Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 275: You Owe Me

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: You Owe Me

The poor young man eventually married a city girl.

Everyone said that Zhou Xia had no luck.

But Zhou Xia had a belly full of grievances with nowhere to vent.

This was the dissatisfaction that Zhou Xia could not reconcile.

She now has a son and a daughter; her older daughter is a normal person, already married, but her son Jinbao is not smart and has a very short temper.

Zhou Xia thought countless times that if it weren’t for getting her older brother a wife, she would now be the factory director’s wife.

Marrying a wife for her older brother was done to carry on the Zhou family lineage, but what was the result? A bunch of daughters were born.

Zhou Xia would often come to the Zhou family to mock them.

Now she was determined to marry her niece to strengthen the family ties even more.

And then she noticed Song Yunuan, who had walked in.

The people in the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

This was not Qin Siqi.

This was Song Yunuan.

A beautiful girl like a fairy, pampered by the Song family—Song Yunuan.

There was no girl in the village who didn’t envy her.

Song Yunuan didn’t want to meddle in other people’s family affairs, so she pretended not to hear anything and came inside to greet Old Mrs. Zhou and the others.

Immediately, she got to the point, "Xiaohua, about the matter I discussed with you the other day, it’s all set now. I’ve secured a counter for you at the department store in the county, and they’ve even arranged for a women’s dormitory. You can eat at the department store’s cafeteria, and then the pay will be according to the county clothing factory’s rates. You’ll have one day off per week. Do you want to go? If you do, come now with me to my house to process the paperwork."

The people in the courtyard were stunned all at once.

The main thing was that Song Yunuan had told Zhou Xiaohua not to tell her family before it was confirmed.

So, the Zhou family knew nothing about it.

Zhou Xia reacted quickly, immediately shouting, "No, my niece is getting married, she can’t go to work."

Song Yunuan said, "You can still work after getting married, but how come I didn’t know Xiaohua was getting married."

Zhou Xiaohua finally snapped out of it, suddenly leaped up, and shouted excitedly, "I want to work! Little Nuan told me several days ago that as soon as the clothing factory was established, I could work at the counter."

Zhou Xia could not allow the duck in hand to fly away.

She pointed at Zhou Xiaojuan, "Then let her go."

Song Yunuan, looking at the people in the courtyard, shook her head inwardly, and said with a smiling face, "Zhou Xiaohua, come with me."

Zhou Xiaohua wiped her tears and ran towards Song Yunuan.

Old Mrs. Zhou was full of confusion, but she knew that Song Yunuan and her granddaughter were always playing together—it couldn’t be fake, right?

Yet there was nothing to be happy about.

A daughter is just a financial loss, just like those who got married; even if they are capable and have jobs, what’s the use? Once they’re married and belong to someone else, they work for their in-laws’ money. They won’t get a thing, and it’s still better to go work in the fields.

Liang Cui looked at Song Yunuan gratefully, not knowing what to say, while Zhou Xiaojuan envied her sister who was about to leave with Song Yunuan.

A pleading look was directed at Liang Cui and Old Mrs. Zhou, standing in the courtyard.

She didn’t want to marry her simple-minded cousin.

Zhou Xia and Old Mrs. Zhou said, "Mom, if you don’t agree, I will take Jinbao and go back to my mother’s house to live."

Old Mrs. Zhou looked at Liang Cui and her two daughters with annoyance.

If you talk about regret, she definitely had regrets. For the worthless Liang Cui, she had ruined her daughter’s happiness for a lifetime, if it hadn’t been for marrying Liang Cui, she might have become the director’s mother-in-law, and wouldn’t have had her only daughter hate her for a lifetime.

So be it, Liang Cui owed her daughter, so let it be paid back with her own daughters.

The unprofitable fifth and sixth sons should also do something for this family.

She called out to Zhou Xiaohua who wanted to leave with Song Yunuan, "Zhou Xiaohua, you stop right there."

Zhou Xiaohua jumped with fright.

She obediently stood by the door.

Old Mrs. Zhou said, "Stop your crying and wailing. Your parents are indeed in the wrong to your Eldest Aunt. A son pays the father’s debts, a daughter pays the mother’s. That’s the way of the world that you must follow. Here’s what we’ll do, you two draw lots. Whoever draws the one to marry will marry Jinbao, whoever draws the one to go to work will go work at the department store."

Then she turned towards Song Yunuan, forced out a full-faced smile, and said softly, "Little Nuan, can you wait a moment, please? They’ll go register with you after they draw lots."

Song Yunuan: ...

It doesn’t seem like that’s how it works.

Song Yunuan said kindly, "Grandma Zhou, Eldest Aunt Zhou, our country does not allow incestuous marriages. No matter who is chosen, you’ll still need to get an introduction letter from the brigade headquarters. But neither the brigade leader nor Branch Secretary Guan would issue you an introduction letter, and they might even publicly criticize you through the loudspeakers."

Zhou Xia disdainfully said as if venting, "What introduction letter? We’ll just go straight to my house."

Then she sat down on a bench, "Quickly draw lots. I’m taking whoever it is today."

Zhou Laifu, who had been silent all along, said, "You... you’re going too far. Even if it’s a marriage, it can’t be done so unclearly."

Song Yunuan: ...

This father is too weak.

This is a bit unreasonable.

If she didn’t stand up for Zhou Xiaohua today, she would have no authority left in this village.

She said leisurely, "Let me make one thing clear. I’ve already promised Zhou Xiaohua this sales clerk position; I’m keeping it for her unless she doesn’t want it herself."

However, Xiaojuan is clever and dexterous; she could go register at the garment factory. The treatment would be the same as Xiaohua’s.

That’s right, the official recruitment starts tomorrow. You can inquire today if you like; after all, we prioritize people from our own village first."

Zhou Xia was about to speak when Song Yunuan interrupted her, "Eldest Aunt Zhou, please don’t say anything for now. This isn’t like visiting relatives, where you can just take someone away today. Right now, our village leaders are strolling around everywhere. Don’t believe me? Just go outside and see. There’s Kou County officials here, and also higher-ups from other places.

If she willingly goes with you, it’s fine; but if she’s unwilling, she will definitely cry and create a scene. If leaders see this on the road, they’ll surely ask what’s happening, and once they find out you’re forcing your niece to marry your son, guess what the consequences would be?"

Old Mrs. Zhou frowned; this was no lie. Today, a lot of cars had come to the village, and the people who got out of them didn’t look ordinary.

Zhou Xia scoffed, "So what? I haven’t killed anyone or set a fire, what now, is taking my niece back home against the law too?"

Song Yunuan said, "Whether it’s against the law or not, I’m not in a position to say, but if you really do this, people will come looking for you. For instance, the first one will be Chu Zizhou. He is now the brigade leader of Erdao River Village. If you make him lose face in front of the leaders, what do you think he’ll do?

The second one will be President Huang. If you dare to break the law knowingly, he won’t let you off.

The third one will be Kou County officials. You’re rubbing salt in their wounds right under their nose, do you think they’ll praise your actions?

The fourth will be all the villagers because such bad influences might result in Chu Zizhou being transferred, and all the welfare benefits being revoked. No more supply and marketing cooperatives, no more sideline businesses, and no more common prosperity. If all these are gone, take a guess whether the villagers of Erdao River Village will come asking you to settle the score?"

Everyone in the yard was stunned.

The unreasonable Zhou Xia’s eyes widened, "You... you’re trying to scare me?"

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