Although Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli only invited three families, these three families were the ones with whom Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli had the best relationship in Beijing.
While Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci were packing their things, Mr. Cheng Yehan, who lived closest to Shichahai, arrived first.
He, Li Ailian, Cheng Ke, Cheng Wenyun, and Cheng Wencheng rode bicycles together.
"Sister Coco!!"
"Yangyang, Miaomiao! Mom! Uncle Zhou's family lives over there!"
Their house was located near the main gate, and Jiang Ci heard Zhou Yang, Zhou Miao, and Cheng Ke talking as soon as they started playing outside the courtyard.
They had already prepared almost everything, and upon hearing the commotion, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli went out together.
As expected, the Cheng family members surrounded Cheng Yehan.
Jiang Ci walked over with a smile, "Grandpa, I'm here!"
She helped Cheng Yehan up and then greeted Li Ailian, Cheng Wenyun, and others.
Zhou Mingli and Cheng Wenyun saw each other almost every day, so there was nothing wrong with it. He accepted the gift from Cheng Wencheng and welcomed him inside.
Cheng Yehan looked around and said, "Your house is close to the main road, so it's not hard to find."
“It’s because this place is close to the main road and other people find it noisy that I was able to choose this house with two adjacent rooms.” Jiang Ci said as she walked. “This room has been divided into a bedroom, kitchen and dining room for Mingli and me. The other room has also been divided into two rooms, one for Zhe Yue and Yangyang, and one for Miaomiao.”
Compared to the spaciousness of the Cheng family's courtyard house, it's quite impressive that two rooms can be divided into four rooms.
Cheng Yehan glanced at it and nodded. "Very good."
Looking at the curtains, Li Ailian praised them repeatedly, "The idea of hanging two layers of curtains is really good. It provides good privacy and also blocks the sun."
Before long, Zhou Gou, Zhou Huai, and Shen Conghe's family arrived one after the other.
Jiang Ci introduced Shen Conghe's family to the Cheng family, and Zhou Gou introduced them to each other. Li Ailian knew Tao Susu. Since everyone knew each other, they chatted happily.
The adults were talking, and the children were making a lot of noise too.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were the youngest of the children. They excitedly pulled Zhou Huai, Cheng Ke, and Shen Ting to see their rooms.
Huang Zheyue glanced at the two dolls with a wistful look.
She really does forget about her male mother as soon as she has a new friend.
"This is the room where my brother Zheyue and I live. Dad even made us a desk. From now on, my brother Zheyue and I will do our homework here!" Zhou Yang proudly introduced to the older brothers and sisters.
Shen Ting looked at the bunk bed and asked Zhou Yang, "You're sleeping on the top one?"
Zhou Yang nodded his little head, "That's right!"
Zhou Miao interjected, "This was originally my bed, but my mother said that since I'm a girl, I should have my own room and bed, so I gave this bed to my brother."
Zhou Huai and Cheng Ke couldn't help but giggle when they heard this.
Zhou Miao pulled her sisters toward her room, saying, "Sister Xiaohuai, Sister Keke, come and see my room! Come and see my room!"
Cheng Ke and Zhou Huai followed Zhou Miao to her room.
Shen Ting already knew a lot, and his mother had taught him not to enter girls' rooms casually. At this moment, he was looking around aimlessly.
Suddenly, his gaze fell upon some familiar books on the bookshelf. Besides textbooks, there were also some other workbooks that looked like they had already been used.
Isn't that his old textbook?
Mom said that Aunt Jiang took it and gave it to someone else.
Shen Ting looked down at Zhou Yang. This little kid was still playing in kindergarten. How could he possibly be using fifth-grade textbooks?
Shen Ting looked at Huang Zheyue again, and hesitantly asked, "Are you reading these books?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zheyue followed Shen Ting's gaze and nodded, "Yes, those are the textbooks and workbooks that Aunt Jiang helped me find."
"Didn't you go to school?"
"Not yet. Aunt Jiang said that once I've mastered all the fifth-grade material, she'll let me take the junior high school entrance exam."
Huang Zheyue is already thirteen years old. He should have been in junior high school by now, but he dropped out for two years and has been studying at home ever since. He leaves questions for Jiang Ci to answer after he finishes his work.
Occasionally, he would go to Cheng Yehan and ask the old man some math problems.
It's clear that Mr. Cheng isn't cut out to be a teacher; the solutions he provided were all beyond Huang Zheyue's knowledge...
Shen Ting and Huang Zheyue were about the same age. When he heard that he could go to junior high school, his eyes lit up. "Which school are you planning to go to? I'm in No. 1 Middle School. If you can get in, we'll be classmates."
Shen Ting glanced at Zhou Miao's room and said, "Cheng Ke is in the fifth grade at No. 1 Middle School. Her mother is a physics teacher."
Beijing No. 1 Middle School is the largest school in Beijing, offering both primary and junior high school education, and it is very selective in admitting students based on their academic performance.
Shen Ting sat in the chair and said, "I heard from our teacher that students who graduate from No. 1 High School can be directly assigned jobs."
Huang Zheyue: "..."
He hasn't even finished junior high school yet, and he's already starting to think about job assignments?
Huang Zheyue hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not sure I'll pass the exam."
Zhou Yang tilted his little head back, looked at Brother Chen Ting, looked at Brother Zhe Yue, and put his hands on his chubby waist, "Don't say things I don't understand!"
Huang Zheyue also felt like she wanted to flee.
He's been out of school for two years, and he got into the top high school? How is that possible?
He picked up Zhou Yang and said, "Okay, let's go out."
Upon seeing this, Shen Ting sighed.
He had thought he would have a friend who transferred to the same high school as him.
Shen Ting was admitted to the First Middle School through Shen Conghe's connections. The students there tended to stick together and didn't like talking to him much.
Young children don't share their worries with their families, so Tao Susu naturally didn't know either.
When adults gather together to talk, they mostly discuss recent policy changes.
Shen Conghe used to be a school principal, and now he works in an education unit. The topics he talks about are also related to children. "Recently, the Ministry of Education has been holding meetings, talking about sending a large number of high school students to work as educated youth."
The work circles of everyone are not far apart, but now there is still no proper arrangement for a series of issues such as the return of educated youth to the city, resettlement, and disturbances.
Tao Susu said, "With so many educated youth returning to the city now, are there still people willing to go to the countryside?"
Cheng Wenyun said, "The policy on graduates going to the countryside has not changed. Even if some educated youth return to the city, students who are to go to the countryside still have to go."
Cheng Wenyun frowned and said, "However, more and more educated youth are returning to the city now, and each factory and unit has limited capacity to accommodate them. This way of doing things is not a solution."
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli have always kept quiet about this matter and said little about it.
When the time comes, things will naturally change.
For example, the meeting in August this year, and the policy of resuming the college entrance examination announced in October.
When the college entrance examination was mentioned, Zhou Mingli looked at Jiang Ci and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to take the college entrance examination?"
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