Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1180 Family Suffers
After returning to the Li residence in Niangniangmiao Hutong, Li Jiankun did not bother to ask his family about their well-being. Instead, he rushed to the boudoir where his second sister lived before she got married.

The doors and windows of the room were closed tightly. My second sister was still in confinement after giving birth and couldn't stand the cold. This was a custom passed down by our ancestors. Ordinary people like us who didn't study medicine didn't understand the principle behind it. Foreigners didn't have this requirement. It was said that after giving birth, Soviet women's figures began to change drastically, and their slender waists turned into barrel waists. This was related to not observing confinement after giving birth, but I didn't know if it was true or not.

Li Jiankun slowly opened the door. On the Simmons bed in the room, the second sister had heard the noise and sat up with her clothes on. She was leaning against the head of the bed. Her face, which was not made up and had become plumper due to her mother's food supplements, was full of joy. She didn't say a word, but blinked at her brother and nodded towards the quilt at hand.

Li Jiankun chuckled, moved more cautiously, and tiptoed to the bedside.

When I saw the baby sleeping soundly beside his mother's quilt, I almost cried out "Oh!"

That is so beautiful!
Usually, newborn babies are not good-looking. According to an old mother, when he was just born, his skin was wrinkled and dark, and he looked just like a monkey.

Our little Xile is very different.

He is fair and tender, chubby, with thick and long eyelashes. Even though he is so small, you can already see his straight nose and upturned little mouth. He sucks on his thumb in his mouth and smacks his lips from time to time.

Cute to the point of bubbling.

Li Yunshang complained in a low voice, saying that she was extremely annoyed and had to pee 120 times a day. She was relatively well-behaved during the day, but was particularly energetic at night, and when she cried it sounded like thunder.

But when she said this, her face was full of happiness, and her eyes were full of love as she looked at the baby.

suddenly.

Little Xile's eyelashes in the quilt trembled slightly.

Li Yunshang slapped her forehead and said, "It's over, it's over."

Li Jiankun stepped back quickly, perhaps with some chill in his body, only to hear his second sister suddenly exclaim, and when Li Jiankun was wondering what was wrong, he looked up and saw, hey! Little Xile had woken up, and for the first time ever, she didn't cry or make a fuss. Her eyes were really big, with the entire pupil showing, like two pure and flawless black agates, rolling around.

Li Jiankun finally dared to speak, clapped his hands and said, "Uncle is here."

As expected, Xiao Xile glanced over, and Li Jiankun was overjoyed and excited for no reason.

As a result, her second sister poured a bucket of cold water on her head, saying that little Xile couldn't see at all now, and that babies are born with presbyopia, and it would take at least four or five months before they could see people clearly.

"But I can hear it."

"It's strange, this little ancestor usually doesn't wake up at this time. If he is woken up, it must be thundering and raining."

"It seems she knows her uncle is back."

Behind Li Jiankun, a group of people also followed quietly in.

Li Jiankun laughed out loud, "This is called blood relationship!"

With the help of his old mother and second sister, Li Jiankun was able to hold little Xile in his arms. He was more cautious than holding a pile of gold bricks. After holding him in his arms, he dared not move his hands.

Some things are really mysterious.

Although Xiao Xile clearly couldn't see, her big eyes were fixed on Li Jiankun's face. Her little mouth moved slightly, as if she wanted to laugh, but unfortunately she hadn't learned this skill yet.

Looking at the little Xile in his arms, Li Jiankun's heart melted.

Give birth to a daughter!
I must give birth to a daughter!
"Oh, right." Suddenly remembering something, Li Jiankun handed Xiao Xile to his old mother, took out a small red brocade box from his pocket, and took out a longevity lock tied with a red rope.

She wanted to put it on little Xile, but her second sister waved her hand and put it away for the little Xile for the time being, saying that she would wear it when she was older. Li Yunshang felt warm in her heart as she stroked the longevity lock on her hand. It was obviously designed and customized by her younger brother, and there was only one in the world.

There are four characters engraved on the front of the longevity lock: happiness and health.

There are nine characters engraved on the reverse side: eliminate evil spirits, cure diseases, and know disaster and fortune.

While everyone was gathered around teasing Xiao Xile, Li Jiankun reached out and put his arm around Miss Shen's waist, looking at her pitifully. He thought that since she had worked so hard at home, she would most likely become a father when she returned. Unexpectedly, Miss Shen's belly showed no reaction at all, and her waist was still as slender as ever.

Miss Shen rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Is it my fault?"
All right, all right, let's continue to work hard at night. Holding his wife in his arms, his heart was hot. When Li Jiankun's hands began to become dishonest, Li Guifei suddenly turned around, pretending not to see his impatience, and called him aside.

There is a problem regarding Xiao Xile’s household registration, which has been delayed until now.

