Chen Fangfang's husband knew that she married him out of necessity.
Now that he's been admitted to university, he's heard that university students not only don't have to spend money to go to school, but the school also gives them a monthly subsidy.
After graduation, I was assigned a job in the city.
Honestly, if it were him, he would have gone to university, surrounded by other students his age, and would have had a job in the city afterward.
Who still remembers the wife who shared hardship in the countryside?
Once Chen Fangfang's man thought about it, he was immediately persuaded.
No matter how much Chen Fangfang begged and promised that she would never abandon him, that she would have a child with him as soon as she graduated from university, or even offered to let her man come to Beijing with her so that she could find a way to support him.
But Chen Fangfang's man remained unmoved.
Just tell Chen Fangfang that she is not allowed to go to university! There is no room for discussion.
They forced Chen Fangfang to hand over her admission notice, but she refused. Not only was she beaten, but they also searched the entire house but couldn't find it.
The Xu family simply locked Chen Fangfang inside the house, bringing her food and water every day just to keep her from starving.
They said they planned to keep her locked up until the school reopened, and by then Chen Fangfang wouldn't have registered and wouldn't be eligible anymore, before releasing her.
Every day, Chen Fangfang's mother-in-law and her family take turns trying to persuade her.
You play the good cop and I play the bad cop, but the central idea is the same: once you're married, you should live a good life with your husband, have a few children, and your in-laws can't possibly mistreat you.
If you insist on doing things your own way, why bother going to university?
What's the point of a woman being so capable? She's trampled men underfoot; who would want her then?
They also told Chen Fangfang to have a conscience and not to be ungrateful.
She couldn't survive on her own back then, so she married into the Xu family. That's how she managed to survive to this day, even though she didn't have enough work points.
How can she not even give her man a child before trying to run away?
Chen Fangfang tried her best to explain that she wouldn't run away and that she wasn't an ungrateful person, but no one would listen to her.
After being confined at home for several days, the educated youth first noticed something was wrong and went to her husband's house to look for her, but were blocked at the door by her husband's family, who said that Chen Fangfang was sick and recuperating and that no one was allowed to visit her.
The educated youth were puzzled and had heard many rumors.
Whether it was out of sympathy for someone of the same kind or gratitude for Chen Fangfang lending him the materials, he eventually came up with a way to secretly contact Chen Fangfang.
I heard that her in-laws don't want her to go to university and want to keep her locked up until the university starts before releasing her.
Moreover, in order to dissuade Chen Fangfang from going to university, her husband would press her against her every day and night, regardless of her wishes, hoping to get her pregnant.
There was an uproar immediately.
After much deliberation, the group of educated youth at the settlement came up with an idea for Chen Fangfang: to ask the brigade leader to issue a letter of introduction so she could leave the Tuanjie Brigade.
Otherwise, she will either be locked up until the university starts and her enrollment will be revoked, or she will be forced to get pregnant and probably won't be able to go to school either.
Chen Fangfang knew this was her only chance.
In order to see the brigade leader, Chen Fangfang pretended to please her in-laws, acting as if she had been persuaded and resigned to her fate.
He burned the envelope containing the acceptance letter in front of everyone.
Only then did the in-laws feel relieved.
In the first few days, the children in the family stayed with Chen Fangfang, afraid that she would use some tricks.
It seems that Chen Fangfang has truly resigned herself to her fate and stayed at home every day except for going to work.
I gradually felt relieved.
Chen Fangfang then seized the opportunity and begged the brigade leader to issue her a separate letter of introduction so she could leave the Tuanjie Brigade.
The captain was naturally unwilling at first.
After all, if Chen Fangfang leaves, the Xu family will definitely cause him trouble.
His idea was to send Chen Fangfang back so he could talk to her in-laws.
But Chen Fangfang dared not believe it; at this moment, she no longer trusted anyone in the Unity Brigade.
The two were deadlocked, until Chen Fangfang brought up Xu Ningyan's name, saying that Xu Ningyan had made a promise with her long ago to take the college entrance exam together and start a business together in the future.
Moreover, all the study materials were sent by Xu Ningyan, who also told me to let her know if I passed the exam.
She had already written to Xu Ningyan to share the good news, and Xu Ningyan said she would wait for her in the capital.
The captain, who had been hesitant, finally relented.
He wrote a letter of introduction and specifically said that he would hold a meeting for the entire brigade, so he called everyone to the threshing ground in front of the brigade headquarters for the meeting.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Fangfang didn't even dare to go back to her in-laws' house, and she didn't bring anything with her.
He only went to the place where he had hidden the admission notice and his private stash of money. He put the notice and the money in his pocket and ran to the commune first. Luckily, he caught the last bus back to the county town.
At that time, Chen Fangfang was extremely glad that she had been careful. After receiving the admission notice, the first thing she did was to hide it carefully.
He was even more fortunate that he had hidden some money in his pocket, so that he wouldn't be penniless if he wanted to leave the Unity Brigade.
Upon arriving in the county town, Chen Fangfang was momentarily confused about where to go.
She can't go back to her husband's family home, and she's long since severed ties with her own family.
The only place I can go is the capital.
She was going to study in the capital, which was her future, her dream, and the place where her new life would begin.
Finally, she bought a ticket for the fastest train to Beijing.
The train was scheduled to depart in the early hours of the next day. That night, she dared not go anywhere and spent the night at the train station.
It wasn't until I boarded the train early the next morning that my heart finally settled down.
Chen Fangfang had a good relationship with the county's supply and marketing department because she sold hair ties and had connections with Xu Ningyan.
I've also heard them talk about things that happened while traveling by train.
At that time, Chen Fangfang subconsciously kept some things to pay attention to in mind.
At the train station, she had her hair all messy, her face was smeared with dirt, her clothes were old and inconspicuous, and her shoes had holes in them. She looked extremely poor and unremarkable.
Once on the bus, he sat down and then slumped onto the table, pretending to be asleep, without speaking to anyone.
In reality, he was worried about what he would do after he went to the capital.
Although she still had some savings, after buying the train ticket, she only had about forty yuan left.
This is all she has saved up over the past few years.
But with this little money, once we get to Beijing, where we're unfamiliar with the city, it probably won't last until school starts after the new year.
Even if school starts, she'll still need to prepare bedding, luggage, and a change of clothes, right?
The more I think about it, the more worried I get!
I didn't want to bother Xu Ningyan, since I had previously used Xu Ningyan's name to lie to the captain and get the letter of introduction.
She felt ashamed to go see Xu Ningyan again.
But after thinking it over, the only person she could turn to for help was Xu Ningyan.
She silently repeated the address Xu Ningyan had given her countless times. With her last glimmer of hope, she asked around after getting off the train and finally found it.
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