usatvline Chapter 137: Chatting After Dinner
Chapter 137: Chatting After Dinner
The meal was spent in the midst of everyone's laughter and joy.
After finishing his meal, Lin Zhiqiang originally wanted to help his sister and the others with some more work before he left, so he took the empty dishes from the person on duty today and prepared to wash them.
Seeing that his elder brother-in-law had taken the initiative to wash the dishes, and since he himself had just started dating a girl and was a bit smart, Zhou Tinghao also stood up and started wiping the table.
After finishing these things, Zhou Tinghao followed his brother-in-law to the kitchen. Before going to the kitchen, he said to the educated youths who were sitting and chatting:
"Everyone, chat for a while. Brother Lin and I will go clean up and come over to accompany you."
After saying this, he smiled at his partner and said:
"Little Lin, just sit there and chat with them. Take a break. You're all tired from cooking and working."
After he said these words with a smile, he followed his brother-in-law to the kitchen and started cleaning up, leaving the rest of the people alone to make all kinds of teasing jokes at Li Sitian.
Xia Zhiyan couldn't help but speak first. She wanted to talk to Xiaolin Zhiqing just now, but seeing that her brother and her boyfriend were there, she didn't dare to say anything (｀Δ′)ゞ(｀Δ′)ゞ.
Now that they both went to the kitchen, she gently nudged Xiaolin Zhiqing, who was sitting next to her, and solemnly instructed him:
"Lin Zhiqing, I treat you as my sister. We are both girls. If you have any questions or don't understand something, or if you encounter any thorny problems during your relationship, you can come and ask me (;｀O′)o.
We all came together from all corners of the world and have such good relationships. It is fate.
Now you are so far away from your family, and you only have one brother. It is not easy for you to talk to your brother about some topics between girls (??v_v??:).
Moreover, your partner is also your brother's friend. If there is any topic about your partner that you are not comfortable talking to your brother about, you can come and talk to us. We, the female educated youth, will always be your supporters and confidants.
Although your boyfriend is indeed one of the best and his conditions are worthy of you, we haven't been with him for a long time. As a young girl, you should be careful not to suffer any loss and don't believe everything a man says ((???|||))."
At this moment, the other female educated youth were also sitting around Lin Sitian. Listening to Xia Zhiyan's words, they kept nodding in agreement.
Lin Sitian, who was being held by the hand and earnestly instructed by Xia Zhiyan, was now hearing these words that carefully analyzed the care and love for her.
She felt that although she was a little girl who came to a distant countryside to work, she was really fortunate to have met the educated youth who truly treated her as family.
Although I offered a lot of benefits and other things to maintain good relationships with these educated youth friends.
However, some people take the benefits they give for granted, which may lead to them becoming ungrateful and impossible to tame.
Just like when they first went to the countryside, they gave a lot of benefits to the old educated youth, even giving away the banners they received on the train.
As a result, the people over there kept plotting against them, and some girls (Zhao Tingting) even wanted to marry their own brother.
Although all the bad guys have been arrested now, there are still a few people who like to take advantage of others in the old educated youth's yard.
But the educated youth in my own courtyard taught me as much as I respected them.
Now that we are in a relationship, I analyze every word and sentence and give you these sincere advices.
Now, these usually straightforward words warmed Lin Sitian's once dry heart like a stream, and at this moment her heart was slowly nourished by these warm rivers.
From then on, the lonely heart in the 21st century slowly grew weeds and became lush and green. Perhaps in the near future, the once dry land will bloom with gorgeous flowers.
The female educated youth who were watching nearby saw Lin Sixiaoshe standing there in a daze, wondering what she was thinking (??v_v??:).
Yun Ya couldn't help but stretch out her hand and waved it in front of her. Even the male educated youth who were secretly watching the situation here cast worried glances at her, which brought Lin Sitian's moved thoughts back to their original state.
When Lin Sitian came to her senses, she found that several female educated youth were staring at her, as if wondering whether she was thinking about what Xia Zhiqing had just said, and the male educated youth also secretly cast worried glances at her.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sitian smiled from the bottom of her heart, shook Xia Zhiqing's hand, and said to the female educated youths beside her in a coquettish tone:
"Thank you sisters for your concern and worry. I know I know my limits. If there's anything I don't understand or something that makes me unhappy, I will definitely tell you.
My sisters are so nice to me!
After hearing these words and seeing this brilliant smile, the female educated youth all laughed along with Lin Zhiqing.
But the male educated youth who was eavesdropping on the side was unhappy. He walked over and sat on a bench not far from them, saying in a sad tone:
"Hey, Xiaolin Zhiqing, your sister is so good to you, and you should thank her (?? ﹏ ?? )! We brothers are not good to you (*?????)."
