"My goodness, Mianmian is really incredible, she can make a TV!" Zhang Guihua said with her eyes smiling bright, "This child must be Wenqu Star reincarnated, an immortal descended to our Jiang Family."
Having such a capable granddaughter was truly a great virtue accrued from her past life.
Once this child was grown up, not to mention Stone Bridge Village, but even in the town, the county, or even the city, she, as Jiang Mianmian’s grandmother, could walk with her back straight!
Zhang Guihua would feel her heart stir with excitement every time she thought about this possibility; she really couldn’t wait for Jiang Mianmian to grow up.
"Yes, not only is Mianmian academically brilliant, but now she can even make such a valuable thing as a television. Our Old Jiang Family can certainly count on her to bring glory to our name," Jiang Dashan also praised with some excitement.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, what good deeds did you two do in your past lives to have such a smart and capable daughter? I’m so envious," Sun Lixia sidled up to Su Wanyu and said with a bit of a flattering tone.
The couple from the second branch were slow of speech; they also wanted to join in praising Mianmian, but didn’t know quite what to say.
"Haha, Laosan’s Wife, you are absolutely right, I always say daughters are better. A daughter is like a little cotton-padded jacket for her parents, much better than your naughty little boy who runs about everywhere. You might not know this, but this TV was specially made by my daughter for us. She saw these color TVs on foreign newspapers when she was in Capital City and knew we hadn’t seen them before so she made this color TV specially for us. Ah, my daughter is really too filial," Jiang Changhai said proudly.
Tsk, no matter how great a daughter is, she can’t compare to a son who can carry on the family line!
Though Sun Lixia, who favored sons over daughters, thought to herself critically, she still nodded in agreement on the surface: "Yes, daughters are indeed better, thoughtful and filial."
After her ecstatic moment, Zhang Guihua suddenly had a bright idea. She grabbed Jiang Changhai’s arm excitedly and asked, "Eldest, how much does one TV cost? If Mianmian can make them, let’s start selling TVs. It’s sure to make a lot of money. I heard that you have to queue up even if you have money to buy a TV in the town."
The Third Branch heard the old lady’s words and were also tempted. Indeed, why hadn’t they thought of that?
They too had heard about that TV set; at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, it cost hundreds of dollars each, and every time they were in stock, they sold out in a flash, never enough to meet demand.
If Mianmian really could make TV sets, wouldn’t their family be set for life?
If only the First Branch were willing to share the profits with them, their latter half of their lives would be worry-free. Thinking about this, the couple from Third Branch also looked eagerly at Jiang Changhai, waiting for his answer.
Even the couple from Second Branch felt somewhat tempted when they heard this.
Jiang Changhai was actually amused by his mother’s wildly imaginative ideas and explained, "My biological mother, what are you thinking? The materials for making the TV, those were brought all the way by Yu Cheng on an airplane for Mianmian. Making a TV isn’t as simple as you think. First off, we can’t even buy those materials, let alone sell TVs. You better rest your mind."
"Ah? The materials were brought by Yu Cheng from Capital City? I guess I thought too much," the old lady realized she had oversimplified the situation upon hearing her eldest son’s words.