activa-t Chapter 276 Choice!
Chapter 276 Choice!
"Then I went to study at a military medical university. After graduation, my job was already arranged. I went back to a military hospital in Beijing."
Zhou Xiaobai continued:
"As for what comes next, I can already foresee it. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll spend the rest of my life dealing with hospitals, going to work and coming home, living a mundane life. That's probably how it will be."
"Isn't a peaceful life better? You probably can't stand living in constant fear and anxiety."
"What I mean is, my life has been planned out long ago, it's not what I wanted. It's like watching a game, if you already know the result, do you think you'll still be excited, thrilled, or interested?"
I understand what you're trying to say!
Zhong Yuemin said:
"However, Xiaobai, in these turbulent times, having a stable 'plan' is what so many people dream of. You say you envy Qinling and Sister Yan for being able to choose the life they like, but can they really choose for themselves?"
No way!
If she hadn't met me, Qinling might have been thoroughly ravaged by that director of their subdistrict office. Without me, she would have been bullied by that beastly Wang family in Wangjiagou Brigade during her time as a sent-down youth, and might have even lost her life. The same goes for Sister Yan; if I hadn't arranged for her to go to Hong Kong, she would still be in that remote mountain village in northern Shaanxi, living in a cave dwelling, considered a jinx by the villagers, a widow, despised even by her own elder brother and sister. You can imagine how miserable and helpless her later life would have been.
They had no choice at all; if they did, it was a choice they were forced to make!
It was me. You see, my dad was still in there. Me, Zheng Tong, Yuan Jun, and other kids were said by the director of the Revolutionary Committee compound to be children who could be educated, that we could be educated well. But the labels on us could never be removed. We weren't eligible to join the army, we couldn't expect to get jobs, and we weren't allowed to stay in Beijing. Those old men and women from the neighborhood committees would come to our door every day to persuade us. We couldn't refuse, or they would threaten our families. In the end, we could only be sent to the countryside in northern Shaanxi.
This was a choice we were forced to make.
Do you still envy them or us?
So, Xiaobai, your well-planned choice is far, far better than that of 99% of people.
Zhou Xiaobai said, "Yuemin, don't you think I'm being pretentious and making a fuss over nothing?"
"No, others may not understand you, but I do!"
Zhong Yuemin:
"You just want a little passion, right? We're a perfect match! Haven't I given you enough 'passion'? On the kang (heated brick bed) in a cave dwelling in northern Shaanxi, in your school dormitory, on the wire bed in a field hospital, on my big bed at home, in the toilet, bathroom, balcony..."
"Do you want to die!"
Zhou Xiaobai quickly covered the person's mouth, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
"Don't say it, someone will hear!" I'm speechless. This scoundrel will spill everything.
Then he chuckled and realized that it made sense. He had actually followed this bad guy and done so many bad things. In the past, this would have been absolutely impossible. He could only say that he had been subtly influenced by this guy.
"Speaking of Zheng Tong and the others, they are still in northern Shaanxi, and we don't know if they will be able to come back in the future."
Zhou Xiaobai said:
“Many people from our compound went to the Northeast to work in the countryside. I heard that some of them got married there and even have children. I’m afraid they won’t be able to come back.”
"Not necessarily. Maybe the policy will be relaxed in the future, allowing educated youth to return to the city."
"What about his wife and children over there? He can't just abandon them, can he?"
Zhong Yuemin shrugged.
"You ask me, but I don't know either. That's just the reality of society!"