1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"Don't push me!!"

At this critical moment, a thunderous shout suddenly rang out above the noisy crowd!

The voice was rough and deep, carrying an undeniable fierceness that forcefully suppressed the surrounding noise.

Suddenly, darkness fell before everyone's eyes, and a towering figure burst in, blocking Gong Xue from the surging crowd!
Ji Chunhua!
His signature bald head gleamed with a bluish light under the lamp, contrasting sharply with his otherwise somewhat fierce-looking features.

At this moment, he was completely tense due to urgency and exertion, his thick eyebrows stood up, and his copper bell-like eyes were wide open, shooting out a fierce light that was almost like a wild beast protecting its cubs.

He suddenly spread his arms wide, like two heavy doors, his muscles bulging, and forcefully pushed the people who had squeezed to the front, causing them to stumble back several steps!

"What are you pushing for?! Can't you see you're scaring people?! Let my sister Gong Xue go first!" Ji Chunhua shouted again, her voice so loud it made everyone's eardrums buzz!

His naturally villainous appearance, combined with his fierce and menacing aura, made him look like a Vajra Arhat descended from heaven, exuding a terrifying aura!

The surging crowd was intimidated by his imposing presence and involuntarily stopped in their tracks, momentarily frozen in place!
This is also why Cheng Xuemin had previously instructed that Ji Chunhua should ideally accompany Zhu Lin, Gong Xue, and Liu Xiaoli when they go out.

They are now household names and big stars. They wouldn't dare to go out without bodyguards!
However, with Ji Chunhua by his side, the innate demon's mere presence deterred any fans who wanted to approach and greet him!
It's not like tonight's situation, where Ji Chunhua yelled like that!
Li Lianjie followed suit and stepped forward. Although he didn't shout like Ji Chunhua, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's and his body was as fast as a cheetah's!
While Ji Chunhua used his momentum and body to block the front, Li Lianjie nimbly slid and cut into the gap on Gong Xue's right side!

There were two young men pushing and shoving the most, their hands almost reaching in front of Gong Xue's face!

Li Lianjie's seemingly casual gesture of draping and guiding her arm actually employed a skillful technique.

The two young men felt a numbness in their arms and were involuntarily pulled to the side, creating a narrow gap!
"Sister Gong Xue, Sister Zhu Lin, Sister Xiao Li, this way! Hurry up!" Li Lianjie lowered her voice and spoke very quickly, her eyes scanning the gaps in the crowd to point them in the right direction.

Although he was young, his alertness and composure, honed through years of martial arts training, were on full display at this moment!
Ji Chunhua's fierce doorman-like posture and Li Lianjie's clean and efficient clearing movements complemented each other perfectly.

In an instant, a brief safety rift was torn open between the frenzied audience and the terrified actress!

Gong Xue, Zhu Lin, and Liu Xiaoli were so shocked by the sudden rescue that their hearts pounded, but they reacted instantly!
Zhu Lin reacted the fastest, grabbing Gong Xue's wrist while she was still in a daze, and Liu Xiaoli quickly supported Gong Xue's other arm as well!
"Go! Go quickly!" Zhu Lin urged in a low voice, her voice trembling.

Following Li Lianjie's directions, the three of them disregarded their appearance and practically dragged themselves along, heads down, as they staggered out of the narrow passage carved out by their imposing presence and force.

Ji Chunhua was like a mobile fortress, standing sideways, maintaining a deterrent posture.

He retreated step by step, covering their retreat, using his broad back and fierce eyes to block anyone who tried to approach again.

The crowd was momentarily stunned by this sudden turn of events and Ji Chunhua's terrifying aura, and actually made way for him.

Many people raised their hands and opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but seeing Ji Chunhua's bald head and fierce eyes, and Li Lianjie's wary gaze, they swallowed back the words that were on the tip of their tongues.

They could only follow Gong Xue's hasty departure with excited, reluctant, and even tearful eyes!
It wasn't until the four of them, protecting Gong Xue, stumbled and rushed out of the most crowded area in front of the movie theater and ran to the entrance of a relatively quiet alley that the suffocating encirclement and the clamor of voices behind them gradually faded away.

The group leaned against the cold brick wall, panting heavily, their hearts pounding as if they were about to explode!

Gong Xue's legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground, but Zhu Lin and Liu Xiaoli held her up firmly.

Her face was as pale as paper, her lips were bloodless, and her eyes were unfocused. She was clearly still not recovered from the terrifying siege she had just experienced!
Ji Chunhua wiped the sweat from his bald head, panting heavily. He glanced back at the still-crowded crowd at the cinema entrance, his voice muffled, and said:
"My goodness... these people are just too... too enthusiastic! There was almost an accident!"

