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Just as Dong Shiyi said, Zhou Tong didn't know what was wrong with her brain. She actually fell in love with the unromantic and ugly Liu Tutu. Even though Liu Tutu didn't respond to her, she still tried to get close to him.
"Zhou Tong, what do you want from him?" During lunch break, Lin Yunru pointed at Zhou Tong's forehead with a look of disappointment on her face. She even wanted to split Zhou Tong's head open to see if it was filled with paste.
Lin Yunru and Zhou Tong are good sisters and close friends. Their fathers were colleagues and lived in the same alley. Lin Yunru and Zhou Tong grew up together as children. When they grew up, they went to medical school together and joined the army together. Lin Yunru always took care of the naive Zhou Tong like an older sister.
"I really don't know what you are thinking. Do you still remember that you are a lesbian? You chase after Captain Liu every day and he doesn't even look at you. Don't you feel ashamed?" Lin Yunru is two years older than Zhou Tong. She is mature and naturally thinks more than Zhou Tong. When she knew that Zhou Tong was chasing after Liu Tutu, she imagined countless possibilities between them and wondered whether they were suitable for each other.
"I'm already 20, so I naturally know that women need to know when to act. I also think this is our destiny, so when fate arrives, we must seize it." Zhou Tong said shyly, but her eyes were very determined. "I don't want to foolishly wait for him to come to me, watch others go on blind dates with him, and I don't want to regret it later."
Xiao Li has been busy with Liu Tutu's marriage. Everyone has seen these things. Some people who see Liu Tutu's potential have begun to get restless. Zhou Tong thought about the day when the sisters-in-law said they would introduce a date to Liu Tutu, and she decided to give it a try. If possible, she wants to hold that person.
"Tongtong, we've tried every possible way to get you everything you've wanted since you were little, but this time I absolutely won't agree. You have a city hukou, and he's from the countryside. Have you ever thought about the difference? Have you thought about your life after marriage?"
"I don't know what the future will be like. I just want to grasp the present. Even if he still doesn't like me in the end, I won't regret having tried my best."
Persuasion was fruitless. Lin Yunru sighed helplessly and sat on the bed. "Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. We won't bother you with this issue anymore. You can handle it on your own."
Can two people with very different family conditions really be together?
Zhou Tong used her own actions to tell Lin Yunru the answer: yes.
Under Zhou Tong's persistent pursuit, Liu Tutu finally agreed to her. On the day of confirming their relationship, Liu Tutu once again found Xiao Li and wrote a love application.
"Are you sure?" He had been indifferent a few days ago, but today he came to report. Xiao Li suddenly felt that Liu Tutu was an unreliable man. He said seriously, "Liu Tutu, I asked your sister-in-law to introduce this girl to you. As an introducer, I think I should be responsible to female comrades and ask you what you think."
"Have you really thought it through? Have you forgotten about Xiaofang?"
"Captain, I've made up my mind." He received a letter from home a few days ago, and his family started urging him to go home and find a partner. His mother even introduced him to several girls with good conditions. Liu Tutu felt that instead of marrying someone he had never met, it would be better to find a girl who liked him and only had eyes for him.
As for Sang Xiaofang, although he knew that she was acting and deceiving him, such a bad lesbian still firmly occupied his heart.
Xiao Li saw Liu Tutu's bitter smile, and suddenly a sentence came to his mind: You just came here for a while, but you made the memories as long as a lifetime, making people unable to let go and unable to forget.
"Go back, I'll let you know after the approval."
Xiao Li regretted letting Wang Xuemei introduce Zhou Tong to Liu Tutu. When he got home that night, he told Wang Xuemei about the incident. "Sang Xiaofang was actually the person Liu Tutu was dating at the time. When they were filing the marriage report, it was discovered that she was a spy. He cooperated with us and arrested her personally. I always thought he had let her go, but I didn't expect him to still hold her in his heart. Isn't he what you call a scumbag?"
Xiao Li hadn't expected this to happen. If he had known this would happen, he would have given Liu Tutu a holiday and let him go home for a blind date. But now...
