nycdaug Chapter 417 I Don’t Talk About Meaningless Love
Chapter 417 I Don’t Talk About Meaningless Love
During the Chinese New Year, no one came to the house to cause trouble, and the neighbors were as friendly as before. Shen Chunheng and Qin Yanhua decided to stay in the city to tutor Shen Qingran and his two siblings in their studies and take care of their daily life.
After the Lantern Festival, Zhou's father took Zhou's mother back to Zhoujiawan.
Although life in the city is better than in the countryside, Zhou's father prefers Zhoujiawan, where he has brothers to drink and chat with, people to listen to his bragging, and occasionally exclaim in envy. It is much more comfortable than life in the city, and there is a greater sense of accomplishment...
After Zhou Qingping returned to his unit and Zhou Qingan and Nini went to Kyoto, Zhou Rong's life became very simple.
Apart from work, I read books, newspapers, practice calligraphy, and occasionally go to the movies.
Some neighbors felt that Zhou Rong's home was too quiet and she was lonely, so they advised her to find a partner.
Zhou Rong smiled and shook his head to refuse.
She did not look for a man when she was young and needed help the most. Now that she has a successful career and her children are filial to her, there is no reason for her to find an old man to cause trouble.
Finding a partner at this age means that the other party will have a lot of children. Not only will she have to take care of an old man, but she will also have to deal with a group of children. It's tiring just thinking about it.
It's better to live alone, free and easy...
In 71, for unknown reasons, Peking University and Huaqing University did not recruit workers, peasants and soldiers as students, and some children who wanted to go to university were confused.
In the spring of 72, the admissions pilot experience of Peking University and Huaqing University was widely promoted in universities across the country, and everyone cheered when school started in September.
Zhoujiawan got two quotas, and many educated youth gave gifts to Zhou Chuanjing, hoping to get the quota and find a way out for themselves.
Zhou Chuanjing did not accept any gifts from anyone. After discussing with Zhou Chuanyi, he gave the quota to two high school students in the village who were sensible and filial, allowing them to go to school in the provincial capital.
If you have good academic performance and the school has no other arrangements for you after graduation, you can work as a clerk in the team.
This arrangement made the two children who got the places very happy. They promised repeatedly that they would study hard and bring honor to the village.
Some children, seeing that studying is still useful, began to attach importance to learning. I hope Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Chuanyi can see their strengths and give them priority if there are good things in the future...
Diao Sishun has been cleaning the pigsty for more than three years. Although some undisciplined educated youth were assigned to help later, this job is really too tiring.
He once tried to speak well of Zhou Chuanjing, hoping to be transferred away from his position, but it had no effect. Instead, he was scolded and accused of being too picky and not meeting the criteria for a successor.
Diao Sishun didn't dare to confront Zhou Chuanjing, so he could only grit his teeth and do the hard job.
Huang Jiaojiao has already returned to the city, and several educated youth who came later also returned to the city under the arrangement of their parents.
Those without background and resources can only continue to stay in the countryside.
Diao Sishun didn't want to "take root" in the pigsty, so he decided to "take a risky move."
In Diao Sishun's opinion, the female educated youth in the educated youth point were all snobs. They only played with people from similar family backgrounds. For someone like him whose family had no power or influence, many people didn't even look at him.
Diao Sishun had pursued several female educated youth from wealthy families before, but was unsuccessful in any of them and was even ridiculed by them. He felt humiliated and did not talk to any female educated youth for a while.
But if he wants to get out of this predicament now, he can only continue looking for his target.
After eliminating a circle, Diao Sishun found that only Luo Dafen was the easiest to succeed.
Doesn’t that woman just want the child to take her surname?
Just let her do it!
As long as you have made a name for yourself, changing your child's surname is easier than eating or drinking.
It’s okay if you don’t change your surname. You’re a grown man with a promising future. Why are you afraid of not having a woman to give birth to children?
After thinking it through, Diao Sishun began to show his kindness to Luo Dafen. He often waited for her on the way to school, creating chance encounters, then said hello and helped her fetch water and chop firewood.
Luo Dafen did not reject Diao Sishun's kindness, and praised him for being hardworking and a good man.
Diao Sishun was secretly delighted when he saw that Luo Dafen did not reject him.
When the two "met by chance" again, Diao Sishun directly asked Luo Dafen if she could be his girlfriend.
Luo Dafen: "I don't have meaningless relationships. My partner must be my future man. Can you accept that our child will have my last name?"
Diao Sishun: "Yes! No matter whose surname he has, he is our child. I don't mind."
Luo Dafen smiled and said, "You have a high level of ideological awareness. You will definitely achieve great things in the future. Since you have agreed to my request, let's start dating."
Diao Sishun: “Hey!”
After the two had been dating for only a few days, Diao Sishun complained to Luo Dafen, saying that he was a grown man, but had to shovel pig manure every day and had no dignity at all. He wished he could be a teacher like Luo Dafen, which was decent and well-paid.
After the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Universities were promoted throughout the country, people began to respect intellectuals with no problems with their status again and became polite to teachers.
The educated youth in Zhoujiawan began to envy Luo Dafen, thinking that she did not have to work in the fields and received a fixed salary every month, which made her no different from a worker.
But the primary school in the brigade was not recruiting teachers. They wanted to give gifts but couldn’t get a place. They could only watch Luo Dafen go to work “glamorously” every day…
Luo Dafen knew what Diao Sishun was thinking, but she pretended not to understand and said nothing.
Diao Sishun thought Luo Dafen didn't understand, so he said bluntly: "It's hard to go to school every day. You've lost weight compared to before. It makes me sad. How about you rest at home, and I'll help you teach and earn money to support you?"
Luo Dafen: "Isn't this a bad idea? I have hands and feet, and I'm not sick. If I stay at home and eat for free, people will gossip about me, and the school won't agree to let you take over, unless I'm pregnant and need to stay at home to wait for the birth of my baby. Otherwise, it's not acceptable."
Diao Sishun's eyes lit up and he bewitched her, "Da Fen, I really like you and will treat you very well in the future. Let's get married, have a lovely child, and live a life that everyone envies."
Luo Dafen: "We've only been dating for a few days, isn't it too hasty?"
Diao Sishun: "How could that be? We have known each other for more than three years and we know each other's personalities. Let's go to the team leader tomorrow to get a letter of introduction, and then go to the commune to get a marriage certificate, right?"
Luo Dafen: "You want to get married, no problem. Before that, you need to finalize a few things. First, you go to the team leader to apply for a homestead and build two houses, one bedroom, one kitchen and one lobby.
Otherwise, we will have no place to live after we get married, and we will have to buy all the pots, pans, furniture and other things.
In addition, you promised that the child would take my surname. You need to find the team leader, the team leader, and several educated youth to be witnesses. We will sign a document as proof so that you don’t regret it later.”
Diao Sishun didn't expect Luo Dafen to have such high requirements. He thought to himself, if I had money to build a house and buy furniture, would I still need to be with you?