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"Let's go to your house for a drink tonight?"
Two middle-aged men wearing Zhongshan suits, with slicked-back hair, a pen in their chest pockets and books in their hands, walked on the campus of Beijing Medical University.
The gentle man with glasses on the left adjusted his glasses with his hand, shook his head and refused, "No more. You know I've quit drinking for a long time. Brother Liang Xiao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but the whole country is suffering from disasters and there's not enough food. Who would be willing to make wine from grain? You'd better quit drinking like me as soon as possible."
In fact, Wang Jishi hasn't touched alcohol for a long time since he was punished by his mother in front of his children and grandchildren and then forced to quit drinking by his mother.
Although Wang Jishi considers himself noble and has the pride of a scholar, he is also a very filial and obedient son like most men nowadays. He will remember his mother's words no matter whether they are right or wrong. After being beaten last time, this man who had never known what reflection was began to reflect for the first time.
His only daughter was forbidden to contact him because of the trouble he got into while drinking last time. Even when his own mother was dying, she still held his hand and advised him to drink less and stay away from Liang Xiao.
Even though Wang Jishi was stupid, he knew that he had said a lot of things he shouldn't have said, and he was very scared afterwards. So under the supervision of his old mother, he had been intentionally distancing himself from Liang Xiao in the past few years. He didn't expect that he would be caught red-handed by the other party just after class this time.
A hint of gloom flashed across Liang Xiao's eyes after being rejected, but he quickly returned to his usual good self. "Okay, then I'll go back first. Brother Wang, please go home early too."
Wang Jishi breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye, and walked away quickly, faster than ever before, as if something was chasing him.
Liang Xiao narrowed his eyes and watched his back as he left. His expression was normal, but he was very angry in his heart. It was just that he came from a better family, so why should he look down on him!
Of course, the smooth-talking Liang Xiao had noticed Wang Jishi's estrangement in recent years, but for some reason he always pretended to be ignorant and shamelessly surrounded Wang Jishi. His purpose was just to get his subordinates to give him a little bit of benefits.
After adjusting his expression and receiving greetings from many students along the way, Liang Xiao was very satisfied.
Becoming a person respected by everyone, this is the life he wants.
When Liang Xiao returned home, he was surrounded by his eldest brother and sister-in-law. His nephew even handed him a cup of freshly brewed brown sugar water and kept asking, "How is it? How is it? Did Doctor Wang agree?"
"I haven't asked yet." Liang Xiao looked at the person next to him with dissatisfaction. He placed the brown sugar water heavily on the table. The old table made a creaking sound and the water in the ceramic cup splashed everywhere.
"If you didn't ask, then you didn't ask. Why did you use so much force? The sugar water splashed all over the table." Liang Xiao's sister-in-law looked at the brown sugar water splashed on the table with a look of heartache. She felt more and more disgusted with her brother-in-law. Wasn't it just a small favor for him to do? Why was he so angry?
Look what he can do!
If it weren't for the fact that her son needed his help, she wouldn't be here bowing her head and giving her brother-in-law a hard time.
Liang Xiao, a man with excellent medical skills, would not have been hired as a teacher at Beijing Medical University otherwise. In this era, such a person is considered highly regarded and admired by everyone. However, such an excellent person is not satisfied with his situation and status, and always compares himself with Wang Jishi.
He was snobbish and had no good attitude towards his own family. He thought that although he was the same age as Wang Jishi, the other party was able to be the director while he could only be the deputy director, all because of his poor family conditions.
In order to make a living and climb up the ladder, Liang Xiao had to flatter the hospital leaders every time. In contrast, Wang Jishi didn't have to do anything, didn't have to flatter the hospital leaders, and didn't have to worry about his family finances. People are afraid of comparison. After a comparison, Liang Xiao's mentality gradually changed.
This time, his brother's son wanted to find a job at the hospital after school. He also worked at the hospital, as a deputy director, but his sister-in-law said behind his back, "Doctor Wang has such a good relationship with Xiao Zi. He's the same age as Xiao Zi and has a higher position than Xiao Zi. It's better to go directly to him. It's safer that way."
