Among men and women of the same marriageable age, some are anxious about the lack of choices in marriage, while others are worried about too many choices.
Needless to say, Ning Weimin is certainly the best Wang Laowu.
There is no shortage of good-looking girls around him.
Lan Lan, Mi Xiaoran, and Huo Xin all flew toward him like moths toward a flame.
Especially as his career flourishes, his power, status and income rise simultaneously.
There are so many people he knows who want to introduce him to someone.
Even among his subordinates in the "Zhai Palace" and among the models he knew, there were many who secretly looked at him and admired him deeply.
Qu Xiao is the pinnacle representative among women.
She already has good looks and height, coupled with the popularity gained from the national television broadcast of the model competition, and the aura of winning the championship.
Not only did she become famous in one fell swoop, she became the brightest pearl in the emerging industry of fashion modeling.
She also became the protagonist of the 1984 beauty calendar and many fashion magazines.
The frequency of her photos being published now is comparable to that of Keiko Matsuzaka, the heroine of "March of Kamata".
The letters sent to her received by state television are comparable to those received by Zhang Yu, who became famous in the 1980 movie "Romance on Mount Lu".
All this shows how popular Qu Xiao is in the hearts of young men.
If Zhang Yu and Wang Jiawei's "fake love letter incident" hadn't happened a few years ago, no one would be fooled again.
I'm afraid some people may also be thinking about writing letters to some contemporary male gods in her name, just joking around.
But the good thing is that both Ning Weimin and Qu Xiao are so good that they belong to the small group of people at the top of the pyramid.
Their shining aura can directly block a lot of interference for them, making most people feel unconfident and discouraged.
What's more, Ning Weimin no longer has his parents, and he can only toil in his one-third of an acre of land with peace of mind.
In addition to the good intentions of the neighbors in Courtyard No. 2 and the leaders of the Temple of Heaven Park, he needs to deal with them seriously.
In fact, there is no need to consider the opinions of others.
Qu Xiao also has good reasons for refusing for the time being. First, he is young, and second, he has to go abroad frequently.
Even the big boss of the textile department who likes her the most has to worry about these factors.
After the first introduction to her was rejected, the leader no longer had the intention.
Instead, he had to explain to the son of his old comrade on behalf of Qu Xiao.
"I said yes, but I'm only nineteen, and my family doesn't agree with dating so early. What's more, the performance tasks are heavy now, and I have to go to Japan and Hong Kong all the time, so I have no time to fall in love. I'm afraid Auntie will protect this matchmaker.
If it doesn't work out, if you really want to pursue someone else's girl, you can only wait a few years."
In short, they are all considered lucky. They feel some troubles, but not a lot.
There is absolutely no hidden danger of "matching a man or a girl", and there is no force that forces them to submit.
But people who are not as good as them, and who are better than them, and belong to the middle class, have a lot of troubles and troubles.
In such a social background, a person who is alone and has no boyfriend or girlfriend has simply become a target of public criticism.
People who take the initiative to talk about marriage every day, as well as the urging of family members, are simply annoying to them.
Su Jin, the backbone of Meishi Street Sewing Club, has become a troubled example.
Logically speaking, considering his family situation where he is a pedicurist in a bathhouse, his father has kidney disease, and his sister has not yet grown up.
It should fall into the category of dishwashing dishes that are extremely difficult and no one wants.
But thanks to Ning Weimin, I found a platform where I can display my talents.
During the two years when she worked as a temporary worker in a street sewing club, Su Jin really changed her destiny with her hands.
Because I have a good foundation in sewing skills, I also have a relationship with Bian Jianjun as a colleague.
Under Aunt Bian's careful attention, Su Jin was always given priority in the sewing club's most profitable and demanding jobs.
For this reason, his income is not only getting higher day by day, but his skills are also getting better and better day by day.
Especially after Ning Weimin got the business of Pierre Carton's loose orders.
This makes Su Jin very lucky to be exposed to the most advanced pattern design in the international market.
So much so that his pattern-making and cutting skills were fully developed without even realizing it, reaching the point where he was good enough to become a master.
At the end of this year, in the words of his father Su Shenzhen.
If you want to put it aside, he is already good enough to leave the army and go to the mansion on his own.
No matter whether he makes men's clothing or cheongsam, he can never lose the Su family.
So now Su Jin, in terms of income, definitely belongs to the higher class in the capital.
As a temporary worker, he went from earning five or six yuan a day to earning twenty yuan a day.
If you don't take a break every month, you can earn five to six hundred.
What's more, in October last year, the state also adjusted the wages of employees in enterprises, institutions and service industries to a large extent.
