Chapter 313 Stand Up Straight
Li Yue drove a Volga on National Highway 104, nimbly avoiding potholes on the road, as light as a fish dancing leisurely in the waves.
This year, Li Ye and Li Yue did not take the train when they returned home.
Because Wang Jianqiang's mother sent him two telegrams, saying that she had arranged a marriage for him and asked him to go home and get married before the New Year, Wang Jianqiang confessed to his family that he had "freely fallen in love" with a girl from Beijing.
The house was in chaos. Wang Jianqiang's mother went to the post office and made the first phone call in her life, blaming Wang Jianqiang for acting on his own and saying that marriage matters should be decided by parents.
But Wang Jianqiang also talked back to his mother for the first time in his life. He used national laws as the criterion and firmly refuted his mother Fan Chunhua. The two of them had a very unhappy argument.
In the end, it was Wang Jianqiang's father Wang Daguang who made the decision and asked Wang Jianqiang to take the girl home to see her.
Wang Jianqiang was very conflicted. He and Huang Suwen had no official relationship yet, and if he was suddenly taken thousands of miles away, would Huang Suwen's parents be at ease?
But after Wang Jianqiang told Huang Suwen nervously, the mother and daughter of the Huang family agreed readily.
Huang Suwen said, "You've come to my house so many times to let my parents see you. Isn't it normal for me to go to your house and let your parents see you?"
Huang Suwen's parents had only one request, which was that Huang Suwen must return to Beijing before the New Year and could not be shameless.
After Wang Jianqiang told Li Ye about this, Li Ye gave Wang Jianqiang some advice and suggested inviting Huang Suwen's brother Huang Gang to go back to Qingshui County together, at least to stop the neighbors from gossiping.
In addition, everyone can drive home together, and Wang Jianqiang can drive the Huang brothers and sisters back to Beijing before the New Year.
So Li Ye, Li Yue, Wang Jianqiang and the Huang brothers and sisters filled a Volga truck and then took a 130 small truck from Pengcheng Factory No. 7 and left Beijing and returned to Dongshan.
After arriving in Beijing, sister Li Yue became very familiar with Wang Jianqiang's girlfriend, so the two of them chatted all the way in the car and didn't feel bored.
"Sister Xiaoyue, is your hometown a thousand miles away from the capital?"
"Looking at the map, it's more than 400 kilometers, so that's about 800 or 900 miles! We can get there in more than ten hours by car, and taking the train is about the same, but it's not as convenient as driving."
"That's not far! Qiangzi can drive, so it will be quick to go back home later."
"Hehe, sister Su Wen, are you worried about whether Qiangzi will settle down in the capital in the future?"
"I do have that idea, but it's not certain," Huang Suwen did not hide it, but said frankly: "I think it would be best for Jianqiang to settle down in Beijing, but I also have to consider his thoughts. I can't have the final say on a family, right?"
"Did you see that, Qiangzi? The Huang family girls respect you very much!"
Li Yue teased Wang Jianqiang, then said to Huang Suwen with a smile: "Sister Suwen, there are some things I can't tell you, but just remember what I said, Qiangzi is the pillar of his family, you must stand up straight!"
"Have you straightened your back?" Huang Suwen, who was always quick-tempered, was a little confused. "Sister Xiaoyue, what do you mean by that?"
While driving, Li Yue pointed behind him and said, "Go ask your family, Jianqiang!"
Huang Suwen turned his head to the left and looked at Wang Jianqiang who was sitting on the other side.
Wang Jianqiang smiled awkwardly, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "What Sister Xiaoyue meant is that you should not wrong yourself."
Huang Suwen blinked and couldn't help laughing: "What you said is really strange, am I the one who wronged myself?"
Li Ye and Li Yue, who were sitting in the front row, were both smiling secretly.
Wang Jianqiang stared at Huang Suwen blankly for a few seconds, then smiled innocently.
Isn’t Huang Suwen feeling wronged?
Wang Jianqiang thinks not necessarily.
Li Ye once said something to Li Dayong, and Wang Jianqiang happened to hear it.
The saying goes: "When two people are together, if one person feels loved, then the other person will be willing to bear the grievances."
So Wang Jianqiang fell in love with Huang Suwen right when Huang was admitted to the hospital and Huang Suwen rode her bicycle to the hospital with her mother.
At that time, when Huang Suwen looked at her brother, the heart-wrenching pain in her eyes immediately moved Wang Jianqiang.
Even though Wang Jianqiang is a fool, he still hopes to have someone who can care for him and love him when he is hurt!
Later on, Huang Suwen treated Wang Jianqiang like his own brother. He washed clothes and brought him meals in the middle of winter, and cared about him. Even though his hands were cracked by the cold, he still knitted two pairs of gloves for Wang Jianqiang.
Do you think a girl like this would not put herself in a difficult position?
[Is she a fool? Is she even more foolish than me, Wang Jianqiang? ]
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The capital city is less than 500 kilometers away from Qingshui County. If it were the road conditions of later times, five hours would be considered too slow for passengers. But given the road conditions in 1983, more than ten hours was considered smooth sailing.
Li Ye and others set out from the capital early in the morning and arrived in Qingshui County at around seven or eight in the evening.
