Chapter 69

Bao Xiaoyan looked in disbelief at the direction where Dalong ran away.

Doesn't he listen to what he says the most? Isn't it that if he isn't told to go left, he won't dare to go right?

Now, she asked him to throw Youyou down, why didn't he agree?

Dalong held Youyou in his arms and ran to the group of adults.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the child returning to her, Meng Jinyu cried out in fear and hugged her tightly in her arms.

Youyou panted heavily, her cheeks puffed up, and pointed her little finger in the direction of Bao Xiaoyan, and couldn't wait to complain: "Mom, she asked Brother Dalong to push me down!"

Bai Junjie's eyes widened, hardly able to believe that Bao Xiaoyan would do such a vicious thing.

She pulled Dalong to her side and asked, "Did she ask you to push Youyou down?"

"My dear wife, buy some candy." Dalong seemed to understand and shook his head like a rattle, "I don't want candy, mom and dad will buy it."

After saying that, he raised his hand again and wiped Youyou's face: "Good friend! No, don't cry!"

Everyone looked at Bao Xiaoyan in shock.

Meng Jinyu sucked in a breath of cold air, stood up suddenly, and said sternly: "Bao Xiaoyan, how could you do such a vicious thing! Using Dalong to attack a child, don't you have any conscience in your heart?"

Bao Xiaoyan's face suddenly turned pale.

She shook her head vigorously: "I didn't! Dalong is a fool, Youyou is a child, how can you believe what they say?"

However, precisely because Youyou is a child and Dalong has a low intelligence, they will not lie.

Could it be that they are going to unite to frame Bao Xiaoyan?

This is really ridiculous!

"Just now I was persuading Dalong to bring Youyou back as soon as possible. Didn't you hear me?"

Until this time, Bao Xiaoyan was still quibbling.

She stood alone at the edge of the terrace, her eyes red and her tone excited.

She must never admit what she did. As long as she doesn't admit it, the words of a child and a fool cannot be used as evidence for them to report to the police, and then she will not be arrested and sent to labor camp.

Bao Xiaoyan gritted her teeth and said, "I know you are targeting me on purpose, because every one of you looks down on me! I have been transferred to the sewing workshop, my salary is lower, my future is gone, and even my colleagues don't care about me. And my parents, other people's parents really care about their daughters, but what about me? They exploit me and squeeze me. As long as I have a life, they make me contribute unconditionally to my family!"

"I reported Meng Jinyu and Shen Yuqing. What's wrong with that? I just want to make my life better! I want to be promoted to team leader, director, and then move up. When my position gets higher and higher, I can apply for independent housing. What's wrong with that?"

Everyone present recognized Bao Xiaoyan.

But at this moment, she was completely different from the delicate and timid girl in their impression.

She looked extremely distressed, almost collapsed, and even began to become hysterical, but this did not excuse what she had done.

No matter what kind of grievances or difficulties she had, it was a huge mistake for her to instigate Dalong to push Youyou down.

At this time, Bao's father and mother also ran over.

The matter had become so serious that they naturally knew what had happened to their daughter. They also wanted to escape, but they could not be cowards because Bao's father was a veteran employee of the unit and he could not afford to lose face.

"Mom." Dalong stared at Bao Xiaoyan in a daze and said anxiously, "My little wife——"

Bao Xiaoyan screamed and interrupted him: "Stop calling me your little wife! Who is your wife!"

Dalong was frightened, shrank his neck and hid behind Bai Junjie.

Bai Junjie frowned in pain and found a colleague to take him away first.

After Dalong walked away, she said, "Don't act like you're being bullied. It was you who asked to marry Dalong! And it happened more than once."

The crowd was shocked.

They didn't know the whole story and thought that the factory director's family was taking advantage of their power to force Bao Xiaoyan to marry in. Unexpectedly, Bao Xiaoyan took the initiative herself.

"Yes, I took the initiative to marry him. But I just wanted to get away from my current life, so I resorted to this desperate measure!" Bao Xiaoyan's voice was sharp, with hatred in her eyes, "What else do you think? Do you think that idiot in your family has such great charm that I am obsessed with him?"

