Chapter 1

1972.

The winter in Xizhou City was particularly cold that year.

It was not yet the twelfth lunar month, but the snow had been falling for half a month. The whole world was white. The sky, trees and houses were all connected. The streets had lost their previous signs. An unfamiliar pedestrian might step into a pit.

Lin Shu came back from visiting her brother at Song's house. She walked all the way home. Even with an umbrella, she was still covered with a layer of snow.

She walked to the door, put away her umbrella, and was about to pat the snow off her body before entering the door when she heard the voice of an old woman coming from the house.

"Hui Ru, I know you have high standards. You probably didn't like Zhou's son, but now it's different, right? Zhao Tong was sent to Gannan, and there's no news about him. You're not living a peaceful life either. Big-character posters are posted on your house every day, and your house is smashed. You don't even dare to leave Feng Feng at home. If you don't marry Shu to Zhou, how are you going to live?"

It was the voice of my great aunt, Mrs. Lin.

Lin Shu pursed her lips, and her hand, which was originally patting the snow, dropped down, and she subconsciously clenched it into a fist.

Then she heard her mother's voice, saying, "No, aunt, Shushu is still young. Not to mention that Zhaotong is not at home now, even if he is at home, we will not consider her marriage."

"Why is she still young?"

Mrs. Lin's voice became more serious, disagreeing, "She will be eighteen years old when the new year comes. A girl of this age should have given birth to a child earlier. How can she be young?"

"Hui Ru, I know that you have always treated that girl as your own and loved her. It's okay when nothing happens, but isn't it a special time now? Zhaotong's life or death is unknown, and you and Fengfeng are in trouble everywhere, but you just need to marry Shu girl to the Zhou family. Zhou Chengzhi's father is the director of the steel plant, and his uncle is the director of the Revolutionary Committee. Even Zhou Chengzhi himself is very capable. As long as you marry Shu girl to the Zhou family, the Zhou family will agree to help you find out about Zhaotong's situation, and it can also solve the dilemma of you and Fengfeng..."

"Aunt, don't say it!"

" Why can't I say it? "

Mrs. Lin's voice suddenly rose, and she was very unhappy. She said, "Hui Ru, do you really care about the life and death of Zhao Tong and You Feng for that girl? If you do this, our Lin family cannot agree!"

After a pause, she said in a slower voice, "If you don't want to talk to Shu girl, let me talk to you."

"If I say, if she is sensible, she should know that you have raised her for so many years, and it is time for her to repay you. You have never treated her badly in all these years. No one else's children are raised so carefully by her! Besides, the Zhou family's marriage did not wrong her. With such good conditions, there are so many people outside who want to marry but can't. Moreover, the Zhou family said that as long as she is willing to marry into the Zhou family, they will get her to work in the steel plant as an office worker, and they can recommend her to go to college in two years..."

Lin Shu didn't want to listen anymore, and pushed the door open with a "bang".

The people inside turned their heads and looked at the door when they heard the noise. Mrs. Lin suddenly saw Lin Shu, who was standing at the door with a cold face. She was a little surprised and embarrassed for a moment, but when she thought of her identity and position, her back straightened up again, and her expression became more like an elder.

She looked at the little girl at the door. Her little face was like a white jade sculpture, her eyebrows were picturesque, her skin was tender and white, and her big eyes were shining. People's hearts couldn't help but tremble. Now standing at the door, she was obviously wearing a coat, but you could see that she was petite and delicate, the type that men like.

Alas, no wonder Zhou Chengzhi wanted her with all his heart.

Otherwise, with the conditions of the Zhou family, what other girls could he not marry?

In fact, if Zhou Chengzhi wanted to marry any girl from their old Lin family, there would be no such trouble.

Old Lady Lin looked at Lin Shu who came in, smiled lovingly, and said softly: "Is it Miss Shu who is back? It's very cold outside, your face is red from the cold, come in and warm up."

Lin Shu has always been very polite.

But now she couldn't show any good face to Old Lady Lin.

She glanced at the old lady and said: "Grandma, did the Zhou family also say that as long as I can marry into the Zhou family, my cousins ​​can also go to the steel plant to work as workers? Or, you just said to recommend them to go to college, can you also recommend my cousins ​​to go to college?"

