At the end of January 1982, by the Weiming Lake, a photographer pressed the shutter to capture the smiling faces of the Class of 1977 Chinese Department students. “We’ve graduated!” everyone cheered.
This class of college students has produced many talented people and has caused a lot of movement in the school. Many of them will become big names in various industries in the future. Su Qingmeng decided to keep the graduation photos well.
After graduation, everyone went their separate ways. Su Qingmeng's academic performance for the past four years had consistently ranked among the top three, allowing her to successfully complete her postgraduate studies. Tang Qiuyu also took the postgraduate entrance exam, while Qiu Ling went to a publishing house and He Rui was assigned to the municipal government archives. She was the only one of the group to pursue a career in government.
She hadn't lived on campus for the past two years, and had become estranged from her former roommates. She'd heard that Wang Shanyue had returned to her hometown, Gao Qin had gone to the Textile Bureau, Huang Xi had been assigned to the Xinhua Bookstore in Beijing, and Bai Yushuang had returned to Shanghai.
But today Qiu Ling said, "Do you know? Many people are studying abroad at their own expense. Bai Yushuang is also going."
At this time, when foreign things entered China, there was indeed a group of people who believed that "the moon is rounder abroad", but no one knew how many of those who went there would be able to come back.
Tang Qiuyu invited them, "I'm getting married, please come to my wedding."
Su Qingmeng had met her boyfriend once before. He was a tough, handsome young man. The two of them were a handsome man and a beautiful woman. "Okay, I'll go. Where can I get married?"
Tang Qiuyu smiled happily, "February 6th, Anfulou." Several people agreed to attend.
After the graduation ceremony, Su Qingmeng felt liberated. She would start classes next month, with a two-week vacation in between. She had been unable to slack off in college, fearing she wouldn't be accepted into graduate school. Now, she wasn't planning on pursuing a doctorate.
As long as I can graduate successfully, I don't have to study all night long. "Husband, when are you going to work?"
"The day after tomorrow." His work relationship has been transferred to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
Su Qingmeng: "Then let's go to the department store to buy clothes today." You should wear mature clothes to work.
The department store has many styles of clothes. Su Qingmeng picked out a white shirt and a suit for Lin Xiuyao, and also bought some leather shoes. They both usually wear sneakers, and Lin Xiuyao doesn't have any leather shoes yet.
After returning home, Lin Xiuyao changed into the clothes and shoes he had just bought. When he walked out of the house, he looked like a domineering president, mature and steady. "So handsome!" It would be even more perfect if he wore gold-rimmed glasses.
Lin Xiuyao perked up at his wife's compliments. "Honey, take a picture of me." He had also learned from Su Qingmeng and developed a love for photography. The two of them posed for a photo in the yard.
After Lin Xiuyao went to work, Su Qingmeng had nothing to do every day, writing, listening to the radio, and watching TV. Finally, there was a TV series to watch, "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp". The TV series at that time were also quite interesting.
Lin Xiuyao envied her very much. He was busy every day, but his wife had a lot of free time.
On the 6th, she took Lin Xiuyao to attend the wedding. Tang Qiuyu's family worked in the education system, and her partner, Lu Jun, came from a military family. Many officials and leaders were present today.
There was a table full of classmates from college. Su Qingmeng greeted them and sat down. Lin Xiuyao leaned over and whispered to her, "I saw my boss. Let me go over and say hello."
His boss was a serious man in his forties. "Director Zhang!"
"Oh, Xiaolin, you are here too."
Lin Xiuyao explained, "The bride is my wife's college classmate." He said a few words to the director and then returned to the table. This occasion was not suitable for chatting all the time.
The wedding started. Tang Qiuyu unexpectedly wore a wedding dress, but it was a conservative red one. Lu Jun wore a military uniform, and the two looked very well matched.
Lin Xiuyao said, "When are we going to have another wedding?"
"Let's wait a few more years." Now is the early stage of reform and opening up, and many things have not yet entered China. Su Qing dreams of holding a lawn wedding.
Qiu Ling sat next to her and heard their conversation. She thought enviously that she would also find a handsome and romantic man in the future. She envied Sister Qingmeng and Sister Qiuyu so much.
She told He Rui about her idea, and He Rui laughed at her, "That's not easy, you just have to work hard." He Rui glanced at Lin Xiuyao. Qingmeng said he occasionally set up a stall to earn money, and Lin Xiuyao was indeed a good husband. Inspired by this, she also went to the wholesale market on her days off to buy goods and set up a stall, earning a few yuan a day.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Su Qingmeng prepared the New Year's goods for this year. Lin Xiuyao just started working and is very busy. She was the only one who sent the parcel from her hometown. They really don't have time to go back this year. Her uncle is a little disappointed, but he also understands it. Now workers only have two days off for the Spring Festival.
On New Year's Eve, Lin Xiuyao gave Su Qingmeng a gold dog pendant. Last year, Su Qingmeng also gave him a chicken pendant, saying that gold is auspicious in one's zodiac year.
"When did you go to order it?" He has been so busy lately.
Lin Xiuyao said, "When we graduate," and he put it on Su Qingmeng, "My dear, I wish you a peaceful and happy new year."
Su Qingmeng started school a few days after the Lunar New Year. Her first graduate class was at 8:00 a.m., and she took the bus to school every day, a two-hour commute. There was a direct trolleybus from her home to school, which didn't make her carsick. When the weather warmed up, she could even ride a bicycle.
Su Qingmeng's advisor was a very wise old professor. He had previously taught them the history of ancient literature. Graduate courses were not that intense, with only six or seven hours of classes a day.
The professor gave them a list of books and asked them to read them on their own and ask him if they didn’t understand anything.
At noon at school, Su Qingmeng always ate with Tang Qiuyu as they had similar courses.
At the end of the month, Lin Xiuyao received his salary, a total of 56, which actually included treasury bonds. This was the first time Su Qingmeng had seen this. She had heard that some big guys made their fortune by reselling treasury bonds, but she didn't know the details.
Lin Xiuyao took Su Qingmeng out for hot pot after receiving his first paycheck. She lamented that with his salary, they only had two hot pot meals left. The cadre job was respectable, but the income was low.
The weather had warmed up, and Su Qingmeng had started riding her bike to school, which also gave her some exercise. The trees along the road were growing green leaves, and the flowers were in full bloom, making the scenery along the way quite beautiful.
There were a few young people wearing bell-bottom pants and bat-wing shirts dancing disco on the side of the road. When they saw Su Qingmeng, they whistled at her, but she ignored them. In the past two years, there have been obviously more idle young people on the streets. A large number of educated youth have returned to the city, but there are not enough jobs in the city. Many people have nothing to do, and the level of public security has seriously declined.
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