Deng Qiuping had a fiancée whom he loved deeply. At that time, he brought his sister to visit the team, but he never expected that an accident would happen.
At first, Xiao Meng thought that it was no big deal to just look after Deng Qiuping's fiancée, and he could handle any difficulty. However, Deng Qiuping's fiancée became pregnant, and Deng Qiuping's family had only one son for three generations. Apart from an older sister, he was the only male heir.
Deng Qiuping's fiancée Jin Yanyan cried and said that her fiancé was gone and they had not yet held the wedding. Her family would definitely not allow her to give birth to the child and would definitely force her to have an abortion. In that case, Deng Qiuping's only bloodline would be lost!
Xiao Meng was silent. After thinking for a long time, he resolutely proposed to break up with Guan Xiuzhi - he wanted to marry Jin Yanyan! His friend Deng Qiuping lost his life to save him, and he couldn't let his friend's only child disappear or become an illegitimate child!
The best way would be for him to marry Jin Yanyan immediately, so that the child can be born safely and have a legitimate identity!
Xiao Meng said to Xiuzhi, "I have to leave you. I promised Deng Qiuping that I can't be selfish and break my promise, otherwise I will have trouble for the rest of my life... I will give her the title of wife, but I will never fall in love with her! I only have you in my heart, and I will always love you! If you really love me, you must understand me! You are still young and beautiful. I hope that in the future, there will be a better man than me who loves you as much as I do!"
Xiao Meng started to cry as he spoke, and Guan Xiuzhi also cried, but she was a strong girl. She believed that Xiao Meng loved her, and she truly loved Xiao Meng. She couldn't bear to see him suffer and sad, and she couldn't bear to see him suffer and live an uneasy life because of breaking his promise to his savior, so she chose to withdraw and help him.
As for the baby in her belly, perhaps she didn't want to use this reason to embarrass Xiao Meng, or perhaps, she was too young at the time and couldn't understand the changes in her body, and didn't even know that she was pregnant!
After Xiao Meng made it clear to her on the spot that he was breaking up, he sent her away and did not allow her to stay in the logging team.
The workers of the logging team said that this could not be said to be heartless. On the contrary, he was also thinking about Guan Xiuzhi, because he and Jin Yanyan held a wedding the next day. Although it was simple, it was witnessed by the leaders and workers in the place where Deng Qiuping had worked, so it was considered an explanation.
All those who knew about it were moved: Deng Qiuping sacrificed his life to save his co-worker, and Xiao Meng kept his promise and sacrificed his love, using his marriage to protect Deng Qiuping's fiancée and the baby in her belly. They were both such noble people! Only Guan Xiuzhi seemed to be forgotten.
The members of the logging team confirmed that Guan Xiuzhi came to look for Xiao Meng later, but Xiao Meng and Jin Yanyan had their wedding and left with his new wife within two days. They did not even wait for Deng Qiuping's sister to arrive.
Because the logging team had a complicated personnel situation at the time, the workers and their families were talking about all kinds of things. Jin Yanyan couldn't stand it and was depressed. In addition, she had just lost Deng Qiuping and was very sad. She had some minor health problems. Xiao Meng was worried about the baby in her belly, so he took her away quickly.
Xiao Meng's family must have some background. The transfer procedures were completed quickly, and he left quickly, decisively and neatly. No one knew where he was transferred to.
Meng Shengli, Liu Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo also have some connections. They tried to find out where Xiao Meng had gone, but they simply couldn't do it. There was always a force that openly or secretly blocked them from continuing.
This should have come from Xiao Meng's home. If you don't want others to know his whereabouts, then don't even think about investigating.
As Xiao Huahua grew up, rumors about Guan Xiuzhi and the disappearance of He Lian and Xiao Gou Dan continued to circulate. People looked at Xiao Huahua with strange eyes, pointing fingers and saying all kinds of things, even calling her a "bastard".
Originally it was agreed that he would be transferred to a promising place first, and then Liu Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo's families would move there one after another. But for some reason, Meng Shengli could not stay there for long. He sent a letter to Liu and Xu and returned to his hometown with his children.
However, his letters and the notes with his hometown address were lost after he moved several times. Later, it was very difficult for Liu Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo to find Meng Shengli. They had been to Province D and took the train and followed the railway to Mengzhou. It was useless to seek help from relevant departments. There were too many people named Meng Shengli. Did they have to check on them one by one?
In the 1950s, the transportation conditions between counties, towns and villages were extremely backward. In some places, there were not even mechanized roads. The mountain roads, small roads and goat paths were covered with grass and vines on both sides, blocking the view. If you were not careful and took the wrong road, you could be wandering around in the mountains and wilderness for a whole day, so the difficulty was extremely great. In the end, the two men returned empty-handed.
If Meng Tao and Liu Jianxin had not met unexpectedly on the train, Liu Yongsheng would not have known until now that Meng Shengli did not even live in his hometown, but settled in Linshui Village.
Having said this, Liu Yongsheng paused, took the bowl of warm water handed to him by Liu Jianxin, and drank two sips.
The others sat around in silence. Meng Tao, who had just been crying like a baby, had calmed down now and was staring at the red charcoal in the brazier with a dazed expression.
Shen Yu changed his seat and moved next to her, holding her hand tightly and letting her lean against him. Xu Yuting on the other side also handed her a towel and wiped Xiao Huahua's face without any hesitation, and he shed tears himself. Xu Yulin and Liu Jianye were iron-blooded men who usually shed blood and sweat and went through hardships, and they never shed tears easily, but when they looked at Xiao Huahua at this time, they couldn't help but reddening their eyes.
Meng Zhehan had an unknown moment in his hand holding a photo that he had taken from the wooden box in front of Liu Yongsheng. He lowered his head and did not move. The photo was almost deformed by him.
While Liu Yongsheng was drinking water, Shen Yu pried open Meng Zhehan's fingers and took the photo.
This is a group photo of the Meng, Liu and Xu families. Adults and children alike are all smiling brightly. It can be seen that they were very happy at that time.
Liu Yongsheng finished drinking the water. Seeing Shen Yu staring at the photo, he pointed and explained: "We are three families, three couples. These three little boys are Jianye, Yulin and Xiaogoudan. The other two children are from our neighbors. Jianli and Yuting were born not long ago and I was holding them. Jianxin was not there at the time because the little brother was about to be born and he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of him, so he was sent back to his hometown to be taken care of by his grandmother.
The couple standing next to us are Xiuzhi and Xiaomeng. The photo was taken by Xiaomeng. He has a camera with a timer. He adjusted it and came over to stand with us. Then the camera clicked and started flashing. It was very advanced.
It was a rare item, very valuable, but he didn't care, he took the camera and took pictures for many people in our courtyard, free of charge. At that time, everyone praised Xiao Meng as a good guy and Guan Xiuzhi was lucky, but who knew? The result was like this. "
(End of this chapter)