Chen Lie couldn't help but pour cold water on her. "What is the college entrance examination? It's like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Don't think it's too easy. There are so many people competing with you."
After hearing what he said, Erniu started to get a little scared. She had been pretty sure about passing, after all, her grades had always been good. "Then, what should we do?"
"Not much to do," Ning Tang said. "As long as you set a goal and make up your mind to work hard, it's all fine. Do you know why your dad asked you two which school and major you want to apply to?"
Da Wa and Er Niu shook their heads at the same time, "I don't know."
Chen Lie said, "Because we don't fight unprepared, first decide which school and major you want to apply to. I'll find someone to help you find out the admission scores for each school and major. Although it's a bit early to ask, it's better to prepare early. After all, the scores are actually pretty close every year."
Ning Tang said, "That's right, Da Wa's a little bit difficult. I don't know what kind of university this kid is going to study in."
Whether you pass the exam or not is another matter. Just set your goal first.
The eldest child said, "Then Mom and Dad, please help me choose a school in Shanghai, and I'll take the entrance exam there."
Erniu and Sanwa both went to Shanghai, and he wanted to follow them.
After the interview with Da Wa and Er Niu, Chen Lie began to supervise their studies. However, he was busy with work, so this matter fell on Ning Tang.
Ning Tang sighed, "You really are good at making trouble for me."
Chen Lie: "They both did well in the exam, and you will be proud of it."
Ning Tang was speechless: "You think too much, it's not true. I'm going to college, what do I need this light for?"
Chen Lie said, "Then you tell me? Should we catch them both studying? No, isn't it? They both, Erniu is very self-disciplined, so just catch Da Wa."
Da Wa said, "You don't have to force me to study. I'm very self-disciplined."
But he was going to Shanghai with Erniu to find Sanwa. What if Erniu went there and played with Sanwa in Shanghai, and he didn't catch up?
"Conscious?" Shen Lie snorted. "Comrade Shen Dawa, let me ask you, what was your score in history on your last final exam?"
Da Wa's face froze, and he whispered, "Twenty..."
"Twenty points, how dare you say that out loud?" Chen Lie crossed his arms and sighed, "Even a traitor wouldn't score that low."
The eldest child yelled, "Dad!"
Chen Lie was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. He scratched his ears and said, "I heard it. I'm not deaf. Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Big Boy still had a puffy face and looked angry.
Isn't it just that he scored low in history? And they actually said that he is not even as good as a traitor. How infuriating!
Ning Tang was also very troubled by Da Wa's history grades. When he was in junior high school, he did well in history, but when he changed teachers in high school, his grades dropped suddenly.
Because whether the eldest child studies a course or not depends on whether he likes the teacher of the course. If he likes the teacher of the course, he will listen carefully. If he doesn’t like the teacher, he will just do his own thing in class.
The history teacher we changed in high school was a little old man. His lectures were not as humorous as the history teacher in junior high school. My eldest son didn’t like his lectures, so naturally his grades were not very good.
Ning Tang said, "This is actually easy to solve. As for history, it doesn't matter whether you listen in class or not. You can just memorize the knowledge points after class. Erniu, you can mark the key points and urge Da Wa to memorize them every day."
If this kid wasn't particularly good at math and hadn't pulled up a lot of points, his grades would definitely not be in the middle of the class, but would be at the bottom.
Ning Tang decided to do two things at once. While memorizing the lessons, he also got some exercise books for the two little ones to do.
Shen Lie asked, "Where are you going to buy the exercise book?"
Ning Tang said, "The bookstore."
Shen Lie asked, "Can I buy it?"
In recent years, due to the resumption of the college entrance examination, exercise books have been selling extremely well. Some bookstores have even set up special bookcases for them. It is simply hard to get a book.
"Sure." Ning Tang went to the bookstore to buy books every once in a while. She was familiar with many bookstore owners. When new books came in, it shouldn't be a problem for her to ask them to leave a few books for her.
Even Chen Lie started to control the studies of Da Wa and Er Niu, not to mention Ning Xue.
She simply quit her job at the Women's Committee, under the pretext that she had devoted her wholehearted attention to the studies of Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu over the past two years.
