Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1119 - 1118: Qingyun Enlists 8

Chapter 1119: Chapter 1118: Qingyun Enlists 8

After listening to her sister’s words and seeing the encouragement in her sister’s eyes, Qingyun initially felt her ambitions soar. Having been literate since childhood and having experienced the fickleness of human relationships, if it weren’t for her sister, she wouldn’t have survived. Thus, she too harbored a spirit unyielding to any man. However, when she turned her head and saw her nephew and niece’s big, innocent eyes, that lofty ambition vanished on the spot.

She felt that her main task was to help her sister care for the family and look after her nephew and niece.

"If I were to enlist, what would happen to Xibao and Fubao? Who would take care of them? What about when big sister has her babies? This time it’s not just one, but two. Big sister definitely won’t be able to manage on her own," Qingyun said earnestly. She couldn’t just cast aside her promises because of her own prospects. If she did that, she wouldn’t even respect herself.

Feng Qingxue ruffled her hair, "You silly girl, why worry so much? Some people can manage eight or ten children on their own. Do you think I won’t be able to handle two little ones after Xibao grows up?"

"Exactly, exactly," Fang Ning said, "Little sister, you don’t know how many military wives are idling at home in the dependents’ area, wracking their brains daily to supplement the household income. When the time comes, we can hire a couple of clean, honest, and trustworthy women to take care of your sister and your nephew and niece, which would be even better than your inexperienced care."

Yang Fengying looked at Qingyun and really liked her sense of responsibility—grounded and kind-hearted.

In a situation concerning her own future, she was still preoccupied with her sister and nephew’s well-being, showing she was a good kid.

"Little sister, you don’t have to worry. Our unit is like one big family. If your sister can’t manage on her own when having the babies, everyone will take turns caring for her, enough to last several years," Yang Fengying said with tender eyes, "The situation in the Capital is not so great; I was thinking of bringing my parents over. Then they could lend a hand as well."

Qingyun bit her lower lip and looked towards her sister, "Big sister..."

"I never knew you liked to sing. If I had known earlier, I would have nurtured that talent, at least letting you learn some vocal music from Mrs. Xu. But now it’s not too late. The two people before you are experts; even the slightest guidance from them will benefit you for life! I used to wonder, with Tianjun enlisting, Acheng practicing medicine, Tianzhi gifted in painting and calligraphy, and Ayu loving to tell and listen to stories, what profession would be right for you? Now is a new era, and I don’t believe women must stay at home, revolving solely around children and the kitchen. We should have our own dreams and jobs, and show our own value."

"Big sister..." Tears overflowed from Qingyun’s eyes.

Having such a caring and considerate sister was the greatest blessing of her life, someone who loved her, always having her best interests at heart, and never imposing the backward thinking of many in the Wanglou Brigade on her because she was younger. That as a girl grows up, she should get married, do laundry, cook, care for children, serve the elderly, and also go out to work for work points.

"Stop crying, you silly girl!" Seeing Fubao tugging at his bib, trying to wipe his auntie’s tears, Feng Qingxue withdrew her own handkerchief, "Our family has another income earner now; I couldn’t be more delighted!"

"Earn money for Guoguo!" A well-fed Xibao cheered after pushing his rice bowl forward.

"Alright, after I get paid, I will buy Guoguo for Xibao and Fubao." With that sentence, she expressed her willingness to enlist.

Enlistment was not a simple matter of two words. It required a political review and transferring the household registration, grain, and oil ration from the Wanglou Brigade. Feng Qingxue sent a telegram home, and with effort from both sides and completing one procedure after another, under the exceptional recruitment by Yang Fengying and Fang Ning, Qingyun became a cultural soldier serving in the Liberation Army dedicated to arts.

..There were precedents, with many joining the cultural troupe as teens.