Chapter 1 1 (Edited, the theme remains unchanged, you can read it or not, it will not affect the following...
Summer, 1974!
Fengning Steel Plant staff quarters.
Ding Guo never thought that a novel would have such a strong impact. The text she had read could be transformed into voices that boiled in her mind, and even came with voice packs for the corresponding characters.
For example, at this moment, it is the voice pack of a middle-aged woman, her words are earnest and full of emotion.
"In order for you to return to the city, our family owes you a big favor this time. Your father is planning to compete for the position of workshop director at the end of the year. You said we owe him such a big favor, and we can't bring ourselves to compete with him. Your father would rather give up his future than let you return to the city."
"That kid is just not very smart, but he's good in every other way. With his family background, if he didn't have this shortcoming, how could you be like him?"
"Although Junjun is not my daughter, she is no different from my biological daughter. She is your biological sister. If you accompany her to marry, the two of you can take care of each other, and Mom will feel at ease."
"Although you didn't grow up with me, I know you are the most sensible and filial child in our family. Listen to me and marry me..."
Such an emotional speech made her feel grateful, guilty, and uneasy.
It was as if her emotions had merged with the female supporting character in the book who had the same name as her. The spirit of dedication in her chest was about to burst out, and she wished she could sacrifice her life to repay her parents for their efforts.
Thinking of this, he opened his mouth unconsciously, as if being pulled by something, and murmured softly: "Thank you, Mom and Dad, for your concern. Mom, I will..."
The middle-aged couple sitting opposite each other looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Yue Hongmei even raised her eyebrows at her husband with pride. What do you think? She said that the eldest daughter is easy to control.
If you give her a little love, she will go through fire and water for this family.
It was like this a few years ago, and it is still like this a few years later, nothing has changed!
Yue Hongmei was the first to smile with satisfaction, and she was even ready with words to praise her eldest daughter for being sensible and obedient.
Just to disappoint her!
Ding Guo didn't finish his promise when he suddenly shuddered, opened his half-closed eyes, and swallowed the rest of his words.
Damn it, how come she was still able to recite the lines?
Then he cursed angrily: "Promise your uncle!"
My consciousness returned at the same time, my vision focused, and then I saw the shocked and stunned faces of a middle-aged couple.
"Well……"
Could it be that she spoke out loud what she was talking in her sleep?
Ding Guo suddenly felt embarrassed and said apologetically, "Hello, I was talking in my sleep!"
How did he fall asleep in a cafe?
After saying that, he covered his mouth and yawned, ready to run away. Just as he was about to lean forward, the two faces opposite him both laughed. The woman said in a stern tone: "You kid, how come you fell asleep while I was talking? Are you confused because of sleep? We are still on the train!"
The middle-aged man also laughed twice, and said to the woman in a tone of pretending to blame: "I said that the child must be exhausted after sitting on the train for two days and two nights, so let Danier go to sleep first, but you are so impatient..."
The woman glared at the man and said, "I haven't seen my eldest daughter for a few years. I just want to talk to her and give her a good kiss."
The two of them sang in unison and worked in perfect harmony.
Ding Guo was a little confused.
Who should I call Danier?
She glanced left and right and took in the surrounding environment.
I suddenly had a bad feeling and my heart beat faster.
How can this be called a coffee shop?
The living room is not large, with yellowed lime walls, wooden photo frames on the wall with various black and white photos arranged in the frames, old-fashioned tables, chairs, benches and sofas... It is so clear that it does not seem like a dream.
Ding Guo suppressed his panic and turned his attention back to the two people opposite him, looking at their attire.
The middle-aged woman had short hair that reached her ears and was parted on the side. It was fixed with two small black clips on her forehead, revealing her big, smooth forehead. She wore a short-sleeved cotton vest with floral patterns on her upper body, a pair of baggy black pants on her legs, and a pair of black cloth shoes on her feet.
