Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 44 Another Strong Woman
The female comrade who had a blind date with Zhou Fengnian today is called Dong Hongwan, and she was accompanied by her mother Wang Fengtian.

After entering the house, Luo Cheng, as the host, also stood up and said with a smile: "You two are here, please take a seat. Fengnian started preparing the dishes early in the morning, and this has just been prepared."

"Hey, Sister Li, are these dishes made by the young man?"

Wang Fengtian was surprised and said, "This dish looks good and smells good too. Could it be that the person I'm dating today is not a technician but a cook?"
Although being a chef is not bad, it doesn't sound as decent as being a technician.

Li Nianhua explained with a smile: "That's right, although Fengnian graduated from a technical secondary school majoring in mechanical engineering, he usually likes to study cooking.

Fengtian, you and Xiaowan must comment on Fengnian's craftsmanship, hurry up and do it."

After hearing what Li Nianhua said, Wang Fengtian, the mother, felt relieved a little. As long as he was a technician, that was good enough.

After sitting down, they chatted for a few minutes before starting to eat.

Zhou Fengnian and Luo Chengdu are relatively talkative, and Wang Fengtian is also talkative, so the atmosphere at the dinner table is quite harmonious.

Moreover, the food Zhou Fengnian cooked was also very delicious, making Dong Hongwan and Wang Fengtian's eyes light up after eating it.

Six dishes and one soup were quickly finished.

After the meal, Wang Fengtian's eyes moved and he asked about business: "Xiao Zhou, I heard Sister Li talk about your family, but I don't know the details. Can I ask now?"

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "Of course, Aunt Wang, just ask whatever you want to know."

Wang Fengtian nodded in satisfaction, and then asked: "Where is your family? Who are the people there?"

"I am from Hongjia Village, Sanshui Commune. In addition to my parents, I also have an older brother and a younger brother, but both brothers are married."

Zhou Fengnian said: "If you calculate it as money, it should be about 100 yuan if you earn centimeters from farming a year."

His family had many strong laborers. At the peak of their careers, their eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law and mother could all get work points. Other families were lucky to earn a few dozen work points a year.

But the Zhou family worked harder and got more.

However, such a small amount of money is not worth much to the working-class families in the city. Even an apprentice can earn two hundred yuan a year.

After listening to this, Wang Fengtian's eyes flashed with disapproval.

Li Nianhua said, "Fengtian, let the two kids go out and talk, and walk around nearby, how about that?"

"Okay, Aunt Li, then Comrade Zhou Fengnian and I will go around."

Before Wang Fengtian could speak, Dong Hongwan spoke first and stood up.

Wang Fengtian did not object. Seeing this, Zhou Fengnian stood up and walked out with Dong Hongwan.

After leaving the yard, Zhou Fengnian suggested, "There's a park not far away, why don't we go there?"

"Okay."

Dong Hongwan agreed immediately, and then the two of them walked towards the park side by side.

On the way, Dong Hongwan suddenly said: "Zhou Fengnian, I am very satisfied with you. I just heard you introduce yourself, but I haven't introduced myself yet."

Dong Hongwan then talked about her own situation. She was 20 years old, had been converted to a regular employee, and was a first-level worker in a cotton textile factory.

Both of Dong Hongwan's parents are employees of the Dongcheng District Grain Station, and she is an only child.

There are three people in the family, all three of them earn wages, and their family conditions are basically better than more than 90% of the families in the cities of Beijing.

After Dong Hongwan introduced herself, she asked, "Zhou Fengnian, what do you think of me?"

"Very good, good looking, and in very good condition."

Zhou Fengnian said truthfully that she was beautiful and had a good family background. If Li Nianhua hadn't asked someone to help him, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to go on a blind date with Dong Hongwan.

"I think you're a good person, and I heard from Aunt Li that you've been promoted three times in four years of work. You're very motivated." Dong Hongwan glanced at Zhou Fengnian and said with a slight blush.

Although Zhou Fengnian's family is from the countryside, he is a very outstanding person, and his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes also make Dong Hongwan very attracted to him.

"Since we are both very satisfied with each other, Zhou Fengnian, can we consider the next step?"

Dong Hongwan blushed slightly. She felt a little shy when she said these words, but her usual character made her look directly at Zhou Fengnian and said:

"My family has several conditions for marriage. Can you agree to them?"

After hearing this, Zhou Fengnian suddenly had a bad feeling, so he asked, "What are the conditions?"

"After marriage, I hope to live near my parents' home, and I will be in charge of the family finances. After all, men are the breadwinners and women are the homemakers. Also,..."

Dong Hongwan said a lot in one breath. Although Zhou Fengnian listened very carefully, the corners of his mouth began to twitch.

Now he understood Dong Hongwan's character, strong!

Although there is no mention of marrying into the wife's family, the wife basically has to make all the decisions after marriage, and she cannot keep a penny on herself.

Zhou Fengnian even heard that Dong Hongwan assigned him tasks even during his rest time. Isn't this another Xue Peihua?

But he is not as obviously tough as Xue Peihua. Dong Hongwan plans to use various reasons to slowly transform him.

Zhou Fengnian listened and responded casually with "hmm" and "ahh", and he no longer had any hope for this time.

After taking a walk in the park, Dong Hongwan kept expressing her desire to take the relationship further, and she was very attracted by Zhou Fengnian's appearance.

Even if she had said that Zhou Fengnian was a cook, Dong Hongwan would have agreed just based on his appearance.

However, Zhou Fengnian did not say anything. Although Dong Hongwan was very beautiful, life after marriage would definitely be very troublesome and they would probably quarrel many times.

After walking around the park, Zhou Fengnian and Dong Hongwan went back.

When he returned to Luo Cheng's backyard, after hearing the laughter of Li Nianhua and Wang Fengtian in the house, Zhou Fengnian knocked on the door and went in.

"Aunt Li, Aunt Wang, we are back."

Li Nianhua smiled and said, "We just finished talking. You guys were out for quite a while. How was the conversation?"

Dong Hongwan lowered her head and said nothing, looking a little embarrassed. Wang Fengtian saw this and said quickly:

"Let's talk about this in private later. It's getting late today. Why don't we come here first?"

"That's fine. Sister Wang, come visit us again when you have time. Time flies when I'm chatting with you today."

Li Nianhua also realized that it was not easy to talk about this matter face to face, so he said

"Okay, Sister Li, let's go back first and come see you another day."

After Wang Fengtian finished speaking, he stood up and walked to his daughter Dong Hongwan, pulling her and signaling her to leave.

Dong Hongwan didn't want to leave so soon, but Wang Fengtian was determined. After looking at Zhou Fengnian a few times, she followed her mother.

After sending the two away, Luo Cheng asked more anxiously than Zhou Fengnian: "How did you talk to that girl?"

"It doesn't seem right. I feel like we are not on the same path as each other."

Zhou Fengnian hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "I'm sorry, Aunt Li, for wasting so much of your time trying to set me up."

the other side

On the way back, Wang Fengtian also said to Dong Hongwan: "My daughter, their family conditions are not very good. I just asked in detail. He still needs to help the family. You can't be impulsive."

(End of this chapter)