Bringing Good Luck to your Husband in the ’70s

Zhao Fang’s words are too obvious, although she did not say who it is, but everyone present could understand who she was mocking.

Su Yue naturally heard that she was talking about herself, and was not angry at all. She just sat there with a smile and followed her example of criticizing, “Some people like to be women in the new era and feel that they are no worse than men. So why do they always like to pick the easiest jobs. Why don’t she pick fertilizers and carry river mud like men?”

Zhao Fang glared at her, “Women are not as strong as men, so it is natural for them to do easy jobs. But at least I worked. It’s not like some people who are too lazy to do anything.”

Su Yue still smiled and didn’t care about being said to be too lazy to do anything. “Why should I do it if someone helps me? It’s not like some people who don’t even have anyone to help them with work, so they can only do it themself, and can only be envious and jealous of others.”

Zhao Fang’s lungs hurt from these words. It simply hit her most painful point. Other female educated youths have more or less admirers and have people who help them with some work, but she doesn’t have it, because she is not good-looking, short and fat, and no one has pursued her after being in the village for so many days. She is so angry!

Li Xiaoqing and the others burst out laughing, and followed up by chiming in, “Good-looking people have partners, but ugly people can only be envious and jealous of others.”

This statement made everyone around them laugh. Many people around her laughed. The big men’s eyes swept across Zhao Fang’s face, and they all laughed meaningfully.

Zhao Fang was so angry that she dropped the tools in her hands and ran away crying.

Wu Xiaoxiao sighed, “Why do you think Zhao Fang likes to stir up trouble so much? She doesn’t learn a lesson every time she fails. Doesn’t she find it boring?”

Mao Lin said: “It shows that this person is the type who becomes more courageous the more frustrated she is.”

Su Yue laughed.

Li Xiaoqing said: “She always resented us for not taking her to eat with us, so she always came to find trouble with us even if she didn’t like us.”

Wei Jia rolled her eyes disdainfully, “She just brought out such a small amount of rations, Only a fool would do let her to eat well, and we are not stupid; and this person always wants to take advantage. Several times I saw her and Xiaoru stealing the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar we bought, and they were reluctant to buy it themselves. It annoys me to death.”

Su Yue: “Forget it, let’s lock up our things from now on and just ignore her.”

Su Yue didn’t take this matter seriously, but after waiting for two days, she heard that someone reported to the branch secretary that Su Yue did not participate in labor seriously, avoided labor and asked others to help with the work. This is a capitalist style.

These days, anyone who has anything to do with capitalism must be carefully scrutinized, and if someone is not good enough, they may be pulled away. Although the branch secretary thought it was nothing in his heart, he couldn’t pretend that he didn’t hear anything, so he called Su Yue to the brigade headquarters for questioning.

To show their attention, all the cadres from the brigade were present, and the scene was quite serious.

The first sentence of the branch secretary was: “Comrade Su Yue, some people say that you evade labor and let others do the labor. Such behavior is a capitalist style. Today we are here to ask questions about this matter, please explain the situation to us truthfully. ”

Su Yue didn’t panic. She almost knew who reported it, and it was most likely Zhao Fang.

This person didn’t take advantage verbally, so she started to cause trouble behind the scenes.

Su Yue said without blinking, ” Party Secretary, I don’t know who deliberately slandered me, but I have never evaded work, nor have I hired anyone to work for me. It’s just that I’m in poor health and can’t do a lot of work, and my partner is afraid that I won’t be able to finish every day and  would hold everyone back, so he came and helped me with the work. Party Secretary, my partner did this so that the collective labor would not be held back. Firstly, we did not take advantage of the commune, secondly we did not work lazily, and thirdly we did not involve money transactions. This has nothing to do with capitalism, right? I see that many couples in our village brigade also help each other with work. ”

The party secretary usually doesn’t care about the work of the members, so he doesn’t know what happened between Su Yue and Han Aiguo.

Now after hearing what she said, he turned to look at Han Qingsong, who had been silent, “Qingsong, what Comrade Su Yue said Is it true? ”

Han Qingsong looked at Su Yue with complicated eyes for a while, then nodded, “What Comrade Su Yue said is true. ”

The party secretary nodded when he heard this, and asked Su Yue: “Comrade Su Yue, who is your partner?”

