Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Failure

Spring is short-lived, and in the blink of an eye, early summer is coming to Yuncheng.

Xia Tang sat on the chair with her bulging belly, casually looking up at the blue sky outside the glass window.

The sky is clear and blue, almost making you feel like you are drowning in it. It is the sunniest and most cheerful season of the year.

"The fetus is fine, and will be born in about half a month. When the time comes, you can either wait at home for labor or come to the hospital for hospitalization."

As she watched, she could hear the doctor's instructions.

Qin Yue was even more nervous than her, and kept asking the doctor questions.

At the end of the question, even the doctor laughed helplessly:

"How can you be so scared, as a grown man? Look at your wife, she is quite calm."

Qin Yue chuckled, looking bloated, but he grabbed the doctor and asked:

"Doctor, if it suddenly starts, can I call an ambulance?"

"Hospital resources are limited right now, and an ambulance may not be able to reach your place. If it's really urgent, you can drive your car to take her here."

The doctor gave a professional answer:

"Don't worry, your wife is in good health. There won't be any problems with such a long journey."

Qin Yue then ended the consultation with many thanks.

Xia Tang let him help her down the stairs, and asked:

"Qin Lian's exam is only in these two days, right?"

Qin Yue nodded:

"I sent money to my mother and asked her to ask relatives to take care of Shuigen and Niuzi for a few days. During these days, she can concentrate on accompanying Qin Lian to the exam in the county."

Qin Yue's thoughts were thorough.

However, Xia Tang still felt a little regretful that he couldn't personally send Qin Lian to the examination room.

Qin Lian was a good girl, honest and sensible, and she liked her at first sight.

This time, it would be best if she could get admitted to Yunnan University as she wished, and then the family could be reunited.

She lowered her eyes and made plans secretly in her mind.

Qin Yue looked at her like this and could guess what he was thinking.

He pushed the scooter to the door and carefully carried Xia Tang to the back seat. Seeing that she was still confused, he couldn't help but open his arms and hug her.

I leaned over and whispered in her ear:

"You don't have to worry about her. You and the baby in your belly are the most important."

Xia Tang glanced at him with her clear almond eyes:

"It's all important. The college entrance examination is a rare opportunity in life. If you don't grasp it well, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

After saying that, she couldn't help but stay in Qin Yue's arms for a while:

"You are important too."

"I?"

Qin Yue said happily:

"I'm a man, I have thick skin and flesh, it doesn't matter."

Xia Tang felt a little sour and soft in her heart, and she couldn't help but hug Qin Yue's strong waist tightly.

Qin Yue's long legs moved back and forth twice, and the bike rode out, but not as fast as before.

He is always steady when he is with her.

Every time he takes her out, he puts her first, just like he did in many other choices he made in his past life and in this life.

When Qin Lian walked out of the school, she also saw the clear sky.

She raised her head, the early summer sun shining into her eyes, and she felt even happier in her heart.

Wu Chunmei had been standing guard at the door. When she saw the young lady coming out, she hurried over to greet her:

"Lian'er, how did you do on the exam?"

"Not bad, I answered all the questions I could."

Qin Lian's answer was conservative, but there was a rare sense of ease in her words.

Wu Chunmei didn't know what Qin Lian meant by "it's OK", but she wasn't that worried.

Even if I fail the exam, I still have a high school diploma.

Those who graduated from primary and secondary schools in their village can all work in the local factories in the village. Qin Lian, who graduated from high school, can definitely be arranged for a job.

At worst, I can go ask Wu Chunliu. I heard that her elder aunt who works in the county town is quite capable.

This is what old ladies like Wu Chunmei are like.

There is no doubt about my feelings for the girl, but I am also limited by my own knowledge and what others say.

She didn't understand why Qin Yue wanted her to come to the county to accompany Qin Lian, but when Qin Yue told her about it, she honestly agreed.

She did not regard the college entrance examination as a major event that could change one's life. Perhaps in her heart, it was not as important as Qin Lian's high school diploma.

