The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"..."

Chen Jiahe squatted down and hugged the child in his arms, resting his chin gently on her weak shoulder.

The family love that he did not receive in his childhood, he has already felt from his child, but the news was so sudden that he was caught off guard.

Under the street light, the father and daughter snuggled together. Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand and patted his shoulders gently like her father coaxed her.

"Dad, you just need to cry for a while, don't cry for too long."

"I didn't cry..."

Chen Jiahe was just slowly digesting this matter. He felt like crying just now, but he felt much better leaning on the child.

"Dad, don't be so stubborn."

“I really didn’t cry…”

"?" Yuanyuan let go of her father's hand and took a step back. Looking at her father's calm expression, her face gradually turned into surprise: "Why aren't you crying?"

She has already thought of words to comfort her father⊙_⊙

"?"

Chen Jiahe looked at her in confusion. Why did she look like she wanted him to cry?

"Ugh…"

Yuanyuan sighed and squatted on the side of the road. She almost wanted to use her superb skills in comforting people. She was very good at comforting people in the Yuhong class.

"Let's go home."

Chen Jiahe picked up the child from behind. The little one was getting heavier and heavier. In a few years, he was afraid that he would not be able to pick her up so easily.

"Dad, I haven't coaxed you yet, can you cry for a while?"

Yuanyuan was a little unwilling, so she didn't want her dad to really cry, so she just pretended to cry.

"I haven't beaten you yet, do you want me to beat you up?"

"Then can I cry after my dad beats me?"

"..."

Chen Jiahe was too lazy to pay attention to her. The older the child got, the more weird ideas she had in her head.

But there was one thing she said that was not right. In fact, she had comforted herself many times and unknowingly soothed her inner pain.

The next day, after Wang Mazi sobered up, he had no idea what he had done the night before and lay dazed on his bed in the dormitory.

"Still sleeping?"

Wang Ziheng came to see him in the dormitory after get off work and told him about his drunken behavior last night.

"What?"

Wang Mazi's mind instantly became clear and he climbed out of bed. He was so happy yesterday that he drank too much and blacked out.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Wang Ziheng had doubted before whether he was his biological son. People cannot empathize with others, and he was not sure what Chen Jiahe was thinking.

"Why didn't you stop me? Jiahe, he didn't say anything, did he?"

It had been many years since this happened, and the couple had passed away. Wang Mazi was afraid that if he suddenly brought it up now, it would remind him of those bad memories.

"He should feel relieved that they are not his biological parents, right?"

Wang Ziheng observed him specially today and found that he was no different from usual.

"What's there to be relieved about? The days of abuse can't disappear along with the truth."

Wang Mazi just felt that he had a miserable life, but he had said it, and it was too late to say anything now. He just hoped that it would not affect his life.

"..."

Wang Ziheng felt that what he said made some sense, as everyone has different ideas.

"Would you like to eat in the cafeteria together?"

Chen Jiahe leaned against the dormitory door and heard about 70% of their conversation.

In fact, as he grew up, he no longer considered those two people as his biological parents, and it didn't matter what their identities were.

What made him sad from beginning to end was only what had happened to him, and he was only sad for himself.

"Wait for me to brush my teeth."

Wang Mazi was relieved to see that he looked normal, and he and Wang Ziheng tacitly did not mention what happened last night.

Chen Jiahe is not as fragile as they think. On the contrary, he has always been a very tough person. His strong heart supports him to get through one dark night after another.

In that dark and damp little house, the seedlings, without any sunlight, survived tenaciously.

Ma Zi's matter was settled very quickly, and Ma Zi's father naturally agreed. He was willing as long as it was a woman.

He just didn't expect that she was such a beautiful and dignified girl. He thought that Ma Zi had tricked her back and forced him to tell the truth quickly.

Although he was eager for his son to get married, he believed that one should be an upright person and should not do anything evil.

Mazi always thought that his father was a man without bottom line. After all, he once introduced him to a blind date that was beyond words. He didn't expect that he was so principled and would never do anything extremely evil.

But he hit a snag with the Fang family. Firstly, his appearance was not good enough, and secondly, his family conditions were not good either.

Fang Jie is a girl from a small town. Her family conditions are slightly better than Ma Zi's. Her parents are against this marriage.

After listening to his parents, Wang Mazi did not say that the other party had high requirements. What they said was the truth. The two of them must live a better life than before. If it is worse than before, it would be better not to get married.

He promised Fang Jie's parents that he would work hard and only hoped that they would give him a chance to prove himself.

Originally, Fang's parents thought that he would give up or get angry because they had already said some very unpleasant things.

Later, considering her daughter's thoughts, she did not send him back and let him stay here for two days.

Wang Mazi was a very perceptive and honest man. Gradually, Fang Jie's parents changed their views on him and agreed to give him a chance.

Fang Jie is not a love-sick person. She knows the gap between them very well. She wants to wait until he has achieved something successful before she agrees to get married with him.

Afterwards, the two of them said goodbye to their parents and returned to the factory to work. With someone waiting for him, Wang Mazi became more motivated at work. He would never let Fang Jie down and waste her youth.

