Chapter 92: Successful in Love

After Lu Qiaoqing left, Shen Chuning took a piece of meat from the space and returned to Shen’s house.

“Ningning is back.”

Shen Zhengliang was carrying firewood in the courtyard, greeting Shen Chuning with a spring-like smile.

Shen Chuning: It seems Second Brother is very successful in love recently!

After greeting Shen Chuning, Shen Zhengliang didn’t say much, carrying the firewood and leaving.

Shen Chuning watched Second Brother’s back, puzzled, asking Shen Zhengxu who had just come out of the kitchen, “Big Brother, where is Second Brother carrying the firewood to?”

“Where else?” Shen Zhengxu said helplessly, “To the educated youth point.”

Shen Chuning: …

Lu Qiaoqing had told her that the educated youth point was also preparing firewood for the winter.

The person in charge had assigned tasks to each of them, requiring each person to prepare two hundred jin of hard wood.

Although winter in Sichuan wasn’t long, the few cold days were like magic attacks, the cold air could penetrate the skin and into the bones.

So every household would burn stoves for warmth in winter.

Rural areas didn’t have coal coupons, they couldn’t buy coal, so they relied entirely on firewood for heating.

Shen Chuning shook her head, her second brother’s infatuation was serious!

She wondered if the medicine she prepared was strong enough to make her second brother sober up.

“Big Brother, I bought a piece of meat, let’s have potato and braised pork tonight!” Shen Chuning smiled and handed the meat to Shen Zhengxu.

Looking at the meat in Shen Chuning’s hand, Shen Zhengxu swallowed, feeling heartache at the same time, in the past few months, before and after his sister’s marriage, their family had eaten meat more times than in the previous year combined.

No, more than in the past ten years combined.

In the past, they only ate meat properly during the New Year when the village distributed pork, and usually, a little bit of meat was a treat.

“Little sister…” Shen Zhengxu took the meat, still wanting to tell Shen Chuning to save money even though she had it.

But before he could speak, Shen Chuning stopped him, “Big Brother, I didn’t give you this meat for free, I need your and Dad’s help.

Where’s Dad?”

Shen Zhengxu knew his sister was afraid he would nag her, he pinched her little nose with affection and helplessness, “You’re so capable, you’ve become one of the eight major officials of the commune, Dad has to go out and brag, right?”

Shen Chuning smiled sweetly, “Then please, Big Brother, make dinner, I’ll go talk to Sister He Hui for a while.”

Shen Chuning ran to the next door after speaking.

Shen Zhengxu shook his head with a doting smile, watching her back.

When she arrived at He’s house, Auntie He opened the door.

Seeing her, Auntie He was also delighted, “Ningning is here! Are you here to see our Xiaohui? She’s making clothes for your family, go in!”

“Thank you, Auntie He.” Shen Chuning thanked her and went into the house.

He’s family only had He Hui and her brother.

After Auntie He greeted Shen Chuning and returned to the kitchen, He Hui’s sister-in-law, Ding Dongni, came over, “Mother, are you really going to let Xiaomei marry Mrs. Shen?”

A while ago, her mother-in-law was arranging a blind date for her younger sister-in-law, but she hadn’t done so recently.

And she had seen her younger sister-in-law give things to Mrs. Shen several times, and Shen Chuning had given her younger sister-in-law many things recently.

Things like rubber shoes, sponge cakes, candies, sesame cakes, even her sons and daughter benefited, eating a lot.

“Mm, your younger sister likes him. He’s someone your father and I watched grow up, he’s a good person. Besides, our two families live next door, in the future, when your younger sister marries him, Mrs. Shen will have to think twice before bullying her.” Auntie He said.

“Mrs. Shen is fine, but isn’t he a little old?” Ding Dongni said.

Auntie He didn’t care, “What’s wrong with being a little older? Older men are more caring, look at Shen Chuning marrying Zhou Yubai, how well they’re living now.”

“That’s true.” Ding Dongni thought for a moment and felt her mother-in-law was right.

She also hoped her younger sister-in-law would marry well, after all, her younger sister-in-law was a good person, and she helped raise her two sons and a daughter.

Her younger sister-in-law and mother-in-law were skillful, usually making clothes for villagers to earn eggs.

She never ate alone, sharing with everyone.

Even before she gave birth, most of the eggs her younger sister-in-law earned went into her stomach.

Later, her younger sister-in-law thought about her three children needing nutrition, and most of the eggs she earned went to the three younger ones.

Her younger sister-in-law was sensible, and she, as the eldest sister-in-law, couldn’t be outdone.

She thought that since her mother-in-law hadn’t arranged a blind date for her younger sister-in-law, she must have already talked to the Shen family, and they would get married after the farming season.

She had to discuss with her husband about adding a decent dowry for her younger sister-in-law.

In the room.

When Shen Chuning entered the room, He Hui was finishing a cotton-padded jacket.

Shen Chuning looked at the stitches of the cotton-padded jacket He Hui made, neat and meticulous, better than those made by old tailors in state-run tailor shops.

He Hui had just finished the jacket, Shen Chuning picked it up and looked at it, praising it, “Sister He Hui, you’re so skillful. If you went to work in a state-run tailor shop, people would queue up to have you make clothes.”

He Hui was embarrassed by Shen Chuning’s praise, her ears slightly red, “Ningning, you’re just sweet-talking, I’m not as good as you say, state-run tailor shops wouldn’t want my skills!

You’re the truly capable one, becoming a commune accountant, you’ve got a secure job.”

He Hui’s eyes were full of sincere envy.

“Sister He Hui, this cotton-padded jacket is for my Big Brother, right?”

Shen Chuning wanted to tell He Hui that when the country opened up, she could open a clothing store or tailor shop, with her skills, business would be good.

But after thinking about it, although she dreamed of the future where she could freely do business, she wouldn’t tell others about her dream.

Others might think she was a fool, and those who liked to make a fuss might label her superstitious.

So she changed the subject.

He Hui’s ears turned even redder, she nodded shyly, “Mm, I haven’t made a cotton-padded jacket for a long time, I wanted to practice on Big Brother Shen’s first, then I can do Uncle Shen’s better.”

“I understand! I understand!” Shen Chuning said with a mischievous smile.

Holding the clothes in one hand and He Hui’s hand in the other, she said, “Sister He Hui, let’s go, let’s go find my Big Brother to try on the clothes.”

She didn’t give He Hui a chance to refuse and pulled her out.

In the courtyard, she shouted towards He’s kitchen, “Auntie He, Sister He Hui will eat at my house tonight.”

He Hui: “Eh—”

Before she could react, she was already pulled out of the yard by Shen Chuning.