This time, all regular employees before September 30, 1983, as well as urban youths who have worked in the mountains and countryside for more than five years are included in the scope of the capital increase.
In this way, if you include Su Jin's salary as a pedicure worker in a bathhouse and the 70% salary of his father, Lao Su, who retired due to illness, there is another one hundred and fifty.
Inside and out, their family’s monthly income can already catch up with other people’s annual salary.
what does that mean?
This means that they are a family of three spending the income of twelve people.
So in 1982, Su Jin paid off his old debts and brought his family's life back to normal.
So for their family, 1983 was a year of rapid improvement in the quality of life and a major change with each passing day.
Three rings and one ring, everything is ready before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Pig.
In May last year, they bought a refrigerator to store food.
In July last year, they bought another washing machine and used a gas stove.
Finally, on New Year's Day in 1984, they wanted to watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.
So he spent another two thousand yuan and asked Bian Jianjun to buy a Panasonic color TV from Ning Weimin.
So far, they have unexpectedly accomplished what other families need to live frugally and frugally for several years to achieve great achievements.
Needless to say, in the eyes of others, this kind of family is a miracle of getting rich.
Su Jin has both a fixed job and a flexible income, which is enough for ordinary people to spend whatever they want.
In addition, he looks good, is fair and gentle, and has a good character.
It was solely on my own shoulders that I was able to bear the burden of the family and get the whole family out of the quagmire.
With such ability and filial piety, no one would be worried about marrying their own daughter.
Needless to say, Su Jin's actions, words and deeds have always been seen by the people around him.
Not to mention that his skills are so attractive to girls and so practical for daily life.
So in the second half of this year, people who want to find a partner for him are all coming in droves.
Colleagues, neighbors, relatives, classmates, and even a bunch of old ladies from the sewing club couldn't wait to recommend a bunch of old girls to be married to him.
There are teachers, workers, nurses, postmen, department store salespeople, all of them, and there are really good-looking people of all ages.
It is conceivable that Su Jin suddenly became a piece of cake. Such a taste made Su Jin panic.
To be honest, it's not that he doesn't want to get married or date someone.
But he really wasn't used to being so hasty and practical.
It's like trying to complete a particularly urgent task, like that.
All the introducers seemed to be rushing to tie him up with another person they didn't know very well as soon as possible.
For this matter, the scene he is most afraid of, the scene that leaves a psychological shadow, is to meet the woman at her home.
You must know that the girl's family is very shy. There are often many female relatives accompanying the girl to see each other. There are at least one or two, but at most there are three or five people.
As soon as he sat down, someone was sure to open his mouth and carefully assume the role of the neighborhood committee aunt, the household registration officer of the police station and the judge of the criminal court, and conduct a review of all aspects of reality and history within three generations of him.
In front of so many strangers, there are things that should be avoided but cannot be avoided.
I had no choice but to give a clear answer, which put people in an awkward position.
If these people are satisfied with him, it will often involve financial issues.
In the past few years, weddings in Beijing were all about three turns and one ring, bicycles, watches, sewing machines and radios.
This year, forget about the three-turn and one-ring sounds, it has become a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, a dual-card cassette player, and how many extra legs it needs. It feels like you get married once and want to buy everything you have used for the rest of your life.
Done.
If you still want urns, the other party will definitely want two of them.
And if it doesn't work out, these aunts and uncles may ask him to help with making clothes, so can they still ask for money?
To put it bluntly, the embarrassment is that the information is too transparent and people know everything about him.
The introducer knows his income and expertise well. There is no secret about it. This is what he came for.
So if he responded in person, he would feel uncomfortable, as if he was being blackmailed.
No, it will give the other person the impression that he is stingy, as if he is deliberately pretending to be a grandson.
Often at this time, his heart would be the most congested and he would break out in bouts of sweating.
Just like this, after trying it several times, I really felt it didn't work.
This was completely different from his ideal love.
So on New Year's Eve, at the reunion dinner table, Su Jin finally had a showdown with his father and sister.
The decision to temporarily disregard personal issues was formally proposed to them.
"Don't rush me anymore. I really don't want to date anyone. If anyone wants to introduce me to someone else, please help me say no."
As soon as he said this, his father and sister immediately became anxious.
Based on Su Shenzhen's thoughts, she couldn't agree to this matter under any circumstances.
My son has obviously reached the age to start a family. If he doesn't consider personal issues quickly, won't all the good girls be gone?
Su Xiu also thought that his brother was embarrassed.
You have already paid so much for your family. If you don't even get married, how can you get married?
