Chapter 1832 Class 4

Wang Zhengguo smoked the Daqianmen cigarette that his niece brought him and understood what she meant.

She meant that both male and female educated youth would likely abandon their partners and children after returning to the city or being admitted to university, because it was impossible for them to bring their partners and children to the city. Just like when city dwellers marry country people nowadays, it is difficult for country people to obtain urban hukou, and neither can their children. Moreover, some educated youth wanted to get rid of everything in the countryside and focus on the future. This attitude of not allowing female educated youth to review for fear that their wives would leave was unacceptable. Forcing them to stay would bring countless troubles, and ideological work had to be done well.

Strangely enough, there were quite a few families who prevented the wives of educated youth from studying, but there were almost no families who prevented their sons-in-law from reviewing.

Feng Qingxue sighed. After all, it was still a preference for boys over girls. They thought that if their son-in-law went to college or returned to the city, their daughters and grandchildren would live a good life, so they were happy to support him. However, they did not realize that women's hearts were softer and many of them stayed on this land forever for the sake of their children. However, most of the male educated youth abandoned their wives.

"Uncle, we have to be mentally prepared for this matter. Don't wait until it breaks out to deal with it, it will be too late." Feng Qingxue picked up the kettle and poured him an enamel pot of hot water.

Wang Zhengguo asked: "Will there really be a wave of divorces?"

Feng Qingxue said calmly, "Although not all of them, because of their different moral character, there are many educated youth who are responsible, willing to take care of their families, but there are definitely educated youth who divorce in order to return to the city or after returning to the city. Uncle, I'm going to tell you quietly, don't tell outsiders, I think, I think even if educated youth are allowed to return to the city in the future, the country will not accept educated youth returning to the city with their families and children, because there are too many people, the city can't accommodate them, and there are not so many jobs, this is the main reason for divorce."

Wang Zhengguo was shocked and said, "I discussed the return of educated youth to the city with your father before. He also said that they would return one day, but he was not sure about the time. I allowed all educated youth who married locals to get marriage certificates without exception. Marriage certificates are widely used in our brigade. Now I hear you say that the country may only allow single educated youth to return to the city?"

Feng Qingxue nodded solemnly, "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty. The number of educated youth alone is large enough, at least 10 to 20 million across the country, plus their partners and children. Can the country afford tens of millions of people moving to the cities? It can't afford it."

The number of educated youth who were willing to settle down in the countryside permanently was extremely small, no more than 5 percent at most.

Wang Zhengguo smoked another cigarette, "I need to think about this carefully. I'll go discuss it with your father and we can all brainstorm together."

Whether it is the men or women who married the educated youth, they are the children who grew up in their care, as well as their next generation, who are lively and cute and call grandpa and great-grandpa every day. How can he bear to see them separated by their families due to national policies?

"We have to take precautions. There are more than 100 educated youth working in the Wanglou Brigade, and about 100 of them are married."

If one hundred educated youth get married, there will be one hundred families.

Wang Zhengguo nodded and said, "Let's start the review class. I have invited several old professors who have been transferred to our place to teach. Except for Comrade Wen and Comrade Jin, the others are very happy to contribute their efforts."

In the past, people were reluctant to do so due to concerns about their background, fearing that they would get into trouble. But now it is different.

These elderly people all taught at universities and were knowledgeable and broad-based. When the folks of Wanglou Brigade found out, the number of review classes instantly increased to five. Some educated young people from nearby brigades also came to study after hearing the news.

(End of this chapter)