“Xiaowei, do you know what kind of people my parents are? They won’t disapprove of our relationship just because your dad is still under investigation. Besides, we are a generation born in the new society and raised under the red flag. Love and marriage are things we can decide for ourselves. Even if they don’t agree, as long as we love each other, they can’t separate us.”
"Qiuyang, but our love still needs the consent and blessing of our family. Look, your father is the workshop director, a section chief, and your mother is a doctor in the clinic. Your family has such a good background. Your parents are model workers every year. I'm just afraid that our relationship won't get your parents' consent and blessing."
Qiu Yang patted Su Xiaowei's arm and assured her:
“Xiaowei, you know I like you. I don’t care about your family background. Besides, didn’t you tell me that your dad is just under investigation and the results haven’t come out yet? National policies are changing now. I believe your dad’s case will be investigated and cleared of suspicion.”
Su Xiaowei's eyes welled up with tears of excitement.
She looked at her beloved boyfriend and smiled gently.
"Qiuyang, thank you for your care and encouragement all this time. Thank you for your love. I will always love you, until the end of time."
Perhaps it was the eight-character idiom "forever and ever" that touched and influenced Qiu Yang, for he gently embraced Su Xiaowei.
Su Xiaowei pushed him away, her face flushed.
"Qiuyang, you're really brave. This is in the workshop. If someone sees us, it will be really bad if word gets out."
It was a time of innocence, when it was extremely rare for men and women to date or hold hands in public.
Qiu Yang and Su Xiaowei were recruited into the factory in the same batch, and they were assigned to the same workshop. When they reported to the workshop on the same day, they hit it off and fell for each other.
Their story wasn't dramatic; they were the kind of couple who fell in love at first sight and were even more captivated upon meeting again.
Moreover, they officially became a couple two months ago while enjoying the scenery together by the Huai River.
That evening, the last rays of the setting sun shone on the clear Huai River.
Across the Huai River, a field of golden reeds swayed gently in the evening breeze.
At that time, Qiu Yang and Su Xiaowei sat on a blue stone on the shore, watching several water birds gliding across the water, and then snuggled together.
"Xiao Wei, you are so beautiful."
"Really? What's so beautiful about me?"
"Everywhere is beautiful."
"Could you give an analogy, like what my face is like, what my eyes are like, what my lips are like, what my hair is like---"
"Hehe, Xiaowei, you've been reading too much of Xu Zhimo's poetry. You're not like anything else, you are you, a ray of light in my life."
"Ah, your metaphor is so novel, I like it. If I were a light, I would illuminate your life."
"Thank you. I don't need your light; I want to shine on your entire life."
"Then you are the sun, forever warming me."
"------".
For some reason,
Looking at his girlfriend, Qiu Yang suddenly recalled the scene of them pledging their lives to each other by the Huai River.
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