Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Good advice is hard to persuade
But it is hard to refuse the enthusiasm of relatives.
The next day, Ye Yu and Ye Baoguo accompanied Ye Lan on another blind date. Ye Yu felt that she was more or less useful, while Ye Baoguo was just a mascot who came to eat and drink for free.
The blind date location may not be in Yesterday’s Park, but the Sun family decided to hold it in a state-owned hotel in the center of Yanjing City.
If it were last year, Sun Shizhong might not even look down on state-owned restaurants and go directly to the legendary Su Feng Restaurant. State-owned restaurants are still forced to do so due to the current situation.
Ye Yu was not making this up. From the moment they met and ordered food, Sun Shizhong, dressed in a neat seven-layer new military green work suit, had hinted at this intention.
Ye Yu:
...Yeah!
Of course I ordered more than yesterday.
As for Ye Yu and Ye Zhongguo, Sun Shizhong didn't seem to mind the presence of these two extra light bulbs. They were his audiences to show off his family background and personal strength.
He first briefly introduced the Sun family. His grandfather had been a Red Army soldier, his uncle had been named a martyr after his death, his father had also been a soldier and retired, and was now a minister. His family named him to encourage his loyalty to the Party and the country. He didn't join the army, but his sister married a deputy regimental commander...
Blah blah blah.
Ye Lan and Ye Baoguo listened with great interest. This was a world they had no chance to come into contact with, and their thoughts were also led astray. They felt that the Sun family was indeed powerful.
When Ye Yu stepped out of her perspective, she felt that the content was vast and empty, all suspended high and mighty, not down to earth at all. Sun Shizhong was like a self-boasting clown, but she was not Ye Lan, and could not help Ye Lan make a decision. She could only try her best to show the real Ye Shizhong in front of him.
For example, puncturing the falsehood and getting straight to the point: "So, your ex-wife was once the daughter of your mentor?"
Yes, no matter how much Sun Shizhong boasted, he could not change his despicable behavior of abandoning his wife and daughter.
Sun Shizhong's description of his ex-wife was very brief. His ex-wife was named Xiang Yan, and she was also a student at Yenching University and his classmate.
Xiang Yan came from a family of the five black categories, and was forced to marry her by his father. Xiang's father was a professor at Yenching University, and he had to respect his teachers at that time.
Respect teachers?
Haha, back off!
The Sun family was used to enjoying the benefits of Grandpa Sun and Uncle Sun's background. They chose to marry into the Xiang family because the Xiang family had a very good family background, a typical intellectual family. However, due to the limitations of the times, they suffered and were labeled as one of the five black categories. His ex-wife went from being a daughter of a wealthy family to a tainted person. Sun Shizhong did not want to be dragged down and forced her to divorce.
In this chaotic era, many couples divorced for this reason. Not only couples, but also mothers and daughters, and fathers and sons severed their relations. The newspapers were full of tragedies and comedies every day, and Sun Shizhong's name might even be mentioned.
Sun Shizhong's despicable act of abandoning his ex-wife was bad enough. Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. How old is his daughter? He doesn't even want her anymore. Doesn't he know that his daughter will also be labeled as a descendant of the "five black categories" if she follows his ex-wife?
It is hard to say whether such a young child with this identity can survive in this chaotic world.
To this, Sun Shizhong replied with great righteousness: "I am a descendant of the Red Army. I will not cling to power, will not accept the corruption of capitalism, and will resolutely not associate with the five black categories. I have already published an announcement to sever all ties with the Xiang family."
In the end times, Ye Yu had seen a lot of disgusting things like this. He wondered why his grandfather didn't shoot his father against the wall.
Sun Shizhong's cunning is so obvious that it is almost like a stab in the face. It is obvious that Sun Shizhong, who comes from a "high and mighty" family of cadres, chooses an ordinary family like the Ye family because he is looking for the Ye family's special background of being a worker and a peasant. It will help the Sun family wash away the stain of marrying into the "five black categories" and help him rise.
In fact, he could also choose to marry someone with a good family background and eight generations of poverty, but the girls who worked in the fields under the sun and rain might not be in line with his personal aesthetic standards.
"How old is your daughter?" Seeing that Ye Lan was still confused, Ye Yu reminded her again.
Ye Lan really couldn't fully understand the twists and turns here. The current crackdown on intellectuals was in line with the trend, and many people were following suit. But even if Ye Ye Lan couldn't fully understand it, she still understood what it meant to abandon his wife and daughter. What could be wrong with a child?
Thinking of this, the smile on Sun Shizhong's face became hideous.
"You are just making trouble!" Sun Shizhong didn't expect that today's blind date would be so unsuccessful. He, the son of a cadre, was actually despised by them?
Originally, Ye Lan was pretty and suited his taste, but unexpectedly, she had an annoying sister and they had nothing to talk about, so the blind date was almost over.
Although the time was short, Ye Yu didn't waste any of the food on the table! When Sun Shizhong recovered from his anger, he was faced with empty plates.
Both sides left the scene very unpleasantly.
The one who was unhappy and resentful was Sun Shizhong, and the one who went home after the show was Ye Lan and her two siblings.
After Wang Lai Di and Ye Hongjun learned about the whole situation of today's blind date, they also felt that the Sun family was not very reliable. The machinery factory had newspapers, and they actually saw Sun Shizhong's letter of severance in the borrowed old newspapers, severing ties with his daughter.
They had such a hard time during the three years of famine, but they never thought of abandoning their child. But this cadre family actually labeled their own daughter as "stinking ninth grade". No matter how well-off a family is, they would not dare to marry into such a family. They might kick them out at any time.
After learning that the blind date had failed, Ye Cuihua once again ran to the Ye family and sighed that the couple was stupid.
