Rebirth of the Wild Age

(ps: Correction again, the eldest cousin Li Chaoying is 32 years old, and the math teacher will not be blamed. Also, can this chapter be counted as two chapters?)

The place where Song Weihong's family lives is not far from Changyang Valley where Shenzhou Science and Technology Company is located.

It is the site of Shenghai Bicycle Factory, and there are kindergartens, children's schools, police stations, cinemas, hospitals and other affiliated institutions in the factory area, which shows how beautiful it was back then.

Don’t talk about those years, let’s talk about the early 1990s. Between 1990 and 1992, a total of 10 million bicycles were produced, of which about 18% were exported to overseas markets. In 1993, it was restructured into a state-owned enterprise and listed on the market. In 1995, it was rated as "the best-selling domestic product in the country" and recognized as "China's famous brand product".

Well, permanent brand bicycles.

Uncle Li Chenggong is a worker of Shenghai Bicycle Factory. In the 1980s, the benefits were very high, and he was the envy of the people of the whole country.

Ten years ago, Song Weihong and Li Chenggong even had money to make a relationship and sent their son Li Chaoying to a taxi company. In 1988, Li Chaoying could earn more than 1,000 yuan a month driving a taxi, and his income crushed ordinary white-collar workers at that time.

Li Chaoying drove a taxi for the company for three years, then resigned and went it alone. He borrowed money from his parents, combined with his own savings and that of his family, and bought a domestic van, which was affiliated with a taxi company. He only needed to pay a small amount every day, and the rest of the income belonged to himself.

In 1991, Li Chaoying's monthly income had reached 3,000 yuan, and sometimes it could even exceed 4,000 yuan.

Unforeseen circumstances, a car accident came.

It was raining and the road was slippery that day, and I couldn't see clearly at night. The customers who took the taxi kept urging them to hurry, so Li Chaoying could only step on the accelerator, but suddenly met someone crossing the road. When he saw the pedestrians, it was too late, so he could only slam on the brakes and slam the steering wheel. The van slid and overturned. It first hit the utility pole on the side of the road, and then rolled down the slope, and fell into the Su River with the car.

The van bought with all the savings in the family is completely scrapped, and the medical expenses of the taxi customers must be compensated.

And Li Chaoying herself had both broken legs and had to recuperate for several months before recovering. And he was permanently disfigured, one eye was punctured by broken glass, and the marriage that was discussed also fell through, and he is still unmarried until he is 32 years old.

Li Chaoying gave up on herself for a whole year, and finally got out of the psychological shadow and started looking for a job again. He can only drive, but the taxi company refuses to take it. Who would want a one-eyed man? Going out will definitely scare away the customers who take taxis!

Fortunately, there are many small private factories in the suburbs of Shenghai. Li Chaoying is a handicapped person with dexterous hands and feet and is able to account for the disability indicators. He was quickly hired by a private factory (the factory can obtain a policy tax deduction for recruiting a certain number of disabled employees). But his salary is very low, not enough for a fraction of what he used to drive a taxi, so he can only dawdle like this.

It took nearly four years for Song Weihong and Li Chenggong to pay back the money they owed for buying the van and the medical expenses for the car accident. Seeing that the life at home is getting better, hey, I was laid off again after two years, and both husband and wife were laid off.

...

Hong Weiguo set off from Shenzhou Science and Technology Company in a broken car, and arrived at Shenghai Bicycle Factory in less than ten minutes.

The sales of permanent brand bicycles that were once all the rage began to drop sharply two years ago. Last year, there was no profit, and this year it has become a continuous loss. The export market in Southeast Asia is completely ruined, and the domestic market is also oversupplied. Countless bicycles are backlogged in warehouses. This is a true portrayal of many Chinese companies this year.

The workers in the factory are no longer laughing like before. Although they can still receive wages, there are almost no benefits. If things go on like this, wage arrears will be a matter of time, and they will face the risk of being laid off at any time.

"This is it?" Hong Weiguo asked the way several times, and parked the broken car in front of a restaurant.

Ah Hui Convenience Restaurant, with a very plain name, is probably run by the family members of the employees.

Song Weihong heard the sound of a car engine outside, walked out quickly, and said with a smile on her face, "Xiaomu, please sit inside."

"Okay, auntie." Song Weiyang replied.

The two of them didn't expose their relationship, and everything has to wait for Song Shumin to express his opinion, so it's just an ordinary friendship for the time being.

Song Weiyang introduced: "This is my friend Hong Weiguo."

"I know, you guys came to eat noodles together that day." Song Weihong smiled.

Hong Weiguo said, "Auntie, hello, excuse me."

The decoration of this convenience restaurant is also very ordinary, there are only eight dining tables, and they only serve some common meals.

Two of the dining tables are the banquets set up by the Li family.

