Chapter 681: I

The middle-aged woman's eyes also turned red: "Xinghua, you know how much Mom paid for you to read high school, but you didn't pass, and your score was so low; I can't hold my head up in front of your grandparents, and your dad has no way either. Liu Zhigang is a bit older, but his family has people, promised to arrange a job for you, and promised a betrothal gift of five hundred yuan..."

Geng Xinghua's face turned white: "Mom, I already said I don't want to get married, and besides, it's not the previous years anymore; now there are so many job opportunities, the branch factory of the handicraft factory has recruitment quotas every year, as long as I learn it and pass the exam, I can come in and be a worker, I don't need to rely on marriage to arrange a job for me, I'll find a job for myself; when I earn a salary, I will definitely give the money to my grandparents and you."

Zhao Xiaoman and several other female employees who were listening couldn't help but look at each other.

Although Geng Xinghua hadn't been here for many days, this girl didn't like to talk, learned things quite diligently, and had clever hands; the handicrafts she wove were already quite decent.

Even if her college entrance exam results weren't good, it was enough to come in and be a worker.

As for her family situation, besides knowing the family background, they didn't know much else.

But now they understood as soon as they heard; it must be that the family supported her to read, reading all the way to high school, which was actually already very difficult.

One had to know that some families didn't even let girls go to school.

It also happened to be the restoration of the college entrance exam this year; they originally thought she could pass the university and be assigned a job after graduation to take care of the family, but didn't expect she didn't pass the university.

So the family prepared to let her get married.

This man, although older, was quite capable and could arrange a job.

Such things were quite common in the countryside.

There were also many who got married at eighteen or nineteen.

They knew it wasn't very appropriate, but now that Geng Xinghua hadn't asked them for help, it wasn't good to step forward and interfere.

However, Zhao Xiaoman was also paying attention; if Geng Xinghua's mother forcibly dragged her home, she would also have to say a few words.

Zhao Xiaoman had short, neat hair, wore the unified work clothes of the handicraft factory, and her young face was full of firmness and calmness.

She was now a mature manager, and all tasks were handled with ease, so she was transferred to the general factory to take over Fan Xiaoyu's work.

At this moment, Geng Xinghua's hands were nervously clenched together; she glanced at Zhao Xiaoman, then lowered her voice and said to her mother: "Mom, I still have some things I haven't finished weaving, and I still have to learn; let's discuss it again when I go home tonight, okay?"

"Xinghua, if there were anything to discuss, I wouldn't have come to find you now. Your grandparents are losing their temper at home, and your dad is honest and doesn't know what to say; why don't you come home with me first?"

Geng Xinghua wiped away her tears; she frowned, suddenly reached out and grabbed her mother's hand, and said in a low voice: "Mom, what's the difference between someone arranging a job and me passing the exam myself? The handicraft factory is our 516 Military Factory's, and the salary is the highest in this area.

Besides, our commune often holds large meetings, repeatedly emphasizing that parents are not allowed to favor boys over girls, and are not allowed to interfere with the marriage of their children; we aren't unable to live, and must rely on marrying Liu Zhigang to change our lives.

Even if I spent family money to read, if I passed the exam into the handicraft factory, I could earn it back very quickly.

Last night I also calculated this account with my grandma; the other party gave a betrothal gift of five hundred yuan, and if I passed the exam into the branch factory of our handicraft factory, I should be able to earn it back in a little over a year.

But if I get married now, can I really take the money from the in-laws' family back to my maiden home?

If they don't agree, I won't be able to take back a single cent.

But if I wait at home for four or five years before getting married, I might earn several thousand yuan.

My grandma agreed at the time, why did she suddenly change her mind?

Mom, is someone making trouble here?"

Geng's mother wasn't a fool either; she could withstand such great pressure to let her daughter read, which was already very amazing in front of her mother-in-law who favored boys over girls.

So she was thoughtful, frowned, and thought, yes, marrying an old man is hard to say and hard to hear; even if he arranges a job, what kind of job can he arrange? This isn't the previous years when jobs were tight and you couldn't buy one even if you spent money; now it's not difficult at all to want to be a worker.

So why be in such a hurry to marry her daughter off? Her daughter wasn't even eighteen yet.

And at this moment, in order not to delay the work of these masters, Geng Xinghua had already pulled her mother to stand by the wall outside the door.

But neither mother nor daughter noticed that a small black dot landed silently on the eaves, and after they finished analyzing in low voices, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Then Lu Qiao, whose jeep was about to drive to Manshan Commune, heard this scene relayed by Little Cangcang.

Then Little Cangcang said "Oh my": 【Little Master, the name Geng Xinghua is so familiar. I seem to have heard it mentioned by Zhou Shanshan and another man when Tao Tao and I were paying attention to Zhou Shanshan. I'll go check it out now.】

After saying that, it flew far away with a *whoosh*.

Lu Qiao was also thinking about Geng Xinghua; the little girl's grades in school were usually in the top ten.

It was said that more than twenty people passed the exam from Manshan Commune this year.

In fact, this was easy to analyze.

Either she didn't perform well—this wasn't strange, as many candidates usually studied well, but got nervous as soon as they reached the exam room.

Or she was replaced by someone else.

Especially since this name came out of Zhou Shanshan's mouth; that woman had no moral bottom line, so such a thing wasn't impossible for her to do.

After the party on New Year's Day, Wang Zhiguo and Chen Feng still couldn't bear to see Liu Dahui so obsessed.

They couldn't manage how good the couple's relationship was, because that was a private matter.

Even if there were flaws in private morality, one still had to be stricter with oneself in work.

After all, Liu Dahui was doing his job quite well now, and this person was very diligent, which could be said to be working from dawn to dusk.

Especially during the flood in the summer, Liu Dahui led the staff in the district government to fight day and night, checking and transferring every household, so the residents in the district didn't suffer losses, and there were no casualties.

But he fainted on the side of the road because he hadn't rested for several days and nights.

So Wang Zhiguo and Chen Feng finally couldn't bear it and thickened their faces to find Qin Hengzhi, and the four of them gathered together again.

It wasn't exactly earnest advice, but everything that should be said was said.

Liu Dahui also guaranteed that the couple's relationship was the couple's relationship, but he would absolutely not let Zhou Shanshan interfere with his work.

And he also told them that Zhou Shanshan did want him to arrange a job for someone, but he didn't agree to any of them.

Then they also specifically reminded Liu Dahui to make sure to warn Zhou Shanshan well.

This year was the first year of the restored college entrance exam, and it was highly valued from top to bottom; don't use the convenience of one's position to commit mistakes that shouldn't be committed.

Although Little Cangcang hadn't returned yet, Lu Qiao could also conclude that Zhou Shanshan must have interfered.

Otherwise, why would Geng Xinghua's name appear in her mouth? ===== CHAPTER 682 =====