Raising Babies in the 70s - Chapter 74

“Okay, then let’s continue to live like this.”

“Sister Huang is here, let’s say hello to her.”

Although Lu Yan didn’t know how to speak love, he gave her a pocket watch. It was a pair of pocket watches. It was obvious that people in the era liked to give watches, so he found someone to fiddle with a pair of pocket watches, one for each person. He used all his private money, and finally Qin Rou paid the balance.

Little prodigal man.

The surface of the pocket watch was silver, the pattern was simple. It was quite beautiful.

But as soon as the pocket watch was opened, it was silly inside.

One side was the dial, the other side was:

– Standard ID photo of an army officer.

The man in the photo had handsome features, long eyes, indescribable high-spiritedness, just like he wanted to join the army and go to the battlefield, the kind that could be used as a publicity photo.

Qin Rou: “…”

Qin Rou wanted to know which photo of her was on Lu Yan’s pocket watch, but he didn’t show it to her. Later, she found out that it was the ID photo she took to fill in the work file form.

Beautiful, even if she looked too serious, she was also high-spirited, like going on the battlefield.

After all, it was a work photo. One couldn’t look very depressed, of course she was proud of it.

Lu Yan’s picture was also his ID photo.

There was absolutely no favoritism.

It had to be said that Qin Rou held these two watches together, and inexplicably also had a little sense of CP. (couple pairing)

Qin Rou, who got the pocket watch, was very happy. She didn’t want to use it too much as she was afraid that she would lose it accidentally.

*

She had already started to get familiar with the work of the radio station. Her sister Qin Mian called her. On the phone, she said that her family was also coming to Qiongzhou Island, “There was a vacancy in Haiken Farm, and I reported for it.”

Qin Rou didn’t expect such a coincidence, nor did she expect her sister to come over so soon, “It’s just the right time to come here, the winter here is not too cold, and it is suitable for the elderly to live. Sister, you can take care of your father-in-law’s body.”

“I think so too.”

“Did brother-in-law agree?”

“Agreed.” 

Qin Mian hung up the phone, but in fact her husband did not agree. Maybe for some reason and careful thinking, he had his own stubbornness in his heart.

Their family was willing to go to the sea reclamation farm, which was also a branch of the border, devoted to national construction, as an active reformer.

But he didn’t think there was anything wrong with him and he didn’t need to reform.

Her husband’s way of thinking was a bit twisted. He used to be a diligent and conscientious teacher teaching and educating people. He was strict with students. He had done nothing wrong and was worthy of students.

If he compromised, it was as if he really did something wrong.

The Chen family used to be a rather noble scholar.

Their daughter, Chen Juanjuan, was not actually called so before, but Chen Jingxi. Later, she wanted to change her name to Juanjuan, because Juanjuan was as good as the surrounding.

“I’m not going,” Chen Mian coldly refused.

“If you don’t go, then I’ll take my two children and my father-in-law.” 

The world was really changing. In the past, her father-in-law didn’t think much of her uneducated mountain girl, but the relationship became good.

Chen Mian was stunned, “My dad is willing to go?”

“Your dad supports us to go.”

Everything started anew, and she didn’t want to see a decadent husband again.

She wanted to go somewhere else.

Qin Rou was really happy to learn that her sister’s family was coming over. She hugged her little nephew Chen Jingyi and kissed him, “Our Jingyi’s parents are coming.”

“Mom…Mom?”

“Auntie!”

When Qin Rou left, she took photos of her sister and her family, and often taught him to recognize them. He still remembered his parents.

Qin Rou still wanted to change her sister and brother-in-law’s job, but it was not as serious as before. Qin Rou went to ask the principal Wu Min, but she had news from her side. There was a lack of educational resources on the island, and a shortage of good teachers.

“You can arrange for him to be a teacher in a junior high school.”

“Your brother-in-law is good enough as a high school teacher.”