Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 172 Birth
"We must save money. After all, we will have a second and third child in the future. If we save more money, we will have the confidence to find wives for our children in the future, right?" Yang Zhenyu nodded and said.

"That's right. While your aunt is still young, you two should hurry up and have more children. Your aunt can still help take care of the children. In a few years, when your aunt is old, she will be unable to help even if she wants to. Wouldn't that be troublesome?"

Yi Zhonghai agreed with Yang Zhenyu's words. He had no children in this life, but if his nephew could have more children, it would be a blessing.

"That makes sense. Look at Yan Bugui's family. They have four children. Their lives will be better in the future. It will be great with four filial children." The aunt nodded.

"Teacher Yan suffered a little in the early days, but now the eldest and second sons in his family are both level 1 workers, and the eldest son has moved out to live, so life is much better now." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Yes, Old Yan has hope now." Yi Zhonghai nodded.

"You are different from Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui's salary is always low, and he will suffer if he has a child. But what about our family? Let alone other things, your uncle's salary is enough to support us. Add to that the salary of you two, and we can support eight or ten children."

What the aunt said was a bit unreasonable. Although she was not short of money, having a child was not something she could do as she pleased. It always required some time and luck.

"What's wrong with my aunt and her family recently? Why do I feel like they're trying to induce labor?"

"I guess they were stimulated. At their age, they must be thinking about having as many children as possible." Yang Zhenyu shrugged.

He also didn't quite understand what the old couple meant and why they gave birth so quickly.

"Forget it. There's no rush for this. Who knows? Maybe I'll get lucky and get pregnant one day." Zhou Qianqian shook her head.

"So, we still need to work hard and try to have a second child next year." Yang Zhenyu said, hugging Zhou Qianqian's waist.

"Go away, you are born in the Year of the Ox." Zhou Qianqian pushed Yang Zhenyu away.

"That person must be born in the Year of the Ox. He will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't plow the fields today." Yang Zhenyu pounced on him.

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"Brother Zhenyu, Brother Zhenyu."

The next afternoon after get off work, Yang Zhenyu returned home early, and soon he heard shouting outside the door.

"Come in." Yang Zhenyu and Zhou Qianqian looked at each other and shouted outside.

"Brother Zhenyu, look what good things I brought you."

The person who came was Chen Huaiyong. This guy hadn't been here for a long time. It was when he came back from his hometown during the Chinese New Year that he brought some game to Yang Zhenyu.

"Uncle Dazhuang and the others have gone into the mountains again?" When Yang Zhenyu saw the game in Chen Huaiyong's hand, he knew that someone from the village must have gone into the mountains again.

"That's right. My dad and his friends hunted some rabbits and a silly roe deer. My family only got the hind leg, so my dad asked me to bring it to you." Chen Huaiyong said, holding up the leg of his robe.

Most people go into the mountains in this season to hunt for rabbits or pheasants. If you can catch a robe, you are absolutely lucky.

During this period, many small animals could still be seen in the mountains west of Peking. Even though they had experienced a famine, after two years of recovery, many animals in the mountains had reproduced.

Of course, hunting is still risky, and you might get taken away by wild animals in the mountains. Don't doubt it, there are still wild animals in Yanshan during this period, and the mountains are also very dangerous.

It was at this time that people still had weapons in their hands, such as hunting rifles, which were quite powerful when used for hunting.

"The old branch secretary is too polite. Why don't you keep such good food for yourself?" Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"There is no shortage of this stuff in the mountains. Although you can't come across it every time, you can always come across it. Brother Zhenyu, it is difficult for you to come across it in the city. My father meant to bring it to my sister-in-law to try it first, and then we can come across something good later." Chen Huaiyong grinned and said.

"Okay, then we'll eat this tonight." Yang Zhenyu was not polite. If he was polite at this time, it would be false politeness. Besides, there was no need for him to be too polite to the old secretary.

"I'll send it to Brother Zhuzi." Chen Huaiyong suddenly became energetic.

Chen Huaiyong had lived here for a while before and knew that He Yuzhu's cooking skills were very good. He also ate in He Yuzhu's third canteen in the factory, so he naturally took the initiative to look for He Yuzhu at this time.

"Okay, we'll have something delicious tonight." Yang Zhenyu looked at Zhou Qianqian with a smile.

"This old branch secretary is really something. Every time Huaiyong goes back, he asks him to bring something back. This is not good." Zhou Qianqian said.

"Well, don't worry about this matter. People go into the mountains to hunt, which is also the task of the production team. The old branch secretary might have exchanged his leg for something. The old branch secretary is very smart." Yang Zhenyu waved his hand and said.

You've known the old branch secretary for so many years, but you still don't know who he is?
I will never make a big mistake, and I will never do anything that will cause others to find fault with me.

In Yang Zhenyu's opinion, the reason why he always brought things to him was that the old branch secretary asked him to take care of Chen Huaiyong. After all, this kid didn't have any relatives in the city.

"Next time I go there, I have to talk to the old branch secretary. Huaiyong is almost old enough, and it's time for him to find a partner." Yang Zhenyu said, touching his chin.

"You." Zhou Qianqian smiled and shook her head.

"After all, the old branch secretary saved my life. I treat Huaiyong as my own brother. Now I have a stable job and have successfully passed the assessment for a first-level worker. After I get married, I will have enough money to support two people. If I work hard in the next two years, when the factory conducts an assessment, I will get a second-level worker title and will have no problem supporting my family." Yang Zhenyu said.

"I'll help you find out when the time comes. There are quite a few single women in our factory, and life will be easier for dual-income families," said Zhou Qianqian.

"That's great. If the old branch secretary knew about this, he would be very happy." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Brother Zhenyu, I have given all the food to Brother Zhuzi, and I have also told Auntie. Brother Zhuzi told us to just wait and eat." Chen Huaiyong ran back and said.

"Okay, sit down and rest for a while. You're sweating all over." Yang Zhenyu said, pointing at the stool.

"Hehe, you came here in a hurry and haven't even gone home." Chen Huaiyong smiled naively.

"You'll be 20 in two months, and it's time to be more stable. Otherwise, how can I find a partner for you?" Yang Zhenyu said.

"Ah?" Chen Huaiyong was stunned.

(End of this chapter)