Seeing his father so nervous, Chu Yun had to lower her voice and said, "Dad, I've heard the general idea. We are a family now, you don't have to be so nervous."
Chu Qingshan pursed his lips, hesitated, and called his wife to close the door.
Li Lihua hurriedly hung up the two pieces of clothing and went to close the door.
The family returned to the house.
Chu Qingshan and Li Lihua exchanged a glance and spoke hesitantly, "Xiaoyun, I shouldn't have told you these old stories. Talking about them is pointless and will only add to your worries."
They didn't want their daughter to get involved, nor did they want her to feel embarrassed about these things.
Chu Yun felt that her parents were too honest. Although she had heard the general idea, something was obviously wrong.
She pulled her parents to sit down and said, "Mom and Dad, just tell me the truth. I'll analyze it for you. Don't let anyone fool you."
The couple looked at each other. Xiaoyun wanted to know, so they didn't hide anything from their daughter and told her everything that happened that year.
The whole family was sent down to the countryside for reform in 1967. Some died, some endured. He also grew from a young man to a middle-aged man, married and had children on the island. In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed.
Chu Qingshan's eyes burned with guilt as he said to his daughter, "Xiaoyun, although your grandfather is a big capitalist and your father's background is not good, he has definitely never done anything against the law. Your father cannot leave the island, but your mother is an educated youth sent to the countryside, and her background is better than your father's. When you want to go to school later, your family records should be written as your mother, not me. This way it won't affect your studies."
This is how his life will be, and his only worry is that his daughter will be affected by it.
Li Lihua nodded with red eyes, holding her daughter's hand, her eyes full of apology, "Xiaoyun, your parents have been sorry for you and failed to take care of you over the years. When you graduate from university, stay in the capital and don't worry about us."
Chu Yun's temples throbbed as she listened, and she reached out to interrupt them, "Mom and Dad, please don't say this for now. It's not right to force you to stay on the island."
It was obvious that the two of them were fooled by Liang Jianguo.
The Gang of Four was crushed, the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976, the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, and now in 1983 the entire era has changed dramatically.
Even if they are descendants of big capitalists, they are not descendants of spies who harm the people and the country. How can they not allow them to leave the island?
To put it bluntly, this behavior is imprisonment and is illegal!
Chu Qingshan and Li Lihua were confused. Chu Qingshan explained in a low voice, "Xiaoyun, you're still young and don't understand. Mom and Dad are living a better life now than before. Although they can't leave the island, at least they don't have to endure criticism or live in a cowshed."
When Chu Yun heard this, she felt both emotional and angry.
I feel sad about the times and angry about my parents being trapped on the island and being kept in the dark.
The original owner might not understand this, but as a modern person, she has studied history and knows about the darkest decade. In the 1980s, the development was faster and faster every year.
Chu Yun looked at her parents seriously and said in a deep voice, "Mom and Dad, you've been deceived by Liang Jianguo. The bad policies have long been abolished. Many capitalists and people who were sent down to the countryside have been rehabilitated. Not only have they returned to the city and resumed their positions, some have even had all their assets returned. You haven't made any mistakes, so how could you stay on the island and not be allowed to leave?"
Chu Qingshan and Li Lihua's eyes widened when they heard this. They held hands tightly, their faces filled with disbelief, and asked excitedly, "Xiao Yun, is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Mom and Dad, you're trapped here, unaware of what's happening outside. That Liang Jianguo is telling you nonsense. He definitely has ulterior motives."
After Chu Yun finished speaking, Chu Qingshan and his wife hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"I-We can go home!"
Chu Yun felt bad seeing them like this.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I will definitely take you home. The most urgent thing is to understand what is going on. What is Liang Jianguo's evil intention? He doesn't allow you to mention it, and he doesn't allow you to tell me. There must be some unknown conspiracy here."
Chu Qingshan was the first to calm down. His eyes were red and he pulled his daughter aside to ask her about the details.
Chu Yun told them everything she knew, including what she had learned about the changes in the times, as well as the changes in the times based on the original owner's memories.
Although Chu Qingshan had been exiled for twenty years, he was a cultured person after all, so he understood it immediately when he heard it.
It was obvious that someone wanted to harm him.
Over the years, it was the island captain Liang Jianguo who repeatedly reminded him not to contact the outside world.
Chu Qingshan's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Liang Jianguo! I have never had any grudges against him, but he actually lied to me to this extent. Why did he want to hurt me?"
Li Lihua covered her face and cried bitterly. Last year, an elderly person from her mother's family passed away. She reported the matter to the brigade but it was not approved, so she missed the last chance to see her relative.
In fact, they could have gone home a long time ago!
If Xiaoyun hadn't come to them, they would have been trapped here for the rest of their lives.
Li Lihua had always been soft-hearted, but now she clenched her fists and shouted angrily, "Qingshan! We'll write a letter to complain to him! They're really going too far!"
Chu Yun listened to her parents' anger and understood their frustration. She felt furious when she heard two honest people being bullied like this.
She started to help sort out the incident, "Mom and Dad, you should have been notified when the case was redressed. If Liang Jianguo had hidden the documents, it would be wrong for you not to return. You have to give an explanation."
She thought for a moment and then said, "Did someone take your place? Or did someone return to the city in your place? Think carefully, have any families left the island in the past few years?"
Information from this era was not as convenient and accurate as it is today. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were a lot of replacements when educated youth went to the countryside or returned to the city, so these possibilities are very high.
Chu Qingshan hadn't thought about it at first, but when he heard his daughter say that, he immediately remembered that the Li family next door had moved off the island.
Li Lihua also immediately said: "Li Tao and Yang Mei! They moved away in the past ten years or so."
Chu Yun quickly asked, "Mom, why were they able to leave the island? What did the team tell you back then?"
Chu Qingshan took over and said with a frown, "The families sent down to the island were all from families with bad backgrounds. The ones sent down with me were all older, and now they're all gone. In 1975, there was an educated youth who came here. He lived next door to us, his name was Li Tao. He started a family and had children on the island. Four years ago, the brigade said there was a quota for us to return to the city, but since my background was bad, his family got the quota and left."
Li Lihua gritted her teeth, "Bah! That's what she said, but at that time everyone knew that Li Tao's wife, Yang Mei, and Liang Jianguo's wife were cousins. They were relatives."
Chu Yun understood when she heard this.
It seems that Liang Jianguo gave his parents' places to his relatives.
Chu Qingshan and his wife obviously thought of this as well.
Chu Qingshan angrily slapped the table and cursed, "Liang Jianguo, what a trick! He's really replacing the prince with a cat!"
Li Lihua also thought about the changes in the Liang family in recent years. She clenched her fists and said with red eyes, "No wonder the Liang family has lived in his mother's house for so many years. His children are all studying in big cities. He must have benefited from it."
Chu Yun looked solemn after hearing this, and always felt that the matter was not that simple.
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