On December 10th, the whole family sent Chen Fang off to the examination hall in a grand manner.
The examination venue was converted from a middle school. There were officers on guard at the entrance. Candidates could enter with their admission tickets. The venue would close when the time was up and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the end of the examination.
There were no unified examination papers in this era; each province set its own questions, so the examination times varied.
In Beijing, it's the 10th, 11th, and 12th of December.
The exams were Chinese in the morning, and in the afternoon, Gong Qian took History/Geography, and Chen Fang took Physics/Chemistry.
The math exam is on the morning of the 11th, and the politics exam is on the afternoon.
Some people might ask, "Wasn't it supposed to be three days? How come the exams were over in just two days?" The morning of the 12th was the time for candidates applying for foreign language majors to take an additional foreign language test.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Fang reported back that she felt good about herself, especially in math. She had done most of the questions on the test before, and she thought it wouldn't be difficult to get a high score.
After the exam comes the agonizing wait.
According to the fat man's recollection, about a month after the exam, the admission notices were sent out by urgent telegram.
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Amidst the joyful sounds of children and firecrackers, 1978 arrived.
Starting from New Year's Day, Rabbit TV will broadcast "News Broadcast" every night at 7 pm.
At the fat man's house, the whole family sat in front of the black and white television, watching the news anchors they would later become familiar with, filled with emotion.
He witnessed the premiere of "Xinwen Lianbo" (the nightly news program on CCTV).
The premiere lasted 20 minutes and featured four news items, all of which were watched with great interest, including by the young Chen Mengqi.
For the next two weeks, the whole family would sit in front of the television every night, paying close attention to world events.
On January 16th, the police officers suddenly came to the courtyard house.
His arrival was like throwing a granite rock into a calm lake, startling all the birds and beasts in the yard.
The police officer looked at the fat man with a headache: "Are you kidding me? You've been avoiding me ever since. Am I that scary?"
The fat man said dejectedly, "Seeing you always means trouble, so it's best to see each other less often."
The police officer sighed, "After all these years, how come you still have such a bad reputation?"
This refers to the "dry-fried fish" incident in 1965.
As for why you only remember eating and not Sha Zhu, don't ask. The answer is simply that food is the most important thing for people!
The fat man chuckled: "Oh ho, which blind fool reported me again?"
The police officer shook his head: "You know the rules, and besides, you weren't the one who reported this time."
"Is this something new? You can at least tell me who reported you, right? Otherwise, why did you come here today!"
The police officer glared at him, annoyed. "Can't I come to your house for a free meal? Your sister Yushui has been laid off, and her family is almost starving, but you haven't even gone to check on them!"
"You're really going against your conscience."
The police officer shook his head with a smile: "You... someone reported your second sister, your wife, Jia Dang, my wife, and others for speculation and profiteering."
The fat man shouted angrily, "Second sister, second sister! Tomorrow, you tell Sister Yushui that her husband won't let her continue working for you!"
After the textile factory completely shut down, He Yushui, at a loss, was pulled into Fatty's team by Fatty.
The police officer slammed his fist on the table in anger: "When did I say she couldn't work for you anymore?"
The fat man grinned and said to him, "They've already reported you, and you still dare to let Sister Yushui continue? Aren't you afraid it will affect your future?"
"Go to hell with you! What future can someone who can't even take care of his wife and kids have?"
"..."
That was frank and straightforward, and the fat man was willing to listen.
As for the people who reported him, we already knew about them last time. Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, and maybe Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, those two old geezers.
In the TV series, wasn't it the two of them who desperately wrote the whistleblower letter that finally brought Xu Damao down?
Now I dare to play this trick on him.
The fat man didn't do anything; he just sent Benleihu to deliver a message to Yan Jiecheng.
What are you saying? Ben Lei Hu told Yan Jie Cheng, "Your two younger brothers are still inside. If you hate them and sincerely want them to be beaten and suffer, then have your old man keep stirring things up."
When Yan Jiecheng rushed home and told Yan Fugui what had happened, Yan Fugui immediately lost his composure.
No matter how useless Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang are, they are still his children; this fat guy is really not as easy to deal with as Xu Damao, he always resorts to underhanded tricks, what is he supposed to do?
Left with no other choice, Yan Bugui went to Liu Haizhong and said to him, "Old Liu, let's stop writing those letters."
Liu Haizhong panicked: "How can we stop! Old Yan, you, you, you're incompetent!"
Yan Bugui sighed and explained the situation to him. Liu Haizhong was also at a loss. Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang were afraid of being tormented every day inside, but weren't Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu afraid too?
Oh, right, that kid Yang Weimin is also stuck inside. And then there's Bang Geng. Yan Bugui told Qin Huairu about it again, and their fragile alliance crumbled once more.
Only that old geezer Yi Zhonghai was left, bewildered in the wind.
I was furiously yelling at the Elo system at home, smashing jars and bottles. Grass is a plant, and what kind of trash are they matching me with?! I'm so pissed off!
As the year drew to a close, the tranquility of the alley was shattered by the urgent ringing of a bicycle bell.
Yan Bugui had just stuck his head out when the front wheel of the bicycle almost shoved into his face!
What's even more infuriating is that the person not only didn't apologize, but also pushed his bicycle and ran into the yard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he threw away his bicycle and excitedly shouted, "Chen Kang! Chen Kang!"
Nobody calls Fatty that.
Chen Rong always called the fat man "Xiao Kang";
Chen Yan called him "little brother";
Only Chen Fang called him by his full name.
As soon as the fat man came out of the house, Chen Fang excitedly jumped on him.
Clutching a telegram tightly in his hand: "I passed! I passed! I got accepted! Ah~!"
The fat man hurriedly pulled her down, took the telegram from her hand, and confirmed it with his own eyes before he finally dared to believe that Chen Fang had really been admitted to the agricultural university.
Watching Chen Fang rush into the house excitedly to share the good news with her family, the fat man couldn't help but sigh, "Chen Fang is the real winner in life."
Agricultural university, that's a 985 university! Fatty would never have had the chance to go to such a good university in his past life.
No question, let's celebrate, we absolutely must celebrate!
As soon as the fat man entered the house, he said to Chen Yan, "Second Sister, don't cook. Chen Mengqi, go and tell your silly uncle and Uncle Mao to bring their families over. We're going out to eat today!"
Before long, the news that Fatty's third sister had been admitted to university spread like wildfire throughout the courtyard.
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