The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 43 (Part 2)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 43 (Part 2)

"Has the family bought semiconductors?" Sister Chen Si responded, and then handed the egg basket to her sister and looked at it in surprise.

Her uncle has a semiconductor device that can receive a lot of information.

"My father bought it from outside." Han Cheng said.

"Your father is amazing." Sister Chen Si said. They have bought rare things like semiconductors, so how far is it from having a TV?

Chen Rou: “…”

She put the egg basket in the kitchen and came over to chat with her fourth sister. As for Han Guobin, he was not at home and had gone to the captain's house.

Every time he came back, he would sit with the captain for most of the day, mainly talking about the market and situation outside.

The captain also welcomed him.

Han Guobin didn't leave the captain's house until about half past ten.

The captain put away two packs of good cigarettes and said in a good mood: "I have long felt that Guobin will definitely have a bright future. He is not far behind. Nowadays, no young people in the village can compare with him. His family has even bought semiconductors!"

The news that Han's mother was going to snatch the semiconductors spread throughout the village through Han's eldest sister-in-law, and everyone knew that Han Guobin had bought semiconductors.

His wife Chen Aidi said: "That must be marrying the right wife. Look at Guobin's wife. What's the word for it? Generous! In the past, wives of wealthy families were like her. With a wife like this, how bad can a family be?"

Compared to Han Guobin, she looks better than Chen Rou, who is also a woman.

In the past, people in the village were very jealous of her. Her sisters-in-law, Han Dasao, Dagui's wife, Guojin's wife and others always complained about her.

But now, everyone is very close to her and they will greet her with a smile when they see her on the street.

Of course there are still some rumors in the village, but not many.

Han Guobin is promising, but who is taking care of his family so that he can go to work without any worries?

The captain nodded: "It is important to marry the right wife."

Look at Han Laoer's son, isn't he half-useful? His conditions are not bad, but he insisted on marrying an educated youth. Look at him now, he has gone to college and he is left to raise two children by himself.

When Han Guobin got home, he saw his eldest sister-in-law. Sister Chen smiled and said, "Now you have made progress. You have also bought the semiconductor."

Looking at this brother-in-law, she felt that the marriage her father had arranged for her was a good one, and he had indeed made the right choice.

There is no need to talk about her sister's life now.

Han Guobin said, "Fourth sister, please stay and eat. I'll go see if there's any meat."

"That's not necessary." Sister Chen Si said hurriedly, "Just eat along with it."

"It may not be available now, let him go and have a look." Chen Rou said.

Han Guobin went out with his bicycle, and Chen Rou took Chen Sijie into the kitchen.

"Sister, did you bring me some peanuts and soybeans?" Chen Rou asked while washing the pot.

"Your brother-in-law will carry it to your mother's house tonight and leave it with her. I'll ask your third brother to bring it to you tomorrow night." Fourth Sister Chen started to get angry and said in a low voice.

Chen Rou said, "Tell your brother-in-law to wait at the entrance of the village at around eight o'clock. I'll ask Guobin to ride his bike over and bring him back directly."

"That's fine too." Sister Chen nodded.

Chen Rou told her plan: "Sister, Guo Bin and I may move to the city next year."

"What?" Sister Chen was stunned.

"Now that the new policy has come out, I plan to open a store in the city and do business." Chen Rou said.

"Open a store to do business? Are you stupid? If you do business, how will Guobin live?" Sister Chen said hurriedly.

"Then isn't it also doing business if I collect these from you?" Chen Rou said with a smile.

"How can this be the same? This was done in private. Your whole family came to the city, and you announced your store. Don't you want to make it public?" said Chen Sijie.

"The radio said that we want to promote economic development. There's nothing wrong with saying it on the surface," said Chen Rou.

"The villagers will look down on us." Sister Chen couldn't help but say.

Chen Rou added water to the pot and said with a smile, "Why do you look down on me? I don't steal or rob. How can I open a shop and do business and still be looked down upon?"

"Anyway, people will look down on you." said Chen Sijie.

"No problem. When I get well in the city, I will invite you, fourth sister, and third brother to come together." Chen Rou said with a smile.

Sister Chen rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's not easy for Guobin to make some money. Don't bother with it."

