Stepmother: 5. Negotiate marriage

Liu Yang was stunned, then quickly followed up: "Mother, what's wrong? Why don't you agree? Zhong Jianguo is fine."

"Your mother is afraid of war." Father Song knew his wife better, "The gun has no eyes, your mother is afraid of Zhong Jianguo."

Liu Yang: "Because of this? Mother, walk slowly. It's okay for Zhao Di not to marry Zhong Jianguo, but you can't guarantee that she will marry someone else, and that person will never encounter natural or man-made disasters in her life."

"Liu is right." Father Song glanced at his son-in-law, quite surprised, then patted Mother Song's arm, "Did you forget when Zhao Di was in college?"

Mother Song paused for a while, her face changed suddenly, she raised her legs again, and her footsteps slowed down significantly.

Liu Yang looked at his mother-in-law and then at his father-in-law, puzzled: "Father, mother, what are you two playing?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Song mother said, "What else did Zhong Jianguo say?"

Seeing this, Liu Yang plans to turn around and ask his wife: "Zhong Jianguo said he has only one brother and sister-in-law, his brother has two daughters, and he has three sons. Zhong Jianguo also said that there are only so many people in his family. I didn't understand at first. , after thinking about it, it may be to remind me that he doesn't like my cousin, and my cousin's family is not his family."

"Zhao Di doesn't like your cousin either." Mother Song said, "These are all trivial matters. Did you mention the salary, is it a captain?"

Liu Yang: "I got home before I had time to ask. If you want to know, I will ask Zhong Jianguo when I go back and take him away. Mother, my little sister likes Zhong Jianguo very much, what should we do with them? "

Mother Song: "I'll ask him." After saying hello to Zhong Jianguo at home, he turned to Song Zhaodi, "Is it fine?"

Zhong Jianguo was at a loss for words without beginning or ending. Song Zhaodi grinned and hugged Song's mother's arm: "Mother, he is now the head of the regiment. The monthly salary is 130 yuan, and the army will also provide subsidies."

Mother Song turned her head and glared at Song Zhaodi: "We don't want his family's money. No matter how high his salary is, it doesn't matter if he's bad for you. As long as the person is good, it doesn't matter how much the salary is."

Mr. Yang wanted to cover her face very much: "Zhao Di, her mother--"

"Mother, I asked." Song Zhaodi interrupted Yang's words, "He never does anything with women, and he pays me every month's salary."

Zhong Jianguo wanted to say that he didn't agree, and the words came to his lips, and the day his wife was cremated, the younger son was ignorant, the second son cried heart-breakingly, and the eldest son cried silently: "Yes. Auntie, don't worry, if Comrade Song is willing to marry me, if I have a stutter, she will have a stutter."

"Then my family will give you a child after Zhao Di, will you be biased?" Mother Song asked.

Zhong Jianguo is stuck.

Song Zhaodi dragged Song's mother: "Mother, I think too far."

"Not far." Song mother said, "Now make it clear, so as to save you from arguing every day because of your child."

Song Zhaodi sighed: "Mother, Comrade Zhong came to our house on the first day today, you, what are you talking about. Maybe, maybe Comrade Zhong will have to see another one tomorrow."

Zhong Jianguo also felt that Song's mother was thinking too far. He listened clearly to what Song Zhaodi said. He didn't care about his thoughts, and hurriedly explained: "No, no. Comrade Song, aunt, uncle, to tell you the truth, I can only stay at home until nine No. I came back this time just for Comrade Song, no one else.

"Brother Liu Yang should have told the second elder about my family's affairs. Comrade Song thinks I'm okay. If you two elders don't have any opinion, I plan to tear up the certificate in two days."

"What? Bullshit!" Mother Song was surprised, "You should buy Chinese cabbage."

Zhong Jianguo thought to himself, your daughter's tone is more refreshing than buying cabbage, and buying cabbage has to be less rotten.

"Comrade Zhong, I know you don't mean to look down on my family's Zhao Di." That's weird. Based on what Song Zhaodi said before, normal people can tell that she is abnormal. However, Mrs. Yang knew that Song Zhaodi was normal, and it was difficult to ask her what she wanted to do in front of Zhong Jianguo, so she said, "The book often says that military orders are like mountains. understandable."

