MDMP Chapter 4.1

The small building in the family courtyard has two floors, and each floor can accommodate two families.

The house opposite is still empty, and only Zhao Suisui’s family lives on the second floor.

The house is not small in size, and there is a small living room as soon as you enter the door. On the left side of the living room is a small kitchen. Going inside there are two large rooms and a small room, as well as a small shower room.

After Zhao Haoyang finished the report of joining the army, he went to buy a set of necessary furniture and some basic daily necessities without stopping. Yesterday, he even laid out all the beds in the room.

As soon as Feng He entered the door, Zhao Haoyang kept paying attention to her expression. Seeing her turn around and look at him, he even put on an expression begging for praise.

Feng He couldn’t help but laugh a little, and she complimented him as he wished: “Thank you for your hard work.”

Zhao Haoyang coughed, with an expression on his face that it was no big deal, and said, “What’s the matter?”

“The kitchen is over here, right? Let’s boil some hot water first. We have to take a shower.” Feng He asked Zhao Haoyang.

There was no way to take a shower on the train. After two days, she always felt a little uncomfortable on the train. They had to take a good shower and catch up on their sleep.

Zhao Haoyang was feeling proud now. He pointed in the direction and immediately said diligently: “It’s over there. I’ll go right away!”

After the water was boiled, Zhao Suisui was carried by Feng He to take a shower and then was carried to the bed in a bedroom on the back.

While Feng He was wiping her hair with a dry towel, Zhao Suisui glanced at her and tried to struggle again: “Mom, I want to go home.”

Feng He’s hands did not change their movements and patiently said to her: “This will be our home from now on.”

Zhao Suisui puffed up her face and said, “I want to go back to the capital.”

Feng He just thought that she was new to a strange place and was not used to it, so she touched her head and said, “Don’t be afraid, you will like it here in the future. I heard from your father that there are many children here who are about the same age as you and your brother. So, there will be many children to play with you.”

Zhao Suisui didn’t care if anyone was playing with her, but she had something to say and knew that Feng He wouldn’t agree, so she stopped talking glumly.

After a while, Zhao Jingcheng, who had also finished taking a bath, was carried in by Zhao Haoyang.

As soon as Zhao Suisui saw Zhao Haoyang, she rolled to the other side of the bed and turned her back to him, not wanting to mess with her father at all.

Feng He asked Zhao Haoyang to dry his son’s hair and went out to take a shower first.

Zhao Haoyang’s action of wiping his son’s hair was much rougher than Feng He’s.

Zhao Jingcheng stumbled around after being rubbed by him, but Zhao Haoyang didn’t notice it yet. Instead, he scolded Zhao Jingcheng: “Sit down!”

After Zhao Jingcheng heard this, he ducked away from his big hand and protested with some dissatisfaction: “It’s obviously Dad, you are too strong!”

Zhao Haoyang: “…Really? Then, should I be gentler?”

Zhao Suisui on the other side secretly turned her head and glanced, feeling that the bad Dad was so stupid!

Zhao Haoyang dried his son’s hair and went out.

As soon as Zhao Suisui saw him leaving, she immediately got up and moved next to Zhao Jingcheng.

“Hey, Sister, are you still awake?” Zhao Jingcheng tilted his head and looked at her.

Zhao Suisui had been lying there motionless just now, so Zhao Jingcheng thought that she was already asleep.

“Brother, let me tell you.” Zhao Suisui leaned into Zhao Jingcheng’s ear and nuzzled it, “Dad is a bad person! Let’s not get along with him!”

“Why is Dad a bad person?” Zhao Jingcheng was a little curious. He thought that Dad was quite good and could be lifted up.

“Because–” Zhao Suisui suddenly got stuck.

The only thing that she clearly remembered in her mind now was: her mother would die, her father would marry her stepmother, and she and her brother would be kicked out.

The others were small fragments that were incoherent and unclear.

But if she was asked to directly tell what she remembered clearly, it felt like someone had strangled her throat and she couldn’t utter a single word.

“Anyway, he is the bad guy!” Zhao Suisui became a little angry and declared domineeringly, “Brother, you have to stand by my side!”

Zhao Jingcheng looked at the domineering Zhao Suisui and didn’t feel anything was wrong.

He leaned over and hugged his sister. He patted her back with his small hands like an adult, nodded, and said, “I am definitely on your side!”

Compared with his father, whom he only saw a few times a year, of course, his sister was more important!

Anyway, everything his sister said was right, although he still didn’t understand why his sister hated their father…

After hearing her brother’s assurance, Zhao Suisui was satisfied.

She wanted to say something else, but Zhao Jingcheng yawned and said, “I want to sleep.”

“Brother, please go to sleep.” Zhao Suisui climbed to the side.

Zhao Jingcheng found a place to lie down, closed his eyes, and said, “Sister, don’t kick me again later.”

Zhao Suisui: “???”

When did she kick her brother?

 

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Translator’s Little Encyclopedia:

The “Five Black Categories” were classifications of political identity defined during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) in the People’s Republic of China by Mao Zedong, who ordained that people in these groups should be considered enemies of the Revolution.

The groups were:

1. Landlords (地主; dìzhǔ)

2. Rich farmers (富农; fùnóng)

3. Counter-revolutionaries (反革命; fǎngémìng)

4. Bad influencers [“bad elements”] (坏分子; huàifènzǐ)

5. Right-wingers (右派; yòupài)

Conversely, Mao categorized groups of people, such as members of the Chinese Communist Party, poor farmers and low class workers, as Five Red Categories. This new Red/Black class distinction was used to create a status society.

 

 

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