Chapter 271 Cuihong Agreed

Zhou Xing carefully considered his words, "Auntie, I'm a reconnaissance soldier. I can be promoted to officer in a few more years. I'm currently a deputy company commander. When I reach the battalion commander level, I can join the army."

After hearing this, Zhao Lingli sighed: "You all know Honghong's situation. She's the only one in her family, Cuihua, and she doesn't have any elders. Niu Feng is also all alone. If you two get together, where will you live after you get married?"

"This... is indeed a problem. The main issue is that my job doesn't necessarily keep me in Z City; I travel all over the country."

Niu Feng was stumped by the question and momentarily lost his focus, but Zhou Xing came to his rescue.

"Don't rush into this. Let's ask what they think first."

Xiao Jiu never expected that Brother Niu would be Fourth Sister's destined partner.

To be honest, this guy's conditions are not bad, especially since he has no parents, no burdens, and no responsibilities.

Otherwise, given Fourth Sister's personality, she would definitely suffer a great loss.

Actually, as long as her fourth sister agrees, they can continue to live in Xihe Village. Anyway, Niu Feng won't be promoted to battalion-level cadre anytime soon.

On the other side, Cuihua first wrote down the ins and outs of the matter on paper, and then told Cuihong about it word by word.

Cuihong's eyes widened, clearly not expecting that the big, dumb guy had taken a liking to her, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.

Cuihua knew that her fourth sister was still clueless, so she patiently explained it to her.

“When a girl reaches a certain age, she is supposed to get married. If she doesn’t get married and stays at her parents’ home, people will gossip about her behind her back.”

We can ignore what others say behind our backs, but we can't stop these people from talking like flies, making us feel annoyed and upset.

If we really had to choose, we might as well choose those families with simpler family relationships where there are no fathers or mothers, at least that would save us a lot of trouble.

In my opinion, Niu Feng's conditions are quite good. He has been in the army for almost ten years and has reached the salary standard of deputy company commander. With the addition of the military service allowance, his monthly salary adds up to about sixty or seventy yuan.

In those days, a salary of sixty or seventy yuan was enough, and their benefits were quite good.

The government will provide subsidies for your children's schooling and your housing in the future.

Besides, he travels frequently for work, so we only see each other a few times a year.

If you don't want to go to his workplace, you can stay at home forever!

"You can come along when you've met the requirements for military dependents."

Tang Cuihua and Tang Cuihong couldn't understand any of what she was saying. How could a mermaid from the beast world know anything about wages or ranks?

But she understood one thing: marrying him meant having money to spend, someone to support her, and not having to be with him every day.

So she opened her clear, big eyes and looked at Cuihua again to confirm.

"Does she absolutely have to get married?"

Cuihua nodded. "I'll get married next year. After the New Year, I'll also arrange blind dates for your second and third sisters. Getting married is just a matter of time."

"If my older sister says he's a good man, then I'll marry him!"

Cuihong's submissive demeanor left Tang Cuihua both amused and exasperated, prompting her to patiently explain the situation to her.

"You can't just marry him without thinking because you think he's good enough. What do you think of him yourself?"

Cuihong curled her lip in disgust, "Weak? Not annoying."

Tang Cuihua's lips twitched. "You think everyone is as strong as you? He's a soldier, he's already very capable!"

"Is marriage here the same as mating back home?"

Although Cuihua thought the word sounded awful, she had to admit that her description was fairly accurate.

So, reluctantly, Tang Cuihong nodded and agreed after receiving the answer.

"Okay, he'll do!" As long as this man doesn't hang around in front of her too often, she can tolerate it.

When Tang Cuihua came to tell Zhao Lingli about this that evening, Xiao Jiu looked incredulous. "It's settled? It's settled already?"

Isn't that a bit too casual?

Zhao Lingli couldn't help but pat her head.

"Silly girl, it's just that the two of you have confirmed your relationship, and the next step is to get to know each other better."

Once both parties have a thorough understanding and feel there are no problems, Niu Feng can submit a report to his superiors and proceed with the necessary procedures.

Back then, your father and I only met three times, but we still forged a lifelong revolutionary friendship.

Besides, Niu Feng is a soldier, and his family has already been screened by the government. The next step is to get to know him as a person.

Xiao Jiu sighed with an adult-like air.

"I'm just worried about my tomboyish fourth sister; she has absolutely no idea how to date!"

Let's not let the negotiations fall apart again!

The idea of ​​a fish falling in love with a straight man just seems increasingly bizarre.

Zhao Lingli laughed when she heard this: "How could it be so fast? Niu Feng himself said that his job is unstable."

Since things are unstable, your fourth sister can't go with him; she'll stay in our Xihe Village.

We'll gradually get to know each other through correspondence!

However, this is actually a good thing; we can ask Zhou Xing to help us inquire further.

After that, Zhao Lingli went to talk to Niu Feng about something. They could get to know each other first, and then decide later whether it would work out.

Niu Feng knew, of course, that a marriage couldn't be arranged overnight, so he immediately told Zhao Lingli.

"Auntie, we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning. I'll write to Comrade Tang Cuihong when I get back, so please let her know."

Zhao Lingli still gave him a heads-up: "Our Cuihong is dull and not very educated, so she probably won't be able to reply much."

"It's nothing. I mainly want her to get to know me better. As for her, I already know her pretty well."

Hearing this, Zhao Lingli said nothing more.

Having a mission to complete, they got up before dawn the next day, around four or five in the morning.

Zhao Lingli got up and made them breakfast. After they finished eating, she watched them drive away under the watchful eyes of the whole family.

"Brother Lai, take out your homework and let me take a look at it for you. If you can memorize it, then memorize it for me. Now that we're up, we can't waste this time."

Tao An slept with Zhou Xing and Niu Feng last night. He knew that the two of them had suffered because of their lack of education, which caused them to be promoted faster than those with education despite their numerous merits. This made him realize that he could not just aim to get into high school; he should at least go to a vocational school or junior college.

So when Xiao Jiu called out, he went to rummage through his schoolbag to find the materials, while Zhao Lingli smiled and went back to the house to continue knitting gloves for Xiao Jiu.

It's so cold outside, and my little girl will definitely be using her hands to write, so it's really necessary to crochet a pair of gloves that expose her fingers.

Fortunately, this child knows how to take care of himself, and his hands didn't get frostbite. My younger son's hands, on the other hand, are not good. He doesn't like to keep them clean either. Not only his face, but even his hands are chapped and look filthy.

Actually, it wasn't just Tao An; many people in his class had chapped faces and hands, and some even had chilblains on their feet.

Besides being unclean, she also doesn't like to use various moisturizing creams. This time when she came back, Xiaojiu also brought a box of snake oil ointment and Vaseline Horse brand moisturizing sticks for each family member.

The prices aren't expensive; a box of snake oil cream is two cents, and a Horse brand moisturizing stick is five cents. I'll use them together and see if they work.