Chapter 335 Ruined
According to the old custom of Yanjing, the Lunar New Year begins on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The cold weather cannot stop people's enthusiasm for the New Year festival. In recent days, there are obviously more vendors setting up stalls on the streets than before.
In January last year, the top leader went on an inspection tour to the south, and the atmosphere became increasingly relaxed.
The Urban Management Bureau, which was established only a few years ago, has become increasingly visible in recent years, playing a game of hide-and-seek with street vendors.
Starting from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the people in Yanjing city seemed to become extremely busy.
After work, Lin Weimin drove to the train station, waited for half an hour, and waved to the crowd leaving the station.
“Brother-in-law!”
Han Dingbang was carrying a lot of bags and walking with difficulty. Lin Weimin hurried forward to take the things in his hands.
"You can buy everything here. Why do you bring so many things with you every time? It's so inconvenient!"
Han Dingbang had poor legs and feet, and it was extremely difficult for him to bring things from Shanghai all the way, but he never got tired of it.
"They are all Shanghai specialties. You can't buy them in Yanjing."
Carrying things, the two men came to the front of the car.
Han Dingbang looked at the magnificent crown and said, "Zhuangzhuang told me in the letter that you bought a luxury car. It's too ostentatious! Too ostentatious!"
Lin Weimin stuffed the things into the trunk and said, "We earned this money cleanly, it's clear and honest, what do we have to be afraid of?"
After getting in the car, Han Dingbang asked with concern: "Didn't Xiao Tao come?"
"No. She's been filming outside for half a year and she won't be able to come out this year."
Lin Weimin didn't tell Han Dingbang that he was planning to get Tao Huimin to the crew of The Sound of Wind. The script of The Sound of Wind was still being edited, and he planned to have Tao Huimin come to Beijing after the New Year.
It’s not too much to praise your own girlfriend yourself, right?
Han Dingbang felt a little regretful when he heard this.
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Don't worry about my affairs, just care about your Han family's daughter-in-law!"
After hearing what he said, Han Dingbang immediately became alert.
"How is that girl? What should I be careful about when interacting with foreigners?"
Lin Weimin was steering the car and said in a relaxed tone, "Nothing to worry about. Ge Li has a good personality. You'll know when you meet her. She has been in China for several years and has learned Chinese. She is very receptive to our culture."
After hearing what Lin Weimin said, Han Dingbang felt a little less psychological pressure.
If my son finds a foreign girlfriend, it is not only a question of whether he can accept it, but also the issue of cultural differences.
When Han Dingbang was sent to the second courtyard next to the Forbidden City, Han Zhuangzhuang and Yin Geli were already waiting at home.
His father came to Beijing today, so Han Zhuangzhuang took a special leave and will not go to CCTV for rehearsal in the evening.
The family of four sat together for dinner, and Han Dingbang looked at Yin Geli from time to time.
After dinner, Yin Geli took the initiative to wash the dishes.
"This foreign girl is quite hardworking." Han Dingbang nodded with satisfaction.
He then asked Lin Weimin, "Will Ge Li stay in China in the future?"
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "That depends on your son's ability!"
"What's the meaning?"
"She caused a death, so she has no choice but to stay!"
Han Dingbang glared at Lin Weimin and said, "You don't act like an uncle at all!"
"You are wrongly accusing me, aren't you? I am just telling the truth!"
"What does this mean?"
"What do you mean? You'll know in the evening!" Lin Weimin said meaningfully.
Han Dingbang took two seconds to react, then suddenly realized, "They live together?"
Then he slapped his thigh and cursed: "This bastard!"
“They are all young people!”
"How can you live together before you get married?"
Lin Weimin told Han Dingbang in advance because he was afraid that Han Dingbang would suddenly see the beautiful scene at night and would not be able to bear the stimulation. Now he just treated it as a buffer in advance.
"Alright, alright, calm down. You're going to get married anyway, and your son isn't the kind of person who would abandon you after having fun with you." Lin Weimin advised.
The matter was done and Han Dingbang couldn't do anything even if he was angry.
Han Zhuangzhuang had just finished his work and entered the house when he saw his father staring at him with unfriendly eyes. He shuddered and inexplicably recalled the memory of being beaten as a child.
"Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
After Lin Weimin finished digging the hole, he clapped his hands and left.
After returning to Tuanjiehu Apartment, Lin Weimin tidied up, washed up, and rested for a while. Then he went to the study to continue writing his novel. Occasionally, the sound of children setting off fireworks could be heard outside the window.
No words were spoken that night.
Two days later, Tong Zhonggui left Yanjing one day earlier. His family was in the south, and it would take two or three days to go back and forth. Leaving early would allow him to stay at home for one more day.
In the past few days, the editorial department has completely put its weapons into storage and let its horses go to the mountains. Everyone sits lazily in the office, but their hearts have already flown away to who knows where else.
Before leaving get off work, Lin Weimin invited everyone to go to Donglaishun.
