Bringing Good Luck to your Husband in the ’70s

Chapter 30 Preferring Boys Over Girls

Because Su Yue went to town and didn’t have time to make cakes, so the Han family didn’t go out the next day, they were all busy at home.

  It rained and it was not possible to work, and there was not much work at home. Mrs. Han was free, so she took the cloth Su Yue got and asked her: “Yueyue, what kind of clothes do you want? Auntie will make it for you.”

Han Aiguo heard Mrs. Han address Su Yue and glanced at Su Yue quickly.

  However, Su Yue was happily discussing clothes with the old lady and didn’t notice his eyes.

  Su Yue was very happy to finally be able to make clothes. She said to the old lady: “Auntie, I want to wear coarse cloth clothes for work. I also want to make a dress out of these fine cotton cloths. Let’s make a pair of clothes. Don’t make the skirt too fat. Tuck in the waist a little and add some lace here…”

  Su Yue told the old lady carefully about the appearance of the clothes. In fact, she didn’t have any special requirements. , she just want to make it fit the waist a little better, and not to wear it like a straight thing , which is fat and big, and doesn’t even show waist.

  Old Mrs. Han’s needlework has always been very good. She has made clothes for the four sons in the family for so many years. There is absolutely no technical problem. So as soon as Su Yue said the request, she immediately understood the key points and implemented the request Su Yue said. Wrote it down and started doing it for her right away.

  Su Yue was afraid that her eyes would burn, so she said: “Auntie, you don’t have to worry about my clothes. You can do it slowly. Don’t do it at night. It’s not good for your eyes.” Old Mrs. Han said with a smile: “Okay, Auntie knows.”
  
But having said that, the old lady worked hard. Apart from doing some things in the vegetable garden and the chickens at home, she spent the rest of her time making clothes. There was no sewing machine at home, so making clothes is all done by stitch, and it is completely hand-sewn, but the speed is very fast. She made a dress for Su Yue in two days.

  This dress is very beautiful, with fine workmanship, and the color is different from the black, white and gray that are commonly worn nowadays. It is a very bright blue, fresh but not eye-catching, and it looks very comfortable. Plus, the old lady made it fit on the waist. In order to tighten the waist, she added some pleated lace to the sleeves and skirt according to Su Yue’s suggestion. The effect of the skirt is amazing. Even Su Yue, who is accustomed to wearing all kinds of fashionable clothes in the 21st century, couldn’t help but like it.

  It is a woman’s nature to love beauty. As soon as Su Yue finished dinner, she immediately went back to the room and tried on the dress.

  Su Yue has a slender but a curvy figure, fair complexion, and a gorgeous face. It would be no exaggeration to say that she looks like a little fairy left in the world after putting on this dress.

          Mrs. Han stared straight at her and kept saying: “Wow, so beautiful, Yueyue, why are you so beautiful?, you look even better than before.”

Su Yue is also a human, and when praised by others, naturally, she would be very happy. It was a pity that she didn’t have a full-length mirror at home, otherwise she would have been able to see her own appearance.

  The old lady smiled and narrowed her eyes when she saw Su Yue’s stinky beauty. She nudged her and said, “My dear, please go out and show the guys a look, and let everyone see my craftsmanship ”

  Actually, the old lady didn’t want to show off her skills. What she really wanted to say in her heart was: Go and show my eldest son, he will be fascinated by her.

  Su Yue remembered that Han Aiguo was outside, and couldn’t help but blush quietly. , biting her lower lip, she was pushed out by the old lady a little shyly and expectantly.

They had just eaten dinner, and it was too early to go to bed now. Everyone was busy in the main room doing their own things and chatting.

     Suddenly, they saw Su Yue When she came out wearing a skirt, everyone was stunned and forgot about the work they were doing.

  Old Mrs. Han glanced sideways at her eldest son and said with a smile: “Take a look, don’t the clothes made by me look good? Especially if Yueyue wears it, it will look even better. ”

  Han Aiguo didn’t even notice that his mother was looking at him teasingly. He just looked at Su Yue, dumbfounded. She was like a fairy falling from the sky. She was so beautiful that she was unlike any other girl in this world. She was so beautiful that she could capture all his thoughts.