Liang Xiao, who was not far away, changed his expression when he heard this. Although he agreed with a smile, he felt cold towards his family and felt that everyone looked down on him.
Lu Xun once said, either explode in silence or perish in silence.
That night, Liang Xiao exploded. He wrote a letter overnight, "exposing the anti-GM element Wang Jishi's anti-party traitor crimes."
Before dawn the next day, a group of PLA soldiers in military uniforms broke into the Wang family's home. Wang Jishi was pulled out of bed. In his sleepy state, he thought it was his blind son. He was about to curse, but when he saw the military uniform, he woke up with fright.
"Comrade...Comrade, what are you doing?" There were several PLA soldiers with guns standing in the bedroom. Wang Jishi quickly got up from the bed and looked up. There were many soldiers with guns in the yard outside the door. His wife, children and even his youngest grandson were all detained. How could he not understand why?
"Comrade, we are a family of honest people. Why were we detained for no reason?"
"We received a report. The letter revealed some of your anti-D behaviors. We hope you can cooperate with us." The soldier standing in the front put a letter with a red stamp in his hand in front of Wang Jishi and took it back immediately, so quickly that Wang Jishi didn't see anything.
"We don't have it, it's all clear!" No matter what the Wang family said, the Wang family was searched from inside to outside by a group of people. Although nothing was found in the end, the six members of the family were still taken away.
When he was taken away, Wang Jishi looked back at the Wang family's old house. He was glad that his son-in-law had told him not to contact foreigners anymore and to burn all the letters in the house. He was very angry about this at the time. Now he thought that if those letters were still kept, his family would probably be sentenced to death this time.
Flies don't bite seamless eggs. No matter how the Wang family explained and sought justice, the family was finally dragged down by Wang Jishi. As Liang Xiao expected, Wang Jishi was found guilty and would soon be sent to the Dalingzi labor camp in Province D.
On the day the charges were announced, Wang Jishi was silent for a long time, then looked at his two grandsons and said to his eldest son, "It's Dad who has implicated you. Xueming, you should publish a notice in the newspaper to sever the father-son relationship. This way, our Wang family can still have a glimmer of hope. Your mother has always been a spoiled young lady in her life and has never suffered much. You can also publish a divorce statement for your mother, and she will be free of you from now on. As for your sister, just pretend that she doesn't exist in our Wang family!"
This society is in chaos, and people lack true freedom of speech. A single word can lead to someone being arrested and executed, or even to the separation of a family. Many children and wives of prisoners sent to labor camps because of reports of corruption will publish announcements in the newspapers, severing ties with their parents, out of consideration for their own safety. This way, any trouble will have nothing to do with them.
In the past, when Wang Jishi saw similar things in the newspaper, he would criticize them righteously. Who would have thought that one day he would take the initiative to ask his son to publish an advertisement in the newspaper to sever ties with him.
Wang Xueming's personality is somewhat like his father's. He despises those who sever ties with him by publishing in newspapers. He refused with righteous words, but was slapped in the face by his old father in return.
"Pa~" A heavy slap hit Wang Xueming's face, causing it to swell up instantly.
Wang Jishi pointed at him with a look of dismay, "Why did I give birth to such a clueless person like you? Why do you think you're still talking to me now? It's your brother-in-law's family who helped us. They're trying to protect you! Your father's crime is being anti-GM and anti-D. Do you know what this crime means?"
"Xueming, put it in the newspaper." The Queen Mother, who had been standing by silently, suddenly said, "Your family should sever ties with us old couple. Live your lives well from now on and don't think about me and your father."
"mom!"
"Forget it. I want to follow your father. The only thing I've done in my life is take care of him. I'm afraid he won't be used to it if I don't follow him." Mother Wang gently held Wang Jishi's hand, with the same smile in her eyes, "I will accompany you for the rest of your life."
In the end, Wang Xueming published an announcement in the newspaper to sever his parent-child relationship with Wang Jishi and his wife. The old couple were sent to Province D together, and the Wang family broke up.
On the day Wang Jishi was demoted, Xiao Li received a call in his office. It was from his father Xiao Xinghua.