Thank goodness, there is finally a normal person in the Song family. Zhong Jianguo was full of gratitude: "Thank you auntie."

"Don't be in a hurry, thank you." Mrs. Yang said, "If you want to give evidence first, my family's Zhaodi can go tomorrow, but our family's Zhaodi is a big girl, so I can't secretly marry you."

Song's mother said in her heart that she is no longer a damsel in distress. Thinking again that her daughter has never been married or had children, and married Zhong Jianguo, who has three children, he still let him pick up a lot of money: "Her aunt is right. Let's go, when people in the village ask, what do you call me?"

Zhong Jianguo took out a cloth bag from his trousers pocket: "Sister-in-law told me. Auntie, that's what I plan to do. Comrade Song and I will come back to hold a banquet at your house. The main reason is that I don't have any relatives there.

"This is two hundred yuan. These are cloth tickets and food tickets. I can buy things, and Liu Yang brothers can buy them. If you two elders think it's not good, let's discuss it again, and I will listen to you."

Liu Ling has the memory of Song Zhaodi, and she is very clear that very few people love freely in this era, and most of them are introduced by relatives and neighbors. Single men and women meet, talk for a while, and discuss a wedding date when they think it is appropriate. Most people get married within half a year.

Song's mother did not propose that Zhong Jianguo and Song Zhaodi would marry again for a period of time, and Liu Ling was not surprised at all.

In this era, there is nothing decent about getting married. People who live well and who are careful will buy thirty-six legs. Namely a wardrobe, a small cabinet, four chairs, a bed and a table.

All thirty-six legs can be bought at a furniture factory for less than two hundred yuan. Find someone to do it at home, and it costs thirty or forty yuan, including the cost of wood and craftsmanship.

Zhong Jianguo took out two hundred yuan and a stack of cloth coupons and food coupons that could not be bought with money. Song Zhaodi was surprised and generous.

Mother Song never thought of marrying her daughter off so quickly, so she shook her head repeatedly.

"Auntie feel free to tell me what you think, but I don't know what you think if you shake your head." Zhong Jianguo needs Song Zhaodi to help him look after the child. From Song Zhaodi's mouth, Zhong Jianguo heard that Song's mother's thoughts were similar to hers, and she did not understand why Song's mother hesitated.

Liu Yang: "Mother, do you think the time is too rushed, or are you dissatisfied with these?" Pointing at the money in Zhong Jianguo's hand, he reminded her that it was almost done.

When Liu Yang and the eldest sister of the Song family got married, they bought a thermos bottle, a new bed, a washbasin and two porcelain jars, which cost a total of 20 yuan. I haven't been willing to use the washbasin yet, and the two porcelain jars are only taken out when there are guests at home.

Zhong Jianguo took out 200 yuan at a time to buy whatever their family wanted. Liu Yang felt that it would not be so refreshing to be the county magistrate. If it weren't for the fact that he was a son-in-law and not a son, Liu Yang would just say, it's alright.

"It's too fast." Mother Song said.

Zhong Jianguo smiled bitterly: "I have more than 2,000 people under my command, please understand."

"So many soldiers?" Liu Yang exclaimed.

Zhong Jianguo: "There were not so many people a few years ago. Two years ago, in 1965, Lao Jiang lost all three naval battles. We were worried that he would not be reconciled, so we started to increase our troops. This year, I will always prepare for war. Can't be away too long."

Song Zhaodi tugged at the corner of Song's mother's clothes.

Clap!

Mother Song slapped her on the back of her hand: "Go back to your house."

Song Zhaodi had to test Zhong Jianguo again, for fear that her family would ruin her plan, but she did not dare to go back to the house: "Mother, Comrade Zhong has not been going back, but Lao Jiang suddenly called, and it might come to us."

"Don't lie to your mother." Song mother said, "You think I don't know, he is not the only head of the army."

Song Zhaodi helped him to speak. Zhong Jianguo was quite surprised. He glanced at Song Zhaodi and said, "Auntie, my soldiers are the main force."

Mother Song is stuck. She didn't know much, and she knew what the main force meant, so she subconsciously looked at her old man and asked Father Song to make up her mind.