These words were so harsh that they were like a sharp needle piercing Bai Junjie's heart.

She stepped back angrily.

Director Mo's face changed: "Stop talking!"

Bao Xiaoyan pulled a weird smile at the corner of her mouth: "I want to say it, I have to say it! The idiot in your family only knows how to eat candy all day long, and drools when he sits at the dinner table. I suspect that he is in his twenties and even pees in his pants!"

However, before she could finish her words, a figure came forward quickly.

Bao's father rushed to Bao Xiaoyan, raised his hand and slapped her hard.

With a "pop" sound, the world became quiet.

"What a disgrace!"

Bao Xiaoyan covered her stinging cheek and stared at him.

I don't know how long it was before she laughed again.

After a moment, she looked downstairs.

She would definitely lose this job and become a pariah. If she was sent to a labor camp, she might never be able to leave it for the rest of her life.

Why did she feel so depressed in the first place?

She could leave the Bao family, even if she just married an ordinary worker, it would be better than the current situation...

The smile on Bao Xiaoyan's lips gradually faded, her eyes slowly dimmed, and her gaze became empty.

Meng Jinyu reacted quickly, blindfolded Youyou, and shouted, "Hold Bao Xiaoyan, don't let her jump!"

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo were so scared that they hugged their brother tightly, and the three of them turned their heads away.

"Ah——" Bao's mother screamed.

However, before her scream died down, a muffled sound exploded in everyone's mind.

Bao Xiaoyan jumped down by herself.

The process of falling from the three-story building seemed to take only a moment, leaving her no time to recall or reflect.

When a few brave male comrades rushed forward, what they saw was the young female comrade lying in a pool of blood.

"Mom, what happened just now?" Youyou saw the shocked expressions of the adults through her mother's fingers.

Meng Jinyu shook her head and took the children back.

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo helped comfort their younger siblings.

Fortunately, when Bao Xiaoyan jumped down, her younger brother and sister had been protected, and they did not see the bloody scene, so this incident did not leave any shadow in their hearts.

As for Youyou, she was almost thrown off the building just now, and I don’t know if she will be scared.

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo looked at her with heavy hearts, and seemed to be hesitant to speak several times.

They looked at each other, ran to the inner room, and discussed how to help their sister heal the emotional damage she had suffered.

"How about we take Youyou to the park?"

"I don't know if she's willing to go. The scene just now was too scary. Youyou was just a little bit away from being thrown down."

"Even now, my heart is still beating fast, let alone Youyou."

"I'm so worried that Youyou will be so scared that she will cry at night and won't be able to sleep."

However, just as Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo were worried, Youyou's voice came from outside.

"Uncle, you're here!"

"Hurry up and take Youyou to your uncle's house to watch TV. Youyou can't wait!"

"And aunt, is aunt home?"

The little guy's voice was full of energy, without any trace of fear or grievance.

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo ran out in a daze, and saw that Youyou had already put her little hand into Ruan Jinguo's palm, and went out excitedly.

"Brother and sister, do you want to go to uncle's house to watch TV?" Youyou asked softly.

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo looked at each other, and after a long while, they shook their heads with difficulty.

Finally, they watched Youyou jumping and skipping along with her uncle.

So, what happened to leaving a shadow?

No.

But this is just too good to be true!

…

Although Bao Xiaoyan did not die on the spot after falling from the third-floor terrace, she was seriously injured.

After waking up, she found herself in the hospital. The doctors and nurses looked at her with sympathy and said that she would never be able to stand up again.

The five words "lower body paralyzed" were like a mountain weighing on Bao Xiaoyan's heart.

She was in terrible pain and extremely panicked. She cried and screamed, unwilling to accept this fact.

Later, Bai Junjie came to visit her.

Bai Junjie said that they did not report to the police because no one else heard Bao Xiaoyan instigating Dalong to push Youyou down except Dalong and Youyou.

The evidence is insufficient and the public security comrades will not convict her.