  Han Aiguo could hear the heart in his chest beating faster and faster, but he couldn’t stop it and could only let it beat for her.

  Su Yue was also observing Han Aiguo’s reaction. Seeing him like this, her heart was filled with sweetness, and she couldn’t help but quickly show him a sly and bright smile.

  Han Aiguo’s whole body was heated up by her smile, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.

Everyone didn’t notice that the two of them were flirting with each other, everyone’s focus was on Su Yue. Han’s second daughter-in-law was the first to praise: “Su Zhiqing is so pretty, and she looks so beautiful in this dress. ”

  Han Aimin is young and doesn’t have so many scruples. He just says whatever comes to his mind, “Sister Su Yue, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. ”

  Everyone was amused by this sentence, and Su Yue couldn’t help but be happy.

  The smallest in Han Lao’er’s house is a girl, and it is natural for girls to love beauty. This is the first time she has seen such a beautiful skirt, so that she can see her. She couldn’t help but ran to Su Yue, carefully touched her skirt, raised my head and whispered with envy and desire: “Aunt Su Yue, your skirt is so beautiful, I want one too, I want one too as beautiful as you. ”

  Su Yue bent down and touched her hair, “Okay, wait until Aunt Su Yue gets some more cloth like this, and ask grandma to make one for you next time. ”

  Although Hehua is only eight years old, she is very sensible, hard-working, and takes good care of her younger brothers and sisters. Su Yue likes her very much. Now that she likes this dress so much, she wants to change it into something suitable for her age next time. She would make a skirt for her to wear, she will be very happy.

  Old Mrs. Han also nodded and said to Hehua: “Okay, next time if there is good-looking cloth, grandma will make you a skirt like your Aunt Su Yue’s skirt.

HeHua heard this and her eyes lit up.

  When Han Lao’s second daughter-in-law heard what Mrs. Han said, she waved her hands hurriedly, “Mom, why does a little girl like her need to make such good clothes?  It would just be a wasted.” .

  But Mrs. Han said: “The Chinese New Year is in a few months. I was planning to save some cloth to make clothes for the children. What’s the waste? ”

  Han’s second daughter-in-law heard that she didn’t feel sorry for the cloth and planned to make it for all the children, so she said: “Mom, please make more sets for Xiaolei. Xiaolei has grown taller this year. Please collect all the clothes from last year if it’s too short. Hehua can just use my old clothes to refit them. We can’t waste such good fabric. ”

  As soon as these words came out, the originally bright eyes quickly dimmed, full of loss and sadness, but she didn’t say anything, and silently retreated to the corner with her head down and said nothing.

      Su Yue felt a little distressed, and her brows wrinkled slightly. She didn’t expect that Han’s second daughter-in-law, who usually looks pretty good, would have such serious patriarchal thoughts. A girl like Hehua doesn’t deserve to wear good clothes, but a son does? What kind of logic!

  Su Yue couldn’t help but look at the clothes Hehua was wearing. They were wide and big. It looked like they were made from adults’ clothes. There were patches on them in many places, and the cuffs had been frayed. It was obvious that they had been worn for a long time. No matter how careful you are, it will be ruined, and the second peach blossom girl in Han’s family is also like this, and her clothes are also very shabby. But look at her youngest son Xiaolei, although his clothes are dirty because of his playfulness, But it can be seen that his clothes are much better than those two girls .
At least there are no patches.

  The difference is too big.

  Su Yue felt uncomfortable. In her previous life, she had been raised by her parents, who loved her very much. Although she also has a younger brother at home, her parents follow the saying that a son is raised in poverty and a daughter is raised in wealth, and they treat her materially better than her younger brother. Her younger brother also understands very well and feels that boys do not need to be pampered by their parents, so they do not suffer from this jealousy or anger, on the contrary, the relationship between their siblings is very good.