However, Su Jin unexpectedly said, "If I want to find a partner, I can't find one now. I can find it this way. How did you know that I have already made several sets of clothes for others for free? It's like I am obliged to come to serve the people."
The girls those people introduced to me were nothing. All the girls seemed to be in a hurry to get married in order to find a long-term meal ticket."
"The blame lies with the matchmakers. They always talk about the money I can make in the sewing club. Although all the girls I have met say they are willing, I know very well that what they are interested in is just my current high income. From now on.
What if I can’t make so much money?”
"Aunt Bian told me that the sewing club on the street is getting more and more prosperous, and she will probably not have to worry about running out of work in the future. So now she is considering buying machines and expanding the sewing club into a factory. If this thing comes to pass,
I'm afraid we will have to recruit regular workers in the future. Then the work of temporary workers will naturally be less, and it is even possible that they will no longer be needed gradually..."
As soon as he said this, Su Shenzhen couldn't help but frown. He naturally knew the weight of this matter.
"Ah? What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the good things we are doing now may not last too long. So once the factory is built, I want to quit my job in the bathhouse and go to work in the street factory. Aunt Bian said that I must be willing to go and build the factory.
The factory later asked me to manage production and promised me a salary of at least 200 yuan. It was almost twice as much as working as a pedicure worker."
Before Su Shenzhen could speak, Su Xiu had already interrupted.
"But in that case, brother, you won't have labor insurance. The street factory is a collective enterprise, and its level is not as good as the bathhouse. Although the bathhouse is small, it is state-owned after all, and it is for the whole people. If something happens in the future..."
But Su Jin shook his head firmly.
"I really don't want to work as a pedicure worker anymore. Even if I am a tailor in a street factory, it is still a tailor, and it is a job I like. My hands are for scissors, and I should not touch any pedicure knives anymore."
"Besides, it will take at least half a year to build a factory in the street. During this time, I plan to work harder. If calculated on a piece-rate basis, I can still make money for at least a while. I think our family should buy one.
It's nothing. If I can save another 10,000 yuan, I won't be afraid of not having labor insurance. Our family should be somewhat risk-tolerant. You might as well think of it this way, I have earned the labor insurance money in advance.
It’s in my own hands.”
"So what else is more important than this at the moment? This is much more cost-effective than spending my time meeting girls who want this or that. To get a partner, I have to make clothes for so many people in vain, and I have to make clothes for so many people.
I have to sit there and be examined and interrogated like a prisoner. It only delays me from going to work in the sewing club. How stupid am I to do such a stupid thing?"
"Having a sycamore tree at home will naturally attract phoenixes. I think we have to live a good life at home first, and then we can talk about my marriage after I have made a name for myself. Although starting a family and starting a career is the first step in starting a family.
'Put it first. But I still think that 'establishing a career' is the foundation for starting a family."
Su Shenzhen pondered for a while and had to admit that his son's consideration was quite wise.
But I really felt that I had wronged him.
Then the hesitation and sadness were palpable.
"Then...your marriage has been delayed? Your mother knows something underground and will definitely blame me..."
"Dad, this is not a matter of urgency. It concerns me for the rest of my life, so what if I don't make a good choice? Good girls are hard to come by. I believe it would be better for me to be patient than to improvise. It has been so difficult for so many years.
The days have passed. I don’t want to rush into this matter.”
Su Shenzhen had no choice but to nod in agreement at this time.
"You are old enough to have a backbone and can support a family. You can handle your affairs as you wish. However, I want to work in a street sewing club after the Chinese New Year. I will seize the time and earn some money.
I want to help lighten your burden, can you help me talk to them and see if that works?"
"You? Your body..."
Su Shenzhen smiled slightly.
"As a temporary worker, I only have to work three or four hours a day. My body can still handle it. Don't underestimate the old tailor. Although the styles I know are outdated, you still have to practice tailoring for twenty years.
It is possible to catch up with me. In terms of work, I may not earn less than you. That is to say, cheongsam is not in fashion now, otherwise once the embroidery skills are improved, you will not be able to stand out..."
Unexpectedly, Su Xiu became distressed again.
"It's bad, brother, our music teacher is still asking me about your situation. Then... you don't want to talk about it anymore. She wants to ask me, what should I say?"
Su Jin couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the teacher was a nice person, but he was too short and too fat.
He could only say that he felt sorry for his sister.
"How about this? If she wants to ask you, tell the truth first. If she is really unhappy, then ask her if she wants to make some clothes."
ps: Regarding the incident of Ning Weimin's encounter with Huo Xin's parents, it has come to an appropriate end. Everything I want to express has been fully expressed, and any further writing will be an unnecessary continuation. I hereby declare that I hope that the end will not be continued.