Duo Shou stretched out his short, white, chubby little finger and tapped his little head, laughing and scolding, "You little brat."
The older brother tried to persuade Dorje all morning, but he wouldn't put down the basket. As soon as his aunt showed up, he happily brought the basket over. At such a young age, he already knows how to read people's minds. What else could he be but a little rascal?
Dorje thought he was playing with him, so he reached out his little hand from Yu Rujia's arms to grab his hand and enthusiastically invited, "Third Brother, play, on the mountain, play."
Yu Rujia carried a basket in one hand and held her chubby son's hand in the other, with a string of babies and two puppies following her.
This is the Yu family's large team picking wild vegetables.
Duolu skipped and hopped along at the front, carrying a basket, and said smugly, "I'm going to find the most mushrooms today."
The little guy has an unusually prominent nose and is the best at finding wild game in the family.
Duo happily jumped around with him, saying, "Second brother, you have to share some with me later."
While running, the little guy didn't pay attention to his surroundings and almost tripped over a rock. Duofu caught him in time and said, "Walk carefully."
Duoxi nimbly steadied her small body and replied loudly, "Okay!"
That's what he said, but a few seconds later he was jumping around next to his second brother.
Huang Lijie saw the Yu family team walking towards her from afar and felt extremely envious.
Although Yu, a sent-down youth, did not earn as much as she, a worker, she lived a much more comfortable life.
She only had four days off a month, while the educated youth had plenty of free time every day.
The children in the family are filial, and the spouse is gentle, considerate, and has a high income.
The younger brother-in-law worked hard without complaint, taking care of all the housework for his nephew, and his income was no less than that of her, a worker.
Although she lived a good life because she was a worker and had a salary to help support her family, and her sisters-in-law treated her kindly, she had not yet found a suitable partner.
There were men pursuing her at the factory, but she didn't fancy them.
The truth is, those people either treated her like a fool, or their families were full of trouble and conflicts, with the whole family crammed into a tiny room where it was difficult to even turn around. She didn't want to get involved in those things, nor did she want to live in such a house.
Thinking of Gao Shujing, Huang Lijie felt that she might not necessarily have to find a partner among the workers; finding one among the educated youth would also be a good option.
The educated youth worked in the production brigade, were educated, and had some education. After getting married, they continued to live in her family's home, so she didn't need to readjust to a new family.
Even if she occasionally went back to the city with the educated youth, it was only for a few days a year; if his family was difficult to get along with, she would just put up with it for a few days.
It's much better than spending all day talking about trivial family matters.
While they were preoccupied with their own thoughts, the two groups of people ran into each other.
Huang Lijie smiled and said, "You, educated youth, are you going up the mountain to find some wild game?"
Yu Rujia: "Yes, there are lots of wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain right now, they're so fresh. Let's go find some to bring back. Do you want to come with us?"
Huang Lijie: "Let's skip this one and go again next time."
Huang Lijie took out a few milk candies from her pocket and gave one to each of the little ones: "Here, let me treat you to some milk candies."
When it was Dorje's turn, she squatted down and looked into the little guy's clear eyes.
With his mother and a bunch of older brothers around, the chubby little boy is quite bold. He grins and gives off a big, adorable smile that makes you want to touch him.
Huang Lijie was no exception; she reached out and ruffled his little head: "Duoji is so big now, he's so cute. Can he eat some milk candy?"
Dorje is not old enough to eat candy, so his family doesn't eat candy in front of him and doesn't understand what milk candy is, but that doesn't affect the little dumpling's understanding of food at all.
Dorjee stared curiously at the candy in her hand with his big, bright eyes, and immediately responded with his little mouth: "Eat, eat, Dorjee, eat."
Yu Rujia picked up the little guy and tapped his chubby little nose with a hint of annoyance.
Yu Rujia: "You're the most shrewd one, you want to try everything, but it's a pity you're not old enough for sweets yet. Comrade Huang, don't worry about him. Milk candy is expensive, and you don't need to give it to every child you see."
Huang Lijie is the daughter of Huang Brigade Leader's elder brother. Gao Shujing learned that the factory in town was recruiting workers and told Huang Brigade Leader.
Captain Huang immediately relayed the news to Huang Lijie, giving her a few more days to review, which allowed her to successfully pass the exam and get a job at the factory.
After she became a worker, she started keeping milk candy in her pocket and would give it to any small children she saw; if a few children refused, she would just stuff it into their hands, being very enthusiastic.
Huang Lijie: "I'm rarely home, so I have even fewer chances to run into them. It doesn't cost much."
“Your children are good-looking and have good personalities. I like them as soon as I see them, and I’m happy to feed them.”
After parting ways with Huang Lijie, Duoshou said happily, "Auntie, the older women all say we are the best-looking kids in the team, and I think we are good-looking too."
Duoshou has gone down the path of loving beauty and there is no turning back, just like his path of studying medicine, which he finds more and more interesting the more he studies.
Doro was a rough little man who didn't care much about looks. He valued martial arts: "What's the use of being good-looking? A real man should practice martial arts, and the more skilled he is, the better."
That sounds like something a little kid would say. He'll realize how important it is to be pretty when he gets to get married.
Huang Lijie fell in love with the educated youth and told Zhou Zhenzhen after she finished work that she wanted to marry him.
Zhou Zhenzhen glanced at her sideways: "Xiao Jie, do you have someone you like?" Otherwise, why would you suddenly say you want to marry an educated youth?
There were good and bad among the educated youth. Zhou Zhenzhen wasn't particularly opposed to them, but she was worried that Huang Lijie would be deceived.
Huang Lijie said gently, "No, I'm not familiar with any of the educated youth in our brigade these past two years. I just want Mom to help me pick a good one."
“The educated youth has no roots here. If he marries me, he will definitely live in our house, and I won’t have to be separated from you.”
Zhou Zhenzhen was overjoyed; she hadn't raised this daughter in vain.
However, she was unwilling to neglect her daughter's future just because she wanted to be filial to them.
Zhou Zhenzhen patted her hand: "I'm so glad you care about us, but you can't just think about us and not about yourself."
“You’re a worker, so it’s easy for you to find another worker. Workers get paid, and if you two are together, you can share the burden of life.”
Huang Lijie explained, "I didn't want to find a former educated youth because of my family. I genuinely think being a former educated youth is good. Look at Yu, she married Cadre Gao and is living a very happy life now."
Zhou Zhenzhen: "Officer Gao is indeed a good person, but there are only a handful of people like him in the whole town. You think you can find an educated youth like him in our brigade? Isn't that just wishful thinking?"
At first, she felt that her daughter was being wronged by marrying a sent-down youth. But when she learned that her daughter wanted to find someone like Gao Shujing, Zhou Zhenzhen truly felt that her daughter was too ambitious.
People like that aren't like cabbages; they're everywhere. What else could it be but a big heart?
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