On the way back from Jianhe Township, Wei Guo was full of emotion.

Dongmei looked at Wei Guo's emotional appearance, and she guessed:

It must be that after Wei Guo shared his good news, he was also relieved.

However, what Dongmei didn't expect was that the reason why Wei Guo sighed was not because of relief, but also because of how lucky, happy, and beautiful it was to live in the entire great era.

In this great era, everyone has enough food and clothing, happiness, dependence, support, and can work hard to realize their dreams.

Dongmei looked at Wei Guo and asked him:

"Hey, I said old man, what's wrong with you, suddenly so emotional?"

Wei Guo looked at Dongmei behind him, and he said with feeling:

"Dongmei, don't you feel how happy it is for us to live in such a great era?"

Dongmei nodded and said:

"Of course, when my father was young,

He was in the old society, he didn't have enough to eat, he couldn't dress warmly,

His dream is that one day he will be content with a full pot of white flour buns to eat.

However, my father's dream came true not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

My brother's dream was to open a fruit shop, and he made it happen.

My brother's dream is to own a van, and he has already achieved it.

Moreover, my lifelong dream of Dongmei, my dream of college, has also come true.

You say, we live in a great era where dreams can be realized, how happy it should be. ”

Listening to his wife's words, Wei Guo thought about his life when he was young, and then thought about his current life,

In the past 40 years of reform and opening up, it has not only changed the quality of life of my family, but also the quality of life of thousands of families in Chinese society.

Suddenly, Wei Guo's eyes moistened, and he looked at Dongmei and said:

"Dongmei, say 1,000 to 10,000, it's still good for the country, the party, and the society......"

Dongmei looked at Wei Guo and said:

"Yes, such a good era, such a good society,

Even you, a retired old worker, can realize your literary dreams,

What's more, every young person with the Chinese dream. ”

Listening to his wife's words, Wei Guo suddenly said with moist eyes:

"Dongmei, I want to join the party. ”

Hearing that her husband wanted to join the party, Dongmei looked at her husband and said:

"You're all retired, can you still join the party?"

Wei Guo said firmly:

"Since I was young, I have always had the heart and pursuit of joining the party.

However, due to various reasons and various mistakes, I did not join the party before I retired.

Now, I have time, energy, and maturity in my mind,

I'm sure I'll be able to accept the organizational test of me.

In my heart, I always have the belief of following the party.

In addition, I will also demand my own ...... according to the standards of party members."

Listening to her husband's words and looking at her husband's firm eyes, Dongmei supported her husband and said:

"Weiguo, my father is an old party member, you can let him be your introduction to the party. ”

With the support of his wife, Wei Guo returned home, spent an afternoon writing an application to join the party, and then went to find Dongmei's father.

When Dongmei's father knew that Wei Guo wanted to join the party at the age of sixty-three, he was very supportive of Wei Guo.

Dongmei's father is now ninety-five years old.

He was an old Red Army, an old party member, and participated in the Huaihai Campaign.

He looked at his son-in-law Weiguo and said excitedly:

"Defending the country, only by following the party, can life be more meaningful.

I am very happy that you have written into the party application, and I am willing to be your introducer for joining the party. ”

As he spoke, Dongmei's father took Wei Guo's hand and walked towards the village party branch.

In the Yinjiacun village party branch, the 63-year-old, white-haired Weiguo solemnly submitted his application for joining the party to the party organization.

On the way home, the old party member Dongmei's father encouraged Weiguo and said:

"Since you have submitted an application to join the party, then you must be strict with yourself according to the standard of a party member, and accept the inspection and test of the party organization......"

Wei Guo's eyes were full of tears, he looked at Dongmei's father and said:

"The party's test is correct, no matter how long the organization tests me, I am strict with myself, always follow the party, I have confidence, my goal, and unswervingly ......"

After speaking, Wei Guo encouraged himself in his heart that the older he gets, the more he must pursue progress in thought and action......

……

In this way, after Wei Guo submitted his application to join the party, he continued to stay in his hometown in the countryside, writing in the courtyard every day, pursuing his literary dream.

And Dongmei accompanied Wei Guo, while giving him companionship, while doing his children's filial piety to their parents, taking care of Yinjiacun's father and Cuijiacun's mother-in-law.

On the mountain, his son Taotao is still a lowest-level oil worker.

In between work, he will take out his mobile phone to write, and after work, he will turn on the computer to write, to pursue his own Chinese dream, oil dream, and literary dream.

In the provincial capital, in the office building of the unit, her daughter Nana has been promoted to the position of director.

She works happily every day.

And Dongmei's good sisters, after Dongmei left, also learned from Dongmei's example, went to the university for the elderly in the unit's senior activity center, signed up, and worked hard to realize their college dreams.

……

At dusk, when the sunset came out, Wei Guo finished his day's writing.

After he and Dongmei had dinner, they would walk around the village.

When the two walked to the west entrance of the village, Dongmei seemed to see that more than 30 years ago, in the early morning, she took her two children and followed Wei Guo and left the countryside from here......

Now, he and Wei Guo are sitting on the stone pier at the west entrance of the village,

They looked at the sunset on the horizon, it was like a fairy's long dress, graceful and colorful......

Dongmei sat on Wei Guo's left, her head nestled on Wei Guo's shoulder, recalling the scene when she was nine years old and kissed Wei Guoding's baby......

Now, Dongmei has spent most of her life with Weiguo......

At this time, Wei Guo also reached out and hugged Dongmei's shoulder.

Two elderly people sat at the west entrance of the village, watching the golden sunset on the horizon, like festive silk, hanging in the sky at sunset......