1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 159: The father-in-law is so bold that he dares to sue the mother-in-law
In the kitchen, Gu's mother, Feng's mother and three generations of the Feng family were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner at noon.

Feng's mother brought up the old matter again and asked her parents to move back home.

Yanjiao is dozens of kilometers away, and she usually has no time to come and take care of the baby. It is even more difficult for the old couple to go into the city.

On the weekend after the Little New Year, Feng's mother came back and wanted to invite the two old people to the city to celebrate the New Year, but the couple politely declined!

Now that Feng's mother mentioned it again, Feng Jiayou also nodded repeatedly, persuading her grandmother.

The family’s situation was like that before, so the old couple didn’t want to become a burden to their daughter and son-in-law.

But now the conditions have improved!
It’s not that the family has no place to live, and her husband, Mr. Feng, will soon get his share of the house.

Bringing the two elderly people to live with them has been put on the agenda by Feng's father and mother. After all, they are the only two elderly people of their generation!
In addition, Feng's mother's brothers and sisters are basically all away now and have lost contact for several years.

The only one in China is Feng’s mother’s daughter!

If Feng's mother doesn't take care of the old couple, who will? !
"I know you are filial, but your father and I are doing pretty well here!"

"I'm too old. I don't want to move or make any more trouble!"

Mother Gu continued to wave her hands and shake her head. She didn't want to trouble her daughter and son-in-law anymore!

Originally, the daughter and son-in-law had been training in the countryside for more than ten years because their family was implicated. Now they have finally returned to the city. The old couple really dare not move around, for fear that their daughter and son-in-law would be implicated again.

So now it’s pretty good!

Seeing that his daughter was about to say something else, he changed the subject and asked with a smile, "What is Jiamo talking about? Your father seems to be talking to Jingren about the reform of Pioneer, right?"

"Uh?"

When this was suddenly mentioned, Feng's mother was shocked. She was busy taking care of these things when she came in and had forgotten about this matter.

Feng Jiayou also looked at his mother Fengmu in surprise!

Didn't you say it?
Her mother didn't even mention Xuemin to her grandparents?
Feng Jiayou originally thought that when they entered the door just now, her grandparents would seize this opportunity to talk to her husband.

But who knows!

It seems like the grandparents have no idea that the pioneer of reform and opening up published in the People's Daily today is their grandson-in-law!
Her mother didn't even mention it to her grandparents, this doesn't seem like her mother? !

Although the reform and opening-up pioneers were only reported today, "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office" was published some time ago. Did her mother really not mention the fact that Old Qiao is their granddaughter's son-in-law?
For a moment, Feng Jiayou and her daughter didn't know what to say.

Then Feng Jiamo outside said in a hurry: "Grandpa, haven't you finished reading it?!"

"At the end of the report is the personal information of Lao Qiao, the pioneer of reform and opening up! Please turn to the end and read it!"

After hearing what the girl said, Grandpa Gu smiled and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay! Your grandma just brought this newspaper back, and I really didn't finish reading it!"

"What? Is this old Qiao Qiao, the pioneer of reform and opening up, someone we know?"

"Don't tell me your dad wrote this. I definitely don't believe it!"

When Grandpa Gu heard his granddaughter say this, his son-in-law and his family all looked very strange. The old man, who was old but not confused, immediately thought of a possibility.

This factory director Qiao of the Reform and Opening Pioneer might be someone he knows, otherwise the girl Jia Mo wouldn't have suddenly interrupted and told him this.

Since he is someone around you!
The first thing that must be ruled out is his son-in-law Feng Jingren. As Gu Fu, who has been his father-in-law for more than 30 years, of course he knows very well what kind of person his son-in-law is.

With Jingren's calm and conservative personality, it is impossible for him to write a manuscript as uninhibited as "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office", and it is even more impossible for him to dare to write a manuscript as extremely metaphorical as "New Year Greetings".

If it wasn't his son-in-law Feng Jingren, who else could it be Director Qiao, the pioneer of reform and opening up, who could make his son-in-law and his family all have such a strange expression of wanting to say something but stopping themselves?

Immediately!

After making fun of his son-in-law, Father Feng, grandfather Father Gu listened to his granddaughter and started to think about it again. He also wanted to know who this pioneer of reform and opening up, Director Qiao, was.
Could it really be his son-in-law?
To be honest, Grandpa Gu's father thought that this was absolutely impossible, but he still had some hope.

What if it really is this son-in-law?

“There is indeed information about Old Joe in the back!”

