Over fifty years old, without children, she cared for her aging parents. After seeing them to their end, and with a bit of savings in hand, a mysterious space suddenly appeared.
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"If even you can see that, how do you deal with the enemy? Do you remember the time when the Liu family in Beijing was wiped out?"
"How could I not remember? I do remember. Not long after my child and I moved to the family compound, you all suddenly became very busy, and I don't know what happened."
Most importantly, they wouldn't let us go out. We had just moved in then, and we lacked everything at home, but they still wouldn't let us go out.
But how could that be? It's related to Comrade Li.
"Don't tell me you don't believe me, I don't believe it either. I only remembered it recently when the commander mentioned it casually."
"No, what exactly happened?"
"I don't know either. I just know that Comrade Li discovered the problem and tried to contact the military region leaders at the time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to uncover the enemy hiding in the dark."
"No wonder, when she returned with her child, many elderly residents of the family compound came out to greet her."
Even when Chief Shen and his entourage returned, they didn't receive this treatment.
"It's not just because of that, but mainly because everyone benefits from following Comrade Li. Just the things she brings back from time to time are enough to make people remember her."
"That's true, but I've heard that those older comrades have indeed treated Comrade Li quite well."
"Otherwise, with such frequent contact, wouldn't they be getting along well?"
That's absolutely right.
Shen Xi never expected that just because he had a sparring match with someone, so many people would talk about him behind his back.
But it doesn't matter, he did what he was supposed to do, and as for the rest, he'll just pretend he doesn't know.
Since being transferred back to Beijing, he has been very busy with work. What can he do? It's his duty.
Fortunately, the elderly couple isn't busy, so even though they have many children, there's no need to worry too much.
Logically, now that things are better, the children should go back to their parents.
However, unexpectedly, each had their own difficulties, and if they wanted their children to receive a good education, they had to stay in Beijing.
Since that's the case, neither he nor his wife can do anything but continue to act as parents and strictly discipline them.
Fortunately, at this age, if any child misbehaves, they get a beating first.
As for the others who should be punished by standing, just do what needs to be done.
Anyway, no matter how smart these kids are, they can't outsmart adults.
What no one expected was that their own children, if not all of them were exceptionally talented, were all quite outstanding, especially when it came to school.
When they heard that their parents and elders had skipped grades when they were in school, they were determined not to be outdone.
Not only are they all like this, but each of them goes to university a year or two earlier than their peers.
Because of this, even though they don't live in the family compound, the women there are still more informed than others.
I might not have known about this if my old partner hadn't mentioned it to me.
"Hey Lao Shen, how exactly do you raise your kids?"
"What's wrong, Lao Gu? Why are you asking this out of the blue?"
"It's not just your family. Besides several college students, there are also women of all ages. You don't know how much the women in the residential compound talk about your family."
So your sister-in-law asked my mom to inquire. You know, our eldest nephew has been studying for two years, but his exam results still aren't very good.
"Is it because you're putting too much pressure on us, or is it just that particular school?"
"It's not that we put too much pressure on him, it's just that this child really wants to go to a certain school, but his score is just a little bit short."
"If that's the case, you should have a proper talk with him! There's no need to be so persistent. If you're a widow who has changed careers, you can choose other schools."
"We know that, but you should tell me first if your family has any secrets to raising children."
"There's no secret to it, just one thing: military-style management!"
"No, they're just kids, how could you..."
"Don't say you can't understand it, even at the beginning you didn't think of it this way, but you know, we have a lot of children in our family."
From oldest to youngest, the ten children are almost as many as a platoon of soldiers.
There's no other way but to have the big boss manage the small ones and have a clear division of labor.
If anyone makes a mistake, not only will that person be punished, but the person who is in charge of them will also be punished.
As for studying, to be honest, neither I nor my wife really worried about it much.
As you know, when things get really busy, my wife is busier than me.
The people who really care about them are the elderly folks in the family.
"Then how did you get such a good score?"
"What else could it be? If you ask me, the only explanation is genetics."
"Are you implying that?"
"No, um, don't disbelieve me. Not to mention my wife, all four of us siblings were admitted to university at the age of sixteen."
"If it weren't for the special circumstances back then, my wife would have definitely gotten into university at sixteen."
"But that's not allowed either?"
"I know what you're leaning towards, and I don't agree with what you're saying."
Ultimately, a child's learning depends mainly on themselves. If they are truly hopeless, no matter how high your expectations are, it won't help.
"Too."
"But in the end, Beijing's education is one of the best in the country. If you can't get into university with that, then you should make plans as soon as possible."
"Oh, I know that, but my son just really wants to go to that university."
"This is your fault. Why didn't you tell him that if he couldn't get into undergraduate school, he could at least take the postgraduate entrance exam?"
"By then, won't they also be going to one of those universities?"
"Oh right? How could I forget that? Okay, I'll talk to him about it later."
"Hurry up! Don't jeopardize the child's future."
"I know, I know, Lao Shen, you're quicker on the uptake."
It's really unexpected that everyone would discuss their children's good grades in private.
But that's just Old Gu; if it were someone else, they might not have asked that question.
You know, since we moved out of the family compound, my family has had less contact with us.
Especially after what happened last time, everyone knows that neither the Shen family nor their wives are people anyone can mess with.
Therefore, they can only discuss it privately, and even if they want to ask, they dare not.
Fortunately, he didn't ask. You know, he doesn't really have much say in his child's studies, so it's best not to mislead the children in other classes.
Every family has its own way of educating, and it's not good to listen too much to other people's opinions.