"Stay with me?" Bai Lu didn't understand what it meant.
Jin Bao on the side frowned slightly, what? Could it be that they wanted the eldest brother to...
When the little girl was surprised, she heard Song Xiaomei's father say: "Their future children don't have to be named Song, but the first child must be named Song. If the first child is a daughter and the second child is a son, then this child will be named Song." The second son must also be named Song."
The smile on Su Jianmin's face froze instantly, as did his wife Bai Lu.
"You want Zhiyuan to marry into my family?" Bai Lu frowned, "This is absolutely not possible!"
Shen Mei said: "Don't be so excited. It's not a marriage, because that's what I thought. You have several sons, right? I only have one daughter. We also want to have someone to depend on when we grow old. I hope someone will die in a hundred years." Can most people understand it?"
"It's not that I can't understand your thoughts, but considering the current social situation, marrying into a child would hurt a man's self-esteem. I won't agree to Zhiyuan marrying into a child, and I think he won't be able to accept it either." Bai Lu said in a strong tone.
Shen Mei explained, "So I said it's not a bride-in-law. If they give birth to two sons, the first son can be named Song and the second son's surname is Su, right? How can this be regarded as a bride-in-law?"
The atmosphere suddenly became very awkward.
Su Jianmin felt that their intention was clearly to marry into the family.
Thinking that he still wanted to see what Zhiyuan meant, he asked: "Zhiyuan, what do you think?"
It was obviously the first time Su Zhiyuan heard this statement, his brows were furrowed tightly, and he looked very surprised.
After a while, after he had digested all the information, he asked doubtfully: "It doesn't matter to me whether the child's surname is Song or Su, but Aunt Shen, you said that Xiaomei wants to stay with you. I don't quite understand what you mean. You want us to Will I live with you?"
"Of course it would be best if we could live together, but you young people have your own lifestyle and may not be willing to live with our elders. We have another house in Jinghai City that you can live in after you and Xiaomei get married. "
When Shen Mei said this, Xiao Jinbao beside him couldn't help but puff up his cheeks.
Let the eldest brother live in the Song family's house, and the child born must have the surname Song. Isn't this considered a marriage?
Once a man marries a child, his family status is very low. The child he bears will bear the woman's surname, and the woman's parents are called grandparents. The point is that the man who marries a child will be laughed at and looked down upon, and will be unable to hold his head high for the rest of his life.
Unless they are from a particularly poor family, no one would want their son to marry into the family and be laughed at by outsiders.
"Aunt Shen," Su Zhiyuan said, "My current job is in the oil field, and I have no plans to work or live in Jinghai City for the time being. If Xiaomei and I get married, I will apply for a house with my superiors, and I should be able to allocate one by then... "
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Mei frowned and said, "Why are you so stupid? Xiaomei hasn't told you about our family? Xiaomei's uncle is a deputy division cadre, and her uncle's unit is not bad either. It is the unit responsible for grain, oil, livestock and non-staple food products.
If you get married to Xiaomei, it will be very simple for us to find connections and promote you to a government agency and get a career establishment."
Her husband Song Zhuangxian answered from the side: "Yes, Zhiyuan, the conditions in the oil field are so difficult. Do you want to stay there and be a worker all your life? Your working experience in the oil field is a good addition to your life resume. It shows that you endure hardships." You are hard-working, but if you just want to be a worker, you won't get anywhere, and Xiaomei can't stay in the oil field with you and endure hardships."
Seeing the resistance in Su Zhiyuan's eyes, he smiled and patted his shoulder, "I know you may not be able to hear what I'm saying to you now, but I do think about your future, and you will be grateful in the future.
mine.
When you were young, you had passion and drive and wanted to dedicate your youth to the country and the people. This is a good thing. I appreciate this very much, but you have to think about it. Life is your own. Do you think twice?
Can you only go home once every five years?
Your parents and relatives are all in Jinghai City, but you live alone in a distant oil field. Life is short. In a blink of an eye, if you are not there when your family needs you, you will only leave endless regrets in the future."
Bai Lu was originally very angry, but after hearing Song Zhuangxian say such a long paragraph, she was a little shaken.
If she had a choice, she certainly hoped that Zhiyuan could return to Jinghai City to find a more relaxed job. Who would want her child to roll around in the dark oil every day for three to five years before she could go home for a few days during the holidays?
?
"Brother, I also want you to stay." Su Xiaosi couldn't help but say.
His third brother pulled him aside and said, "My parents are talking about business, Xiaosi, please don't interrupt."
Su Xiaosi's eyes were red, "Third brother, don't you want to see your eldest brother every day? Anyway, I want to see him every day, just like I can see Jinbao every day, and my second brother... I think our family is the same as before.
We can always see each other, and I don't want to let my eldest brother leave."
Seeing his fourth brother's red eyes, Su Wennian also felt his nose was sore, but he didn't say anything.
The eldest brother is an adult and should not be restricted. He has the right to pursue the life he likes.
If he feels that working in the oil field is meaningful and can realize the value of life, then he will support his elder brother's decision.
Jinbao and her third brother had similar ideas, although she was not willing to let her eldest brother leave...
"Listen, your brothers and sisters can't bear to leave you, let alone your parents. Although they don't say it, they definitely hope that you can stay and work and live in Jinghai City. Our families are so close to each other in the future.
How nice would it be to have someone taking care of you, right?"
Su Zhiyuan clenched his fists in confusion, and after a while he turned to look at Xiao Mei beside him, "Xiao Mei, do you also want to stay in Jinghai City?"
"Well, Zhiyuan, my parents only have one daughter. When they get old, I have to take care of them. Besides, we have worked in the oil fields for so many years, and we have already dedicated our youth.
Now that we are all older and no longer just graduated from middle school, we have to think about ourselves."
At this point, Song Xiaomei said again: "Zhiyuan, just listen to my parents, right? They are all doing it for your own good..."
"What's good for you?" The door was suddenly pushed open. Xu Damei stood outside the door and said in a high-pitched voice, "That's so nice! It's obviously for yourselves! You actually want Brother Zhiyuan to marry into your Song family, Song Xiaomei, you
unacceptable!"
For an instant, everyone was stunned, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Damei.
Lin Yulan looked embarrassed and wanted to pull her daughter away, but Xu Damei's hand was holding on to the door, unwilling to leave.
She said loudly: "Brother Zhiyuan, don't listen to their deception! You told me that 'I contribute oil to the motherland' is not a slogan. You want to be a screw in building the country. This is your ideal.
When the country is no longer short of oil, your ideal will come true. At that time, you can be very proud to say that we will no longer be laughed at as an oil-poor country. Although no one knows you, you are one of them.