Because of the college entrance examination, the younger children in the family compound are also being restrained by their families and can no longer be left to their own devices. What will happen if they don't get into university?
Liu Jiu and San Qi returned shortly after going out, which surprised Bonnie.
"Why are you back so soon?"
"There's no one on the playground anymore, everyone's gone home to study." Liu Jiu was quite disappointed. All her friends were forced to study at home by their parents. Even Cao Shengnan didn't have time anymore; she was in junior high school and suddenly had a lot more homework.
"Li Xiaoshan and Zhou Haiyang haven't come out either?" Bao Ni was unaware that the women in the family compound were already getting anxious.
"They were ranked last and second to last in their exams, no wonder they're unlikely to succeed!" Sanqi's words were so hurtful.
"Sanqi, what are you saying? Wasn't it because we weren't allowed to take the college entrance exam before that everyone stopped studying hard?" Liujiu defended her friend, also wondering why so few people had scored so low.
"Come on, if you're not smart, you're not smart. Xu Tao next door still can't add ten numbers." Sanqi rolled his eyes, equally confused. How could Xu Tao get it wrong? He'd explained it so many times, and Xu Tao still got it wrong.
"Sanqi, you should train hard with your sister. With that mouth of yours, you'll be the one getting beaten up later."
Bonnie thinks that Sanqi speaks too bluntly and directly, which makes her a prime target for a beating.
"People these days are really unacceptable; they can't listen to the truth at all." Sanqi shook his head and turned around on the ground with his hands behind his back.
"Mom, is there any job suitable for someone as sharp-tongued as Sanqi, someone who can drive people crazy?" Liu Jiu was worried about her younger brother. He knew everything and was quick-witted, but he just liked to tell the truth.
"Hmm, let me think. Sanqi, you should work hard to get into a foreign language university and work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future. Your sharp tongue is perfect for arguing with foreigners and making them furious on the international stage."
Bonnie thought about it more and more and felt that what she said made sense. The social customs in China couldn't handle Sanqi's sharp tongue. Let him go and poison the international friends.
Sanqi looked at his mother and sister thoughtfully. "There's a job like this. That's pretty good."
Liu Jiu looked at San Qi, who was deep in thought, and realized that she had found her target.
"What are you doing?" Gu Ye had a lot going on today and got off work late. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the mother and her two children with serious expressions, seemingly lost in thought.
"Dad, have you eaten?" Liu Jiu asked with concern as she took her father's briefcase.
"Dad has already eaten. He ate with the uncles from the army." Gu Ye was overjoyed. His little darling was so sweet.
Sanqi was still thinking about his mother's words. He would make good use of his strengths when he had verbal battles with foreigners in the future, so that they wouldn't be too fragile to handle his blunt honesty.
An eight-year-old child suddenly has a vague understanding of his future life.
"Dad, I want to be a diplomat when I grow up, so I can chat with international friends and they will accept my honesty." Sanqi finally saw his father and told him his decision.
Gu Ye didn't quite understand what was going on. Why did Sanqi want to become a diplomat?
Bonnie explained to Gu Ye, "Didn't the college entrance examination resume? All the kids in the family compound were forced to study. Liu Jiu and San Qi went out for a walk and didn't see any of their friends, so we started talking about how San Qi would be good at being a diplomat and poisoning the minds of international friends."
Gu Ye thought about it and agreed. Most people couldn't handle the honesty of his family's Sanqi.
"Liu Jiu, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?" Gu Ye looked at his daughter, an eleven-year-old girl who was quite tall, reaching her mother's shoulder.
"I haven't decided yet. I think it would be nice to be a heroic female soldier like Aunt Deng next door, or to be a police officer and catch bad guys. I haven't figured it out yet, so I can't decide."
Gu Ye never intended for his children to inherit his business. As long as the children were happy, didn't break the law, and didn't violate morality, they could do whatever they wanted.
"Don't rush, you and Sanqi are still young, you'll have many choices in the future. Once you find something you like, as long as it's not illegal or criminal, and you're honest and upright, we'll support you, that's all fine."
Look, now you can take the college entrance exam. Our country will get better and better, and you will have more and more choices in the future. But before that, what you need to do is study hard and exercise.
Especially for those with high blood pressure, good health is essential for success. No matter what you do, you need to be physically fit. If you want to be a diplomat, you need to be agile to ensure your safety abroad.
After hearing Gu Ye's words, Liu Jiu and San Qi understood that their parents were very open-minded and truly loved them.
The family, in this mild winter, dreamed about the future and thought about their life together.
Especially for Liu Jiu, in her mind, being a soldier or a policeman was not a smooth road.
Regardless of whether her thoughts change in the future, Bonnie won't interfere too much. The life chosen by parents may be smooth, but it may involve many detours. However, that's not the child's own choice, and it doesn't count as their life.
Life is short, only a few decades. Everyone wants to live their own life, after all, life is only once and cannot be relived.
Experiences like Bonnie's are too rare to be considered significant.
I don't know if it was because of that conversation, but Liu Jiu and San Qi also started to value their studies, even though their grades were already good. The two children started reading, selectively reading the extracurricular books and newspapers at home, and even taking notes.
Bonnie saw all of this but didn't interfere.
When she's not working, she occasionally goes to the recycling center to find books, domestic and foreign classics, magazines, and even a few cookbooks. Bonnie is overjoyed; her son Sanqi has a real talent for cooking, so isn't this perfect for her?
By then, no one was checking for banned books anymore, and Bonnie bought quite a few, about a hundred or so, and she herself had come to enjoy reading.
In later generations, with the information explosion and various short videos filling people's lives, few people can quietly read a book.
In this era where even television is not widespread, read more books; you might need them in the future.
Time flies, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the results of the college entrance examinations are being released one after another.
Those who did not receive a score but passed the minimum requirement went for a physical examination and waited for their admission notice.
Xu Hongyun, who lives next door, was the first to receive her university admission notice. She was admitted to a very famous university in the province.
"Bonnie, Bonnie, my second child passed the exam! Passed the exam..."
Aunt Zhang was perched on the wall, calling out to Bao Ni. As she called, she herself started to cry.
Bonnie understood; this was a life-changing event. Getting into university meant receiving government subsidies, graduating meant job assignments, and the government would take care of everything afterward.
"This is a joyous occasion. My sister-in-law must be so happy that she's crying tears of joy."
Bonnie made a joke to ease Zhang's agitated emotions.
"Yes, I'm so happy, so very happy! I'm just an illiterate rural woman, and my daughter got into university. This is something I can be proud of for the rest of my life." Aunt Zhang was so happy that she didn't know who to talk to, so she chattered on and on with Bao Ni.
Bonnie knew she just wanted to talk, so she stood on this side of the wall, listening quietly and occasionally replying with a word or two.
At this moment, there is a tangible embodiment of tranquility and peace.
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