National Tide 1980.

Our official newspaper even said in a rare tone in its New Year's Day message: "We are facing unprecedented problems, the most prominent of which is the obvious inflation in our economic life."

That’s not all. On January 1989, 1, an important figure in the Republic also passed away.

That is the honorary president of the Buddhist Association and the 10th Panchen Lama Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen.

He died of a sudden heart attack in his palace, Deqian Gesang Puchang, Shigatse City, XZ Autonomous Region, at the age of 51.

Fortunately, the quality of this year's Spring Festival Gala was quite good, and it successfully pleased the people of the whole country with its wonderful programs, making everyone's attention almost focused on the Spring Festival when families reunite.

This prevented the atmosphere of this Spring Festival from being ruined by the "dismal start" of the year.

The directors of this year's Spring Festival Gala are Zhao An and Zhang Xiaohai, both of whom are talented and innovative "bearded" directors.

They have a lot of ideas about directing large-scale evening parties and their designs have many highlights.

Not only did they select CCTV host Zhao Zhongxiang, Li Moran, Jiang Kun, Li Yang and others to form the hosting lineup, but they also added a large number of crosstalk, sketches and other variety shows to make the audience smile on New Year's Eve.

As a result, the level of this year's variety shows, especially the sketches, has reached an unprecedented level of excellence.

Like this year's Spring Festival Gala, the skit "A Day of a Heroic Mother" performed by Zhao Lirong and Hou Yuewen, the duo's simple and humorous performance made it one of the best works of the Spring Festival Gala.

The Pingju opera actress Zhao Lirong, in particular, won the hearts of countless audiences with her Mandarin with a Tangshan accent and the classic line "Sima jars are smashed".

Zhao Lirong's ordinary, sincere and humorous style made her, the simple old lady who was only thinking about buying tofu in the sketch, deeply loved by the audience.

Song Dandan, an actress from the People's Art Theater who originally worked in high art, also made her first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala with the sketch "Lazy Man's Blind Date". Her outstanding humorous performance made her remembered by the people across the country.

Even she herself did not expect that it was this skit and the role she played of a Shandong girl named "Wei Shufen", who kicked the thermos and sat on a balloon, that made her a "national comedian" at the age of 29.

As for the golden combination of sketch king Chen Peisi and Lao Mao, they lived up to expectations.

The skit they launched this year, "Pepper Noodles," doesn't even have a single line of dialogue. It is completely in the form of pantomime, and uses body movements to create the image of two diners with very different personalities.

Not only did it make the audience in front of the TV laugh, but it also fully demonstrated their superior basic acting skills.

As for the song and dance programs, they also seek "innovation" and "change", promoting new songs and new people to add to the festive atmosphere.

For example, Tao Jin, a young dancer from the mainland, was deeply influenced by the American movie "Breakdance" and performed a song and dance program "Jump Up" in the evening party.

He showed amazing explosive power. Not only did he imitate the dance moves in the movie and danced the "breakdance" that was all the rage last year, but he also sang about the fashion pursuits of young people.

The dance performed by female dancer Yang Liping also allows people to appreciate the gifts of nature.

Her performances of "Soul of Dance", "Three Colors of Banna" and "Peacock" were all beautiful.

Its dance techniques and artistic conception have reached unprecedented heights in folk dance.

Of course, the song with the greatest influence and the most popular singing performance in this year's Spring Festival Gala must be "Devotion of Love" sung by Wei Wei.

The lyrics of this song are simple, the melody is soothing and majestic, the connotation is rich, and it is sincere and touching.

Wei Wei's singing was also soul-stirring.

Although as early as 1986, Wei Wei participated in the CCTV Young Singer Grand Prix and won the second place in the popular singing category.

But she really became famous after singing the song "Devotion of Love".

It can even be said that if she hadn't sung this song and it became popular, she might not have sung the song "Asian Pride".

Finally, the actress who performed the finale was the singing queen Teresa Teng who was invited from Hong Kong.

Perhaps because Teresa Teng had performed on the Spring Festival Gala first last year, this Hong Kong singing queen who always loved to compete with her also readily accepted the invitation from the mainland this time and performed in person.

Instead of just broadcasting the programs recorded in Hong Kong City on site as in the original history.

Her voice is powerful and her singing is soulful. The three songs in a row, "The Bright Moon Sends My Longing Across Thousands of Miles", "Season of Wind" and "Heart of Love", are all very memorable.

Therefore, from the perspective of a feast for the eyes and ears, the mainland audiences who are watching TV should be said to be more fortunate at this time and space than the original situation, as many regrets have been eliminated.

But life is ultimately far from perfect. All kinds of complex emotions of joy and sorrow make up a world of mortals where people cannot escape the shackles of fate but always struggle desperately.

Just like this year's New Year's Eve, although most people are immersed in the happiness of enjoying the holidays with their families.

But there are always some families and some people who are at important crossroads in their lives, facing major turning points in their lives, or cannot fully enjoy this happiness because of difficult-to-resolve objective problems or emotional difficulties.

For example, Ning Weimin’s clothing business agent in Beijing—Yin Yue.

This year, she is no longer the girl who bought enough chicken, duck, fish, meat, snacks and candies to make her younger brothers eat their fill, and who would feel proud and contented after buying an electric blanket for her grandmother.

During the years that she had been managing Ning Weimin's accounts, she had already become a small wealthy woman thanks to the benefits Ning Weimin had given her.

