The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 4: Start a Family First and Then Start a Career
Li Qiaozhi has an average appearance, but she is not short, at least 1.65 meters tall.

Compared with girls nowadays, she is considered tall.

She didn't blush when she saw Wang Haoran, but nodded generously and greeted him: "Wang Haoran, you're back? I heard that you were beaten, is everything okay?"

Bad news travels a thousand miles...

The fact that Wang Haoran was beaten is probably known to everyone in Licai Village.

Wang Haoran said: "I'm fine."

He glanced at Du Ming who had followed him out of the house and said, "Are you two going to finalize the marriage?"

Du Ming was holding a box of cigarettes in his hand. He took out a cigarette from the box and put it in his mouth, then struck a match and lit it.

Wang Haoran could see clearly that it was a box of Peony cigarettes, which now cost 5 yuan a box on the market and were considered high-end cigarettes.

In an era when wages were only a few dozen yuan, ordinary people simply couldn’t afford to smoke.

Du Ming raised his head and exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Mind your own business, why are you asking so many questions?"

Du Ming looked down on Wang Haoran from beginning to end.

An orphan without a father or a mother is destined to stay in the countryside all his life.

From now on, everyone’s level will be different.

How dare you ask about my affairs?

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I am worried that someone will get shot in the head in the future! And then the blood will splatter on me!"

Du Ming was a little furious: "How dare you curse me?"

"Do you want to fight?"

As he spoke, he jumped and made a gesture as if he was ready to fight.

His movements were like those of a monkey, which was extremely funny.

Wang Haoran found it a little funny.

This kid doesn't do any farming, is lazy, and is so weak, yet he dares to provoke me.

Li Qiaozhi, who was standing by, said, "Du Ming, don't be angry. Wang Haoran is right. If you don't marry me in the future, my dad will really shoot you!"

"Let's go, have a meal at my house and tell my parents about our relationship."

Du Ming quickly smiled and said, "I won't argue with Wang Haoran. Qiaozhi, you know I love you. I will definitely marry you and bring you to the city to live together in the future!"

"It's just that I'm a little afraid of your dad. He has such a bad temper... If I go to your house with you, what if he gets angry? Let's take it slow. You can give your dad a hint first and we can take it slow, okay?"

Li Qiaozhi hesitated for a moment, she felt that what Du Ming said made sense.

"Okay then, I'll make you whatever you want for dinner."

Du Ming said, "Don't bother. I have biscuits and steamed buns in my room. You can just make do with whatever you want."

"Well! Wait a minute, take a bucket of biscuits home. They are imported from foreign countries, very expensive, and very delicious. You can't buy them on the market even if you have money. Let your dad and the others have a taste."

Li Qiaozhi was very happy and felt that she was valued.

"Come on, let's go back to the house..." She pulled Du Ming into the house.

Du Mingze looked very bitter...

Wang Haoran witnessed this scene and thought to himself, should I talk to Li Jieshi about this?

Forget it, I'd better not get involved in this mess.

At this time, under Du Ming's coaxing, Li Qiaozhi had already entrusted her life to him.

This is probably life.

In my previous life, I read literary works about educated youth, and I found that there were many similar dirty things. There are many birds in the forest, and when thousands of educated youth went to the countryside, there were always some bad ones.

Wang Haoran turned and walked towards Xiao Lijuan's door.

Xiao Lijuan had also changed her clothes and walked out of the house.

She changed into a floral dress and let her long hair down. She looked so beautiful in the thin twilight.

"Give me the clothes. I'll wash them after dinner." She took the clothes handed to her by Wang Haoran and smiled brightly.

Wang Haoran thought that this girl must have completely let down her guard against me. "I'll fry some eggs, make some corn porridge, and steam two corn cakes tonight. Let's eat together, shall we?" Wang Haoran said to Xiao Lijuan.

There were only three people at the educated youth point, and they used to fire on their own.

Xiao Lijuan and Du Ming both use coal briquette stoves.

They all have support from their parents, so their lives are better.

Although Xiao Lijuan's parents both came from bad backgrounds, their salaries were still not low, and they would send money to support their daughter from time to time.

Wang Haoran used to have support from his mother, but after his mother passed away, he was left alone and had to rely on himself.

Of course, the previous Wang Haoran was very hardworking and could support himself just by earning work points.

He built a stove, bought a pot, and cooked under a small shed in front of the house.

Xiao Lijuan said softly: "You are injured, you should rest for a while, I will cook."

Wang Haoran smiled: "It's okay, let's work together quickly, I'll cook the vegetables and make corn cakes, you use your stove to make some corn porridge."

Xiao Lijuan agreed.

We also ate in Xiao Lijuan's room, where there was a small table.

The corn porridge is fragrant and the cornmeal pancakes taste unique.

Although not much oil was used when frying the eggs, the fried eggs were still very fragrant and delicious. These eggs were laid by real free-range chickens...

Wang Haoran knew that he was just hungry.

"Xiao Lijuan, what are your plans for the future?" Wang Haoran asked.

Xiao Lijuan smiled bitterly: "What can we plan? It's possible that we will be rooted in the countryside for the rest of our lives. There's no place to recruit people like me, and I can't even be admitted to the army."

As she spoke, her face looked a little gloomy.

Under the dim kerosene lamp, the melancholy on her face was pitiful.

As she spoke, she glanced at Wang Haoran again: "What about you? What are your plans?"

"In fact, you meet the recruitment requirements. You are the descendant of a martyr, and the country will take care of you."

"You really want to stay in the countryside for ten thousand years?"

Wang Haoran ate a corn cake and said, "I changed my mind."

“Being a farmer cannot make a greater contribution to the country.”

"I still hope to be a scientist and contribute a little to the development of the country."

After hearing this, Xiao Lijuan nodded silently, her face becoming even sadder.

Du Ming will probably leave this year too. If Wang Haoran leaves, I might be the only one left in this educated youth center.

She felt a little confused at the moment and didn't know what to do next.

Wang Haoran naturally saw what she was thinking at a glance.

As a time traveler, although Wang Haoran has no experience in love, he has seen a lot of pigs running even if he has not eaten pork.

He decided to test Xiao Lijuan.

"Xiao Lijuan, how about we just get together?" Wang Haoran asked vaguely.

He didn't know whether this counted as a confession.

Xiao Lijuan stopped using the chopsticks in her hand. She raised her head slightly and glanced at Wang Haoran: "I, I may have to stay here for the rest of my life. I can't delay you..."

Wang Haoran felt relieved.

"Xiao Lijuan, I have a good impression of you and your personality. I think you are a good girl. Well! If you also think I am good, let's start a family!" He spoke very directly.

In extraordinary times, there is no such thing as romance in love.

Men and women should be more direct with each other, and everyone wants to get married and start a family.

It’s never too late to start a career after you start a family.

Xiao Lijuan's body trembled noticeably, her face turned red, and her heart was beating wildly at this moment.

(End of this chapter)