was very good to my brother, my father would not have made this promise."

"Okay, Xiao Cui, stop talking. I know you don't like Hong Duo. Just hold on for another half a year. When daddy has saved enough money, he will build you a small house on the vacant land next door. You can move in directly and no one will bother you anymore."

The original owner actually had a decent family background. He was an old electrician in the factory, earning more than 60 yuan a month, and his family also had a large ancestral house.

Jianqiang was still young, so he slept with the couple. The remaining Hongxing slept with Jianguo, and then Hongduo and Xiaocui together.

Compared with other families with dozens of people squeezed into a small house of more than 50 square meters, their family of seven squeezed into this large yard, which is considered to be a pretty good life.

Xiufen's job is generally as a logistics staff, and she only gets a salary of more than 20 yuan a month at most. In addition, her children are growing up, so she has to calculate her spending every time and even has to live frugally.

Su Tong knew that Hongxing didn't like him, but he also understood that she would swallow her anger for work. Xiaocui didn't like living with Hongduo, so he just needed to keep them apart.

When Xiao Cui heard that she could have a separate room, her eyes lit up. Su Tong continued, "When the time comes, I will ask a carpenter to make a separate bed for you, as well as a dressing table and a box. All of them will be given to you as a dowry."

Xiao Cui'er also understood that she had to keep her promise after taking her father's things, so she nodded obediently, "Okay, I promise to be a good boy in the future, but the premise is that some people don't deliberately cause trouble."

Hongduo stood up angrily but was pulled down by Hongxing. The brother and sister looked at each other and for the sake of their work and dowry, they didn't say anything this time.

After the family talked it out, Xiufen, who was standing nearby, also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly brought out the dishes she had prepared. They were actually pickled vegetables, cooked rice grits porridge, and a few steamed buns. The key point was that the buns could not be eaten casually. Each person could only eat one, and a strong laborer could eat two.

It was also the first time that Su Tong saw what it meant for a young boy to eat his father out of poverty. There were two growing children in the family, so they ate a lot. Even if there were two steamed corn breads, it was still not enough. It seemed that getting food was a pressing matter.

The original owner was an electrician, and Su Tong happened to have some skills in electrical appliance repair, so after get off work he went to the scrap recycling station, then went to the store to buy some parts, and then assembled them into a small radio.

"This..." When the brother next to him heard the squeaking sound from the machine, his eyes almost popped out and he patted Su Tong's shoulder vigorously, "I always thought you could only connect wires, but I didn't expect you to have this skill. It's really amazing."

Su Tong sighed softly, "I was forced to do this by the kids at home. They are growing up and they all need to eat a lot, so I was thinking about making some extra money. See if anyone wants this radio. I can sell it at a lower price."

How much cheaper? A normal cash register costs at least 200 yuan, but Su Tong asked for 150 yuan, some food coupons and other receipts, and also provided a three-year warranty.

It is not difficult to assemble a radio, but there are many materials that cannot be bought, so you can only go to the recycling station to collect them. However, you can't always find treasures in the recycling station, so you took on a few jobs of repairing things for others. But because the management is strict now, Su Tong didn't ask for money most of the time, he just asked others for the things.

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