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

The moment the call connected, the auditorium fell silent, with only a woman's voice, tinged with a local accent, coming from the receiver:
"Comrade...can I request 'The Bloodstained Glory'? My husband is in the army, and hearing this song makes me miss him..."

Cheng Xuemin felt a warmth in his heart and smiled into the microphone, "Yes! I'll sing for you right away!"

The music started again, and Gong Xue's eyes softened. Their voices intertwined, adding a touch of empathy to the moment.

When the song reached the line "Perhaps I will fall and never rise again," many people in the audience had tears in their eyes.

The patriotism expressed in this song is what truly touches people's hearts.

As soon as the song ended, the phone kept ringing. Some people wanted to play "Night at the Military Port," some wanted to hear "Farewell to Comrades," and some even specifically requested the Chinese version of "My Heart Will Go On."

Cheng Xuemin simply stayed on stage and partnered with Gong Xue, singing one song after another, while Zhao Zhongxiang joked from the side:

"Xuemin, you're not here for a tea party, you're here to hold your own concert!"

The veteran leader in the audience was pleased and said to Old Wu beside him, "This young comrade Xuemin has ideas and knows how to liven up the atmosphere!"

I think we should let him take the lead in organizing next year's Spring Festival Gala; I guarantee it will be a pleasant surprise for the whole country!

Upon hearing this, Old Wu nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right! They've even come up with audience interaction ideas; they're much more resourceful than us old folks!"

After the tea party ended, Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou were still feeling excited and unsatisfied on the way back in the car!

Feng Jiayou was still excited and said, "When you were singing 'Farewell to Comrades-in-Arms' just now, I saw the old leaders clapping along to the rhythm!"

"That's right, your man is practically the head of the gala." Cheng Xuemin smiled and squeezed her hand. "Old Wu just told me that he'll have me lead the Spring Festival Gala next year, so I'll be even busier then."

"Then you'd better prepare well!" Feng Jiayou's eyes gleamed. "Let the whole country see what you're capable of!"

"That's for next year, it's still a long way off!" Cheng Xuemin shook his head with a smile!
And so, the couple entered their home almost as the New Year's bells rang!

When they arrived home, the lights were still on in the yard, and Mr. and Mrs. Feng were sitting in front of the stove in the main room, warming themselves and keeping vigil for the New Year!
The television set on the display cabinet is already showing static!

Hearing the commotion outside and seeing the couple return, Mrs. Feng quickly got up and said:

"You're finally back! The little squirrel was already asleep, and guess what? He didn't cry for his mom at all today, he just drank his milk powder and went to sleep!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiayou rushed to the bedroom, gently lifted the blanket, and looked at her son's sleeping face. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears: "He's weaned already? I thought he'd be crying for days..."

"I told you not to worry!" Mrs. Feng said with a smile as she came in. "I've been feeding him formula every day these past few days to get him used to it. He's been very well-behaved today since you weren't here, and hasn't fussed at all."

This little guy is truly a genius!
These are much cuter than regular dolls!
Cheng Xuemin also peeked into his father-in-law's house from the doorway, looking at the sleeping little guy, and thought to himself that his mother had wasted her time worrying all day.

Now it's all good, he's weaned himself!

This would free his mother up completely, wouldn't it?

Originally, according to Feng Jiayou's idea, she should at least let her son, Little Squirrel, drink breast milk for a full year.

In fact, most other children drink breast milk for a year and a half, or even two years.

Therefore, Feng Jiayou was extremely reluctant to wean her from breast milk so early.

So, the little one weaned himself, which made his mother happy but also heartbroken.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Xuemin had just woken up when his father-in-law dragged him to pay a New Year's visit.

First, they went to Old Wu's house, where there were candies on display. When they arrived, Old Wu smiled and handed them red envelopes, saying, "Xuemin, Jiayou, Happy New Year!"
We really need to work hard this year! I'm eagerly awaiting good news regarding the foreign exchange earnings target for "Shaolin Temple"!

Then we visited the former director of Yanying Film Studio, the former president of Yanying University, the home of Professor Ding Ling, and the home of Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature Publishing House...

After running around the park, Cheng Xuemin's gift bag was mostly empty, but his wife Feng Jiayou's pockets were stuffed full of red envelopes.

Mei De followed Feng Jiayou, who was accompanying her to pay New Year's visits, and was overjoyed.

Originally, his wife, Feng Jiayou, didn't want to come along, but after appearing at the state banquet on New Year's Eve yesterday, she, as the pioneer's wife, was pushed to the forefront, so she couldn't refuse to come out for today's New Year's greetings.

