Chapter 68 Notice

Because not only did he get married to Wu Xiaoman, but Wu Xiaoman was also pregnant.

Moreover, Teacher Wu's pregnancy reaction was completely different from Gu Qiuyue's. She would dry heave when she woke up in the morning and vomit everything she ate. After becoming pregnant, she felt like all her energy had been drained away.

"What should I do?" Meng Hui sighed, but his eyes were filled with happiness.

Although Gu Qiuyue had been through this, she had no experience with this. Director Zhao heard it and said, "Just pay more attention to your wife and keep her in a good mood. Especially don't believe in those folk remedies, they are all scams. Wait until the first three months and it will be fine."

"Yes, Director Zhao, I'll listen to you." Meng Hui has always been a young man who listens to advice.

However, the next day, Gu Qiuyue still brought a bottle of water to Meng Hui, "This homemade sugar water might be useful for your wife."

"?" Seeing Meng Hui looking at her with a puzzled look on his face, Gu Qiuyue smiled and said, "It's not some folk remedy. It's just a boiled mixture of wild fruits from the mountain and sugar. If you don't want it, forget it." As she said that, she was about to take it back.

At this moment, Sun Juan just stepped in and saw the familiar glass bottle. She hurried over and snatched the bottle from Gu Qiuyue's hand: "If you don't want it, I want it!"

"Sister Sun~" Gu Qiuyue glared at her, "You have fruit at home, so you can make as much as you want. Why do you have to snatch the ones I gave to Teacher Wu?"

"The fruit is there, but the water boiled with it doesn't taste like it did back then." Sun Juan herself was puzzled. It was the same fruit and the same water, so why was there such a big difference in taste?

"Maybe you were in a special situation at that time and this drink was just right for you. Now that you don't have a baby in your belly, the taste will be different when you drink it." Gu Qiuyue said without blushing or panting.

"Really?" Sun Juan was a little skeptical, but seeing Gu Qiuyue's serious expression, she felt that she would not talk nonsense.

Meng Hui, who had been listening to the conversation, couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Sun, have you also tried this sweet soup?"

"Yes, yes, I was just like your teacher Wu when I was pregnant. I vomited everything I ate. It was only after drinking the bottle of sugar water that Qiuyue gave me that I felt much better." Sun Juan said immediately, and finally gave the sugar water to Meng Hui. "I have this fruit at home too. You can take it back and give it to your teacher Wu to try."

When Gu Qiuyue got off work at noon and was about to push open the courtyard door to go home, Wu Cui stopped her and stuffed a handful of freshly dried radish into her hand. "Sister Qiuyue, these are freshly dried and crispy. Add some to your morning porridge." Although her tone was still a little stiff, it was no longer as sharp as before.

Gu Qiuyue was a little surprised, then took it with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Wu, I was just thinking about this!" Wu Cui waved her hand, didn't say much, turned around and went back, her steps seemed lighter.

…

The days flowed forward seemingly calmly like a mountain stream, until that autumn afternoon destined to go down in history - October 21, 1977.

The sun was warm, and the mother-in-law was taking a nap with her two children. Gu Qiuyue was patting the thick quilt that had been hung out to dry in the yard. The fluffy cotton wool was dancing in the sun, emitting the scent of sunshine.

Wu Cui was picking the last few autumn vegetables in the vegetable garden next door.

On the windowsill, the old semiconductor radio was playing a high-spirited revolutionary song, and the sound was a bit noisy.

Suddenly, the singing stopped!

After a burst of electric crackling, a clear, solemn male voice, with a noticeable tremor due to excitement, exploded like thunder in the silent afternoon:

"...Now broadcasting a major decision by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council... In order to... meet the needs of national development... it has been decided to reform the enrollment system and resume the college entrance examination, which has been suspended for ten years!"

Gu Qiuyue's hands, which were patting the quilt, froze in mid-air. The sounds of the entire world seemed to be instantly taken away. Although she knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed this year, she really couldn't remember when the notice was issued. She only knew that the examination would be held in winter.

The radio continued to broadcast the enrollment requirements for the college entrance examination, "…enrollment targets include…workers, farmers…educated youth who went to the countryside and returned home, demobilized soldiers, cadres, and recent high school graduates…adhering to the principle of comprehensively assessing moral, intellectual, and physical qualities, and selecting the best candidates…it will be held immediately this year…"

But Gu Qiuyue couldn't listen at all. Her hands, which were patting the quilt, froze in mid-air. Her mind was in turmoil and she didn't know how to react.

Xie Shiyu, who had just walked to the gate of the courtyard, heard the second half of the broadcast and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

At this time, exclamations, laughter and crying were heard one after another in the family compound. Everyone had received the news that the college entrance examination would be restarted.

He strode into the courtyard and immediately locked onto the stiff figure in the courtyard. He walked over and hugged her, "The opportunity you've been waiting for has finally come. You should be happy."

Gu Qiuyue reacted, but was not as happy as she expected. In fact, although she had always said that the college entrance examination would be resumed, she had never thought about taking the college entrance examination, mainly because she had already attended too many schools in her previous life.

Although she was a third-generation rich in her previous life, she still had to receive the necessary education. In fact, due to her family background, she had to learn more than the average person. She started learning various knowledge and skills almost since she could remember. Their family philosophy is "You can not use it, but you must know it", so now she is not very interested in going to college.

Xie Shiyu thought Gu Qiuyue was so happy that she was silly. After all, his wife had talked to him about taking the college entrance examination more than once. After hugging her for a while, he put his arm around her shoulders and went into the house.

At this moment, Wang Xiulan also heard the noise outside the yard and came out to see what was going on. She saw Gu Qiuyue sitting in a chair in a daze, with her son squatting in front of her. Thinking something had happened again, she asked, "What happened outside again?"

"Mom, this is great news. The college entrance exam has resumed." Xie Shiyu said happily, "The exam will be this year."

"No wonder, what's happening with Qiuyue..." Wang Xiulan looked at Gu Qiuyue.

Gu Qiuyue was trying to organize her words, not knowing how to tell Xie Shiyu that she didn't really want to go to college. Seeing her hesitant expression, Wang Xiulan misunderstood: "Qiuyue, are you afraid that if you go to school, there will be no one to take care of the child? It's okay, mom will help you take care of the child. Anyway, mom is retired."

"Mom~" It would be a lie for Gu Qiuyue to say that she was not touched. It is said that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies, but that is not reflected at all between her and Wang Xiulan. Her mother-in-law really loves her as her own daughter. Since her two children were still in her belly, her mother-in-law rushed over from the capital to take care of her until the children grew up. Now she also fully supports her to take the college entrance examination. She really didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Mom, Shi Yu, I still don't want to take the college entrance examination." Although it was a bit difficult, Gu Qiuyue still spoke tentatively.