Chapter 5 Sending You Away
Three days later on the fifth, the educated youths will leave collectively.
Fang Mingche said to Lin Yan who went home to get her luggage: "I won't be seeing you off later. I'll take Yanyan out to play."
He didn't want to see his daughter react and follow the children left behind by other educated youths in the village, crying and running to chase the tractor.
Then the mother and daughter, one cried on the tractor, and the other ran and cried behind. In
the previous life, the educated youths returned to the city collectively, and the scene of parting left a deep impression on him. So sad!
Except for sleeping, Yanyan was at home for the past three days. Yanyan is still not very clear about the whole thing.
Although I mentioned to her that day that her mother was going back to see her grandma and grandpa. But what can she remember when she is just over two years old? She will probably forget it after turning around.
She might feel better if she didn't cry with her friends who were in the same situation.
Lin Yan nodded and said reluctantly: "Mingche, you must come to see me in half a year."
"Don't worry. As long as you don't change your mind, I will definitely come."
Lin Yan rolled her eyes at him, "I won't."
"Then it's a marriage."
Lin Yan looked at him, "If you don't come to see me, I will come back to find you. So, don't think that you are really a divorced person."
At most, at most, she will not want the benefits of BJ household registration, and she will not want the job that the state may arrange for her.
Fang Mingche hurriedly said: "No, no, no, people go to high places and water flows to low places! You are a BJ household registration, and in the future, maybe your daughter will follow you and have a BJ household registration."
Lin Yan stared at him and said with some doubts: "Mingche, why do I feel that you seem to have changed a little?"
The previous Mingche would not have these thoughts. Fang
Mingche said, "I don't want you to regret it in the future and blame me. Take advantage of your youth and try your best. Besides, a BJ hukou may make my daughter less hard in the future. My previous thoughts were a bit narrow-minded."
Lin Yan said, "Being content is not a bad thing. Besides, it's my own decision. Why should I complain about you? Complaining can't change the situation. And speaking ill of you will only make the relationship worse."
She looked at Fang Mingche and wanted him to get a letter of introduction to bring his daughter to BJ to see her during the winter vacation, but she couldn't say it.
On the one hand, the cost must be high; on the other hand, he didn't receive any good treatment when he went back to her parents' home with her last time.
This time when she goes back, the work problem is probably not that easy to solve.
At least her family status will not change for a while.
If he goes, wouldn't it be like letting him suffer?
She can't come back during the winter vacation. After
being separated from her parents for so many years, how can she go back to get the hukou and run away again?
Fang Mingche also knew what she meant. But he couldn't be considerate and take the initiative to bring it up.
It's not because his parents-in-law and brother-in-law will be rude to him if he goes.
They don't think he's just taking his daughter to see her mother, they just think he's going to pester A Yan.
The most important thing is that he has to drive a truck during the winter vacation to make his first pot of gold.
From what he knew in his previous life, Mingfeng's brother-in-law can't resume work until after the Lantern Festival at the earliest.
So, he needs to make a trip before the New Year and another trip after the New Year. There's no extra time! He can't take his daughter to A Yan's parents' home during the New Year.
He also wants to make an extra trip to Guangzhou to bring in private goods. By then, even if he only borrowed money from Mingfeng once, he can still make more money.
Lin Yan thought about it, "I'll go back and ask after I settle down, if someone with a BJ household registration marries someone from another place, can the person from another place move with them?"
"If you ask like that, they will definitely not give you priority in arranging a job. You're burdening the street office!"
It shouldn't be possible for family members to move with their household registration at the moment. It's still difficult for them to find jobs for the 17 million educated youth who have returned to the city.
Moreover, the food and oil supply for so many people would also add a lot of workload to the relevant departments.
Someone shouted outside: "Lin Yan, we have to go——"
Today, people were saying goodbye everywhere, but the train waits for no one.
Fang Mingche said, "Go!"
Lin Yan looked back at him, and went out with her backpack and luggage. She didn't dare to say goodbye to her daughter, and couldn't bear her crying.
After watching Lin Yan go to meet up with other educated youth, Fang Mingche asked for leave and didn't go to class, letting the students review on their own. The final exams were in a few days, and the new lessons were finished in the morning.
The school is not strict now.
He is a math teacher, teaching three grades.
It is common for students to go to class in the morning and work at home in the afternoon.
Principal Wu also knew that the educated youth who returned to the city were leaving today, and he approved it very happily.
Fang Mingche rode his bicycle, wrapped his daughter tightly, and took her to the street to play. He patiently accompanied her to turn candy figures and visit the supply and marketing cooperative.
Yanyan was very happy all the time. Her father rarely responded to her requests like this.
Fang Mingche took his daughter home only after he estimated that the educated youth had left.
Yanyan sat on the crossbar of the bicycle, holding a small red lantern in her hand.
When I came back, I found that several uncles and aunts in the school were looking at me, and I called them over one by one with sweet words.
Everyone responded quickly. Seeing that Fang Mingche had a stern face like other men and women who were dumped by the educated youth, I didn't dare to say anything to him.
The farewell scene this morning was too sad.
Several little kids in the village followed the tractor for a long time before being taken back by their parents.
They cried so hard that they couldn't stop for a long time! One of them even hiccuped from crying.
Several teams of educated youth gathered at the village primary school, so they saw it.
Yanyan looked like she didn't know anything.
Fang Mingche nodded to several colleagues and pushed his daughter back home.
"This Xiao Fang seems to have become much colder all of a sudden. Not as talkative and cheerful as before."
"Of course he is colder! It's said to be a fake divorce, but who knows if it will become real and can't be saved."
"Xiao Lin is the same. He kept saying that he would not leave before. But he changed his mind after receiving the letter from home. Wouldn't it be better for him to stay and reunite with his wife and daughter and live a good life? Both of them are teachers, so their lives can be good. They can also get letters of introduction to visit relatives in Beijing during the winter and summer vacations."
"They are from the big city and look down on us from a small place."
"Don't say that. Who doesn't want to go to a big city? Are we not going because we don't want to? Besides, they are going home."
Fang Mingche was actually too lazy to respond to other people's kind or malicious concerns.
It's easiest to keep a stern face!
Yanyan wanted to show her mother with a lantern, so she searched inside and outside the house as soon as she entered the house.
"Mom——"
"Didn't I tell you that Mom is going back to see Grandma and Grandpa. They are Mom's dad and mom. When you go far away in the future, will you go home to see Dad and Mom?"
Fang Mingche saw that there were several pairs of shoes missing from under the bed, and he felt bad.
He was not completely sure that it would be the best development, but he had to give it a try.
If he left Ayan, the tragedy of his previous life would be unavoidable. And she would definitely stop him from transporting goods for the black market boss.
Because there would be danger on the road!
But now that she has really left, he feels empty in his heart.
(End of this chapter)
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