In the city, Wang Jinju's life continued as usual. The store she was in charge of had pretty good sales for the location it was in, and sometimes even had higher sales than the store in the business district.
This is related to the fact that she took the initiative to boast to Feng Yiping at the beginning. She feels that just saying a few polite words in the store is not enough, and sometimes such politeness will even pull away from the relationship with regular customers. So when she is off duty, she also goes for a walk in the surrounding community, to get to know people, chat with regular and potential regular customers, and get along with everyone.
When there is a promotion in the store, she will also take the leaflets to the neighbourhood and recommend them to the retired elderly couples and housewives. She has a good grasp of the situation and does not push products on people, but instead considers the perspective of the other person. Now many people around her have accepted this young girl.
So this result is normal. Whenever you really take your work as your own business, the possibility of achieving good results is very high.
Although Huang Jingping went to the capital, she had one less best friend to talk to during her breaks, but that's okay. She is now developing quite well with Feng Wen, and they are like oil and honey. Every weekend they have endless things to talk about and do.
However, as they both live in a dormitory, they can't afford to go to a hotel every time, and it's inconvenient for them to do many things. Feng Wen has already planned to rent a house next.
During a casual chat, Feng Wen, who has been trained and has come into contact with some new technical terms, hugged her and said, 'Our medium-term plan is to save some money and then, as Ping advocates, buy a house in the city too, so that our children can also become city people. What do you think?'
The aura exuding from the responsible man was very attractive at this time. 'I'll listen to you,' Wang Jinju said, ignoring the heat, and hugged the man in front of her.
'Hey, hey, they're going to go for a walk along the river after dinner to cool off, so they still have time,'
Wang Jinju gave him a look, 'You don't mind the heat!'
'No, where would it be hot,' Feng Wen was a determined doer at this time, and had already started moving.
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If nothing goes wrong, the two of them will get married without a hitch. This is one of the benefits that reform has brought to their generation.
A few years ago, no one had the opportunity to go to the city to make a living. They could only take the farming tools passed down from their ancestors, drive the cattle, carry the load on their shoulders, go up and down the mountains, and go to the fields. When they reached marriageable age, or if they had relatives or acquaintances who had suitable candidates, they would take the initiative to help them introduce him to a suitable partner, or the parents would ask matchmakers in the surrounding villages to help them find one. The elders would help keep an eye on things, and the two young people would be able to meet a few times. There was no chance for a deep relationship, just a general understanding. They would think it was okay, and then the three formalities and six engagements would be used to formally marry them off.
A few years later, when it was Feng Wen's generation's turn, it was different. Whether boy or girl, although they did not have the opportunity to continue their studies, who would stay in the hometown to farm? Everyone rushed to the coast like a swarm of bees. After a few years, there were many people like Feng Wen and Wang Jinju. They may not necessarily be able to make money, but they had decided their own life partners, and their parents could not interfere.
And the kind of relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that was once the stuff of legend doesn't apply to them. Even after marriage, only a minority of adults live with their parents-in-law, and for them, who have a regular income from working outside the home, their parents-in-law, who are farming the land back home, are still relying on them for financial support.
Economic status determines social status, so the situation is completely reversed. In the past, it was the daughter-in-law who served her parents-in-law with the utmost care and attention, but now, when they go home, their parents-in-law treat them, and especially their daughter-in-law, politely as guests.
Of course, there are also some unscrupulous mothers-in-law who take the money but then complain about everything, but they are definitely in the minority.
Thanks to Feng Yiping, their good friend, they are not badly paid, and the housing prices in the city are not high. If things go on like this, it is no longer a dream but a clear possibility that the two of them will settle down in the city, not far from home.
Feng Wen is not bad either. At school, he was an average student who tried to take advantage of girls every now and then, but in the past few years since entering society, he has matured a lot and has learned to take responsibility.
Especially after confirming the relationship, he saves all his monthly salary except for sending some to his family. He doesn't smoke or drink, and he takes the bus less often, walking whenever he can.
Wang Jinzhu looked at the man above her, sweating profusely, yet enjoying himself, working hard. She wiped the sweat from his forehead with her hand, freeing it to listen to the sounds of people returning downstairs. She took the initiative to get up, as it would be embarrassing if they were still not finished when the older men returned.
Feng Wen finally surrendered, and after the afterglow had passed, he still lay limp on top of Wang Jinzhu, not wanting to get up.
'They'll be back soon,'
Upon hearing Wang Jinzhu's words, Feng Wen quickly got up, pulled on a pair of underpants, and went out with a spring in his step. He returned with a basin of water and helped his girlfriend clean up.
As the two of them were walking downstairs, a group of people from the compound returned, giggling. Wang Jinzhu hid behind Feng Wen, embarrassed. Most of the people in the group were older than the two of them, and they didn't want to make fun of them in front of their faces, so they just said to Feng Wen, 'Taking your girlfriend home? Be careful on the way.'
The two of them parted ways. After the group of people entered the building, someone laughed and said something, and everyone burst out laughing.
Wang Jinju could guess what they were talking about, and pinched Feng Wen's waist, 'It's all your fault!'
'It's my fault, my fault,' Feng Wen said with a smile, 'But there's no need to be embarrassed. When the time comes and we give out the wedding candy, they'll come congratulate us.'
'Who's going to give you wedding candy?' Wang Jinju said, but her heart was filled with sweetness.
I don't know when it started, but there are more and more street stalls in the city. On summer nights like this, many men and women dressed in light clothing are there drinking beer and eating barbecue to beat the heat. The smoke from the barbecue wafts in the wind, carrying a tempting fragrance.
'Let me buy you something to eat!' Wang Jinzhu said. Feng Wen had just worked hard twice.
'No need. Look at my stomach, how could I dare eat at night? I need to control myself too, lose weight, ideally like Yiping, get fit and build abs, then I'll look good in any clothes. How about you, are you hungry, do you want me to buy you something?'
'You want me to get fat while you get fit and look good, what's the matter with you?' Wang Jinju laughed and went to grab Feng Wen's ear.
They were both reluctant to spend money, but they could always find something to be happy about. They fought and played around like this, and after walking for more than 40 minutes under the street lamps and the colourful neon lights of the shops, Feng Wen arrived at the bottom of Wang Jinju's dormitory building.
Before going upstairs, Wang Jinzhu took Feng Wen to look around the shop, asking about the business. When they returned downstairs, Feng Wen pressed her against the dark corridor and kissed her fiercely for a while. With their mouths occupied, their hands were also busy. They didn't part until they heard someone coming downstairs.
'There's still a last bus, let's go back and take it!' Wang Jinzhu whispered.
'No, it's so cool now, walking back is the most comfortable.' Feng Wen took her hand and said, "I'll watch you go up.'
The next morning at 6 o'clock, Wang Jinju arrived at the store early. Not long after she opened the door, the delivery truck arrived. The driver said to her as he carried the goods into the store, "By the way, Mr. Feng asked you to give him a call sometime.' There was no phone in the store, and she and Feng Wen didn't want to use their mobile phones. Feng Yiping could only call the warehouse.
'Okay, I'll call right away,' she agreed readily, but she was a little puzzled. She and Huang Jingping talked on the phone almost every week, and she was the one who called, while Huang Jingping called back. Sometimes, if Feng Yiping was nearby, he would also interrupt and say a few words to her. Now, Feng Yiping had specifically asked her to call, so what could it be about?