In five years, Chen Jiahe was promoted to the position of director due to his outstanding abilities.

He has never given up learning over the years and has read a lot of books related to his work.

Wang Ziheng kept in mind Wang Ziheng's saying that one should keep learning throughout life, and he learned everything that was good and could be learned.

His leaders value his willingness to endure hardships and study hard, and will arrange for him to participate in any learning opportunities.

Yuanyuan had also moved from a small rental house into a spacious house. She and her father now had the first house that belonged to them completely.

There is an entire wall of bookshelves in the study, filled with the books her father likes to read, and some of her own.

Now she is a fourth-grade primary school student with excellent academic performance. Apart from not liking to do homework, she doesn't have any major shortcomings.

Her passive skill is to finish her holiday homework one week before school starts, and her hidden skill is to ask her father to help her write it.

Whenever Chen Jiahe sat at his desk with a pen in hand to finish his homework, he always wished he was illiterate.

He was able to passively learn knowledge that he had never been exposed to before.

And Wang Shuo also relied on his own efforts to truly walk out of the mountains and was admitted to a university in the capital.

Yingying is still studying, and her family is no longer entirely controlled by her father, so she doesn't have to worry about her dropping out of school at any time.

In the early 90s, many policy reforms were implemented and the factory was also affected and gradually began to decline. The number of orders it could receive decreased and the factory began to lay off employees.

Chen Jiahe chose to resign at this time. Wang Mazi and Wang Ziheng both advised him not to be impulsive, saying that maybe things would get better after a while.

"I plan to do something else instead of working part-time."

He had this idea a long time ago. After buying a house and his salary increased, he wanted to earn more and didn't want to keep working.

Human desires are always hard to satisfy. He has saved a lot of money over the years and has accumulated some capital.

The factory director who promoted him can be considered half his master, and he expressed his support for him to try his luck, believing that people should not always be limited to the present.

"what are you planning to do?"

Wang Mazi was promoted to a small leader in the past two years and bought a house through his own efforts.

He and Fang Jie got married two years ago, and now their child is about to be born, so he can't just give up this job.

"Doing foreign trade..."

Chen Jiahe is 31 years old this year. He feels that he is no longer young and should work hard. He does not want to wait until he is 40 and still be mediocre.

"Do you...know anything about foreign trade?"

Wang Ziheng hesitated to speak, mainly because he had no experience in this field and did not dare to follow him out to work on his own.

"Understand a little bit. I'll go test the waters first. If I make money, I'll take you guys with me."

Chen Jiahe has learned some about foreign trade, and now there are many opportunities to make money if you do it well.

He has accumulated some connections over the years as director and may be able to help.

At first, Mazi and Wang Ziheng were afraid that he would lose money, because he had invested all the money he had earned over the years. If he lost money, he would lose everything and return to the life before liberation.

Chen Jiahe rented a room in the city center to run his company and officially opened for business after completing all the formalities.

Things were not so smooth at the beginning. The first order he completed was for imported medical equipment, and he made his first pot of gold. The amount was far beyond Chen Jiahe's expectations, and it also allowed him to seize the opportunity.

His company grew bigger and bigger, and he invited Wang Ziheng and Ma Zi to join, providing them with jobs and generous remuneration.

If Wang Ziheng had not introduced him to work in the city, perhaps he would not have achieved what he has today.

Therefore, when he succeeds, he will also help his brothers. Only by sticking together through thick and thin can they go further.

After graduation, Wang Shuo stayed in the city to work and became a teacher at a top university in the country.

He also fulfilled his original promise and provided his sister with a better educational environment.

Yingying lived up to everyone's expectations and was admitted to university, proving with her strength that she was capable and that she was no worse than anyone.

Yuanyuan and Yingying went to study in the same city, but not in the same school.

She chose to study medicine. The country's current medical conditions are relatively backward. She wanted to devote herself to the medical profession and contribute to the development of national medical care.

Chen Jiahe has thought about letting his daughter follow in his father's footsteps, letting her do business with him and then take over his mantle in the future.

Now his business is growing bigger and bigger, and the money at home is enough for his children to squander for a lifetime.

As my child grows up and becomes more independent-minded and has greater ideals and ambitions, I unconditionally choose to support her in her pursuit.

After graduating from university, Yuanyuan went abroad to study, while Yingying chose to return to her hometown and teach in a school in the town.

"Why don't you stay in town?"

When sending her to the train station, Yuanyuan asked her in confusion.

She is so smart and outstanding, she will have more room for development if she stays in the city.

"I want to go back. There are many children like me there. I want them to go to school and choose their own lives."

Yingying's long black hair was scattered behind her head. Her brother also advised her to stay in the city, but she felt that everyone had their own mission, and she only did things that she thought were meaningful.

Maybe some people think she is stupid, but some things are destined to be done by someone.

"Bon Voyage."

Yuanyuan saw her off to the train and watched the green train rumble away into the distance, emitting white smoke.

The cold wind blew up the hem of her khaki windbreaker, and she gathered her clothes and walked in the opposite direction.

She and Yingying chose different paths, but ended up in the same destination.

She is proud of Yingying, and her father is proud of her too.