The man was wearing slightly faded blue work clothes with the words "Fengning Steel Plant" printed on his chest. He had a shaved head, slightly dark skin, and bright eyes.
Dressed like workers from the 1970s and 1980s.
'Fengning Steel Plant', 'Junjun', 'Daniel', 'Marry' and the workers' attire in the 1970s and 1980s...
Ding Guo became more and more panicked, as if some unscientific event was happening to her.
"It must be a nightmare!" Ding Guo comforted herself and secretly twisted her thigh hard. The sharp pain did not make her more awake. Instead, her eyes turned black and she fell down.
"Ah!" Yue Hongmei screamed, patted her chest and looked at her eldest daughter who was lying straight on the sofa opposite her, still in shock.
Both of them were a little nervous.
Just now, the eldest girl stared at them with her bloodshot eyes. There was something so strange about her eyes that the two men were so scared that they didn't dare to breathe.
"She's having a nightmare, she must be having a nightmare. This dead girl must not have stayed awake for two days and two nights on the train. Lao Ding, come quickly and help me carry her." Yue Hongmei calmed herself down and urged repeatedly.
There was still a blush on her face caused by shock.
Ding Zhigang also grabbed the towel beside him and wiped the sweat off his head, saying, "Don't move, I'll do it."
He was also frightened by the sudden change in his eldest daughter's expression and broke out in a sweat instantly.
He stood up and went over to pick the child up with his arms without much effort. He weighed him and said, "This child is working in the countryside, but he never gets enough to eat. He is just a bunch of bones."
Yue Hongmei said disdainfully: "She is stupid. She is not stupid even though she is working on the farm and not gaining weight."
But they both forgot the food that their eldest daughter often sent back.
After sending the man back to the bedroom and putting him away, the couple came out and closed the door. They looked at each other, and Ding Zhigang wiped the redness from his head again and complained, "You are too impatient!"
Yue Hongmei also knew that she was anxious.
I wanted to play the role of a loving mother, but when I saw my eldest daughter looking so timid and cowardly when she came in, I became so angry and disgusted.
Thinking that given my eldest daughter's attitude, she would definitely agree if I just appealed to her feelings, I might as well say it early and get it over with so that I wouldn't have to please her and serve her for this matter.
He is so unpresentable, do you think he is qualified to be served by her?
Yue Hongmei: "The Pan family is waiting for news. It will take us a month just to ask people to find connections to get them back. I'm afraid if we delay for too long, something strange will happen over there."
As she spoke, she sat down on the sofa, and when she saw the bulging bag on the ground, she pinched her nose and pushed it away with her foot in disdain, saying, "Anyway, no matter what, Junjun has given us such an opportunity to get close to a rich man, and we must seize it no matter what."
Speaking of Junjun, Yue Hongmei smiled softly: "That's Junjun. You have to rely on the one lying inside. You can never be a teacher in your life, let alone a commander."
Ding Zhigang took out a cigarette and lit it, remaining silent.
What my wife said makes sense. Only promising children can find promising partners.
With his eldest daughter's personality, he didn't expect to find a promising son-in-law to bring honor to the family, but Nianjun was different.
Although Nianjun is not his biological son, he was raised by him since childhood. He is sweet-spoken and good at talking. He is also very ambitious and even dated the son of a high-ranking official in the capital.
The child's father is a division-level cadre in the army, and his mother is a director of a cultural troupe. The child is also excellent and has a striking appearance, and is a perfect match for Nianjun.
If they could really become in-laws, the other children in the family would also benefit from it.
He can also borrow this light.
Not to mention competing for the position of workshop director, he even dared to think about the position of branch factory director.
The work at Jianguo and Jianshe was not very ideal, and he had always wanted to transfer, but his network was really limited, so he remained in the same stalemate.
If the matter with the Pan family is successful, wouldn't it be easy to transfer a job given their family's interpersonal relationships?
After graduation, Jiandang and Dingxiang can join the army. With the relationship with the Pan family, they can choose a good place to work, but they will definitely not be sent to the frontier to suffer.