Bao Xiaoyan hated Director Mo's family. She closed her eyes, said nothing, and had an extremely distorted expression.

Then, Bai Junjie said, "Is it very uncomfortable to be paralyzed from the waist down? Is it very painful to become a useless person who can't take care of himself? But have you ever thought that if Dalong really listened to you and pushed Youyou downstairs, then she would be the one lying on the hospital bed now! How could you bear to be so cruel to such a young child?"

Bao Xiaoyan did not answer.

She has known Youyou for many years. Over the years, whenever Youyou saw her, she would obediently call her "Sister Xiaoyan". I don't know if this child has never seen the world or is just born with a sweet mouth, but when he sees her wearing a new dress and new leather shoes, he always says "So beautiful, so beautiful" in an exaggerated tone.

Every time, Bao Xiaoyan would be amused by her and her eyes would bend with laughter.

"God didn't let you die on the spot, but gave you a chance to live and reflect on your actions. Bao Xiaoyan, tell me, has God opened his eyes?" Bai Junjie asked.

Bao Xiaoyan opened her eyes: "No! God won't open his eyes! If God opened his eyes, how could my fate be so tragic? All of you are fine, only I will lie on this hospital bed and will never see the sun outside for the rest of my life! My life is over, I have nothing left."

Because Bao Xiaoyan was too emotional, the nurse came into the ward not long after and asked Bai Junjie to leave.

A few days later, Bai Junjie heard that Bao Xiaoyan committed suicide.

She did her best and got a knife that her parents used to peel apples and cut it on her wrist.

But thanks to timely rescue, she survived after suffering a lot of torture.

Later, the same situation seemed to happen several times, but Bai Junjie did not ask about it again.

With Bao Xiaoyan's personality, she will probably continue to dwell on this issue again and again.

You will suffer the consequences if you do evil to yourself, so what can others say?

…

Colleagues were talking about it, and Bao's father, who was very proud, was too embarrassed to stay in the company any longer.

He retired early and left Jiangcheng with his wife, son and the half-paralyzed Bao Xiaoyan.

This matter has finally come to an end.

A few days later, Bai Junjie, Director Mo and Dalong came to Meng Jinyu's house.

"We had the wrong idea before, thinking that Dalong was so excited when he saw Bao Xiaoyan that we wanted him to marry Bao Xiaoyan and live together. But now we know that Dalong doesn't know what a wife is. He calls Bao Xiaoyan 'little wife' just because we and his grandmother keep talking about it at home. Dalong's intelligence is about the same as that of a child. All he wants is company and someone to play with him."

"Before, Dalong never made any friends. It was only after Youyou showed up that he finally made friends. Seeing him smile so happily, we feel happy from the bottom of our hearts."

"Also, I was so angry that I accidentally told Bao Xiaoyan what Youyou told me. It's so easy for an adult to hurt a child. It was my impulsiveness that almost caused a big mistake." Bai Junjie added, "Youyou, I'm sorry."

In the workplace, the factory director and his wife must be respected.

This time, they expressed their gratitude and apology so sincerely.

Youyou waved her hands: "It's okay. If you admit your mistakes and correct them, you're a good adult."

After a pause, she added: "But next time, be smarter."

Dalong sat on a small stool next to Youyou, and blinked his clear eyes slightly, as if he understood what his good friend said.

Director Mo and Bai Junjie smiled at each other, and a warm feeling flowed through their hearts.

"This time, our Mo family owes you a big favor. If you need any help in the future, just let us know and we will do our best to meet your needs."

Meng Jinyu's eyes moved.

Now it is 1980, and policies are becoming more and more relaxed. She wants to take a closer look at the situation and plans to resign in the next two years and become a self-employed person.

She had inquired before that after resigning, the house allocated by the company must be returned, but what if Director Mo is willing to give their family face at that time?

Meng Jinyu didn't say anything for the time being. As the sun went down, she invited the factory director and his family to have dinner at home.

Dalong had never tried eating out before, so he nodded vigorously and set the table with the dishes, imitating Youyou's example.

Director Mo and Bai Junjie laughed.