Fortunately, her husband had a car, and after visiting all the New Year's greetings, she was still quite tired!

"I'm exhausted, but we're finally done!" As soon as she got in the car, Feng Jiayou collapsed!

“That’s right!” Cheng Xuemin rubbed his back and said, “Fortunately, we don’t have many relatives. Your second uncle is busy with the war in the south and can’t come back, and there’s no news from your aunt, otherwise she would be even busier.”

When her aunt was mentioned, Feng Jiayou sighed: "Yes! Ever since my aunt went to the third-tier city, we haven't been in touch much. I only know that she is safe, but I don't know what she is doing."

This made Cheng Xuemin seriously suspect that Feng Jiayou's aunt's family might be some kind of top-secret scientific research figures.
otherwise!

He went to work on the Third Front construction and didn't contact his family or even write a letter for several years.

Who knows, it might actually be true!
After all, the Feng family is full of distinguished members, almost all of whom are top students who graduated from Peking University.

Moreover, I heard that Feng Jiayou's uncle was a young man who returned from overseas in the early days of the People's Republic of China to contribute to the country's development.

Therefore, due to limited understanding, Feng Jiayou and her family may not be clear about what her aunt's family was doing in the third-tier city.

However, Cheng Xuemin, who was reborn from the future, knew very little about those nameless researchers.

They can all be considered pillars of the nation, working silently to build the nation's most important instruments.

Who knows!

Perhaps the truth will only be revealed to her family when her aunt and the others return to Yanjing!

And so, we went through the comings and goings in Yanjing, basically exchanging New Year's greetings!
Early on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Xuemin and his family packed their bags and set off to return to their hometown in northern Shaanxi.

Accompanying them were her father-in-law, Mr. Feng; her mother-in-law, Ms. Feng; and her sister-in-law, Ms. Feng Jiamo, who kept insisting on visiting the place where her sister had fought.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the second brother and sister-in-law went back to their parents' home, while the youngest aunt, Gu Qiuna, stayed at home to accompany her maternal grandparents.

On the train, Feng Jiamo leaned against the window, looking at the snow scene outside, and clapped his hands excitedly: "Brother-in-law, are there cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi? Can we eat on a kang (heated brick bed)?" Cheng Xuemin nodded with a smile: "Yes, when we arrive, you can sleep on a kang and eat mutton stew in northern Shaanxi."

"That's great!" Feng Jiamo jumped up excitedly, almost bumping into the passenger next to her. Feng's mother quickly pulled her back and said irritably, "Slow down, don't be rude!"

When the train changed trains in Xi'an, Cheng Xuemin took everyone to eat mutton stew with bread.

It was Feng Jiamo's first time eating it, and his mouth was full of oil: "It's even more delicious than the braised pork at home!"

When they finally arrived at the county bus station, they could see Cheng's father, uncle, and brother-in-law Wang Quanwen standing next to a tractor, looking into the distance at the end of the road.

When the bus finally came into view and drove toward the station, he was overjoyed and called out to his uncle, "It's here! It's finally here!"

Then he jogged over and kept calling out to the bus!

"Oh my, dear in-laws, welcome to our northern Shaanxi for the New Year! Happy New Year! Happy New Year!"

Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Feng get off the bus, Mr. Cheng, not too excited, went up to them and greeted them warmly.

"Welcome, welcome, in-laws! Happy New Year!" The uncle greeted them excitedly.

Mr. and Mrs. Feng were welcomed off the car, and they were also warmly greeted with New Year's wishes!

Then he wished the Feng sisters, the youngest and the youngest, a Happy New Year!

Cheng's father and uncle had both been to Yanjing, so they were very familiar with Feng's father, mother, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo.

After a brief and warm exchange of New Year's greetings at the station, Mr. Cheng quickly called Mr. and Mrs. Feng to get on the tractor, as it was still an hour or so's journey back to their home in Chengjiawan.

Before Cheng Xuemin set off, he made a long-distance call to his parents; otherwise, his father and his family would not have been able to borrow a tractor to pick him up.

Moreover, during the phone call, Cheng Xuemin repeatedly told his parents not to alarm the county authorities.

Otherwise, when they got off the bus just now, there would likely have been county leaders waiting at the station to greet them, especially since it was the Lunar New Year.

After all, Cheng Xuemin's reputation is just too great right now!
The previously published article, "Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain," had already prompted county leaders to wait at the train station to greet the author.

But this time, Cheng Xuemin's reputation has only grown stronger since he came back for the New Year!

Pioneers in foreign exchange earnings!

It directly earned the country more than 20 million US dollars in foreign exchange, and it was even featured in the People's Daily and praised on the evening news!