There is a family of uncle Li Chenggong's eldest brother and sister-in-law. These two have passed the retirement age, and their grandsons are seven or eight years old. In addition, there is a neighbor's family with a relatively good relationship. When I was short of money to buy a car and rent it out, I asked this family to borrow part of it.

Li Tingting was talking to the young lady in the neighbor's house, when he saw Song Weiyang appearing, he immediately stood up happily and shouted: "Brother!"

The eldest brother of the Li family squinted his old eyes and said, "Wei Hong, this little brother looks familiar."

Song Weihong explained casually: "A distant relative works in Shenghai."

Li Chenggong greeted: "Xiaomu, and this friend, please sit down as you please."

Two more taxis stopped outside the restaurant. Li Chaoying, who was blind in one eye, got off first, followed by his girlfriend, then his girlfriend's parents, uncle, aunt, second uncle, second aunt and younger uncle.

Song Weihong's head grew dizzy when he saw it, and he muttered to himself, "Didn't I only see my in-laws? Why did you have a big family here?"

Half of today's banquet was to celebrate Li Tingting's admission to university, and the other half was to discuss Li Chaoying's marriage.

Li Chaoying is 32 years old, still disabled, and has an ordinary job. He can find a girlfriend as a high incense. Moreover, his girlfriend is only 21 years old, a good-looking, good-looking migrant girl from other places, whom she met in a factory.

Li Chenggong and Song Weihong were a little guilty, for fear that their son's marriage would be messed up again. Therefore, the meeting between the parents of the two parties should be more grand, and by the way, they should show their own background, and nothing else, except that a college student has just been born in the family.

The girlfriend's family members arrived in Shenghai yesterday and were arranged in a hotel. Today, Li Chaoying directly brought them over for dinner.

It was agreed and I saw the parents of both parties. Unexpectedly, a lot of people came... Is it free to take the train!

The woman's second aunt came in and said, "It's still full of people, and the place to eat is not bad, it's no different from the restaurants in our county."

The woman's second uncle scolded, "Stop saying a few words."

"Let me tell you what's wrong? Sister-in-law, are you right?" said the woman's second aunt.

The woman's aunt said: "It's not bad."

The woman's father asked: "Which one is the father-in-law or the mother-in-law?"

Li Chaoying quickly introduced: "This is my father, this is my mother. Dad, mom, this is Chunfang's father, this is Chunfang's mother, this is Chunfang's uncle, this is..."

Both Song Weihong and Li Chenggong were a little dizzy. They greeted each other again and again, and then called everyone to sit down and asked the waiter to bring the dishes.

Well, by the way, we have to add another table. There are too many people, and there is no room for two dining tables.

The eldest brother of the Li family raised his glass first: "Come on, let's celebrate Tingting's admission to university first. Tingting, I wish you progress in your studies and find a good job in the future!"

"Thank you uncle." Li Tingting said with a smile.

Song Weiyang also toasted with the others, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Putting down the cup, the woman's uncle asked, "Which university did Tingting get into?"

Li Tingting said: "Shenghai is rich."

The woman's mother asked: "What does the University of Finance and Economics do? After graduation, can you be assigned as a cadre in the factory?"

The woman's uncle must be a little educated, so he said immediately: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about. Shenghai University of Finance and Economics is a key university. After graduation, you will either become an official or work in a large company to sit in an office."

"Isn't that still a cadre?" The woman's mother said with a smile, "Tingting, when you start working in the future, you should help your elder brother and sister-in-law more."

Li Tingting said awkwardly: "I must help, I must help."

The woman's father said: "My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, I'm a cool person, so I won't play around with it today. I'll first decide on the marriage of my children."

Song Weihong said, "It should."

The woman's father said: "Your son is a bit disabled, and he is also very old. My Chunfang is very wronged to marry him."

Li Chenggong immediately said: "Don't worry, my in-laws. When Chunfang gets married, we will treat her as our own daughter, and we will definitely not let her suffer any grievances."

The woman's uncle interjected, "Who can say what will happen after marriage?"

The woman's second aunt agreed, "That's right."

Song Weihong asked: "Then what do you mean?"

The woman's father said: "For marriage, you need to give some dowry money."

Li Chenggong asked: "Yes, of course I will. I have prepared 3,000 yuan."

The woman's uncle suddenly sneered: "You people in Shenghai are so rich, you can afford 3,000 yuan as a bride price?"

Li Chenggong's heart skipped a beat, and he asked carefully, "How much is appropriate?"

"Sixty-eight thousand!" The woman's uncle Lion opened his mouth.

The audience was silent.

The eldest brother of the Li family and the neighbor's family were all frightened. There is actually no custom of giving bride price here in Shenghai, but it is necessary to buy a lot of wedding supplies. In the past, it used to be three turns and one ring, but now it is necessary to buy a computer. And even if you want to give a betrothal gift, a few thousand dollars is enough. How can it cost more than 60,000 to open your mouth?

