He just glanced at Gu Shuyun from a distance and found that his father was in good spirits. Knowing that his father had a good life over the years, he felt relieved.
Gu Zhao is an educated youth, and his nature is different from Gu Xingshu and others. This time, Gu Xingshu and others were able to be rehabilitated and return home, but Gu Zhao could not go back with them and had to stay in the brigade for a while.
"Since Grandpa Gu and Uncle Gu have gone home, you should be leaving soon too, right?" Tian Tian asked.
At this time, the educated youth still had to retire due to illness or find a job before they could return to the city. Gu Zhao had no choice before, but now that his grandfather and father have been rehabilitated, they must be able to find a job for Gu Zhao, and then Gu Zhao would not have to stay in the brigade any longer.
"How do you know?" Gu Zhao asked.
"How else can I know? Just think about it yourself!" Tian Tian shrugged her shoulders. "Life in the countryside is so hard. It must be better to enjoy a good life in the city. Who wants to live a hard life?"
"I think life here is pretty good!" Gu Zhao smiled at Tian Tian.
Tian Tian's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this true? Are you kidding me? You think life in this brigade isn't hard?"
Tian Tian felt that life in the brigade was so hard. Before, she didn't have to work in the fields, but she was exhausted all day. People like Gu Zhao, who had to work in the fields every day and do the work of the brigade, wished they could split him into eight parts to work together. Yet, she felt that such life was not hard.
And Gu Zhao not only had to do these jobs, he even had to do the work of Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang. When he had nothing to do, he would go up the mountain to hunt, and in his free time he would go to the black market in the city to buy things. He was really working around the clock.
Gu Zhao even has to bear the pressure of his grandfather's identity being discovered. If Tian Tian was in Gu Zhao's position, she would have given up long ago.
"I really think it's okay! Although there is a lot of work to do in a day, most of it is just taking care of the crops. I don't have to use my brain, so it's quite comfortable." Gu Zhao said.
He lived a pretty pure life in the brigade. Although there were always snobbish people wherever he went, no one in the brigade knew Gu Zhao's family background and treated him as an ordinary educated youth.
In Liao Province, Gu Zhao has seen too many fickle things in life. Before something happened in his family, there were still a lot of people flattering him, but after the accident, some people came to his aid while others took advantage of his misfortune.
More and more of those who had flattered him before now began to ridicule him because of his family's decline.
Gu Zhao is most afraid of people who look up to him because of his family background. He also hates people who think he will never be able to turn things around in his lifetime just because he is temporarily down and out. Like in the team, everyone treats him as an ordinary person. Even if someone looks at him differently, it is because of his own strength. Therefore, Gu Zhao can calmly accept all praise and responsibilities. He feels more relaxed here.
"So I have already told my grandfather and others in advance that I will stay here for another one or two years. There is nothing much to do at home anyway, and it is also a job over there, so it is better to stay here." Gu Zhao said with ease.
Tian Tian looked at Gu Zhao with a complicated expression, "You are the only son in your family, it is easy for you to go back. You don't have to endure this hardship at all."
"Whether it's necessary or not, I think that in life, everyone has to go through all the ups and downs. Some people suffer first and then enjoy the sweetness, while others enjoy the sweetness first and then the bitterness. Anyway, you have to experience it sooner or later."
Moreover, after so many years here, Gu Zhao has never relaxed to check on this brigade. He always works with a purpose in mind. He doesn't have to think about anything and can enjoy the feeling of picking wild vegetables and chestnuts in the mountains without having to think about hunting or how to secretly transport things down the mountain under everyone's noses.
He also has many good brothers here. He has been busy with survival for so many years and has not gotten along well with his brothers. Now that his grandfather and father are safe, he can get along well with his brothers.
"Let's not talk about me," Gu Zhao changed the subject, "Are you still studying now?"
"Yes! I learn how to use an abacus in school every day. Look, my fingers are so smooth from using the abacus." Tian Tian said, stretching out her fingers.
Now accounting is mainly done with an abacus. Tian Tian had never learned it before, so she has to learn it again. Add to that other courses at school, and Tian Tian is very busy all day.
"I think now that my grandfather and others have been rehabilitated, the college entrance examination will probably be resumed soon. Do you want to go to college in the future?" Gu Zhao asked with some anticipation.
Tian Tian was a little hesitant after hearing this. She hasn't made a decision yet, mainly because she didn't have any big dreams or wishes when she was in school. She just wanted to find a job. She has actually achieved this goal now. Although the future job may not be as good as she imagined, how can you be picky now?
"I don't know. You also know that going to college requires travel expenses and living expenses, but my family doesn't have that much money. Plus, my brother is also in college now, and I have two younger brothers in elementary school. They will go to junior high school in two years, and the tuition fees will be even higher. If I go to college again, my family can't afford it." Tian Tian said.
The eldest brother's tuition was earned by his own military service. Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo were young, so it was only right that they should be supported in their schooling.
Tian Tian has seen what kind of life the family has been living this year. Old Mrs. Tian is reluctant to even give eggs to Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo, and they can't even eat a piece of meat during the Chinese New Year. This was the life she had when she just started college. She had a salary every month, and she brought half of it home, and bought them delicious food from time to time. Only then did their life get a little better.
If Mrs. Tian's family is not good to Tiantian, Tian Tian doesn't have to worry about anything and doesn't have to pay the money to her family. She can just take the money and register for the exam.
But the Tian family is very good to Tian Tian, and now it can be said that the whole family is supporting her studies.
Tian Yuan used his own money to go to college, but in fact, without the efforts of his whole family, Tian Yuan might not have been able to join the army, go to high school, or even go to college now.
It’s not surprising that a person finds a job in the city and has to support a whole family. Nowadays, if you are the only family in the countryside, you may not be able to support a child in school.
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