The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 103 Reasons for Not Being Able to Visit

When Jiang Cheng asked about the visit, Liu Xiaofang knew that Jiang Cheng came from a rural background, so she did not blame him for asking this, but instead told him the reason.

First of all, it’s not that they don’t want to visit, but they simply can’t go. Even when they are on vacation, they can’t go to Changcheng to visit Zhou Lingying.

Nowadays, the only way to travel far is by train, but without a certificate from your workplace, you cannot buy a train ticket.

If you ask for leave from your employer and need a certificate saying that you are going to visit your children, not only will your leave not be approved, you may even be criticized by your employer.

It is glorious for children to go to the countryside to be trained and to respond to the call to contribute to the country. We should let them grow up independently in the hard life.

Therefore, it is believed that when parents visit their children in rural areas, they will definitely bring a lot of things with them. This will make the children in rural areas dependent, and people who are dependent cannot cultivate strong willpower.

Only those with strong will and the ability to live independently can lay a solid foundation for their future life.

To put it simply, you can't go even if you want to, and you will be punished if you are found out.

This is also why when educated youth were sent to the countryside, they were arranged to go to places far away from the province. If they were close, some people might actually go there on foot to visit them.

Some of those who had connections were arranged to live in nearby rural communes through their relationships, and some educated youth actually walked dozens of kilometers back home every month.

After hearing the answer from his mother-in-law Liu Xiaofang, Jiang Cheng finally understood that when watching some TV dramas about educated youth in later generations, they often lived in a difficult place for many years.

Liu Xiaofang even told Jiang Cheng that it was not just a matter of not being able to visit. In fact, there were restrictions on sending things, too ordinary things could not be sent, and too good things could not be sent.

If the item is too good, the post office will say it is a luxury item and will not send it to you. If the item is too ordinary, such as sending rice to Zhou Lingying, it will not be allowed either. It is an item that is too ordinary and unnecessary, and will not be sent to you.

In this case, you can't send it unless you get some national food coupons or some mediocre cakes and candies.

This is also the reason why Zhou Lingying's parents only send her things once every few months. The things are difficult to get, and even ordinary rice and flour are not allowed to be sent.

Through his mother-in-law's story, Jiang Cheng also understood the status of the educated youth of that era.

No wonder Zhou Lingying, the leader of the educated youth team, was so positive in her thinking and appeared to be determined to make sacrifices and honor in front of outsiders. All the educated youth had no way out, and sometimes brainwashing could really make them forget their suffering.

But when Jiang Cheng showed up, Zhou Lingying's so-called strong will was completely vulnerable. This is why most of the educated youth returned to the city after the opening up. After persisting in the commune for so many years, how many people were determined to continue to contribute with a transfer order?

The meal was quickly prepared. Jiang Cheng prepared some of the shrimp and fish he brought, and two vegetarian dishes. As for the rice, Zhou Lingying cooked two pots of rice, unlike when Jiang Cheng was at Nanluoyuan.

Basically, each person gets one bowl of rice. If there were no matchmaker or the girl and her parents who came for a blind date, Liu Xiaofang would definitely treat Jiang Cheng well. She would even use the meat coupons she had saved to buy meat and make braised pork for Jiang Cheng.

But it's okay like this. Today is the first time Jiang Cheng comes to visit, so he has to drink with his father-in-law whether he can or not.

At the dinner table, Jiang Cheng was arranged to sit at the main seat, which showed that the Zhou family valued and recognized Jiang Cheng as their son-in-law. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, and it was possible that Zhou Xingcai and Xie Xiuyun's relationship was basically settled.

Nowadays, if young people are too picky and you can't get a date after several introductions, no one will match you up, regardless of whether you are a man or a woman. Matchmakers are generally responsible and will help you find someone if you ask for one.

After dinner, Jiang Cheng, who had little alcohol tolerance, couldn't hold back and fell down drunk. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng would not do anything out of the ordinary after being drunk, and would just fall asleep. If he was unconscious and summoned by a space, he would be caught and sliced. The next day, Jiang Cheng woke up and found himself lying on the bed, wearing only a pair of shorts. His body was quite clean and didn't smell much, probably because someone had helped him wash his body.

I looked at the time on my watch. It was past eight o'clock. This was the first time I had slept so late since I started living here.

There was no clothes by the bed, which made Jiang Cheng embarrassed. Fortunately, the pants these days were all loose boxer shorts, so it was okay for a man to walk out.

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng had some clothes in his space, but he didn't take them out immediately. Instead, he opened the door and looked out. The doors from the living room to the outside were all closed. The room was also quiet, so there should be no one there.

After confirming that no one was there, Jiang Chengcai took out clothes from the space. The clothes he wore yesterday were military green clothes. Now he took out the work clothes issued by the unit.

After putting on his clothes, Jiang Cheng walked out of the room. What he was wondering now was where his clothes had gone.

On the table in the living room, Jiang Cheng saw a key. He hesitated for a while, wondering if it was the key that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had left for him.

Picking up the key, Jiang Cheng walked out of the room. As soon as he got outside the room, Jiang Cheng saw the clothes drying under the eaves, and the clothes he wore yesterday were also inside. There was no need to guess, Jiang Cheng knew that his clothes must have been washed by his mother-in-law.

If it wasn't washed by his mother-in-law, it couldn't be washed by his father-in-law or his second uncle.

Jiang Cheng touched his own clothes and the ones next to him. He found that his clothes were dry, but the ones next to him were still a little wet. They should have been washed overnight. In this weather, they would be dry overnight.

I tried the key and it was indeed the room key.

I don’t know if my parents-in-law have gone to work, but Jiang Cheng can’t stay in Nanjing all the time. His memory of yesterday only stops before he got drunk.

When he was still conscious yesterday, his parents-in-law said that they would treat him well at noon today and would invite his eldest brother-in-law, Zhou Lingying's uncle and aunt to meet him.

According to the plan, it would be more appropriate for Jiang Cheng to leave today, as he is now using his public power for personal gain.

If you stay here for a day and do nothing, your company will not reduce your salary by a penny, and you will get a one-yuan subsidy. This is about two or three yuan a day, which is not worth much for Jiang Cheng now, but he doesn't do that.

Of course, Jiang Cheng also has to meet Zhou Lingying's other family members and relatives today. It's not that he has to go, but he can't just do nothing.

He had to go to the local transport station to pick up a transport order to Changcheng. He arranged to load the goods in the afternoon and set off tomorrow morning.

After closing the door of the room, Jiang Cheng put the key on his body and walked towards the stairs of the staff dormitory.

This kind of staff building is not bad, at least it is good for this era. But there is still no independent bathroom, and you have to go to the public toilet outside to use the toilet.

Jiang Cheng came downstairs and saw some kids playing next to his car this morning. Fortunately, they all left after he called them. Jiang Cheng asked where the bus station was, then started the car and went to find the local transport station.

Jiang Cheng was in a good mood in Nanjing. Zhou Lingying's parents were very nice to him and helped him wash his clothes. When he was having dinner yesterday, his mother-in-law often picked up some food for him.

But Zhou Lingying in Changcheng was in a bad mood again today. It should be said that she was not in a good mood during dinner yesterday.

(End of this chapter)