Su Yue was about to answer truthfully when a man came in from the brigade department and answered the Party Secretary’s question on Su Yue’s behalf, “Party Secretary, her partner is me. ”

The branch secretary was surprised for a moment when he saw the person coming, and his eyes searched back and forth between him and Su Yue, “Aiguo, are you and Comrade Su Yue in love? ”

Han Aiguo walked up to Su Yue, and his tall figure instantly enveloped her, as if to protect the petite her, “Party Secretary, Su Yue is my partner. ”

The party secretary was stunned for a while, but he smiled and nodded Han Aiguo with his cigarette pole. “You’re good, you’re lucky. ”

Han Aiguo smiled and slowly took out a letter of introduction from his pocket, “Party Secretary, Comrade Su Yue and I are not only male and female, but we will also register our marriage soon. Comrade Su Yue will soon be my legal wife. ”

This marriage introduction letter was issued by Han Aiguo’s army. After taking it and reading it carefully, the branch secretary said with a smile: “This is a great thing, good boy. We can’t wait to have your Wedding wine. ”

“When the banquet is held, I will personally invite you, the branch secretary, to have a wedding drink”.

After Han Aiguo finished speaking, he once again brought the topic to the focus of today, “Party secretary, Su Yue is in poor health and can’t do a lot of work. As her fiancé, I help her with some work. This is not a capitalist style, right? ? ”

The branch secretary hurriedly smiled and shook his head, “It doesn’t count, of course it doesn’t count. If you can’t help your wife, then what’s the difference between a husband and wife and strangers? As long as your work tasks are completed. Today’s matter is just a misunderstanding. We are just asking about the situation. It’s okay now. You can leave. ”

If anyone else came, the party secretary might not be so easy to talk to but Han Aiguo is different. The party secretary has always admired him. This young man has the ability and perseverance. He stayed in the army as a rural volunteer and established a firm foothold in the army. His future is promising. Although unfortunately his leg was injured some time ago, but fortunately now it’s good again and he has found a partner with such a good qualities .

You still need to have a good relationship with such a junior, and don’t offend them. Maybe there will be a time when you can ask for help.

The matter of reporting was resolved in a few words from Han Aiguo, and a marriage introduction letter also appeared, which also made Su Yue confused.

Why does she feel that Han Aiguo has been planning step by step? When did the letter of introduction appear? And why did she feel that this person deliberately took out the letter of introduction on this occasion.

Han Aiguo did not change his expression under Su Yue’s sideways glance. He carefully folded the letter of introduction and put it in his jacket pocket, and then said: “Let’s go to the marriage registration office tomorrow to register. From now on, we will be an official couple. No one can make irresponsible remarks.”

Su Yue stretched out her hand and pinched his lower back hard, causing him to stiffen. “When did you get the marriage introduction letter in your hand?”

Han Aiguo endured the pain, ” The army just issued it.” He secretly went through all the processes and procedures without telling Su Yue, and finally got this indispensable marriage introduction letter. With this, he and Su Yue could register. Even though she was pinching him, he still said it again: “Yue’er, let’s go register tomorrow.”

How could this person kidnapped a wife? He was so anxious even though he would get married on the 15th and wanted to register tomorrow. It’s like if you miss it, your wife will be gone tomorrow ?

Unable to help but pinch him harder, Su Yue scolded him: “Are you that anxious? Anyway, we are getting married on the 15th next month. Why do you always act like I am going to run away.”

Han Aiguo couldn’t help it. Yue’r said that he desperately wanted her to be his wife, and endured the pain and let her twist him, “Then… when do you want to register?”

Su Yue snorted, “I can’t do it tomorrow. I don’t have time. Let’s wait until I have time. I have to work every day now.”

Disappointment and regret flashed in Han Aiguo’s eyes, and he didn’t know when she would be free.

