"What's the matter? Just tell me directly. Is it a trouble or not?" Gu Yongnian said immediately.

"It's what you mentioned last time, the sewing machine left by my mother-in-law. I want to buy it back, and I want you to find out who she sold it to." Li Xia said.

This is my mother-in-law's relic, and it means a lot to Gu Weicheng.

Gu Yongnian understood immediately and agreed immediately, saying with a smile: "Sister-in-law, it is a blessing for Weicheng to marry you."

Li Xia pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I am very lucky to be able to marry him."

When it comes to feelings, it's always mutual.

When Gu Yongnian came back the next day, he told Li Xia that he had found out which family bought the sewing machine. The two agreed to go to the county town together the next day to buy the sewing machine.

Early in the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Xia told Gu Weicheng and An An that she was going to the county town to do some business.

Gu Weicheng put on his military coat, put on a thick cotton jacket for An An, and said, "What do you want to do? An An and I will go with you."

"Keep it a secret for now." Li Xia planned to give Gu Weicheng a surprise, so she didn't plan to tell him in advance. She added, "We have to take a tractor to the county town, and it's too cold. An An, don't go. Just play at home with Dad. Mom will bring you some delicious food when she comes back."

Gu Weicheng and his son An An stared at each other, both feeling like they were abandoned by their wives (mothers).

Looking at his wife putting on a thick cotton-padded jacket, hat and gloves and getting ready to go out, Gu Weicheng remembered that last time Li Xia wanted to celebrate his birthday, she didn't tell him anything, but told An An.

So she whispered to An An, "Son, do you know what mom is going to do? Why don't you take us with you?"

After hearing this, An An shook his head and said honestly, "I don't know."

In fact, he wanted to ask his father if his father had made his mother angry, so his mother didn't want to take them with her when she went out. Anyway, he behaved very well and didn't make his mother angry at all.

Li Xia packed up and got on the tractor. Gu Weicheng and An An came out to see her off, reluctant to leave.

Gu Weicheng: "Wife, come back as soon as you finish your work. An An and I will be waiting for you at home. If there is anything inconvenient, ask your cousin to help you. Don't be so polite to him."

An An: "Mom, it doesn't matter if you don't bring me delicious food, as long as you come back early."

Gu Yongnian glanced at the father and son and said, "Alright, alright, if you two keep dawdling, we won't be able to leave until noon and won't be back until the evening."

Isn't it just a trip to the county town? Why do you have to send him off with eighteen people?

Li Xia was helpless and amused. If you didn't know, you would think she was going on a long trip. She was so reluctant to leave. "Okay, I know everything. It's cold outside. You guys go inside quickly. I will be back soon."

Only then did Gu Weicheng and An An walk into the house, looking back every few steps.

Ding Hehua looked at Gu Weicheng and An An, father and son, and tried hard to hold back her smile.

She knew what Li Xia was going to do in the county town. Li Xia told her about it yesterday, so there was no misunderstanding on her part.

However, she did not expect to see Gu Weicheng and An An being so clingy. Gu Weicheng looked very serious and always had a stern face. He seemed cold, even colder than the winter in their East Province. She did not dare to talk to Gu Weicheng.

I didn't expect he was still clingy.

The tractor started up with a rumble and when they arrived at the county town, Gu Yongnian said that today was the day that "Zhao Di" would be published in the "New Evening News" and he had to hurry to buy a copy, otherwise he would not be able to buy it later.

Arriving at a nearby newsstand, Li Xia saw people crowded in front of the newsstand, all asking, "Give me a copy of the New Evening News!"

This was the first time that Li Xia saw people rushing to buy newspapers. Before that, she only knew that the story of "Zhao Di" was very popular among readers through Qiao Ran's description. Seeing the newsstand surrounded like this, Li Xia was surprised and moved.

How could I not be moved that the story I wrote was recognized and liked by so many people?

Although she knew that her novels were good, she could not imagine that they would be so popular. After all, she was born in an entertainment-oriented age. No matter how well a book is written, it is difficult to sell like this because it is too replaceable and the writing industry is too competitive.

But this was the 1970s, a time when there were very few novels, and her book was well written, so naturally it sparked a craze.

"Luckily I came early today. There are only ten copies left. If I had come late, I would not be able to buy it and would have to buy it somewhere else." Gu Yongnian squeezed in the crowd for a long time, even squeezing his hat off, but finally bought the newspaper.

He held the newspaper like a treasure and said with emotion, "It's harder to buy than when I came to buy it before the New Year. I guess it will be even harder to buy in the future.

When I first helped the educated youth buy the books, there weren't so many people. Now there are more and more people, which shows that you write well. Word of mouth spreads, and everyone buys the books. Sister-in-law, you are really amazing. You can write such a good article. If these people knew you were the author, they would be very excited. "

Li Xia quickly said, "Cousin, don't tell others that I wrote Zhao Di."

If so many people surrounded her and asked her to reveal the spoilers, Li Xia really didn't know what to do.

…

After buying the newspaper, Gu Yongnian took Li Xia to a family's home.

When Gu Yongnian came to inquire yesterday, he had already told them the reason. When he learned that the sewing machine was a relic of Grandma Li Xia and she wanted to buy it back as a remembrance for her husband, he immediately agreed to sell it to her.

The price was not deliberately raised, but was sold according to the market price of second-hand sewing machines.

Although this sewing machine is a bit old, it is still very useful except for its old appearance.

Li Xia looked at the sewing machine which was full of age. The paint had peeled off in some places, but there was a painting on the table. It showed a little boy with his mother, and the words "Acropolis" and "Mom" were written in crooked letters.

This was drawn by Gu Weicheng when he was a child.

Although she has never seen photos of Gu Weicheng when he was a child, everyone says that An An and Gu Weicheng looked alike when they were children. So Gu Weicheng should have been similar to An An when he was a child.

Gu Yongnian moved the sewing machine onto the tractor, and Li Xia bought a few strings of candied haws and took them back for the three children.

When she got home, Li Xia realized that An An had not gone out to play today, but was waiting for her at home. When she saw the tractor stop, she immediately shouted inside: "Dad, Mom is back!"

Then the father and son ran out together to greet him.

Li Xia: “…”

"Is everything done?" Gu Weicheng walked over and asked.

"It's done." Li Xia smiled and nodded, motioning Gu Weicheng to look at the sewing machine on the tractor and asked, "Does it look familiar?"

Gu Weicheng understood it immediately. This was a relic left by his mother. How could he not recognize it? On the table of the sewing machine, he had carved a picture with a stick when he was a child. The picture was of himself and his mother.

They are all distant memories.

A sewing machine brought his forgotten memories back to life.

Gu Weicheng stroked the sewing machine full of memories, looked at Li Xia, held her hand, and his eyes were full of emotion: "Wife, you are so thoughtful. Thank you, thank you so much."

Although Li Xia said that family members don't need to say thank you, Gu Weicheng still couldn't help but express his gratitude at this moment.

His wife is so good, so good that he doesn't know how to describe it.

She was always thoughtful and everything she did was always so gentle and heartwarming. He felt that even if he spent all his life loving her it would not be enough.

Li Xia also held Gu Weicheng's hand tightly.

It is said that it takes a lifetime to heal the misfortunes of childhood, but it doesn’t matter. She will spoil her man and she will slowly heal him.

…

There were only three days off for the Chinese New Year, and Gu Baozhu went to work in the factory on the third day of the New Year.

When she came back on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, she excitedly told everyone: "Tan Ming and Wang Fangfang were fired from the factory!"