Li Ye asked Wang Jianqiang: "Qiangzi, should we have dinner first, then arrange for Brother Huang Gang and Sister Su Wen to stay in a hotel, and then go over to get to know the place tomorrow?"
Wang Jianqiang thought for a moment and said, "Brother, I telegraphed my family in advance to tell them I'd be home today. It's not even eight o'clock yet, so my mother should be waiting for us to eat!"
Li Ye nodded: "That's fine."
Li Yue drove to the west side of the county town and stopped at the entrance of an alley.
The 130 truck that had been following behind also stopped. Wang Qiangdong and several veterans helped unload some New Year's goods from the truck bed.
This is the tradition of the flower-growing family. During the New Year, you can't just distribute money. You have to give some meaty gifts so that people can see them. Then the wife in the family can hold her head high and speak among relatives and friends. Otherwise, no one will believe how well you have done this year.
Wang Qiangdong smiled and asked Wang Jianqiang: "Qiangzi, can I help you get in?"
Wang Jianqiang said quickly: "It's not much, I took it in myself, you guys should go home quickly! Who wouldn't miss home!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now. Just let me know when you return. I'll keep you company on the way."
Wang Qiangdong didn't waste any time, he got into the car and drove away.
We have all been outside for more than half a year and we all really miss home and our loved ones.
Li Ye also wanted to drive away, but was pulled back by his sister Li Yue.
She pouted at Wang Jianqiang and said, "Help Qiangzi move the New Year goods in, or else you will let the guests move them?"
Wang Jianqiang quickly said: "No need, brother, I can do it myself, just move it twice."
Li Ye looked at his sister, then at Wang Jianqiang, smiled, picked up a sack of hairtail, and led the way in.
"Come on, Qiangzi, let's see what delicious food Auntie has prepared for you."
Sister Li Yue followed with a smile.
Li Yue is a person with a somewhat arrogant temper, but he is actually a very kind person at heart.
She asked Li Ye to help move things in, but actually she wanted Li Ye to go in and calm the situation.
For a girl from the capital, if it is her first time visiting a man's home and she behaves impolitely, shouldn't there be someone to smooth things over?
"Mom, I'm back."
Before everyone reached the door of Wang's house, Wang Jianqiang started shouting in a loud and confident voice, as if he wanted all the neighbors to hear him.
Of course, it is normal for a young man who has gone out to make a living to return home in glory and bring back a beautiful wife to show off by singing a few songs.
"Hey, Third Brother, why are you back at this time?"
There was a commotion in the Wang family yard. Fan Chunhua came out of the house and said in surprise, "We waited for you for a long time and didn't see you. We thought you missed the train!"
Wang Jianqiang was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't I tell you when I sent the telegram? Drive back!"
Normally when I come back from Beijing by train, I arrive in Qingshui County in the afternoon. If I drive, I will naturally get home at a different time.
"Look at you kid, you didn't explain it clearly."
Fan Chunhua hurriedly stepped out and looked at Huang Suwen behind Wang Jianqiang and said, "Third brother, this is the girl you were talking about, right? Let her in to warm up. It's very ignorant to make her run so far in the middle of winter."
Didn’t you want to ask the girl to come back and take a look?
Wang Jianqiang was stunned, but Huang Suwen smiled and said, "It's okay, Auntie. It's not far and it won't be cold on the road."
"How can it not be cold? Come in quickly, come in quickly."
Fan Chunhua pulled Huang Suwen into the house and said, "We are in a small place, and the conditions here are not as good as yours in Beijing. You will suffer if you follow my third son.
But if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. You will get used to it after living here for a few months. There is still a long way to go."
Huang Suwen only had a vague understanding of the authentic Dongshan dialect, so he could only smile and let Fan Chunhua pull his arm into the house.
Huang Gang, who was lagging behind, looked around from the beginning.
Huang Gang is considered a smart guy in Beijing. His mother asked him to come with his sister, so naturally he wanted to find out about the family situation of his future son-in-law.
There are both new and old houses in Wang Jianqiang's house. The three tiled houses on the right are newly built, while the three houses in the square are old houses.
Smoke was coming out of both chimneys, so it was obvious that the heating conditions in the house were fine.
There was a big dog lying in the kennel at the gate, chewing a bone with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
Huang Gang nodded slightly. All the conditions showed that Wang Jianqiang's parents were living well.
Don't think that all people in Beijing are rich. There are also people who have a hard time in winter. Even the conditions in the large courtyard where Huang Gang lives may not be as good as those of Wang Jianqiang's home!
But when Fan Chunhua said, "I'll get used to living here, and there's still a long way to go," Huang Gang immediately frowned.
Why does it sound like this old woman wants her sister to marry to Qingshui County from the capital?
However, Li Ye, who was following behind, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your sister may follow Qiangzi and settle in Beijing, or go to Pengcheng, or even live in Hong Kong Island, but she will never come to Qingshui County."
"Hong Kong Island?"
Huang Gang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's too far, it's better to go to Beijing."
Li Ye smiled and said nothing. He opened the door curtain and led Huang Gang in.
Only after entering the main house did he realize that many people had come to Wang Jianqiang's house today. Some of them looked familiar to Li Ye, but some he didn't know at all.
But seeing that some of the men had red faces, they probably had a good relationship with the Wang family.
If they didn't have a good relationship, how could they drink like this?
(End of this chapter)
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