Chapter 136 College Entrance Examination The country is going to resume the college entrance examination.
The next day, Zhao Yunfei returned with Wang Ying's test results. Wang Ying was indeed pregnant, and counting the days, she must have been pregnant for three months. However, because Wang Ying had been so busy recently, and had experienced a small amount of early pregnancy bleeding the previous month, she hadn't realized she was pregnant.
Zhao Yunsheng could now legitimately say that he was going to be a father, and he was so happy that he seemed to be floating as he walked.
Chen Xiuqin said to Wang Ying, "Do you want to go back to your parents' home to announce the good news?"
"Let's go back next time we have a break." Wang Ying said.
"Well, that's what I should do." Chen Xiuqin said.
Wang Ying no longer had much resistance to returning to her parents' home. Ever since the old Wangs realized she had a cold heart, they'd been very polite to her. After Wang Ying was named a provincial model worker, they even visited and brought her some food. Li Fengju even made a pair of shoes for Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng.
In the eyes of outsiders, kinship is inseparable, and being polite to each other now is better for Wang Ying than being at odds with them. As long as they don't cross Wang Ying's bottom line, Wang Ying will continue to treat them politely.
On their day off, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng went to Old Wang's house together.
"Hey, Yingzi, Yunsheng, how did you find time to come? Aren't you busy at work? Come in, come in!" Li Fengju happily ushered Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng in. "Old Wang, your daughter and son-in-law are back!"
Wang Yongren also came out to greet them. Both Wang Yongren and Li Fengju were very surprised that Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng came home unexpectedly.
Wang Ying felt that the joy on her mother's face was somewhat sincere, and it was this sincerity that allowed Wang Ying to get along with them politely.
"Please sit down. Mom will pour tea. Lao Wang will get out the cakes and fruit candies." Li Fengju greeted them eagerly.
"Don't worry," Wang Ying said. "Don't give me tea leaves. Just some boiled water."
Old Wang and his wife took out all the snacks to entertain the guests. Li Fengju poured a cup of sugar water for Wang Ying and some tea for Zhao Yunsheng.
After taking care of their daughter and son-in-law, Old Wang and his wife sat down to talk to them.
Wang Yongren asked, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Is there something wrong?"
Wang Ying was drinking some sugar water. Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "We've come back to tell you the good news. Yingzi is pregnant."
Li Fengju beamed with joy. "Oh! That's great! That's great!" Li Fengju had been eager for Wang Ying to get pregnant and have a child soon. She firmly believed in the old saying: "Only when you have a child do you understand the kindness of your parents." She desperately wanted Wang Ying to understand her.
Wang Yongren was also very happy: "Great, great news, great news!"
"I'll go buy a chicken and kill it!" Li Fengju said, standing up.
"Go quickly, go quickly." Wang Yongren urged.
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng didn't stop her. What's wrong with going back to her mother's house and eating a chicken?
Li Fengju went out to buy chickens. She had a big smile on her face and smiled at everyone she met. She was so happy!
Wang Yongren and Wang Ying were chatting about family matters. He coughed awkwardly and said, "Yingzi, thanks to you, Dad has worked as an employee all his life and has finally become a team leader."
Wang Ying smiled and said, "You are a veteran. Based on your seniority, you should have been appointed long ago."
"But I've never been chosen, and this time it was just a coincidence. Our original team leader had an accident. When we were choosing the team leader, there were several candidates, all young and strong. Liu Yaping mentioned it, saying that I was the father of a provincial model worker, and that I was chosen by chance." Wang Yongren said, "Remember Liu Yaping? She went to the provincial capital with you. After she came back, she was quite polite to us."
"Remember." Wang Ying nodded. "You must have enough experience, otherwise you wouldn't be qualified."
At Wang Yongren's age, he places immense faith in connections. He certainly believed he could have been a team leader long ago given his seniority, but wouldn't that have been without connections? Now that his daughter is a provincial model worker and a favorite of city officials, he finally has the connections to become a team leader.
Wang Yongren also really realized that his eldest daughter was really capable and would be their support in the future, so his attitude towards Wang Ying was very different.
Li Fengju bought a chicken and immediately boiled water. When the water boiled, she called Wang Yongren to kill the chicken.
