Chapter 50

After dinner, Xu Di helped Mrs. Xu clean up the table.

“Brother, come and help, put the rice and cooking oil in the cabinet.”

It had been a happy day, she had won a watch ticket, and they had received so many benefits.

Who would have thought that before they could celebrate, this guy almost ruined the table.

“Give it to me, where do you want it, you tell me, it’s so heavy, how can you lift it?”

Xu’s brother followed Xu Di’s instructions and put everything away.

“Alright, go to sleep, you have to go to work tomorrow.”

“I know, I’ll get some food for Mom.”

Xu Di took a pack of peach cakes and poured a glass of warm water, she went to give it to Xu’s mother.

“Mom, these are peach cakes from work, you and Dad eat some, you didn’t eat much at night.”

“Ok, put them there, I’ll eat them later, go to sleep.”

Xu Di put the things down, turned around and went back to her room to sleep.

Xu’s mother watched Xu Di leave, she wiped away a tear, she felt a little sad.

“This child Xu Mei, she’s had a strong will since she was little, I don’t know who she takes after?”

“Who does it matter, she’s grown up now. Stop crying, we’ve done everything we should as parents, let her walk her own path.

Children with strong wills won’t turn back until they bump their heads.”

Xu’s father picked up the teacup and let Dali’s mother drink some water.

“Do you want to eat some peach cakes? Xu Di brought back a lot of benefits today, the children were very happy.

You two argued, you didn’t care about anything. It’s the first time the children got benefits, don’t forget to encourage them tomorrow.”

“I know, I’ve been holding this in for too long, I couldn’t control myself.

I’ll drink some water, I can’t eat peach cakes, I’ll go to sleep, I have to go to work tomorrow.”

Xu’s mother didn’t care about anything else, she had to make sure Xu’s father rested well, his job required concentration.

She turned off the lights, and after a while, Xu’s father’s snoring started.

Xu’s mother tossed and turned, she couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.

In another room, Xu Di couldn’t enter her space recently, she went to sleep early.

Xu Mei lay in bed, she didn’t know if she was asleep. She didn’t say anything, and Xu Di didn’t ask, she wasn’t good at being a confidante.

The next morning, everyone went to work, when Xu Mei got up, only Xu Jun and Xu Ping’an were left.

“Big Sister, the food is in the pot.”

“I know.”

Although Xu Jun was young, he understood everything that happened at home. Only Ping’an didn’t understand.

In the evening, the Xu family had dinner together.

“Xu Jun, take Ping’an to your room to play.”

“I know, Mom.”

Xu Jun was very perceptive, he knew that this wasn’t the time for him to be mischievous. He quickly hugged Ping’an and went to his room.

“Xu Mei, tell us.”

“His name is Li Gengsheng, he’s the same age as me, we were intellectual youths in the same batch. We were assigned to the field department after training.

I’m in the field department’s propaganda section, he passed the exam and became a teacher. He’s a very talented person, he can sing, play the harmonica, and write poetry.

Many of the articles in our propaganda section were written by him.”

When she mentioned Li Gengsheng, Xu Mei’s eyes lit up.

“What do his parents do, how many siblings does he have?”

“His father is a worker, his mother works for the government. He has an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother.

His brother and sister are both married, his younger brother is still in middle school. He studies very well, he’s smart, if the college entrance exam hadn’t been suspended, he could have gone to the best university in the country.”

Xu Di thought that this Comrade Li Gengsheng was perfect in Xu Mei’s eyes, he had no flaws.

“Did his family know about your marriage, what are their opinions?”

Xu’s mother didn’t care about whether the man could play music or write poetry, she only cared about the attitude of his parents.

Marriage wasn’t just about two people, it was about two families.

In the future, when they both went back to Shanghai, the attitude of the man’s family would also be important.

“His parents don’t want him to get married here, they want him to wait.

But how long do we have to wait?

Batch after batch of intellectual youths go down, very few come back.

Mom, I’m scared too.

A female classmate who went with us was bitten by a venomous snake while cutting rubber on the mountain, she didn’t survive, she just died like that.

She was only nineteen years old, she stayed forever in that mountain forest.

There are several intellectual youth burial grounds on the mountains in Yunnan. Those lonely graves, they’ll never be able to go home.”

Xu Mei cried, not a loud cry, but a silent tear.

Xu Di had also seen TV dramas, movies, or news reports about intellectual youths in her previous life.

She knew that those intellectual youths had a hard time in that era, so she decided not to go to the countryside from the moment she woke up.

Now, hearing Xu Mei say she was scared, her heart actually trembled.

“Dad, Mom, I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back to the city, I don’t know if I’ll be able to go back at all.

I don’t want to stay there alone, waiting, hoping. Li Gengsheng is the person I love, I love his looks, I love the way he plays the harmonica, and I love the way he reads poetry.

It’s my own choice, I won’t regret it, even if it’s not good in the future, I won’t blame anyone.”

Xu Mei’s words were firm, the light in her eyes was a bit scorching.

Xu Di didn’t know how handsome and excellent Li Gengsheng was, to make Xu Mei so infatuated, he must be really good.

Xu Di had lost her spirit after being ground down by marriage in her previous life, love was all nonsense.

If it weren’t for the two children, she wouldn’t have chosen to step into the cage of marriage again.

“Okay, you chose it, you won’t regret it. We’re your parents, we’ve said what we need to say, we’ll also prepare what we need to prepare for you.”

Xu’s mother had given up, in Xu Mei’s eyes, the young man named Li Gengsheng had already taken over her pupils.

The rest of the family couldn’t even get a glimpse of her eyes.

Children grow up and don’t listen to their mothers anymore, they have to walk their own path.

“Xu Mei, your mother and I have you four children, for us, you’re both precious, we always want to treat you all equally.

Since you were little, your mother and I haven’t favored any of you, we only feel a little guilty towards Xu Di, because of various reasons, she grew up in the countryside.

Now, you’re all grown up.

Dali got married, and you’re about to get married too.

Your mother and I have also prepared a dowry for you, five hundred yuan, you can decide what to buy and what not to buy.”

Xu’s father made the final decision, and the others didn’t say anything.

Xu’s brother didn’t care, when he got married, his parents had prepared everything he needed.

Xu Di didn’t care either, she never expected anything from anyone.

Xu Mei looked up at her parents, she didn’t object, she accepted the proposal.

“Thank you, Mom and Dad, I understand.”

Xu’s sister-in-law didn’t say anything either, her father-in-law earned a lot, his monthly salary was almost as much as all of them combined.

“Alright, that’s it for this, the New Year is coming soon, we need to buy New Year’s goods, let’s have a happy New Year.”

Xu’s mother made the final conclusion, after the sadness, there was only helplessness.

Xu Mei, who had been clamoring for a watch yesterday, didn’t say anything now.

Xu Di breathed a sigh of relief, this was the best, Xu Mei had the money, she could spend it as she pleased, they wouldn’t have any disagreements.

Most importantly, from her tone, she didn’t want to buy a new watch anymore, her watch ticket was safe.

Even if Xu Mei still wanted to buy a watch, Xu Di didn’t plan to give up the watch ticket, she needed a watch too much.

Good, she didn’t have to worry anymore.

Everyone was happy!

Notes: I’ll upload more chapters tomorrow morning my dear babies. Enjoy reading, we love you all