Perhaps fearing that he would go back on his word, Fang Zhongjun quickly changed the subject, "I was wondering, with your family's financial situation, why are you looking for a date for your granddaughter with such low standards?"
Although Little Donkey is also a worker, he is a genuine farmer and has no background at all.
As for the Jiang family, I won’t talk about Jiang Lao and his son. Although they have retired from the upper echelons, their connections are still there. Moreover, his sons all hold important positions in the army, and even the youngest son is a county magistrate. How could he find such ordinary conditions
Jiang Chengwu sighed heavily and smiled bitterly, "Brother Fang, you don't know what it's like out there. I don't dare bring anyone I don't know in front of my granddaughter."
Her granddaughter is simple-minded and is dating someone she doesn't know much about. If the other person has bad intentions, he might sell their house.
Fang Zhongjun had difficulty walking and had rarely left Liuguan County in recent years, so he naturally had no idea what the situation was like outside.
Almost none of Jiang Chengwu's old friends escaped unscathed; some were criticized and demoted, while others became running dogs of the Digital Gang.
If he had not moved to Liuguan County early and settled there, and his youngest son had not been the county magistrate, he might have been overthrown.
That doesn't seem right! Didn't someone specifically target him two years ago? In order to protect him, his youngest son led others to fight against those villains and almost lost his life.
It’s better not to find a partner with the same conditions for your granddaughter. Who knows if the other party might be instigated by others to report and expose others.
For boys, character is more important. Anyway, their family doesn't need to go any further, they just need to maintain stability.
Fang Zhongjun nodded at him, "You are more thoughtful."
He smiled and added, "Don't worry, the children raised by my niece will definitely have no character problems. Just look at Dana, she is very filial to me. Her mother is also very kind to her. Their family does not favor boys over girls at all."
Jiang Chengwu breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at his daughter-in-law who was chatting with the child, and whispered in Fang Zhongjun's ear, "It's really not easy to find a family that doesn't favor boys over girls these days. You see, I can't guarantee that my granddaughter will give birth to a son. Jieying is also worried that Shengnan will take after her and can only give birth to daughters in the future. After all, her family has only given birth to daughters for three generations, and they are all single-line descendants. I'm so worried."
Fang Zhongjun sighed, "Whether you have a son or a daughter is decided by God, and you can't force it. You have worked hard for Shengnan."
Jiang Chengwu waved his hand, "As an elder, you have to consider many aspects."
It is said that the little donkey followed Jiang Shengnan to the production team.
When they arrived at the place, Jiang Shengnan handed over the food. The man weighed it and found only one piece of tofu.
The little donkey whispered, "Can I buy some more? With money?"
The lady squinted her eyes and looked at him. Jiang Shengnan asked curiously, "Didn't you say that only one piece would be fine?"
The little donkey smiled and said, "That's because we don't have much food at home, so we don't have that much food to exchange." After that, he took out some money and whispered to the woman, "Okay? I'll buy it at twice the price. Don't worry, if anyone asks me, I'll just say I exchanged it for food. The county's public security brigade is not at work now, so no one will come to arrest you."
The lady tilted her head and looked outside for several times to make sure no one was around. "Okay! I'll sell it to you, but you can't sue me."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't!" The little donkey quickly stuffed the money into her hands.
The old lady put the tofu into the basin they brought and urged, "Let's go!"
The little donkey and Jiang Shengnan looked at each other and immediately left the tofu house.
On the way, Jiang Shengnan saw him holding the steaming tofu and was extremely greedy.
In winter, she could only eat carrots and cabbages, and her stomach couldn't take it anymore.
She looked away and praised the little donkey, "Every time I come here to exchange tofu, I never think of exchanging two more pieces. I thought we only needed one piece."
The little donkey tilted his head and asked, "How many people are there in your family?"
"Four people. My grandfather, my father, my mother and me."
"That should be about right." He said with a smile, "This time it's different, there are a lot of people. If we exchange one more piece, everyone can eat more."
There are not many kinds of vegetables in winter. Although my fourth aunt gave some vegetables to my second aunt, the greenhouse is not under the control of my fourth aunt alone, so the quantity is very limited.
I guess after we entertain the Jiang family today, the food will be gone in two or three days.
If he takes an extra piece of tofu back, he can also add a dish to his family.
Jiang Shengnan nodded and looked sideways at him, "What do you think of me?"
The question was so blunt that it almost choked the little donkey. Although his grandmother said that Jiang Shengnan was a straight man, she really didn't expect it to be this serious. He blushed and whispered, "I think he's not bad!"
Jiang Shengnan laughed, "I think you're good too! My mom said that when looking for a partner, you should not choose someone who has ulterior motives. Just someone who is honest and decent will do. I think you meet the conditions she mentioned."
