Chapter 128 The Qian Gaoyun Effect in the Previous Life

Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "I think women should first learn to care for themselves and love themselves. So, we should focus on the benefits of late marriage and late childbearing for women themselves, including their health and career development. Furthermore, the country has always advocated for women to go out and participate in national development. Having fewer children and marrying and having children later is precisely an effort to respond to the country's call in all aspects."

Among the many family planning propaganda slogans, there is one that says: marry and have children later to liberate women’s labor force.

Although the angle of this statement is to encourage women to have fewer children and work more, if you think about it from another angle, it means having fewer children and focusing on careers! Having children will affect women's social progress.

Zhang Qiheng said, "That makes sense. If you have time, you can get more involved in women's work."

"OK."

Xie Yun readily agreed and added, "Also, I've heard that there have been cases of calculated marriages in some places. They deliberately push someone into trouble, then act as a hero to save the beauty, and spread rumors that the two had physical contact, so they have to get married, and the two are tied together like that.

I was horrified when I heard this. How could such a thing happen? I think we need to spread the word and let everyone know that saving someone is saving them. Just because you saved someone doesn't mean they have to marry you, and just because they saved you doesn't mean you have to marry them.

No, I suggest that all the young women in the team learn to swim, so that no one can plot against them."

Zhang Qiheng was stunned when he heard this. "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, I heard about it when I was in school. Isn't it scary?"

"That's horrible! Who would fall into the water? We've had children drown here in the summer when it rains a lot, but that was because they were young and ignorant and accidentally fell in. We've never had an adult drown, unless they jumped in out of frustration... or, as you said, were deliberately pushed in by a wicked person because they had a personal grudge or wanted to use it to get in the way of a marriage."

Xie Yun said, "I'm not sure about the details, but this definitely wouldn't happen in Liushu Village. I just heard it from others."

Zhang Qiheng thought about it. If he jumped down, what if he was rescued and the two of them were forced to be tied together? That would be very annoying for both of them. But who would be so bored as to spread such gossip? Could the members be so inhumane?

There are also those who maliciously push others into trouble and plot against their marriages, which is even more fucked up!

Although she felt that the possibility of such a thing happening was small, it was still better to take precautions.

"Okay. Then let's go down and do some publicity. It happens to be a relatively free time now. Let's go to each brigade and hold a women's meeting to spread the word, especially to unmarried young girls."

Xie Yun said, "If someone accidentally falls into the water and someone happens to pass by and rescues them, that's easy to explain. They're acting bravely and should be praised. But if someone deliberately pushes someone into the water, whether it's because of a personal grudge or to manipulate their marriage, that's murder and a crime. In this case, the victim must report to the commune's People's Armed Forces Department. We'll arrest the bad guys. These things must be made clear to the members."

Zhang Qiheng smiled and said, "You're right. We need to analyze each case individually and not let everything come down to marriage. The Marriage Law also needs to be promoted. The concept of freedom of marriage and no one interfering has not yet been widely adopted."

Xie Yun smiled and said, "When you go down to do your work, bring our civil affairs officer with you and hand over the marriage certificates to everyone. From now on, everyone who gets married must come here to get a marriage certificate. Don't think that it's like before, where we can just have a meal and be done with it. A marriage without a certificate is unreliable."

After wasting some time chatting with Director Zhang, it's time to get off work.

Xie Yun returned to the office to get her bag. Secretary Li asked her, "Did you send the article?"

"I've sent it. I talked to Director Zhang about women's work. She's going to be doing a lot of publicity, so I'll help her out later. I could draw a poster or something."

As a publicity officer, she was responsible for both external and internal publicity. She would get involved in anything related to publicity.

Director Zhong smiled and said, "Yes, Xiao Xie is very active in his work. He finds work on his own when there's no work. He's very proactive."

Xie Yun said, "That's right. I am a good soldier of the Chairman and a good child of the country."

Secretary Li: “…”

Director Zhong: “…”

After two seconds of silence, they said, "It's time to get off work, you should leave now."

"Hey, see you tomorrow."

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After chatting with colleagues today about the issue of educated youth and their marriage problems, Xie Yun cursed Qian Gaoyun in his previous life in his heart.

That silly kid not only cheated herself in her previous life, but also indirectly cheated a large number of people.

When the "Send to the Countryside" movement first began, most educated youth wanted to avoid starting families in the countryside. The educated youth offices and revolutionary committees in the cities, as well as their parents, all used their own methods to promote the idea of ​​delayed marriage and childbearing, viewing this promotion as a way of caring for the educated youth, simply to prevent them from marrying in the countryside.

The educated youth also accepted it well. By that time, late marriage and late childbearing were widely accepted concepts among urban residents. The average age of first marriage for women in Beijing was 25, and many were only 16 or 17 when they went to the countryside. They were in no rush to get married, and coupled with the urgings of their families and the media's advocacy of late marriage and late childbearing, most of them had no desire to marry in the countryside.

However, Qian Gaoyun suddenly appeared and the story of her marriage to the poor and lower-middle peasants was reported in the media. In addition, some people and units fanned the flames, saying that Qian Gaoyun's actions expressed her determination to stay rooted in the countryside for life and her courage to completely break with old ideas and traditions, and that it was a "vivid example of lineism."

Since then, the policy on the marriage of educated youth has changed, and it has become encouraged that educated youth get married in the countryside. Some places even regard the educated youth settling down in the countryside as a result of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement.

Of course, there is another reason for this. At that time, some of the earliest educated youth who went to the countryside were already older and it was indeed time for them to get married. Some of them may have worried that if they delayed getting married, it would become another destabilizing factor.

Xie Yun cursed casually for a few words and then stopped. In the final analysis, Qian Gaoyun was just a tool being used, and she herself was also a victim.

However, after returning home, Xie Yun still visited Qian Gaoyun in the evening and gave her another pep talk, encouraging her to focus all her energy on her career. As for marriage, forget it.

Xie Yun was not sure whether Qian Gaoyun had heard it or not, but Wang Qingli's eyes were bright, and it was obvious that she had heard it.

"Binbin is right. Marriage is such a time-consuming process. Once you're married, you have to discuss everything with your family and get approval from your husband's parents-in-law. They won't support you in pursuing a career; they'll just tie you down to housework. If you don't agree, all that's left is arguments and fights, with adults making children cry and it's a complete mess."

If you don't get married, you don't have to worry about these things. You can do whatever you want, study if you want, take a month off from work, and there won't be piles of laundry waiting for you to wash or crying children waiting for you to feed. If you want to watch the wheat seedlings grow, you can do it, or live in the fields. But if you get married, you can't do that. There will definitely be people who object."

Xie Yun: “…”

She said to Qian Gaoyun, "Sister Yun, you came all the way from the city to us. Is it for the country and the people?"

Qian Gaoyun: "Yes! I will put my personal affairs aside and focus on my work."

Xie Yun praised her highly.

Family planning propaganda in the 1960s