In the end, don’t know if Han Aiguo’s luck suddenly exploded. For the first time in his life, he was so lucky that his dreams came true. It started raining within two days, but it was not heavy. At least the house in the educated youth spot did not suffer the same damage as last time. It was tragic, but the fields were filled with mud and there was no way to work, so no one had to go to work.

When she saw Han Aiguo at the gate early the next morning, Su Yue looked up at the sky and wondered if she had helped Han Aiguo change his luck. Why was it raining?

There was a smile in Han Aiguo’s eyes, “Now you are free, let’s go and register.”

Su Yue: __

What else can she say, she said she would register whenever she was free, and now she is really free she can’t back out no matter what.

So in the end, Su Yue had to take her ID card and household register, put on her raincoat, got on her bicycle, and took Han Aiguo to the commune’s marriage registration office.

The Marriage Registration Office is just a few brick buildings with red doors and the words “Marriage Registration Office” written in red letters on the white walls.

As soon as Su Yue and the others arrived, they saw a young couple coming out with a piece of paper in their hands. Su Yue guessed that this was the era’s marriage certificate.

There were quite a few people who came to register on a rainy day. I guess everyone, like them, had time to register when it was raining and not working.

They waited in line outside the door for more than 20 minutes before it was their turn. A lady in red clothes with curly hair sat behind the table and glanced at them. She couldn’t help but linger on Su Yue’s face for a while. A trace of wonder flashed in her eyes, this girl is really an icon. She has been here for so long, and this girl is the most beautiful.

Looking at Han Aiguo, he is tall, handsome, calm, and looks very good. This young couple is a good match.

“ID card, household register, and letter of introduction.” The eldest sister said, taking two forms from the side, “fill in the forms again.”

Han Aiguo handed over his ID card, household register, and letter of introduction, and then Su Yue handed it over, then picked up the pen and lowered his head to fill out the form.

Su Yue also lowered her head to fill out the form, and couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. Is she in the process of getting married? After filling out this form, she is a married woman? She was an unmarried girl before, and then she became a married woman. After entering this door, her identity changed drastically.

After both forms were filled out, the registration sister reviewed them. After confirming that there were no problems, she stamped a red seal on the forms and handed over a piece of paper that looked like a certificate. “Congratulations to both of you.”

Han Aiguo said carefully. She took it, her eyes full of treasure and joy, and she smiled so happily for the first time, “Thank you.”

Su Yue glanced at the ‘certificate’ and blinked. Is this a marriage certificate? Is she already a married woman?

As if he knew her disbelief, Han Aiguo took her hand and held it tightly with a smile in his eyes, “Yue’er, you are my wife, a real wife.”

Su Yue said “oh”, but didn’t accept this fact.

She, Su Yue, is a married woman.

Just like when she came, it was Su Yue who took Han Aiguo with her on the bike when she went back. Many people on the road looked at the pair in surprise. They always saw men riding with women, and rarely saw women riding a man and the key is that the woman is still very thin and weak, while the man is tall, big and strong.

This picture is little weird.

Su Yue hummed and pedaled hard while she couldn’t help but laugh, “Comrade Han Aiguo, I guess everyone is thinking in their hearts: This man is really nothing, how can he bear to enslave such a delicate little wife?”

In fact, he was also very uncomfortable. He wanted to take her with him on a bicycle, but she was afraid that his legs would be weak and was reluctant. He wanted to get down and follow behind, but she didn’t allow it and insisted on taking him with her. He just got married. He experienced the feeling of being unable to defend his wife.

The two of them rode back to the village. By coincidence, it was noon. The villagers saw Su Yue riding a bicycle with Han Aiguo. Han Aiguo even put his hands on both sides of her waist, which shocked a group of women. They all laughed teasingly and joked: “Aiguo, where did you come back from with your partner?”

Normally Han Aiguo would definitely ignore these jokes, but today he strangely replied, “I and my wife went to the registration office to register.”

After hearing this, the women all started talking, “You went to register? Oops, are we going to have a wedding banquet?”

“From now on, Su Yue will be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Han family.”

“Aiguo, you are so lucky. The daughter-in-law you married is the most beautiful woman in the entire production team.”