In her, selfless maternal love, weak character, reliance on relatives and old ideas are intertwined, making her a tangled person.

Her life is like walking on a road made of several ropes, moving forward in a tangled and tortuous way.

On the afternoon of the day the college entrance examination ended, the mother and daughter took the bus back to Xiayazi Village.

Qin Lian was the only girl in the village who took the college entrance examination. As soon as she returned to the village, many uncles and aunts came to ask her how she did on the exam.

Qin Lian kept answering "OK", and others followed suit:

"That's right. They say you have good grades as a girl, but no matter how well a girl does in the exam, she can never be better than a boy."

"Dadgui did really well in the exam. The village chief even said that when the results come out, he will hold a graduation banquet for all the villagers."

Dagui is one of the only two men in the village who took the college entrance examination, and he is also the only son of the village chief.

The countryman spoke bluntly. Qin Lian just smiled and didn't say anything.

But Wu Chunmei couldn't help but say after hearing what others said:

"It doesn't matter if you don't do well in the exam. Our Lian'er has a high school diploma now. When the supply and marketing cooperative recruits workers in the future, she can go to work."

No one is talking again.

When the mother and daughter returned home, Shuigen and Niuzi were already waiting for them.

When the relatives who were looking after the children saw the two people coming in, they couldn't help but say:

"Chunmei, you too, must bring Lian'er back after the exam. It's not like I can't help you coax her for another night."

"No, that will be too much trouble for you."

Wu Chunmei said with a smile, and handed the snacks she bought from the city to the man, who then left with a smile.

Wu Chunmei had never been used to staying in the county town, so she was very happy to finally be back. After dinner, she went out to visit friends and relatives.

Qin Lian looked at her and thought that she had gone to see Wu Chunliu again, so she didn't say anything.

She was slowly packing up her books at home, chatting casually with Shuigen while she was packing.

"Sister Lianzi, if you pass the exam in the future, will you go to Yuncheng?"

Qin Lian was amused by Shui Gen'er's longing words and couldn't help but rub the child's face with her hand:

"You will go to Cloud City in the future."

"Really?"

Shui Gener raised her head expectantly, but then lowered it in disappointment:

"But I heard from my second aunt that my sister-in-law would definitely not let Niuzi and I go to Yuncheng. She also said that I should study for another two or three years and then go to the kiln factory to work as a kiln worker."

"Sister Lianzi, can I... not work in the kiln?"

Qin Lian wanted to say something but stopped.

She was angered by Wu Chunliu's words of discord, and after a pause, she said:

"Don't worry, if you don't work in the kiln, Sister Lianzi will support you and can also provide for you."

Time passes quickly both in the city and in the village.

To Qin Lian, however, it felt like each day was a long time.

She was still doing farm work as usual every day, but she was worried in her heart and always wanted time to pass faster and faster.

She was already anxious, and when she encountered something that didn't go her way, she felt even worse.

And the most important thing is that you are not satisfied.

He and Qin Lian originally went to the No. 1 Middle School in the county, but they were not in the same class.

Qin Lian always ranks among the top, while Dagui Ding usually ranks in the middle by virtue of his "copying ability".

However, after this college entrance examination, I don’t know why he felt that he had done well, and he suddenly became nervous.

When he had nothing to do, he would consciously hang around Qin Lian, and his words already made it clear that college was in his pocket.

What was even more shameless was that, in addition to showing off, he actually opened the screen in front of Qin Lian.

He even asked Qin Lian to get together with him now, otherwise she would not be able to get together with him after he was assigned a job after college.

Qin Lian never thought that a young man in his twenties could be so oily.

But when he thought of his father who loved cigarettes and alcohol, he understood:

Just follow your roots!

After all, she was just a girl in her teens, too shy to refuse directly.

But she didn't know that Hu Dagui would really stick to her, following her everywhere like a dog-skin plaster, which was really annoying.

