So everyone quickly tidied up, made their beds, washed up, and managed to crawl into bed before the power went out.

As for whether I can fall asleep after lying down, I don't know.

The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was like a thunderclap, a welcome rain that nourished the parched fields of the soul and awakened the dormant land of youth.

For those who are usually terrible at studying, all they feel is helplessness and numbness; whether or not the college entrance examination is reinstated is of no use to them.

But for those who persist in learning despite a bleak future, this news is like a beacon in the darkness or a spring in the vast Gobi Desert.

That night, countless people were excited and couldn't sleep, but Zhou Qinglan tossed and turned on the kang (a heated brick bed) and couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

The long-awaited opportunity, the unconditional support of her family, and the beautiful expectations for the future made Zhou Qinglan's heart restless.

It wasn't until midnight that Sheng Xinyu, that mischievous child, cried out, startling the three people sleeping inside.

Zhou Qinglan was the first to sit up, and Zhang Shuzhen and Wang Chunxiu woke up at almost the same time.

Zhang Shuzhen was nearby, so she picked up the child and unwrapped the blanket. Good heavens, the baby had peed all over the diaper, the big diaper, and the blanket.

So they quickly changed the child's clothes, put on a clean pad, wrapped the child up again, and put the child in Zhou Qinglan's arms.

"Girl, you don't need to think too much, and don't put pressure on yourself."

You should focus on reading and reviewing; we'll take care of everything else.

"If we pass the exam, that would be wonderful, but if we don't, it's okay. We can go back to school and continue being teachers, right?"

They were all asleep on the same kang (heated brick bed), but Zhou Qinglan wasn't sleeping and was tossing and turning like a pancake. How could Zhang Shuzhen not notice at all?

So at that moment, while her daughter-in-law was breastfeeding her grandson, Zhang Shuzhen quickly offered a few words of advice.

"That's right, look how lucky you are! You've found a good man and such a wonderful in-law family. The whole family supports you."

Over there, Wang Chunxiu also spoke up to comfort her. "It's alright, just keep studying."

If you're missing anything, let us know and I'll have your dad find it for you. Dear in-law, if you're too busy here, I'll take some time off to come and help out.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuzhen quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need. There are so many people at home, why would you need to ask for leave? Don't worry."

After hearing her mother-in-law's and her own mother's words, Zhou Qinglan seemed to understand things much better.

After the child was fed, Zhang Shuzhen and Wang Chunxiu took care of burping him and putting him to sleep. Zhou Qinglan fell asleep shortly after lying down.

"Thank you so much, in-laws. I really didn't expect you to be so supportive of her."

Wang Chunxiu put her grandson down, patted him gently, and chatted quietly with Zhang Shuzhen.

"Hey, why are you thanking us? It's all for the young couple, isn't it? If they're doing well, we're happy too, aren't we?"

Zhang Shuzhen smiled, lay down next to her grandson, and replied softly.

The two mothers smiled at each other in the darkness. Yes, what is a woman's life all about? Isn't it all for her children?

On the 22nd, the bureau arranged for people to distribute the college entrance examination registration forms and related materials to various forest farms. Zhou Mingyuan and his wife took advantage of this opportunity to return to Songjianghe.

Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan were both in good health and had clean family backgrounds, meeting the application requirements. So they were able to get the application forms smoothly, fill them out, and have them sent to the bureau by the forest farm.

Qianchuan Forest Farm currently has over a hundred educated youth, but only twenty or thirty actually signed up. Most of them lacked confidence in the college entrance examination and preferred to stay in the collective household and wait for recruitment information.

Among them, there was one person who most wanted to sign up, but couldn't. He was so anxious and upset that he fell ill. This person was none other than Chen Weimin.

Chen Weimin has been looking for a job at the bureau for the past two years, but to no avail. At most, the bureau has given him a little more money in subsidies.

At first, the bureau paid Chen Weimin twelve yuan as a work injury subsidy, then fifteen, then twenty. In reality, it was just a change of name to support the child.

But Chen Weimin is a young man with ideals and aspirations, and he doesn't want to just drift along aimlessly all day long.

He went to find a job not only to support himself in a survival sense, but also to find his own value, not to be a useless person being supported.

When Chen Weimin learned that the college entrance examination would be reinstated, he truly believed that he had found hope.

He has average grades in science subjects, but excellent grades in humanities subjects. If he takes the exam, he has a very good chance of getting accepted.

But when they saw the admission requirements, they were filled with despair, because the first requirement for application was good health.

With Chen Weimin's physical condition, there's no need for him to even register, let alone take the exam.

I've been looking for a job for almost two years without success, and I want to take the college entrance exam, but I can't even get past the first hurdle.

Chen Weimin was deeply shocked. After returning home, he collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and developed a fever.

"Xiping, could you please try to persuade my second son? His fever has subsided, but he's been lying on the kang (heated brick bed) all day, staring blankly at the ceiling."

He wouldn't eat or sleep, and my mother was so frightened that she cried again and again.

He has always admired you and listened to you. Could you go over there and help me persuade him?

"No job is no job. Even if he didn't have the subsidies from the bureau, we siblings can support him."

That day, Chen Weiguo suddenly came to the security department and asked Sheng Xiping for help.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping could only sigh, "Well, I told you before, this isn't something to rush."

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