——In fact, it was because she was stimulated by Sanwa. She had worked as a clerk in the Women's Committee for several years, and her salary had not increased at all. Now, even a little brat who had been out of the island for two years earned several times more than hers!
It’s better not to do this job!
Inexplicably, Ning Xue began to "identify" with Ning Tang.
Yes, why does she have to work so hard?
To train Guangzong and Yaozu into talents and college students is her ultimate goal!
She also wants to "eat the little one", lie down and let Guangzong and Yaozu make money for her, isn't that great?!
With this thought in mind, Ning Xue's eyes burst into endless light.
She quit her job and forced the twins to continue working from 5 am to 12 pm. They studied at school and at home. Even when going to the bathroom, she had to make the twins take a book with them to recite.
Su Junyan looked at the big red banner hanging on the wall that read "Strive today, have no regrets in this life, persist for a hundred days, and have a glorious life" and was speechless. First of all, it wasn't even a hundred days yet, and secondly, what was the point of hanging such a banner at home?
If other leaders and colleagues came to visit his house, they would think Ning Xue was crazy!
Su Junyan hurriedly pulled down the banner and said, "Why are you hanging this thing? Hurry up and put it away."
"Don't move!" Ning Xue hugged the banner tightly, looking like she would fight with you if you dare to move.
Su Junyan took a deep breath. "Ning Xue, I know you value Guangzong and Yaozu's studies, but are you? Are you? Trying too hard?"
He also pays great attention to the twins' studies, but he doesn't push them like that. He noticed these past few days that the twins seemed a little dazed.
Is it fierce?
Ning Xue didn't notice at all. "What do you know? They're already in the second semester of their senior year. There are less than two years left until the college entrance exam. Two years, only two years. Do you think that's a lot of time?"
"Yeah, not much." Su Junyan sighed, "But you can't force the child to death."
Ning Xue remained unmoved, her words still the same. She sternly said, "What do you know? I don't care. I just want to make sure they study hard. What if they slack off and do worse than Shen Dawa and Shen Erniu on the test?"
Su Guangzong had two big dark circles under his eyes, looking like a giant panda. He shouted, "Mom, I don't understand. Why do we have to compete with Da Wa?"
Ning Xue was stunned by his question. Obviously, she had not thought about this question either.
At first, she thought that Ning Tang and she were married to Hailang Island together. Their conditions were similar, and they were cousins, so there were naturally comparisons everywhere.
Later, the Shen family's life became better and better, and she couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.
Your man holds a higher position than mine? But my son has better grades than your son.
Anyway, I have to surpass you in every aspect.
Later, I got used to it after comparing it many times.
The Shen family ordered milk. Okay, our family will buy some milk candy that’s equivalent to three cups of milk per piece.
The Shen family bought an electric fan and a washing machine. Okay, let’s buy an electric fan too.
If you ask Ning Xue why she did this, she can't explain it, but she just feels angry in her heart.
She must live better than Ning Tang!
So, when Su Guangzong asked this, Ning Xue hesitated for a long time and was speechless. "Anyway, anyway, you two have to do better than the children of the Shen family in the exam."
Su Yaozu rolled his eyes, a gleam of light flashing in them, "Mom, do we really have to compete with Da Wa and the others in everything?"
Ning Xue said firmly, "Yes!"
Su Yaozu: "Last time I saw Da Wa and Er Niu bringing several storybooks to school. They said their mom bought them. Why don't you compare them with this? Buy a couple of storybooks for me and my brother, too."
"Storybook?" Ning Xue asked with a frown.
"Yes." Speaking of storybooks, Su Guangzong's brows relaxed and he gestured, "Those are the storybooks in there, as well as those picture books and comic books. You should buy us a few too."
Thinking of Ning Xue's tendency to always compete with Ning Tang, he pursed his lips and added, "Big Brother and Second Girl both have them, so we want them too."
When Ning Xue heard what? Picture books, comic books, she rejected it without a second thought. "No, I can buy exercise books and reference books, but buying books like this that will only make you lose your ambition is out of the question."
"Ah—" Su Guangzong stretched out his voice, the light in his eyes extinguished, and he stammered, "But, but I really want it."