When I turned to the end, I found that the People's Daily did introduce some relevant information about the author Lao Qiao at the end of the article. Grandpa Gu nodded repeatedly and continued reading!
His original name was Cheng Xuemin, and he used the pen name "Lao Qiao" to publish excellent articles such as "Director Qiao's Taking Office", "New Year Greetings", "Chen Huansheng's Entry into the City", and "The Traitor" in magazines and periodicals such as "People's Literature", "October", and "Harvest".

Following is some information about Cheng Xuemin!
"Cheng Xuemin?!"

Those who know me, I know me indeed!

When Grandpa Gu saw this name, he immediately felt that it sounded familiar and he must have heard it somewhere.

But it just wasn't very profound. I went over it in my mind several times, but I still couldn't figure out who Cheng Xuemin was.

"Who?!"

Grandma Gu's mother in the kitchen was also waiting for her daughter's answer, but her old man outside had already revealed a name.

He suddenly turned around on the spot and asked in surprise.

"Cheng Xuemin! This name sounds familiar to me, but I can't think of who it is right now!"

"Old lady, do you know?!"

Grandpa Gu's father went over the idea again, but still didn't react. Seeing his old woman's reaction so big, he knew it must be someone they knew.

"Xuemin, did you write the record of Director Qiao's appointment?"

Grandma and Mother Gu were too lazy to pay attention to this confused old man. Just now they kept inviting their grandson-in-law to sit next to them, but the moment they turned around they completely forgot about him!

"Xuemin... no... Xuemin Xuemin... Xuemin, you are Cheng Xuemin, Director Qiao?"

Seeing his wife asking about her grandson-in-law next to her with horror in her eyes, grandfather Gu's father finally came to his senses and asked in horror.

"Ah! Grandpa and grandma...I am Cheng Xuemin!"

Cheng Xuemin was also stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect the old man to react like this.

But if you think about it, you can understand it!

After all, he is the new grandson-in-law, and there are many people like the old man who can't remember his name for a while.

"Dad, Xueqing didn't tell you about it!? I thought she told you about it!"

Father Feng couldn't help but try his best to suppress his smile. He spoke up for his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin and then put the blame on his own wife.

Everyone thought that Feng's mother had already told her parents, but who knew she hadn't.

"Xue Qing didn't mention it to us!"

Grandma Gu's mother shook her head repeatedly and went back into the kitchen, obviously going to ask her daughter.

"Dad! Xueqing might not dare to tell you!"

Soon, Feng's father also realized that his wife probably didn't dare to say it.

after all!

Before the People's Daily came out today, Xuemin's article was at the center of the vortex, and no one could predict how the wind would blow in the end. So it was not surprising that the wife did not mention it to the old couple.

"Don't dare to say it!?"

When Grandpa Gu heard his son-in-law's wry smile, he questioned again.

"Xue Qing insisted on publishing the article about Director Qiao in Xue Min's article. She did it before the conference was over at the end of last year!"

Father Feng brought it up again, which was a disguised form of complaint!
The second day of the Chinese New Year when a son-in-law goes back to his mother's home is the day for him to file complaints. This is the same in every era throughout the country.

Naturally, Feng's father would not miss this opportunity. He always felt that writing this article was too risky and radical.

Although the dust has almost settled now, how much fear still lingers in my heart?
"At the end of last year?"

After hearing this, Grandpa Gu fell silent and his face became solemn.

The conference hasn’t even ended yet, and his daughter has the guts to post this article about Director Qiao?
in the kitchen!
When faced with her mother's questions, Feng's mother directly admitted that she dared not say anything.

At first, because the manuscript was not clear, I didn't dare mention it to her parents. After all, their family background was not good, and I didn't want the old couple to worry about this all day long.

Later, the Tianjin Daily incident happened, and Feng's mother was even more afraid to speak out.

The last time she came home to pick up the old couple, her father also mentioned those manuscripts to her, and said that the author named Lao Qiao was too radical and too aggressive!
At that time, Feng's mother wanted to say that it was your grandson-in-law who wrote it, but she didn't have the courage.

I had intended to wait until everything was settled and there was an explanation before telling the old couple, and today was the best opportunity.

"Okay, okay! A duck knows first when the river water warms in spring. You should be the first to charge forward!"

“This result is very good!”

After a long period of silence with a solemn expression, Grandfather Gu suddenly smiled and said yes repeatedly. He then said to Cheng Xuemin, "Xuemin, you must be cautious and follow the policies from above. Keep moving forward as always. You won't go wrong!"

After pondering for a long time, Father Gu finally understood what his daughter was fighting for her son-in-law.

Reform and open up the pioneers!

With the recognition of that person's four-character inscription, as the granddaughter-in-law, he only needs to keep charging forward and his future will be bright!
Cheng Xuemin was humble and listened to the instruction, chatting with her grandfather and Feng's father.

