1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 125: Not a good son, he turned around and sold his father-in-law (Please subscribe

There is actually a foreign exchange coupon worth one hundred yuan?

Cheng Xuemin secretly counted and found that the reprint fee his father-in-law secretly gave him was as high as one hundred yuan, and it was in foreign exchange coupons!

Foreign exchange coupons!

This is the rarest and most difficult thing to get in this era, and also the most in short supply!
Because whether it was the Overseas Chinese Store or the Friendship Store, they sold imported goods and mostly accepted foreign exchange coupons, so the national currency had to be exchanged for foreign exchange coupons first.

But foreign exchange coupons are not so easy to exchange. The post office’s monthly quota is very small and ordinary people cannot exchange them at all.

Exchange it from other people who have foreign exchange coupons. Regardless of whether they are willing to exchange it or not, they will give it to you even if they do!
The exchange rate is basically above five yuan.

That is, five pieces of national currency can only be exchanged for one piece of foreign exchange coupon, and you still have to owe a favor to the big guy.

The normal exchange rate of the Post Office Bank is about four yuan, but it is generally rarely exchanged.

and so!
The one hundred foreign exchange coupons his father-in-law gave him are equivalent to five hundred national currency, right?
Not bad!

Just as my father-in-law said, as long as Cheng Xuemin doesn't expose himself and my father-in-law doesn't say anything, who would know that their Foreign Language Bureau can reprint Chinese literature manuscripts and pay reprint royalties?

Just now my father-in-law said that even my mother-in-law didn't know about it, which shows that he has been embezzling a lot of money secretly, and most of it is foreign exchange coupons.

Cattle!
With an exchange rate of at least one to five, Cheng Xuemin feels that the real boss in the family is his father-in-law!
After all, even if he just hid a few hundred yuan in private money and foreign exchange certificates, it would be a small treasury of several thousand yuan.

Do you want to report it?
Cheng Xuemin thought of a very, very cool way to appease his mother-in-law. How could he divert the conflict and directly sacrifice his father-in-law's secret treasury?
Yes, yes, yes, I will report it and make the report, and I will strive for leniency from my mother-in-law!

"Don't tell me, I think your other two manuscripts can also be published!"

Father Feng felt a chill on his back and turned around to look at his poor son-in-law. He couldn't even hide his private money properly and was still taken away by Mr. Tang. He was so stupid!
Thinking that as a man, he should have some pocket money, she secretly gave him the reprint fees for his two articles.

But now think about it, isn’t it too risky?

If this guy is too honest and turns himself in to hand himself over to his wife, that is, his daughter, will he turn around and sell out his father-in-law?
I have to emphasize that there is more to come!

"No, no!" Cheng Xuemin nodded repeatedly and pretended to be worried and asked, "Dad, you asked me not to tell you, but you won't tell Mom and Jiayou, right?"

"I've warned you just now, this won't happen again! If she finds out again, I'll be finished!"

"Does she really control you so strictly?" Father Feng did not answer Cheng Xuemin directly, but asked a question in return.

Isn't it?

If the control is really too strict, he, as a father, should at least give his daughter some advice!

But don’t be like her mother, your son-in-law is in a different situation than him!
"That's not true!"

Cheng Xuemin shook his head repeatedly, thinking that Feng Jiayou really didn't care about him much, and he was also not stingy with him when it came to money.

Although all the royalties she earned were handed over to Feng Jiayou, the woman did not really touch her own secret piggy bank. The place where she kept the money was right there, and both husband and wife knew about it. So it could be considered that they kept the money together, right?
On the contrary, her daily pocket money was given to Cheng Xuemin by Feng Jiayou, and she never had more than two dollars in her own pocket.

And the two dollars in my pocket often go untouched for a week.

In the end, most of them were either taken away by my sister-in-law Feng Jiamo, or she would take care of my nephews and nieces on weekends and buy some snacks to coax the little friends.

Feng Jiayou herself really doesn't spend much money.

So if you say that you are too strict, it would be unfair to your woman. She is just that kind of person. She is a money-grubber who likes to save money and count money!

correct!

And be filial!
When she took out the 2,000 yuan script fee two days ago, the woman also sent a mail transfer of 300 yuan to Cheng Xuemin's parents in northern Shaanxi.

Including the beginning of the month, Feng Jiayou had already remitted 500 yuan to his parents!
Five hundred yuan in this era, especially in the countryside, is a huge sum of money!
Cheng Xuemin could imagine how shocked and excited his parents would be after receiving the two remittances.

