Zhong Guochang took the razor, went to the window, and shaved his beard based on the shadow on the window.
The moment Zhong Guochang turned around, Song Yun looked at Zhong Guochang's face and suddenly knew who Zhong Guochang looked like.
The twin sisters Luo Qing and Peng Mingzhu look a bit like Zhong Guochang, especially their eyes.
She remembered the story told by Lai Meizhen.
Luo Qing and Peng Mingzhu's father, whose surname was Zhong, was a medical scientist. He was persecuted not long after marrying Li Yunxia. In order not to implicate his young wife, he chose to sever ties with her and went to a farm for reform alone.
Strange, wasn't Zhong Guochang said to have gone to the farm? How come he's now in a village outside Beijing, breaking into a cattle shed?
Zhong Guochang handed the scraper back to Song Yun and said, "Thank you for your care these days. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."
Song Yun took the scraper and asked, "Do you know Li Yunxia?"
Zhong Guochang was stunned for a moment, then he stared at Song Yun, "What do you want to say?"
"Don't be nervous. I just saw your face and thought of some people and you, so I asked this question. I mean no harm."
Zhong Guochang has been through a lot these days, and he doesn't trust anyone from the bottom of his heart. Even Xu Shui, who would send him gifts from time to time and always say nice things to coax him, he doesn't trust him very much.
The only person he was unwilling to doubt was Song Yun.
"My ex-wife Li Yunxia, have you seen her?" Zhong Guochang asked.
Song Yun shook her head. "I've never met Li Yunxia. I heard from Li Meizhen that she died eighteen years ago."
Zhong Guochang's face changed drastically. "What? Yunxia... No, this is impossible. This must be a mistake."
Song Yun said, "Li Yunxia was injured during childbirth and passed away before the baby was even a month old."
Zhong Guochang stared at Song Yun in disbelief. Then, she said, "These are your children. Comrade Li Yunxia gave birth to twin daughters for you. Without their parents, they've suffered a lot. They were separated for many days and didn't recognize each other until half a year ago. I've met them and noticed your similarities, so I asked."
When Zhong Guochang heard that Yunxia risked her life to give him a pair of daughters, who were now eighteen years old, he was sad and excited, and tears streamed down his face. The eight-year-old man suddenly cried like a child.
After Zhong Guochang had cried enough and recovered his composure, Song Yun asked, "Do you need me to tell them?"
Zhong Guochang waved his hands quickly, "Don't, don't tell them. They're living a good life now, and with my status, telling them would only be a burden. Don't tell them."
Song Yun understood his choice.
If it were her, she would make the same choice.
"Comrade Zhong, don't lose heart. You must live on. The situation is changing. Perhaps soon, that gang will fall. One day you will see the light of day again, and one day you will be able to meet your child openly and honestly."
Zhong Guochang nodded, and nodded vigorously, "I will, I will live well."
If he wants to stay alive, he must at least see his daughter.
Before Zhong Guochang left, Song Yun quietly put a bag of rice into Zhong Guochang's big bag, about ten pounds, enough for him to eat for some time.
December passed in a flash, and the days quietly arrived in January 1977.
A lot of things happened in this period of history. The ten-year-long movement will end in August of this period, and colleges and universities that have been closed for a long time will also resume classes one after another in this period.
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