The little donkey was a little sad. "What about you? What kind of person do you like?"
Jiang Shengnan pouted and thought for a while, then shook her head honestly, "I don't know. My mother says whatever she wants. She won't harm me."
The little donkey was stunned for a moment. Mother wouldn't harm her daughter? So this was the reason why she didn't rebel against her family? Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.
His mother was very kind to him. When he was very young, she saved money for him, saying that it was for his education and for him to get married.
He really seemed to have no reason to blame others, even if they had embarrassed him!
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Jiang Shengnan waved her hand in front of the little donkey.
The little donkey quickly regained his focus, sighed silently, and then turned his head to look at Jiang Shengnan, "I'm sorry, I was distracted just now, did you say anything?"
Jiang Shengnan was not angry about his absent-mindedness. She repeated, "My mother asked me to ask you, if I only have one daughter in the future, will you dislike her?"
The little donkey was stunned. There was no point in asking about something that hadn't happened yet.
Seeing that he seemed unconvinced, Jiang Shengnan quickly added, "Really, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and my mother all gave birth to only one daughter. My mother said that there is a great possibility that I will also give birth to a daughter."
The little donkey thought for a long time. He personally didn't care, as long as it was his offspring. But what about his mother? He didn't know yet. What about his grandmother? His grandmother didn't mind whether it was a boy or a girl.
He thought about it and told the truth, "It doesn't matter to me and my grandma, but as for my mom, I'm not so sure."
Jiang Shengnan waved her hand, "Okay! Wait until you get back and ask your mother. We have to say this upfront so we don't regret it later."
The little donkey responded with a heavy heart.
When we arrived at Fang's house, Fang Yonglin and Wang Danna had already prepared a sumptuous meal.
When he saw them coming, he immediately took the basin.
The last dish was fish head and tofu soup, with the tofu being added last.
Wang Danna looked down and saw that they were actually two pieces of tofu. She said to the little donkey, "You are the one who has a solution."
Jiang Shengnan smiled and said, "Sister Wang, how do you know it was his idea? Maybe it was mine?"
Wang Danna laughed, and Chen Jieying said unhappily, "With your brain, can you think of that?"
Jiang Shengnan stuck out her tongue and ran to her mother to act coquettishly.
Seeing that they seemed to have something to say, Wang Danna immediately called the little donkey, "Come with me to the kitchen and wash the dishes again."
The little donkey agreed.
Here, Jiang Shengnan also told her mother the information she had obtained. Chen Jieying was quite satisfied. "Okay! Let's wait until he goes back and ask!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Yonglin brought the dishes to the table. Fang Zhongjun stopped him and said, "Go to Fang's house and call your uncle over. How can we miss him?"
Chen Jieying was a little embarrassed, "Would it be bad to add another person?"
"It's okay, my daughter-in-law always cooks a little more."
Chen Jieying was still a little hesitant, and Jiang Chengwu said to Fang Yonglin, "Go and call him. It's a good opportunity for him to have a few drinks with you."
By the time Jiang's father came over, all the food had been served.
Jiang Shengnan couldn't hide her surprise, "Why are there cucumbers here?"
Wang Danna smiled and said, "My fourth sister-in-law is in charge of growing greenhouse vegetables in the production team. She gave these to me. You can try them."
Chen Jieying said to Wang Danna, "You are so lucky. I have heard of these greenhouse vegetables. They are sold in department stores, but unfortunately there are very few of them every time. Many people go to line up early in the morning. In the middle of winter, I can't get up, so I can't get a number every time."
Jiang Shengnan turned her head to look at her mother, "Mom, why don't you ask me to get up?"
Chen Jieying said angrily, "Why don't you go to work? You have to get up at two or three o'clock. Can you bear it?"
Jiang Shengnan's face suddenly turned bitter. Two or three o'clock? It's so cold
Wang Danna hurriedly asked everyone to sit down, "You don't have to queue up today, you can eat now. Come and try it quickly."
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Jiang Shengnan was so full that she ate too much because the food cooked by this couple was so delicious and their cooking skills were much better than her mother's.
After the Jiang family left, the little donkey asked to go home.
Wang Danna wanted to keep him for a few more days, and then he could go directly to the factory when it was time to go to work, but Fang Zhongjun said, "It's time to go back! When you go to work, you don't know when you can take a vacation. It's better to settle this matter as soon as possible. On the fifth day of the New Year, bring your mother and your grandmother over to see you."
The little donkey nodded, he thought so too.
Fang Yonglin took out the key and handed it to the donkey. "Then you can ride my bicycle. It won't be easy to find a horse-drawn carriage on this cold day."
Then he handed him his cotton gloves.
