In 1979, Shen Zhaozhao graduated from technical secondary school, refused the opportunity to stay in the city, and returned to Dahe Village with his bedroll on his back.
Before she even entered the village, she knew that her father had arranged a marriage for her after he was drunk - the man was from the county supply and marketing cooperative, had an urban registered permanent residence, and had his eyes set above his head. The next day, they came to break off the engagement, and in front of half the villagers, they took back the two kilograms of brown sugar they had brought and said, "This country girl is not worthy of our urban household registration."
After hearing this with a smile, Shen Zhaozhao turned to his father and said, "Retreat as soon as possible, but our Lin family cannot lose face. We will recruit a son-in-law on the spot today, so that everyone can see. It's not that I can't get married, it's that I don't want to marry."
In the crowd, she raised her hand and pointed at a veteran passing by carrying firewood.
Gu Huaisheng's family was extremely poor. Six brothers squeezed into three adobe houses and were worried about having no place to stay.
That night she knocked on the door of his woodshed: "You are a retired soldier, and I am a technical secondary school student. Let's live together. No one dares to look down on you, both inside your house and mine. Do you want to do it?"
Gu Huaisheng was silent for a long time and nodded.
Later——
People in the commune said: Director Shen's son-in-law who comes to the house cooks better than the canteen master.
People in the county said: County Magistrate Shen's son-in-law looks bored, and his eyes can kill.
Later, someone asked Gu Huaisheng: Was it a loss to become a son-in-law back then?
He rarely raised the corner of his mouth: No loss, big profit.
Smiling Tiger Girl Cadre × Meng Gourd Soldier King's Son-in-law
She is engaged in career outside the home, while he is engaged in warming the kang at home.
Soft food but hard food, running in both directions
