Chapter 01 Chapter 1
Someone gently pushed Su Tianli's shoulder, "Girl, girl, wake up."
Su Tianli opened her heavy eyelids.
The round-faced lady sitting opposite her was looking at Su Tianli with a smile and handed her a newspaper. "Girl, we are almost at Guangzhou Station. Let's pack our luggage and get ready to get off the train!"
Su Tianli was stunned for a moment, and her confused brain finally slowly came to clarity.
Yes, because the journey was boring, she exchanged reading materials with the older sister sitting opposite her.
What she gave to her eldest sister was a newspaper she bought while changing trains in the Northwest;
What her eldest sister gave her was a... very strange novel.
The name of the novel is "Rebirth of a Delicate Beauty in the 1970s".
The male protagonist in the story is Fu Yan, and the female protagonist is He Wanqian.
Together they went to a picturesque small village in the south to work as educated youth. Relying on the scientific planting methods they learned from books, they led the villagers to farm scientifically and get rich, and became famous figures.
After the reform and opening up, the two of them jointly opened a foreign trade company and became big bosses that everyone envied.
However, the families of both sides looked down on each other. In the end, they went through many twists and turns, overcame many obstacles, finally got married, and lived a happy and sweet life.
Su Tianli read it with great interest. The first half of the novel tells the story of the hero and heroine's life in the countryside. It is colorful and full of laughter and tears...
but--
To be honest, Su Tianli was not very interested in the life of the male and female protagonists in the countryside and their love development in the first half of the novel.
What is really wonderful is the second half of the novel - it describes and depicts a prosperous world where money can be made everywhere after the reform and opening up!
However, these are not what attracts Su Tianli the most.
What attracted her most was the names of the hero and heroine in the novel—Fu Yan and He Wanqian were both Su Tianli’s high school classmates!
Including the names of other supporting characters in the novel, almost all of them are Su Tianli's acquaintances!
If it weren't for this, Su Tianli wouldn't have been able to watch the first half which was full of romance.
However, Su Tianli does not exist in the novel.
How to say it?
It was like Su Tianli was a spectator, watching a play performed by her relatives and friends up close...
So she finished reading the thick book in one breath and then fell into a deep sleep.
Until now, the round-faced elder sister woke her up.
She came to her senses and wanted to return the book to her elder sister, but she subconsciously looked at the cover of the book.
Then--
Su Tianli was stunned.
The cover actually says "One Hundred Knitting Methods"?
She turned the pages in disbelief.
Oh my god!
Wasn't what she was just reading a novel about a lucky wife who made a lot of money just lying down?
How did it become a popular science book that teaches people how to knit sweaters? !
"Girl?" The round-faced sister called Su Tianli again.
Su Tianli came back to her senses again, thought about it, and said to her elder sister, "Sister, this book is quite interesting, can you... sell it to me?"
"What?" The eldest sister was very surprised.
Su Tianli said, "Sister, I'll pay two dollars to buy this book, is that okay?"
The eldest sister was stunned for a moment, then nodded happily.
Su Tianli took out the money and handed it to her elder sister, then quickly put the books into her small bag.
Suddenly, the train announcement sounded:
"Fellow passengers, please take note!
This train is the K602 train from Xining, Gansu Province to Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Our train is about to arrive at its final stop, Guangzhou Station. Passengers, please take your luggage and prepare to get off the train.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. See you on the next trip!"
The train slowly pulled into the platform and stopped.
Su Tianli suddenly felt a little nervous.
She waved goodbye to the round-faced lady, then lined up to get off the bus and followed the surging crowd out of the station.
After walking a long way, Su Tianli suddenly turned around and stared at the three big words on the top of the tall four-story building of the railway station - Guangzhou Station.
In May 1973, when she was just 17 years old, she went to the countryside to work as a production team member.
Until now——
Five years later, in September 1978, the 22-year-old finally returned to Guangzhou after a long absence.
