National Tide 1980

Among the same marriageable men and women, some are worried about the lack of choices in marriage, while others are worried about too many choices.

Needless to say, Ning Weimin is certainly the best Wang Laowu.

There is no shortage of good-looking girls around him.

Lan Lan, Mi Xiaoran, and Huo Xin all flew toward him like moths toward a flame.

Especially as his career flourished, his power, status and income increased simultaneously.

There were so many people he knew who wanted to introduce him to someone.

Even among his subordinates in the "Zhai Palace" and among the models he knew, there were many who had secret glances at him and admired him deeply.

Qu Xiao is the pinnacle representative among women.

She already has good looks and height, coupled with the popularity gained from the national television broadcast of the model competition, and the aura of winning the championship.

Not only did she become famous in one fell swoop, she became the brightest pearl in the emerging industry of fashion modeling.

She also became the protagonist of the 1984 beauty calendar and many fashion magazines.

Her current photo publication frequency is comparable to that of Keiko Matsuzaka, the heroine of "March of Kamata".

The letters sent to her received by state television are comparable to those received by Zhang Yu, who became famous in the 1980 movie "Romance on Lushan Mountain".

All this shows how popular Quxiao is among young guys.

If it hadn’t been for the “fake love letter incident” between Zhang Yu and Wang Jiawei a few years ago, no one would have been fooled again.

I'm afraid some people are thinking of writing letters to some contemporary male gods in her name, just joking.

But the good thing is that both Ning Weimin and Qu Xiao are so good that they belong to the small group of people at the top of the pyramid.

Their shining aura can directly block a lot of interference for them, making most people feel unconfident and discouraged.

What's more, Ning Weimin no longer has his parents, and he can only toil in his one-third of an acre of land with peace of mind.

In addition to the good intentions of the neighbors in Courtyard No. 2 and the leaders of the Temple of Heaven Park, he needs to deal with them seriously.

In fact, there is no need to consider the opinions of others.

Qu Xiao also has good reasons for refusing for the time being. First, he is young, and second, he has to go abroad frequently.

Even the big boss of the textile department who likes her the most has to worry about these factors.

After the first introduction to her was rejected, the leader no longer had the intention.

Instead, he had to explain to the son of his old comrade on behalf of Qu Xiao.

"I said yes, but I'm only nineteen, and my family doesn't agree with falling in love so early. Besides, the performance tasks are heavy now, and I have to go to Japan and Hong Kong all the time, so I have no time to fall in love. I'm afraid I can't protect this matchmaker. If it doesn’t work out, if you really want to pursue someone else’s girl, you can only do it after a few years.”

In short, they are all lucky. They feel some troubles, but not a lot.

There is absolutely no hidden danger of "matching a man or a girl", and there is no force that forces them to submit.

But people who are not as good as them, and who are better than them, and belong to the middle class, have a lot of troubles and troubles.

In such a social background, people who are single and have no boyfriend or girlfriend have become the target of public criticism.

People who take the initiative to talk about marriage every day, as well as the urging of family members, are simply annoying to them.

Su Jin, the backbone of Meishi Street Sewing Club, has become a typical example of troubled people.

Logically speaking, considering his family situation where he is a pedicurist in a bathhouse, his father has kidney disease, and his sister has not yet grown up.

It should be in the category of dish that no one wants because the conditions are extremely difficult.

But thanks to Ning Weimin, he found a platform where he could display his talents.

During the two years when she worked as a temporary worker in a street sewing club, Su Jin really changed her destiny with her hands.

Because of his good sewing skills, he also has a relationship with Bian Jianjun as a colleague.

Under Aunt Bian's careful attention, Su Jin was always given priority in the sewing club's most profitable and demanding jobs.

For this reason, his income is not only getting higher day by day, but his skills are also getting better and better day by day.

Especially when Ning Weimin got the business of Pierre Carton's loose orders.

This makes Su Jin very lucky to be exposed to the most advanced pattern design in the international market.

So much so that his pattern making and cutting skills developed in an all-round way without even realizing it, reaching the point where he was good enough to become a master.

By the end of this year, in the words of his father Su Shenzhen.

If you want to put it aside, he is already good enough to leave the army and go to the mansion by himself.

Whether he is making men's clothing or cheongsam, he can never lose the Su family.

So now Su Jin definitely belongs to the higher class in the capital in terms of income.

Just as a temporary worker, he went from earning five or six yuan a day to now earning 20 yuan a day.

If you don't take a break every month, you can earn five to six hundred.

What's more, in October last year, the state also adjusted the wages of employees in enterprises, institutions and service industries to a large extent.

