Chapter 284 Extra 3 The Benefits of Reading
After Zhou Yizi's parents arrived, all the names that Yi Hanxing and Zhou Yizi had discussed were scolded by both sides.
After a joint decision by both parents, the two were deprived of their naming rights.
"You can't do this! The names we chose are pretty cute too!" Yi Hanxing protested.
"Okay, okay, it's very cute. Can we use it as a nickname for our child?" Both parents compromised.
"Then I'd like to see what name you can come up with!" Yi Hanxing said.
After making these harsh remarks, Yi Hanxing and Zhou Yizi discussed what nickname to give their child. They found that "冂吉" and "斯格" were not suitable nicknames.
Finally, Han Xing made the decision that the daughter would be named 冂冂 and the son would be named 口口. These two names sound catchy and bright, and are particularly suitable as nicknames.
The four parents agreed to the name without blinking an eye.
Until Yi Hanxing left, both parents had not yet picked out names for their children, and the two little ones were still calling their names. Fortunately, the work process was slower in that era, and it was normal for a child to be registered three or four months after birth. Therefore, Yi Hanxing and Zhou Yizi did not worry about this and returned to the base together.
At this time, Zhou Yizi's vacation was about to end. Excluding the twenty days on the road, Zhou Yizi had stayed at home for nearly two and a half months. Yi Hanxing had been in confinement for two full months and had only been able to resume her free activities for less than half a month.
"It's okay for Yizhi to go back, but Hanxing, you just got out of bed, can't you rest a little longer?"
"Oh, I've been lying in bed for two months. Now I feel so healthy and enjoy eating. Besides, I will go back for training first. It will take more than two months for me to start working. By then, I will have given birth for four or five months. The female workers in the factory will all be working, so why can't I work?" Yi Hanxing said.
Although Han Xing's parents were reluctant, they still agreed to let their daughter leave.
Seeing his parents with white hair on their temples, Han Xing couldn't help but hug them: "If I have the chance, I will try my best to come back."
Han Xing's mother warned: "Take good care of yourself and don't let your parents worry about you. We will take good care of the child, don't worry."
My second sister also said, "Your brother-in-law and I will help take care of the child. Don't worry about it while you are working. It would be bad if you are distracted and do something wrong."
Yi Hanxing nodded and boarded the train with Zhou Yizi.
As key talents, the two were accompanied by the guards who came with Zhou Yizi. The group went straight into the sleeper car, attracting some people's attention.
Speaking of these two guards, because the house assigned to Cheng Shen and Tian Xiu De was too small, they even went to squeeze in with the old man guarding the door for two months, helping to manage the security of the compound.
Yi Hanxing felt the
A scrutinizing gaze.
"These two actually have bodyguards. Are they high-ranking officials?"
"Who knows? They are so young, how could they be high-ranking officials? Maybe they are the sons of high-ranking officials?" someone speculated.
"Don't make such wild guesses. Do you think the Workers' and Peasants' Party is still the same as the Three People's Parties? Not to mention the son of a high-ranking official, even the official's father wouldn't need a bodyguard."
"It's not like these two people are so prestigious, right? They look like they're only in their twenties at most. What abilities and contributions can they possibly have?"
Yi Hanxing should have been angry, but after hearing this, she couldn't help laughing and said to Zhou Yizi: "People guess we are in our twenties."
"I guess you're in your twenties, so why are you so happy?" Zhou Yizi laughed: "Aren't you eighteen?"
Yi Hanxing couldn't help but hit Zhou Yizhi's shoulder: "Speak properly."
No matter what others speculated, Zhou Yizi and Yi Hanxing sat safely in the carriage with their guards.
At night, Zhou Yizi and Yi Hanxing slept on the middle bunk. The upper bunk was empty, and two soldiers lived in the lower bunk.
The sound of the train was clanging, and Yi Hanxing tossed and turned at night, suffering from insomnia.
"Han Xing, can't you sleep?" Zhou Yizi asked.
"There's a lot of noise next to the train." Yi Hanxing made an excuse.
Zhou Yizhi and Yi Hanxing have been friends and husband and wife for so many years, how could he not know that Yi Hanxing would not easily suffer from insomnia? He didn't believe Yi Hanxing's excuse and just said, "Are you thinking about your children and your parents?"
Yi Hanxing was silent for a moment before she spoke, "Actually, I'm thinking, I'm not a responsible daughter, mother, or sister at all. Apart from sending money, I can't be filial to my parents. When I go home, I always ask them to run around for me. As for the two children, although I gave birth to them, I left them to their grandparents, grandparents, and aunt before they were even three months old. I missed their growth. As a younger sister, the work of supporting our parents was taken on by my older brothers and sisters, and they also had to help me raise the children..."
