Chapter 261 Admission Letter
Xu Qingming looked at her for a few seconds and asked, "Have you really decided to go back?"
Wen Wan nodded and said, "I'll go back after I pass the exam."
Xu Qingming also nodded: "Okay, as long as you make up your mind, it's good to go back. Grandma has been thinking about you all the time. She is old and she doesn't know how many years she can live alone. She will definitely be very happy if you can go back."
Wen Wan's expression changed slightly, and she frowned as she looked at him, "What do you mean?"
Xu Qingming didn't react to what she asked: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean, telling her that she doesn't know how many years she can live alone?"
Xu Qingming was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes to hide the emotion that shouldn't be in his eyes. "Grandpa was old. His health had been poor since the Xu family incident, and he passed away a few years ago."
Wen Wan only felt a loud bang in her head, as if something exploded.
"Seventh brother, what are you talking about? Grandpa, he passed away? It's been a few years? Why didn't I know anything about it? Why didn't anyone tell me?" Not to mention that Xu Qingming was in the same production team as her, she had been writing letters to Wen Shihua and the Xu family in the capital over the years, but no one had ever told her about such a big thing as the old man's passing.
Xu Qingming looked at her pale face and trembling body for a long time before saying, "What's the point of telling me? That year, we went back. You went to Gaotai and I went to my uncle. At that time, he was seriously ill. Even in that state, he urged me to come back to Xinxi County as soon as possible. I promised him not to tell you. He said he was afraid that you would cry if you knew, and might even run away from the team without caring about anything. People get old, and there will always be a day like that. You are also the blood of the Xu family. No matter what the Xu family does, they must pretend to stick to it and not desert. As for why others didn't tell you, I don't know. Not long after I arrived at the team, I received a letter from home saying that the person was gone. It happened not long after I got on the train.
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Wen Wan remembered that year when she and Lu Dongping planned to go to Gaotai to visit Old Wen. Before leaving, Xu Qingming hadn't even mentioned that he was going back. Unexpectedly, they were both on the same trip. Later, they agreed on a return time, but Xu Qingming didn't show up. After waiting for most of the day, he finally showed up, looking disheveled and unkempt.
At that time, she didn't think much about it and was brushed off by Xu Qingming's few words.
After that, she would always ask in her letters whether her grandparents were in good health, and she would always say "well" in reply.
The old man has been a soldier all his life and has a straightforward and strong character. He is ruthless when disciplining his sons and grandsons, but he treats his daughter Xu Ruyin like a jewel in the palm of his hand, and also treats Wen Wan like a treasure.
However, when he was seriously ill, he was not by his side, unable to see him for the last time, and he didn't even know about his death.
When she was young, she had walked so far away in a fit of anger, choosing this family to settle down with, and even planning to never return. But in the end, what did she gain? What she lost was something she could never make up for in this lifetime.
Xu Qingming looked at her breaking down and crying, then lowered his eyes again and hid the dark light in his eyes.
The reason why he didn't tell Wen Wan about the old man's death was, on the one hand, because of the old man's last wishes, and on the other hand, it was out of his own selfishness. He wanted to keep this matter secret just in case, in case it might come in handy someday.
If the Lu family is really a good family and Wen Wan has no intention of going back, then he will keep this matter to himself and slowly think of a way to tell her about it after he returns to the city.
What he didn't expect was that he would actually use it before he went back.
He had thought about it a long time ago. As long as Wen Wan wanted to go back, he would definitely bring her back and would never leave her here alone to suffer.
He firmly believed that the old man's death would make Wen Wan's wavering heart completely firm.
Wen Wan had no idea that his mind was full of twists and turns, that his thoughts were so deep, that he was truly calculating and scheming. She only knew that the old man was gone, and that she had lost the person who loved her the most. Just as Xu Qingming had said, the old lady was the only one left, and she was old, and it was unknown how many years she had left to live. Her father and her uncles had all grown old, and they were all her dearest relatives who had loved her and watched her grow up. Was she going to abandon these dearest people just for the Lu family and Lu Dongping?
impossible!