"I don't know if what you're saying is true or not, but you're a college student, and the commander of the army must let someone with knowledge lead the troops." After a while, "My family's recruiter will get married sooner or later, since you I'll go back in a few days, and I won't force you." Father Song often sees sick people everywhere, and he has more knowledge than Mother Song, so he forced Zhong Jianguo to compromise, even if Zhong Jianguo compromised, he would still have a pimple in his heart, "You Be specific."

Zhong Jianguo: "October 7th the day after tomorrow is the fourth day of the lunar calendar, and October 9th is the sixth day of the lunar new year. It's a double day. I'm planning to go to the 9th to get the certificate." Father Song nodded, and Zhong Jianguo was relieved. He said, "Tomorrow, brother Liu Yang will inform relatives and friends. On the 9th, Comrade Song and I came back with a certificate to have a meal with the big guy. Uncle, do you think this is feasible?"

"My family Zhaodi doesn't even have any new clothes." Song's mother was not happy.

Zhong Jianguo: "I still have money, so I can go to the county to buy it tomorrow." Afraid that the Song family would think he was stingy, he quickly added, "You can also go to the city."

"Binhai City is too far from here, don't go there." Father Song looked at Mother Song, "We can't keep Zhao Di for the rest of our lives. It's boring to keep her for three months or two more months. The days to come will be long."

Mother Song snorted: "Then do as you said. Zhong Jianguo, I can tell you, if I find out that you are not good to my daughter, we will just—"

"Divorce!" Liu Yang said.

Mother Song nodded: "Yes! Divorce!"

Seeing this, Song Zhaodi wanted to remind her cheap mother and cheap brother-in-law that military marriage was difficult: "Mother, it's getting late." He pouted in Zhong Jianguo's direction.

Zhong Jianguo: "I live in a guest house in the county." He handed the money and various tickets to Father Song, "Uncle, aunt, I'll go back first. I'll pick up Comrade Song tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll send you off." Song Zhaodi turned to her mother, "Can you?"

Mother Song nodded her forehead: "Bai Yang you are so big."

Song Zhaodi immediately knew that she had no objection, she walked to Zhong Jianguo, heard a faint sound of grunt, almost burst out laughing, wasn't she hungry?

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhong Jianguo's face. Seeing that the Song family didn't seem to hear it, he greeted a few elders and turned away.

Song Zhaodi followed behind. She went out to meet a few people and asked who the man beside her was. Song Zhaodi pursed her lips and smiled, very shy, but said it was her friend.

The villagers of Xiaosong Village were embarrassed when they saw Song Zhaodi, so they asked if she was her partner.

Song Zhaodi waved her hand and said no, no. The expression looked flustered.

Zhong Jianguo noticed out of the corner of his eye and wanted to remind Song Zhaodi that she had no money here. When the words came to her lips, she was afraid that Song Zhaodi would not know what she meant: "Let's go faster."

"Okay." Song Zhaodi, with long legs, took a step forward. In a blink of an eye, the two reached the entrance of the village.

Seeing no one on both sides of the road, Song Zhaodi stopped and turned to Zhong Jianguo: "I have something to tell you."

"You say." Zhong Jianguo's feelings towards Song Zhaodi are limited to not disgusting, and he has already decided to marry Song Zhaodi, and he respects her enough if he doesn't like her, "I can do what I can, and I will try my best if I can't. ."

Song Zhaodi: "You don't have to do anything, just listen." After a pause, "Do you know why I want to be a stepmother to your three children?"

"Marry a Han, marry a Han, dress and eat." Zhong Jianguo said, "I remember."

Song Zhaodi remembered what she said just now, and couldn't help laughing: "Did you see a row of houses over there? Yes, that's the primary school in our village, and I'm a primary school teacher."

"Teacher?!" Zhong Jianguo froze for a moment, then turned around quickly, "Have you ever been to school?"

Song Zhaodi: "I have a high school diploma."

"High, graduated from high school?" Zhong Jianguo was stunned. Song Zhaodi nodded. Zhong Jianguo frowned and couldn't help turning around twice, with an expression of disbelief and distress, "You, you are a high school student, how can you say that, you should not worry about getting married, so why would you agree to my stepmother?"

Song Zhaodi: "I used to have a man who died when I was about to get married. It's been over a year."

