Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

"Hey, you just got here, so you didn't hear what the government officials were saying just now, did you?"

"I don't know? What's wrong?"

"This is about Commander Zhou's wife, Su Wanqing, you know her, right? She's the good comrade who's been supplying our canteen with oyster mushrooms these past few days, selling them to us at a discount. The government officials just said that, in recognition of Comrade Su Wanqing's significant contributions, she will be awarded a first-class merit in the Great Hall of the People in a few days. The award has already been transported here by truck."

"Goodness, what did she do? She rewarded herself with a refrigerator? This refrigerator is a rare find. My son told me it costs several thousand yuan, and you have to get the electricity back on. You can put leftovers or uneaten food in the refrigerator, especially in the summer. Meat can stay in the refrigerator for days without spoiling."

"Tsk tsk, you thought it was just the refrigerator? There's also ten thousand yuan! Besides the ten thousand yuan, the sewing machine, bicycle, radio, watch, and wool coat on this vehicle are all rewards from above."

"hiss--"

Those who had just gathered around gasped in shock upon hearing this.

Just then, Chen Yuchun, who had finally gotten off work and was feeling irritated all day, overheard this conversation and was nearly driven mad with anger. She had just been dragged over by her mother and happened to hear this infuriatingly jealous story. She simply couldn't understand why Su Wanqing always got all the good things. Why?

"It must be Mayor Shen. He's using official business to express his gratitude to Su Wanqing!" Chen Yuchun thought bitterly. No, she had to report him! Even the mayor can't do whatever he wants!

Her mother, shocked, asked, "Aunt Liu, are you sure you're not mistaken? I know it was her husband, Zhou Yanshen, who made a great contribution. I heard he received a special merit and was seriously injured. Shouldn't that be awarded to Comrade Zhou Yanshen? How come his wife was rewarded? There must be some mistake!"

"Pah! You old woman, don't you listen to me at all?" Aunt Xie exclaimed, immediately putting her hands on her hips to explain.

"They clearly said it was Comrade Su Wanqing. This was issued by the government itself. What are you questioning?"

"That Dr. Su is incredibly capable. Forget about your obvious ulterior motives. Let me tell you, they're a perfect match, both exceptionally talented. One was injured while working for the country and made significant contributions, the other is a renowned doctor who has made outstanding achievements. Their child is about to be born. Stop having any ulterior motives. Your daughter is so picky and unrealistic; besides a good father, what makes her good enough for him? Go find someone of equal social standing. Even if you want to break them up, don't you know your own worth? Do you think they'd even look at you?"

"You...you old woman, what nonsense are you talking about! When did we ever want to break people up?" Chen Yuchun's mother was anxious. Although that was indeed what she thought, she hadn't even started doing it yet.

Chen Yuchun listened intently, her eyes wide with disbelief. "They just rewarded her with a large color TV this morning, and this afternoon the government is giving her a large refrigerator and all this stuff? What did Su Wanqing do to deserve such a hefty reward? All she did was perform surgery on the mayor's daughter, and Mayor Shen is blatantly rewarding her like this, even lying to us that she's done a great service?"

Aunt Xie: "Since you're not trying to break them up, just stay away. Why keep asking about these things? Is this something you're asking about? The government officials just said it's confidential. Are you trying to find out state secrets?"

"What's so great about you? Come on, girl, let's go."

Chen Yuchun was dragged away with a venomous look in her eyes. "Hmph, this isn't over yet. I'm going to report you!" She didn't believe that Su Wanqing had done anything great to be rewarded. No matter how great the achievement, it couldn't overshadow Zhou Yanshen's achievement of capturing the fighter jet.

If it weren't for Su Wanqing, a young and handsome teacher like Zhou Yanshen would have been her man long ago. It's all Su Wanqing's fault!

There was a large crowd gathered, and Su Wanqing could hear the commotion from afar. By the time she slowly approached, Aunt Xie had already made Chen Yuchun and her daughter shrink back in anger.

She smiled and took Aunt Xie's hand: "Auntie, you've arrived? Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Aunt Xie exclaimed, "Alright, alright, I was just thinking of going to check out the big refrigerator. Come on, let's go take a look together. Excuse me, make way!"

With great enthusiasm, Aunt Xie pushed through the crowd, gave Chen Yuchun and her mother, whose faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, one last glare, and then entered the courtyard like a victorious rooster.

"Wanqing is back? This is a good opportunity for the technician to ask whether to run one cable or several, and whether to install a few more power outlets?" Ding Xiaomei greeted her and asked.

Su Wanqing immediately said, "Yes, yes, we might need a TV and a washing machine later, which all require electricity. We've got everything set up this time so we don't have to come back next time."

Ding Xiaomei covered her mouth and asked in surprise, "Washing machine? What do you need that for? I heard that they only exist abroad now, and they cost one or two thousand yuan. I can wash clothes in a few seconds. I heard that washing machines take a whole bucket of water and an hour to wash each load. They're so slow."

The key issue is that it uses a lot of electricity. A single turn of the machine uses a lot of electricity, and washing a little laundry requires both electricity and water and takes so long. It's much better if I can finish in just a few minutes.

Su Wanqing laughed and said, "We don't necessarily need to buy one. We're just keeping the socket. What if the government gives me another one later? We'll get it for free, so we'll definitely keep it."

Ding Xiaomei nodded with some hesitation—it wouldn't be worthwhile to use it if it were given away for free.

Su Wanqing didn't argue with her. If you don't even use the washing machine, what's the point of living?

Even if it uses a lot of electricity and water, you don't have to use your own hands.

Besides, washing machines will become commonplace sooner or later, and dishwashers will follow. Su Wanqing will install them as long as she has the means.

You say it wastes electricity, water, and time, but the time saved, whether it's just a few minutes, three minutes a day, adds up to more than a thousand minutes a year. Wouldn't it be better to enjoy that time yourself?

As Su Wanqing was thinking, a middle-aged man dressed formally and wearing glasses came from the backyard. Upon seeing Su Wanqing, he immediately greeted her: "Hello, hello, Comrade Su Wanqing, I am Mayor Shen's secretary, my surname is Wang, you can just call me Xiao Wang."

Although Secretary Wang adopted a humble attitude, Su Wanqing wouldn't actually call him that. Instead, she politely said, "Hello, Comrade Wang. Thank you for coming."

"No trouble at all, it's our duty. Heroes like you deserve to be honored."

Comrade Su, please take a look. This is the list of rewards. These are just the visible rewards for your contribution of mechanical blueprints. Your reward for contributing radar technology hasn't been issued yet. Hundreds of experts have already come to study it, and it has been confirmed that it is truly…”

In the end, Secretary Wang could only manage a wry smile.

The rewards on the surface have already been arranged according to the highest standards. Just that mechanical blueprint alone is worth tens of millions of US dollars. Foreign countries would not sell it even if they got it. This is something that foreign countries want to block technology from and then sell us outdated products. Who would sell the latest generation of technology?