Su Mianmian heard this and shook her head and said, "Let's not go back. Our address is all here. We have to come back again after returning to Beijing. It's such a hassle. Let's just get the notice first and then go back."
Su nodded slightly in agreement. She didn't have too many requirements for celebrating the New Year.
Shen Yuandao and Qin Huaichuan had no objections to what Su Mianmian and Su Qingqing said.
So, everyone decided to celebrate the New Year locally this year and return to Beijing together after receiving the notification letter.
The next day, Su Mianmian and others went to the commune and called their families to inform them of the news.
In the following time, those who should go to work go to work, those who should go to school go to school, and those who should take care of children take care of children.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of December and Xiao Ayan and his friends had their winter vacation.
The adults also started to get busy preparing for the upcoming New Year.
Shen Yuandao and Qin Huaichuan went to the commune specifically to buy New Year's goods, preparing to celebrate the New Year properly.
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New Year's Eve
At twelve o'clock in the morning, everything is quiet, only the occasional sound of firecrackers outside the window heralds the arrival of the New Year.
Su Mianmian and others sat around the fireplace. She glanced at everyone and spoke first, with a barely perceptible hint of emotion in her voice.
"Happy New Year! In the blink of an eye, we have been in the Sanyang Brigade for four years!"
Ah Yan sat next to Su Mian Mian, his little face filled with a childish smile. He nodded vigorously and agreed, "Yeah, Ah Yan is seven years old now, he's a big boy!"
After saying this, he even straightened his chest deliberately.
Several people were amused by his little appearance.
"Yeah, time flies so fast, it seems like we just arrived yesterday." Su sighed gently.
Qin Huaichuan reached out and held Su Qingqing's hand. "That's right. It happened in the blink of an eye. I still remember Captain Song finding jobs for us."
After Shen Yuandao heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he remembered something interesting.
He looked at Qin Huaichuan with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Do you remember when your future father-in-law saw you confessing your love?"
Qin Huaichuan’s face froze slightly when he heard this, and then he glared at Shen Yuandao unhappily: “…If you don’t speak, no one will think you are dumb.”
There was a hint of helplessness and embarrassment in his tone.
Shen Yuandao looked at him, "What? What I said is not the truth?"
Qin Huaichuan sighed helplessly and compromised, "Yes, yes, you're right. But I was really scared at that time. Fortunately, my father-in-law didn't say anything."
Little Ayan hid behind Shen Yuandao, covered his mouth and laughed secretly, used Shen Yuandao's arm to block his face, and secretly looked at Qin Huaichuan.
He said, "Brother-in-law, I know you were discovered by your uncle."
Qin Huaichuan's face turned red when he heard this. He reached out and gently patted Xiao Ayan's butt: "Hey! You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Seeing this, Su Qingqing pulled Qin Huaichuan's arm and said softly, "They are not wrong."
Qin Huaichuan felt helpless after hearing this, and looked at Su Qingqing with a wronged look on his face, "Wife, you help them but not me."
"Eh~" Su Mianmian couldn't help but shiver.
"Hey~ Brother-in-law is so corny~" Little Ayan stretched out his chubby hands to cover his eyes and peeked through the gaps between his fingers.
Su Qingqing was so embarrassed that she rolled her eyes at Qin Huaichuan, "But they are not wrong either."
Qin Huaichuan: ...
At this moment, Jiubao's cry suddenly rang out. Su Mianmian immediately stood up and walked to the crib, carefully picking up Jiubao. "What's wrong? Did you wake me up?"
Jiubao's round little head rested on Su Mianmian's shoulder, rubbing against it sleepily, and said in a baby voice: "Mmm~ I'm sleepy~"
Su Mianmian gently patted Jiubao's back and coaxed her, "If you're sleepy, just sleep in mommy's arms, okay?"
"Yeah."
Su Mianmian concentrated on coaxing Jiubao, while the others talked in low voices and ate snacks.
After Jiubao coaxed them to sleep, the others were also almost sleepy and went back to sleep.
…
After the Chinese New Year, as the winter chill gradually dissipated, the atmosphere in the village seemed to be shrouded in an invisible layer of anxiety.
For those who have taken the college entrance examination, the expectations and anxieties about the future are intertwined in their hearts, making it difficult for them to calm down.
It has been more than two months since the college entrance examination, but there is still no news from the village, which makes everyone feel like a heavy stone is pressing on their hearts.
On this day, all the educated youth from the educated youth point came to the Shen family.
There was a hint of nervousness and anticipation on their faces. As soon as they entered the room, Ruan Yin went straight to Jiubao who was playing with A Yan on the kang.
She squatted down, gently stroked Jiubao's chubby little face, and asked softly, "My dear, do you remember me?"
Jiubao blinked his big watery eyes and looked at Ruan Yin curiously, as if trying to search for this familiar yet unfamiliar face in his memory.
However, he finally shook his head and said in a childish voice, "I don't recognize you."
Ruan Yin smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter if you don't know me. Just treat it as our first day together. Just call me Aunt Ruan."
Jiubao nodded obediently and responded in a baby voice, "Okay, Aunt Ruan~"
"Hey! So cute, auntie, give me a hug?"
Jiubao nodded, put down the toy in his hand, and reached out to her.
Ruan Yin picked him up, and the two of them, big and small, started chatting.
Seeing this, Su Mianmian hurriedly asked the other educated youth to sit down.
Su Qingqing skillfully poured water for everyone.
Song Hongmei took the water cup, took a sip, then turned her gaze to Su Mianmian and asked with concern, "Did you receive the news?"
Su Mianmian shook her head slightly. "Not yet. I guess it's because our place is remote, so the news spreads slowly."
After hearing this, Song Hongmei breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded and gently shook the cup of water in her hand, causing delicate ripples to appear on the surface of the water.
She said: "There has been no news, I am afraid I didn't pass the exam, and I can't sleep well at night."
Bai Ning, who was sitting next to him, nodded and said with deep sympathy, "Yes, several of us educated youth had no news, and we were so anxious that we thought we had failed the exam, so we came here to ask."
Several other male educated youth were sitting together with Qin Huaichuan and Shen Yuandao. When they heard what Bai Ning said, they all nodded in agreement.
Shen Yuandao comforted him after hearing this: “None of the four of us have received it, don’t think too much, there will definitely be a result after a while.”
Xiao Haoyu smiled and said, "We understand. We have a clear idea after hearing what you said."
Ruan Yin, who was holding Jiubao and teasing her, came over and joined their discussion. "Yeah, we're relieved to hear that you guys haven't come yet. It must be that our place is quite remote, so news spreads slowly."
Su Qingqing was standing by, busy refilling water for the educated youth, with a gentle smile on her lips.
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