Xiao Xinghua wasn't one to take up public resources. After Xiao Li answered the phone, he said directly, "Your father-in-law has been convicted of anti-GM crimes and has been exiled to Province D. Your brother-in-law has published a statement in the newspaper distancing himself from the Wang family. He's fortunate to have his own family. When you return, comfort your wife and tell her it was her father's decision to sever ties."
"Okay, I believe she will understand." He was not surprised at all that his father-in-law was demoted to Xiaoli. He even had a feeling that he was being reported for talking nonsense.
However, Xiao Li still admired him very much for taking the initiative to sever ties with his children and grandchildren.
"Also," Xiao Xinghua's voice came through the receiver again, telling Xiao Li a piece of news that shocked him, "Commander Song was arrested. This time he was sent down with your father-in-law. They are in the same place."
"How could this happen?" Xiao Li was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. Commander Song, who had made great military achievements, was actually arrested!
"At the XX Conference, the marshal and other veterans of the party, who had made outstanding military achievements, were labeled as anti-D group and Y-leaning opportunists and subsequently purged. Commander Song publicly stood up to defend the marshal and was arrested on the spot, handcuffed, and stripped of his rank. Okay, that's all I have to say. Take good care of yourself and your family over there."
Xiao Xinghua hung up the phone without giving Xiao Li any feedback. Xiao Li held the receiver with a blank mind.
When he got home that day, he gave Xiaonuo a small bowl and sent him to eat next door. He found the bottle of Moutai he had collected for a long time, opened it, and filled it for Wang Xuemei, saying, "Come on, brother, let's not go home until we are drunk tonight."
"What are you doing stupidly again?" When Wang Xuemei saw him send Xiaonuo away, she knew that he had something to say to her, so she could only take the wine and look at him suspiciously.
"My dad called me today and told me that my father-in-law was sentenced to forced labor. My brother, at my father-in-law's suggestion, took my sister-in-law and severed ties with them. Today is the day my father-in-law and mother-in-law were sent to Province D."
Wang Xuemei's face instantly turned ashen. She sat there for a long time without moving. After a while, she asked anxiously, "What's the charge?"
"Anti-D! Cry if you want."
"I see. Actually, after what happened last time, I had a feeling that my father would eventually be ruined by his mouth. It's not hard to accept that he was arrested this time." Wang Xuemei shook her head, adjusted herself, took a sip of wine, and said, "I also know my brother. He's not that kind of person. I can understand them."
This is what it's like to marry a rational and unique wife. It will make a man lose all desire to protect her. Xiao Li often thinks that it's a good thing that he married a woman like Wang Xuemei. If someone else lived with her, he might have lost the sense of accomplishment as a man and divorced her long ago. However, compared to that kind of little woman, Xiao Li still prefers people like Wang Xuemei.
Xiao Li looked at her expression and saw that she was fine before continuing, "I heard that Commander Song was also arrested and sent down with my father-in-law and the others. Dad called mainly because of this matter. When you send something to my father-in-law and the others later, include Commander Song's belongings. Commander Song is not young anymore, so let my father-in-law and the others take care of him if they can."
Wang Xuemei was startled: "Commander Song?"
Xiao Li nodded, "Yes, I'm thinking of Commander Song." Commander Song was the one who took a liking to Xiao Li at first sight during the Korean battlefield and sent him to the field army. He took good care of Xiao Li and was considered his mentor. This time, the other party was in trouble. Although his ability is limited now, since Xiao Li knew about it, he also wanted to help if he could.
As a fellow soldier from the Korean War, Wang Xuemei was of course very familiar with Commander Song. She said, "After the storm has died down, I'll send something to my mother and the others. I'll mention it quietly in my letter then. The atmosphere in Xiaoli right now is depressing. We all need to be extremely careful when we're out there. I hope you can remember this."
"Okay, I understand, thank you." Xiao Li felt that since he got married, he was not the one taking care of his wife. Instead, he always had a feeling that he was being pampered. He really liked and appreciated Wang Xuemei from the bottom of his heart.
"I should be the one thanking you. Thank you, Grandpa, for helping our Wang family save my brother and the others. Thank you."
Xiao Li scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Oh, we are husband and wife, why should I thank you?"
"Yeah, no need to thank me."
The two smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
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