Moreover, there is hope for these two children to be promoted in the army!
If they work harder and become big leaders, the Ding family will be able to make a breakthrough and cross over to a new class.
With such anticipation, Ding Zhigang's fingers holding the cigarette were trembling slightly.
But in a flash, he thought of Pan Jiati's conditions.
The only bad thing about this marriage is that the eldest son of the Pan family had his brain damaged when he was young and has some intellectual problems. Now the Pan family proposed that if Junjun wants to marry into their family, he must bring a wife to his eldest son, who must be a good girl who is hardworking and intelligent.
Junjun has taken the good one, so who can he introduce the remaining fool to? Who would be willing to do that? It would be strange if he didn't curse his ancestors for eighteen generations.
But that was a family of high-ranking officials, a class that Ding Zhigang could never reach even in his dreams. Now that the opportunity was in front of him, he would be unwilling not to seize it.
After much thought, I finally thought of Dani'er who went to the countryside.
This eldest daughter did not grow up by my side. As for feelings, of course there is, since we are relatives after all; but it is not certain how deep the feelings are.
He didn't think much of her when she was around, and he didn't think much of her after she left home for so many years, as if she was just his 'daughter'.
He was more or less reluctant to let his own daughter marry a fool, but deep down he had an even stronger desire to get involved with the Pan family, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Oh, how nice it would be if the Pan family hadn’t made this unreasonable request!
Ding Zhigang sighed with regret.
Seeing the man frowning in deep thought, Yue Hongmei's eyebrows sank slightly, she picked up the palm-leaf fan beside her and fanned herself from time to time, leaned closer and whispered: "Old Ding, are you blaming me? Danier is the flesh and blood of my body, I feel bad for her to be arranged like this, but you also know her temper, she is not good enough to be from a good family, not to mention that ordinary people can't help our family, and she will definitely be suppressed by her mother-in-law and husband after she gets married, and she won't come back to complain even if she is bullied.
But it would be different if she married into the Pan family. As a high-ranking official family, the mother-in-law would definitely not be the evil mother-in-law from the countryside. At worst, there was still Junjun. Junjun was very good at making people happy. With her around, Danier's life would not be bad.
I know this decision is not easy to say, but you have to think about the future of our children. The girl Jianguo is dating is from a family of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee. Do you want to be inferior to her when the two families sit down to discuss marriage?
Another thing is that this is also for the good of Da Ni Er. With her personality, she will never be able to be the head of the family no matter who she marries. The Pan family is different. When her parents-in-law die, won't that fool let her do whatever she wants? Isn't she the head of their little family..."
Thinking of his eldest daughter's character, Ding Zhigang sighed, "She really hasn't improved at all in the past few years in the countryside."
After he finished speaking, he patted his knees heavily, as if this action could strengthen his determination, and smiled, "Go buy some meat and make a delicious meal for Danier. You two can have a good chat tonight and show some concern for each other. You don't know that if you show concern or praise her, this child will be happy for a long time. She loves you very much."
Perhaps because she had no mother to love her since she was a child and felt emotionally inadequate, this child always loved to show off in front of Yue Hongmei during those years in the city. She liked to get close to her mother, and her face would turn red with excitement when she got a word of approval from her mother.
Thinking of this, Ding Zhigang couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Mother and daughter are connected by heart, and this is not just talk.
In order to pick up his eldest daughter, he took a day off today and did not go to the factory in the afternoon. He said, "I will help you with the work and give her some nourishment. She looks so thin..."
Yue Hongmei heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stood up to get the money and ticket, with a smile on her face: "It's time to buy some meat. Junjun is coming back today. I saw her lose weight last week."
"Really? This child suffers from summer heat. I'll make some kelp soup for Junjun to replenish the lost weight and make her plump and white!" Ding Zhigang laughed heartily.
Yue Hongmei came over to tease him: "Come on, come on, go shopping with me."
The couple both walked out smiling, their backs revealing harmony.
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