Reborn in '77, I have a job panel!

Chapter 84, 1 pieces

Chapter 85 One Thousand Yuan

Qian Cheng said, "It's alright, I read books every day."

Cui Minggui nodded and said, "Study hard, get into university, and bring your girlfriend with you."

Zhang Mingxi blushed even more upon hearing this.

After leaving Qingping Hotel, Qian Cheng took Zhang Mingxi to Xinhua Bookstore.

Zhang Mingxi's eyes lit up when he saw so many books.

She wandered around the bookshelf, looking at this one and touching that one, unsure which one to buy.

Qian Cheng said, "Buy whatever you want, I'll pay for it."

Zhang Mingxi looked at him and smiled, pursing her lips.

In the end, she chose two English books, a math tutor, and a novel.

It was getting dark when I left the bookstore.

They rode their bikes back.

On the way, Zhang Mingxi leaned against his back and whispered, "Qian Cheng, I'm really happy today."

Qian Cheng said, "I'll bring you here often from now on."

Zhang Mingxi smiled but didn't say anything.

The moon rose and shone on the road.

The bicycles moved slowly, casting long shadows of the two people.

By the time we got back to the village, it was completely dark.

Qian Cheng escorted Zhang Mingxi to her doorstep, watched her go inside, and then turned to go home himself.

His heart was overflowing with emotion.

Life went on like this, getting better day by day.

With the egg business stable, the bean sprout business was also stable. Qian Cheng had saved up quite a bit of money again. He calculated that, including what he had before, he now had more than eight hundred yuan in hand.

He thought to himself that he should buy the watch.

That day, he went to the county to find Cui Minggui again.

Cui Minggui laughed when he heard this.

"Hey kid, you've almost got all three big items, huh?"

He took out a watch ticket and handed it to Qian Cheng.

"Here you go, it's a Shanghai brand, one hundred and twenty yuan."

Qian Cheng took the ticket and thanked him profusely.

He went to the department store and bought a Shanghai brand watch.

Brand new, the dial is shiny and bright, the strap is leather, and it feels heavy on the wrist.

He rode his bicycle back to the village, checking his watch several times along the way.

Back in the village, they attracted another crowd of onlookers.

"A watch! Chengzi bought a watch!"

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"A bicycle, a sewing machine, and a watch—the three essentials are all here!"

"This kid has really struck it rich!"

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Qian Cheng smiled but didn't say anything more.

When he got home, he took off his watch and handed it to Hou Yufen.

"Mom, look."

Hou Yufen took it, looked at it again and again, and her eyes reddened again.

"Chengzi, we have everything we need."

Qian Cheng said, "Mom, there will be more in the future."

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He put on his watch and went to the Zhang family again.

Zhang Mingxi's eyes lit up when she saw the watch on his wrist.

"You bought a watch?"

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Qian Cheng nodded, took off his watch, and handed it to her.

"Take a look."

Zhang Mingxi took it and looked at it over and over again.

"It's so beautiful."

Zhi Qiancheng said, "From now on, you should buy one too."

Zhang Mingxi shook her head: "I don't want it, it's too expensive."

Qian Cheng looked at her and said, "I'll buy it for you after I get into university and start working."

Zhang Mingxi blushed, lowered her head, and whispered, "Okay."

The two sat inside the house, talking.

The radio was playing a broadcast, and the sound of an English lecture drifted gently through the air.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, warm and inviting.

Life went on day by day, getting better and better.

That evening, Qian Cheng sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) again, calculating accounts.

Hou Yufen, who was sewing shoe soles nearby, asked, "And what about that?"

Qian Cheng nodded: "Yes, let's calculate how much we earned this month."

He fiddled with the abacus, calculating each item one by one.

Regarding eggs, we harvested over 1,300 jin this month and sold 1,100 jin, earning 45 yuan. From bean sprouts, we earned 62 yuan. In total, 107 yuan.

