Chapter 100
December 10th was a Saturday. Early in the morning, Aunt Wang made them a fried dough stick and two eggs, symbolizing their success in getting perfect scores on the exam.
Pei Xingzhi was a bit amused, but Meng Wanqiu found it quite amusing. However, she still thanked Aunt Wang for her kindness.
After checking the examination supplies and admission tickets, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi walked towards the examination room.
The examination room was in a junior high school. There was a special person at the door to check the admission tickets and candidates lined up to enter one by one.
Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi were not in the same exam room. They had already checked out the venue yesterday. However, Pei Xingzhi still sent Meng Wanqiu to her room before leaving.
The exam time had not yet arrived. After Meng Wanqiu sat down, she began to observe the environment inside the examination room. The classroom was very ordinary, but what attracted her attention were the candidates.
In the same examination room, some candidates looked to be in their late thirties, while others were only in their teens.
The movement of the past decade has delayed several generations.
At nine o'clock, the invigilator came in and showed the sealed test paper to everyone. After everyone was satisfied, he began to distribute the test papers.
From 9:00 to 11:00, the exam is about politics, and from 1:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon, the exam is a combined paper of physics and chemistry, which lasts for two hours.
Politics is a subject Meng Wanqiu is particularly concerned about. Given the current political situation, even the slightest deviation in her answer can have a significant impact.
But after seeing the question, Meng Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Those two months of reading the People's Daily weren't in vain. She mentally organized the answer, reviewed it silently, and only after finding no omissions did she dare to write it down.
The afternoon's combined physics and chemistry exam surprised Meng Wanqiu. Not only were the questions few in number, but the content was also very basic. The first chemistry question actually required writing the symbols for elements, which was much simpler than the one Pei Xingzhi had given her.
Before half of the two hours had passed, Meng Wanqiu had finished the questions. After checking them three times and finding no problems, she felt like handing in the paper.
After all, the classroom in winter was really cold. She saw people rubbing their hands, breathing on them to warm them up, and then immediately picking up their pens to continue writing.
However, Meng Wanqiu still did not dare to hand in the paper early, as she was worried that it would affect the teacher's impression of her.
Meng Wanqiu respects teachers very much. Whether in her previous life or this life, she has always admired knowledgeable people.
So, since the teacher was still in the examination room with everyone suffering from the cold, she naturally couldn't leave first.
The next morning, the exam was math, Meng Wanqiu's forte. She barely paused throughout the entire exam. Furthermore, she did mental arithmetic the entire time, leaving the scratch paper she was given spotlessly clean, drawing the invigilator to her side.
After seeing Meng Wanqiu's answer, he let out a low exclamation, which attracted the people around him to look at Meng Wanqiu frequently.
Later, another invigilator reminded everyone, and they were able to regain their focus and answer their own test papers with peace of mind.
The last subject in the afternoon is Chinese.
Meng Wanqiu looked at the test paper and slowly exhaled. The questions were simple. The first one was a multiple-choice question, requiring analysis of sentence rhetoric and word pinyin. The subsequent analysis and translation of the classical Chinese text were no problem for her.
Finally, the title of the composition is "Tell the Party what you have in your heart."
When Meng Wanqiu received this essay, she was actually a little panicked and didn't know how to start writing. If she wrote it wrong, it would be a real accident.
Finally, Meng Wanqiu wrote about her feelings as a family member of a soldier and a descendant of a Party member.
She explained that her father and brother were both members of the Communist Party. When she was young, she didn't understand why her father, a veteran, was so strict with her and her siblings. And why her brother left home to serve so far away... Later, as she grew up and learned a lot through her studies and work, she finally understood the values her father and brother held dear.
Finally, she also became a party member.
From questioning his father, to understanding his father and brother, and then to becoming one of them.
After writing the last period, Meng Wanqiu looked at the snow falling outside the window and finally felt that everything was settled.
In the third year of July 15, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi joined the party as outstanding factory workers and became party members.
When she returned home, she found that Bai Fengyao and Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng from next door had come over. Meng Wanqiu thought it was quite funny to see them wanting to ask but not daring to.
But after the exam, Meng Wanqiu put it behind her. She did everything she could and just waited for the results.
In the following days, she spent her days working and taking care of her children.
Meng Mingxia stayed with them for a week and then returned to the army.
After New Year's Day, in January of the Gregorian calendar, the list of candidates for the next physical examination and political review was announced. Although the scores were not announced, at this stage, it was basically confirmed that everyone on the list had passed the exam.
After the physical examination and political review, it was time to fill in the application form. Neither of them applied to any other schools, only filling in University B.
Pei Xingzhi filled in physics as his major, and Meng Wanqiu filled in mathematics.
In the end, to be on the safe side, Pei Xingzhi asked both of them to tick the box indicating that they were willing to accept the adjustment.
Even if he cannot be assigned to the major he applied for, Pei Xingzhi is not worried. At worst, he can take a second major. Once he enters university, of course he will learn everything he is interested in.
Don't worry about energy issues.
I can only say that smart people are quite willful.
