Time is like a string of rosary beads, passing through the days and passing through the months. In the blink of an eye, we went from a young girl to an old man. Ever since we met Sister Guoying in 1970 in the Red Guard Hotel room reserved for us by the Yinchuan City Broadcasting

Time is like a string of rosary beads, passing through the days and passing through the months. In the blink of an eye, we have gone from a young girl to an old man. Ever since we met Sister Guoying in 1970 in the Red Guard Hotel room reserved for us by the Yinchuan City Broadcasting Station, we have taken root in each other's hearts for 52 years. Although we are all retirees, we are busy in our own ways and don’t get together much.

On June 24, 2022, I gathered with a group of classmates in the restaurant of Yuehai Wanjia F3. Chang Shuying and I rushed to F3 early that morning, hoping to meet Sister Guoying as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, I called my sister and she was not at home. We could only suppress our eagerness to see each other and wait to go to her home after the class reunion.

After the event, Chang Shuying and I took You Yulan to Sister Guoying's house. Seeing the group photo of the three of our classmates, who would have thought that the three of us were once among the four standing at the front in line in the class. At that time, big guys were good with big guys, so the younger and shorter of us naturally got together. Later, a fission occurred, but the friendship lasted for 57 years.

I met Brother Yang in 1975. At that time, Sister Guoying had been transferred from the Tonggui Commune Women's Federation to the Yinchuan Suburban Women's Federation. They settled in the Sixth Automobile Team. At that time, Brother Yang was so handsome.

At that time, I was sent by the factory to study in the city trade union theory instructor class. The learning location was the two floors of the trade union by the lake in Zhongshan Park. After one month of intensive study, the class stipulated that the class would study one day every two weeks on Saturday, twice a month, which lasted for more than a year. Every time after studying, I would involuntarily walk eastward along Hubin Road, eat dinner cooked by my sister at her house, and we would whisper in bed at night. What I remember most is that when she rolled the dough, she didn’t spread it out and cut it. Instead, she took out the rolling pin and cut it into small rolls one by one, and then stretched out the dough and pulled it into the pot. After I got married, I also copied her way of making noodles, which was very convenient. What Xiao Chang remembers most is sister Guoying’s stir-fried mutton and sauerkraut. After eating it once, she will remember it for a lifetime. Decades later, we sat together again and ate the cold noodles made by my sister. She made a big bowl like when we were young, but we no longer had the appetite to eat a big bowl of rice.

I am a rough-and-tumble person. When I go to my sister’s house, I just want to see her. My sister chats with me. I never like to observe other people’s homes. After I came back and sorted out the photos for a beautiful article, I discovered that her precious "50 Years of Glory in the Party" ribbon was hanging on the cabinet at her home.

I still remember that on June 26 last year, my sister posted her photo on her WeChat Moments. Among a group of party members, only eight of them were awarded the medal of 50 years of glory in the party, and she was the only woman. She wrote with great excitement in her circle of friends: "I have been to Tiananmen Square, and I have been received by party and state leaders at the Great Hall of the People. I have never been so proud and excited as I am today." My sister's pride has her own merit. Over the course of more than 50 years, she has always adhered to her principles and her original aspirations. She is worthy of this heavy medal in her hand, and she is worthy of the title of Communist Party member.

Thank you so much to God for letting us meet, get to know each other, and understand each other. I hope we can go further holding hands.