He closed the ledger and said, "Mom, I earned 107 yuan this month."

Hou Yufen smiled and said, "That's quite a lot."

Qian Cheng put the money away and said, "Mom, I was thinking of buying some more things for our family in a few days."

Hou Yufen asked, "What should we add?"

Qian Cheng said, "Let's buy a radio so our family can listen to the broadcasts too."

Hou Yufen was taken aback: "A radio? How much would that cost?"

Qian Cheng said, "Thirty or forty yuan, no ticket required."

Hou Yufen nodded and said nothing more.

She believed in her son.

A few days later, Qian Cheng went to the county and actually bought a radio.

It's a Chunlei brand, with a wooden casing, and it's a bit bigger than Zhang Mingxi's.

He brought the radio home, placed it on the table in the main room, turned it on, tuned it, and a sound came out.

"China National Radio, this is a news program—"

Hou Yufen leaned closer, listening with a smile on her face.

Qian Lu and his sister-in-law also came and gathered around the radio, listening to the novelty.

As the older sister-in-law listened, she suddenly laughed.

"From now on, we'll have a radio at home too, so we can listen to operas."

Qian Lu said, "Why listen to operas? Listen to the news to know about national affairs."

Hou Yufen said, "I'll listen to everything."

The whole family laughed.

That night, Qian Cheng lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), listening to the radio coming from the outer room, feeling very at ease.

He recalled that half a year ago, when he had just transmigrated, he lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at the wall covered with newspaper, feeling completely lost.

Now, he has a home, someone he loves, a successful business, and a future full of hope.

It's already the end of April.

The weather is getting warmer, and the wheat in the fields is almost ripe, turning golden in patches. The trees in the village are all green, rustling in the wind.

The egg business is still going strong, making over forty jin a day, steadily and surely. The bean sprouts are also doing well, delivering fifty jin to the mine daily. Qian Cheng calculated that he'd saved over two hundred yuan in the past two months. Adding that to what he'd saved before, he had a little over a thousand yuan in hand.

He counted the money over and over again, feeling reassured.

That evening, he was reading in his room when Zhang Mingxi arrived.

She was carrying a basket containing a few eggs and a bunch of green vegetables.

"My aunt asked me to bring this," she said.

Hou Yufen took it and said with a smile, "You're here, why did you bring anything?"

Zhang Mingxi blushed slightly, said nothing, and sat down next to Qian Cheng.

Qian Cheng put down his book and looked at her.

"How's your review going?"

Zhang Mingxi said, "It's alright. My English has improved a lot, but math is still a bit difficult."

Qian Cheng said, "Which part is difficult? I'll teach you."

Zhang Mingxi took out a small notebook from his pocket, opened it, and pointed to a few questions.

"That's all. I've calculated it several times, but it's still wrong."

Qian Cheng took it and looked at it; it was a few equation problems. He picked up a pen and started working them out for her on the paper, explaining each step in detail.

Zhang Mingxi listened, nodded, and kept his eyes fixed on the numbers on the paper.

After explaining the problem, she suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is!"

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Qian Cheng smiled: "That's good enough."

The two huddled together and explained things one by one. Zhang Mingxi listened attentively, and Qian Cheng explained things carefully.

Hou Yufen was busy in the outer room when she heard the voices inside, and a smile appeared on her face.

This child is a perfect match.

After I finished explaining the problem, it got dark.

Zhang Mingxi stood up and said, "I'm going back."

Qian Cheng said, "I'll take you."

The two went out the door and walked back side by side.

The moon hasn't come out yet, there are stars in the sky twinkling, and the wind is blowing, neither too hot nor too cold, just right.

When they reached the Zhang family's door, Zhang Mingxi stopped.

She looked at Qian Cheng and asked, "Do you think we can both pass the exam?"

Qian Cheng said, "Yes, we can. If we work together, we definitely can."

Zhang Mingxi smiled, pursing her lips.

She suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek.