Chapter 490 [One step away]

Amid the crackling of firecrackers, smoke filled the air.

Colleagues from the factory, young men and girls who were joining in the fun were joking and pushing each other forward.

Two young and strong men in the team forcefully pushed out Chen Jianshe, who was wearing a starched shirt.

Getting married in this era is so simple. Chen Jianshe had a big red flower on his chest that symbolized the groom's official status, and his face was very oily... probably because he put on half a bottle of cream when he got up this morning.

Then Ou Xiuhua got out of the car coquettishly.

The car is very simple, not a sedan or car - in the 1980s, this kind of car was the equipment of leaders. It is too far away from ordinary people.

In fact, it is a small transport truck in the factory fleet.

There was something like a big red flower hydrangea tied on the front of the car, and there were colorful ribbons hung on both sides. A huge red Double Happiness was pasted on the windshield.

After the firecrackers burned out, Chen Jianshe, amidst the cheers of the people around him, picked up Ou Xiuhua, who had just jumped out of the car, and hugged her around the waist. He looked as proud as a general returning from a victorious battle. In front of everyone, Amidst the laughter, Ou Xiuhua strode home with her arms in her arms.

My home is still the dormitory in the original factory.

However, because of his marriage, Chen Jianshe went to the boss for a month and finally succeeded in getting the right to allocate this dormitory - it would belong to him alone from now on.

They also used their connections to give gifts. It is said that the names of the young couple Chen Jianshe and Ou Xiuhua were moved to a higher position in the list when houses were allocated in the next batch of factories.

Chen Jianshe carried his bride into the room, and two of his friends began to smoke outside one by one - the cigarettes were not good ones, just Dachongjiu or Zhongyuan.

In this era, let alone Huazi, Hongtashan is considered a top-notch luxury cigarette.

Not much wedding candy was scattered.

There was no way. In the early 1980s, supplies were in short supply.

In this era, sugar, tobacco, and alcohol are still subject to material control, and they are all owned by the state.

In this era, every place will have something that is difficult for people who have been around for decades to understand - every place will have a state-owned enterprise called a "Sugar, Tobacco and Liquor Specialty Company".

Wedding candy is mixed.

A small part of it was bought with candy coupons from the sugar, tobacco and liquor company, like White Rabbit or Double Happiness candy.

But this thing is a precious thing in this era, there are very few of it, and you don’t buy many of them.

Most of it was bulk sugar that Chen Jianshe had someone buy from the countryside - maltose made by farmers themselves, and then cut into small pieces.

Fortunately, in this era, not everyone is rich.

Having these things is enough to make people happy.

This is the factory living area, and the so-called neighbors are all employees of the same factory. In fact, everyone knows each other very well, and they all live very different lives.

Chen Jianshe's mother, the old lady, was naturally picked up as well.

Entering the house, the originally cramped single-room dormitory was neatly tidied up.

The bunk bed had been moved away long ago and replaced by a newly made wooden double bed with brand new sheets and pillows.

The washbasin stand, spittoon, and thermos bottle in the house are all new, and there are also double happiness stickers on the glass.

Home appliances...that's nothing.

Electric lights, plus a radio.

Don't even think about TV sets - in this era, anyone who has a black and white TV set at home is almost the brightest one on the street.

This radio was still a second-hand item. Chen Jianshe asked a friend to buy it from a home appliance repair department. After having it repaired by a friend, the radio station function was no longer usable.

But the single-card tape can still be played. It just occasionally gets disrupted - but it's bearable.

The single-room dormitory is not big, so don't even think about sofas and the like.

I have no money to buy one... Even if I hire a carpenter to make one, my house is too small and there is no room to put it.

So as the head of the family, the old lady could only sit on a stool and let the newlyweds bow to her.

A team director came to the factory and was regarded as the leader of the unit. He said a few simple words.

What is free: treat each other with respect as a guest, and be filial to the elderly.

Of course, I haven’t forgotten to add the basic national policy of this era: comply with family planning.

As for having a big wedding banquet - it doesn't happen in this day and age.

But the working class naturally has working class methods.

It's done in the work canteen.

In the workplace canteen, Chen Jianshe gritted his teeth and spent two months' salary to set up a few tables.

As for Chen Jianshe's triumphant look, Ou Xiuhua was actually a little confused today.

In fact, she herself was a little confused.

From falling in love with Chen Jianshe to getting married, everything seemed to go too fast.

It was so fast that the young Ou Xiuhua felt that she was getting married without even reacting.

In fact, Chen Jianshe's conditions did not meet Ou Xiuhua's conditions for choosing a spouse.

Although he has a good skin, he looks unreliable. He is good at talking but not practical at work. He likes to dress up and be in the limelight, but when it comes to doing things, he will push back and hold back.

Moreover, there are also some bad habits.

Ou Xiuhua was the most popular person in the factory, and countless young and talented young men were secretly watching her.

But why did she end up marrying Chen Jianshe?

In fact, Ou Xiuhua herself couldn't explain clearly.

Thinking about it carefully, it turned out that a few months ago, the young boy who appeared inexplicably, and then caused himself to be inexplicably implicated, Chen Jianshe was taken to the factory security office and beaten...

Because of that incident, I got to know Chen Jianshe inexplicably.

But Chen Jianshe always avoided him.

Until a few months ago.

The factory held a staff party for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chen Jianshe, who was eloquent, presented a program on behalf of the team. It really stole the show.

At the dance after the party, the two bumped into each other inexplicably.

In the early 1980s, this kind of dance party held by young people in factories was particularly popular.

In fact, the wind of fashion has just blown into a long-closed society. The so-called dance party, that is, after the Mid-Autumn Festival party, took the opportunity to occupy the factory auditorium. Young people took the tape recorder borrowed from the factory office and played

There were several recorded dance music tapes, and everyone danced the disco that was very popular in this era.

In this era, the hottest and most popular singer among young people is a female singer named Zhang Qiang, the eldest sister with an afro who appeared in variety shows decades later.

It was at the dance that night that the marriage line between the two people, which had been severely cut off by Chen Nuo, was inexplicably renewed.

That night, after drinking two glasses of wine, Chen Jianshe gained some inexplicable courage. He even forgot about Chen Nuo's previous warnings and threats to him, and then ran to chat with Ou Xiuhua for a few words.

As for Ou Xiuhua, because she had previously caused Chen Jianshe to be inexplicably taken to the factory security office and beaten, she felt a little guilty. So when Chen Jianshe came to talk to her, Ou Xiuhua was rare and did not give him a cold face.

He exchanged a few pleasant words with Chen Jianshe.

A few days after the dance, Chen Jianshe seemed to suddenly become bolder and began to wander around in front of Ou Xiuhua in the factory intentionally or unintentionally.

As for Ou Xiuhua, every time she wanted to refuse, a voice and thought would come up in her heart for no reason and tell herself: Seeing is better than hearing. Maybe this Chen Jianshe is not as unreliable as the rumors say?

Ou Xiuhua had the idea that "it's okay to just get to know each other."

Chen Jianshe held the idea that "that little evil star has left and no one cares about him."

After the two people came into contact a few times, they became confused and fell in love.

There were also a few minor unexpected episodes in the middle.

For example, once Ou Xiuhua sprained her foot after leaving the factory after get off work. It happened that Chen Jianshe drove by in a factory truck and picked Ou Xiuhua up.

For another example, the factory distributed labor insurance and welfare materials. When Ou Xiuhua came home from get off work, Chen Jianshe helped to move them. However, when they arrived at Ou Xiuhua's door, her clothes were torn by hooks protruding from the wall.

Ou Xiuhua could only ask Chen Jianshe to keep the coat. After all, the girl was kind-hearted and sewed it up herself, then took it to the factory and returned it to Chen Jianshe the next day.

Just such a small episode, a small accident, and a good opportunity happened in just a month or two.

Then...the two of them fell in love in a confused way.

Ou Xiuhua gradually felt that although Chen Jianshe was a bit impetuous, he was still very enthusiastic towards her after all, and he was eloquent.

Moreover, in this era, working as a driver in a large state-owned factory is a very good job! If you tell people about it, it will basically mean that you will introduce to others that you are a lawyer or doctor forty years later.

Iron rice bowl, good benefits, and many invisible benefits.

As for being impetuous, just be impetuous.

They are all young people, how many of them are calm?

It shouldn't be a big problem... right?

Besides, Chen Jianshe is not without his merits.

He... is so good-looking!
To be continued...