Chapter 137

This meal lasted for nearly an hour. Xialan said, "Secretary, Director, let’s go. We still have to buy some New Year goods in the afternoon. I’m afraid we won't catch the bus if it’s too late."

Xialan said she was afraid of missing the bus, but she was actually afraid that Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu would drink endlessly and that it would be inappropriate to disturb the Su family for too long.

Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu were reminded by her and remembered this, so they nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, we still have to buy some New Year goods to go home for the New Year. Doctor Su, Accountant Guo, Director Su, then we will take our leave."

Seeing that they had to catch the bus, Su Xinghui couldn't keep them, so he had to send them downstairs.

Fang Youcai turned around and said, "Director Su, please stay; don't send us off."

Su Xinghui said, "Then take care on the way. There are quite a few thieves on the street these two days."

Zhao Zhongfu nodded, "We will be careful. There are many of us, so it should be fine."

Su Xinghui waved goodbye to them. They walked a distance, and Xiazhu looked back and smiled, then turned her head shyly and left quickly.

Returning home, Su Xinghui saw that Guo Suhua hadn't even cleaned up the table and seemed to be waiting for him. He asked, "Mom, what’s wrong with you?"

Guo Suhua laughed, "Xinghui, tell Mom, how did you get to know that Xiazhu?"

Su Xinghui said, "Mom, why are you asking this?"

Guo Suhua said, "Because Mom thinks that Xiazhu likes you!"

Su Xinghui said, "Mom, don't talk nonsense."

Guo Suhua laughed, "Mom isn't blind. Can't Mom even see this? The look in her eyes when she looks at you is not right. Tell me quickly, how did you get to know her?"

Su Xinghui saw that Su Wenjun was also sitting on the sofa, staring at him with bright eyes. Helplessly, he had to tell his parents how he got to know Xiazhu.

Guo Suhua sighed after listening, "Xiazhu is really pitiful. Fortunately, she met you; otherwise, she would definitely have jumped into a fire pit."

Su Wenjun asked, "How is her father’s illness now? Do you want him to come to the county hospital to see?"

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle-in-law treated him, and the treatment effect was good. He also went for a few follow-up visits. Uncle-in-law said that as long as he insists on exercising, he will slowly recover. Although it is impossible to return to the level before the injury, there is no problem with taking care of his own life."

Su Wenjun nodded, "That’s good. You did a good job on this matter."

Guo Suhua said, "Yes, son, you are really good. Mom is proud of you!"

Su Xinghui laughed, "Mom, don't praise me anymore. I’ve heard enough praise from them during the meal."

Guo Suhua said, "I think this girl Xiazhu is good. She is beautiful, sensible, and her hands are skillful. By the way, can the painting she wove really be sold for a thousand yuan?"

Su Xinghui nodded, "Yes, and that’s the acquisition price of the craft store. The retail price is more than that."

Guo Suhua became interested, "Then how long does it take her to weave one?"

Su Xinghui said, "She is getting more and more skilled now. It probably takes less than a month to weave one."

Guo Suhua gasped, "Then can’t she have an income of over a thousand yuan a month?"

Su Xinghui explained, "The craft store signed a contract with the bamboo weaving factory in the village. Xiazhu and the others are all employees of the bamboo weaving factory. They weave the bamboo and send it to the factory, which hands it over to the craft store uniformly. Then the factory issues remuneration according to the quantity and quality of their bamboo weaving. She is usually the highest, and now she can receive six or seven hundred a month."

Guo Suhua said, "Then isn't she losing money? The things she weaves can be sold for over a thousand yuan."

Su Xinghui said, "You can't say that. After all, the craft store cannot sign a separate contract with every household that weaves bamboo; it can only sign a contract with the bamboo weaving factory uniformly. The bamboo weaving factory also needs management costs. Households only need to hand over the bamboo weaving to the factory, and they don't have to worry about other things. They are also quite willing to do so. Besides, the bamboo weaving factory belongs to the village collective, and every villager has shares in the factory, so they can also get a dividend later."

Guo Suhua was an accountant, so she understood this logic as soon as she heard it. She nodded, "Hmm, this way of doing things is not bad. Unified management and unified pricing are still better than them fighting on their own, and those poor households in the village can also have a guarantee."

Su Xinghui nodded, "Yes, that’s the logic. In fact, I suggested they adopt this model."

Su Wenjun said, "Your approach is good; it can really help those in the countryside who really need help."

Guo Suhua said excitedly, "Then this girl Xiazhu’s income is much higher than yours."

Su Xinghui laughed, "I can't compare with her. She is the only person in Yezhugou Village who can weave bamboo paintings independently and belongs to top-notch talent. It is reasonable for her income to be higher. The monthly income of others is only about one hundred yuan."

Su Wenjun said, "Yes, it should be like this, just like those senior technicians in your mother’s factory, their wages are several times higher than ordinary workers."

Guo Suhua said, "Only you, this attending physician, have such a small salary."

Su Wenjun said awkwardly, "Don't I have a dozen more yuan than others?"

Guo Suhua said, "You are embarrassed to say a dozen yuan."

Su Wenjun simply stopped talking and lowered his head to read a book.

Guo Suhua said to her son again, "Xinghui, I think this girl Xiazhu is good. She also likes you. Do you have any thoughts?"

Su Xinghui was dumbfounded, "Mom, can you stop worrying about these things?"

Guo Suhua said, "If Mom doesn't worry about this, what should she worry about? I ask you, which one do you like? Is it Xue Qin or Xiazhu? Mom thinks both girls are good. Mom will support you whoever you choose."

Su Wenjun looked up, "I remind you, Xiazhu has a rural household registration. If she marries Xinghui, the children born in the future will not have urban household registrations."

Guo Suhua said dismissively, "Is this a big deal? Can’t Xiazhu earn money? After they get married, just buy a household registration. If you buy a household registration, you are a city person, and the children born are also city people."

In the early 1990s, there was a wave of buying household registrations. People with rural household registrations could buy an urban household registration for a few thousand yuan. Shangjun County naturally had this policy now, and quite a few people bought them. The county relied on this to earn a considerable amount of funds.