What should Xiao Xile’s surname be?
What the lazy Gui Fei meant was that if Xiao Xile's surname was Lin, it would be a foregone conclusion that Yunshang and Guoyao would be together. In the future, when the child grows up, goes to school, and gets a job, people might gossip about him, which would have a bad influence on the child.

Li Jiankun lowered his voice and asked thoughtfully, "What did my second sister say?"

"She said her last name was Lin."

"Then the surname is Lin."

"But there is no one left in the Lin family. Let's not say the surname Tang, how about the surname Li?"

"It's because there's no one in the Lin family. She's the only descendant of the Lin family." Li Jiankun stood on the side of his second sister. Even though there were some messy things happening in Camellia Village, when Xiao Xile grew up, if she wanted to go back and recognize her ancestors, the Li family shouldn't stop her.

The Lin family is not bad to my second sister.

Gui Fei wanted to say something, but Li Jiankun didn't give him a chance. He looked around and asked, "Hey, where's your little sister? Are you out having fun again?"

Today is Sunday.

Gui Fei the lazy guy said with a smile: "You still have the energy to have fun? Go find a place to cry."

Li Jiankun frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's not because of you."

Li Jiankun: "?"

"Dad." Shen Hongyi came over and stopped Gui Fei the lazy man from saying the next words with her eyes.

Guifei the lazy man shrugged, and simply didn't bother to get involved, so he went over to continue to tease Xiao Xile. It is said that the generations are close, and even Guifei the lazy man, who is so unkind, has nothing to say about the two children, Ping An and Xile. He even wanted to register Xiao Xile in his household registration book.

Li Jiankun spread his hands and gave Miss Shen a puzzled look.

Shen Hongyi said it was nothing and asked him if he was hungry and wanted to give him something to eat.

When Shen Hongyi and Chuncao went to the kitchen to busy themselves, Li Jiankun came to the main room outside, called the paging station, and called his younger sister.

In the evening, Li Yunmeng took a taxi back to the courtyard, feeling depressed.

As there was still some time before dinner, Li Jiankun called her into the room.

Faced with his questions, Li Xiaomei began to hesitate and did not say anything, but as the second brother who watched her grow up, Li Jiankun naturally had a way to deal with her.

When Li Xiaomei's mouth was pried open, her eyes turned red.

Here's the thing:
There will be an important event in our country in 1990. In the autumn of that year, my country will host the Asian Games, an international sports event for the first time.

It is highly likely that people living in later times when the country is strong will find it difficult to empathize with this feeling.

In order to host this Asian Games well, we have started preparations since 1984. Currently, there are more than 200,000 volunteers who have signed up in the capital alone.

These are ordinary volunteers. There are also some positions during the Asian Games that have the opportunity to appear in front of the whole world, but they will not accept applications. Instead, the organizers will take the initiative to select and conduct strict screening.

For example, the translators of the 37 foreign delegations were carefully selected from five universities in the capital, including Beijing Language and Culture University.

There is a position whose selection is even stricter than that of translators. It is destined to attract the attention of the whole world during the opening ceremony and represent the image and temperament of this country.

Sign bearer.

They are the people who lead athletes from various countries into the venue during the opening ceremony, walk in the front, and hold nameplates of their respective countries.

Only thirty-seven people were selected from across the country.

The requirements for personal conditions are extremely high.

Li Yunmeng originally received a notice from the school by accident and was called for an interview. After rounds of competition, she became one of the thirty-seven people.

Then comes the training day after day. The training content is strict and boring. For example, in order to ensure that these girls keep their backs straight, a wooden cross will be tied behind their backs during training. For those who do not do well, the coach will ask them not to remove it even when they sleep.

I suffered a lot.

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But as long as the girls think about representing the most beautiful side of their country and showing their style in front of the whole world at the Asian Games, they don't feel the pain anymore.

Li Yunmeng was the same, feeling only excitement and pride in her heart.

But just recently, after paying so much, Li Yunmeng was eliminated.

It is definitely not because she is not dedicated enough in training, nor is it because her body shape and appearance are not up to standard. As for the reason, the staff who manage them did not give a reason.

Li Jiankun raised his eyebrows and said, "If there is no reason, then why would they reject you?"

"Yeah, I also want to ask, do you think they will pay attention to me?" Li Xiaomei burst into tears.

Seeing how important this matter was to Xiaomei, who had probably never been so devoted to doing something in her life, and had never looked forward to something so much, Li Jiankun said in a deep voice, "I'll go ask."

"What are you asking?"

Li Xiaomei burst into tears, "Many people say you are a capitalist. How can you let the sister of a capitalist participate in such an important event and represent the country in front of the whole world?"

The other person didn't tell her the reason, but she thought of it.

