However, it seems that fate is not planning to make things too comfortable for me; I have to go.
Every era has its own rules, and every individual is as insignificant as an ant before those rules. This applies to me, him, and even my father.
Lou Bancheng, who was once a prominent figure, still had to flee Beijing.
Moreover, the excuse for his escape came from his beloved daughter—to go out and buy some hard-to-buy things for his country.
There are many things that are difficult to buy: foreign technology, foreign teaching materials, and foreign machinery.
This was a good excuse, and the higher-ups didn't make things difficult for us, so they let us go.
I wasn't sad because he told me he'd be back sooner or later. I thought it might be three or five years. But I never imagined that "sooner or later" would last a full 13 years.
I went to Hong Kong and gave birth to twins there. My father wasn't very happy when he heard I was pregnant.
He didn't understand why I would go to such lengths for a man. He scolded me, but I didn't care.
During our conversation, he inadvertently revealed a few things. He told me that Hong Kong would be the trading center of Asia for many years to come. I listened to him and bought as much property as possible here.
Our family has a lot of assets. My father is still my father. Even here, he has many friends, and he does business with them.
I don't care, I just want to buy some properties and become a landlady.
He also raised my child and his child.
I missed him so much. Finally, on this day in 1979, I came back. I came back with Si Ren.
He is still himself, but why is there another woman by his side now?
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My name is Qin Jingru.
According to my parents, I grew up in a sweet environment. When I was born, my father found a red ginseng root while he was out. Because of this, my grandmother, who had originally planned to sell me, personally spoke up, saying that I was the family's little lucky star and should be raised well.
I didn't suffer much at home and grew up slowly.
Later, I heard that my cousin next door had married someone from the city.
That day, I saw the person who came to propose marriage. He was very generous; he immediately gave me a handful of hard candy. The candy was delicious; it was the kind of candy I had never tasted before. I liked it very much. Later, I heard that the betrothal gift that day was a full ten yuan.
Good heavens, ten dollars! Are city people that rich?
So I secretly vowed that when I grew up, I would marry someone from the city.
From that day on, everything I did was in order to marry someone from the city.
Every day I'd ask around about how city girls lived. Looking back now, I find myself quite funny, but those days were definitely fulfilling. Some people said city girls didn't like to laugh, so I didn't laugh much either. Later, they said that city girls actually loved to laugh, they just didn't like to grin and laugh heartily.
I suspect they just dislike that I laugh too loudly, but I have no proof.
The days passed by one by one, just as I was looking forward to them.
Suddenly, my cousin came back. She was the one who had married into the city. I had heard about her family's situation; I heard she was having a hard time because her husband had died. The first thing she did after returning was to come to my house and ask me if I was interested in marrying into the city.
That would be incredibly interesting!
I was very excited and wanted to go with my cousin.
But my dad stopped me. He asked my cousin what that person in the city looked like and what kind of work he did.
I don't really understand, is that important? The important thing is that I'm going to marry someone from the city! My dad doesn't understand anything!
Later, I learned that many people came to the countryside specifically to buy girls, and the girls ended up marrying older men in their forties or fifties. I couldn't help but feel grateful for my good fortune.
My cousin explained the other party's conditions very clearly, and it all sounded a bit unreal to me.
21 years old, technician, vocational school graduate, earning 38 yuan a month, is that something I can aspire to?
My father didn't believe it either. He thought my cousin was fooling him. What kind of technician comes to the countryside to marry a girl?
My cousin got anxious. She said this was an opportunity she had worked so hard to get, and if she didn't take it, she would go find someone else.
When I saw my cousin was about to leave, I panicked.
Later, my father said that he could tell his daughter was worthless just by looking at me.
I just chuckled to myself.
I went to the city with my cousin. When I first saw Beijing, I was struck by how big and beautiful the city was. Even the roads felt so comfortable to walk on. I wanted to stay. Although my mother told me to be careful, I still wanted to stay.
My cousin brought me home in the evening; we planned to meet the next day. However, they had to work the next day, so we arranged to meet after work. My cousin went out, and I was bored in the house, but I didn't dare go too far. I walked around the neighborhood, and that's when I met a thin, small man who wasn't very good-looking.
He asked me who I was.
I told them I was there for a blind date.
Then he said a lot of bad things about Brother Shouren to me.
Then, I met Brother Shouren.
Good heavens, he's so handsome! I've forgotten all the bad things Xu Damao said to me earlier. I only have one thought in my mind: I want to marry him.
He's really good-looking.
He said we wouldn't officially meet until tomorrow, and he'd take me out. I'm really looking forward to it. But my cousin's expression was weird; I later found out she was jealous. Humph!
Sure enough, Mom was right. There's no way I could have a chance with such a good man.
He confessed to me that he was with his cousin.
I didn't understand what he meant. He said he had already slept with his cousin.
I'm shocked!
No, why would he say such shameless things?
He said he didn't want to deceive me.
Yes, if this hadn't happened, and I had married him, and he had told me later, I think I would have kept it a secret anyway. I don't understand why two people eight years apart could get together. But from what he said, it seemed like he wanted to marry me. I'm smart enough to ask him what he meant.
Sure enough, he said he wanted to marry me, but didn't want to break up with my cousin.
I was a little annoyed. Cousin, cousin, is my cousin really that good?!
Although I later learned that my cousin was really nice, with a fragrant, soft, and supple body, at that time I was a little angry, a little confused, and a little wronged.
For some reason, I remembered a storybook I had read before.
I asked him, "Am I considered the official wife?"
For some reason, he laughed, a loud laugh that made me a little uneasy.
But the subsequent calculations put my mind at ease.
Fortunately, the Empress is mine, and I'm still quite clever.
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