"Then thank you for your help." Bai Junjie said, giving her husband a look.

As they have been married for decades, Director Mo naturally understands his wife's thoughts.

That was something the couple discussed last night.

Bai Junjie asked him to think of a way to help Meng Jinyu get more performance bonuses in the assessment. Meng Jinyu's work performance is so outstanding that such a simple operation is nothing at all. Director Mo nodded and gave Bai Junjie a look in return.

While Meng Jinyu was cooking, Youyou was helping.

She is no longer the little dumpling she used to be. She no longer needs to carry a small stool and stand beside her mother. She can just stand on tiptoes to pick up the seasoning.

However, she was still as innocent as before. She was always enthusiastic about everything she did. Even adding some salt to the pot was like a game, and she never got tired of it.

Youyou's cheerful laughter attracted Dalong.

He walked over curiously, stretched his neck, and watched Meng Jinyu cook.

Youyou tilted her head, handed the seasoning in her hand to Dalong, and said, "Brother Dalong, do you want to help too?"

Dalong's eyes lit up and he stretched out his hand, wanting to take it.

Bai Junjie heard the noise and ran out immediately, saying anxiously: "Youyou, don't give the salt to Dalong. He doesn't understand. If he pours all the salt into the dish, the dish will be inedible."

After hearing this, Dalong withdrew his hand innocently.

But Youyou was not as obedient as Dalong. She handed over the small spoon for scooping salt and said, "Brother Dalong can help, too."

Dalong's big hand froze in mid-air, and curiosity made him reach out and take the small spoon unconsciously.

Behind him, Bai Junjie was still shouting, "Dalong, come here quickly!"

"A little bit of salt." Youyou gestured with her thumb and index finger, "Just a little bit."

Dalong clumsily held the small spoon, gently scooped a little salt and sprinkled it into the pot.

Meng Jinyu said, "A little more."

Dalong nodded again and dug some more salt.

The process was repeated five or six times, and finally Meng Jinyu smiled and said it was okay.

Youyou's eyes sparkled, she took Dalong's hand and said, "Brother Dalong can cook now!"

Dalong smiled foolishly: "Cook! Cook!"

Youyou nodded vigorously: "Brother Dalong is awesome!"

"I'm great." Dalong murmured again.

Looking at this scene, Bai Junjie behind him was stunned.

At dinner, Dalong had a big appetite and was eating hard.

Meng Jinyu said: "Actually, Dalong is not as helpless as you think. He can understand what adults say. When I sprinkled salt just now, I told him not to touch the pot, and he also knows how to protect himself. You wanted him to get married before, which is a good intention as a parent, but I think if you can teach him to cook and take care of himself, maybe it will be for his own good."

Bai Junjie took these words to heart.

In the past, she never let Dalong get close to the kitchen.

There's a fire in the kitchen. It's too dangerous.

But it turns out that Dalong is capable of it. He is not that stupid. Even though he can only understand a little bit of what adults say, this tiny progress is enough to make him happy.

She and her husband wanted to find a wife for Dalong in the hope that she would take good care of her, but why would someone else sacrifice themselves so selflessly?

After giving up the idea of ​​letting Dalong get married, Bai Junjie and Director Mo always thought that they would have to live a long life to be able to protect their son. But now Meng Jinyu said that Dalong can learn to take care of himself!

Director Mo was slightly stunned, and asked tentatively: "Dalong, do you want to learn how to cook?"

Dalong had a mouthful of rice in his mouth. He swallowed it with great difficulty and nodded vigorously: "Dalong, great!"

Bai Junjie and Director Mo both smiled, their eyes moist.

This feeling is very strange, just like a parent watching his child learn to talk and walk, except that their Dalong is special, he is already in his twenties.

However, they will not dislike him, because he is already pitiful enough.

After dinner, Dalong was reluctant to leave.

There was nothing to play with at Youyou's house, so he fiddled with Shanshan's books, looking curious.

Shan Shan took out a pen and paper and looked up: "Brother Dalong, I will teach you how to write, okay?"

