Chapter 7

Looking at the "September Fable" in her hand, An Xue didn't read a single word. An Xue had a feeling of elegance. Her face was oval, round, her cheekbones were flat, and her eyebrows and eyes were smooth. At first glance, she gave people a feeling of being stunning yet carrying a bit of coldness. If you looked carefully, you would find that An Xue's features were very delicate.

An Xue, who had practiced dance when she was young, had an outstanding figure and temperament. She wore a white knitted sweater on her upper body and jeans on her lower body. Her hair, which reached her shoulders, fell casually. She didn't have any luxurious attire, but sitting there, An Xue gave people a stunning feeling, as if she had appeared in a painting.

Back then at Hanxi Jiaotong University, Li Dongling and An Xue entered school in the same year. At that time, many people wanted to pursue An Xue, but they were all afraid of her coldness. Coupled with the rumors about An Xue's family background when she entered school, more people backed off, afraid of being rejected by her.

It wasn't until her sophomore year that Li Dongling started pursuing An Xue. At that time, Li Dongling could also be considered a prominent figure at Jiaotong University. Like the young people of this era, he also published a few poems that didn't know what they were, but he felt they were full of deep meaning, and he also formed a rock band with a few people.

Although the poems and the rock band didn't make any waves, Li Dongling at Jiaotong University was confident and proud. Like all young people in this era, he deeply believed that he could break through a world and that he could change this era...

After Li Dongling got together with An Xue, he found that the seemingly cold An Xue was actually extremely hot inside. She didn't care about Li Dongling's family or background. The two of them collided like a flame, erupting with fierce sparks.

The dispute with An Xue was also because An Xue wanted Li Dongling to stay in the provincial capital, Xiyuan, and let her father say a word to transfer Li Dongling's work relationship to the provincial capital.

But the young man who had just stepped out of the school gate was at his most passionate time. He hadn't been tempered by life, hadn't bumped his head and bled, and coupled with the cold sarcasm from An Xue's mother when he went to the An family with An Xue, Li Dongling, in a fit of anger, ignored An Xue's obstruction and resolutely returned to Pingyang.

What happened after that goes without saying. Li Dongling just arrived in Pingyang and bumped into a wall. He slunk away and used the An family's connections to return to the provincial capital. From that time on, the proud young man began to lower his head when facing the An family.

For young people, they can be fearless when they are brave and can do many things that many people don't even dare to think about. But when they encounter failure, they will collapse rapidly, and their outlook on life and the world will be changed.

The Li Dongling of his previous life was like this. After returning to the provincial capital, his edges and corners were slowly smoothed out, while the An family's family situation became more and more outstanding, and An Xue's career became better and better. I don't know when the cracks between the two people became larger and larger.

An Yueguo looked at An Xue, "Xiaoxue, how are you doing at the provincial station?!"

An Xue paused, put down the book in her hand, and quickly came back to her senses, "It's quite good. Director Kong of the provincial station takes good care of me."

An Yueguo nodded, "Old Kong was my secretary before and has been with me for many years. He does things with a sense of proportion. With him there, you can learn quite a few things at the provincial station!"

An Yueguo was now the director of the propaganda department of Hanxi Province and was a local faction that had taken root in Xiyuan City for many years. Now, An Yueguo was at the age of being in his prime and was very likely to take another step forward in his career.

"What about Dongling? Does he still want to stay in Pingyang?!" After talking for a few words, An Yueguo led the topic to Li Dongling.

An Xue didn't want to talk about this topic, but she also knew that this was unavoidable. She nodded lightly.

"Xiaoxue, I don't want to interfere too much in the matter between you and Dongling. Young people have ambition, drive, and their own pride. It's a good thing to want to realize their ideals. If they don't have these, can they still be called young people?!"

"But," An Yueguo suddenly changed the subject, "adults need to be responsible for their own choices. No matter whether this choice is good or bad, there is no regret medicine in this world.

Your mother and I both hope that you can live well. This is the original intention of parents. Sometimes parents don't want to control their children's lives, but want them to take fewer detours and not suffer the hardships they suffered when they were young!"