She grumbled, "What's wrong with marrying a cadre? Marrying him will give you a comfortable life, and being connected to the Sun family will be of great benefit to Ye Baoguo's future."
Wang Lai Di just smiled and said that since Ye Lan was getting married for the first time, she naturally wanted to find a partner for her first marriage. She and the Zhao family had already arranged a time for their parents to meet.
"Why are you so rigid!" It can be heard that Ye Cuihua's words are full of regret that the Ye family has lost a perfect son-in-law. The scary thing is that she really thinks so, and even thinks that if Ye Lan is not good enough, there is still Ye Yu.
"This bastard Yu who abandoned his wife and daughter must hate me to death!" Ye Yu shrugged and replied.
Wang Lai Di scolded: "Shut up, San Ya."
Then he turned around and said, "Sister, Erya is quite straightforward, so you shouldn't argue with her. But she is right. Comrade Sun was quite heartless towards his previous wife and daughter."
"Everyone criticizes the five black categories, but we are just trying to overthrow the stinking old nine. What we are doing is absolutely 100% a good thing. Why can't you understand it?" Ye Cuihua came and left in a hurry, and didn't even respond to Ye Hongjun's invitation to have dinner.
Wang Lai Di knew Ye Cuihua better than Ye Hongjun did, and hesitated, "She won't go to Big Brother's house to ask Baoya and Chunsheng, will she?"
The two looked at each other.
Ye Hongjun hurried over and found that Ye Cuihua's destination was Ye Changcheng's house. When Ye Hongjun arrived, the whole family had already started chatting.
Ye Hongjun simply repeated a few key words that Wang Lai Di, Ye Lan and Ye Yu had said. After hearing this, Ye Changcheng and his wife felt a little sorry for their daughter, but Ye Baoya didn't care, and neither did Ye Changcheng's son and daughter-in-law. They even thought that the Ye family's blind date was unsuccessful and they were saying bad things about the Sun family behind their backs.
Hearing what was said, Ye Hongjun was furious: "Brother, sister-in-law, do you think I am that kind of person?"
"No, no, Hongjun, calm down." Ye Changcheng smiled and scolded his son again, but under the resolute lobbying of his son and daughter, he was still moved and decided to go on a blind date with the Sun family.
Ye Hongjun could only say this much. When he left, at Ye Changcheng's house, the person involved, Ye Baoya, was arguing with Ye Chunsheng over this "opportunity to enjoy life."
Wang Lai Di knew immediately that his persuasion had failed, and comforted him: "Don't worry, my brothers think that the Sun family may not agree. San Ya has offended the Sun family so much, how could they still be willing to go on a blind date with the Ye family?"
What she didn't say was that although the two Ye families had similar conditions, Ye Baoya and Ye Chunsheng could not compare with Ye Lan.
"As for education, our Erya has a high school diploma, Baoya never even got into high school, and Chunsheng didn't even graduate from junior high. They also look very different. Baoya at least has fair skin and tender flesh, while Chunsheng is skinny from working so much. Doesn't a man like Sun Shizhong really care about this?"
Ye Hongjun thought that what Wang Lai Di said was right. They could only put this matter aside. There was nothing they could do if they didn't. As the saying goes, good words cannot persuade a damned ghost.
The next day, the Ye and Zhao families met formally.
Ye Hongjun and Wang Laidi took special leave, and all members of the Ye family were present; Zhao Qinggang's mother, younger sister, and married elder sister from the Zhao family were all there, so it can be said that everyone was present.
Perhaps because Zhao Qinggang's marriage had become a concern for the Zhao family, Zhao Qinggang's mother and sisters were very warm and polite, showing that they were easy to get along with, and they praised Ye Lan again and again.
Speaking of betrothal gifts again, with the money Zhao Qinggang has accumulated over the years, the Zhao family can buy a sewing machine and a watch. This is mainly Zhao Qinggang's idea. It is very good to have two of them in these days.
Because Zhao Qinggang's vacation was limited, all procedures had to be expedited. After both parties were satisfied with the talks, today's meeting became the day for the engagement. It was really fast.
Zhao Qinggang will apply for marriage as soon as he gets back, and will get the marriage certificate after it is reviewed and approved. However, the banquet and other things can be held in advance, as it is not easy to separate when they are newlyweds. After the marriage, Ye Lan can follow the army to Zhao Qinggang's unit and stay there for one or two months.
Zhao Qinggang's mother only said that she could stay at home alone and it didn't matter if Ye Lan didn't come back; Wang Lai Di believed that what she said was at least half true, and she also hoped that her son could have a child as soon as possible, but they could not agree to this directly, and only said that they could not keep an elder at home all the time.
The blind date came to an end here and it ended successfully.
I thought everything would pass happily, but when I arrived at the gate, a big accident happened.
Two officials from the Youth League Office came to visit and said that someone had reported that Ye Lan was over 18 years old but had not yet gone to the countryside. Since the report had been submitted here, they could not ignore it completely.
"Who is so wicked?" Wang Lai Di hurriedly explained that Ye Lan was already half a military wife. "The marriage report has been filed, so we're just waiting."
This also made the acquaintances in the Youth League Office feel relieved. Ye Yu's initiative to sign up to go to the countryside added a lot of points to the Ye family's impression. Since it involved a soldier, this matter was easier to deal with.
Ye Yu clenched his fists until they crackled, and made a reasonable guess: "Could it be the Sun family?"
She was also wrong in this matter. People with obvious flaws should not be so arrogant. Nowadays, if you have a foreign book at home, you may be criticized and reported. As expected, with her personality, she is more suitable for the relatively free and quiet mountain village.
The people in the Youth League Office didn’t know whether it was Sun or Sun’s family. They only knew that it was a young man from the G Committee.
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