On the eve of the Spring Festival in 1990, a group of people gathered in Shen Xiaobei's courtyard, preparing to go back to Heishui Village and Baiju Village together to celebrate the New Year this year.
Shen Xiaobei and four children, Gao Hongmian and Duan Donglin with two children, Deng Yuliang and Liu Juan with one child, Ma Deliang and Ke Xiaoli with two children.
Seven adults and nine children, it was very lively.
Everyone gathered together and had a great time chatting.
Deng Yuliang suddenly stood up and announced to everyone, "Xiaobei, Donglin, Deliang, Juan'er and I have decided that after Pengpeng finishes his college entrance exam this year, we will return to Shuanghe County to settle down."
"Huh? Why so sudden?"
"Yeah, Brother Deng, aren't you doing well at work?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard Deng Yuliang's words.
After graduating from university, Deng Yuliang has been working in an agricultural research institute in Beijing until now. Liu Juan said that he has been doing a good job.
Moreover, their unit also allocated a room, but because it was just a single room, the kitchen and toilet had to be shared with others, which was not very convenient for a family of three.
So they bought a small two-bedroom apartment in Beijing two years ago.
Although the house they bought was not big, it was still warm and comfortable for their family of three.
Everyone thought that their family would definitely settle in Beijing permanently, but no one expected that Deng Yuliang would suddenly make such a big decision.
Giving up a stable life in Beijing and settling down in a small city in the 18th tier requires more than just the courage of an average person.
Seeing everyone so surprised.
Deng Yuliang answered everyone's questions with a smile: "I majored in agricultural research. When I filled out this application in the college entrance examination, I was actually thinking about returning to the countryside to live and make a small contribution to the development of rural agriculture."
"I've been working in this field in Beijing for eight years. Pengpeng will graduate from the college entrance examination in six months and will be going to university soon."
"I think it's time for me to go back to the countryside and give back what I've learned over the years to places that need me more. Juan'er also supports me!"
"Although Juan'er has lived with me in Beijing for so many years, she, like me, still longs to return to her hometown, to the countryside."
"For both of us, Beijing has never given us a strong sense of belonging. We still have deeper feelings and concerns for the countryside."
“Pah pah pah——”
Hearing Deng Yuliang's simple, sincere words full of ideals and feelings, Shen Xiaobei was so moved and impressed that he couldn't help but applaud.
When others saw her clapping, they also started clapping.
Seeing that her man was praised by everyone, Liu Juan couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
I feel deeply relieved that I am so lucky in this life to marry a good man who understands both small love and big love.
Their son Pengpeng also clapped his hands for his father with pride.
"Brother Deng, you really impressed Xiaobei. Xiaobei supports you to go back!"
“I support that too!”
“I support that too!”
"Haha, thank you all for your support."
Hearing everyone's applause and support, Deng Yuliang suddenly felt a little embarrassed. To him, this decision was just his personal matter.
He didn't want to tell everyone so formally and loudly.
But when I thought about it, this might be the last time for this group of people to reunite like this in Beijing, it was a rare opportunity.
It’s better to do it today than to wait for another day, so I’ll just tell you all today.
Deng Yuliang decided to return to the place where they went to the countryside to participate in the construction of the local rural area. This matter touched Shen Xiaobei's heart much more than what she showed on her face at the moment.
During the more than ten years she has lived in Beijing, she has invested in many industries, large and small.
It has indeed helped society solve the employment problems of some people.
Especially the industry in Yanshan City, for her, it is purely a kind of sentiment.
Because I always have a special feeling and a special concern for the city where I lived for half a year.
So I thought about doing something practical for that city.
But for her and Deng Yuliang, the place where they went to the countryside together was also the place where they found love and established their small family.
She hadn't done anything about it over the years.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but I just always felt that this matter is not so urgent.
I always think that in a few years, when my financial strength is stronger, I will do something for it.
But after hearing what Deng Yuliang said today, Shen Xiaobei immediately made a decisive decision that it would be better to do it this year than to wait for another year.
After returning home for the New Year, she decided to talk to the village and township cadres.
If you want to get rich, build roads first.
She is personally willing to contribute some money to help repair the bumpy dirt roads in the towns and villages.
After the road is repaired, she will go back and implement her second plan.
During the Spring Festival of 1990, Shen Xiaobei was very busy after returning to Heishui Village because he had to do this important work.
She didn't want too many people to know about this, so she didn't tell anyone else except the Duan family.
The Duan family all expressed their support for her plan to invest money to help the township and village build roads.
In particular, Mr. Duan, who is old but has become surprisingly stronger in recent years, praised her as his granddaughter-in-law highly.
She was praised for her broad vision and was the pride of the entire Duan family.
When Duan Xichuan heard his grandfather praising his wife so much, he also looked very proud.
He smiled and joked to Shen Xiaobei: “Girl, I’m a little jealous of you! Since I was a child, I have always been the one that my grandfather is most proud of among my grandchildren, but now, I am ranked behind you!”
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