I just wonder if everyone in the team will know that their son and daughter-in-law sent 500 yuan by mail to their family?

I don’t think so. Our parents understand better than anyone else that wealth should not be shown off.

At most, he would publicize in the brigade how great his son is and how filial his daughter-in-law is, and send the royalties to their family by mail.

As for how much the mail remittance was, they definitely won’t reveal a single word.

"Then don't say it!"

Father Feng nodded, emphasized this sentence, and said nothing more. The father-in-law and son-in-law walked back to the yard.

And at this moment!
Three women at home were already waiting for Cheng Xuemin, the mother-in-law Feng Mu, the daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou, and the sister-in-law Feng Jiamo who was keen on watching the fun.

Feng Jiayou winked at Cheng Xuemin, indicating that there was nothing she could do; the sister-in-law had a look on her face as if to say, "Old Cheng, you're doomed."

This rhythm...

Cheng Xuemin took another complicated look at his father-in-law, reached into his pocket, and tightly grasped the foreign exchange coupons. He was struggling over whether he should just kill his father-in-law to divert the conflict.
"Mom, I told you, this is it!"

“When Xuemin was submitting those manuscripts, I was also starting to write “The Record of Director Qiao’s Taking Office” and it was almost finished!”

"I originally thought that the best one, 'The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office', would definitely be given to you, Mom. I was thinking of submitting the other articles to others and publishing them as soon as possible to earn royalties!"

"But who knows..."

After winking at herself, Feng Jiayou imitated Cheng Xuemin and tried to make an excuse to her mother.

This touched Cheng Xuemin again, and he felt that hiding private money was really wrong!
How about Dad, let's confess together and try to get leniency if we confess?
"Are you so short of money?"

As a mother, Feng's mother knew what her debt collector was thinking. It must have been the debt collector who instigated the idea!

But if the debt collector in her family had known about the two manuscripts by Li Xiaolin in Shanghai and the one in "Yanhe Literature", she, Gu Xueqing, would have the same surname as them, Feng!

But just as the debt collector at home argued, the time does barely match!

There is already an article about an atomic bomb ready for her mother-in-law. The other manuscripts can indeed be transferred out and published first to earn the royalties!
But this makes them seem like they are very short of money. Are the Feng family treating them so harshly?
"Mom, I'm short of money!"

"Xuemin and I plan to buy a house and move out as soon as possible, then we can..."

Feng Jiayou blurted out on the spot that originally, she and her husband had not intended to talk about buying a house so early!
But they have no choice but to talk about it now, and their current small treasury is more than enough to buy their own small house. The only thing they lack is a good house.

There is no need to hide it anymore. Just mention it to her parents. Perhaps the older generation has more connections and may be able to find a better house for her.

But before Feng Jiayou could finish, Feng's mother stood up from the stool and asked in shock, "No, you want to buy a house and move out?"

"How much money do you have to buy a house?"

Not only did Feng's mother explode, but Feng's father also suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Cheng Xuemin and asked, "Xuemin, are you planning to buy a house?"

Buying a house, such a big thing was hidden and concealed from their parents!

Aren't these two too arrogant and crazy?

"Dad, Mom! Jiayou and I really want to find a house that's closer to Yan University, so that it will be more convenient for Jiayou to go to school!"

Cheng Xuemin was also surprised that Feng Jiayou would drop such a bombshell to change the subject.

He was originally planning to sell out his father-in-law!
Now that the topic has been changed, the foreign exchange coupons in his pocket are safe and can be hidden away secretly!

"Yes! Mom and Dad! Xuemin and I thought so. When his parents come over, they will have a place to stay and can help take care of their grandchildren!"

Feng Jiayou added another sentence!
"Xuemin, your parents are moving here too?!"

At this moment, Feng's mother and Feng's father looked at each other, and their hearts became even more complicated and shocked!
I had warned the debt collector in my family beforehand whether the child could be raised by her older brother and sister-in-law after it was born. Anyway, he and his wife had to go to college and had no time to take care of the child.

But at that time, the debt collector pretended to be confused and did not say anything, thinking that they wanted to discuss it and consider it.

But they were all preparing to move out and were going to bring their parents-in-law to live with them to help take care of their grandchildren.

That means, she won’t give it to her elder brother and sister-in-law?
Mother Feng felt a little complicated, knowing that she had taken it for granted at that time!
I feel that I really don't have time to take care of the two debt collectors, and there has been no news from the old family in all these years, so I want to do some incense to help the old family.