Zhong Jianguo couldn't help blinking: "You haven't finished, have you?"

"Yes." Song Zhaodi stared at Zhong Jianguo, not missing any expression on his face, "I'm no longer a big girl." When she said it, she got goosebumps. Seeing that Zhong Jianguo was only surprised, not disgusted or disgusted, he continued, "My father and my mother know, but others don't. I don't want to lie to you, so I came out to see you and make it clear to you." After a pause, " My mother listens to me, if you don't want to, come to my house tomorrow to get the money and tickets back."

I originally thought that the peasant girl who didn't know one big character was a high school student, but Zhong Jianguo was so shocked that he didn't close his mouth, and heard that Song Zhaodi had a partner? Zhong Jianguo rubbed his forehead to make himself more awake: "You are willing to marry me because you have a partner?"

"Our rural people are conservative and different from your urban people." Song Zhaodi said, "My father said that I'd better marry into the city, but my cousin just said to me that you have a high salary and good treatment. I'm a college student again, and I get along very well, so I agreed."

From Zhong Jianguo's point of view, Song Zhaodi's sincerity seems to be lacking in roots and tendons, and she even revealed everything about her object, which led Zhong Jianguo to believe her words and to have a little affection for her. He was still a little confused: "Why did you say me?"

"People in our village say this, and I also say it when I was a kid, I'm used to it." That's weird. Song Zhaodi was about to die, "Comrade Zhong, you haven't answered me yet."

Zhong Jianguo: "I have three children myself, so there is no reason to ask too much of you."

"I like to hear this." Seeing that Zhong Jianguo was not unwilling, Song Zhaodi raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Then let me tell you one more thing, I don't like my cousin."

Zhong Jianguo proposed to entertain guests at the Song family, and later mentioned relatives and friends of the Song family, but there were so many people in the Song family that no one mentioned inviting his stepmother, already guessing that the Song family did not like Zhao Yin: "Yes Tell me why?"

"She looks down on us." Song Zhaodi said, "In her eyes, we are Grandma Liu who went to Rongguo Mansion to fight the autumn wind. She is a high-ranking old lady, and we may not be as good as Grandma Liu."

Zhong Jianguo accidentally: "Have you seen "A Dream of Red Mansions"?"

"I can still memorize "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"." The original owner would, but Liu Ling would not. Although she had the memory of the original owner, Liu Lingzhen couldn't remember which books the original owner had read, "Comrade Zhong, will your brother and sister-in-law come on the 9th?"

Zhong Jianguo: "Big brother is busy in the factory, so it is difficult to ask for leave. There are five children at home, and my sister-in-law can't come if she wants to. Unless I come with my stepmother."

"Then don't come, I don't want to see my cousin." Liu Ling doesn't care, the original owner hated Zhao Yin very much, "I'll go back if it's okay?"

Zhong Jianguo nodded: "Go back."

Song Zhaodi turned around and returned to the village.

Zhong Jianguo didn't leave immediately. Looking at Song Zhaodi's back, he couldn't help shaking his head, and then he couldn't help laughing.

The next day, on the morning of October 6th, Song Zhaodi was chopping firewood when she heard the sound of Jingling and turned her head subconsciously, and saw the person frowning slightly: "Why are you here?"

Zhong Jianguo: "I agreed yesterday to take you to buy something."

"Whose car is this?" Song Zhaodi remembered clearly that Zhong Jianguo walked over yesterday.

Zhong Jianguo: "I bought mine in the county."

"Then do you have any indicators?" Song Zhaodi asked hurriedly.

Zhong Jianguo wanted to laugh, but the girl really didn't see it. "Buying a car?"

"Yes." Song Zhaodi said, "The furniture factory where my eldest sister and brother-in-law work is more than ten miles away. With a car, my eldest sister can sleep more in the morning."

Zhong Jianguo felt distressed that his eldest brother walked on two legs to work, so he asked his comrades to change his bicycle indicator. The night before yesterday, Zhong Jianguo told his brother about the bicycle, but Brother Zhong didn't want it.

Brother Zhong's original words are, if Song Zhaodi is good in all aspects, let's not wrong other girls and add a bicycle to Song Zhaodi's dowry.