Li Lianjie calmed her breathing and cautiously observed both ends of the alley. Only after confirming that no one had followed her did she breathe a sigh of relief and say to Gong Xue, "Sister Gong Xue, are you alright? That was... too dangerous."

Gong Xue opened his mouth as if to say something, but only managed to utter a few breathy sounds.

She raised her trembling hand, covered her face, and tears welled up in her eyes again. But this time, it was no longer the sadness brought by the movie, but a lingering fear of surviving a disaster.

The immense shock of a sudden change in identity, and a complex sense of awe that she herself could not articulate.

She brought a mother to life and touched millions of people!

This success brought not only glory, but also such real, surging, and even somewhat terrifying passion!

Tonight, she was not only the actress Gong Xue, but also, at that moment, the mother Lin Xia, whom countless viewers felt needed to be cherished, protected, and passionately pursued.

Fortunately, they listened to Xuemin's advice and remembered to call Ji Chunhua and Li Lianjie when they went out, otherwise who knows what might have happened tonight!

Meanwhile, movie theaters in Yanjing were closing one after another!
Under the dim yellow glow of the streetlights, the number of people had decreased significantly, but the audience members who gathered in twos and threes to talk in hushed tones and occasionally wiped the corners of their eyes were still present!
The simple yet heart-wrenching melody of "Only Mother is Good in the World" seemed to still linger in the air.

Chen Xiulian pushed her Forever brand bicycle with a 28-inch crossbar. A faded cloth bag was hanging on the handlebars, containing uneaten sunflower seeds!

Her husband, Lao Zhang, walked beside her, his hands in the pockets of his faded work pants, his head slightly lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Their son, twelve-year-old Zhang Xiaohui, hung his head and silently followed half a step behind his parents, kicking the small stones on the ground with his toes.

Unlike the surrounding audience who were still excitedly discussing and had red eyes, this family of three appeared unusually quiet.

But this quiet is not calm; rather, it is a dullness that has not yet fully subsided after a violent emotional upheaval.

Chen Xiulian's eyes were still red and swollen, and her nose was also red. She secretly wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress the sore feeling in her chest.

She glanced furtively at her son, who was walking silently beside her, opened her mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohui, who had been keeping his head down, stopped kicking the stones.

He looked up, and the light from the streetlamp outlined his profile, which was still somewhat youthful but already showed signs of stubbornness.

He quickened his pace, walked alongside Chen Xiulian, and then reached out his hand, not impatiently swatting it away as he usually did.

Instead, he awkwardly and tentatively grasped Chen Xiulian's hand, which was rough from years of hard work, as she held the handlebars.

Chen Xiulian froze, turning to look at her son in surprise.

Zhang Xiaohui didn't look at her, his eyes fixed on the blurry night ahead. His Adam's apple bobbed a few times, his voice choked with emotion, a tremor and hoarseness he tried to hide but couldn't: "Mom..."

That one "Mom" was completely different from the impatient "Mom" she usually spoke to.

It was filled with the tears and emotions that had just accumulated in the dark movie theater, which had not yet dissipated.

Chen Xiulian's heart clenched, her nose stung with tears, and she gripped her son's slightly sweaty hand tightly.

"Mom!" Zhang Xiaohui called out again, this time with a clearer voice and a choked sob, "I...I'll never make you angry again!" "I promise! I'll listen attentively in class, do my homework after school, I won't fight with anyone, and I won't sneak off to play by the river anymore..."

I will study hard and get into university! When I...when I get a job and earn money, I...I will take good care of you! I'll buy you new clothes and delicious food, so you won't have to work so hard anymore!

These words came from the mouth of a boy who was at the age where cats and dogs disliked him!

Especially coming from the mouth of a mischievous boy who usually makes Chen Xiulian's heart ache just trying to get him to do his homework and stay out of trouble, the impact is no less than any of the emotional scenes in the movie!
Chen Xiulian's tears welled up again, even more profusely than in the movie theater.

She stopped abruptly, forgetting all about her bicycle, and gripped her son's hands tightly. Nodding vigorously, her voice choked with emotion, she could barely speak: "Good...good son! My good son! Mom heard you!"

"Mom...Mom doesn't need you to buy new clothes or eat anything fancy! Mom just wants you...as long as you're sensible, know how to study hard, and walk the right path, Mom...Mom is happier than anything! happier than eating dragon meat!"

She looked at her son's eyes, which were also red!
In the movie, Lin Xia's selfless dedication and hard work towards her son seem to find some distant response and solace in his belated maturity and promise.

She is not Lin Xia, she did not have such a tragic fate, but the hearts of mothers all over the world who hope their children will succeed and worry about their children's future are the same.

She pulled her son, who was a little taller than herself, into her arms and patted his still thin back hard. Tears streamed down her cheeks and into her son's collar.

Zhang Xiaohui was a little stiff at first, but he quickly relaxed and reached out to gently hug his mother back.

