Chapter 176: A Heavy Love
"They were so in love, my mother often told me, my father would be willing to give up his life for her..." Zhao Ru Jin said.
Zhao Dezhu had met his wife Zhou Congfang when he was on a business trip to Ruijin, at that time they were both young.
Ruijin is just a small place, but it is also very special. It
was the cradle of the Republic, the party central during the Central Soviet Area period, the birthplace of the provisional central government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, the starting point of the Central Red Army’s Long March, and a national base for patriotic and revolutionary traditional education.
The nature in Ruijin is beautiful, especially in autumn, Ruijin is like a painting rich in autumn hues, with mountains, lakes, forests, and fields all adorned with the colors of fall.
Zhao Dezhu, in his spare time from work, roamed the streets and alleys of Ruijin, visited its mountains and rivers, climbed high to survey the distance, where the mountains stretched endlessly, and under the autumn sun, they seemed exceptionally magnificent, with layers of hills decorated with golden and red autumn leaves.
It was during this time that Zhao Dezhu met Zhou Congfang.
It was a sunny afternoon, when Zhao Dezhu fearlessly saved Zhou Congfang from the river, both of them shivering cold in the autumn wind, both frightened and relieved, then the two of them, drenched, looked at each other and smiled.
Later, they got to know and love each other, and although it was a short time, Zhou Congfang quit her job and resolutely followed Zhao Dezhu to Bin Hai.
Zhao Dezhu did not let her down either, striving hard at work, soon achieved career success. Despite some bumps along the way, they smoothly entered into the palace of marriage, then had children, had a happy family.
Mother said, they were very poor at that time, they were still renting a place to live, father’s salary was not high, every month after getting paid, the first thing was to deduct rent and utilities, what was left was barely enough for food, and they didn’t dare to eat out, only mother could buy groceries and cook.