But the debt collector didn't say anything afterwards, and the son-in-law emerged and became even more outstanding, so Feng's mother never mentioned this topic again.

Now that the debt collector had expressed his attitude in such a disguised way, Feng's mother suddenly realized that her previous proposal was a bit too overbearing and wishful! The son-in-law was not really a live-in son-in-law, and the Cheng family only had the son-in-law. Except for the older sister who was already married, there were no other brothers!

How could it be possible that her debt collector parents-in-law would give their grandchildren to the Feng family?
"Mom! I think they have this idea, but they are reluctant to leave their hometown. They will only stay here for a while and then go back!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't know what his mother-in-law was thinking, so he nodded and said to her.

Just as Cheng Xuemin said, in their reply letter, his parents never thought of moving to Yanjing to live permanently.

Cheng Xuemin could also understand the older generation. After farming all their lives, they would definitely not be able to adapt to living in the city.

Besides, after farming for a lifetime, Cheng Xuemin would never let them be left with nothing in the end.

In two years, the land will be distributed to each household!

Although Cheng Xuemin doesn't value those few acres of land, his parents, who have been farming for a lifetime, must treasure them!
After all, it has been deeply rooted in the idea for thousands of years that farmers must have their own land. Can they still be considered farmers without their own land?

If you want to move to the city and become a city dweller, you have to transfer your household registration!
But in this era, especially in recent years, the household registration of those educated youth from the lower reaches of the countryside cannot be settled, and many of them cannot return home, let alone think about becoming non-rural farmers!
So Cheng Xuemin followed his parents' wishes and stayed in his hometown in northern Shaanxi. After two years, the land would be divided among the households, which would make them very happy!
"We really need to bring her over to live for a while. Xuemin, why don't you just bring your in-laws over during the winter break so that our two families can have a good reunion..."

Before Feng's mother had finished speaking, she felt her debt collector Feng Jiayou pulling her!

What, what do you mean?
You are not allowed to speak, right?
As the mother-in-law, she invited her father-in-law, the debt collector, to stay for two days. What's wrong with that?
Do you think that there is no room for your parents-in-law in the house that the Feng family rents? Do they have to wait until you two buy a house before coming?
You two debt collectors, just be at ease, don't worry!
At most, she and Lao Feng can just stay in a guesthouse. They won’t block your parents-in-law from the house and leave them with nowhere to stay!

"Thank you, Mom! When my family and kids are on winter vacation, I do plan to go back before the New Year. My household registration has not been finalized yet, so I need to transfer my household registration over there!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded. Since his mother-in-law had invited him, he should go back and bring his parents over so that the two families could meet.

Although it is not appropriate to hold a grand wedding for Feng Jiayou for the time being, the changed betrothal gift still needs to be given, as well as the bride price!
"The household registration really needs to be settled as soon as possible. Xuemin, don't delay this. Don't be too anxious about the housing issue!"

Father Feng followed up and gave Cheng Xuemin some instructions.

The housing issue is already being finalized by Feng's father's unit, and it may be allocated before or after the New Year. Wouldn't it be a big mistake for the son-in-law and daughter to buy their own houses at this time?

And I've never heard of anyone spending a lot of money to buy a house. Aren't houses allocated by the work unit?

"Don't worry about the house. Are you going to burn it with just a little money? When you graduate from college and start working, won't your company arrange one for you?"

Feng's mother also nodded and told the debt collector in her family not to dare to think about buying a house just because he had two pieces of money!
"But it's not a long-term solution for the two of us to live at home. Besides, Liqin and Liwen are growing up fast, and my second brother will be back soon. How are we going to live as a family?"

Feng Jiayou, who originally had no strong desire to buy a house, became anxious this time!

Just as she said, with such a large family, even if her father's house is allocated, how big can it be?
Can you accommodate such a large family?
This made Feng's father and mother silent for a moment. It was exactly as Feng Jiayou said!

For such a large family, unless the eldest and second sons separate into separate households and then apply to the unit for allocation of housing, they still have to wait.

"How much money do you have now?"

After a period of silence, Feng's mother thought about it again and again and asked the debt collector.

"There are about... eight or nine thousand!"

Feng Jiayou originally wanted to say six thousand. She indeed only had less than six thousand at the moment, but in order to show her strength in front of her parents, she promised them to buy a house and divide the money, so she included Cheng Xuemin's comic book manuscript fee that she had not yet received!

"How much?! Eight or nine thousand?"

Mother Feng's eyes bulged when she heard this. She asked in shock and disbelief, "Where did you get so much? Wasn't it just over 5,000?!"

