When Old Lady Tian first heard the girl's conditions, she was very tempted and almost agreed. But then she thought that this marriage was arranged by Tian Yuan and she would live with Tian Yuan for the rest of her life. Whether she agreed or not, she also needed Tian Yuan's approval.
I went out to ask Tian Yuan for his opinion, but Tian Yuan had no intention of getting married at the moment. He was still worried about this year's exams, so he didn't have the time to think about marriage.
Besides, he is serving in the army now and only comes back once a year. If something happens, he may not be able to come back at all, and he doesn't want to delay the girl like this.
He wanted to wait another two years to see if he had any hope of advancement. When he was basically sure whether to transfer to civilian work or continue to serve in the army, it would not be too late to discuss marriage at that time.
Old Mrs. Tian didn't know what Tian Yuan was thinking. Tian Yuan was now 20 years old. People of his age in the brigade were either married or had already decided on their marriage.
But there is still no sign of Tian Yuan, and now he is in the army and doesn't usually come into contact with girls. Old Mrs. Tian is a little anxious now.
"Grandma! I haven't had that idea yet! And I don't know who is left in our team now. Maybe there is someone you like?" Tian Yuan said.
Old Mrs. Tian sighed and said, "You are already 20 years old, not young anymore. It is time to meet someone. How about I call the matchmaker over? There are no girls of the right age. We can meet them. Maybe there will be one you like."
Tian Yuan's scalp went numb when he heard about this. "Grandma! Please don't do that. I'm leaving in a few days, so how can I have the time to think about other girls? Besides, I have exams this year, so I have even less energy to think about this."
Tian Yuan saw that Old Lady Tian didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he said, "Will the girl I find be better after I finish my exams? We'll talk about it then!"
Once he is admitted to the military academy, he will definitely be an officer after graduation, and he will have more choices at that time.
Moreover, it is not so easy to get into military academies nowadays. Although education is paralyzed nowadays, there are not many soldiers in their army who can read, and most of those who can read rarely join the army.
But the country is so big, there are quite a few people who can read and write, and there are also those who come from military officers' families, who have stronger backgrounds and better educational resources than Tian Yuan.
These people have family backgrounds and abilities, but few of them are willing to take steady steps and move up step by step. Most of them are eyeing this place in the military academy.
To be honest, if Tian Yuan didn't have the connection with Old Man Tian, even if he was a good student and had good physical fitness, he might not have known about this news at all.
So Tian Yuan is under a lot of pressure now.
When she heard that Tian Yuan was going to apply to military school, Old Lady Tian stopped talking about the matchmaking and just shut up.
Lin Meiyu, who was standing by, heard for the first time that someone was looking for a matchmaker for Tian Yuan. She asked curiously, "Someone is looking for a matchmaker for Tian Yuan? Whose family is this girl from?"
"She is the daughter of the captain of the fourth team next door. I don't know how he knew our Tian Yuan, and he even asked her to come and propose marriage to us." said Old Mrs. Tian.
Lin Meiyu seemed to be thinking about something. "I don't know this girl, but since they are all team leaders, Li Song should be quite familiar with her. I will ask him when Li Song comes back."
"Don't ask." Tian Yuan said, "Since we don't plan to have anything, don't ask. If people find out, they might think we have some ulterior motives, and it would be bad if they misunderstood us."
When Lin Meiyu heard this, she felt that what Tian Yuan said was true, "Then I won't go."
Tian Tian was still studying here without any awareness. During the intermission, Gu Xingshu poured Tian Tian a glass of water and asked, "Grandpa Gu, was the Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings) delicious yesterday?"
"Delicious!" Gu Xingshu said with a smile. He hadn't eaten Yuanxiao for a long time. He was able to eat it yesterday thanks to Tian Tian.
"As long as it tastes good, I'll bring you some during the Lantern Festival next year," said Tian Tian.
"No, we are too old to eat anything too sweet." Gu Xingshu refused.
He felt that life was so good now that it seemed a little unreal.
Moreover, Yuanxiao contains glutinous rice flour, sugar, and lard, which are not cheap, let alone all three together.
"Grandpa Gu, don't feel burdened. Maybe after two years, you and Uncle Song will be rehabilitated." Tian Tian said with a smile.
It is now 1974, and the end is just two years away. Now Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang seem to be in good health and very strong. Especially now that Gu Zhao takes good care of them, they can basically eat on time every day.
Their team would not deliberately torture them. As long as they finished their work every day, they could do whatever they wanted.
They can eat well, exercise, and no one insults them. Over the past two years, both of them have been in good health. Gu Xingshu previously had lung problems and was always coughing, but now he doesn't cough anymore.
Just as Tian Tian was speaking, she heard a noise outside. Tian Tian's heart skipped a beat, knowing that it was Uncle Niu coming to see the cows.
She quickly took her things and hid in the empty box. Gu Xingshu also took a blanket and covered the box, then collected the water cup that Tian Tian had used on the table.
After waiting for a while, the noise outside died down. Uncle Niu finished feeding the cows and left. Only then did Tian Tian come out of the box.
Uncle Niu only cares about the cows. He doesn't care about Gu Xingshu. Normally, when he comes to the cowshed, he will never come to Gu Xingshu's hut. He will leave after feeding the cows. However, Tian Tian is still worried that Uncle Niu will suddenly come into the house, so every time she sees Uncle Niu coming to feed the cows, she will hide in the box.
After coming out of the box, Tian Tian worked on the questions with Gu Xingshu for a while. After finishing the questions, Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang explained the questions to Tian Tian directly.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Tian Tian packed her things. Song Zhengang was outside keeping watch for her, so Tian Tian took the opportunity to slip back home.
On the way home, Tian Tian met Shen Lingling and waved to her happily, "Lingling!"
Shen Lingling was also very happy to see Tian Tian, and she trotted over, "Tian Tian, I heard that you were sick before, are you feeling better now?"
"I'm fine now. Otherwise, how could I go out and hang around?" Tian Tian opened her hands to show Shen Lingling that she was fine. Then she looked at the new scarf around Shen Lingling's neck and said, "Your scarf is really pretty. It's bright red and goes really well with your face."
When Shen Lingling heard Tian Tian praise her beauty, she felt even happier and touched the scarf with her hand, "I think it looks good too."
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