1976 was destined to be a special year in Chinese history. First, the Prime Minister passed away, then the General. In July, the Tangshan earthquake struck, and in September, the Chairman passed away. All of this unfolded in 1976. But in October, an even greater catastrophe struck: the Digital Gang, which had dominated for decades, was crushed.

After more than half a year of sadness, the country finally welcomed this event of national celebration. Many people hugged and cried on this day, thanking God for bringing good days to the people.

Of course, for ordinary people, there have been gradual changes in the past six months. First, the number of chickens each family can raise has increased, and the area of private plots has increased. Although the amount of public grain that needs to be handed in is still quite a lot, the lives of ordinary people are at least not as bad as before.

Especially after the Digital Gang was crushed, both the provincial and basic governments made changes. Everything happened too suddenly and naturally, and everything was moving in a good direction.

Tenth month of the lunar calendar had arrived. Gu Xiaoli, working far away in Penglai, was worried about her two nephews' birthdays and had taken leave early to go home. As she left the factory, she saw Li Xiuming standing at the gate. She moved, and when she stopped, he stopped too. Gu Xiaoli looked at Li Xiuming, no longer interested in scolding him. Since the Digital Gang's fall from power, some people formerly classified as belonging to the "Five Black Categories" had been rehabilitated. Some of the Li family's former friends in Beijing had also been rehabilitated and were rumored to be working on the Li family's behalf. Seeing hope for rehabilitation, Li Xiuming finally decided to step forward and date Gu Xiaoli, and began to visit her more frequently.

However, Gu Xiaoli no longer cared about him. Last year, when her master gave birth to a child, they came back together. She originally thought that after that incident, she and Li Xiuming should be able to be together. However, she was too naive. Li Xiuming still insisted on his point of view. As long as the Li family was not redressed, he would not date Gu Xiaoli.

Gu Xiaoli is also a person with dignity and temper. Although she understands why Li Xiuming is unwilling to be with her, she cannot accept it, so she said at that time that she would never marry Li Xiuming in this life.

Gu Xiaoli frowned and got on the car with her luggage and sat down. Then Li Xiuming followed her up and sat next to her very naturally.

Gu Xiaoli glanced at him coldly, "How long will you follow me?"

Li Xiuming looked at her and smiled, "I'll follow you until you agree to marry me."

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoli pursed her lips, suddenly unable to react that such shameless words could come out of Li Xiuming's mouth.

"Shameless." Gu Xiaoli gritted her teeth and said, "I won't marry you."

"I'll wait." Perhaps there was hope for things at home, Li Xiuming was filled with joy.

Gu Xiaoli frowned and looked outside the car, "Are you still planning to go to my house?"

Li Xiuming said, "I'm going to my cousin's house."

Gu Xiaoli was stunned. Isn't his cousin's home the same as her sister Zhenzhen's home, which is also her fifth brother's home?

It seemed this man was determined to follow her. Gu Xiaoli was furious and refused to glance at him. Li Xiuming also sat in silence, not saying a word to interrupt Gu Xiaoli. Gu Xiaoli was not a patient person to begin with, and after a while she couldn't hold on any longer. However, she didn't want to talk to Li Xiuming, so she simply closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Li Xiuming could see Gu Xiaoli's appearance as soon as he turned his head. Seeing her fall asleep in a huff, he pulled the corners of his mouth, and after a long while, he gently leaned Gu Xiaoli's head on his shoulder.

A passenger across the street glanced at him, and Li Xiuming smiled good-naturedly. The man rolled his eyes, snorted in disdain, and turned away.

Li Xiuming was afraid before, but now that the Digital Gang has fallen, he is no longer afraid.

The car swayed and drove for two hours before finally arriving in Yancheng.

The car braked suddenly, and Gu Xiaoli lost all her sleepiness. Her head was about to hit the wall, but the expected pain did not come. She was just hugged by someone.

Before Gu Xiaoli could feel relieved, she realized who was hugging her. She immediately became angry and pushed Li Xiuming away.

Li Xiuming stood up, not angry, and said, "We're here."

Gu Xiaoli got out of the car angrily with her luggage and walked straight to her fifth brother's house, with Li Xiuming following closely behind her.

When she reached the door, she could faintly hear people talking and laughing in the house. Gu Xiaoli's mood improved involuntarily, but when she thought of the person following her, she suddenly became irritated again. She knocked on the door, took out the key, opened the door and went in. She glanced at Li Xiuming who was standing at the door and was about to follow her in, snorted, and then locked the door.

Li Xiuming: “…”

Bai Ruozhen heard the knock on the door and quickly stood up, "I guess it's Xiaoli who's back."

"Don't go out, that girl has the key." Aunt Gu said, "It must be her who came at this time."

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Xiaoli pushed the door open and came in. "I heard Second Aunt saying bad things about me from a distance."

Bai Ruozhen smiled, "Second Auntie didn't say anything bad about you, she was praising you."

Gu Xiaoli curled her lips and said, "I don't believe it." She put the things down and rubbed her hands. "Where are the dumplings and bean buns?"

Bai Ruozhen muttered, "He's sleeping in the inner room."

"I'll go take a look." Gu Xiaoli said as she tiptoed into the inner room.

Two plump, white babies lay side by side on the kang, with pillows placed around the edge to prevent them from falling. At this moment, there was another knock on the door. Gu Xiaoli raised an eyebrow, realizing it was Li Xiuming.

"I'll go out and take a look. Maybe it's my mom." Bai Ruozhen said as he stood up. Gu Xiaoli came out from the inner room and stopped him, "She seems to be knocking on the door next door."

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