The little donkey took the keys and gloves and said goodbye to the others.
Wang Danna followed him out out of concern, and kept reminding him to be careful, ride slowly, and not slip.
The little donkey agreed one by one.
When the little donkey rode back home, it was already dark.
Wang Danzhi saw him coming back alone, and hurried forward to touch his face, which was icy and cold, and felt distressed, "Are you frozen?"
The little donkey hurriedly said, "Mom, I'm still hungry."
When Wang Danzhi heard that her son was hungry, she didn't even bother to ask if he was cold. She asked him to go to the main room and she immediately went to the kitchen to cook for him.
The little donkey parked his bicycle in the main room and chatted with his family for a while. When everyone asked about his blind date, the little donkey briefly explained it.
But he didn't say what Jiang Shengnan said in front of these people.
By the time everyone had asked their questions, Wang Danzhi had prepared the meal.
After the little donkey had eaten and drunk his fill, he went to wash the dishes by himself.
Then he pulled his mother into the room to talk.
Wang Danzhi followed him into the house, a little surprised, "Why can't you say it in the main room? Why are you being so secretive?"
Little Donkey was worried that his aunt was eavesdropping outside, so he looked outside several times. When he saw that his aunt was not at home, he told Wang Danzhi exactly what Jiang Shengnan had said.
Wang Danzhi stared at him with fear, his face turned pale, "This... this..."
Wang Danzhi was at a loss. She was a typical old society woman, and she had been taught since childhood to obey her husband and son. So when she heard the news, her first reaction was not what she wanted to do, but to ask, "What do you think?"
Little Donkey has been taken in by Qian Shulan since he was twelve years old. He has always been a good person, and like Zhengguo, he idolizes Qian Shulan. So he thinks that whatever his grandma says is right, so he said as a matter of course, "I don't care. Boys and girls are the same. You see, my grandma loves you and your uncles equally."
Wang Danzhi wanted to say that her mother was not like this before, but ever since her mother sent her husband to a labor camp, she changed her opinion of her mother.
However, the ideas that have been formed since childhood have become deeply rooted, such as the need for a man to support the family.
She held the donkey's hand and asked worriedly, "But who will you rely on when you are old?"
Wang Danzhi didn't care whether she could leave descendants for the Sun family. That man had no weight in her heart.
The little donkey did not answer but asked, "Mom, do you think having a son will definitely make him filial?"
Wang Danzhi said nothing.
The little donkey gave an example, "Look at my eldest cousin. He has no filial piety towards my eldest uncle and eldest aunt. It's better to have no son like him. I think it's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else."
Hearing him mention Zhengkang, Wang Danzhi was a little shaken. He was a white-eyed wolf who forgot his parents after marrying a wife. But she still didn't say yes, "My mind is a little confused, let me think about it."
The little donkey knew that he was embarrassing his mother, so he nodded in agreement.
Wang Danzhi didn’t think she was a smart person, so when she couldn’t figure something out, she would go and ask her mother.
In her heart, there is nothing her mother can't do.
So she put on her hat, put on the rubber shoes her son bought for her, left Lao Wang's house, and headed straight for the end of the village.
Qian Shulan was playing poker with Deng Xingming and Deng Yunping.
In this era, sex and extravagance are prohibited, but gambling is not prohibited.
Of course, they didn’t play big, just two cents a time.
When Wang Danzhi came in, Qian Shulan looked at her red face from the pain and asked her to sit on the bed, "Come up and warm yourself up."
Wang Danzhi climbed onto the bed and covered herself with the same quilt as Qian Shulan.
Soon the game was over. While Deng Xingming was shuffling the cards, Qian Shulan turned her head and asked Wang Danzhi, "Is there something you need to do so late?"
"Mom, the little donkey is back from the county town." Wang Danzhi told the story of the Jiang family again. Finally, she asked Qian Shulan to help her make a decision, "Mom, do you think you should agree to this marriage?"
Qian Shulan waved her hands, "Why are you so depressed? What does it matter if you have a son or a daughter? Look at me, your mother. I am not doing well now. I save some money and eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day. Who can I rely on? My son and daughter all have children to take care of. I can run and jump, so I just need to take care of myself."
Wang Danzhi thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. Her mother really didn't live such a comfortable life just because of her son and daughter.
Qian Shulan patted her hands and smiled, "Little Donkey is so promising. When he gets old, he can live an easy life like me. As for whether it's a son or a daughter who is filial, what difference does it make? In our rural areas, everyone helps out when something goes wrong."
Wang Danzhi lowered his head and said nothing.
Qian Shulan stopped persuading her and let her think for herself.
After they played four more games, Wang Danzhi got up and left as he had something on his mind.
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