"I don't want to interfere in the matter between you and Dongling, I just hope that both of you can consider it clearly, so as not to regret it in the end!"

When An Yueguo returned to the bedroom, An Xue's mother, Du Fengying, ran over, closed the bedroom door, and asked An Yueguo, "How was it? Did you make that girl change her mind?"

An Yueguo glanced at her and shook his head, "Xiaoxue, this girl, has had her own ideas since she was a child. Some things cannot be forced. Wait until she thinks it through herself. It's just that I'm afraid... she will pay a price by then."

"You still know she's stubborn. If you don't care now, she will definitely suffer in the future. What's so good about that Li Dongling? She will regret it in the future.

No, I have to find Aunt Xiong who retired from the Personnel Department. She has quite a few young people in her hands..."

An Yueguo looked at Du Fengying, who was tossing and turning to make phone calls, and shook his head helplessly. He was relatively tolerant of his children. Whether it was An Xue or An Xue's older brother An Yanjun, he let them do what they wanted to do and didn't treat them as chips in his official career. But he also hoped that the An family's children could live well. For this, he didn't mind using a few means when necessary!

After staying in his hometown for a day, on the second day, Li Dongling returned to Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1. As soon as he arrived at the factory, he heard the news that Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1 was going to introduce a color TV production line.

This was a big event for the entire Wireless Factory No. 1. Everyone in the factory knew that the previous radios, black-and-white TVs, etc., couldn't be sold anymore, and now they were relying on their old foundation to support them. If this continued, they wouldn't even be able to pay salaries.

All kinds of wind were blowing everywhere. People at Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1 heard that if this continued, Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1 would buy out the length of service and let some people be laid off. Other provinces had already done this in some places, causing panic.

Now introducing a color TV production line, the Wireless Factory would produce color TVs in the future, which might be more prosperous than before, and wouldn't let people be laid off anymore. Li Dongling saw that the entire Wireless Factory No. 1 was full of expectation today.

Even, the Wireless Factory specifically organized a batch of employees from the Technical Department and Production Department to go to other places to study at TV factories, etc. Of course, this kind of thing definitely wouldn't be the turn of the "hard worker" Zhou Wenyang. Even though this kind of thing had subsidies and could be considered tourism, and there would be opportunities for promotion by the factory after returning, how could it be his turn?

Pushing open the door, Li Dongling saw Zhang Ao, who was lying on the bed, hurriedly stuffing something into the quilt. Seeing it was Li Dongling, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Scared the hell out of me!"

"Dongling, I have good stuff. Do you want to see it? This thing, I found it with great difficulty!"

Zhang Ao sneakily handed a magazine cover to Li Dongling to look at. Li Dongling took it and saw that it was an entertainment gossip magazine from Hong Kong, with all kinds of gossip news about Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, and there were also some large-scale pages of lingerie models, which were specially used by the magazine to attract traffic. If these photos weren't put in, how would a group of old perverts and old drivers happily take out money to buy the magazine?

This thing was common in Hong Kong, but in an inland city, it belonged to a "big killer." Pushing it back seven or eight years, it could be considered a banned book.

Throwing the magazine to Zhang Ao, Li Dongling laughed, "There are plenty of these things in Hong Kong. If you have the opportunity, go to Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, etc. If you have money, you might even be able to experience the local specialty massage."

"Massage?"

"What is that?!"

Zhang Ao looked at Li Dongling with clear eyes full of thirst for knowledge. Although he didn't know what this thing was, out of a man's instinct, he was naturally curious about this word.

Even Zhou Wenyang, who was burying his head in documents, aimed his gaze from under his glasses at Li Dongling a few times.

Li Dongling was speechless for a while. People in this era were hot and simple, wild and bold yet carrying conservatism. Hong Kong film culture hadn't become completely popular yet, and these dregs hadn't spread yet.

"I've only heard of it. It's a local specialty food. If you have the opportunity to go, you'll know!" Li Dongling said vaguely.

After tidying up the bed and sitting down, Li Dongling heard Zhou Wenyang muttering to himself, sighing one after another, "We shouldn't have introduced this production line..."