My 1979

When the school vacation was about to come, Li He was sitting leisurely in the classroom reading novels. He Fang handed over a letter with an English postmark and a Chinese address. It looked like it was sent from the United States.

Li He knew in his heart that Wang Yu was probably the only one left.

For this girl who suddenly appeared, it was actually mostly embarrassing.

Opening the envelope and reading it carefully, he wrote in beautiful handwriting:

Hello Li He, I know that I have settled down at Princeton University in the United States. In the past year, I have been more shocked, surprised, and nervous. I can hardly care about the sadness of homesickness, and I don’t know how to write you a letter to describe what I have experienced.

I don’t know how to show you this poverty gap. We are still a poor country. According to the Real GDP per capita given by the World Bank, the United States is more than 10,000 US dollars, while China only has a few hundred RMB. In fact, the per capita income is less than a fraction of that of Americans.

A meal for ordinary people here is more than our annual income. How could I not be afraid of this huge difference.

That kind of shock, trembling every part of the body, that kind of feeling, it is impossible to understand without experiencing it personally.

To be honest, personally I am shaken. No matter how miserable you are in the United States, at least you can drive a car and live in a bungalow, which is acceptable to most people.

And what about us? There are also those who hold their cigarette pots to light bulbs to light cigarettes.

But as a nation, if all of our Chinese students, generation after generation, are working class, this is unacceptable.

This cannot give back to China and make China a truly modern country. China has still not completed the transformation from an agricultural society to a modern society. In this transformation process, there are too many things that science and technology cannot do.

But I want to say that I am still early from graduation and have more time to think about whether to stay or leave. I can’t give an accurate answer now.

I hope you will also apply to study abroad as soon as possible, although for most people it takes until their junior or senior year, or there is no chance at all. But I believe that depending on your level of effort, you will have no problem at all.

According to the newspaper, TOEFL will open test centers in China, so you don’t need to take the test in Hong Kong.

Li He, I hope you can come and see the wider world. I understand your family situation, and this is also an opportunity for you to change your destiny.

You are a very confident person. That is not confidence in your personal destiny or your own arrogance. It is confidence in the nation as a whole. You are confident that this society will get better and you are confident that this country will be strong.

"Give the Chinese thirty years, and even if they cannot defeat the United States, they can still defeat Britain and France."

These should be your original words. I was infected by your confidence at that time, really.

In the past year, based on what I know and have seen, I think it is really difficult for us to catch up. We have shouted the slogan of catching up with Britain and the United States in 20 years, but what? The gap is growing.

But it doesn’t matter, it’s just you and me, young and ignorant. So I hope you can come out and take a look and make progress together.

I'm very sorry if it has caused you any trouble before.

I wish you happiness and academic success.

Best regards.

Wang Yu.

After reading the letter, Li He's face was burning and hurt from being beaten.

This is clearly a breakup letter, with so much preparation, just to say the last words, I will dump you.

I look forward to you going abroad sincerely, but what about your level of effort?

You lazy idiot may not have any hope of going abroad in this life!

It means that I was blind before and had never seen the world, but I thought you were good.

Now that I have seen the big world, with cars and small bungalows, I won't listen to your deception. If you want to be promoted to a commoner, bye bye, you can stay where you are.

Although he was unhappy, Li He was not so glass-hearted. He folded the letter and tucked it into the book. He Fang came over and said, "Do you have friends in the United States? I saw the postmark, it's from the United States. Your face turned pale. It's out." whats the matter?"

He Fang and Zhao Yongqi took over the maintenance work and suddenly became rich little women. They ate, dressed, and talked with a different aura. Not only was I grateful to Li He, I also took care of him at school.

Li He breathed out, "Nothing, a former classmate went to study abroad. He wrote me a letter. When will you come home? Have you bought the ticket?"

"Bought it, I'll leave the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow Zhao Yongqi and I will invite you to have a meal together. You can also call Su Ming, which is at the old Li's restaurant at the entrance of the alley." After He Fang finished speaking, he handed Li He a form, "This is the application form for public students. Only 120 people are recruited nationwide. Now it is an internal screening process within the school. In February, you will officially register with the Education Committee. You can try it."

Li He didn't answer and said directly, "Give it to those who need it. I'm only a sophomore now, so there's no need to be in such a hurry. Besides, I'm not interested in going abroad."

During the school holidays, after Li He bought the train tickets for Zhang Wanting and himself, he didn't want to go anywhere in the winter, so he had to stay at home and be a bear.

"Classmate Zhang Wanting, have you really considered it? Don't you come home with me to meet your parents-in-law?" Li He lit a cigarette and warmed himself under the stove, looking at Zhang Wanting who was busy on the kitchen counter.

Zhang Wanting looked at Li He and lit another cigarette. She was exhausted from smoking and said, "I'm not going. Just wait until graduation. Smoking is harmful to your health, so quit!"

Li He replied with pride: "I can't quit. My grandfather smoked and my father also smoked. It's my turn to stop smoking."

Zhang Wanting threw the rag in her hand angrily. She felt that the two of them had finished all their quarrels in this life in this small room.

Li He sighed, "When I didn't have a wife, I lived a life that was worse than a horse. Now it's better."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. If I knew you were so bad when I first met you, I wouldn't have agreed." Zhang Wanting was so angry that her teeth itched. She seemed to hear the sound of someone opening the door and walking outside again. She turned around and saw that it was Su Mingdao, "You Let's talk in the main room, I can do the kitchen alone. Akiko, have you eaten?"

Su Ming wrapped his hands in his sleeves and curled up, trembling with cold. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, eat. You can do your own business. I'll talk to my brother about something."

The two of them entered the main room, opened the furnace door, and added some charcoal. Su Ming said, "Brother, those Wenzhou guys are all over the streets. Damn it, it's a cold day, and if we don't stop, all these people will die." Money is in my eyes. As long as you say a word, I will cut them off immediately."

Li He added some water to the teapot and said, "They make glasses and buttons. What's bothering you?"

You have to learn a little bit, most people don't have this kind of fierceness.

Don't underestimate these people, you'd better not mess with them.

Southerners are the most united. Which one is easier to mess with, Wenzhou, Chaoshan, or Hakka?

Remember, the most important thing is to be kind to others and to be harmonious and make money. Don’t look down on this or that. "

Su Ming crooked his body, rubbed his hands and said, "Are they really as rich as you say? You can't make a penny by wearing a button, so I think you're exaggerating."

Li He smiled and said, "You haven't heard that out of ten Wenzhou guys, there are nine businessmen, and one of them can settle accounts.

Many of them started doing business secretly in the early 1970s. Besides, they are originally from the hometown of overseas Chinese. They don’t have any relatives abroad, but they have always been very low-key.

When doing wholesale or retail, people accumulate a little and make a lot, so don’t underestimate the knowledge inside. Try to be friends with others and learn a few more tricks, but don't be fooled by others. In terms of being smart, you are still far from it.

Help if you can, and when the time comes, you will have friends all over the world. "

Su Ming was so hurt by Li He that he shrank his head sickly and didn't want to speak, and said unconvinced, "I know."

It will take a few years for the low-key Wenzhou people at this time to startle the whole of China.

What are the people in Wenzhou doing?

So much, so profitable.

Maybe they are China's real economic pioneers.