The family had a reunion lunch, and the father-in-law and son-in-law accompanied the father-in-law to have a good drink.

"Old Feng, you can't do this, Old Feng, you can't do this!"

"If it doesn't work, you can stay at my place for one night!"

Originally, Feng's mother wanted to stay at home for two more days, while Feng's father took the family back first.

But in the afternoon, the father-in-law and son-in-law had a few drinks. Grandpa Gu's father had already gone into the house and dozed off, while Feng's father was still staggering in a daze, still drunk.

And you still want to ride a bicycle back, it’s more than thirty miles away!
Feng's mother was so angry that she was speechless. Old Feng is not a heavy drinker at home!

Why is she so drunk today at her parents' house?
You drink if you want, but then you act crazy and tell her about it. What does that mean?

Feng's mother would not tolerate this and could not wait until she got back to settle the score with him. She would settle the score with him tonight after he sobered up.

"Everyone, please stay! After coming all this way, can't you stay one more night with us, an old man and an old woman?"

"There are rooms at home, if it doesn't work, we can just split them up and sleep on the floor!"

Grandma and Mother Gu were certainly reluctant to let them go and kept trying to persuade them to stay overnight, making the two little ones so happy that they jumped for joy.

"Mom! Xuemin will take the train tomorrow afternoon. He is going back to northern Shaanxi to wish his parents a happy new year. He will also bring his parents over to stay for two days!"

Although Feng's mother was also tempted and hoped that the whole family could stay, it was not someone else's family after all.

But she thought that her son-in-law might miss his train ticket tomorrow.

"Why are you in such a hurry to catch the train tomorrow afternoon?"

"Just get up early tomorrow morning and set off!"

Grandma Gu still insisted on keeping her, and then said, "Besides, my child can't stand such a day of hardship, let her rest at home for a night!"

"Also, why didn't you let your children come here by bus?"

Grandma Gu only found out today that her precious granddaughter is six months pregnant.

I came here today by bicycle!
This is really not knowing the severity of the situation, not knowing whether to scold or not? The precious granddaughter also came to wish the old couple a happy new year.

"There's no way to squeeze onto the bus!"

Of course I thought about asking Feng Jiayou to take the bus, but it was impossible to squeeze in.

Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. The whole city of Yanjing has come out to pay New Year's greetings. It would be strange if we could squeeze onto the bus.

Moreover, even if she can squeeze in, they have to dare to let her do so!

"You can't really just ride a bicycle!"

Grandma Gu's mother felt very distressed and said, "After her grandfather sobers up later, go ask if there is a ride into the city tomorrow to take the children with him!"

"As a mother, you really dare to let them do this!"

Finally, she started talking about the faults of her daughter's mother-in-law. It can be said that there is always someone better than her. There was nothing wrong with her at all. The mother-in-law, Feng's mother, didn't dare to say a word.

Row!
You are the boss and everything you said is right. Since you can get a ride into the city, there is nothing to say!

So there are exactly ten people in the family, big and small, and they can all stay here!

When Grandpa Gu's father sobered up in the evening, he rushed out immediately to ask if there was any ride into the city the next day.

Fortunately, this is a government compound, and most of the people living here are retired senior leaders. Today, many of their children came to pay New Year's greetings.

There are also some people who are equipped with cars, and they are happy to help if asked to bring one back to the city.

So, we slept in a dormitory at my grandparents' house for the whole night, and then went back home early the next day in a large group.

This time, my mother-in-law, Feng's mother, did not stay for two more nights and came back with us. Only my sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo, stayed there and was asked to spend more time with my grandparents.

I was almost raised by my grandparents!
When everyone got home, they found that Feng Jiayou and his two little ones, who had set out later, had already arrived home!
Feng Jiayou even packed all the bags and boxes that Cheng Xuemin needed to take back with him!

Cheng Xuemin was so headached by this. How could he carry such a big bag on the train?
Even if we take it by train to our destination, how can we carry it back to Chengjia Bay?
"Xuemin, do you know whose car I took back here?"

Just when Cheng Xuemin was looking at the big bag of New Year's goods in the yard and wondering how to take it back, the woman came over mysteriously and said to him!
"Who!?"

Cheng Xuemin asked very cooperatively.

I also want to know, whose ride did this daughter-in-law take today?

To know!
It is now the beginning of 1979, and the number of buses in the country is extremely scarce, so the level of the buses that can be allocated must not be low!
My daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou is so mysterious, it is obvious that she is not simple!
Cheng Xuemin was really curious!

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(End of this chapter)