Zhao Yin's behavior is disgusting, Zhong Jianguo doesn't have much hope for her niece Song Zhaodi. However, Song Zhaodi's performance was great. Zhong Jianguo returned to the county yesterday, and when he thought of Song Zhaodi, he couldn't help but sigh. This girl is sincere and sincere.

Song Zhaodi and Zhao Yin are obviously not the same people. Song Zhaodi also clearly proposed that Zhao Yin would not be notified on the wedding day. Zhong Jianguo, who hated Zhao Yin very much, felt that Song Zhaodi would get along well with him. Before dawn today, Zhong Jianguo got up and asked around to find out where bicycles were sold.

"I bought this car for you." Zhong Jianguo said, "You can give it to anyone you want. You can't take it to Wengzhou Island anyway."

Song Zhaodi's eyes lit up, and she whispered in her heart, "Mummy, this man will have trouble: "Really?"

"I am a soldier and never lie." Zhong Jianguo said seriously.

Song Zhaodi pointed to the firewood on the ground: "Move to the house, give me the car."

"You can ride?" Zhong Jianguo asked.

Song Zhaodi paused, and suddenly thought that she could not ride a bicycle, and the original owner had never touched a bicycle, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on her face: "I can't ride, but I can learn."

"I'll teach you later." When Zhong Jianguo heard Song Zhaodi say "I" again, he didn't feel awkward, but felt that she was very simple. After all, Song Zhaodi said she had a high school diploma.

Song Zhaodi's past life can be famous at home and abroad, and it is inseparable from the help of nobles, and the premise must be able to support it. In fact, Liu Ling at that time was very smart. He had been in Vanity Fair for many years, and now he is the best of the best.

As soon as Zhong Jianguo's voice fell, Song Zhaodi noticed that his attitude towards her had changed, and was obviously a lot closer: "Thank you." Then she shouted, "Sister, come out and have a look."

"What's the matter?" Sister Song ran out with her child in her arms, looked at it closely, and said in surprise, "Where did you get the bicycle?"

Song Zhaodi pointed at Zhong Jianguo who was holding firewood: "He bought it for our family."

"This... oh my goodness, does it cost a lot of money?" Sister Song looked at the brand new bicycle, her eyes straightened.

Song Zhaodi: "If you have money, you may not be able to buy it."

"Yes, yes, there must be indicators." Sister Song turned to Zhong Jianguo like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became, "Come in, don't stand outside."

Zhong Jianguo didn't move, but looked at Song Zhaodi: "You go first."

"Zhao Di, where did you get the new car?"

Zhong Jianguo looked at the prestige and saw a human head on the top of the mud wall, and he sighed in his heart: "This is?"

"The guest is here." The person who spoke up climbed a little further, revealing half of his body, "Why haven't I seen him?"

Zhong Jianguo looked at Song Zhaodi and said silently, "Are the people in your village so oblivious?"

Liu Lingcai came a few days ago, and it was the first time that she encountered such a situation. Seeing Sister Song, she was used to it: "Auntie, this is my partner, Zhong Jianguo."

"What the hell?" the middle-aged woman exclaimed, "Your partner, isn't your partner Wang Degui?"

Zhong Jianguo frowned: "Who is Wang Degui?"

"Wang Degui is the target of Zhao Di." It's not a big deal for a woman to watch the fun, "Hey, Comrade Zhong, let me tell you, Wang Degui likes Zhao Di. From last summer to now, it's been more than a year. Now, stare at Zhao Di."

Sister Song frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, auntie, my family's Zhaodi has nothing to do with Wang Degui."

"It's okay?" The woman pretended to be surprised, "Your family's Zhaodi is not too young, I don't think it's easy to get married if you drag it on, and watching Wang's family come over every three days, I thought your family's Zhaodi and Wang's family would come here. It's decided. It turns out that it's not decided. Then you didn't say it earlier, so I misunderstood."

"The only misunderstanding is you, except you, everyone knows that Zhao Di and Wang Degui are impossible." Regarding her sister's innocence, Sister Song is very rude, "We never promised the Wang family. Comrade Zhong, don't listen to her. Lie Lie."

Zhong Jianguo didn't answer and turned to Song Zhaodi, wanting to hear what she had to say.