However, there was a small incident in the middle. Meng Wanqiu asked Pei Xingzhi if she would be assigned to study a foreign language if she agreed to the adjustment.
Hearing this question, Pei Xingzhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
He patted her head and said, "Don't worry. We didn't take the foreign language test, so the chances of being assigned to the foreign language major are very small."
Meng Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, if you are really assigned to the foreign language major." Pei Xingzhi paused, leaned close to Meng Wanqiu's ear and whispered with a smile: "If the time comes, Wanwan, beg me, I will definitely help you."
Meng Wanqiu: "...Go to hell."
Would she beg him? That was wishful thinking.
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, they received a telegram from the capital. It was Pei Zhongyuan, and both he and his wife were admitted to B University.
As expected, Pei Xingzhi was admitted to the Department of Physics, and Meng Wanqiu was also successfully admitted to the Department of Mathematics.
After receiving this news, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi immediately sent a telegram to their hometown. The next day, they received a reply letter, saying that Meng Fengdong had been admitted to the police academy in the capital.
During the years that Meng Fengdong worked at the Gucheng Police Station, he fell completely in love with the profession of police and even applied for the police academy for the college entrance examination.
However, Meng Fengdong was smart and successfully got into the university of his choice.
Everyone was happy for the couple as they both got into college. However, this also meant that Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi had to leave.
The 715th Army reserved positions for the two of them, and after they graduated from university, it would see whether they would choose to come back or go somewhere else.
However, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi already had the answer in their hearts.
After finishing their work, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi packed up and prepared to go to the capital.
This year during the Spring Festival, Pei Xingzhi took Meng Wanqiu and Xixi back to the capital to celebrate the New Year with Pei Zhongyuan.
Ever since Pei Zhongyuan was rehabilitated, a letter came from Qinghe Village, instructing the couple not to return home this year and to go to the capital to stay with Pei Zhongyuan.
When we were about to leave, a small incident happened, which was what to do with Xiao Hui.
Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng said they would teach them how to raise Xiao Hui, but both Meng Wanqiu and Xixi were reluctant to let him go. Xiao Hui had been with them for the past few years and had long been like a family member to them.
But they want to leave now, and they can't take Xiaohui with them, which becomes a problem.
However, the person who finally solved the problem was Xixi. The little girl used her own savings to call Pei Zhongyuan in the capital, crying and saying that she couldn't bear to leave Xiaohui.
Ever since Pei Zhongyuan returned to the capital, he has doted on his granddaughter Xixi. He often sends her various clothes and toys and regards Xixi very seriously.
When Xixi cried, her grandfather had to think of a solution immediately.
So Pei Zhongyuan, who had been upright all his life, used his power for the first time to get a backdoor for his granddaughter. He contacted the people at the train station and made an exception to allow them to bring the dog on board.
In fact, this is not a big deal. There have been trains specifically for transporting livestock since a long time ago.
Pei Xingzhi even made a cage specifically for Xiao Hui to prevent him from scaring other people.
It takes three days and two nights to travel from Q Province to the capital by train. Meng Wanqiu certainly would not let herself suffer, so she simply bought sleeper berths for her family.
When we arrived at the capital, although we had sleeper berths, after three days and two nights, not only the people but even the dogs were exhausted.
Meng Wanqiu got out of the car carrying the bag and Xixi in her arms, while Pei Xingzhi followed behind holding the dog cage. Xiaohui weighed more than 40 kilograms, and the cage weighed more than ten kilograms. Meng Wanqiu was a little worried about whether Pei Xingzhi could do it.
I moved closer to him and asked quietly, "How about you hold Xixi and I hold the dog."
Pei Xingzhi looked at her with a smile and said, "No need, we'll be out of the station soon."
Perhaps it was Wanwan's own great ability that led her to misunderstand his strength. Fifty or sixty kilograms of stuff wouldn't put any pressure on Pei Xingzhi.
As expected of the capital's railway station, it is much larger than Lingnan's railway station. Meng Wanqiu thought it was four or five times larger than Lingnan's.
"Mom, put me down, I can walk by myself." Xixi tugged at Meng Wanqiu's clothes and said with her head tilted.
Glancing around, Meng Wanqiu shook her head and said, "No, there are too many people here. Let's talk about it after we get out."
The train station is big, but there are also a lot of people. At a glance, it is full of heads.
It's impossible to leave by yourself.
"Did Dad say he's coming to pick us up?" After being squeezed together and having countless feet stepped on, the family finally got out of the station.
Pei Xingzhi nodded, walked to a place with few people, let Xiaohui out, and tied the dog leash to it.
After Xiao Hui came out, he first lay down on the open space and stretched, then pulled the rope and pulled Pei Xingzhi to the other side.
"Xiao Hui wants to go to the toilet, Dad." Xixi grabbed her mother's pants and reminded her father.
Pei Xingzhi nodded and said to Meng Wanqiu, "You go look for it first. I'll take Xiao Hui to the toilet."
Meng Wanqiu nodded, and the breath she exhaled instantly condensed into white mist. She couldn't help but stamp her feet and lowered her head to ask Xixi, "Are you cold? Do you want mommy to hold you?"