Not only did his personal assets exceed one million, he also got shares and became the general manager of Yunxiang International Clothing Company. He bought a house and a car. Now he lives in a small courtyard in Dongsi with his grandmother and two younger brothers.

He even bought two extra apartments in Fangguyuan Community in Fangzhuang, the earliest planned wealthy area in Beijing.

I plan to keep it for my two younger brothers to use as wedding houses in the future.

It can be said that her career is now quite successful, and she is undoubtedly a well-known person in Beijing, but her personal emotional life is still unsettled.

This is also what worries Yin Yue's grandmother the most.

So after eating the New Year's Eve dinner, the old lady ignored her two grandsons and let them watch TV. She called Yin Yue to her room and closed the door to talk in private.

"My eldest granddaughter, you are not a child anymore. It's time to consider your personal affairs."

The old man is straightforward.

Yin Yue was speechless and could only remain silent.

"A woman's best years are only a few years. If you wait any longer, it will be too late to regret it."

Grandma went a step further, and Yin Yue had to scold her, "Grandma, please don't worry about this matter. I'm fine on my own now."

Yes, she was very grateful for her grandmother's concern, but this matter involved personal privacy and emotions, so how could it be so easy to deal with it?
But then again, grandma is also very worried about her granddaughter's marriage. Today, the old lady has prepared a lot of words that she has thought about for a long time. How could she give up so easily?
"You don't want me to care? If I don't care, I'm afraid you'll end up like an old maid."

The old lady simply made her point clear, "If you ask me, there are people who are suitable around you. I think Guangliang and Director Su are both good. Guangliang is kind and Director Su is thoughtful. Grandma can see clearly that they are both people you can entrust your life to, so no matter which one you choose, I can rest assured."

Needless to say, these words made Yin Yue very embarrassed. Her face immediately turned red and she became even more reluctant to talk about this topic.

"Grandma, what are you talking about? Can you please not match me up with me randomly? I don't choose any of them. They are just my colleagues. I treat them as friends."

But the old lady was very hard-nosed and saw through her thoughts at a glance, "Don't say those useless things. Tell me the truth, you don't like them, are you still thinking about Manager Ning? Don't be confused, they are already married."

Yin Yue immediately became embarrassed. She could neither nod nor shake her head. She could only say, "It's none of his business. I just don't want to look for him. Besides, he saved me before. I always consider him my benefactor. How can you say that to him..."

The old lady refused to give up. "I know he is a good person, pure, calm, good-looking, and a rare smart man in the world. There are not many people as outstanding as him in the whole country. But the problem is that the better he is, the worse it is for you. I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid that you can't let him go. I say, why are you so stupid? If you measure the men around you by his standards, how can anyone be worthy of your attention?"

Yin Yue lowered her head and said nothing. After a while, she said, "Of course I know I shouldn't do this, but I can't deliberately pick on the bad ones, right? I know you are doing this for my own good, you are worried about me, and you are always thinking about me. You are the one who loves me the most in this family. But this matter can't be compromised. Without someone who is compatible with me, I would rather live alone for the rest of my life. Please don't force me, okay..."

When things got to this point, Yin Yue's grandmother was at her wit's end.

The old man has seen many infatuated men and resentful women in his life, and he understands his granddaughter's temperament and sensitivity better.

Seeing that Yin Yue had gotten himself into a dead end and was unwilling to come out, he had no choice but to stop there.

He sighed, his eyes a little wet.

Unlike Yin Yue, Lan Lan has let go of matters of the heart.

But being open-minded doesn't mean being carefree.

Even on New Year's Eve, Lan Lan brought Zhao Feng, whom she had known for a few months, home to meet her parents, intending to take a new step in her life.

Even though her family was quite satisfied with Zhao Feng, everyone at the dinner table added dishes for Zhao Feng, including king prawns, pork elbow in rock sugar, and chrysanthemum fish, making his bowl of rice piled high to show their approval of this marriage.

Even Lan Lan's sister-in-law joked, "Birds of a feather flock together. Just because Comrade Zhao's name contains the character 'mountain', he and Lan Lan are destined to be together. They are a match made in heaven."

But Lan Lan just smiled faintly and ate her meal silently, not at all devoted to this most important occasion for the family.

She couldn't help but be lost in thought, watching the colorful Spring Festival Gala on TV, and couldn't help wondering what that person was doing now? Where was he? Was he also watching TV?
So much so that her father, Professor Lan, said, "Lan Lan, you should toast Comrade Zhao on our behalf."

Lan Lan didn't hear anything at all. She was still absent-mindedly eating her food, thinking about her own things.

After Lan Zheng pushed her, she stared at her brother and asked, "What are you doing?"

Lan Zheng was so confused that he touched her head and asked her if she was feeling unwell.

Instead, Zhao Feng tried to smooth things over and brought up the date for the wedding next year to seek the Lan family's opinions.

But even for this matter, Lan Lan couldn't muster the energy to join in the lively discussion. She completely obeyed the arrangements and stayed away from the noise at home under the pretext of cleaning up the dishes.

In the unnoticed kitchen, she made a wish to the sky, hoping that someone would have a successful career and a happy family.

This matter seemed more important to her.

Because in her heart, she will become Zhao Feng's wife next year.

So this means that this is a farewell prayer.

This was also the last time she used her single freedom to bless and pray for the opposite sex she cared about. (End of this chapter)