If that's the case, she'll definitely be the one sent to the countryside. How pitiful! She was actually willing to go to the countryside. The original owner, seeing this scene, must be very sad. She's living such a miserable life, with nothing to her name, and yet she's forced to go to the countryside.
"Yes, Lao Zhou, Honghong is famous for her beauty," the stepmother began to nag again, "such a good marriage, we can't give up."
Sure enough, Father Zhou wavered. "An'an, there's nothing we can do if your sister can't go," he said, looking at Zhou Yian. "An'an, there's really no other way. When your sister is married, she can find you a job and transfer you back from the countryside. Is that okay with you?"
Who are you thinking is a fool! Whoever believes me is a fool!
"Dad," Zhou Yian forced his eyes open, his eyes were sore, and a few drops of Qiong Yao-style beautiful tears flowed out.
"But the first batch of them who went to the countryside haven't come back yet. I don't know how to do farm work, and my health is not good. What will I do if I don't have any money left in the countryside?"
"No, An An, we'll give you more money when the time comes, and you can do less farm work. Then we'll be able to bring you back in a year or two."
Judging from Zhou's father's reaction, his Qiong Yao-style tears weren't effective, and his answer was a bit perfunctory. If it were that easy to return, everyone would have returned long ago.
No, even if I really want to go to the countryside, I have to pay more money and tickets. If it's less, she won't agree!
"Dad, I know that as a leader you need to lead by example. As your daughter, I am also very proud. If I feel better, I really hope to sign up to go to the countryside immediately to contribute to the development of the vast rural areas and bring honor to you."
He is really an official-obsessed person. He will do anything to get promoted, even dragging his daughter to the countryside. Now it is 1965, and it is not time to force people to go to the countryside. Everyone goes there voluntarily.
"But I'm really scared. I heard Aunt Liu say that her relative lost so much weight in just one year after going to the countryside. What if I can't support myself in the countryside? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for you?"
"You talk so nicely, but you still don't want to go to the countryside." Liu Hong muttered on the side.
Zhou Yian ignored her and continued crying, "Even if my family supports me, how long can they support me? They said Sister Honghong married well and transferred me back to the city, but that's all just talk. I don't count on that."
It’s fine that we are told empty promises every day in modern times, but why do we hear empty promises here too? Who would pay attention to them if they don’t come up with something practical?
Zhou's father was also troubled by her crying, and he felt that what she said made sense. By then, jobs and other things would be empty talk, otherwise the educated youth who impulsively volunteered to go to the countryside in the past few years would have returned long ago.
"Well, the educated youth who sign up to go to the countryside now will receive 200 to 10 yuan for resettlement. Take it all with you. Your mother and I will give you an additional 500 yuan, and we'll also prepare food coupons for you. Is that okay?"
Liu Hong heard a "tsk" sound, but didn't say anything.
Five hundred? Who should I send?
"But, but, Auntie spent three hundred to buy Sister Honghong a temporary job," Zhou Yian continued crying, "Dad, can these five hundred buy me a job? I don't want to go to the countryside."
"When did I pay for it? Honghong found this temporary job herself. Don't talk nonsense, girl." The stepmother couldn't sit still anymore.
"That day, Sister Honghong's leader came to our house. I heard it all. It cost three hundred." Zhou Yian raised his head and looked at his stepmother unconvinced.
"I didn't see it wrongly. You took thirty Big Black Tens from the box in the room and gave them to him. Does that mean he's not Sister Honghong's leader? Then who is he?"
Father Zhou glared at his stepmother when he heard this. "Someone in our family must go to the countryside. Five hundred is a bit too little. I'll give you one thousand when the time comes."
"Mom, why should I give her a thousand?" Liu Hong was not convinced.
"Lao Zhou, isn't this thousand a bit too much for the family..." the stepmother said hesitantly.
"Why, haven't you even received a thousand in all these years? Or have you been subsidizing someone privately?" Father Zhou frowned. "An An has worked so hard in the countryside, what's wrong with giving her a thousand?"
The stepmother stopped talking.
Zhou Yian thought for a moment and said, "Dad, after all, I went to the countryside to replace Sister Honghong. I am happy to sacrifice for Sister Honghong. For Sister Honghong's marriage, I am willing to go to the countryside and endure hardships. Sister Honghong doesn't need to subsidize me. The money Dad gives me is enough."
"Indeed, An An went to the countryside for Hong Hong. Hong Hong has been working as a temporary worker for more than a year, and the family hasn't seen a penny. An An went to the countryside for Hong Hong, and Hong Hong gave her two hundred yuan as a gift to her sister."
Father Zhou slammed the table and said, "Why don't we just send Honghong to the countryside? The matter of the factory director's son is still unresolved!"
Stepmother and Liu Hong were silent.
The final word!
PS: Dad Zhou is still a good person. He has a reason to let An An go to the countryside. It is for her own good.
The original heroine was reborn.
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