Xixi shook her head, "It's not cold, but Mom, I think it's colder here than at home."
Xixi was born and raised in July 15th. In her impression, that is her home.
In fact, neither Meng Wanqiu nor Pei Xingzhi are from that side.
However, they did not correct Xixi's statement. In their minds, July 15th was different.
"Xixi!"
Meng Wanqiu looked towards the source of the voice and found an elegant middle-aged man not far away. At just one glance, she recognized that this man was Xixi's grandfather - Pei Zhongyuan.
Xixi was stunned for a second, then laughed, loosened Meng Wanqiu's pants, and ran towards Pei Zhongyuan, "Grandpa!"
Seeing this little guy running towards him, Pei Zhongyuan's face was filled with a bright smile. He exclaimed loudly, then squatted down and hugged this "little cannonball".
That's right, little cannonballs.
Xixi was already strong, and since she was running, the force of the impact nearly knocked Pei Zhongyuan over. Fortunately, the secretary behind Pei Zhongyuan quickly helped him up, otherwise the grandfather and grandson, who were meeting for the first time, would have made a fool of themselves today.
Seeing this scene, Meng Wanqiu became angry again, "Pei Jingxi!"
Xixi shrank in her grandfather's arms and immediately apologized to him: "I'm sorry, Grandpa. Xixi didn't mean it."
How could Pei Zhongyuan blame his granddaughter? He picked up Xixi and Xixi ran over so excitedly. This was because she loved him as her grandfather.
"Don't say sorry. Grandpa won't blame our Xixi." He coaxed her softly, fearing that his granddaughter would feel wronged.
Xixi smiled and kissed Pei Zhongyuan on the face.
Pei Zhongyuan was stunned.
Meng Wanqiu walked over and clearly saw that his eyes were red. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It seemed that the experiences of these years had brought a lot of influence to Pei Zhongyuan.
"Dad, I'm Xiaowan."
Pei Zhongyuan calmed down and said to Meng Wanqiu with a smile, "Dad knows. I recognized you the first time I saw you. Our Xixi is the prettiest girl in the entire train station. It's all because of you, Xiaowan."
Meng Wanqiu smiled and said, "Don't praise her, or she'll be so proud of herself."
"Haha, I'm not exaggerating, I'm telling the truth."
Xixi put her arm around Pei Zhongyuan's shoulders and whispered in his ear, "Grandpa is also the most handsome. Our whole family is the best looking."
This made Pei Zhongyuan laugh out loud, and the secretary wearing glasses behind him also pushed his glasses up with a smile.
"Come, let me introduce you. This is my daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Jingxi. This is my secretary, Li Chang."
Meng Wanqiu shook hands with Secretary Li, who looked older than her. "Hello, Brother Li. Just call me Little Meng from now on."
Li Chang was somewhat flattered. He had not expected that the daughter-in-law of a big boss would be so approachable. "Thank you, thank you. Just call me Secretary Li."
Xixi lay in Pei Zhongyuan's arms and greeted him in a baby voice, "Hello, Uncle Li."
"Hey, hello Xixi."
Seeing Xixi take the initiative to say hello, the smile in Pei Zhongyuan's eyes deepened.
Xingzhi and Xiaowan taught Xixi very well.
"By the way, where is the person who is traveling?" Pei Zhongyuan asked.
"I'm just guessing when you'll remember me." Pei Xingzhi came over from behind with a smile.
Pei Zhongyuan turned around and saw his son, who was taller than him. His eyes looked familiar yet unfamiliar. His Adam's apple rolled, and he pursed his lips. His voice was a little hoarse. "I don't even want to miss you. If it weren't for Xiaowan and Xixi, I wouldn't have come here today and let you go back with your bag."
Pei Xingzhi smiled and came over to hug Meng Wanqiu's shoulders. "I know, I know. In your heart, your daughter-in-law and granddaughter are your treasures, and your son is just a weed."
Meng Wanqiu patted him and asked, "How do you talk to Dad like that?"
Pei Zhongyuan snorted and said to Meng Wanqiu, "Xiao Wan, don't worry about him. Let's go for a walk. It's too cold outside. Let's talk in the car."
At this time, Xixi suddenly interrupted, "No, no, Daddy is also a baby."
When these words were spoken, everyone was laughing.
Pei Xingzhi pinched his daughter's little face and said, "My daughter still loves me."
While saying this, Pei Xingzhi was secretly scratching Meng Wanqiu's palm.
Meng Wanqiu's ears blushed silently.
It's really embarrassing to secretly do such intimate little actions in front of parents.
Pei Zhongyuan has now resumed work, but Meng Wanqiu has no idea what he does. Pei Xingzhi has a slight guess, but he didn't ask in detail.
However, judging from the specially configured private car and secretary, it seems that the position is not low.
After getting in the car, Secretary Li drove in the front, Pei Xingzhi sat in the passenger seat, and Pei Zhongyuan sat in the back holding his granddaughter Xixi and Meng Wanqiu.
Xiao Hui also lay under the seat, not barking or moving. Pei Zhongyuan stroked its head and said it was a good dog.
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