Chapter 93: Good Things Are Coming

“This cotton-padded jacket fits perfectly worthy of my Sister He Hui’s skills.”

After Shen Zhengxu put on the cotton-padded jacket, Shen Chuning said with a thoughtful expression.

He Hui lowered her head, her face red to her neck, “Shen… Big Brother Shen, if there’s anything unsuitable, tell me, I’ll alter it for you.”

Shen Zhengxu’s skin was dark, his blush wasn’t as obvious as He Hui’s, but the dim firelight from the stove reflected on his face, showing that his face was also red. “It fits, it fits perfectly. Xiaohui, you’re so skilled.”

Shen Zhengxu blushed and said, smiling a little foolishly.

At this time, Father Shen’s happy voice came from the courtyard, “Good girl. Is my good girl back?”

Father Shen didn’t just go out to brag, he also went to the Women’s Director Lu Xiaohong’s house, asking her to be a matchmaker and propose to He Hui on behalf of Shen Zhengxu.

Lu Xiaohong, as the Women’s Director, was kind-hearted and readily agreed.

Shen Chuning quickly left the kitchen, leaving the space for her brother and future sister-in-law.

“Dad.”

As soon as Shen Chuning appeared in the courtyard.

Father Shen was overjoyed, “I just saw the bicycle in the courtyard, it’s my good girl back.

Good girl, come, tell Dad what you were tested on at the commune.”

Shen Chuning and Father Shen entered the main room, and she told Shen Qingsong about the commune assessment.

The Shen family used to be a big landlord, but except for Shen Chuning’s grandfather, a prodigal son, who gambled away all the family’s land and property.

On the eve of liberation, when Shen Qingsong was eighteen, the Shen family was penniless, only a leaky old house left.

But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, when the class composition was divided after liberation, the Shen family was not criticized but classified as poor peasants.

Although Shen Qingsong grew up with nothing, the Shen family was rich when he was a child, and they sent him to a private school.

So Shen Qingsong was somewhat educated, and he understood what Shen Chuning told him.

As he listened to Shen Chuning, his face was full of pride, praising Shen Chuning again and again.

Shen Chuning felt a little moved, it seemed that whether she was lazy and gluttonous before or now, she was the best in her father’s heart.

After talking about her own affairs, Shen Chuning asked Father Shen about preparing the betrothal gift for Big Brother.

Father Shen told her that everything was ready, fifty kuai in a red envelope, the Women’s Director was already the matchmaker, the vermicelli, wine, and chicken were ready, and he would buy the meat early tomorrow morning.

Then he could propose to He’s family.

“Dad, I’ll pick you up tomorrow, you can ride my bicycle to the city.” Shen Chuning said.

Now that the busy farming season was over, many people would hold weddings, if they didn’t go to the supply and marketing cooperative early, it would be difficult to buy meat.

They could buy it from the black market, but she remembered that around the New Year in her dream, the black market would be strictly checked, so it was best not to go there recently.

She had to remind Second Brother, his infatuation might make him go to the black market if Wang Yumeng instigated him.

Shen Chuning and Father Shen talked for a while, and He Hui helped Shen Zhengxu bring the food to the table.

In the past, when Shen’s father and sons were at home, they usually ate sweet potatoes and stir-fried pickled vegetables.

Today, Shen Chuning was back, Shen Zhengxu made sweet potato rice.

When serving rice, Shen Zhengxu served all the top layer of rice to Shen Chuning and He Hui.

Shen Chuning wanted to pour the rice back and eat the same as her father and brothers.

But thinking that if she did, He Hui would be embarrassed to eat rice alone, she gave up.

Seeing that Shen Zhengliang hadn’t returned for dinner, Father Shen frowned unhappily, “Where’s Second Brother again? Why doesn’t he know to come back for dinner?”

“Dad, I left Second Brother’s food in the pot, let’s eat first.” Shen Zhengxu said.

Seeing He Hui looking embarrassed, lowering her head and counting the grains of rice, Shen Chuning quickly gave her a piece of meat, “Sister He Hui, try my Big Brother’s cooking, if you’re not satisfied, teach him well, he’s very teachable.”

He Hui took the meat and ate it, shyly glancing at Shen Zhengxu, blushing, she whispered, “Big Brother Shen’s cooking is very good, much better than mine.”

Shen Chuning smiled, “Then let Big Brother cook from now on.”

Shen Zhengxu readily nodded, “Mm, I’ll cook from now on.”

He Hui: …

Her face turned even redder, but the corners of her lips unconsciously curled up into a sweet arc.

Although it was a new era, many men in the village still had old-fashioned ideas, let alone entering the kitchen, even if the salt jar fell, they wouldn’t help.

Even worse, they were like emperors at home, ordering their wives around, and beating and scolding them if they were slightly dissatisfied.

While eating, Shen Chuning told Father Shen and Shen Zhengxu that she wanted them to help build a house for her teacher in Xiaohe Village Brigade.

Father Shen and Shen Zhengxu naturally agreed, Old Peng gave his job to their good girl (younger sister), wasn’t it only natural for them to build a house for him?

Shen Zhengliang hadn’t returned when Shen Chuning went home.

Shen Chuning felt a little worried.

The educated youth point had several educated youths living together, Wang Yumeng couldn’t keep Shen Zhengliang out so late, where had Second Brother gone?

Feeling uneasy, Shen Chuning went to the educated youth point to ask Lu Qiaoqing about the situation.

Lu Qiaoqing was slightly surprised to hear that Shen Zhengliang hadn’t returned.

She glanced at her watch, “He’s been gone for an hour!”

Shen Chuning: …

It only took about twenty minutes to walk from the educated youth point to Shen’s house, at Second Brother’s usual pace, fifteen minutes would be enough.

“Qiaoqing, do you know what Wang Yumeng said to Second Brother when he carried firewood for her today?” Shen Chuning asked anxiously.

Lu Qiaoqing shook her head, “They were talking at the foot of the wall outside the educated youth point, quite far from us, I couldn’t hear clearly.

But I saw Wang Yumeng wiping her tears with Second Brother. I guess she was complaining to him, you know, there’s not much grain in our educated youth point recently, we only get half a sweet potato for a meal, those without family support can’t survive.

I took back the clothes I gave Wang Yumeng, it’s cold now, she’s still wearing thin summer clothes, she’s probably crying to your second brother because she’s cold and hungry, wanting him to support her!”

Shen Chuning frowned.

Wang Yumeng had just cashed a two hundred kuai remittance, and now she was getting money from her second brother, what was she trying to do?

She held Lu Qiaoqing’s hand, “Qiaoqing, thank you.”