Because Li Chaoying was blind in one eye, she felt somewhat inferior, and had not spoken before. Immediately became angry at this moment, glared at his girlfriend Chunfang and said, "Didn't we agree on 3000?"

Chunfang was also dumbfounded, looked at her parents and said, "Mom and Dad, 3,000 yuan is already a lot, and the bride price in our hometown is only one or two thousand."

The woman's second aunt said: "My hometown is my hometown, Shenghai is Shenghai, and prices in big cities are different."

Song Weihong was afraid that her son's marriage would be spoiled, so she said softly, "My in-laws, this 68,000 is too much, can it be less? We can't afford that much money at once."

The woman's second aunt said: "Isn't Chaoying's grandfather going to be demolished? I heard that he spent hundreds of thousands with him."

Song Weihong explained: "The hundreds of thousands are for buying a wedding room for the young couple."

The woman's second aunt said: "It took more than a hundred thousand to buy a house? Even if Shenghai's house is expensive, three to fifty thousand is enough, so don't you have a hundred thousand left? You gave a gift of sixty-eight thousand, and you have to pay it back." There is money left."

Li Chenggong and Song Weihong looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Li Chaoying was already trembling with anger. He communicated with his girlfriend's family in the hotel. At that time, a 3,000 yuan bride price was agreed, and they also said that they would spend more than a hundred thousand yuan to buy a wedding house.

The neighbors of the Li family didn't want to interrupt. Li Chenggong's eldest brother said: "Sixty-eight thousand is too much, so we can discuss things."

The woman's second aunt said: "If you say 68,000, it's 68,000. If you don't pay, you won't get married!"

Li Tingting said angrily, "Are you marrying your daughter or selling your daughter?"

The woman's second aunt retorted: "Our family has raised Chunfang for 21 years. We need to have good looks and a good figure. Now that we are married to a one-eyed dragon, why can't we ask for a gift money?"

Li Chaoying finally couldn't hold back, slapped the table and said, "I don't want to end this marriage!"

Chunfang also panicked: "Dad, Mom, can I ask for less?"

"There is no place for you to talk here!" The woman's father also slapped the table.

Chunfang was so anxious that she burst into tears, but her family refused to let go. They were obviously eyeing Grandpa Song Weiyang's more than 100,000 yuan in demolition funds, and they were determined that Li Chaoying's disability would make it difficult for her to marry a wife.

The neighbor's family seemed rather embarrassed, and the man said, "Well, we still have something to do at home, so let's go first, you guys talk slowly."

Song Weihong was even more embarrassed, and got up quickly: "Old Liu, I will see you off."

"No, no, you deal with this side first." The neighbor smiled and waved his hands.

Song Weiyang was so bored that he started yawning. He really didn't know how to intervene in such nonsense.

Song Weiyang can handle a bride price worth tens of thousands of dollars casually, but his cousin will be involved in this marriage.

The woman's second aunt said: "Let's take Chunfang back to her hometown first, and you can think about it slowly."

Li Chaoying said: "Don't think about it, I will not end this marriage."

Chunfang said: "I won't go back, I want to stay in Shenghai!"

Li Chenggong really wanted his son to have a family and start a business, so he smoothed things over and said, "How about giving 38,000? Buy a wedding house in the suburbs."

My daughter's second aunt said: "People who return to big cities are not happy at all!"

"Shuang Li!" Li Chaoying is also a person with a temper. "If you want 68,000 in the morning, you can discuss this matter slowly. Now you have turned your back on the 3,000 that you agreed on. Is there such a trick? I I’m blind in one eye, but I’m not blind in my heart. You bully me and I can’t find a wife, so what if I don’t want a wife for the rest of my life? Go away, go away quickly, if you don’t go away, I will drive you away!”

Song Weiyang couldn't help being funny, this big cousin was a little interesting.

Chunfang quietly tugged on Li Chaoying's sleeve: "Chaoying, I don't want to do this either."

Li Tingting ran to Song Weiyang's side and whispered, "Brother, I know you are capable, please help find a way."

Song Weiyang asked: "How about I pay for it?"

Li Tingting said: "I can't give you any money. I gave 68,000 today, and they might ask for another 108,000 in the future. Can you think of a way to get my brother married without paying this unjustified money?"

"It's a bit difficult." Song Weiyang said.

Li Tingting pleaded: "Brother, you must have a way, please."

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "Then let me try?"

Li Tingting suddenly became happy: "Brother, you are the best. Many of my classmates admire you."

"Ahem!"

Song Weiyang coughed twice, then said with a smile, "Can I say a few words?"

The woman's uncle asked, "Who are you?"