However, writing requires a higher level of hand flexibility, and Dalong tried many times but failed.

But he didn't know what it meant to be discouraged, and he just kept holding the pencil and scribbling on the paper.

Looking at this scene, Youyou said softly, "Can we let Brother Dalong go to school with us?"

Listening to Youyou's words, Meng Jinyu smiled and shook her head.

It is unrealistic to let Dalong go to school in his current situation.

But he didn't have to be stuck at home.

Meng Jinyu said, "Why not let Dalong work in the company? Some of the work required in the workshop is relatively simple, such as cutting and pasting clothing labels, which Dalong can do. Should we let Dalong try to enter the society and support himself?"

This proposal made the factory director and his wife look at each other in bewilderment.

Support yourself...

Will he face more discrimination after entering the workplace?

Is the big dragon really possible?

…

Not long after, Dalong was really assigned to the unit.

What Director Mo and Bai Junjie worried about did not happen. Not only did his colleagues not discriminate against him, but on the contrary, they also taught him how to do things.

Dalong has a low intelligence, but he works very hard. He learned how to cut labels and stick them on clothes, and he quickly got the hang of it.

Especially proud.

In the past, Director Mo always thought that keeping his children at home would protect them from harm, but he never expected that what parents should learn after their children grow up is to let go.

After this incident, he suddenly understood what the "institutional reform" that Shen Yuqing and Meng Jinyu often mentioned was all about.

He is old and too conservative. Only by allowing young people to innovate can the factory's efficiency be improved.

A month later, Shen Yuqing was promoted to director of the garment department, while Meng Jinyu became deputy director of the garment department and head of the garment group.

With their joint efforts, the atmosphere of the entire garment group was mobilized, and everyone did the same thing every day, that is - how to make the efficiency of Chunyu Garment Factory higher and higher.

Before this, Meng Jinyu had never thought that in the early 1980s, her monthly salary could be as high as 65 yuan.

From the small amount of money she earned in her first month making clothes for the Red Star Garment Factory a few years ago to everything she has now, it seems like she has come a long, long way.

But Meng Jinyu had no intention of stopping.

In the past two years, a large number of educated youth have returned to the city, but if they are over 28 years old, they will not meet the recruitment requirements of most factories. The country encourages young people to engage in self-employment, so there are more and more self-employed people in Jiangcheng now.

Meng Jinyu still wanted to go back to her old job in clothing, and she was thinking about resigning from her job after the New Year.

However, the current monthly salary of 65 yuan is really not low. After resigning, everything has to start from scratch, which still requires some courage.

But she was ready.

When Meng Jinyu was ready and decided to resign and start a new life in early 1982, Jiang Cheng brought a piece of news.

He wants to sign up for the army.

The age requirement for conscription into the army is now limited to between eighteen and twenty years old. Jiang Cheng couldn't wait to submit his application right after his seventeenth birthday.

"I shouldn't be able to pass this age limit, right?" Meng Jinyu asked in surprise.

Jiang Cheng shook his head. "Over the years, I have kept in touch with Brother Xiaotian through letters. Brother Xiaotian is two years older than me, but he joined the army last year. He said that based on the needs of the army and the individual's willingness, the age requirement for conscription can be relaxed to seventeen!"

"Do you really want to join the army?" Meng Jinyu asked.

Jiang Cheng's eyes were burning with hope, and he nodded: "Since I was thirteen years old, I have made up my mind that I want to join the army and defend my country!"

"Aren't you afraid of hardship or fatigue?" she asked again.

"Don't be afraid." Jiang Cheng said seriously, "One person joins the army, the whole family is honored!"

Meng Jinyu looked at him and was surprised to find that her son had grown from a little man into a real young man.

She patted his shoulder: "Okay, mom supports you."

Jiang Cheng simply gave up the college entrance examination and decided to join the army.

Of course, with his grades, even if he really took the college entrance examination, he would basically just take a walk around the examination room, run around for a while, and then come back.

However, seeing Jiang Cheng's fighting spirit, Meng Jinyu was a little curious.

I wonder if Jiang Guo still remembers his dream a few years ago?