This time, formal employees before September 30, 1983, and urban youths who have worked in the countryside for more than five years are all included in the scope of the capital increase.

In this way, if you include Su Jin's salary as a pedicure worker in a bathhouse and the 70% salary of his father, Lao Su, who retired due to illness, there is another one hundred and fifty.

Inside and out, their family's monthly income can already catch up with other people's annual salary.

what does that mean?

This means that they are a family of three spending the income of twelve people.

Therefore, in 1982, Su Jin paid off his old debts and brought his family's life back to normal.

So for their family, 1983 was a year of rapid improvement in the quality of life and a major change with each passing day.

Three turns and one ring, everything is ready before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Pig.

In May last year, they bought a refrigerator to store food.

In July last year, they bought another washing machine and used a gas stove.

Finally, on New Year's Day in 1984, they wanted to watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.

So he spent another two thousand yuan and asked Bian Jianjun to buy a Panasonic color TV from Ning Weimin.

So far, they have unexpectedly accomplished what other families need to live frugally and frugally for several years to achieve.

Needless to say, in the eyes of others, this kind of family is a miracle of getting rich.

Su Jin has both a fixed job and a flexible income, which is enough for ordinary people to spend whatever they want.

In addition, he looks good, fair and gentle, and has a good character.

It was solely on my own shoulders that I was able to bear the burden of the family and get the whole family out of the quagmire.

With such ability and filial piety, no one would be worried about marrying their own daughter.

Needless to say, Su Jin's actions, words and deeds have always been seen by the people around him.

Not to mention that his skills are so attractive to girls and so practical for daily life.

So in the second half of this year, people who want to find a partner for him are all coming in droves.

Colleagues, neighbors, relatives, classmates, and even a bunch of old ladies from the sewing club couldn't wait to recommend a bunch of old girls to be married to him.

There are teachers, workers, nurses, postmen, department store salespeople, all young and old, and they all look really good.

It is conceivable that Su Jin suddenly became a delicious food. Such a taste made Su Jin panic.

To be honest, it's not that he doesn't want to get married or date someone.

But he really wasn't used to being so hasty and practical.

It's like trying to complete a particularly urgent task, like that.

All the introducers seemed to be rushing to tie him up with another person they didn't know very well as soon as possible.

Regarding this matter, the scene that he is often most afraid of, the scene that leaves a psychological shadow, is to meet the woman at her home.

You must know that the girl's family is shy. There are often many female relatives accompanying the girl to see each other. There are at least one or two, but at most there are three or five people.

As soon as he sat down, someone was sure to open his mouth and carefully assume the role of the neighborhood committee aunt, the police station household registration officer and the criminal court judge, and conduct a review of all aspects of reality and history within three generations of him.

In front of so many strangers, there are things that should be avoided but cannot be avoided.

I had no choice but to give a clear answer, which put people in an awkward position.

If these people are satisfied with him, it often involves financial issues.

In the past few years, weddings in Beijing were all about three turns and one ring, bicycles, watches, sewing machines and radios.

This year, the three-turn and one-ring sounds are no longer mentioned. Instead, it has become a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a dual-card cassette player with a few extra legs. It feels like you get married once and want to buy everything you have used for the rest of your life. Done.

If there is still an urn, the other party will definitely want two.

And if it doesn't work out, these aunts and uncles may ask him to help with making clothes, so can they still ask for money?

To put it bluntly, the embarrassment is that the information is too transparent and people know everything about him.

The introducer knows his income and expertise. There is no secret about it. This is what he came for.

So if he responded in person, he would feel uncomfortable, as if he was being blackmailed.

No, it will give the other person the impression that he is stingy, as if he is deliberately pretending to be a grandson.

Often at this time, his heart would be the most congested and he would break out in bouts of sweating.

Just like that, after trying it several times, I really felt it didn't work.

This is completely different from his ideal love.

So on New Year's Eve, at the reunion dinner table, Su Jin finally had a showdown with his father and sister.

The decision to temporarily disregard personal matters was formally presented to them.

"Don't rush me anymore. I really don't want to date anyone. If anyone wants to introduce me to someone else, please help me say no."

As soon as he said this, his father and sister immediately became anxious.

Based on Su Shenzhen's opinion, she couldn't agree to this matter.

My son has obviously reached the age to start a family. If he doesn't consider personal issues quickly, won't all the good girls be gone?

Su Xiu also thought that his brother was embarrassed.

You have already sacrificed so much for your family. If you don't even get married, how can you get married?

