Chapter 289 The Rebellious Ernengzi
Before liberation, many marriages were "blind marriages", and the young couples might not have even met each other before they got married.
As long as both parents are satisfied, it’s done. You won’t know what your partner looks like until the wedding day.
Influenced by new ideas, some people yearn for freedom in marriage.
Marriage is your own, and everyone should have the right to choose who his or her other half is.
But old-school parents don’t think so. In their eyes:
"Isn't this how everyone lives? Once you've read a little and learned a few words, your mind becomes wild!"
Even now, patriarchs still firmly control their children's right to choose marriage, attempting to continue to add shackles to the space of freedom of marriage.
During that special period in the past, some educated youth who went to the countryside would choose to form revolutionary partners with girls from good rural backgrounds in order to protect themselves.
After the storm was over, those who had been admitted to universities and were able to return to the city in glory, packed their bags and left their rural partners who had not yet obtained a marriage certificate behind and just walked away.
Lin Xiaotong heard about a case from her mentor Shen Tingyu a few days ago.
A middle-aged couple was fighting a divorce lawsuit vigorously. The man insisted on divorcing the illiterate woman on the grounds of a breakdown in their relationship.
At the trial, the man passionately recounted the torment he had endured in the unequal marriage for so many years.
The woman remained silent, took out a small brown bottle, and committed suicide by taking poison, shocking everyone.
This case was extremely tragic, and the ending was something no one could have imagined.
Therefore, in subsequent divorce cases, judgments were made with great caution.
And it will favor the weaker party, unless the couple goes through mediation before divorce is granted.
Engels has a statement that is regarded as a golden rule by a small number of people. This statement goes like this:
"If marriage based on love is moral, then only marriage that maintains love is moral."
Everyone has his or her own opinion on this sentence, and parties with different opinions often argue endlessly, and in the end no one can convince anyone else.
Lin Xiaotong sighed. Her class assignment this time was actually about this topic.
What sustains a marriage? Love? Responsibility? Or perhaps a combination of both?
She pulled her thoughts out of the sea of consciousness and looked at her small family. There was no doubt that she was lucky.
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When Xie Yi coaxed Chengzi to sleep at night, he turned sideways and said:
"Wife, I want to save some money to buy a large color TV by the end of the year."
Lin Xiaotong tilted her head. The quilt was warm and the winter evening wind was whistling.
"That's probably going to cost several hundred, right? Do we have to use the slush fund?"
She is not working now, but she receives a monthly allowance for school, which she can keep if she doesn't spend it all. The family's small treasury relies solely on Xie Yi's salary.
They still eat at home quite frequently now, and the couple gives Gao Xiulan ten yuan every month as food expenses.
I originally wanted to put in twenty, but Gao Xiulan scolded me:
"What's going on? These days are so boring!
You still spend so much money every month? Do you want to eat meat every day?
"Five dollars a head, you really don't know how to live, your hands are so big!"
Gao Xiulan only has one son, Xie Yi, so naturally she would try to find ways to help him.
She felt that five dollars was not a small amount, and she considered it as the money for the couple's meal.
On weekdays, Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi would buy her this and that from time to time. The clothes for her and the old man all year round were bought by the young couple.
Even when I went to the hospital because I had a cold or was feeling unwell, the children paid for the expenses.
Xie Da Jiao promised to cover all of Chengzi's personal expenses, and Lin Xiaotong was just about to speak.
Xie Da Jiao was also very angry and kept shouting, stamping his feet as he spoke:
"What's the matter? Chengzi is my granddaughter. As a grandfather, can't I spend money on her?"
He was not allowed to argue, so after Xie Yi argued a few words, Xie Da Jiao sent him out the door to feed mosquitoes.
I really want to cry but have no tears at night.
After all the calculations, there weren't any big expenses, and I even made some money from selling my previous job at the department store.
The small treasury was getting fatter and fatter. The last time she secretly counted the money in the room, it was almost several thousand.
Xie Yi came over and said, "No, I was thinking about whether I could invest some money in Ernengzi.
He just mentioned to me recently that he wanted to go to Guangzhou to buy a batch of bell-bottom pants to sell in Beijing.
I thought about it and thought it was feasible. I could ask Chuanzi to help me mail it.”
Xiong Chuan failed the college entrance examination in 1977, but he took it again the following year and finally managed to get into a local school in Guangzhou.
He had the same fate as his good brother Xie Yi and was transferred to the economics major.
I am a senior this year and will graduate soon. I finally have a happy marriage with Chi Yao.
I thought that I couldn't let my sweetheart suffer with me, and the environment in Guangzhou was more relaxed.
After a few years in college, my mind has become much more active.
During the winter and summer vacations, I saved some money in my pocket and plunged into the wholesale market.
I took the time to pick clothes for my wife and selected a lot of clothes with novel styles.
Xiong Chuan might have some luck with money, as a trial run allowed him to earn his first pot of gold.
At that time, he also wrote a letter to Xie Yi, and his tone was inevitably smug.
Look, he studied economics and improved his financial situation. He is worthy of his name.
Two big unity notes were also enclosed with the letter, saying that they were pocket money for Orange.
Xie Yi was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Lin Xiaotong asked in surprise, "Brother Nengzi wants to switch to selling clothes? Isn't he afraid that Aunt Qiaofeng will break his legs?"
After Ernengzi graduated, he was assigned to the sugar, tobacco, alcohol and non-staple food department by chance and got a stable job.
The job was quite leisurely, but there was one downside: he couldn't wear his favorite bell-bottoms at work.
She even complained to He Cuicui, "This job isn't as comfortable as selling roasted sweet potatoes outside!"
Jin Qiaofeng happened to hear it and immediately rewarded him with two of his favorite stir-fried chestnuts.
Xie Yi tucked the corner of the quilt for her: "No, he doesn't have the courage. He wants to try it after get off work."
There is no explicit ban in the workplace now, and taking private work is not allowed.
"Who will sell it then?"
"Ahem, Nengzi said that he plans to ask Aunt Diao to help him put on makeup and dress up as a lesbian to sell."
It really looks like something that Ernengzi can do.
"Do you want to buy more goods? Then we can let Mom set up a stall in Xiushui Street."
Lin Xiaotong stopped Xie Yi's hands from becoming increasingly unruly in the bed.
"I think it's okay. Chuanzi said that the wholesale quantity is large and the price is more reasonable.
Just some bell-bottoms, and oh, and some slippery stockings."
Gao Xiulan also followed the trend and bought a few pairs of this stockings. They are nice to wear, but they are very easy to get snagged.
You can't wear a pair of shoes for long before you need to replace them with a new one.
The buyer was heartbroken and the seller was overjoyed.
"Then let's take the goods worth 500 yuan? You can discuss it with Brother Nengzi tomorrow, and then call Chuanzi to tell him."
"Wife, you are so kind."
"Take your paws away. I'm sleepy and want to sleep."
"Just this once, and I promise to end the battle quickly this time."
"I don't believe you!
Xie Yi, you are such a shameless person, you dare to use such dirty tricks."
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