Feelings will change as two people spend time together. It is normal for a couple to have no feelings before marriage. Liu Tutu and Zhou Tong are now one in love with each other, while the other likes someone else. Wang Xuemei thinks Zhou Tong has the right to know about their marriage. "How about this, I will tell Zhou Tong that Liu Tutu has someone in her heart. If she is willing, then let her go. Life is made by people. Maybe in the future Liu Tutu will forget the person in her heart."
The next day, Wang Xuemei told Zhou Tong about Liu Tutu's love affair with someone. She said, "Zhou Tong, I'm really sorry for telling you about this without first finding out everything. Xiaotuan asked me to ask you what you think. If you're willing to report it, they'll approve it. If not, then just suppress it and pretend it never happened."
Women all hope that the man they like likes them too, and that he will pamper them like a little princess. When Zhou Tong found out that Liu Tutu had someone in his heart, she felt sad and rejected. Then she smiled and said, "Is the person he likes pretty?"
Wang Xuemei shook her head after hearing Xiao Li's description. "You two are not of the same type. I heard she's darker, has long black hair, and is a very cheerful girl."
"That's good." Not being a type meant she wasn't a stand-in. She stroked her pigtails and thought for a moment, "Doctor Wang, we're all busy getting married these days. How could anyone choose their own marriage partner like me? I feel lucky to have met him. I don't regret liking him, and I want to marry him. We still have a long time to go together, and I believe I can replace her and become the one in his heart."
"Okay, I respect your choice."
It was impossible to really not care at all. After Wang Xuemei left, Zhou Tong found a pair of scissors, and with two "clicks" in front of the small round mirror on the table, she cut off her long hair that she had kept for a long time.
She didn't want to have any similarities with the person in his heart and leave him with any thoughts.
She cried as she saw Zhou Tong, until the long-haired girl in the mirror had a bob cut to her ears. Only then did she put down the scissors, wiped her tears, and said to herself in the mirror: "Zhou Tong, this is the path you chose. You must never cry again, no matter what happens."
If the parties involved are willing, there is no point in holding back the report. After Liu Tutu's love report was approved, he quickly submitted a marriage report. After completing a set of procedures, the two of them each sent a telegram to their families and decided to get married in the army.
All the soldiers in the regiment were very excited about the wedding. They built a simple podium with tables in the cafeteria, and Xiao Li, as the leader of the regiment, served as the master of ceremonies.
He stood on the rostrum in front of many officers and soldiers and said solemnly: "We are all revolutionary soldiers. I won't say anything more. The wedding will begin."
"The newlyweds, please face the great leader." Liu Tutu, Zhou Tong, and other officers and soldiers attending the wedding lined up in unison. Xiao Li said again, "Follow the command and salute the great leader!"
"The ceremony is over! Turn around~"
Liu Tutu and Zhou Tong turned to face the officers and soldiers. Xiao Li said, "Salute to all the comrades in the 8147th Regiment. Over!"
"Turn left, turn right. You are a revolutionary couple. Please use our military salute to express your vows to each other. We hope you can respect and support each other in the future. Salute!"
After the ceremony, Xiao Li smiled and said, "I declare that Comrade Liu Tutu and Comrade Zhou Tong are now a revolutionary couple! Everyone applaud."
Amidst the applause, the two newlyweds showed shy expressions and, at the crowd's urging, saluted and thanked all their comrades again. Their wedding was simply held in the army cafeteria of the 8147th Regiment under the watchful eyes of their comrades.
Liu Tutu's position allows him to apply for a family compound, but there are not enough houses there now. Although the two of them are married, they can only live in their own dormitories. Apart from the fact that there is one more person by their side, there doesn't seem to be much other changes.
There are too many soldiers in the regiment waiting to apply for family quarters. As the regiment commander, Xiao Li promised to improve the facilities in the regiment as soon as possible. Family quarters, hospitals, etc. will be completed as soon as possible to meet everyone's needs as much as possible.
Ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Conditions are poor and materials are limited. Many things are not as simple as imagined, so the speed is naturally much slower.
In August, Xiaoli received a letter from Jingshi, which was written by Xiaoming.
The letter was written in a smug manner, as if he was showing off that he was about to become a college student. Xiao Ming's letter was as lively as he was, making people smile when they read it.
