It's 1972. Qian Duoduo looked at the calendar and saw that she had been here for two whole years. These two years seemed to be like a classic line from a skit: life is like digging a hole, then filling it in, digging another hole, filling it in again, and when you look back, living a lifetime and living a day are exactly the same!
Aside from going to school, every day is the same for me! The only difference is that I've become an aunt, Guo Ni has become a mother, and the first boy in the third generation of the Qian family has been born. He Ying named him Qian Yi'an!
Qian Duoduo now has many places to go, mainly to play with this newborn baby.
Looking at Qian Duoduo, He Ying said, "You like children?"
Qian Duoduo said, "It's amazing how a baby grows little by little in its mother's belly, then grows to this size at birth, then slowly grows to this size, and then grows to the size of my older brother. Isn't that interesting, Auntie?"
He Ying stroked Qian Duoduo's head and said, "That's right, when you were first born, you were just like a little kitten, and now you're almost a big girl!"
Qian Duoduo smiled, looking at the sleeping baby. Humans are truly amazing!
Three years later, Qian Duoduo was already a middle school student. By then, high school had closed, and junior high school was the highest level of education. Qian Mao was lucky enough to finish high school, but Qian Rao and Qian Duoduo were not so fortunate.
Qian Mao successfully landed a job in the county government's propaganda department thanks to his excellent handwriting on the blackboard. This job made Qian Mao a hot commodity in the eyes of the older women in Beian Village. Sure enough, when Qian Duoduo came home from school, she saw an older woman from the next village chatting with Jin Jinxiu.
She quietly walked to the door, strained her ears to listen, and when Jin Jinxiu's voice didn't come, she heard the old woman laughing and saying, "Qian Er's wife, let me tell you, of all your sons, this third one is the most promising. He got the position of propaganda officer, which really makes you proud."
Jin Jinxiu said with a smile, "All five of my children are outstanding."
Aunt Qiao chuckled and said, "Actually, your daughter is already 14 this year. What's the use of studying for so many years? In the end, she still has to get married. Knowing a few words is enough."
Jin Jinxiu's tone became much calmer, no longer as enthusiastic as before: "My Duoduo has excellent grades, and we're not short of money. She has four older brothers, and if any of them contributes a little, it's enough for Duoduo's studies. Besides, Duoduo always gets first place in exams, and her brothers are very proud of her."
Aunt Qiao patted her leg and said, "It's true that she has four older brothers, but Qian Er's wife, it's no small amount of money for your four sons to get married. These days, which girl gets married without a family that has been through the third level of wealth? Are you really going to delay your sons' marriages for the sake of a girl? Just like your eldest and second sons, they went to the army and haven't come back for so many years."
Jin Jinxiu: "Aunt Qiao, my eldest and second eldest sons went to defend our country. It's an honor to be a soldier."
Aunt Qiao choked. How could she dare say it wasn't honorable? If she did, she would definitely be dragged out and criticized. She immediately smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Yes, yes, your eldest and second sons are honorable, but their marriages have also been delayed."
Just as Jin Jinxiu was about to speak, she saw Qian Duoduo walk in with an envelope: "Mom, great news, great news!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qiao secretly rolled her eyes. What could be so joyous about it?
Jin Jinxiu reached out and pulled her daughter, who was now as tall as her, and asked with a smile, "What's up? Did your older brother and the others write to you?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "Mom, my eldest brother wrote a letter. It's because he hasn't been home to visit relatives for five years while serving in the army. He'll be able to come back this year."
Upon hearing this, Jin Jinxiu immediately stood up: "Really? That's wonderful!"
Qian Duoduo smiled and glanced at the surprised Aunt Qiao, saying, "There are even better ones."
Aunt Qiao's eyes lit up, and her gossipy nature immediately arose: "Qian family's fifth son, what good news is it?"
Qian Duoduo said, "My older brother got promoted; he's now a company commander."
Aunt Qiao immediately said, "Oh my, this is great news! Company Commander, you must be a high-ranking officer, right?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "It's alright, I can manage about a hundred people."
Aunt Qiao immediately exclaimed, "Oh my, there are quite a few people here!"
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "Mom, my eldest brother didn't come back alone this time; he brought my sister-in-law with him."
Jin Jinxiu was shocked: "What? What sister-in-law? Where did your brother get a sister-in-law?"
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "My older brother's wife, his revolutionary partner, they came back together this time."
Aunt Qiao immediately asked, "What? The army is arranging wives for us?"
Qian Duoduo proudly said, "Auntie, my brother is the most handsome young man in the surrounding villages. He's also a high school graduate. He's good-looking, educated, and capable. Anyone with eyes can see how outstanding he is. Moreover, my sister-in-law is the deputy county head in a county in Guangdong Province. Most importantly, my sister-in-law's father is a division commander."
Aunt Qiao was stunned: "Deputy county magistrate? A girl can be a deputy county magistrate? Her father is a division commander, isn't that an even higher official position?"
Qian Duoduo thought for a moment and said, "The division commander is followed by the brigade commander, the brigade commander by the regimental commander, and the regimental commander by the battalion commander and the company commander. These are definitely high-ranking positions!"
Aunt Qiao's gaze towards Jin Jinxiu immediately changed. With the third son going to work as a clerk in the county and the eldest son becoming the son-in-law of a division commander, the Qian family was about to prosper.
Qian Duoduo saw this and spread the word, so that those gossipy old women in the village wouldn't keep stabbing her mother in the heart with knives anymore. This time, her mother could finally hold her head high!
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