"Hey, don't talk, I'm listening to national affairs."
Liu Guangqi's wife was speaking when she was interrupted by Liu Haizhong.
Seeing his father talking about his wife, Liu Guangqi ate dumplings and said without turning his head: "Dad, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you care too much about politics."
"You know nothing." Liu Haizhong said in a low voice.
Liu Haizhong often beat and scolded the Liu Guangtian brothers, and the neighbors heard their screams every few days. However, as for the eldest brother, Liu Guangqi, he was spoiled since he was a child and was reluctant to say a harsh word to him.
"This is called a storm brewing. You didn't listen to the top instructions. One sentence is worth a thousand. This is a hint, you know."
Liu Guangtian interrupted, "Dad, it's a pity that you are not a leader. It would be a huge loss to the factory."
The second aunt didn't understand the meaning and just laughed along.
Liu Haizhong said: "I'm telling you, I was illiterate back then, otherwise I would have been promoted in 1958, you know."
"That's right. The leaders at that time talked to your father and later found out that your father was in primary school..."
"Hey, hey, hey." Liu Haizhong quickly interrupted the second aunt, "Gao Xiao, Gao Xiao!"
"Yes, yes, that's right. Gaoxiao, that's a high school education. The other guy only has a junior high school education. Later on, he went on to higher education, but your father didn't." The second aunt explained.
Liu Guangqi chuckled a few times, with a hint of gloating, "This is called historical luck."
Just based on what he said, he is definitely an ungrateful person.
Liu Guangtian and the other man also laughed out loud.
If the two of them dared to say that, they would definitely be beaten with a belt, but Liu Haizhong was quite doting on Liu Guangqi, especially since his daughter-in-law was still around.
So, even though I was angry, I still held it in. "What are you talking about? How can you say that about your father?"
The three brothers looked at each other, shrugged and stopped talking.
They knew Liu Haizhong's character very well. He was very obsessed with power.
......
At this time, after everyone at Yi Zhonghai's house arrived, they greeted each other and then sat down without picking up their chopsticks.
You look at me, I look at you, waiting for others to make the first move.
He Yushui sat at the last seat, feeling a little unhappy.
Qin Huairu touched her gently and whispered, "Yushui, why didn't Qinghe come?"
"Who knows? He didn't want to come when we called him. He said he could handle the two bites on his own." He Yushui replied somewhat depressed.
Although both of them spoke in low voices, everyone was at the same table and not far away, so they could basically hear what they said.
Seeing the silence, He Yuzhu quickly tried to smooth things over, "Okay, if they don't want to come, then they don't have to. Qinghe's family doesn't lack anything. Even if he doesn't like eating dumplings, he can still force them to come. Eat them all, eat quickly, before they get cold."
At the table, not only Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady were there, but all the other members of the Jia family except Jia Zhang were there.
Li Qinghe was not wrong in his guess. Yi Zhonghai really did call Bang Geng over. If Jia Zhang hadn't been arrested, he would have come too.
Fortunately, Li Qinghe didn’t come, otherwise I would have been disgusted to death.
The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai, then at Bang Geng, and finally stared at the dumplings in front of her without saying a word.
I don't know what Xiao Yi is thinking. He knows the relationship between Li Qinghe and the Jia family very well, and he wants to invite both parties to have dinner together. Does he want to make peace between the two families, or does he want to slap Li Qinghe in the face?
It's no wonder that Li Qinghe was unwilling to come. Given that brat's cunning, he must have guessed what the scene was like long ago. It would be strange if he came.
At this time, Li Qinghe had finished his meal and was leaning on the bed listening to current affairs news on the radio, but unlike Liu Haizhong who was pretending, he could hear something unusual.
“It’s finally here.”
Li Qinghe sighed, lit a cigarette and thought quietly.
Although I had prepared myself mentally, I still couldn't calm down when it really came.
The ten-year storm was a disaster for the entire country and the nation. It lasted for a full ten years, but caused the country to regress twenty years.
During this period, other countries were developing rapidly and building up technological barriers.
After the storm passed, the country had to make ten or a hundred times the effort to catch up, and it was also subject to various restrictions and contempt, which made the entire nation feel inferior for decades.
During the storm, countless talents and teachers were nailed to the pillar of shame, and children's education was basically stagnant.
Li Qinghe's father in his previous life grew up in such an environment. Can you imagine that a person with a high school education has only an elementary school education?
This is a true portrayal in this era. Most children study in the morning and work in the afternoon. Even so, students are panicked during class and have no intention of learning. Sometimes, during class, gunshots are heard outside and the teacher organizes students to go home quickly for shelter.
The people outside also tacitly stopped fighting and waited until the children left before continuing the fight.
Li Qinghe cannot change these things now, he can only try his best to protect himself and the people he cares about.
He knew that this storm had to break out because it was a battle of ideas and a battle of paths.
It concerns who is in charge of this country, whether it is the countless workers and peasants, or whether we return to the old system where landlords and capitalists are in charge.
"Let's take it one step at a time."
Li Qinghe felt a little bored in the deserted home, so he got up and went out.
Although he didn't care too much about the Chinese New Year, he was still touched when he heard the laughter and joy in other people's homes.
After leaving the yard, he took out the bicycle from a dark corner and rode it back to the dormitory of the machine repair factory.
Liang Ladi saw that he looked a little unhappy, and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did something happen to you?"
On weekdays, Li Qinghe was always cheerful and looked like he didn't care about anything. But why was he unhappy during the New Year? She was staying up all night with her children, but Li Qinghe came back.
Moreover, his face didn't look good either.
Li Qinghe forced a smile and said, "It's okay. What can happen to me?"
"You still want to lie to me."
Liang Ladi rolled her eyes. Although she had not lived with Li Qinghe for a long time, they knew each other very well. She could see that her man was in a bad mood.
But he didn't want to say it, so Liang Ladi didn't ask any more questions. She just hugged him quietly and comforted him.
Li Qinghe patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, it's okay, go to sleep."
Liang Ladi felt something was even more wrong. When did Li Qinghe become so honest?
I touched his cheek distressedly, "Aren't you going home tonight?"
"Let's talk about it when daybreak comes." Li Qinghe said sullenly.
After that, the two didn't speak anymore and just hugged each other quietly.
......
In the courtyard, He Yushui finished her meal and saw that it was already dark in Li Qinghe's room. She muttered, "Why did you go to bed so early?"
On New Year’s Eve, although I didn’t go to bed until the early morning like people in later times, I didn’t sleep as late as usual either.
But she didn't think much about it. After entering the house, she lit the stove a little more vigorously and then lay down on the bed.
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