The reason she decided to leave after 1960 was because she hadn’t accumulated enough resources. Once she arrived, many of her tickets would be useless, as the place was impoverished and there was nothing to buy.
Tong Zhan obviously didn’t take her words to heart, thinking she was young and impulsive, wanting to reunite with Ye Yu. However, she had already prepared him, so if she ntioned it again in the future, he wouldn’t be as surprised as he was today.
As soon as Ye Yu graduated at the end of June, he left with Ji Huzi, almost seamlessly, with decisive efficiency.
In July, the first batch of dostically manufactured Liberation brand cars rolled off the production line at the Changchun First Automobile Factory. It was truly a cause for celebration.
Before autumn, Tong Zhan, after nearly a year of recuperation and rehabilitation, had recovered eighty percent of his health. Restless as ever, he headed to Hebei to report for duty in August.
The couple once again began living apart.
But in the middle of August, he called her, telling her that his unit assigned him a single dormitory. Although it wasn’t as convenient as the military quarters, having a single room was still good.
Originally, they intended to assign him a family housing, but he thought since they wouldn’t have children in the future, and he was usually alone, there was no need to waste national resources, so he opted for the single room, similar to Ye Huan’s single dormitory.
For the sake of justifying her dorm room, Ye Huan excelled in all evaluations, securing first place in every aspect, advancing from intern to resident physician, to attending physician in just three years, saving at least half the ti compared to others, proving her exceptional competence.
However, her ambitions didn’t end there; she aid to achieve the rank of deputy chief physician before leaving. Such promotions and evaluations occurred at least every five years, but if luck was on her side, she might even achieve chief physician status ahead of ti.
After all, the dical evaluation system of this era wasn’t as comprehensive as it was in her previous life, so it’s not like she didn’t have a chance.
This ti, while Tong Zhan’s unit was also in the suburbs, it wasn’t hidden in the deep mountains and old forests like the military; at least there was transportation. So during holidays, she would go see him and bring so at or sothing to supplent his nutrition.
Tong Zhan would enthusiastically drive to the roadside to pick her up each ti, proudly introducing her to everyone.
"This is my wife, currently an attending at the Jing District General Hospital."
At that mont, besides blushing and giving him a sideways glance, all she could do was smile awkwardly.
Nonetheless, she was very touched by his candid introduction of her. In a previous life, how many couples lived as if they were single?
They wouldn’t flaunt their love on their social circles, and a husband’s circle was forever impenetrable for the wife.
There weren’t many like Tong Zhan who took this responsibility naturally. Of course, she knew that she was a part of his self-esteem.
In September of 1956, Grandpa passed away. Ye Huan and Tong Zhan went back to the hotown once, after all, Ye Yu and his wife had gone to the frontier, and it wouldn’t be appropriate if they didn’t return.
After a year of not returning ho, Fifth Sister-in-law had a daughter, Sixth Sister-in-law had a son, both Fourth and Seventh Brothers, who lived out of town, also had sons, and Eighth Brother was in a relationship, saying he would bring his wife back by the end of the year.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa passed away peacefully in his sleep, and Grandma cried her heart out. Originally, they were there to take care of Grandpa’s affairs, but Grandma passed away as well.
Losing two elders in less than a week, sorrow enveloped the Ye Family, originally Ye Huan didn’t want to bring up the matter between her and Tong Zhan, but Tong Zhan said.
"Just say it. If you don’t say it, the elders will keep pressing you about it. It’s not your responsibility; what’s ant to be known will be known sooner or later."
So, the night before they left, Ye Huan told about Tong Zhan’s situation. Mother held her hand, silently shedding tears, she knew it was out of heartache.
"Mom, even though not having a child makes a woman’s life inevitably imperfect, I won’t separate from Tong Zhan. He treats well, and I can’t betray him because of this. At most, in the future, we can just adopt, and it will be fine."
"Frankly speaking, we are fortunate that he can’t have children. If it were you who couldn’t, it would be unlikely he’d still choose to be with you. In our village, in Grandma’s village, in your aunt’s and uncle’s village, there are examples of this, so Huanhuan, you’re a silly child for being so kind in understanding him, but I get it. May this man never betray you."
"Oh mom (people call ’mom’ now, they also changed the address), as things stand, how could he betray , beco a stepfather happily?"
Mother Ye laughed out loud, "You clever rascal," and then she stopped smiling and asked, "Do you really want to adopt? Boy or girl?"
Ye Huan shook her head, "I’m not picky, but I only want a newborn, and I can’t let others know. I don’t want my child to be told by gossips that they aren’t my biological child in the future, so don’t worry about this. At the hospital, it’s easy to co across such cases, and if I want to adopt, I’ll certainly find a suitable one."
Mother Ye originally intended to help her daughter keep an eye out, but hearing this, realized she couldn’t really help, so she just let it be.
The next day, Father drove a borrowed donkey cart to take them to the county town, watching as they boarded the car, and only sighed before returning ho.
Last night, when his wife told him their daughter might adopt a child, honestly, he, a strong man, couldn’t help but shed tears, out of pity for his daughter.
My perfectly fine daughter married you, yet she won’t be able to be a mother in her lifeti—who can accept that?
But if the daughter didn’t have complaints, he certainly had no right to object.
He just instructed the son-in-law to treat his daughter well, then turned around, not willing to look back for fear of being unable to hold back tears.
Even though Tong Zhan was a victim, no one in that position would accept it so calmly. This was the traditional mindset of this era, and Ye Huan understood that her parents needed ti to adjust.
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