  Influenced by her parents, she always felt that girls should be pampered by their parents. At the very least, they should not have any thoughts of favoring boys over girls. She also disliked the preference for boys the most. Fortunately, in the previous life, the people around her were open-minded enough. Most families regarded girls as treasures, and there was no traditional feudal thought of favoring boys over girls. Who would have thought that when she came here, she would actually see it , which really made her uncomfortable.

  But Han Lao Er, the father, didn’t think there was anything wrong with His wife’s words. He didn’t stand up and say anything at all. Apparently he also felt that it was appropriate to give it to a boy, than to a girl.

  Han Lao’s third daughter-in-law stood up, but she only spoke for herself, “Mom, then you can also dress my Maomao, Maomao’s clothes are too short. ”

  Old Mrs. Han frowned slightly, glanced at Han’s second daughter-in-law unhappily, and then said: “I don’t need you to make arrangements for me. We all have children in our family, and there are no brothers who have the right over sisters. If there is not enough fabric, the oldest child should be made first. If the oldest child cannot fit, then the second child should wear it. ”

  Han’s second daughter-in-law saw that the old lady was not in the right mood. Although she disagreed in her heart, she still wisely said nothing.

  Because of this little episode, Su Yue was not in the mood to show off her clothes, so she went back to the room to change out of her clothes. Continue to work in the kitchen to bring the pastries to be sold in the town tomorrow.

  Han Aiguo lit a fire for Su Yue, obviously feeling that she was not in the right mood from just now.

  ”What’s wrong with you? Not happy? ” He asked.

  Su Yue looked at him and suddenly wanted to know if he was also a patriarchal person, so she asked: “What do you think of what your second sister-in-law did just now? ”

  ”What ? “Han Aiguo didn’t realize what she said for a moment. After all, most of his mind was on her just now.

  Su Yue rolled her eyes at him, thinking that he didn’t take what just happened seriously. She took it for granted and was so angry that she didn’t want to talk to him.

  Seeing that she was even more angry, Han Aiguo quickly recalled what Han’s second daughter-in-law had just said. After thinking for a long time, he understood what she said and why she was unhappy.

He quickly explained: ” I know that the second daughter-in-law and the second brother are both patriarchal, and I don’t agree with them, but as the eldest, it’s hard for me to say anything about the second daughter-in-law. I’ve told the second brother before, but it doesn’t seem to be of any use. But don’t worry, my mother and I don’t have this idea. My mother gave birth to four of us brothers. She originally wanted a girl, but unfortunately she didn’t get the chance in the end. She loves girls in her heart. Our children are equally loved either boy or girl. ”

  Su Yue felt a little better after hearing what he said, and asked him: “What about you? Do you think boys or girls are better? ”

  Han Aiguo didn’t know what he thought of, his face felt a little hot, and he said, “I like both boys and girls. “As long as it’s your child, I will like it.”

  Su Yue is satisfied. Fortunately, Han Aiguo is not as patriarchal as most people in this era, otherwise she would really have to think about how to treat him.
      
   Su Yue’s a little unhappy mood because of the skirt thing just now dissipated. She just thought about taking care of the two girls Hehua and Taohua more in the future, and tried not to let their childhood be shrouded in the shadow of patriarchal preference.

  Early the next morning, Su Yue got up early and went to town with the three brothers of the Han family.

  Today was the time agreed with Sister Jiang to confirm whether to sign the contract.

  This time Su Yue did not allow Han Aiguo to go with her. He stayed at home obediently.

  If Han Aiguo didn’t go, the group of them walked to the town without borrowing a mule cart.

  When they arrived in the town, Su Yue distributed the cakes to Han Aimin and the other two, and asked them to sell them separately, while she went to Sister Jiang’s house carrying the cakes she was going to sell in the textile factory.

  Sister Jiang knew that Su Yue would come today, so she specially waited for her at home. Besides her, there was a very energetic young man in his twenties.

  Su Yue guessed that this was Sister Jiang’s younger brother.

  Sure enough, Sister Jiang introduced: “Sister Su Yue, this is my brother, Jiang Haishan. Haishan, this is the pastry-making Su Yue I told you about. ”

  Jiang Haishan’s eyes lit up involuntarily when he saw Su Yue. He felt a little uncomfortable seeing the beautiful girl, and his ears were slightly red. He originally thought that the person who could make such delicious cakes must be from a hard-working family. A woman with a feminine image, but he did not expect to be such a beautiful girl. She is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen.

