He Xufeng came upstairs and knocked on the door gently.
"Dad, I'm coming in."
"Come in!"
"Dad, why did you suddenly ask Fenglan to go to the countryside yesterday? Is there any reason behind this?"
He Yu sighed and said slowly: "The current situation is complicated and our family is at the center of the storm. Let Fenglan go to the countryside to avoid the limelight and to give her some exercise."
He Xufeng nodded thoughtfully after hearing this. It seemed that his family was really being targeted. "Dad, why don't we let Fenglan go to Linjiawan in Nanfeng Commune. I have a few students there. I will learn to build a house a few years later. Then I will give her money to help build a small house for Fenglan to live in."
"Well, you should persuade your mother. Fenglan should go to the countryside as soon as possible. Let her get her diploma as soon as school starts. Your uncle Yang was sent down to the countryside a few years ago. Your uncle Yang and I are close. Those people are looking for an opportunity to get me sent down as well. You will go to Nancheng County the day after tomorrow. If I am sent down to the countryside, you and Fenglan should sever your ties with me immediately."
"Dad, don't worry, you will be fine. Was Uncle Yang framed by the new Political Commissar Wu?" He Xufeng thought for a long time and still didn't know whose way Yang Sichun, who was always kind to others, was blocking.
"It was the son of the director of the Revolutionary Committee who fell in love with Yang Simun's daughter. When they went to ask for marriage, Yang Simun drove them out of the village. Later, they hated Yang Simun. Your uncle Yang was framed by them. He was an illiterate old man. How could he have English books hidden in his house?"
Thinking of the tragic scene of Yang Simun's house being confiscated, He Yu couldn't help but have red eyes. Yang Simun was once a man of steel and blood, but he was forced to kneel on the ground and shaved his head like a yin-yang by those teenage boys. I wonder if Yang Simun could bear this humiliation.
"How are Yang Boqi and Sister Hongmei now? Were they also sent down together?"
"Your uncle Yang committed suicide because she couldn't bear the humiliation. Your sister Hongmei was sent down with your uncle Yang. I used my connections to change their location to Nancheng County. When the time comes, you can find a chance to visit them."
"Dad, don't worry! As long as they arrive in Nancheng County, I will definitely find a way to protect Uncle Yang and Sister Hongmei." Yang Hongmei is two years older than He Xufeng. When he was young, Yang Hongmei often took He Xufeng to play. Sometimes when He Xufeng was not at home, Yang Hongmei would take him to her house for dinner. In He Xufeng's heart, Yang Hongmei was like his own sister.
"If I let you marry Hongmei, would you be willing? After all, Hongmei is so beautiful and it's easy for her to get into trouble in the countryside." He Yu didn't want to make things difficult for his son. If his son didn't want to, then he would just pretend he had never said that.
"Dad, in my heart, Sister Hongmei is just like my own sister. How could I possibly marry my own sister? Although Nancheng County is remote, the attitude towards people sent down there is not bad. The villages there have strict clan ideology, and the Red Guards don't dare to go to the countryside and cause trouble easily. I'll try to get some ointment to cover up her skin color, and then I can paint her face black or yellow."
He Xufeng didn't expect that his mother would want him to marry Sister Qingmei. Not to mention that he already had a lover, even if he didn't have someone he liked, he would not marry Sister Qingmei.
Marriage is not a joke. The person he wants to marry must be someone he likes and wants to spend his life with.
"If you don't want to, forget it. Once you leave this room, just pretend I never said this."
"Then I'll go downstairs. You can actually be honest with mom. I believe mom is not the kind of person who will ignore the overall situation."
"Well, I'll talk to her tonight."
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