With such influence, Cheng Xuemin could go anywhere without causing a stir.
The tractor chugged along towards Chengjiawan. At first, things were fine, and no one paid much attention to Cheng Xuemin and the others on the tractor.

Just treat it as visiting relatives!
But once they entered their commune's territory, many of the villagers along the way recognized the old man who was driving!

They all stopped to greet their uncle, and some of the bolder ones even wanted to get on his tractor and ask him to give them a ride.

My uncle was always afraid that people wouldn't greet him, so he kept shouting very fast. The person sitting on the tractor was his good nephew, Cheng Xuemin!
His father-in-law, mother-in-law, wife, and sister-in-law all came to his house for the New Year!
The villagers were shocked and horrified. When they saw that Cheng Xuemin was indeed sitting in the car, they were overjoyed and surprised.

They all enthusiastically followed Mr. and Mrs. Feng on the tractor, greeting them and wishing them a Happy New Year.

Mr. and Mrs. Feng tried to keep smiling throughout the journey, nodding and greeting the simple villagers.

Cheng Xuemin responded with a smile!
Sitting on the tractor, Feng Jiamo held onto the side railing and looked around excitedly: "Brother-in-law, sister, this is the vast countryside! This is the vast countryside where you once fought! It's so lively, so lively!!"

And so, the tractor drove all the way back to Chengjiawan, with countless villagers running alongside it.

By the time they arrived at Chengjiawan, it was already dark. Red lanterns were hanging in the village, and many villagers were waiting outside Cheng Xuemin's courtyard.

As soon as the sound of the tractor came from the village entrance, everyone in Chengjiawan Brigade knew that they were back!
Cheng Xuemin, a young man from Chengjiawan who was a pioneer in earning foreign exchange and earned more than 20 million US dollars for the country, has returned home for the Chinese New Year with his wife and family!

Upon hearing the news, everyone in the village rushed to the village entrance. The old Party Secretary's uncle even dragged a long string of firecrackers and set up a large "eight" shape in the threshing ground at the village entrance.

As the tractor drew closer, Cheng's father could be vaguely seen on the vehicle. After confirming that it was Cheng Xuemin's family returning, firecrackers were lit, instantly filling the entire Chengjiawan area with a deafening roar. It was incredibly lively.

The deafening explosions completely drowned out the sounds of villagers greeting each other and wishing each other a Happy New Year.

Finally, amidst the cheers of the villagers, the tractor stopped in front of Cheng Xuemin's house.

Thanks to Cheng Xuemin, a pioneer of reform and opening up, the entire Chengjiawan Brigade had electricity long ago.

At this moment, Cheng Xuemin's house was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the house was crowded with people. It was clear that almost all of his relatives had come!
To Cheng Xuemin's surprise, his family had built a new kiln pit for him. After his wife, Feng Jiayou, and the others got off the bus, they were welcomed into the inner room by his older sister and mother.

Feng's father, Cheng Xuemin, and the others were naturally left in the outer courtyard to socialize with the older men and their relatives.

As soon as they entered, Madam Cheng was overjoyed. She took her eldest grandson, Little Squirrel, from Feng Jiayou's arms, kissing and cuddling him affectionately. She led Feng Jiayou and his mother into the newly built cave dwelling, saying enthusiastically:
“Look, my dear in-laws, this is a new kiln that my husband and I specially built for you. The bedding inside is all newly made. It has four rooms, all of them brand new!”

Feng Jiayou entered the cave dwelling and saw new paper-cut window decorations on the walls, a bright red quilt on the kang (a heated brick bed), and a thermos and enamel cup on the table. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Mom, you've gone to so much trouble..."

"Silly child, what's there to worry about?!" Mother Cheng smiled, wiping her eyes, and said, her voice choked with emotion, "I'm so happy that you can come back for the New Year!"

Feng Jiayou sat in the cave dwelling, looking at everything before her, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.

This place holds her memories of being a sent-down youth, the roots of Cheng Xuemin, and now, with the addition of new cave dwellings and the concern of loved ones, this is her true home.

Feng's mother, who was by her daughter's side, was also deeply moved and choked up several times!
As for Feng Jiamo, the younger sister-in-law, she was immediately pulled away by her cousin Qin Xiaolian to join in the fun as soon as she got off the car.

The two sisters were very close when they were in Yanjing.

My cousin Qin Xiaolian had been eagerly anticipating a visit from the Feng family to their hometown in northern Shaanxi. Now that her wish had finally come true, she was eager to show them the utmost hospitality!

Outside, at Cheng Xuemin and Feng's father's place, it was even more lively, with even more relatives and friends gathered around!
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