More than ten days passed slowly in anxious waiting and annoyance towards Hu Dagui.

Finally, the day of results came.

Qin Lian waited at the gate of the brigade early in the morning.

She even specially combed her hair into a flowing and flowing pigtail. When she saw the postman from the county town just put a pile of letters at the brigade headquarters, she hurried over to take a look:

"Uncle Hu, is there any result?"

"What are you so anxious about, kid?"

Village Chief Hu took a sip of tea slowly, then took over the pile of things, picked out the newspapers, and then took out the letters and read them one by one.

Every time she read a letter, Qin Lian's heart beat violently.

Village Chief Hu read all the letters slowly.

Seeing that Qin Lian was still looking at him expectantly, Village Chief Hu spread his hands:

"no."

"no?"

Qin Lian's eyes widened, she thought for a moment, and then asked:

"Then... has Hu Dagui's acceptance letter arrived?"

Village Chief Hu leaned back in his chair, looking lazy and complacent:

"Here I come!"

"I didn't do well in the exam, so I went to a technical secondary school in Li City, majoring in beekeeping."

"Qin Lian'er, did you apply for a higher score and fail the exam?"

After all, students report their preferences before the college entrance examination, so there is a natural possibility that they may apply too high but still perform poorly in the exam.

However, in order to prepare for the possibility of not passing the entrance exam, Qin Lian even applied to a medical college in a remote ethnic minority state. Theoretically, there was no possibility of not passing the entrance exam!

“No… Impossible…”

Qin Lian said this in a lost tone, and only told Village Chief Hu, "Come and see again tomorrow," before closing the door and leaving.

After Qin Lian left, Village Chief Hu snorted through his teeth:

"Come and watch tomorrow? It'll be the same even if you come a hundred times!"

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For several days in a row, Qin Lian came to the brigade headquarters to report, but returned empty-handed every time.

She also went from being hopeful at the beginning to gradually becoming despair.

In the end, she realized that she had no chance and could not pass the exam.

Qin Lian returned home in a daze. Wu Chunliu and Wu Chunfang were both at home.

Qin Lian sat in the corner, lowered her head, and buried it deeply in her hands.

She heard Wu Chunliu say:

"What if I don't pass the exam? A girl shouldn't have to study so much!"

"If Qin Lian hadn't studied in this high school, she could have gotten married two years earlier, and your mother would have been less worried."

Wu Chunmei knew that she was upset and said with reluctance:

"Lian'er, it's okay if you don't pass the exam. Your second aunt said that the supply and marketing cooperative and the factories in town will be hiring next spring. When the time comes, I'll give you some money and you'll definitely be able to pass."

Qin Lian's tears gradually seeped out from between her fingers.

She couldn't say the words she wanted to repeat.

After all, the money for her studies was paid by Qin Yue from beginning to end, and even the opportunity to study was left for her by Qin Yue after he took the initiative to join the army.

She didn't pass the exam because she was not as skilled as others. How could she use her brother's money to pursue her so-called "dream"?

At this moment, she had never hated herself so much.

Why didn’t you pass the exam?

Just as I was feeling extremely remorseful, someone else walked in from outside.

"Chunmei, don't stay here! The hospital in Yuncheng just called the team headquarters and said that your daughter-in-law has given birth to a baby! They want you all to go to Yuncheng!"

"Why!"

Wu Chunmei, who had just been depressed, suddenly became angry again. She called Qin Lian, Shui Gen'er and Niu Zi one after another, and hurried into the house to pack up her things.

Qin Lian was called up by her mother and wiped her tearful eyes with the back of her hand. When she returned to the house, she heard Wu Chunliu pulling the messenger and asking:

"Did his elder sister give birth to a boy or a girl?"

"I heard it was a girl!"

Wu Chunliu's tone immediately became loud and disgusted:

"cut!"

"You're not even a man! And you still have the nerve to ask an old woman to take care of you during your confinement period!"