Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

The passenger ship that Jiang Weimin was on was called Workers, Peasants and Soldiers No. 700, and it had a passenger capacity of about people.

The sailing time is usually two nights and one day. The ship's speed is about 30 kilometers per hour.

There are six types of tickets: first, second, third, fourth, fifth and through-cabin.

First class is a single room, second class is a double room, third class is a quad room, fourth class is a 6-8 person room, and fifth class is a large room for more than 30 people.

The through cabin is the cargo hold or corridor. Each person is given an 80cm wide southern straw mat and you sleep on the floor.

Jiang Weimin's ticket was a second-class cabin, and the fare was 10 yuan.

Jiang Weimin and Zhang Jianhua felt everything was new and novel after boarding the ship. Most of the crew and service staff on board were southerners who spoke Shanghainese.

Xiao Zhang's name is Zhang Jianhua. He used to be a soldier and was assigned to Qingdao Publishing House after being discharged from the army. Zhang Jianhua then sent Jiang Weimin to the second-class cabin and helped pack Jiang Weimin's luggage.

After packing his luggage, Zhang Jianhua left. Due to the tight time for buying tickets at Qingdao Publishing House, Zhang Jianhua could only buy a 5th class ticket.

After Zhang Jianhua left, a middle-aged man who was well-dressed and looked quite mature and steady came in.

Jiang Weimin and Jiang Weimin simply exchanged a few pleasantries and asked about each other's schedule and purpose. It was learned that the middle-aged man who shared a room with Jiang Weimin was going to Shanghai for work.

When the ship left Dagang with a whistle and passed Tuandao and sailed out of Jiaozhou Bay, Jiang Weimin and many other passengers gathered on the deck to watch the sea view of Qingdao.

The pier, the bell tower of the Catholic Church, and the red tiles and green trees of Huiquan Bay were particularly charming in the sunset. Jiang Weimin recorded them all with his camera. He planned to print them out when he got home to show his family.

Jiang Weimin's sailing night began when the ship bypassed the Big Island and the Small Island and entered the high seas.

Jiang Weimin then returned to the cabin. Just as he was about to sit down to rest, Zhang Jianhua came in with dinner. "Teacher Jiang, I'll get dinner for you."

"Brother Zhang, there's no need to trouble me. I can buy the food myself."

"Teacher Jiang, please don't be polite. This is all arranged by the president."

The middle-aged man was very surprised. He was originally curious about how Jiang Weimin could sit in the second class at such a young age. He did not expect that the appearance of Zhang Jianhua would once again break the middle-aged man's perception of Jiang Weimin.

"Friend Jiang, what is this?"

"Brother Hao, my elders arranged for me to go to Shanghai with you so that we can take care of each other."

"Teacher Jiang is a great painter. He has published many comic books and is now the most powerful editor in our publishing house."

The middle-aged man surnamed Hao was even more surprised, "Jiang Xiaoyou is also a painter."

"Brother Hao, I'm not really a painter. I just published a few comic books."

"It's not easy for Jiang Xiaoyou to achieve such success at such a young age!"

Jiang Weimin then had a chat with the middle-aged man, and they found that they had a lot of common topics.

Jiang Weimin deeply admired the middle-aged man for his rich life experience and deep understanding of society.

Jiang Weimin's conversation with the middle-aged man was relaxed and enjoyable, a collision of ideas that transcended age and fields.

This made Jiang Weimin sigh that people who could sit second class in this era were indeed not ordinary people!

The bright moon rises over the sea, and people all over the world share this moment. After nightfall, most passengers on the ship lie in the cabin and fall asleep, and only a few go on the deck to experience the enjoyment of watching the bright moon and listening to the waves over the sea.

At dawn the next day, Jiang Weimin and a middle-aged man named Hao agreed to go to the deck to watch the sunrise.

Want to see with your own eyes whether the fiery clouds described in Ba Jin’s “Sunrise at Sea” are as beautiful as described in the book?