When Wang Yongren was killing a chicken, Li Fengju came over to talk to Wang Ying again.
"You're not showing yet, it's still early, right? Are you having any reaction?"
"I don't have any reaction, I just feel a little tired and feel a little nauseous in the morning," said Wang Ying.
Li Fengju smiled and said, "It was similar to my reaction when I was pregnant with you!"
Wang Ying smiled and didn't respond. Her mother in her previous life didn't say that. In her previous life, her mother said that when she was pregnant with her, she had a big reaction and suffered a lot...
Li Fengju continued, "Is there anything you particularly want to eat? Mom will make it for you."
"There's nothing I particularly want to eat." Wang Ying knew that some people might like particularly tricky foods or particularly strange tastes after becoming pregnant, but she hadn't experienced these reactions yet.
Li Fengju actually wanted Wang Ying to have it. Her colleague's wife was pregnant and craved the pickled radish her mother had made. Unfortunately, her mother had passed away, so her colleague went to great lengths to make it for her. After that, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became incredibly close! Li Fengju was eager for Wang Ying to crave something she'd made, anything at all. She felt it was a sign of mother-daughter affection.
Unfortunately, Wang Ying didn’t.
The sound of Wang Yongren chopping chicken came from the kitchen. Li Fengju asked, "Let's make soup with the chicken. Let's have some chicken soup."
"Okay." Wang Ying responded.
Li Fengju went to stew chicken, and Wang Yongren said he was going to buy some vegetables and went out. Only Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng were left in the main room.
Zhao Yunsheng whispered, "Mom and Dad seem to have changed a little."
Wang Ying said, "Why do you think they changed?"
"Because you're so promising," Zhao Yunsheng said, "They're not fools. How could they refuse a good girl who can benefit from your success? How could they not please her?"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "That's right. Maybe I'll even benefit from my son-in-law in the future."
Zhao Yunsheng chuckled. He was happy to bring honor to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, as long as they could be kind to Yingzi and show more sincerity. He saw that the smiles on his father-in-law and mother-in-law's faces today were more sincere.
Wang Yongren went out and bought some braised beef, vegetarian chicken, peanuts, and a watermelon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang don't have much burden now. Their two daughters are married, and they have two mouths to feed and some social etiquette to spend money. Their family conditions are good, so buying these things is nothing.
During the meal, Wang Ying discovered that Wang Yongren hadn't drunk any alcohol. When Zhao Yunsheng asked him about it, Wang Yongren said a little embarrassedly, "I'm a team leader now. Drinking will only hinder my work, so I won't drink."
"It's better not to drink." Wang Ying said.
"Yeah, I won't drink it anymore in the future," said Wang Yongren.
Li Fengju looked at Wang Ying with a gentle look in her eyes. She was truly grateful to Wang Ying. If it weren't for her help in making Wang Yongren the team leader, he would still be asking for alcohol every day! Now that Wang Yongren doesn't drink anymore, they argue less, and she gets angry less.
Wang Ying had a good meal at her parents' house, and she also felt the genuine care from her parents, which was rare. She was in a good mood. Old Wang and his wife saw that their daughter didn't give them a bad look today, and even chatted and laughed with them, and they also felt that the sky had brightened up.
After dinner, Li Fengju called Wang Ying into her room to talk privately. She mainly wanted to remind them about the things going on in the room. Wang Hui and Du Jianguo were still feeling awkward about this matter. This was a lesson she had learned from the past, and she had to remind Yingzi.
"You are still pregnant now, so you have to be careful about what happens in the bedroom. Your younger sister and her husband..." Li Fengju told Wang Ying the whole story between Wang Hui and Du Jianguo.
Wang Ying hadn't known about the story between Wang Hui and Du Jianguo, and she listened with gusto. She hadn't expected them to actually fight, and it was a shame she hadn't witnessed it herself.
"Well, is it cured now?" Wang Ying asked.
"I heard from Huihui that sometimes he's good and sometimes he's not." Li Fengju was a little embarrassed when she talked about her son-in-law. "Last time when we were selecting the deputy director, something went wrong and Jianguo didn't get selected. After that, he wasn't able to do anything for a long time."
Wang Ying laughed: "It seems that being a cadre can not only help me quit drinking, but also improve my virility."
