Chapter 253 Happy Saturday!
This was Gu Dadan's first time traveling far from home. He rarely went to Hongyun County before, but now that he was suddenly in Shanghai with its wide roads and tall buildings, he couldn't wait to get back to Anfeng Brigade.
I only feel safe when I'm back in my own little house, nestled up inside.
When Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan came out, they saw Gu Dadan sitting on a patched bundle, his back hunched, his eyes cautiously looking at the school gate.
Upon seeing Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan, Gu Dadan hurriedly stood up, carrying his bundle, and walked over: "Lin Zhiqing, Yiye, I brought the things."
Lin Shanshan was a little surprised, as she had clearly wanted to ask Zeng Huihuang to make the trip.
"Uncle Gu, what brings you here? Did Zeng Zhiqing not get leave?"
Gu Dadan took out a worn piece of paper from his jacket pocket and handed it to Lin Shanshan, saying, "No, Zeng Zhiqing got leave. I was afraid he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly, so I came by myself."
"Gurgle, gurgle..." Gu Dadan finished speaking, and his stomach started growling uncontrollably.
On the way here, Lin Shanshan briefly told Gu Yiye that she had sent a telegram to Zeng Huihuang, asking him to find Gu Dadan and write down the story of how Bai Lusheng had asked someone to give Gu Yiye to them.
Then, he pressed his fingerprints and went to Liu Jianshe to get the official seal of Anfeng Brigade to prove that Gu Yiye was given to Gu Dadan after birth, and that Bai Lusheng and Sun Lijun never raised him.
However, to my surprise, Gu Dadan came in person.
Gu Yiye looked at Gu Dadan's travel-worn face, which had lost all color from the cold wind; he must be starving and freezing right now.
"Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch first." Gu Yiye brought up Gu Dadan's burden. Gu Dadan came to Haishi to deal with Sun Lijun, and Gu Yiye had to accept this favor.
In the cafeteria, Gu Dadan wolfed down his food. He hadn't eaten for a day and a half and was starving.
Lin Shanshan and Gu Yiye sat down on the side and opened the papers that Gu Dadan had just given them.
The yellowed page was written in scribbles and contained many misspellings, clearly indicating that the writer was not very educated.
[Due to poverty, the family is unable to raise the child. Jiang is now being given to Gu Dadan and Cao Chunhua. From now on, the child will have no connection to the Bai family.]
The inscription is signed by Bai Lusheng. The date is October 9, 1950.
It seems that Bai Lusheng couldn't wait to send Gu Yiye away when he was only four days old.
Lin Shanshan felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart; her man was so pitiful. She looked up at Gu Yiye, afraid that he would be hurt again.
Gu Yiye met Lin Shanshan's watery eyes and knew what she was thinking. He comforted her, "Wife, I don't care about these things anymore. I have you, the baby, my parents, my grandfather, my second uncle, my third uncle, and my fourth uncle. I am very content. I have long since forgotten about the past."
"From now on, as long as you are by my side, I will be very happy and blessed."
Gu Yiye expressed his feelings gently and frankly.
Lin Shanshan looked into Gu Yiye's eyes and saw only love and endless tenderness, without a trace of pain. She felt very happy.
My husband truly doesn't care about the muddy past; he only has expectations for the future and the sweet satisfaction of the present.
After finishing his meal, Gu Dadan asked, "Lin Zhiqing, take a look. Is that piece of paper useful? Is there anything else I can do for you?"
Lin Shanshan was very grateful and replied with a smile, "It's useful, so very useful. Uncle Gu, thank you so much this time."
Gu Dadan waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly: "You're welcome, it's nothing."
When Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan left Anfeng Brigade, they left Secretary Liu with methods for high-yield planting and the reclaimed land.
In the second half of the year, the villagers planted other crops on that land, and the harvest looked promising.
More importantly, because of Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan's success in reclaiming wasteland, everyone was motivated to reclaim land. With the help of Zeng Huihuang and Chen Meili, Anfeng Brigade is now the highest-producing brigade in the entire Hongyun County.
Gu Dadan is a typical small farmer, but he is still very reasonable when it comes to matters of principle.
Upon hearing Zeng Huihuang say that Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan had been criticized in the newspaper by Sun Lijun, he immediately asked Secretary Liu for a letter of introduction and came over.
They also brought along the letter of commitment that Bai Lusheng wrote back then.
Seeing that Gu Dadan had finished eating, Lin Shanshan said, "Uncle Gu, we'll have to trouble you to come with us to the newspaper office."
Since Sun Lijun and her group are waging a propaganda war in the newspapers, Lin Shanshan will also use the newspapers to end this war without gunpowder.
“Okay, I’ll go with you.” Gu Dadan picked up his bundle and stood up.
As I walked out of the cafeteria, I bumped into Gu Xiang, who was picking vegetables in the vegetable garden next to the cafeteria.
That year, the Gu family experienced many changes. First, Gu Yiye separated from his family, then Gu Xiang got divorced, and finally, their youngest son, Gu Yong, was sentenced to three years of reform through labor.
Gu Dadan has gone from having both sons and daughters to having none of them by his side, and he has seen a lot in a short time. His mindset has also changed.
He no longer believed that women couldn't get divorced. As long as Gu Xiang was doing well, what business was it of anyone else whether she got divorced or not?
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