Han Aiguo listened to everyone talking with a smile on his face, without any of his usual coldness.

Su Yue suppressed a smile in her heart, this boring man.

When passing by the educated youth spot, Han Aiguo said, “Mom must be waiting for us at home to go back to eat. Let’s go back to eat first.”

Su Yue agreed and rode towards Han’s house again.

Before arriving at the gate of the Han family, she saw two figures in the distance. Mrs. Han and Han Aimin were waiting at the gate looking towards the them.
Seeing them coming back, Han Aimin scurried over, “Brother, Sister Su Yue, you are finally back. We have all been waiting impatiently.”

Old Mrs. Han also stepped forward and patted Han Aimin on the head, “You still call her Sister Su Yue, you should call her sister-in-law.”

Han Aimin grinned, “Yes, it’s time for me to call you sister-in-law. From now on, Sister Su Yue will be my sister-in-law.”

Su Yue got out of the bicycle and handed the it to Han Aiguo. The next second, the old lady held her hand, “Alright, have you registered? Where is the marriage certificate?”

Han Aiguo parked his bicycle, walked into the house, took out the marriage certificate from his arms and showed it to the old lady.

The old lady looked at the marriage certificate for a while, then narrowed her eyes with a smile, “Okay, okay, from now on Yueyue will be the eldest daughter-in-law of our old Han family.”

Su Yue pursed her lips and smiled.

Everyone in the Han family was there, and Han Lao San was the first to call Su Yue: “Sister-in-law!”

Han Lao Er also shouted after him.

Su Yue was rarely embarrassed and couldn’t adapt to it for a while.

Mrs. Han waved her hand and said: “Go to the kitchen and bring out the dishes. Today is a good day for your eldest brother and sister-in-law. Let’s have a good meal to celebrate as a family.”

Mr. Han’s second daughter-in-law hurried to the kitchen to bring out the dishes. The third daughter-in-law also followed, but there was no smile on her face.

Mrs. Han cooked a lot of dishes at noon today. She made two large pots of meat dishes and six dishes of vegetables. The table was filled with dishes, which were as rich as the Chinese New Year.

The children kept swallowing, and Maomao and Xiaolei couldn’t wait to hold the bowls and clamor to eat.

Han’s second daughter-in-law also swallowed secretly, her eyes greedily staring at the meat. This was the first time she had seen meat since the separation, and she wanted to eat it just from the smell.

The old lady was in a good mood today and announced directly: “Let’s all eat.”

The children cheered and started working on the meat. Han’s second daughter-in-law and Han’s third daughter-in-law also quickly sandwiched the meat, giving the children two pieces first, then put two pieces for his man, and finally put two more pieces into their own bowl. They ate from the bowl and wolfed it down, as if they had never eaten meat in their life.

Mrs. Han was angry when she saw their eating faces, but she thought that today was a good day for the eldest couple and it was not good to get angry, so she suppressed it and turned to talk to Su Yue, “Yue’er, since you and the eldest couple are already You are husband and wife. You can pack up in the next two days. I will ask the Eledest to move all your things in advance. Aunty will also prepare well. It will be the 15th in a few days. Then we will have a lively banquet, let the eldest marry you back in all glory.”

In fact, marriage in this era is quite strange. Some people only have banquets without getting a certificate, and do not even have a marriage certificate their whole life, while some people only register, because they have no money and doesn’t even know how to host a banquet, the woman just packs her bags and moves into the man’s house and becomes his wife; especially the educated youth who go to the countryside, most of them don’t have any gifts or banquets, so they just move in and become wife.

Mrs. Han, however, has a more traditional mindset and believes that the wedding is the most important. A girl must be brought back by a man in a glorious manner to be considered a wife, so she wants to let Han Aiguo officially go to take Su Yue back on the 15th. Then come home, as a official couple.

Su Yue naturally had no objections, but Han Aiguo was secretly a little disappointed.

He already has a legal marriage certificate, but his wife is not his own yet. He has to wait until the 15th before he can fully live with his wife.

Alas, luckily the fifteenth is only a few days away.

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T/N :-  Mass update chap 2 , Enjoy !!