Wang Xuemei was feeding the child and saw Xiao Li's raised mouth and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
Xiao Li patted the letter in his hand and said, "Xiao Ming said that he was admitted to the Journalism Department of Renmin University and plans to become an excellent journalist in the future."
This also means that Xiaoming is completely unrelated to the trajectory in the original world.
Xiao Li didn't know whether this change was good or bad, but he could tell from the letter that Xiao Ming was very happy now. His grandparents were still alive, his parents were loving, and his brother had not sacrificed himself. He didn't have to bear all kinds of pressure and be forced to grow up. He could do what he liked as he pleased. A simple life was actually not bad.
Wang Xuemei was a little surprised and said, "Xiaoming actually got into the Journalism Department of Renmin University. That's quite impressive."
Wang Xuemei's surprise stemmed mainly from the fact that Renmin University's Journalism Department, a newly established institution after the founding of the People's Republic of China, was a top institution for journalism education, established by D. Their first intake in 1955 was exclusively for working journalists, with only a little over a hundred admitted on a paid, full-time basis. This year was the first year the department recruited from a pool of applicants, and they only wanted a little over 300, nearly half of whom were Party members with at least three years of work experience. It was rare for someone like Xiaoming, with no real work experience, to get in.
"Is there such a saying?" Xiao Li spent relatively little time in Beijing, and now he only read about national affairs in the newspaper. He seldom studied aspects like education. After hearing about this, his first reaction was that the old man must have used many people to ask for help for his most beloved grandson.
Having connections doesn't make you a fool. Xiao Li never thinks that taking shortcuts is a bad thing. On the contrary, he has always believed that family background is an indispensable part of a person. He can even say that in addition to his own efforts, a large part of his success comes from the help of his family.
This is a fact that Xiao Li never denies.
On September 1, 1956, Xiao Ming became a college student at Renmin University. Although he was far away from home, Xiao Li still felt very ceremonial. In order to celebrate for his younger brother, he took Guaiguai to the village supply and marketing cooperative to buy things early in the morning.
Guaiguai rode on his father's neck happily, hugged Xiaoli's head tightly and screamed excitedly.
On the way back, Xiao Li saw the old man who had looked at the human resources and social security member handbook some time ago. He was squatting on the curb, smoking a pipe with a sad face.
Xiao Li remembered that the old man's last name was Sun, so he strode over with Guai Guai, patted Guai Guai's little butt and said, "Guai Guai, say hello to Grandpa Sun."
"Hello, Grandpa Sun!"
The child's clear and sweet voice made Old Man Sun look at them. He smiled at Guaiguai and said, "The little baby is so cute."
Farmers work in the fields from dawn to dusk. Xiao Li looked around and saw no one around. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong, uncle? Why are you squatting on the side of the road? Shouldn't you be working in the fields now?"
Old Man Sun knocked his cigarette butt onto the ground, making a continuous "dong dong dong" sound. "Ever since we joined that agricultural cooperative, everyone was quite enthusiastic at first, but then some started slacking off, saying the land now belonged to the cooperative and that as long as the cooperative could promise them rent, they'd be fine. Then some people just stayed home and stopped working."
If you don't work, you can still share the food. People are not stupid, and finally the members began to complain. Fine, if you don't work, I won't work either. In the end, everyone gave up their work and stopped working in the fields.
In the face of interests, it is useless for those college students to make big promises.
Within a few months, the shortcomings of the agricultural production cooperative became apparent to everyone. Xiao Li had no right to speak out about this. As a bystander, he didn't even know how to comfort Old Man Sun. He could only hold Guaiguai in his arms and sit quietly with the old man on the curb for a while. Before leaving, he said, "Actually, we can withdraw from this cooperative."
Agricultural cooperatives are mainly voluntary and people can withdraw from them.
A few days later, when Xiao Li met Old Man Sun again, he told Xiao Li that his family had withdrawn from the agricultural cooperative. After their villagers knew that they could withdraw, many of them withdrew and started to cultivate their own land. Their enthusiasm for work increased again.
The rural production cooperative in Longgang Village became defunct in name only a few months after its establishment.
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