Zeng Qiang, looking at his daughter, felt heartbroken and said, "You should have told us about this earlier."
Zeng Cheng said, "Little sister, Dad is right. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, remember that we are here to support you. We are your strong backing."
At this time, Wang Xiaolan was very moved and nodded repeatedly.
Yu Wenlin took Wang Xiaolan's hand and said, "Nannan, if there's anything you need to say, you can't handle it alone. Li Han is not at home, and you still have your family, okay?"
On this side, Zhu Dayong, when he returned home and saw Li Fengjiao, he was furious and threw the verdict in his hand into her hands.
"Look, look! This is what you did. Now my son will never come back."
Li Fengjiao, looking at the verdict in her hands, felt an unprecedented sense of relief. Deep down, she was extremely reluctant to take Dabao back, and would rather adopt a child than this.
She said, "Dayong, what should we do next?"
Zhu Dayong sneered, "What else can we do? This is the only way."
Li Fengjiao asked, "What about our relationship?"
Zhu Dayong raised his eyes and looked at Li Fengjiao, thinking to himself: "My mother is still in prison, and my father and mother are divorced. Why can't I get divorced too? Fortunately, my career now still depends on Li Fengjiao's father for support. Besides, I haven't established a firm foothold in the company yet. Without this woman, I will be unable to move forward."
Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and said, "What do you think?"
Li Fengjiao was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "Of course I will maintain our marriage."
Zhu Dayong went along with it and said, "Okay then! If you say we should maintain it, then let's maintain it!" After that, he returned to his study.
Time quickly turned to December 1977, and the cram school ended ten days before the college entrance examination. That day, the teacher told the students to return to the classroom.
Teacher Qin walked into the classroom holding a stack of admission tickets.
He didn't say anything extra, and just called out the students' names according to the order of the admission tickets in his hand. Those whose names were called naturally went up to take their admission tickets. Just when half of the admission tickets were collected.
When Li Mei and Liu Tingting's names were called, no one answered. Teacher Qin then raised his head, took off his reading glasses and looked into the classroom, only to see that their seats were empty.
Teacher Qin cleared his throat and said loudly, "Those of you who live close to these two students, please help take care of them."
No one came up to get their admission tickets. Seeing no one was there to pick them up, Teacher Qin had no choice but to put the two people's admission tickets aside.
The students in the classroom only then remembered these two people. The previously noisy classroom suddenly became silent, as if the mute button had been pressed. Everyone's eyes were cast in the direction of the seats where Li Mei and Liu Tingting were sitting.
Wang Xiaolan, who had been concentrating on her book, didn't initially notice the change in the atmosphere. But soon, she became acutely aware of the unusual silence in the classroom. She looked up involuntarily, her gaze landing on the seats where Li Mei and Liu Tingting sat.
She blinked, thinking to herself, "Normally, these two are always making their presence felt in the classroom. How come they disappeared without a trace today? This is totally out of character for them!"
At this moment, someone suddenly said in a low voice, "I'm afraid these two will have to take the exam in that police station!"
These words were like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, instantly shattering the tranquil atmosphere of the classroom. In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere exploded like a lit firecracker.
The students were whispering to each other, their faces full of surprise and confusion.
Someone couldn't help but ask loudly, "Impossible! How could they be arrested at this critical moment? What on earth did they do wrong?"
His tone was filled with curiosity and confusion. The others looked at each other, each with a look of bewilderment and confusion, completely at a loss as to what was going on.
"Going to jail is not a good thing."
"Don't these two people have connections? No matter what, you can't prevent them from taking the exam!"
The same student who broke the news said, "Didn't you read yesterday's newspaper? You don't care about current affairs at all."
The students asked each other.
"Do you read the newspaper?"
"No."
The student who had spoken initially shook his head helplessly, then raised his voice and said, "How could you be like this? You're all so focused on studying! Don't you know anything about the recent events in our city?"
At this point, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, then continued earnestly, "You guys really don't pay attention to current affairs! You know, these are all important knowledge points, especially on the exam, they might even be extra points! It would be such a shame if you lost points because of this!"
Another male student said anxiously, "Student Zhang, stop keeping us in suspense! You've been talking so much, what's going on? Tell us quickly!" As he spoke, he kept gesturing with his hands, as if he couldn't wait to know the answer.
At this moment, Zhang, who was being urged by the crowd, smiled slightly, deliberately whetting everyone's appetite before slowly speaking, "Let me tell you, just yesterday, our city successfully cracked a shocking spy case!"
"ah!"
A cry of surprise resounded throughout the classroom, like a thunderclap exploding in everyone's heart. As if under a spell, the students in the classroom froze in an instant, then exclaimed in unison.
The sounds rose and fell, intertwined together, forming a huge sound wave that hit people's eardrums.
Wang Xiaolan, who had been concentrating on her textbook and not wanting to join the discussion, was startled by the sudden exclamation. She instinctively looked up, and the book in her hands slipped and fell to the ground. Her brow furrowed slightly, and her gaze, over the heads of her classmates, shot directly to Zhang, who was standing at her desk, her eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.
At this time, another student asked, "Does solving this spy case have any connection with our class?"
Student Zhang said, "Of course!"
Another classmate asked, "You mean, they were also involved?"
Student Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, you guessed right."
The other female classmate had an expression of disbelief on her face, her mouth wide open, as if she had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world. She said, "No, that can't be! The spies we saw in the movies were so cunning. How could they, who are so stupid, be involved with spies? Isn't it a bit..." She didn't continue.
A classmate echoed, "I understand what you mean. I think the spy who took them in must be completely out of his mind... a complete idiot..."
Facing everyone's doubts, Zhang calmly took out a crumpled newspaper from his bag.
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