The smile on Old Lady Lin's face froze.

How to talk to the elders?

An adopted girl, and raised to be an ancestor?

After Lin Shu finished speaking, she ignored her and turned to her mother and said: "Mom, I'm going to change clothes in the room and will come out later."

After Li Huiru agreed, she went back to her room directly without even putting down the bag in her hand.

Old Mrs. Lin's face twitched, and she wanted to lose her temper. She held back her words several times.

She turned around and wanted to say something to her niece-in-law, but Li Huiru had already stood up and said, "Aunt, there are many things to do at home. You also know that our family is not in a good situation. I still have things to deal with, so I won't keep you. It's snowing outside, you should go back early."

If this wasn't her husband's aunt, she would have driven her out long ago.

Old Mrs. Lin was even more angry when she saw Li Huiru's attitude.

Is this the attitude to treat elders?

Do you still think that it's still your man who is the leader?

But at that time, Lin Zhaotong was the leader, they didn't get any benefit. It was a simple matter to find a job and get a recommendation, but they never helped.

...Also, Li Huiru couldn't have children. There were so many children in the Lin family. His uncle and himself talked to Lin Zhaotong and Li Huiru many times, asking her to adopt a child from home, but Li Huiru would rather adopt one from outside than raise a child from the Lin family. This matter has been stuck in the hearts of the Lin family for many years, and Mrs. Lin feels uncomfortable every time she sees Lin Shu.

However, no matter how unhappy she was, she still suppressed her temper when she thought of the benefits promised by the Zhou family and Zhou Chengzhi's single-minded pursuit of the girl. She stood up and said with a sullen face, "Okay, then I'll go back first, Huiru, you should think about this matter carefully. The little girl is not sensible, can you still be sensible? And this is not only what I and Zhao Tong's uncle mean, but also what the old family must mean. Now Zhao Tong's accident has not spread to the countryside. If Zhao Tong's grandmother knew about it, she would be anxious. You can't just ignore the whole family for a child you raise!" She even brought up her husband's grandmother in the countryside. Li Huiru took a deep breath to hold back her expression. She walked to the door, opened the door, and said, "Aunt, getting married is not like eating and drinking. We will consider this matter. It's snowing outside, you should go back first." As soon as the door was opened, the cold wind rushed in, and the old lady shivered with cold. She frowned, looked outside the door, and then looked at her niece-in-law. Although Li Huiru's words seemed to soften, the old lady felt that she must be perfunctory.

In fact, she didn't want to leave.

But people were standing at the door to drive her away, and at this time, it was most important to persuade Li Huiru to agree to the marriage.

However, after stepping out of the door, she looked back at the bright and warm big house of the Lin family, and couldn't help but say: "Okay, then you think about it carefully, I won't say much, but Huiru, you are living with two children now, it's too unsafe, otherwise ask your sister-in-law to come and accompany you for a few days?"

"Let's talk about it in a few days."

Li Huiru was extremely impatient, but she still politely sent the old lady out of the door before "banging" the door.

After closing the door, she stood there for a while, let out a long breath, and then turned around, intending to go to her daughter's room to comfort her, but she didn't expect to see Lin Shu had opened the door and was standing at the door.

Li Huiru was stunned for a moment, and her heart ached when she saw tears in her daughter's eyes.

She walked over and pulled Lin Shu to sit on the sofa, and said softly: "Shushu, don't worry. Don't worry, no matter what kind of person Zhou Chengzhi is, at this time, your mother will not marry you to anyone casually."

When the Lin family was in trouble, he used both soft and hard methods to force his daughter to marry him. How could he be a good person?

Lin Shu said "hmm".

Of course she knew that her mother would not marry her casually.

But she couldn't help but worry.

Because her father was sent down now, and the family situation was not good, and the great uncle and great aunt relied on their status, who knew what they could do?

Didn't the great grandmother who moved out of the countryside just now come?

What's more, she also heard the voice of Lin Meilan, the cousin of the great aunt's family, saying that in the "plot", she was married to Zhou Chengzhi.