Chapter 178 Participating in the College Entrance Examination
Lin Yuanshu wore a complicated expression. Without Zhou Ma even having to explain, she could guess what Zhou Ma was thinking. She must be disgusted that she had given birth to a girl and didn't want to take care of her anymore. It was a typical case of discarding someone after they've served their purpose.
“My mother-in-law has always been unreliable. If you argue with her, you lose. It’s better that she doesn’t come, so she won’t keep nagging me to have a second child and ruin my postpartum mood,” Lin Yuanshu said sincerely.
She genuinely felt it was better for Zhou Ma not to come and take care of her. In a few years, the government would require cadres and employees to have only one child unless there were special circumstances. At that time, she would no longer hear people talking about having a second child.
Lin's mother sighed, her face full of anger, and said, "If she had never asked about you, I wouldn't have said anything. But she keeps intervening and then not intervening. She's treating us like monkeys. If it weren't for Xiangyang's kindness to you, don't even think about me opening the door for her."
Fortunately, even though Zhou's mother treated her daughter very well before giving birth, she did not think about returning to the production team in advance, but planned to wait until her daughter finished her postpartum confinement before returning.
Otherwise, with Zhou Ma's current indifferent attitude, her daughter will suffer greatly. If she doesn't take care of herself properly during her postpartum period, she's very likely to develop postpartum illnesses, which could affect her daughter for the rest of her life.
Lin Yuanshu could only whisper a few words of comfort to his mother, telling her not to take Zhou's mother seriously.
In the days that followed, Lin Yuanshu had a happy and comfortable postpartum period. Her baby was taken care of by her mother and Zhou Xiangyang, and all she had to do was eat postpartum meals every day to ensure that she had plenty of breast milk.
Zhou Xiangyang had already submitted her application for unpaid leave when she was due to give birth. The application was approved quickly, since it wasn't paid leave and there was no difficulty in doing so.
Moreover, Zhou Xiangyang's temporary departure from the cafeteria would create an extra position, and everyone would only be eyeing that position, trying to get their own children or relatives to fill it, rather than thinking about preventing Zhou Xiangyang from leaving. This would not benefit them at all.
Lin Yuanshu originally wanted to feed his child formula, but he was worried about encountering toxic formula, and formula was also quite expensive in this era, so he simply couldn't afford it and had to make do with what he could.
On the other side, after Zhou Dafu got off work, he noticed that his mother always stayed at home, so he asked, "Why are you always staying at home? Your second wife just gave birth, you should go and take care of her."
Zhou Ma waved her hand dismissively, frowning as she said, "She's just given birth to a money-losing child. What's the point of taking care of her? Besides, her in-laws haven't left Beijing. Her own mother is taking care of her. Why should I go?"
Zhou Dafu disagreed, saying, "First comes the flower, then the fruit. Just because she has given birth to a girl now doesn't mean she will only have girls in the future. If you don't care and ask about her, people will say that we parents are heartless and not good to our daughter-in-law."
Zhou's mother was not swayed by Zhou Dafu's words and remained unconvinced. However, she did not continue to refute Zhou Dafu. She did not want to argue with him endlessly over this issue. In recent years, she had also come to understand a principle: those who know when to yield are the wise ones.
She replied dismissively, "Alright, I understand what you mean. I'll go take care of the second wife tomorrow."
Zhou Dafu nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that his wife hadn't made no progress at all in dealing with Lin Yuanshu.
Although Zhou Ma said this, she didn't actually plan to take care of Lin Yuanshu tomorrow. She felt that Zhou Dafu was just talking without understanding the situation. He said that she would have to run to Lin Yuanshu's house every day and work hard to take care of him, but she still wouldn't get a kind look from Lin Yuanshu.
Zhou Dafu is the one who does the good deed, but she's the one who suffers. It's better to just outwardly comply and inwardly defy him, since she's done this kind of thing quite often anyway.
The next day, Zhou's mother took some things to Sister Ahua's house and stayed there until dark before going home.
Zhou Dafu knew nothing about this. He thought that his mother had gone to take care of Lin Yuanshu, so he even took out some money for her to buy some nutritional supplements to deliver to their door.
Zhou Ma naturally accepted it without hesitation.
Although Zhou's mother ignored Lin Yuanshu, Xue's sister-in-law and Zhou Xiangling still went to see him several times.
July arrived just like that, and there were still more than half a month left before the college entrance examination. Lin Yuanshu was still on maternity leave, which lasted for more than two months, so she could study quietly at home.
She had already completed the core work of the preclinical research of the new drug before giving birth, thanks to the help of her team members who were willing to work overtime with her. Otherwise, she would not have been able to complete it within the stipulated time.
When Team Leader Huang heard the news, he was so happy he danced with joy.
As for clinical trials and other related work, that can only be left to Team Leader Qiao to oversee.
While Lin Yuanshu was away from the research institute, Wu Qin did not stay idle. She tried every means to get close to Team Leader Ye, no, it should be Deputy Director Ye, and help Deputy Director Ye with his work.
Deputy Director Ye was initially wary of Wu Qin, but Wu Qin was very capable and helped him solve several problems, both big and small. From then on, their relationship progressed rapidly.