As a mother, she must know exactly how much savings the debt collector has.

After all, she now has basically all the manuscripts published by her husband, and the total amount is about 5,000.

But the debt collector suddenly said that she now had eight or nine thousand in her hands, which was three or four thousand more than she had expected. How was this possible?

"Xuemin has more than three thousand hidden in his little treasury!"

The money really didn't add up, so Feng Jiayou simply sold out her husband. She was just trying to say that she knew everything about the other submissions, but now she was so impatient and spoke too hastily that she exposed the truth and sold out her husband!

After hearing this, Cheng Xuemin was so tired that he looked up at the sky and thought to himself, "Wife, can you please be more careful?"

It would be better if they just said they have some extra income than being so direct and honest!
"How many!?"

"Isn't it just three articles? Where did he get so much money?"

Now it was Feng's mother's turn to get upset. She thought to herself, how many manuscripts could she have secretly published with the 3,000 yuan in her personal stash? !
Then he asked quickly, "How many manuscripts did he publish secretly? Don't be angry with me, can you tell me all of them in one breath?"

"Don't just say a little today and a little tomorrow. Are you trying to piss your mother off to death?"

"Sister, Big Boss Cheng, are you guys so rich?! Eight or nine thousand, a small ten thousand!"

When sister-in-law Feng Jianmo heard that her sister had saved eight or nine thousand yuan, she was shocked on the spot!

This……

Cheng Xuemin simply ignored his sister-in-law Feng Jiamo's yelling and looked at his mother-in-law miserably!
I thought Feng Jiayou had taken all the responsibility and fooled her mother-in-law into a stable situation! I didn't expect that her mother-in-law had seen through it and just didn't expose Feng Jiayou's excuses.

Now the question is directly how many manuscripts this good son-in-law has secretly submitted.

This was a huge misunderstanding. Cheng Xuemin quickly said, "No, no, no, Mom, apart from those three manuscripts, I really didn't submit any other manuscripts!"

"What about the royalties?"

Upon hearing this, Feng's mother became even more confused. How could she have received an extra 3,000 yuan in royalties if she had not submitted any other manuscripts?

"Xuemin provided a lot of manuscripts to Lao Pan of the Humanities Society!"

Father Feng was also amazed at the speed at which the couple made money. It was so scary that they had become small millionaires without realizing it!

Cheng Xuemin mentioned it to him just now, and Feng's father then spoke to his wife.

"You submitted manuscripts to Lao Pan of the Humanities Publishing House, and you still say you didn't submit any other manuscripts?!"

Mother Feng's face fell even more when she heard this. How could she tell a lie to someone's face without even blushing or even thinking about it?
Fortunately his father-in-law knew about this, otherwise how long could he have kept it secret?

"Lao Pan is the chief editor of the art department of Renwen Press, and he is mainly responsible for illustrating comic books!"

Father Feng rolled his eyes and asked, "Don't you all know Old Pan?"
"He!"

"Xuemin, can you draw illustrations, comic books?!"

Feng's mother reacted and remembered that Lao Pan was engaged in art picture books, and nodded her head, but this was not right!

Her son-in-law can even draw and write comic books?

"I drew a few drafts, and Director Pan was quite satisfied. I didn't dare tell Jiayou about this, for fear that she would say I was not doing my job properly!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded and helped Feng Jiayou to get rid of the clog. It was not good to let his woman always rush in front.

Even though she was facing her parents, if she rushed too much, it would be against Tian Gang!
"It's really not a proper job. Writing manuscripts is stressful enough. You can draw for fun to change your mind, but don't work too hard. You can't earn enough royalties!"

Feng's mother's expression finally relaxed. She was tired and didn't want to talk anymore. She stood up and went back to her room, taking the clothes of the debt collector Feng Jiayou with her. It was obvious that the mother and daughter still had something private to talk about.

"You just stopped me from speaking. What's the matter?"

"Did Xuemin want his parents to come over to take care of the child, and didn't want to give it to your eldest brother and his wife?"

We were talking about this point just now, but Feng Jiayou quietly pulled us back and stopped us from continuing, right?

"Mom! Xuemin is the only child in his family, how could he possibly give the child to his elder brother and his wife? I didn't even dare to tell Xuemin before!"

How dare Feng Jiayou mention this to her man?
It's something that is impossible in the first place, so why bother to bring it up, causing a rift between the couple and making Xuemin have a problem with her family?

Isn't this just looking for trouble?

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(End of this chapter)