      Even Yu Linlin, who is known as the factory beauty of their auto parts factory, cannot compare to her. Jiang Haishan’s heart skipped a beat.

    He jumped up and gave Su Yue a decent smile nervously, “Comrade Su Yue, hello.”

  Su Yue also said to him: “Hello, Comrade Jiang Haishan. ”

  Sister Jiang said: “Sister Su Yue, I told my brother about your conditions, and he agreed. A colleague in their factory can get a car for them, and they can drive it and Come get the pastries. ”

     Hearing this, Su Yue said with a smile: “Since there is no problem with you, let’s make a contract. Write down the specific matters clearly and we will all sign and fingerprint it.”

  Sister Jiang took out two contracts and said, “I have prepared them in advance. Sister, please see if it works. ”

  Su Yue took it and took a look and found that it was a handwritten contract. The rights and obligations of both parties were basically written in. It had the same meaning as hers. She couldn’t help but nodded and said: “Sister Jiang, no problem. I’ll sign it first. ”

  Su Yue signed the contract and dipped her fingerprints in red mud. Jiang Haishan then did the same. In this way, the cooperation between the two was completed.

Jiang Haishan scratched his head and asked Su Yue: ” Su Comrade Yue, how many days will it take for me to come over and get pastries?”

  Su Yue thought for a while and said: “In this weather, the pastries won’t go bad even if they are stored for a week. Then we will deliver goods once every five days. I will prepare them for you when I go back this time. You will pick up the first batch of goods in three days,Is it ok?”

Of course Jiang Haishan had no objection, “Okay, okay, then I’ll come over in three days.”

After settling the contract matters, Su
Yue took out the pastries she brought, “Sister Jiang, I brought pastries to sell this time. See if anyone in your compound wants them.”

  As soon as these words came out, before Sister Jiang could say anything, Jiang Haishan asked first: “Comrade Su Yue, can I buy these pastries from you first? I want to take it to some people to try it first, try to sell it, and find ways to sell it formally. Then it will be easier to sell. ”

  Su Yue said “Yo” in her heart. She felt that this young man was pretty good at doing business. He looked like he had a business mind. If things get better in a few years, this boy will definitely stand out. “Okay, then this batch will be sold to you first. ”

  Jiang Haishan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly took out the money to give to Su Yue.

  Su Yue counted the pastries for them in front of the two of them, a total of one hundred and ten yuan, and she sold them to Jiang Hai at 20% off the market price. As for what price Jiang Haishan will sell for after he goes to the city, she doesn’t care.

  After coming out of the textile factory compound, Su Yue was waiting for Han Aimin and others while thinking about finding someone to help her. The amount of sales in the future will be many , she can’t do it by herself, and she will have to go to work when the weather gets better, and then she won’t have time to make so many pastries, so she needs to find someone to help.

But the person she finds must be skilled in craftsmanship, reliable and trustworthy. The most important thing is that this person should not have to go to work and can stay at home and make pastries. After thinking about it, there is only one
person suitable for this job.

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Hehua – a girl, 2nd son’s daughter
Taohua – a girl 2nd son’s daughter
Xiaolei – boy 2nd son’s son
Maomao – boy 3rd son’s son

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  1. Devi says:

    I just remembered now that in my village, everytime raining season has come, they will need people to watch over the irrigation system and water debit and flows. They will go out under the rain to patrol. They can’t afford to be idle at home like the villagers in this book (from SY’s p.o.v), unless they want all their previous works and production cost go to the drain.

    There’s always risk that the ponds would be flooded and the inhabitants (fishes and fresh water shrimps) would be washed away. There’s also the risk of flooding in the fields and rice fields. The fishes in mina-padi rice fields could easily be washed away. Not to mention how the flood would ruin the plants. In addition, there’s also risk of landslide.

  2. hlp says:

    I am so enjoying this novel. Thank you so much for the translation.

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