Deputy Director Ye felt that they could be rivals when competing for the deputy director position, but now she could also take on such a capable assistant.
Although Wu Qin agreed to work under Deputy Director Ye, it did not mean that she would give up the position of deputy director.
She's playing a roundabout tactic. Since Director Huang discovered that she was behind Deputy Director Liu's affair, he sent people to keep a close eye on her to prevent her from doing anything again. As a result, she's now hesitant and timid in her actions, and doesn't dare to openly confront Lin Yuanshu and Deputy Director Ye.
Fortunately, Director Huang did not find any actual evidence, so he could only give her a warning.
That's why she thought of getting close to Deputy Director Ye first, becoming his right-hand woman, and then finding a way to make Lin Yuanshu and Deputy Director Ye turn against each other. She wasn't like Ma Si; she wouldn't do something so obvious about sowing discord.
Whether Lin Yuanshu or Deputy Director Ye wins, she won't lose out.
Of course, she hoped even more that Lin Yuanshu and Deputy Director Ye would dig their own graves and do something illegal or criminal. That would be perfect, and she wouldn't have to scheme to become the deputy director easily, nor would she incur Director Huang's displeasure.
Lin Yuanshu was completely unaware of Wu Qin's scheme; she was still engrossed in her studies.
Before they knew it, the day of the college entrance examination arrived. Lin's mother stayed at home to take care of Wenwen, while Zhou Xiangyang took Lin Yuanshu to the examination hall.
As Lin's mother saw Lin Yuanshu to the door, she said sadly, "It's all because I'm a useless mother that I couldn't let you continue your studies."
Lin Yuanshu was taken aback for a moment, then comforted her, "Mom, this has nothing to do with you. It's no use for you to let me continue studying. When I was preparing for the college entrance examination, it had already been abolished."
Lin's mother said with a dejected look, "Even if the college entrance examination had not been abolished back then, we still wouldn't have been able to afford to send you to university. Now it's all good. You have the ability to support yourself. Study hard for the exam, and if you can go to university, then go. Even if you can't, you're still better than many people."
Lin Yuanshu nodded, and before leaving, he touched Wenwen's chubby little face.
Wenwen is no longer the bright red little monkey; now she's all white and chubby, making you want to rub her.
Watching Lin Yuanshu's departing figure, Lin's mother shook her head helplessly. "He's a mother now, yet he's still so unreliable. How can I leave with peace of mind!"
Half an hour later, Zhou Xiangyang took Lin Yuanshu to the examination room and whispered encouragingly, "Good luck on the college entrance examination. I'm waiting for your good news."
Lin Yuanshu said confidently, "I won't let you down."
Zhou Xiangyang said somewhat embarrassedly, "I will never be disappointed in you, even if you don't pass the exam."
Although he and Lin Yuanshu already had children, he still couldn't help but blush when saying sweet words.
Lin Yuanshu patted Zhou Xiangyang on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't underestimate me."
Her goal was the Beijing Medical University, rather than the other two more prestigious universities, so she wasn't under as much pressure.
Of course, she didn't apply to the other two more prestigious universities, not because she didn't want to, but because she really wasn't confident she could get in. She had just transmigrated and learned about medicine in advance, not because she had a different brain. The college entrance exam doesn't test those professional knowledge subjects.
She was working while reviewing for the college entrance exam, so she didn't have much time left and it was better to play it safe.
On the other hand, when Wu Qin learned from Deputy Director Ye that Lin Yuanshu had taken the college entrance examination, she was stunned and cursed Lin Yuanshu for being cunning.
When she wanted Lin Yuanshu to take the college entrance examination, he absolutely refused. Now she just wanted him to get back to work, but instead, he went and took the exam.
Wu Qin gritted her teeth and said, "Deputy Director Lin really doesn't care about details! It's unexpected! But this means that all the deputy director's work will fall on your shoulders, and I'm worried that you won't be able to handle it."
Deputy Director Ye said with a smile, "Don't I still have you? I believe you will help me."
She had been worried that Lin Yuanshu would compete with her for the deputy director's power when he returned from maternity leave, but unexpectedly, Lin Yuanshu went to take the college entrance examination. She felt that with Lin Yuanshu's abilities, getting into university would not be a problem.
In this way, Lin Yuanshu will be away from the research institute for four years. By the time Lin Yuanshu finishes university and returns to the institute, she will have already secured her position as deputy director and will no longer have to worry about Lin Yuanshu competing with her for the power of deputy director. This is truly good news.
Wu Qin forced a smile. Her mind was in turmoil. Lin Yuanshu had easily disrupted all her plans, and she didn't even know what to do next.
She answered absentmindedly, "Mmm."
Wu Qin now felt that there was no point in staying by Deputy Director Ye's side, since Lin Yuanshu had gone to university and the two of them were unlikely to fight each other in the next four years.
Deputy Director Ye noticed Wu Qin's absent-mindedness. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you thinking about? You look so flustered."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qin took a deep breath, clearing her mind of all the random thoughts, and smiled as she responded to Deputy Director Ye, "Deputy Director Lin's matter is too shocking. I haven't quite come to my senses yet. After all, it's rare for someone who has become a deputy director to go to university."
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