Chapter 155 Prepare to Submit
Gu Qiuyue's heart skipped a beat. The sense of relief she'd felt after completing her research project vanished instantly. She grabbed her husband's arm, her voice filled with unconscious nervousness. "Work? What's going on? Is it a big deal?"
Xie Shiyu held her slightly cold hand in his palm, and said in a calm tone with a hint of apology: "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing, it just may require you to take more responsibility in the future."
He paused, organizing his words. "Next month, the military region will have a joint exercise, and I may need to lead the team to participate. It will last about two weeks."
Gu Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't an urgent or dangerous mission, but then she frowned again: "Next month? That would be..."
"Maybe it's the time when you have your exams." Xie Shiyu took over her words, his eyes full of apology. "I know it's inappropriate to leave at this time, but this is an order and a duty."
She took a deep breath and shook his hand. "Work is important, don't worry. I can take care of the house and the kids, and I'll do my best to prepare for the exam." She even managed a laugh. "I'm going to be a graduate student in economics, so this little challenge is nothing."
Xie Shiyu's eyes flashed with relief and pride, and he embraced his wife in his arms: "Thank you for your understanding. I've already made an agreement with Mom. She will come over to help take care of the children for those two weeks. I will also try my best to coordinate my time and try to be back before your exam."
"Okay, let's focus on finishing the registration materials now." Xie Shiyu glanced at the gradually brightening sky outside the window. "You rest for a while, I'll make breakfast."
Gu Qiuyue shook her head: "Let's go together. I can't sleep either." The couple tiptoed out of the study.
At the breakfast table, five-year-old Huahua and Shuangshuang rubbed their sleepy eyes. "Mom, are we going to take the exam today?" Shuangshuang asked in a baby voice.
Gu Qiuyue kissed her daughter's cheek and said, "We still need to prepare for a while. Mom will be busy this week. Babies, please be good."
"We will be good!" Huahua rushed to express his opinion. "Dad said Mom is going to be a college student. That's amazing."
Xie Shiyu and Gu Qiuyue smiled at each other, and the air was filled with warmth and tacit understanding.
After breakfast, Xie Shiyu drove the children to kindergarten first, and then took Gu Qiuyue to school.
"Leave the proof to me, and you can focus on your work and review." Xie Shiyu reminded before leaving.
After the morning class ended, Gu Qiuyue used her lunch break to take out her economics study questions and review them.
"Qiuyue, are you so hardworking?" Teacher Li, the head of the teaching and research group, passed by and greeted with a smile.
Gu Qiuyue looked up and smiled: "The registration deadline has been moved up due to a temporary notice, so we have to hurry up."
"Good things take time. You'll definitely make it!" Teacher Li encouraged. "Just let me know if you need any help."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the office phone rang. Gu Qiuyue picked it up. It was Xie Shiyu calling.
"The unit certificate has been issued. It went more smoothly than expected." The voice on the other end of the phone was a little relieved. "The director of the Political Department heard that you were going to take the postgraduate entrance examination and was very supportive. He also said that our army needs more highly educated military families to set an example."
Gu Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great, this is what I was most worried about."
"You've made so many contributions to the school. Everyone would support you." Xie Shiyu said with pride. "How's the revision of the research plan going?"
"I'm currently refining the data. Your suggestions last night were very useful," Gu Qiuyue said, then suddenly remembered something. "Oh, Huahua has a painting class this afternoon, and school ends at 4:30..."
"I've asked Xiao Liu to pick them up. Mom is here too and is staying with Shuangshuang at home." Xie Shiyu had already made all the arrangements. "Just relax and come back after you finish your work at school."
After get off work, Gu Qiuyue stayed in the office for another hour to review until Xie Shiyu came to pick her up.
On the way home in the car, Xie Shiyu handed her a folder: "Take a look, is there anything else you need?"
When Gu Qiuyue opened it, she saw that all the supporting documents were neatly arranged inside, and even copies were prepared.
"Great! It's basically complete." She flipped through the pages and suddenly frowned. "Oops, I need three more one-inch photos. I forgot to prepare them."
"I've asked Xiao Wang from the publicity department to take the photo. You can pick it up tomorrow at noon." Xie Shiyu smiled, "I thought you might have forgotten this."
Gu Qiuyue couldn't help laughing: "Xie, Deputy Commander, your logistical support work is even more thorough than the battle plan!"
Xie Shiyu raised his eyebrows: "Teacher Gu's postgraduate entrance examination is a very important matter, so it must be treated as a top-level task."
When I got home, my mother-in-law Wang Xiulan had already prepared dinner. When she saw my parents come back, she immediately rushed over and asked for a hug.
After dinner, Wang Xiulan took the initiative to take on the tasks of washing dishes and taking care of the children.
In the study, Gu Qiuyue pondered the content of the paper word by word, while Xie Shiyu helped her check the format and typos.
"Here," Xie Shiyu pointed to a paragraph, "you mentioned the impact of rural labor transfer on family structure. Can you discuss this in light of the particularities of military families?"
Gu Qiuyue's eyes lit up: "Yes! This way, it has both universality and specificity, and it can better reflect the innovation of the research."
When writing the data part, Gu Qiuyue encountered another problem in model processing and frowned unconsciously.
Seeing this, Xie Shiyu stood up and took out the book "Basics of Econometrics" from the bookshelf: "Try this model? I remember there is a similar case here."
Gu Qiuyue flipped through the book, and the problem was solved. She looked up in surprise and asked, "How do you remember it so clearly?"
Xie Shiyu chuckled: "I noticed it when I was helping you organize your bookcase last time."
Finally, before 11 o'clock in the evening, all the materials were prepared, the research plan was clearly written, and neatly placed together with other supporting documents ready for submission.
Gu Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in her chair: "It's finally done."
Xie Shiyu came over and gently pressed her shoulders with both hands: "Great, I'll accompany you to register tomorrow?"
"No need, you've already helped me so much, I can do it on my own." Gu Qiuyue held his hand, "Don't you have a meeting tomorrow?"
Xie Shiyu nodded: "Then I'll let Xiao Liu drive you there. There are so many materials, it's not convenient to take the bus."
This time, Gu Qiuyue didn't refuse. She stood up and stretched her stiff shoulders and neck. "By the way, can military families really attend the seminar you mentioned earlier?"
"As long as you pass the exam, I can find a way for you to participate as a researcher." Xie Shiyu's eyes sparkled. "Then you can communicate directly with experts, which will be helpful for your future research."
This prospect filled Gu Qiuyue with anticipation, and she carefully packed all the materials into a file bag.
The next day at noon, Gu Qiuyue took half a day off and brought all the materials to the admissions office. The line moved very quickly. When it was finally her turn, she took a deep breath and handed the materials into the window.
The staff member took the document bag and skillfully flipped through it. Suddenly, he paused and looked up at Gu Qiuyue: "Comrade Gu Qiuyue?"
"Yes." Gu Qiuyue's heart tightened slightly.
The staff member pulled out the work certificate and pointed to the official seal on the lower right corner: "There seems to be something wrong with this seal..."
Gu Qiuyue's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
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