After hearing what Yi Hanxing said, Zhou Yizi fell silent, but soon followed up with another statement: "Actually, according to what you said, I am also an irresponsible son, father, and brother. I can't go home often to visit my parents, and my children are taken care of by my parents and my parents-in-law. My brother also has to queue up to buy milk powder for my son and daughter... You are an irresponsible mother and daughter, and I am an irresponsible father and son. We are both here to cheat our father, mother, brother, sister, and son and daughter."
Zhou Yizi smiled as he spoke: "Isn't it much better to have me accompany you? People like us have to be a couple, otherwise we will harm our partners and become irresponsible husbands and wives."
Yi Hanxing couldn't help but let out a short laugh.
After hearing this, the soldier in the lower bunk disagreed: "You two
What are you talking about? We left our wives and children behind and went to such a faraway place, all for the sake of building our motherland! How can you say that you are irresponsible?
"Young comrade." Yi Hanxing looked at the other person and said, "You comforted him very well. Don't comfort him next time. What does it mean to abandon your wife and children? Have you been skipping your Chinese class in the beginner class recently?!"
The young comrade scratched his head in confusion: "What should that be? Abandoning the husband and daughter? Abandoning the children and daughters?"
A loud, raspy laugh came from the next carriage.
The train carriage suddenly became a large-scale sleepover party.
"Comrades, what kind of work are you going to do? You can't even bring your children with you? I heard that your children are only a few months old?" someone asked.
"Don't ask about anything you don't need to know!" The eldest brother's grandmother, his biological mother, who was standing next to him, taught her son, "Someone might not be able to tell you about that!"
Yi Hanxing quickly said: “You can talk, we are going to build a road!”
"Build a road?" everyone was puzzled.
"Yes! Build roads! Build roads in the western region so that people in remote areas can also be connected to us." Yi Hanxing said.
This is also everyone's official job. Yi Hanxing and Zhou Yizi even have work permits.
"Why do you, a woman who just gave birth, have to go there to repair the road? If your man is needed, just let him go by himself. Why did you leave your child behind to accompany him?" An older woman from another direction asked in confusion.
"You don't know, they're both experts!" The clever soldier explained, "They're both technical instructors!"
"Oh, this woman can also be an expert?"
"Why not? Didn't the Chairman say that women hold up half the sky?" Grandma interjected.
"So how can I become an expert?" the elder sister asked. "I want my daughter Niuniu to work hard and become an expert too. Can you give me some pointers?"
"First, let the children study." Yi Hanxing said, "Don't give up studying. Study hard, go to middle school, take the college entrance examination, and then the children will know how to become experts."
"Your guidance is truly excellent..." The eldest brother sighed, "So everyone doesn't want to go to university?"
"Doesn't that mean you won't pass the exam?!" the eldest sister interjected.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Yi Hanxing laughed at first, then said seriously, "It's never too late to study. The country is different now, and tuition is affordable. If you have the chance, you should send your children to school. Even if they can't get into university, they can still get better jobs after graduating from middle school." Nowadays, middle school students can even apply for factory office jobs. "Isn't working in an office more comfortable than working in a workshop? Isn't being a maintenance engineer more respected than being a porter?"
"It's the two little brothers who sleep in the bunk below us.
Wouldn't it be much better to study hard and get promoted? By then you'll be an officer, and you're still worried about not being able to find a wife?"
As soon as Yi Hanxing said this, one soldier was mocked by another: "Everyone knows that you keep talking about finding a wife!"
"Who wouldn't want a wife and children and a warm bed?"
"That makes sense!" Grandma agreed, "Even if it's just to find a wife, we should study hard!"
"Big sister, did you graduate from college?" the elder sister asked Yi Hanxing, "Aren't you worried that it will be difficult to find a partner when you get older?"
"You're only in your early twenties after graduating from college, right? Why wouldn't it be hard to find a partner?" Yi Hanxing laughed, "I studied for another four or five years after graduating from college. Don't you think I've found a partner?"
"Think about it, if it were your son
There are two daughters-in-law to choose from: one is eighteen and earns eighteen dollars a month, and the other is twenty-three and earns thirty-two dollars a month. Who would you choose?
"That depends on how old my son is," said the eldest sister with a smile.
"How old are you that you choose the one with the higher salary?" the eldest brother asked to join in the fun.
"Then if he's over 18, I'll definitely choose the second one! A woman three years older than you is bound to bring you gold bricks!"
"You're not holding a gold brick. This is a matter of a woman five years older than her mother!"
"Isn't that good?" the eldest sister asked back, "My son is so lucky to be as kind to his husband as his mother is! I'm just afraid that people will dislike him because he's too young!"
The whole carriage was filled with laughter.
At that moment, Yi Hanxing was simply thinking about making more people realize the importance of studying if she had the chance. After a ride together, everyone was just passing through life. But Yi Hanxing hadn't expected the older brothers and sisters to truly take his advice to heart, constantly pondering it. They gritted their teeth and offered support to several middle school and university students, successfully changing the lives of these children.
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