Chapter 79 Implementation Plan
The tip of the pen slid across the paper, making a rustling sound, with a determination to cut off the chaos.
The pool of blood under Liu Mei, the wailing of Chen Fang's mother, Wang Lili's embarrassment after being exposed, the anxious discussions of her roommates... these noisy fragments receded like the tide the moment she picked up the pen.
Dwelling on the tragedies and gossip of others is meaningless except for exhausting oneself. Only by holding on to the pen in one's hand and the path under one's feet can one stand firm in this tide. Her eyes are focused and her writing is clear:
Academic goals: Maintain a top five academic record in the major and strive for a special scholarship; participate in Professor Zhang's research group and get involved in cutting-edge projects; clarify research direction before the end of sophomore year and apply for postgraduate study qualifications from the school.
Financial independence: Continue to take translation jobs at Xinhua Bookstore; you can also try to contribute articles to newspapers to earn royalties; plan your allowances and royalties reasonably and build savings.
Family arrangements: Besides studying, she must not forget to spend time with her children. Their father doesn't have much free time, so as a mother, she must give them more love. She must correspond with Xie Shiyu at a fixed time each week (within the scope of military academy regulations). In addition, she must also spend time with her parents...
As the days passed, although there were still some minor frictions in school life, it was generally acceptable. After Gu Qiuyue had a clear goal for herself, she was not very concerned about the gossip in the school.
According to the information she had read in her previous life, there have been many chaotic situations in colleges and universities in the past two years. Although most students in their first and second classes were not restricted by age or marital status, many villagers were worried that their daughters-in-law (sons-in-law) would abandon their husbands (wives) and children after being admitted to college, so they did everything they could to prevent them from taking the exam. However, there were also many sensible families who encouraged them to take the college entrance examination. However, the rewards they received were not necessarily good. There were many people like Wang Lili who concealed their marital status to come to school. These people basically wanted to have a new beginning.
Just as she mentioned when chatting with Zhou Li, she heard that next year's college entrance examination will require married people to not participate, and there will be a wave of divorces in the countryside. In order to get into college, these people even give up their own children.
Zhou Li was shocked, but after a school year, she had seen a lot more of the world. In addition, after this year's college entrance examination, the requirements for next year's college entrance examination had been announced. She felt that what Gu Qiuyue said was entirely possible.
With the arrival of summer vacation, Zhou Lili went home to visit her husband and son, and her battle with Gu Qiuyue officially began.
Cicadas chirped loudly on the old locust tree in the Xie family courtyard, announcing the heat and vitality of midsummer.
Gu Qiuyue pushed open the gate and was greeted by two crisp cheers.
"Mom!" Huahua and Shuangshuang, who were walking more steadily, rushed over like little cannonballs, hugged her legs tightly, and rubbed their little faces against her clothes, full of attachment.
"Oh, my two little darlings!" Gu Qiuyue's melancholy was instantly washed away by this pure joy. She squatted down, hugged each child in her arms, and kissed one and then the other. Xie's mother came out from the living room with a relieved smile on her face: "It's finally vacation time. The children have been talking about you since yesterday."
"Mom, thank you for your hard work." Gu Qiuyue stood up and put down her backpack.
"What's the point of working so hard? Seeing them happy makes me happy too." Xie's mother waved her hand, "Hurry up and wash your face. The meal will be ready soon."
The small courtyard was filled with the long-missed, down-to-earth atmosphere of everyday life. Gu Qiuyue accompanied the children in the yard to watch the ants moving, listening to them chattering about the nursery rhymes taught by their grandmother and talking about the new toys of the little tiger next door. The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, and the children's laughter was as crisp as the wind chimes hanging under the eaves.
This peace is the root of her efforts to move forward.
While enjoying the cool in the evening, Aunt Zhang from next door came to visit, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, and the topic somehow turned to school. "Qiuyue, I heard that there is a female student in your school who has already married and had children in the countryside, but she is still dating other boys in school? Tsk tsk, what is she trying to do? Doesn't she think that fire can be covered up by paper?" Aunt Zhang's tone was full of curiosity and contempt.
Gu Qiuyue was peeling grapes for Shuangshuang with her head down. When she heard this, she didn't even raise her head. She just said "hmm" lightly and fed the crystal clear flesh into Shuangshuang's mouth.
Aunt Zhang was disappointed and turned to complain to Xie's mother.
Gu Qiuyue's heart was calm. What did she want to do? She just wanted a better life.
In her opinion, Wang Lili might have her own difficulties, but what did this have to do with her, Gu Qiuyue? The joys and sorrows of others were, after all, just their stories. Dwelling on them would only add to her troubles and waste her precious energy and time. There was no benefit in that.
She gently wiped the juice from the corners of Shuangshuang's mouth, and the belief in her heart to focus on her own path became clearer and firmer.
The night enveloped the yard. The children were tired from playing and fell asleep with satisfied smiles on their faces. Xie's mother also went to bed early.
Gu Qiuyue turned on the small desk lamp, and the orange light gently enveloped her. She spread out a thick stack of German technical materials she had received from Xinhua Bookstore. They were instructions for new agricultural machinery. Her fountain pen was filled with blue-black ink, and it made a rustling sound on the manuscript paper, like a spring silkworm eating leaves.
This job is not easy. A large number of professional terms are like obstacles. Sometimes a complex sentence structure needs to be repeatedly considered several times. She flips through the scientific dictionary at hand. When she encounters a term that she is really unsure of, she will make a conspicuous mark next to it and prepare to go to the library to check it the next day.
Sweat quietly soaked the strands of hair on her forehead, but she was unaware of it. Her eyes were focused, sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes writing quickly. When page after page of manuscript paper was filled with neat handwriting, she silently counted the words in her mind. Each penny of royalties seemed to have become the cornerstone of future hope, making her feel a sense of fulfillment and down-to-earth.
This hard work is the only way for her to achieve financial independence.
When Xie's mother got up at night and saw the light coming through the window lattice of the west room, she sighed softly, then quietly went to the kitchen and put some cooled boiled water on a corner of Gu Qiuyue's desk. This silent support made Gu Qiuyue feel warm in her heart and gave her more strength.
In addition to concentrating on translation, Gu Qiuyue also remembered the "market investigation" in the plan.
While the children were taking a nap, or when Xie's mother took them to the small park at the corner of the street to play, she would put on her half-worn straw hat, ride the family's 28-bar bicycle, and travel through the city.
She had been to the largest state-owned department store. Although the variety of goods on the shelves was much richer than that of the rural supply and marketing cooperatives, it still bore the imprint of the planned economy. Many counters had small wooden signs saying "Out of stock". Customers held tickets with expectation and a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
She also mingled in the queue, listening to people complaining about how hard it was to buy Dacron cloth and how the newly arrived Feiyue sneakers were sold out in the blink of an eye.
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