Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 117 Mother's Mind

Gao Xiu'e got off work very early today, and the sewing agency just paid her wages in the afternoon, a total of 38 cents, including her bonus for working overtime for a week.

In fact, since last year, Gao Xiu'e has not paid so much attention to the salary of the sewing agency. She has been an apprentice in the sewing agency since she graduated from middle school at the age of 16. It has been more than 20 years now. Whether it is craftsmanship or energy, she is at a technical level. At her peak, she was well-known in the factory area, and many people asked her to make clothes in private.

Although people's economic ability is limited in the past two years, and there are not many clothes to change, families with many children often grow up wearing Baijia clothes, or the younger brother wears the older brother's replacement, and the younger sister wears the older sister's, but during the holidays , someone will still ask Gao Xiu'e to make a new set or two in private.

So much so that since last year, Gao Xiu'e's income from private work has been almost equal to the salary of the sewing agency. This year, the income from additional private work is still rising.

But even if her income is high, Gao Xiu'e usually saves food and money. Just like what she said when she revealed her family background to her son Duan Yun last time, she wants to save more money so that she can find a good job for Duan Yun in the future. daughter in law.

So in essence, Gao Xiu'e still has a bit of patriarchal old thinking, but it's no wonder that Gao Xiu'e has been living very hard for so many years after her husband passed away, and her son Duan Yun has become her greatest hope in life. As for her daughter Duan Fang, if she can find a husband's family with good conditions in the future, she will be stable in her life, and only her son will be her biggest support for the rest of her life.

After so many years of saving food and money, Gao Xiu'e has also gained some wealth. Seeing that her son has now joined the factory as a regular worker and can repair electrical appliances, she is happy, but at the same time, she does not forget to find an opportunity to marry her son Zhang Luo.

But the last time she went to He Xiaoli's house to say goodbye, it hit her hard.

The woman's parents rejected her very simply, saying that her daughter was only looking for regular jobs with a technical secondary school degree or above, and that she didn't even consider technical school students.

Although the other parent's words were quite polite, Gao Xiu'e could hear from the words of He Xiaoli's parents that they were dismissive of her son.

Gao Xiu'e is a strong woman. After this incident, she also wiped her tears secretly, and decided to work harder to make money. One wanted to find a good wife for her son, so during this period of time, she also desperately took on private jobs. She often works in front of the sewing machine until late at night, and when the sewing club gets off work and goes home for dinner at noon, she also brings food and eats a few bites, quietly continuing to do private work while other people are not around.

And during this period of time, his son Duan Yun was indeed very competitive. He left 80 yuan a month for the family's living expenses, and bought a bicycle and a black and white TV. The quality of life at home has improved several levels, which is undoubtedly great. It relieved Gao Xiu'e's burden and made her feel excited and happy. At the same time, it also gave her a strong confidence in Zhang Luo's son's marriage.

So Gao Xiu'e thought about asking around in the factory after a while, and if there was a suitable girl, she would give it to her son Zhang Luo first.

But when Gao Xiu'e was about to get home, she saw two beautiful girls with slim figures walking out of the unit where her home was located.

Gao Xiu'e doesn't work in the factory, so naturally she doesn't know Yu Shulan and Cheng Qingyan, but she just thinks that these two girls are really beautiful, and they are not short in stature, so they are definitely one of the most beautiful girls in this factory area.

However, although Gao Xiu'e saw that the two girls came out of the house in a slim and graceful manner, she was a little suspicious, but she didn't think too much about it. She was still a little self-aware. On the [-]th, it can be seen that the family background of these two girls is definitely not ordinary. Although his son is excellent, it is estimated that it is impossible to find such a beautiful partner.

After seeing Cheng Qingyan and Yu Shulan leave, Gao Xiu'e turned her eyes away from the two and slowly returned home.

"Mom! It's just in time for you to come back. After a while, the food will be cold." Duan Yun said with a smile when he saw his mother enter the house.

"Cooking so many dishes?" Gao Xiuzhi saw the table full of dishes, with a smile on his face.

Recently, Duan Yun has been eating at the rented house, Gao Xiuzhi is quite happy seeing his son come back today.

"I was busy a few days ago, and finally the leader gave me a vacation tonight, so I thought about making a good meal for my mother." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"The main reason is that my brother got his salary today." Duan Fang, who was squatting on the ground serving his meal, interjected.

"Salary?" Gao Xiuzhi was stunned when she heard the words, she smiled and said to Duan Yun: "How much did you pay this month?"

"570 five yuan." Duan Yun replied.

"Five hundred...75 yuan!?" Gao Xiuzhi couldn't believe it.

"Mom, you don't know, my brother is very capable now." Duan Fang put the plate of rice in front of her mother, with a small face full of pride, and said: "My brother refitted a lathe in the factory some time ago. Immediately, the efficiency increased hundreds of times, and the factory leader rewarded him with a bonus of 500 yuan when he was happy, and now he is already a celebrity in the factory..."

"Nonsense, where has the improvement been hundreds of times?" Duan Yun pointed his sister's forehead with his finger and said, "Actually, I just modified an old lathe. The secretary of the factory manager took it as a model."

"Giving so much bonus..." Gao Xiuzhi obviously hadn't fully recovered from the shock.

"Mom, I'll keep one hundred for my family, and I want to save the rest for the repair business." Duan Yun said, counting out ten cards from his pocket and handing them to his mother.

For Duan Yun, this family is his foundation. Reborn in this age, only his mother and younger sister are sincerely good to him, so since he has made money, it is understandable for his family to live a good life.

In addition, my mother usually helps me make the work clothes for the employees, and my sister cooks and delivers meals for me, which solves the logistics problems in the early days of my business, so it is quite necessary for Duan Yun to spend money and time to cultivate family relationships.

"I don't need so much..." The mother smiled slightly when she saw this, and then said, "I saved it for you when you gave it to me, and I will save it for your wedding later."

"It's still early for me to get married. If you have money, you can spend it. Now I'm starting to make money. There's no need for our family to live in such a tight situation." Duan Yun said.

"You are still young, and you don't understand some things. When you get married, there will be a lot of places to spend money. Don't worry about it now. Where can I borrow it..." The mother sighed softly, and suddenly saw the sewing machine. Looking at the package of pastries on the table, he asked casually, "Did you buy any pastries today?"

(End of this chapter)