…

Youyou’s “work” in the art troupe has become increasingly heavy.

The troupe leader liked her and respected her, and arranged various performance training for her.

Although these dance moves are becoming more and more difficult, sometimes Youyou can’t even remember them after just watching them once, but she loves to challenge herself with high difficulty the most!

At this moment, after finishing training in the rehearsal room, Youyou held the kettle and gulped down a bellyful of water.

"Youyou, you have to go to class during the day and practice dancing at night. Isn't it too tiring?" Captain Xu helped her push the hair off her forehead and asked softly.

In the past, Youyou only came to the art troupe on weekends, but recently the workload has become heavier, so Director Xu hopes that she will take time to come after class.

Fortunately, the art troupe is very close to the Chunyu Garment Factory, so the children don’t have to go back and forth and waste time on the road.

Youyou shook her head vigorously: "It's not hard! I study during the day, and come to the art troupe at night to have fun!"

Captain Xu couldn't help laughing.

After training day after day, sometimes even Su Jingjing and the other arts soldiers would complain of being tired, but Youyou, on the other hand, actually felt that she was just having fun.

This child's talent has been revealed since childhood, but at that time he was chubby and looked a little funny when dancing. But now it is different.

She had a hunch that when the child grew up, he would bring even greater surprises to her and the entire art troupe!

"Auntie Captain, why haven't I seen Sister Chu You recently?" Youyou asked softly.

Zhang Lin immediately rushed to say: "Chu You went to make a movie!"

Youyou’s eyes widened.

Movie?

Is it a movie shown in a cinema?

"Jiangcheng Film Studio is currently preparing a movie and needs to recruit actors. The director of the studio is an old friend of mine, and he asked me if I could lend him a few art soldiers. Because it is a revolutionary film, the troupe took it very seriously and asked the director to come to the troupe for an audition, and finally chose Chu You," said Captain Xu.

Youyou was stunned when she heard this.

Sister Chu You has become an actress!

"Aunt, why don't you go act in a movie?" Youyou turned and asked Su Jingjing.

Su Jingjing pinched Youyou's nose and said, "Do you think making a movie is so easy? I'd like to act in a movie, but the studio doesn't want me."

It’s strange to say, Chu You usually looks quiet and never likes to speak, but when he auditions in front of the director, he is surprisingly relaxed.

Perhaps due to her childhood experiences, she is a very empathetic person. She quickly understood the clips given by the director and gave a wonderful performance.

"Filming a movie must be fun." Youyou blinked, "Auntie Head, can I go to the studio to see Sister Chuyou?"

How could Captain Xu not know what kind of personality Youyou has? He agreed: "There will be a meeting in the city next Saturday, so I won't come to the group. Then you can take some time to take Youyou to see it."

Zhang Lin nodded, pulled Youyou aside, and whispered, "But Chu Lei will be there too. When she saw her sister was filming, she made a scene at home, and later the director agreed to let her play the role of a child star, playing the childhood of Chu You's character. I heard that her film will start filming next Saturday."

When Chu You joined the art troupe, Chu Lei followed him in. Chu You was going to make a movie, so she was not idle either.

This is so annoying!

Youyou frowned: "Is Chu Lei a follower?"

…

Youyou is looking forward to Saturday because on Saturday the sisters from the art troupe will take her to the studio to play.

She has seen movies, but has never seen the filming process of a movie. It must be very interesting!

Youyou is counting the days, looking forward to the arrival of Saturday.

However, before Saturday arrived, she first waited for the news that her brother was going to the army for a physical examination and interview!

Jiang Cheng has passed the township screening.

These two days, he stayed at his mother's house, and his daily task was to eat enough.

"Brother, why did you eat so much?" Youyou asked in confusion, "Aren't you supposed to run and jump during the interview? If you're full, you won't be able to jump."

This is also what Youyou learned from experience.

Normally she would feel sleepy after eating. What would she do if her brother went to the army for an interview after eating and was so sleepy that he kept yawning?