But such an opportunity is hard to come by. For two consecutive days, the mornings were always filled with sea fog and I never had the chance to see the sunrise over the sea.

However, I did take a lot of photos on the boat during these two days.

At dawn on the third day, the ship sailed into Wusongkou. The scene that followed moved Jiang Weimin deeply. The blue sea and white waves disappeared, and the vast water surface was turbid yellow.

The speed became slower and slower, and the ship sailing upstream finally entered the deep and wide channel of the Huangpu River where it flows into the sea.

As he was about to disembark, Jiang Weimin looked at the tall buildings and thought of China's largest foreign settlement at that time. He felt curious and excited.

This is the largest metropolis in China that everyone longs for - Shanghai!

Jiang Weimin followed the middle-aged man surnamed Hao to another place, and then got off the boat with Zhang Jianhua. After searching for a while, he finally saw Gu Ziyi who came to pick him up in the crowded crowd.

Gu Ziyi was seen holding a sign with Jiang Weimin's name on it and looking around the crowd.

Jiang Weimin and Zhang Jianhua hurried over to Gu Ziyi.

Master Gu Bingxin has a total of 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Gu Ziyi is the youngest son, the same age as Jiang Weiguo and 4 years older than Jiang Weimin.

Gu Ziyi just graduated from the animation major of Shanghai Animation Film Studio Technical School this year.

Later, he stayed in the studio to engage in original animation design, painting supervision, art design, animation director, etc. He participated in the production of dozens of cartoons such as "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King", "Three Monks", "Nine-Colored Deer", and the character design of the animation series "Black Cat Sheriff".

"Hello, I'm Jiang Weimin. Did Master Gu ask you to pick me up?"

Although I already knew Jiang Weimin was young, I was still very surprised to see him. Jiang Weimin, who was still young, had already published several comic books.

"Jiang Weimin, hello, I am Gu Ziyi, the son of Master Gu you mentioned."

Jiang Weimin put down the package and hurried over to shake hands with Gu Ziyi. "Brother Gu, thank you for coming to pick me up so early."

"Don't be polite, let's go!" After saying that, he was about to take Jiang Weimin's luggage.

"Wait, Brother Gu, this is Brother Zhang from our company who is on a business trip to Shanghai.

The leader of our unit knew that I was coming to visit Master Gu, so he asked Brother Zhang to bring some gifts to Master Gu. "

Gu Ziyi and Zhang Jianhua shook hands and talked for a while. Then Gu Ziyi took the two of them to have breakfast. After breakfast, the three of them took a bus to Master Gu Bingxin's home.

Jiang Weimin sat on the bus and looked at the international buildings that had weathered wind and rain but still stood tall.

They have witnessed the magnificent transformation of Shanghai from a small fishing village to an international metropolis. Although Shanghai in the 1970s lacked the modern bustle, it was more peaceful and solemn.

Looking at the clean, tidy and spacious streets of Shanghai and the people wearing simple clothes.

This simple and real atmosphere of life made Jiang Weimin feel the unique charm of that era.

After more than an hour's journey, they finally arrived at Master Gu's house. Jiang Weimin suddenly felt a little nervous and excited.

Gu Ziyi led the two of them into the apartment. Master Gu Bingxin's apartment was a three-story building.

As soon as he entered the door, Jiang Weimin was immediately attracted by the rich artistic atmosphere in the room.

The layout of the house is unique and ingenious, and every detail reveals the owner's pursuit and understanding of beauty.

At this time, Master Gu Bingxin was already waiting in the living room. Seeing Master Gu, Jiang Weimin's eyes were full of excitement and respect. He put down his things and hurried over to greet Master Gu.

The next chapter, "Apprenticeship", will be updated at 12:12 tomorrow. I have only written half of it now. I am too sleepy and my thoughts are a bit confused. I will update 2 chapters as normal at : the day after tomorrow.