Su Tianli, who is used to seeing the Loess Plateau, now feels that two eyes are not enough.
Guangzhou in 1978 was not much different from five years ago; the streets and buildings even looked more dilapidated.
But the lush green trees on both sides of the wide road are very pleasing to the eye, and people coming and going on the road are all riding bicycles.
Although everyone was wearing plain blue, black and gray clothes, few people were wearing patches.
There is an indescribable vitality.
It took Su Tianli some time to find the bus home at the nearby bus stop.
Sitting on the shaky bus, she hugged her small bag tightly.
The bundle contained all her savings of the past five years, a total of more than 700 yuan, and her transfer order.
Yes, when the policy for educated youth to return to the city was announced at the end of last year, Su Tianli met the requirements and applied.
She didn't come back until she received the transfer order this year.
The bus engine roared loudly as it headed towards the outskirts of the city carrying a full load of passengers.
Su Tianli noticed that the sun was shining brightly before getting on the bus, but after sitting for almost an hour, the sky became gloomy.
It looks like it's going to rain.
By the time the bus finally stopped at the "Municipal Chemical Plant" station after a bumpy ride, raindrops as big as beans were already falling from the sky.
Su Tianli got off the car in the heavy rain, carrying a small bag.
She subconsciously raised the small bag and held it over her head to keep out the rain.
After thinking about it, I realized that there was money and a transfer order in the bag...
So she put the bag tightly in her arms again and stood there looking out.
Chemical plants are built on the outskirts of cities because of their serious pollution.
But the factory is large with many employees and their families, so the area is quite lively.
Heavy rain suddenly fell, and passers-by who were originally scattered around all crowded onto the platform, trying to avoid the rain.
A few innocent and lovely children ignored their mother's scolding and insisted on taking off their shoes and stomping their feet in the puddle nearby, singing a local nursery rhyme: "It's raining hard, the streets are flooded! Auntie goes out in flowery shoes..."
Hearing the long-lost hometown accent, Su Tianli couldn't help but smile.
A half-grown boy carried a basket and asked the people waiting for the bus one by one, "Hello uncle, hello auntie, can I have some olives? Two bags for 1 cent!"
Chicken olives?!
This is the preserved fruit that Su Tianli has been eating since she was a child. It is made from pickled olives and has a little bit of chili powder. When you take a bite, the slight spiciness is set off by the strong sourness and light sweetness, as well as the unique fragrance of the olives themselves...
Just by hearing the three words "Jigonglan", Su Tianli's mouth began to drool automatically.
Suddenly someone tugged at the corner of her clothes.
Su Tianli looked down and saw a girl about eight or nine years old with two braids. She also had a basket on her thin arm. "Hello, sister. Would you like to eat salted water dumplings? They are delicious!" the little girl asked.
Salty Corner is an authentic traditional snack in Guangzhou.
In fact, it is fried glutinous rice balls with meat, leeks, dried shrimps and other things in them.
Su Tianli was a little hungry and greedy, so she spent ten cents to buy three salty dumplings.
When you take a bite, the glutinous rice crust fried to golden crispy is crispy and delicious, and the salty and fresh seafood flavor of the filling can be seen through.
Ah, that’s the taste!
Su Tianli squinted her eyes and savored it carefully.
She stayed in the Northwest for five years.
At first she wrote several letters home and sent money several times, but to no avail, there was no response at all.
Later, she became angry and stopped writing letters and sending money home.
During the holidays, she could only watch with envy as her farm colleagues frequently received local specialties sent from their hometowns...
Su Tianli has nothing.
Now that she had finally gotten to eat the salted water dumplings, Su Tianli sighed with satisfaction.
Someone said, "Wow, look at that guy, why doesn't he take shelter from the rain? Could he be that crazy guy?"
(Look at that man, why doesn't he take shelter from the rain? Is he crazy?)
Su Tianli also turned to look.