Jiang Cheng scratched his head: "Brother Xiaotian said that there are requirements for the physical examination. You have to weigh more than 50 kilograms to pass. But I weighed myself two days ago, and I was only 49 kilograms."

Youyou looked at her brother, then looked down at her own soft white arms and tilted her head.

A few years ago, when her mother left Fenglin Village, she only took her and her younger brother with her, leaving her older brother and older sister at home.

My brother must have had a hard time these years.

Meng Jinyu also looked at Jiang Cheng, and her nose felt slightly sore.

That year, Jiang Huanming lost his job at the supply and marketing cooperative. After that, he started working in the fields to earn work points, but the work points he earned were only enough to feed the children. It was absolutely impossible for them to eat well.

Later, with the implementation of the household contract responsibility system, the villagers in the village no longer relied on earning work points to make a living. Everyone began to think of various ways to make their lives better.

But Jiang Huanming is still like he was a few years ago, looking lifeless all day long, as if the blow of losing his job would make him never recover from it for the rest of his life.

Meng Jinyu didn't bother to care whether Jiang Huanming was depressed or not, she was just worried about Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo.

When she asked them about it, they always said they were doing well because they were afraid she would worry.

But if they were really living well, how could Jiang Cheng, a 1.8-meter-tall man, be so thin...

"Come, let me make you some delicious food." Meng Jinyu said to Jiang Cheng, "I've fed you so much these past three days that you've become plump and white!"

Jiang Cheng was happy: "Mom, even if you raise pigs, you can't fatten them up by several kilograms in three days."

Youyou immediately said, "Who said that? Mom is better at raising us than raising pigs!"

Meng Jinyu burst out laughing.

…

On the day Jiang Cheng went to the army for an interview and physical examination, when he woke up early in the morning, there was already a pile of breakfast on the dining table.

He sat at the dining table, eating with big mouthfuls, until his mouth was full.

After dinner, Meng Jinyu took him to the office to find a weighing scale.

When stepping on the scale, Jiang Cheng didn't dare to open his eyes and looked nervous.

"Fifty-one! It's fifty-one kilograms!" Youyou jumped up on the side.

Jiang Cheng thought he had heard it wrong and slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the pointer on the scale, he was pleasantly surprised: "It's really 51 kilograms! I passed, I passed!"

Meng Jinyu quickly stuffed another bun into his hand and said, "Eat more. You have to eat more even if you are full!"

Youyou also said excitedly: "Brother, take a car on the way there, don't walk, otherwise you will lose weight!"

Jiang Cheng took the bun and took a big bite: "Good! I won't even poop in the morning!"

Youyou’s fair and tender face wrinkled into a ball, and she pinched her nose with her little hands.

I seem to smell something.

After seeing Jiang Cheng off, Meng Jinyu and Youyou waited for news together.

After waiting for a long time until the evening, he came back.

Seeing her brother’s excited look, Youyou knew that there was hope this time!

As expected, Jiang Cheng started talking nonstop as soon as he opened his mouth: "When we were running the obstacle course, leaders at all levels were watching us. I just kept rushing forward and ran very fast! Later, there was a single-plank bridge and a high obstacle course. I passed them all, but when I looked back, there were still many people who couldn't even pass the low obstacle course!"

Youyou didn’t understand, but that didn’t stop her from being happy for her brother.

"That's amazing!" She clapped her hands in support, her eyes sparkling.

"Then can I join the army next?" Meng Jinyu said happily.

"Not yet." Jiang Cheng picked up the enamel pot and took a big sip of boiled water. "The army needs to investigate and review your family and social background, and then they will issue a notice."

Meng Jinyu was slightly startled, and her heart began to worry.

Ruan Wenwen was once sent to labor camp. Will this implicate Jiang Cheng?

The stepmother is not the biological mother. In later generations, this should have no impact, but now is the 1980s, and all aspects are more strictly controlled...

In addition, Jiang Huanming was dismissed from his unit because of his personal work style issues. Will this become an obstacle for Jiang Cheng to join the army?

Looking at her son's smiling face at this moment, Meng Jinyu only hoped that Jiang Huanming's past troubles would not hold him back.