Unlike the lively and outgoing Su Yaozu, Su Guangzong is more shy. He seldom makes requests to Ning Xue and Su Junyan. This time he spoke up, which must mean he likes them very much.
Seeing this, Su Junyan persuaded, "Just buy them a copy."
Ning Xue shook her head firmly, "I said 'no', that's it."
Seeing this, Su Guangzong's face suddenly fell. After a pause, he soothed her, "Guangzong, wait until you go to college, okay? Once you go to college, I won't care about you anymore. You can buy whatever you want."
Su Guangzong curled his lips. You always say that, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Okay, Mom."
He secretly made up his mind that when he applied for college entrance examination, he would apply for a city far away. Then Ning Xue would be out of reach and wouldn't be able to control him!
Su Yaozu was much smarter than Su Guangzong. He stretched out his hand, revealing his white and tender palm. "Mom, then give me the money for the book first."
Ning Xue agreed to this request. She took out five yuan from her pocket and put it in Su Yaozu's hand. "Okay, I'll give you the money first. Remember, don't buy anything now. Picture books or comic books. Buy them after you go to college."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Our family is rich. Your father and I have earned a lot of money from work over the past few years. As long as you go to college, you can spend it as you like. Buy whatever you want. Don't treat yourself badly."
Su Junyan thought, what? 'Spend as much as you want, spend as much as you want', isn't this just spoiling the child? But seeing that Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu didn't react at all, his Adam's apple moved, but he still swallowed his words.
Su Yaozu smiled with his eyes curved, and agreed, "Don't worry, Mom, I won't buy it until I go to college."
He has a handsome appearance, and looks even more harmless when he smiles. Ning Xue feels more at ease with him than with Su Guangzong.
Su Yaozu couldn't help but look like a good boy, but in fact he secretly despised Su Guangzong and Ning Xue.
His brother is really too stupid and naive. He says whatever he wants to say. Unlike him, he just agrees to it and gets the money.
His mother is so stupid. He believes whatever he says and gives him money when he asks for it.
It's impossible for his mother to follow them 24 hours a day. Now that he has money, what can he buy? What can he buy? Tomorrow, he will buy picture books and comic books, and then hide them in the desks in the classroom at school. He can read them however he wants.
Hearing Ning Xue say, "Spend as much as you want," Su Guangzong's eyes lit up and he said, "Mom, after we go to college, can my brother and I really spend as much as we want?"
Ning Xue said without thinking, "Of course."
She despised the idea that "girls should be raised in wealth and boys should be raised in poverty" the most. She believed that boys should also be raised in wealth, and that they should be given lots of money and allowed to spend as much as they wanted.
Boys should be more generous. If they are stingy, are they still men?
Thinking of this, Ning Xue secretly despised Su Junyan. She didn't notice it before, but now she felt that Su Junyan was really incomparable to Chen Lie. He was so stingy. She didn't know if it was because he was too busy taking care of the logistics and was always counting the trivial matters. As a couple, their money was actually divided and they had to "compete" to buy an appliance.
Sanwa returned to the Navy Swimming Team training base in Shanghai. Not long after, he received another good result: he won the championship in the junior group of the National Spring Swimming Championships.
This competition is different from the usual swimming competitions held in provinces and cities. It is considered a very prestigious competition in the domestic swimming world, and it also means that Sanwa has officially come into the public eye.
This is an honor that can be shown on TV and in newspapers. During the game, the TV station even specially directed the broadcast. Ning Tang and Chen Lie, Da Wa and Er Niu, as well as Luo Saozi, Zeng Xinlan and others sat in front of the TV to watch San Wa's game.
This kid swam as fast as ever. When others just started swimming, he had already swum half the distance. When others were still a distance away from the finish line, Sanwa had already taken the lead by one body length and touched the finish line.
Principal Lu also commented, "This athlete is different. If it were those guys on the island, they wouldn't even be able to touch Sanwa's butt."
The gold medals and trophies sent back by Sanwa could fill up half of the cabinet. Ning Tang would cut out every report about him in the newspaper and paste it in a notebook, which now has several pages.
Ning Tang looked at the display cabinet dedicated to Sanwa next to the bookshelf and felt very emotional. Maybe one day it would be full.