Li Fengju couldn't help laughing. Wang Ying had mentioned both her father and her brother-in-law in one sentence. After laughing, she continued, "Men are like that. You should also look at Yunsheng's prison. He has access to a lot of female comrades, from the art troupe and the theater."
"I know, I have a rough idea of it," Wang Ying said.
Li Fengju said, "That's good to know. Your little sister just doesn't know the seriousness of the matter, and Jianguo is too depressed. The two of them are unhappy every other day now. If it weren't for Huanhuan, I'm afraid they would get divorced."
Wang Ying thought to herself that Wang Hui would never divorce easily. There was a carrot lurking in front of her. She was counting on Du Jianguo to bring her wealth and glory, so how could she divorce easily?
After saying this, Li Fengju reminded Wang Ying not to work too hard and also told her some folk taboos, to which Wang Ying agreed without hesitation.
After the mother and daughter finished their conversation, Li Fengju arranged for Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng to take a nap. After Wang Ying fell asleep, Li Fengju was so thoughtful that she almost fanned her by her bed.
Wang Ying slept for a long time. When she woke up, Wang Yongren immediately went to cut watermelon. After eating the watermelon, they talked for a while. At around three o'clock, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng went home.
After they arrived home, Chen Xiuqin quietly said to Zhao Yunsheng, "Is it okay going back this time? You stayed for such a long time."
Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "It's great. I've killed chickens, bought meat, and bought melons."
Chen Xiuqin also laughed: "They are sensible. I hope Yingzi is not unhappy about going back this time?"
"No, my father-in-law became a team leader at work thanks to Yingzi. The old couple now treat Yingzi very well, and I think Yingzi enjoys it too," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Tsk tsk, they're lucky too." Chen Xiuqin said, "Given Yingzi's personality, as long as they don't act up, she'll still be filial to them in the future."
"Don't worry, Yingzi will also respect you." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"Then I can rest assured." Chen Xiuqin is full of confidence. Their relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is unbreakable!
After going to bed at night, Wang Ying told Zhao Yunsheng about Wang Hui and his wife, which made Zhao Yunsheng laugh.
"Du Jianguo is a very interesting person. His personality is worth writing about. We can write about him in a book in the future," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Wang Ying said with a hint of disdain, "Wouldn't it be disgusting to the readers to include such a person in the book?"
"Literary works must have all kinds of people, and the more complex, twisted, and extreme their personalities are, the better," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Wang Ying thought about it and it seemed so.
"By the way, when will your book be published?" Wang Ying asked.
"Waiting for Bai Tong's letter," Zhao Yunsheng sighed. "I never thought I'd get to this day. I thought my manuscripts would either never see the light of day or be burned."
"It will be fine," Wang Ying said. "It will only get better and better."
Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying with deep eyes. Yingzi was always full of hope for the future. She was not the kind of unrealistic fantasy, but very confident. Why was Yingzi so sure that the future would be bright? Was it just a simple personality factor? Zhao Yunsheng always felt that it was not entirely true, but he did not ask further questions, just echoing: "Yes, it will get better and better in the future."
After Wang Ying became pregnant, she essentially stayed in her office and avoided the workshop. The factory was undergoing expansion, but Wang Ying didn't go to the construction site. Director Xiang took the initiative to take on many tasks, acting like a true workshop director.
National Day came again in a blink of an eye. Wang Ying and his wife had been married for four years. Wang Ying's belly was already showing, and this commemorative photo of the two was taken in the yard of their home.
On National Day, Wang Yongren and Li Fengju came to visit Wang Ying, bringing a wealth of gifts. Li Fengju made clothes and shoes for Wang Ying to wear during her pregnancy. She also made small clothes, shoes, a swaddle, and a poncho for the unborn baby. The materials were all fine, the stitching meticulous, and she showed she had put a lot of care into the work. She also prepared a large number of diapers, made from newly purchased cotton gauze, with thick stitching and meticulous craftsmanship, unlike some people who simply altered hand-me-downs.
When Chen Xiuqin saw the things prepared by Li Fengju, she was really satisfied. She praised Li Fengju highly and said that as a mother-in-law, she was not as thoughtful as her own mother.
Wang Ying was also satisfied to accept it. Li Fengju took the things and went upstairs with Wang Ying.
