The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 63: Not having a baby brings only one worry

As the head of a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, Zheng Haiming is very busy at work every day.

In the ten minutes or so that he was communicating with Jiang Hui, several groups of people came to look for him.

Jiang Hui naturally left tactfully.

"Master, how is it going? Did the factory director tell you about the specific reward?"

As soon as I returned to the office, Chen Chenxing came over to me.

Even Hou Guoming, who usually minded his own business, pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what Jiang Hui said.

"My salary was raised by one level, and I was rewarded with a TV ticket."

There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing, and anyone who is interested will soon know it.

However, there is definitely no need to talk about the promotion to chassis team leader now.

"A salary increase?"

Chen Chenxing's face was full of joy, as if he was the one who got the salary increase. "Although the salary increase of one level is not much, it is actually quite a lot when calculated over the years."

"As for TV tickets, they are even rarer. My family had to wait for several years before we got a ticket."

It is difficult for people in later generations to understand why it was so difficult to buy a TV in that era, especially a small 12-inch or 14-inch black and white TV.

But think about it, in 1978, the television penetration rate in China was less than 4%, and in many villages there might be only one television in the entire village, or even no television at all.

It will take another ten years or so for this situation to change significantly.

"Jiang Lianluo has achieved a lot, and now the 4MT manual transmission is just an appetizer."

“When the 1:1 clay model is completed, I think the factory will definitely give out rewards.”

"As for the successful development of the new engine and other parts of the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory, there will be some rewards, more or less."

"Especially for the Shuuchi engine, if the performance is really improved by more than 30%, the significance will definitely not be less than the success of the 4MT manual transmission."

Hou Guoming seldom spoke to other people, but in front of Jiang Hui and Chen Chenxing, he gradually started to talk more.

The situation became clearer and clearer, and Hou Guoming could naturally feel the changes.

So the worries and fears in his heart gradually lessened, and he began to have some confidence in the future.

"That's true, Master. When this project is completed, your family will basically be fully equipped with 'whole chicken and whole duck' and 'three turns and one ring'."

After Chen Chenxing said this, Jiang Hui couldn't help but ask, "What does 'whole chicken and whole duck' mean?"

“Three turns and one sound” refers to a bicycle, a sewing machine, a watch and a radio, which Jiang Hui knew.

However, he was unable to react for a while to understand what "whole chicken and whole duck" meant.

"TV, tape recorder, washing machine, duck down quilt and pillow, this is 'whole chicken (machine) whole duck'."

As an old Beijinger, Chen Chenxing is very familiar with these popular terms in the "blind date" market.

Especially this year, many educated youth have returned to the city, and men over 28 and women over 25 have been classified as older youth.

Because I just returned to Beijing, I don't have any welfare housing, and the salary is almost the same for everyone, so I have no advantages.

Thus began the first mate-finding crisis in the capital.

With the encouragement of relevant departments, many units have been organized and required to solve the marriage and love difficulties faced by older young people as much as possible.

Some large-scale blind date events began to emerge and gradually developed to their peak in the next few years.

Among them, steel mills and other machinery factories with mostly male employees often socialized with textile factories with mostly female employees. Even some newspapers in the capital took on the role of "matchmaker" in the spirit of sharing the social burden. Although dating at this time also required asking about housing, its meaning was not the same as the commercial housing without mortgage within the Third Ring Road today.

At that time, the per capita housing area in the capital was only 4.5 square meters, which was only comparable to the 4.3 square meters in Shanghai.

When young men and women or matchmakers ask "Do you have a house?", they mean to ask whether there is room to separate out the existing space in the man's parents' house.

If there is a attic, pavilion, balcony or other space, it can be used for the newlyweds to live in. If this is not possible, then using curtains to separate a space in a larger room can also be considered as having a room.

It is not uncommon to see a family of seven or eight people squeezed into a room of 20 to 30 square meters.

Of course, no matter what era it is, people will die of drought or flood.

"Now that you mention it, I really feel like my home is missing a washing machine."

"It's not that troublesome in the summer, but it's really inconvenient not having a washing machine in the winter."

Zhu Lin basically did all the housework, but Jiang Hui felt sorry for her delicate hands washing clothes in the middle of winter.

Buying a washing machine before winter is really more important than buying a TV.

Of course, if you have TV tickets, you must also buy a TV.

Anyway, the couple has a good income now, and they haven’t spent all the money that my mother-in-law gave them before.

"Why do you need a washing machine? It's expensive and consumes a lot of electricity. The problem is that tickets for washing machines are harder to get than tickets for televisions and bicycles."

A straight man like Chen Chenxing naturally cannot understand the thoughts of Jiang Hui, a modern man who dotes on his wife.

Jiang Hui was too lazy to argue with him, it was completely meaningless.

"Xiao Chen, you don't understand this."

"Learn more from your master. You never know when you'll find a girl you like and it might be useful to you."

Hou Guoming rarely interrupted the conversation.

Jiang Hui is doing well in the factory and he is very happy.

Because he is now tied to him by a rope.

"If I can have 'whole chicken and whole duck' and 'three turns and one ring', it won't be a problem for me to choose any girl I like."

Although it seems a bit inappropriate to measure it with material things.

However, Chen Chenxing feels that these things are the most convincing in the blind date market.

Besides, what he is most interested in now is learning how to repair cars and then traveling around the country as a driver.

Isn't it a waste of time to date?
Totally unnecessary!

"When you have the complete chicken and duck and three turns and one ring, other people's kids will be able to help out."

Hou Guoming is about the same age as Chen Chenxing's father, so they are a generation apart.

His views on marriage and love are definitely different from Chen Chenxing's.

"It's so nice to live alone. Otherwise, it's like my neighbors, who quarrel every day. It gives me a headache just listening to them."

After Chen Chenxing said this, Hou Guoming and Jiang Hui felt a little speechless.

Hou Guoming couldn't accept Chen Chenxing's point of view, while Jiang Hui was a little surprised that his apprentice's ideas were so avant-garde?
Did you know in 1978 that not getting married or having children would be the most comfortable thing?
After having a baby, all kinds of troubles come one after another, making people overwhelmed.

If you don’t have a baby, there is only one worry, and that is “what to eat today?”!
(End of this chapter)