After Sanwa became famous, some reporters came to interview this new "young sports star". Facing the camera, Sanwa told everything about the training base, especially the treatment.
Because the coach and leader have told us to promote their base well.
Originally, Ning Xue was the only one who knew about the good benefits at the Navy Swimming Team training base, and she kept it a secret.
——We must never let others know that Sanwa is doing so well now!
Now that it was in the newspapers and on television, the news could no longer be concealed. Officers and their wives from the military families' home came to Chen Lie and Ning Tang to inquire whether the welfare benefits of the Navy Swimming Training Base were really that good.
Chen Lie and Ning Tang were so annoyed by this that they simply stayed indoors.
Fortunately, there are Da Wa and Er Niu at home, which brings a lot of fun to their boring life of being shut in.
In Ning Tang's words, Da Wa is worth 500 ducks, Er Niu is worth 300 ducks, and the two of them together are worth 800 ducks.
How can you have peace and quiet with eight hundred ducks croaking right next to your ears?
In the "uncleanness", time also walked to the Spring Festival of 1987.
After the Spring Festival, Da Wa turned eighteen years old and was considered a grown man. However, this boy only grew in height but not in mind. He still looked like a tiger.
Apart from being taller and more handsome, I really can't tell that he's any different from before.
Erniu has changed much more than him. She has become more graceful and slim, and has become a grown-up girl.
Most of Mrs. Luo's hair has turned white, but she looks in good spirits. After graduating from university, Zhao Qing found a home in Fujian Province and now lives there. She is living a good life. Mrs. Luo is living a comfortable life and naturally looks in good spirits.
Zeng Xinlan and Captain Qi are still the same, but in recent years, Zeng Xinlan's work in the Women's Committee has been getting better and better, and she has more and more say in the family. Captain Qi is also more willing to listen to her, and the money has gradually begun to be handed over to Zeng Xinlan to manage, no longer filling the bottomless pit in his hometown.
Bao'er is already over three years old, cute and very smart. Zhou Caiwei and Wu Dahui also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the damn sex-changing medicine did not leave any sequelae to the child.
The one who changed the most was Ning Xue.
The hair on her temples had turned completely white, with about five centimeters of gray hair showing at the roots, and the ends were black. She also had long hair, which made it even more obvious. She was only in her early thirties, but she looked like she was in her forties or fifties.
Do you know? Do you know that she is tutoring Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu? She is very worried and exhausted.
If you don’t know, you might think she suffered a serious injury and her hair turned white overnight.
Especially when standing next to Ning Tang, the difference is even greater.
Wu Xiuqin is a new military wife. When she heard that Ning Xue and Ning Tang were cousins, she almost dropped her jaw because they looked so different.
Ning Tang has shiny black hair, fair skin with a rosy glow, and a youthful demeanor. Although she is in her early thirties, she looks like a girl in her twenties. If you don't know her, you might think she is Erniu's sister.
Ning Xue's hair is gray, and wrinkles can be seen on her skin if you look closely. She looks old and tired.
Even though her facial features are quite good, her skin condition is too bad, giving people a very old feeling.
Ning Tang and Ning Xue are very different, is that normal?
Ever since Da Wa and Er Niu learned how to cook, Ning Tang basically doesn't have to do anything. At home, it's just Chen Lie and them who take turns cooking. Occasionally, when San Wa comes back, he also rushes to cook, and the housework is the same for them.
It can be said that Ning Tang really didn't worry about anything.
Ning Xue is different.
Su Junyan was so carefree when he got home that he acted like a hands-off boss, even asking Ning Xue to pour him a cup of tea.
Originally, Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu could help Ning Xue share some of the housework. After all, they are two grown men, right?
But both of them were spoiled by Ning Xue. They had everything they wanted. Even though they were eighteen-year-old boys, it was Ning Xue who washed their underwear. Not to mention sharing the housework with Ning Xue, it was good enough that they didn't cause more trouble.
Although Ning Xue doesn't have to work now, she has three grown men at home who don't do housework. The housework on her shoulders is not light, and she also has to worry about the twins' studies. It is normal for her to look a little older under the heavy pressure.
Fortunately, Ning Xue's day of liberation is coming soon.
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