Since then, the policy on the marriage of educated youth has changed, and it has become encouraged that educated youth get married in the countryside. Some places even regard the educated youth settling down in the countryside as a result of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement.
Of course, there is another reason for this. At that time, some of the earliest educated youth who went to the countryside were already older and it was indeed time for them to get married. Some of them may have worried that if they delayed getting married, it would become another destabilizing factor.
Xie Yun cursed casually for a few words and then stopped. In the final analysis, Qian Gaoyun was just a tool being used, and she herself was also a victim.
However, after returning home, Xie Yun still visited Qian Gaoyun in the evening and gave her another pep talk, encouraging her to focus all her energy on her career. As for marriage, forget it.
Xie Yun was not sure whether Qian Gaoyun had heard it or not, but Wang Qingli's eyes were bright, and it was obvious that she had heard it.
"Binbin is right. Marriage is such a time-consuming process. Once you're married, you have to discuss everything with your family and get approval from your husband's parents-in-law. They won't support you in pursuing a career; they'll just tie you down to housework. If you don't agree, all that's left is arguments and fights, with adults making children cry and it's a complete mess."
If you don't get married, you don't have to worry about these things. You can do whatever you want, study if you want, and take a month off from work. There won't be piles of laundry waiting for you to wash or crying children waiting for you to feed. If you want to observe the growth of wheat seedlings, you can do it, or live in the fields. But if you get married, you can't do that. There will definitely be people who object."
Xie Yun: “…”
She said to Qian Gaoyun, "Sister Yun, you came all the way from the city to us. Is it for the country and the people?"
Qian Gaoyun: "Yes! I will put my personal affairs aside and focus on my work."
Xie Yun praised her profusely. [Family planning propaganda in the 1960s]
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