However, Su Jin unexpectedly said, "If I want to find a partner, I can't find one now. I can find it this way. How did you know that I have made several sets of clothes for others for free, making it seem like I am obliged to come to serve the people." Yes. The girls those people introduced to me were nothing. All the girls seemed to be in a hurry to get married in order to find a long-term meal ticket. "

"I blame the matchmakers. They always talk about the money I can make in the sewing club. Although all the girls I have met say they are willing, I know very well that what they are interested in is just my current high income. From now on. What if I can’t make so much money?”

"Aunt Bian told me that the sewing club on the street is getting more and more prosperous, and she probably won't have to worry about running out of work in the future. So now she is considering buying machines and expanding the sewing club into a factory. If this thing comes to pass, I'm afraid we will have to recruit regular workers in the future. Naturally, there will be less work for temporary workers, and it is even possible that they will no longer be needed gradually..."

As soon as he said this, Su Shenzhen couldn't help but frown. He naturally knew the weight of this matter.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I mean, the good things we are doing now may not last too long. So once the factory is built, I want to quit my job in the bathhouse and go to work in the street factory. Aunt Bian said, I have to be willing to go and build the factory. The factory then asked me to take charge of production and promised me a salary of at least 200 yuan. It was almost twice as much as being a pedicure worker."

Before Su Shenzhen could speak, Su Xiu had already interrupted.

"But in that case, brother, you won't have labor insurance. The street factory is a collective enterprise, and its level is not as good as the bathhouse. Although the bathhouse is small, it is state-owned after all, and it is for the whole people. If something happens in the future..."

But Su Jin shook his head firmly.

"I really don't want to work as a pedicure worker anymore. Even if I am a tailor in a street factory, it is still a tailor, and it is a job I like. My hands are for scissors, and I should not touch any pedicure knives anymore."

"Besides, it will take at least half a year to build a factory on the street. During this period, I plan to work harder. If calculated on a piece-rate basis, I can still make money for at least a while. I think our family should buy one It's nothing. If I can save another 10,000 yuan, I won't be afraid of not having labor insurance. Our family should be somewhat risk-tolerant. You might as well think of it this way, I have earned the labor insurance money in advance. It’s in my own hands.”

"So what else is more important than this at the moment? This is much more cost-effective than spending my time meeting girls who want this or that. To get a partner, I have to make clothes for so many people in vain, and I have to make clothes for so many people. I have to sit there and be examined and interrogated like a prisoner. It only delays me from going to work in the sewing club. How stupid am I to do such a stupid thing? "

"Having a sycamore tree at home will naturally attract phoenixes. I think we have to live a good life at home first, and then we can talk about my marriage after I have made a name for myself. Although starting a family and starting a career is the first step in starting a family. 'Put it first. But I still think that 'establishing a career' is the foundation for starting a family."

Su Shenzhen pondered for a while and had to admit that his son's consideration was quite wise.

But I really felt that I had treated him badly.

Then the hesitation and sadness were palpable.

"Then...your marriage has been delayed? Your mother knows something underground and will definitely blame me..."

"Dad, this is not a matter of urgency. It concerns me for the rest of my life, so what if I don't make a good choice? Good girls are hard to come by. I believe that if I pay patience, it will definitely be better than just improvising. After so many years, it has been so difficult. The days have passed. I don’t want to rush into this matter.”

Su Shenzhen had no choice but to nod in agreement at this time.

"You are old enough to have a backbone and can support a family. You can handle your affairs as you wish. However, I would like to work in a street sewing club after the New Year. Seize the time and earn some money. I want to help lighten some of your burden. Can you help me talk to them and see if that’s okay?”

"You? Your body..."

Su Shenzhen smiled slightly.

"As a temporary worker, I only have to work three or four hours a day. My body can still bear it. Don't underestimate an experienced tailor. Although the styles I know are outdated, you still have to practice tailoring for twenty years. It is possible to catch up with me. In terms of work, I may not earn less than you. That is to say, cheongsam is not fashionable now, otherwise once the embroidery skills are improved, you will not be able to stand out..."

Unexpectedly, Su Xiu became distressed again.

"It's bad, brother, our music teacher is still asking me about your situation. Then... you don't want to talk about it anymore. She wants to ask me, what should I say?"

Su Jin couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the teacher was a nice person, but he was too short and too fat.

He could only say that he felt sorry for his sister.

"How about this? If she wants to ask you, tell the truth first. If she is really unhappy, then ask her if she wants to make some clothes."

ps: The incident involving Ning Weimin's encounter with Huo Xin's parents has come to an appropriate end. Everything I want to express has been fully expressed, and any further writing would be an unnecessary continuation of the story. Hereby declare. I hope I don’t think of the end as a continuation anymore.