Then he buried his head in her shoulder and sniffed softly and quietly.

Old Zhang stood aside, watching this touching scene of deep affection between mother and son. At first, he was also moved and his eyes welled up with tears.

The power of film is immense; the son's sudden repentance brought the father both surprise and relief.

But this feeling of being moved lasted less than ten seconds before his nerves, hardened by life and made more practical and even somewhat resilient, began to kick in.

He glanced at his wife, who was crying uncontrollably, and then at his son, who was unusually well-behaved. His initial sentimentality was quickly replaced by a rational understanding that saw through the situation.

He knew his son too well; he was only enthusiastic for a short time and never forgot his mistakes.

I was moved by the movie today and my conscience was awakened, but how long can this feeling last?

three days?

five days?

Once the emotional impact of the movie wears off, a few words from his school friends and a wave from the riverbank might make him forget all about his promise from today.

And then there's the daughter-in-law. Usually, when her son is naughty, she gets so hot-tempered that she grabs a broom and chases him all over the yard to beat him. But I've never seen her so loving and filial.

He thought this to himself, but didn't show it on his face; he just gave a barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth.

It was a mixture of knowing you'd only be interested for a few days, and a subtle, almost imperceptible weariness and humor that belonged to a middle-aged man.

He turned his face away, pretended to cough, cleared his throat, and broke the overly sentimental atmosphere.

"Alright, alright, what kind of behavior is this, hugging and kissing on the street!" Old Zhang walked over, picked up the bicycle that Chen Xiulian had left aside, and said in as normal a tone as possible, "Hurry up and go home, Xiao Hui has to go to school tomorrow."

Chen Xiulian then let go of her son, wiped her face haphazardly with the back of her hand, wiped the corners of his eyes, and smiled through her tears: "Yes, yes, let's go home, let's go home! Mom will boil an egg for you tonight, and you can eat it tomorrow morning!"

Zhang Xiaohui nodded without saying anything, but the determination in his eyes seemed to remain.

The family set off again, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed than before.

Chen Xiulian pushed the cart, Lao Zhang walked on the other side, and Zhang Xiaohui silently followed behind his parents, but his steps seemed lighter.

After walking for a while, the silence was broken again.

This time it's Lao Zhang!

As if remembering something, he smacked his lips, his tone filled with a pure admiration related to technology or art, and began to speak:
"But seriously, Xiulian, today's movie... was really well made. Director Xie Jin, you live up to your reputation!"

"Especially that actress who played Lin Xia, Gong... Gong Xue, right? My God, her acting was absolutely... amazing!"

Mentioning Gong Xue was like flipping a switch; Chen Xiulian's emotions, which had just calmed down, surged again, and her eyes instantly lit up.

She immediately let go of the handlebars and naturally took Old Zhang's arm, leaning closer to him. She was no longer the shrew she usually was; instead, she seemed like a little woman sharing her favorite things with her husband.

"Right, right! You also think she acted well!" Chen Xiulian's voice rose slightly with excitement, and she spoke faster, exclaiming in amazement:

"Let me tell you, Lao Zhang, my eyes were dry the whole time I was in the movie theater! From the first time she sewed clothes under the light, my heart felt like it was being pricked by needles!"

"Later, she got sick and was lying in bed. The way she looked at Xiaoqiang... Oh my god, I thought to myself, what would I do if this were my child!"

And that song, "Only Mother is Good in the World," makes my tears flow uncontrollably whenever I sing it!

She shook Old Zhang's arm hard, as if seeking the most steadfast ally: "Didn't you see? In the movie theater, from beginning to end, there was a constant sobbing!"

"The lady sitting next to me was crying so hard her handkerchief was soaked! When the show ended, I glanced over and wow, nine and a half out of ten women had red eyes!"

"Many men were secretly wiping away tears too! This movie really touched the softest spot in people's hearts!"

Old Zhang, with his wife's arm around him, listened to her rapid-fire complaints, a helpless yet amused expression on his face, but also a hint of agreement in his eyes.

He nodded: "Yes, the impact is too strong. I didn't think much of Gong Xue when I watched her in 'Romance on Lushan Mountain' before! But this time she's really... completely transformed."

“Look at her micro-expressions, especially the part where she agrees to let Xiaoqiang go but is reluctant to part with him. That struggle is all in her eyes. Without a single word, it’s more powerful than wailing. This actress has really put in the effort and has talent.”

"She's put in far more than just hard work!" Chen Xiulian immediately chimed in, her tone filled with admiration. "I think she's Lin Xia!"

"She portrayed all the hardships, difficulties, and reluctance yet necessity of being a mother to let go to the very core of her being!"
From now on, if anyone tells me another actress is good, I'll tell them to watch "Mom, Love Me Once Again"! After watching this, nothing else can compare!

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