Li Xiaomei murmured aggrievedly, "It's not the first time. We are classmates. Those who act in dramas act in dramas. Jiang Shan has even performed in the National Theater. Hu Jun not only acts in dramas, but has also been in the crew to make movies. The movie he shot, "Wolves and Angels," is about to be released. Many crews come to the school to cast. I can be selected by nine out of ten crews, but in the end, nothing happens. After they find out my family situation, they don't dare to use me. They don't dare to use me..."

Li Jiankun frowned, looking at his little sister's tearful face, his heart felt like a knife was twisting, "Why didn't you tell me these things earlier?"

"What's the point of telling you? Telling you will make you no longer a capitalist?"

“I’m not a capitalist!”

“You want those people to believe it.”

As expected, Fugui’s words hit the nail on the head. After not being at home for a year, the voices of those scolding him became more and more fierce.

Li Jiankun slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "It doesn't matter. Isn't it easy to get a chance to show your face? Isn't it easy to get a role in a movie? At worst, I can find someone to make a movie for you and make you famous. We can go to Hong Kong City and Hollywood to develop!"

It was difficult to stop the little sister's tears. The sumptuous dinner was not a pleasant one. Li Jiankun learned some information from Li Guifei. The economy was in a bad period, triangular debts were everywhere, and people were having a hard time. In this environment, the issue of whether it was capitalism or socialism became more and more intensely discussed, and those who had iron rice bowls pointed their spears at those who were in business.

And who is the biggest businessman in the country?

Not to mention this country, the whole world knows it.

He, Li Jiankun, is at the crest of this surging wave.

Of course, there are also many people who speak well of him.

There is a lot of noise in the print media every day.

Whenever the issue of capitalism or socialism is involved, he cannot be avoided. So even though he has been away from the country for most of the year, his fame has grown. Now even a three-year-old child has heard of his name.

Li Guifei said that there were people watching outside the house and in the alley 24 hours a day. It was arranged by Shanhe because he was afraid that some people who disliked him would do something extreme.

After dinner, Mrs. Yuying called her youngest son to the room and proposed an idea that Li Jiankun had never expected.

Mrs. Yuying wants to move to Gangcheng and live there for a while.

You know, Li Guifei has been thinking about the Li's Manor on Taiping Mountain for a long time. It was precisely because his old mother did not want to live there for a long time that he was never able to fulfill his wish.

Li Jiankun held his mother's cold hand and asked with concern, "Mom, have you... encountered some bad things?"

Mrs. Yuying smiled and said, "No, the weather in the capital is too cold. Isn't it warmer in the harbor? And little Xile is so young. It would be bad if her tender flesh got frozen."

Li Jiankun nodded and said, "Sure, as long as you want to go."

After leaving the room, Li Jiankun came to the kitchen alone. Chuncao was washing dishes. The weather was too cold and water was boiling in the pot. Li Jiankun sat behind the stove, picked up the fire tongs, added some firewood for her, and then repeated the question he asked his old mother to her.

The smile on Chuncao's face froze and she began to stammer.

Li Jiankun sighed and said, "Cao'er, just tell me, you kept it a secret from me, is it for my own good? I'm so confused and have no idea what to do."

Chuncao couldn't win over him in the end. She said that when she and her godmother went out to buy groceries or take a walk, there were always people pointing and talking over at the Tiger Cave. Once, a woman deliberately spoke very loudly, and her godmother was so angry that she argued with her for a few words. In the end, they almost got into a fight. It was the people arranged by Brother Shanhe to protect them who showed up and drove the woman away, shouting at the last minute, "Look, if this isn't a capitalist, then what is he? There are thugs at home."

Chuncao said that her godmother was very angry and felt suffocated in her chest. She asked an old Chinese doctor to prescribe some medicine for her and it took her half a month to feel better.

Behind the stove, Li Jiankun clenched his hands so tightly that he almost broke the tongs.

Li Jiankun had been looking forward to the separation since the plane, but when he lay down on the bed at night, he didn't have any thoughts at all. Miss Shen hugged him, put her little face on his chest, and whispered: "Don't worry about those things. As long as we have a clear conscience, let others say whatever they want."

Li Jiankun used to think so, and even now, he personally doesn’t care.

But he absolutely could not bear to have a negative impact on his family because of himself.

"What about you? You were full of ambition and seemed to have some entrepreneurial ideas before, but why are you so quiet now?"

Li Jiankun lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "The current situation is not just a matter of idle talk. It has actually affected the lives of my family. I can't just ignore it."

Miss Shen raised her head and looked at him, saying worriedly, "Don't be impulsive. To put it bluntly, this is a question of whether one is capitalist or socialist. We have been arguing about it for years without any result. It is not something we can solve on our own."

"Don't worry, I'm a married man now."

Li Jiankun put his arm around her and used his other hand to push her messy hair behind her ears. He smiled and said, "I just want to reason with those who criticize me."

(End of this chapter)