Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu

Chapter 74 - In the future, she would treat Yan Xiaofang as a good friend (3)

Su Dazhi and Liu Mei were also stunned by the charcoal stove.

"Sis, why did you spend money on this? We have a stove at home," Su Dazhi curiously asked.

Su Lin gave him a cold look and unhappily said, "What do you mean? You're not the one cooking. It's so hard for me to cook every day. A brick stove is so smoky. I have to close my eyes when cooking! I have to pick up firewood every day on the way back from school to have enough wood to cook the meals." She started crying.

Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu

Chapter 73 - In the future, she would treat Yan Xiaofang as a good friend (2)

Since October 1st was the National Day of the People's Republic of China, she got that day off. On the last day of September, Su Yu went to collect her wages after work. She collected three people's wages. In addition to her 35 yuan, there was Su Dazhi's 40 yuan and Su Xiaozhi's 18 yuan as a temporary worker. She got almost 100 yuan.

The other people who had also come here to collect their wages were so envious when they saw her thick stack of money and tickets. They could only envy her for raising two good brothers. However, they quickly thought of something else.

Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu

Chapter 72 - In the future, she would treat Yan Xiaofang as a good friend (1)

Publicity Committee Member Hu came to the factory committee and brought up hiring Su Yu.

Administrative Assistant Gao said while holding a teacup, "I thought that comrade had a very high ideological awareness and was good at learning when I met her for the first time. She's done a good job studying the ideology and spirit of the Chairman. I think a comrade like her is much stronger than our younger colleagues. I was the one that gave her the quota to study. Our factory committee's goal is to cultivate talents for our work unit."

Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu

Chapter 71 - Gaining glory by association (3)

Her female co-workers specially came over to discuss her published article.

"You spend all day weaving cloth with us. When did you have the time to learn how to write articles and even get it published? Why don't we have that ability?" There was admiration and envy in her voice.

Su Yu said with a smile, "It's nothing unusual. You might be able to do it too if you give it a try. I was just giving it a try too. It's also because society is good now. Otherwise, how could people like us have the chance to have our articles be published in newspapers? Back then, even if you wrote a beautiful article, no one would look at it. I don't have any other ideas. I just want to honestly work. My work won't finish itself just because my article got published."

Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu

Chapter 70 - Gaining glory by association (2)

"Su Yu, I heard you're in the newspaper." Beaming with happiness, Director Xu ran over to the workshop to look for Su Yu.

Su Yu looked surprised. "Huh? How is that possible?"

"You don't know yet? How can you not know? You're the one that submitted the article. I saw it in the office. It was your name, our work unit and department. It has to be you."

Looking as if she suddenly realized something, Su Yu said, "Ah, so it's that… I didn't expect to get published. Actually, I just wanted to express my feelings, so I submitted my article. I didn't expect that it would get published."