…

Chu Lei was very excited after waiting for Saturday for a long time.

When she woke up early in the morning, she asked Chu's mother to change her into a new dress and shouted that she wanted to go to the studio quickly.

"Leilei, when you meet your sister, you must be polite. You can't ignore her like you did when you were little, okay?" said Chu's mother, "You must be more polite."

Chu Lei pouted: "When Chu You saw me, she ignored me, didn't she? Besides, she didn't fight for me to get the chance to make the movie, so why should I be polite to her?"

Ever since she was pushed down the stairs in the art troupe a few years ago, Chu Lei has been resentful of Chu You.

Chu's father and mother seemed fair on the surface, but in fact they favored their youngest daughter. Chu You couldn't stand staying at home any longer, so she applied for a dormitory and seldom went home after that.

This time, Chu's mother found out that she was picked by the production studio to make a movie. She mentioned it at home, but unexpectedly, Chu Lei immediately made a fuss and said that she wanted to go too.

Chu's mother couldn't do anything with her little daughter, so she had to go to the studio to find Chu You. But who would have known that she didn't meet Chu You that day, but instead met an executive from the studio.

The comrade said that he was selecting child actors to play the heroine's childhood. When he saw Chu Lei coming, he took her directly to meet the director.

In this way, Chu Lei was confirmed to be a child actor.

"I really can't stand you." Mother Chu pinched Chu Lei's cheek and said, "Even if you ignore your sister, you have to be polite in front of others. Everyone likes well-behaved children. If you are not likable, you will be kicked out."

"Mom, don't scare me. I'm not a three-year-old child!" Chu Lei rolled her eyes, thought for a moment, and lifted up her beautiful skirt with both hands, grinning, "Besides, I'm so beautiful, how could I not be lovable?"

Chu's mother smiled.

Her little daughter is really good-looking.

Even if it is sent to the production studio, it will not show any timidity in front of experienced directors.

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed as they arrived at the entrance of the studio.

After registering, Chu's mother took Chu Lei's hand and went in.

But after taking a few steps, she suddenly felt something was wrong and looked back in surprise.

Just now, she seemed to see the delicate and pretty little girl in the art troupe?

Mother Chu shook her head.

No, that kid is doing well in the art troupe and it’s impossible for him to come to the studio.

Mother Chu smiled and took Chu Lei to the studio, saying, "It's no wonder that Lei Lei is proud. Our Lei Lei is the prettiest and cutest child star in the studio."

At this time, Youyou followed Zhang Lin like a little tail and walked towards the studio.

When Zhang Lin walked faster, she walked faster; when Zhang Lin walked slower, she stopped.

"Youyou, what are you doing?" Zhang Lin asked puzzledly.

Youyou showed an innocent smile: "I'm playing the shadow-stepping game."

Zhang Lin laughed and hooked her nose: "Who allowed you to step on me!"

Youyou immediately retracted her feet, put her hands behind her back, and said honestly: "I don't want to play anymore!"

Just a moment later, her clear and bright eyes began to search for Zhang Lin's shadow on the ground again.

Zhang Lin won't be fooled.

This kid will never be quiet for more than three seconds!

"Youyou, you will meet Chu Lei soon. If she bullies you, come to me. Don't be silly and don't even know that you are being wronged." Zhang Lin said.

Youyou pursed her lips and said seriously, "I know!"

Zhang Lin thought about it, but still felt worried.

Everyone knows how spoiled Chu You’s sister is. What should we do if she starts causing trouble again when she sees You You?

"That's a naughty kid. We'll go and watch the filming process and then leave. You better be careful and don't let her bully you." Zhang Lin thought for a moment and then said, "Youyou, are you afraid?"

Youyou nodded thoughtfully: "Afraid."

Zhang Lin sighed and said, “That’s right, our Youyou is so well-educated, how could she be a match for Chu Lei?”

However, the next moment, Youyou's crisp and sweet voice rang in her ears again.

Full of confidence.

"I was afraid she would cry."

Zhang Lin: …