After saying these words, he pretended to be sad and put it there to liven up the atmosphere.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sitian laughed even more happily, but she also said to the male educated youth while laughing:
"Oh, how could that be? I want to thank you all too. Without you, would a little girl like me dare to go up the mountain to collect herbs?
It’s all thanks to your help, and because of you male educated youth, we female educated youth can live so peacefully in this courtyard.
For example, last time that scoundrel at the east end of the village brought his friends from other teams to steal in the yard, it was thanks to Guan Zhiqing and you male educated youths that you subdued the criminals.
If it were just us little girls, I don’t know what would have happened (?﹏?)(?﹏?).”
The other female educated youth who heard these words also teased the jealous male educated youth and his accomplices who were watching the fun and making trouble.
"Yes, yes, the peace and harmony of our courtyard are all thanks to you."
"That's right, our yard can't do without anyone."
When Yun Ya was about to say this, she picked up the candy on the table and threw it at the boy who had just said that:
"Haha, haha, what's wrong with a little girl like Xiaolin being a spoiled brat with our elder sister? You stinky men are still pretending to be so ashamed."
Just like that, the eight of them who had been having fun since the train burst into laughter again.
In the kitchen, the two busy mothers who heard the laughter looked at each other and started laughing silently.
At this moment, they had already washed the dishes and put everything away. One of them was lighting a fire to make hot water for washing in their yard, while the other was sitting next to them chatting.
When the two were very close, Zhou Tinghao took out 50 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Lin Zhiqiang.
Lin Zhiqiang looked at his buddy in confusion. He didn't take the 50 yuan he handed over, but instead bumped his arm.
When Zhou Tinghao saw this, he was afraid that Lin Zhiqiang would not want his money, so he hurriedly stuffed 50 yuan into Lin Zhiqiang's hand.
After stuffing the money in, he put his hands in his pockets, making it impossible for Lin Zhiqiang to return it even if he wanted to. Having accomplished this great task, he said proudly:
"I told you, this meal has to be my treat. The total cost of the meal and the fruits and candies should be about 50!
I originally wanted to give more, but I didn't have that much money in my pocket today. This 50 yuan was something I put in my clothes pocket last time under some circumstances and I forgot where it was.
This solved my urgent problem. Otherwise, if they clearly invited me to a meal just to announce my identity, I would feel so bad if I didn't pay for it.
Brother-in-law, don't worry. I don't spend money recklessly. You know how much I earn every month. I send half to my family and save the other half for myself. When I save a certain amount, I put it into my passbook.
I only have about 50 yuan in cash on me. I probably have a few dozen yuan and some bills in my room. The rest of the money is in my passbook."
When Lin Zhiqiang heard Zhou Tinghao's words about handing over the financial power, he was silent for a moment, but he thought it was a good idea.
So he accepted the 50 yuan and planned to give the money to his sister when everyone had left and gone to bed, and when it was just the two siblings left, he would also tell his sister how to handle her boyfriend's financial affairs.
This will also allow your sister to get to know her new partner better.
After the two of them finished talking about this, they began to discuss what they should buy for their girlfriend or partner as a farewell gift when they go to town after finishing work tomorrow.
After all, if the work of the two of them together, plus Lin Sitian's, was added to Lin Sitian's, they could finish the job quickly.
Because Zhou Tinghao originally belonged to the Xiangyang Production Brigade, the work he did could be attributed to others separately, unlike Lin Zhiqiang, who had restrictions on accumulating credit for his work on his sister.
There is no limit to what Zhou Tinghao can do for Lin Sitian. He can give 10 work points to Lin Sitian. In this way, Lin Sitian can get 30 work points for a day's work.
After the autumn harvest, even if she didn't have to work, she could still support herself by relying on the work points she earned from the harvest.
Not to mention that Lin Sitian also has a job as a doctor at the brigade's health station, so she will definitely get the biggest share of the food and money distributed in the brigade.
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In my article, the highest work points each of them could get was 10 points. If they all got full work points during the autumn harvest, they could only get 10 points.
If there is help from outsiders, like Lin Zhiqiang, whose ID card is not in the brigade and who is not a local of the brigade, and who comes to help the educated youth or team members of the brigade, he can only help with 10 work points.
We cannot help more people, otherwise other people will not have as many work points, and they will not be able to exchange them for as much food and money. This is unfair to the rest of the people, so there is a cap of 10 work points.
Zhou Tinghao is also a member of the brigade, so he can also help someone he likes to earn 10 work points, so Lin Sitian can earn 30 work points in a day.
In that era, when money or grain was distributed at the end of the year, 1 work point was worth about 1 cent, and work points could be exchanged for money or grain.
If the year is good, a family with a heavy laborer can generally earn about 100 yuan a year. If the year is bad, it is only enough to buy food.