A handsome and pale young man sat blankly on the green flower bed next to the bus stop, letting the heavy rain pour down on him.
His clothes were clean, but he looked sad and his eyes were blank.
On one side, there was a bustling crowd of people talking and laughing, crowded on the platform;
On one side, he was sitting alone in the lonely world in the pouring rain...
This is really a sharp contrast.
Su Tianli’s first reaction was: Wow, this young man is so artistic.
Then she thought: Hmm? Why does this person look familiar?
Su Tianli couldn't help but look at the young man a few more times.
The young man was really handsome, with clear eyes and a small bright red mole on his left cheek near his chin.
This mole...
This made Su Tianli feel that this person looked extremely familiar.
The people around him began to talk about the young man:
"He's not a lunatic! His name is Cheng Yu, and his father is He Jingdong, a senior engineer in our factory! Oh, Cheng Yu's life is so miserable!"
"Yeah, yeah, eh!"
"What's going on? Tell me about it!"
Cheng Yu?
This name looks familiar!
Su Tianli immediately pricked up her ears.
Su Tianli only found out from the gossips of the crowd that
Cheng Yu, the young man standing in the rain, is the biological son of He Jingdong, a senior engineer at the chemical plant.
The moment He Jingdong's wife Xu Jiaxi gave birth to their son Cheng Yu, she was replaced by a woman named Cheng Yue!
Cheng Yue took away Xu Jiaxi's son Cheng Yu, and exchanged her sister Cheng Xi's newly born daughter with Xu Jiaxi.
He Jingdong and Xu Jiaxi were completely unaware of all this.
They named Cheng Xi's daughter He Wanxi and raised her with great care.
The secret was not revealed until three years ago.
However, He Jingdong and his wife could not give up their love for their adopted daughter He Wanqian, and in order to take care of the frail He Wanqian's emotions, they refused to let their biological son Cheng Yu in, saying that Cheng Yu was already an adult and should set up his own family.
However, Cheng Yu is also a person who knows how to maintain mechanical technology.
It is said that He Jingdong couldn't figure out a certain technique, and finally he called Cheng Yu to do it, and finally he got it done.
In this way, He Jingdong did not allow Cheng Yu to call him dad, nor did he recognize him, but he always asked Cheng Yu to help him work in the factory...
A few months ago, Cheng Yu accidentally lost his footing while helping He Jingdong repair a machine and fell down. Then he became like this now, stupid but very obedient. He would do whatever he was told to do...
Passersby were very angry when they heard this and said:
"What kind of trash is his father? He doesn't even recognize his own son, and yet he wants the son to work for him? Now the son has become a fool, and he doesn't care anymore? Don't the leaders of your factory care about that trash father?"
"Cheng Yu looks okay, his clothes are neat, but his hair is a little long... He doesn't look like a fool."
"Since his parents don't care, what about the aunt who took him away back then?"
"Isn't that girl who was taken away by mistake so pretty and cute? Why did the stupid girl's parents give up their own child in order to adopt her? I understand, but I don't understand."
Su Tianli was stunned.
turn out to be--
That young man is Cheng Yu?
Cheng Yu is actually her elementary school classmate.
But she and Cheng Yu haven't seen each other for more than ten years. The last time she saw him, they were still children. Who would have thought that he has grown so handsome now?
Soon, another idea popped up in Su Tianli's mind:
The plot of holding the wrong child does appear in that novel.
But Su Tianli never expected that this would actually happen in real life?!
So after the "reform and opening up", He Wanqian didn't have to do anything, just act coquettishly towards Fu Yan, and there would be a lot of opportunities to make money automatically? In the end, He Wanqian really became the wife of the richest man without doing anything... Is this true?
Su Tianli thought again - then, could she, Su Tianli, also seize every opportunity based on the various key time points written in the book?
Su Tianli was immersed in the atmosphere of eating melons, when she suddenly heard someone shouting at her: "... Come on?"
Su Tianli was stunned.
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