Opening a store and doing business, is that something a woman can do? Even a grown man may not be able to open one.

Chen Rou just smiled and didn't say anything else.

Sister Chen Si wanted to say a few more words of advice, but when she saw Han Guobin coming back, she stopped talking and decided to go back to talk to her mother about it later.

Han Guobin came back with a piece of meat. Even though it was a leftover, it was still meat after all.

Chen Rou cut it into pieces and stewed it with potatoes.

There is also a plate of scrambled eggs, a bowl of carrot soup, and some steamed buns, and then lunch is ready.

Sister Chen asked how the trip to the south went. What were the developments?

Han Guobin told her that the south was developing very fast and was much more developed and prosperous than here, especially in terms of material supplies, which were extremely abundant and there was everything you needed.

Han Guobin had only heard that it didn't snow in the south in winter before, but after going out, he actually saw that it is really spring all year round in the south.

It’s so cold now, but the grass and trees in the south are still lush and green.

Besides, people in the south still have to wear summer clothes. Of course, it is indeed humid there, otherwise why would his food be so rotten when he came back from this trip?

In the south, you have to take a bath every day, even in winter.

Sister Chen Si also gained some insights. After lunch, she stayed for a while and then went back. Chen Rou asked her how much the peanuts and soybeans cost. After calculating the money, she gave her sister a bag of brown sugar and a can of malted milk.

Brown sugar is given to her fourth sister, and malted milk is given to the two nephews as nutritional supplements.

She accepted the brown sugar, but Fourth Sister Chen naturally refused to accept her malted milk. However, Chen Rou still had two cans in the cupboard. She took them out and showed them to her. Then she ignored her sister and took the can back to give to those two brats.

Chen Sijie did not go back directly. Instead, she came to her parents' home with a basket on her shoulder, greeted her third sister-in-law, and then went into the house to talk to her mother.

When Chen's mother heard that her youngest daughter was going to move into the city and open a store to do business, her face suddenly darkened.

"Is she trying to go to heaven? Guobin has a decent job. If she goes into business, wouldn't it be a discredit to Guobin?" Chen's mother said with a dark face.

She definitely has no objection to doing something in private. A man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot grow fat without overnight grass. This is what her elder brother said.

But what we do in private is what we do in private. How can we put this in the open?

The general environment was like this. Who among the vendors was not hiding? They were not presentable, and they were nothing compared to the vendors that sprang up like mushrooms in the next two or three years.

But what Chen Rou wanted was this opportunity. She had to build up the store’s fame and reputation first, right?

In this way, among so many newly emerging shops in the future, her shop will also be an old brand with regular customers.

So when Chen's mother came to her, Chen Rou was not shaken at all. She saw that the spring breeze was coming, so why would she hesitate any longer?

She didn't plan to let Han Guobin support her for the rest of her life.

"Mom, you don't understand the current situation. The documents to promote economic development this year have been clearly issued. Just before you came, I heard that we need to speed up economic development." Chen Rou said.

"Guobin, why don't you stop her?" Seeing her daughter like this, Chen's mother knew that she was determined and could not help but look at her son-in-law.

But her son-in-law is a henpecked man, so how could he object?

Of course, this is also because Han Guobin has seen a lot outside. He really doesn't think there is anything shameful about doing business. If his wife wants to do it, he will definitely support her, even if he doesn't think it's a good idea.

"Don't worry, Mom. I've checked out the outside world. There will definitely be more and more people doing business in the future. It's not shameful. We didn't steal or rob." Han Guobin comforted his mother-in-law.

Chen's mother sighed and said, "You have a good job and can support your family. Why do you need to do this?" Then she said to her daughter, "Can't you just stop working and take care of the children at home?"

"Mom, don't try to persuade me. I'm really worried." Chen Rou said with a smile.

Chen's mother said, "If you all move to the city, what will you do with this house? It's not easy to rent a house in the city."

"Ask my sister-in-law to help look after the house. As for the house in the city, we'll see about next year when the time comes. There's no rush this year." Chen Rou said.

She plans to move there after the spring, so she has a few months to prepare.

Chen's mother still felt it was unreliable, so she came to her brother and told him about it after returning home.

- Extracting MTL from raw by Du Xian'er (Poison❀Fairy) -

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