Arriving at Wang Ying's room, Li Fengju saw a photo frame on the wall. Inside the frame was the newspaper Wang Ying had brought back from the provincial capital. Seeing Wang Ying in the newspaper, Li Fengju felt deeply moved. Yingzi had really made it big. She was even in the newspaper, and the person next to her must be a high-ranking official.
Then she saw Zhao Yunsheng's name on another page of the newspaper.
"Yingzi, is this an article written by Yunsheng?" Li Fengju asked, pointing at the newspaper.
"Yes, he wrote it. It happened to be published in the newspaper on the same day as mine. It was quite a coincidence that Yunsheng kept the newspaper." Wang Ying said.
"Oh, what a coincidence! Yunsheng is also going to be very successful and become a writer." Li Fengju sighed.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Look at the pile of books on his desk. Among them is his novel."
Li Fengju flipped through the pages and actually came across Zhao Yunsheng's name.
"Great, what a promising future." Li Fengju sighed repeatedly. Now she truly felt that her eldest daughter and son-in-law were a perfect match, and she no longer felt sorry for not being able to marry Wang Hui to Zhao Yunsheng.
Downstairs, Wang Yongren was chatting with Director Zhao. He then realized that his daughter had sold biscuits almost all over the country! The peach cakes were also sold in many places.
Director Zhao said, "My dear, you should be proud of Yingzi. She is very outstanding!"
"Yes, yes, I am proud of her." Wang Yongren said, feeling a little guilty when he thought of what happened before.
After praising his daughter-in-law, Director Zhao didn't forget to show off his own son. He said, "My son Yunsheng is also good. He has published many articles and is about to publish a book."
"Oh, that's amazing!" Wang Yongren said, "I'm proud of Yunsheng too!"
Director Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, I'm proud of them."
On the way home, Mr. and Mrs. Wang told each other what they had seen and heard at Wang Ying's house today. They felt more and more that their eldest daughter and son-in-law had a bright future and they could not be separated from them again.
When the old couple arrived home, they found that Wang Hui and Huanhuan were already at home.
Wang Hui came into the yard with joy and said sourly, "Mom, why did you stay at my eldest sister's house for so long?"
Li Fengju didn't answer her, but only asked, "Why are there only you, Huanhuan, and Jianguo?"
"No." Wang Hui said.
"Are you arguing with Jianguo again?" Wang Yongren asked as he parked the car.
Wang Hui didn't say anything. Huan Huan said, "Yeah, there was a quarrel."
"You little girl!" Wang Hui tugged at Huanhuan's pigtails. Huanhuan's head tilted as she was pulled, and she immediately ran to Li Fengju's side, hugging her legs.
Li Fengju bent down and picked up Huanhuan, saying to Wang Hui, "Why are you pulling the child's braids?"
"Have you and your mother eaten?" Wang Yongren asked.
"I've eaten." Wang Hui said.
"Why are you arguing again?" Li Fengju asked.
"No reason." Wang Hui said.
Huanhuan said, "For my aunt."
Wang Hui glared at Huanhuan: "You're asking for a beating, girl."
Wang Yongren carried Huanhuan over and said, "Come here, Huanhuan, let Grandpa hold you."
Huanhuan was four years old. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also incredibly clever and articulate. Sun Qiaoling treated her eldest granddaughter like a treasure. Even Wang Hui's two difficult sisters-in-law liked her. Of all the family, only Wang Hui's father-in-law treated Huanhuan equally.
"What happened to Wenxiu?" Li Fengju asked.
"What else can I do? I'm just having a quarrel with Yu Fei," Wang Hui said. "I just said that I got my husband by trickery, so who can I blame? And the whole family got mad at me."
"You shouldn't say that," Li Fengju said. "You don't have the nerve to say that. To be honest, it was you who insisted on marrying Jianguo."
Wang Hui exploded when she heard this: "What's wrong with Jianguo?! At least Jianguo didn't drag his belongings out! He's no better than Yu Fei!"
Li Fengju wanted to say how successful Zhao Yunsheng was now, much more successful than Jianguo, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say it. She just said, "Then why do you always argue with Jianguo?"
"Let's put things in perspective," Wang Hui said. "I'm not going back today."
Li Fengju didn't drive the mother and daughter away, mainly because Huanhuan was so popular.