Tomorrow is the last working day before the New Year, but it is basically a half-day shift. By noon, the building is empty and there is not even a ghost in sight.
So we can only go out to eat today.
This time was not like the later times. People didn't have much money in their stomachs, so no one would be absent when encountering such occasions.
The atmosphere at the table was extremely warm. In the eyes of his colleagues, Editor-in-Chief Lin was wise, calm and dignified, and was the only candidate to be the future head of the Guowen Press. He did not take Lao Meng and Lao Tan, who were sitting next to him, seriously at all.
The two old comrades didn't say anything and just focused on eating mutton.
You guys talk about your own things, if you eat less meat, I lose.
The next day, as in previous years, by noon, the Guowen Society was deserted.
Lin Weimin walked last, and before leaving he threw two packs of cigarettes to Uncle Zhai in the mail room, which made the old man happy.
After driving around delivering New Year's goods, it was already evening, so he went to Gongti for a walk.
Thousands of Spring Festival Gala performers and staff have already poured into the huge stadium, but it still seems empty.
The most important thing is that this place is windy everywhere. Even if you stay here during the day, if you are in a shady place, you will shiver with cold.
Tonight, not only the cast and crew suffered, but the audience also had to suffer.
Lin Weimin seemed to have seen the scene where Huang Yihe was criticized by thousands of people after the party.
So miserable!
After carefully watching the rehearsal of the skit performed by his eldest nephew and Chen Xiaoer and confirming that there were no problems, Lin Weimin drove back to the second courtyard next to the Forbidden City.
He was the only one at Tuanjie Lake, and the New Year atmosphere was much worse than that in Yanjing City, so he spent this year at the Forbidden City.
While making dumplings in the evening, Lin Weimin and Han Dingbang brought their foreign wife with them, and there was an indescribable awkward feeling.
"It would be great if Xiao Tao could come too!" Han Dingbang sighed.
As he was talking, Han Dingbang suddenly realized a problem.
"Isn't the age difference between Xiao Tao and Ge Li a bit big?"
Lin Weimin hesitated and said, "Is he okay? He's only six or seven years old."
Six or seven years old, and still “just” that?
An aunt is six or seven years younger than her nephew's wife. How can you feel ashamed of yourself?
Han Dingbang looked at Lin Weimin as if he were a beast.
"It's acted, it's acted!"
Teacher Lin couldn't resist her brother-in-law's conscientious look, so she looked at the TV and changed the subject.
On the TV at home, the 1985 Spring Festival Gala began as scheduled.
Han Dingbang watched the show with his brows furrowed. After watching for less than 20 minutes, out of professional sensitivity as a director, he said, "This party is ruined!"
The foreign girl was eating peanuts while watching TV happily, "Ruined? What's ruined?"
Han Dingbang took a look at his future daughter-in-law and for the first time felt a sense of superiority. It turns out that you foreigners don't have artistic talent!
Although the show was not good, the TV was not turned off. During the Chinese New Year, the purpose was to have fun, so what was being performed was not important.
At around ten o'clock, Han Zhuangzhuang finished his skit and rode his motorcycle back home in the cold wind.
As soon as he came back he shouted, "It's ruined! It's ruined!"
His skit was in the middle of the Spring Festival Gala. At that time, the performance had already started for more than an hour and there were many incidents at the gala.
"It was freezing cold. It was more than 10 degrees below zero outside and there was no heating inside the Workers' Stadium. I could hardly speak my lines fluently on stage. Some departments' walkie-talkies were out of power and they didn't know to prepare batteries in advance. The lights sometimes worked and sometimes didn't... Director Huang was so anxious that he almost climbed a tree."
Han Zhuangzhuang talked about the Spring Festival Gala for a long time, and his last sentence hit the point.
Lin Weimin guessed that Huang Yihe was more than anxious to climb a tree, he probably even wanted to die.
Because the person appearing on TV right now is Chen Chong, the most famous young movie star in China in the past few years.
A few years ago, she and Liu Xiaoqing were considered the two most beautiful women in the Chinese film industry.
As a result, he went to the United States in 1981 to make a living and stayed there for three years. When he came back for the Spring Festival this time, he was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, which completely triggered the negative public opinion about the 1985 Spring Festival Gala.
Later generations slandered Chen Chong on the Internet that she used the words "you Chinese" in her speech at the Spring Festival Gala, which angered audiences across the country. In fact, this is false.
She just said "China", but her words really expressed the arrogance of her experience in the US and the alienation from her motherland, which made countless viewers in front of the TV feel uncomfortable.
Lin Weimin watched Chen Chong's performance on the TV screen and exclaimed in admiration.
This was really a case of adding insult to injury, and he felt sad for Comrade Huang.
The family watched the Spring Festival Gala and complained at the same time. On a night like today, countless Chinese people were doing the same thing, just like ordinary people in later generations watching the Spring Festival Gala.
The sound of firecrackers rang out outside the window, and the house was warm and joyful.
1984 passed.
(End of this chapter)
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