In the evening, Du Jianguo came back and took the mother and daughter back home. Wang Yongren and his wife no longer wanted to talk to Wang Hui and the others, so they just let them go.
In late October, a bombshell news hit the whole country - the country was going to resume the college entrance examination.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused widespread discussion in society.
Among Wang Ying's subordinates, Xu Lili excitedly expressed her desire to take the exam, as did Tian Yulan. These two women were the most resolute. Several of the men, however, were hesitant. They had been employed at the factory for several years and their jobs were stable. Furthermore, Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang were engaged and about to get married, so they felt they lacked the energy or drive to take the exam. Luo Wenshu was more torn and still considering it.
Wang Ying supported them all in taking the exam, but she herself wasn't planning on taking it. She felt it was unnecessary, and she couldn't let go of the food factory. Besides, everything she wanted to learn had already been taught to her in her previous life.
On a day off, Gu Mei and her brother came to Wang Ying's house. They were both going to take the college entrance examination and were there to persuade Wang Ying to take the exam with them. Gu Mei kept trying to persuade Wang Ying, wanting to be Wang Ying's classmate.
But Wang Ying refused. She did not want to take the exam. This was something Wang Ying had decided long ago after her rebirth. She wanted to live her life according to her own plan.
Seeing that they could not persuade Wang Ying, Gu Mei and Gu Xuan had to give up. The two siblings left the Zhao family with regret.
Bai Tong also wrote to Zhao Yunsheng, telling him about the publication progress of his book and urging him to take the college entrance examination. Zhao Yunsheng refused to take the exam for one reason: he did not want to leave home and Wang Ying.
"You really don't want to take the exam?" Director Xiang asked Wang Ying.
"I really won't take the test." Wang Ying said.
"That's fine. Even if you graduate from university and don't pursue academic studies, you still have to go out to work. Your current working ability is sufficient," said Director Xiang.
"What about you, Director? What are your plans?" Wang Ying asked.
Director Xiang avoided my gaze and said, "I've already gone to college. What plans do I have?"
Wang Ying said seriously, "The dark times are over. Talented people like you shouldn't be buried in this small office."
Director Xiang snorted and said, "You are looking down on the workshop director!"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "That's not the case. I just think you should have higher academic achievements."
Director Xiang remained silent. Didn't he want to? But he was also afraid. He was afraid that darkness would return, that evil forces would strike back... He couldn't be as optimistic as Wang Ying.
"You should think about it carefully. If there is a good opportunity, don't miss it," said Wang Ying.
"I see. You're the only one who's worried." Director Xiang said this, but he was still very pleased. After spending the past two years with Wang Ying, he truly liked this junior. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he treated her like his own daughter. Although Wang Ying didn't have much contact with him in real life, she gave him a kind of spiritual encouragement.
The opportunity soon came to Director Xiang. In early November, a university in the provincial capital contacted the non-staple food factory and wanted Director Xiang to teach at their school.
Director Xiang refused outright.
When Wang Ying found out, he was so anxious that bubbles appeared on his lips.
"Why don't you go? What a good opportunity!" Wang Ying said with great sorrow.
"Why do you care about me?" Director Xiang acted like an elder and a leader.
"Are you really willing to stay here for the rest of your life? You should go to a university, somewhere with an academic atmosphere, to realize your ideals..." Wang Ying choked up as she spoke. She really felt it was a pity.
Director Xiang didn't expect Wang Ying to be so excited, and hurriedly said, "You're pregnant, why are you so excited? I'm not that worthless. I'll go if they invite me once. They should have come three times to invite me!"
"Really?" Wang Ying asked.
"Really!" Director Xiang said angrily, "He usually looks quite smart, but I didn't expect him to be so stupid."
Director Xiang refused to leave for another reason: Wang Ying was still pregnant. If he left, the position of workshop director would undoubtedly be filled by someone else. He had to hold onto the position for Wang Ying. He could be the workshop director in name only, but no one else could. No one else could take advantage of Wang Ying's position; he had to stay at the food factory until Wang Ying took over.
Director Xiang scolded Wang Ying for being brainless, and also scolded her for not seeing his efforts. Of course, Director Xiang would never take the initiative to tell Wang Ying. Director Xiang couldn't say such embarrassing words!
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