The college entrance examination in Xinxi County will be held on December 9th and 10th. There are five subjects in total: Chinese, mathematics, politics, and history and geography.
The college entrance examination venue of the county high school had been closed for ten years, and finally welcomed a large group of educated young people who were full of hope and determined to pursue their hope.
On the first day of the college entrance examination, Wen Wan returned to the Lu family. Lu Dongping sent her there, and Dandan was to stay at home.
Lu Mingjiang and his wife were very unhappy with her insistence on taking the college entrance exam, even going so far as to live away from home for two months. With Lu Dongping's pressure, they naturally kept quiet, but their expressions were unpleasant. The atmosphere at home was very depressing, and only Lu Donglin was still calling her sister-in-law.
However, Wen Wan didn't take it to heart.
She couldn't stay here for long, so she took two days off. After the exams, she would go back to the commune to continue her classes.
The next morning, before daybreak, the couple got up, dressed warmly and went to the commune. In addition to them, there were also educated youth from various brigades and some local intellectuals, a large number of people.
A tractor full of people was shaking and clanging as it went to the county town.
She and Lu Chun'e were not in the same examination room, but she did not go back after the afternoon exam and stayed in a guesthouse in the county town. The two met and briefly compared their answers.
Lu Chun'e sighed: "It's over, I'm not sure about several questions, and the answers to two of them are different from yours."
Wen Wan comforted her: "Not everything I do is right. Maybe I'm wrong and you're right."
Lu Chun'e was not comforted, but became even more worried: "I heard that we have to fill out the form after the exam. Sister-in-law, have you decided which school to apply to?"
This needs to be considered carefully. If you fill it out but your score is not high enough, you will not be admitted.
Wen Wan glanced at Lu Dongping and said, "I'm applying to the capital, either Hua University or Beijing Normal University."
Lu Chun'e pursed her lips and looked at Xu Qingming. After a while, she mustered up the courage to ask him, "Where's Brother Qingming? Is he the same as my sister-in-law?"
Xu Qingming raised his eyebrows slightly. "It's different. I'm planning to apply to Hua University or the medical school in the capital." After saying that, he looked at her and said, "Guang is asking us. What about you? Have you made up your mind? Where should you apply?"
Lu Chun'e tugged at the braid in front of her and said, "I haven't decided yet. I'll decide after the exam."
The three people were standing there discussing, and Lu Dongping was standing not far away, looking out of place here. Just a few steps away, it seemed like they were separated by a whole world.
She had an exam tomorrow, so Wen Wan didn't plan to go home in the evening. She sent Lu Chun'e back to the textile factory dormitory, and then went to a state-owned hotel to book a room.
After everything was settled, Lu Dongping went out and went to Lu Dongcheng's house to drink.
Lu Dongcheng and Shengxia lived in the staff quarters of the County Public Security Bureau. The two rooms, the inner and outer rooms, were connected. It wasn't very big, but it was spacious enough for two people to live in.
The outside is used for entertaining guests and dining, the inside is the bedroom, and there is also a corner that can be used for office work.
They didn't want to eat, so Shengxia prepared some peanuts and shredded radish for them to drink with.
After two drinks, Lu Dongping stopped drinking: "I have to go back to the hotel later. I have an exam tomorrow, so I can't drink too much."
Lu Dongcheng sneered: "You talk as if you are going to take the college entrance examination."
As he said that, he glanced at Lu Dongping and said, "You are younger than me. Look at you now, you are much older than me." His cheeks were sunken, his eyes were dark and bruised, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Lu Dongping snorted: "Don't stress about this. You will never be younger than me in this life."
Lu Dongcheng smiled disapprovingly: "Okay, I'm old, and you're still young." Then he sighed: "Have you really decided to let her go back?"
Lu Dongping nodded: "It's decided, let's go back! I'd be sad if she left, but if she stayed here and she's unhappy, I'd be sad too. We're both going to be sad anyway, so let her be happy."
Lu Dongcheng sighed deeply and patted his shoulder. "Just make up your mind. You're still young and have a job. Wait a year or two and see if there's anyone suitable. It's the same if you find another one. Life has to go on. In this world, no one has to leave the other and the life has to go on."
Lu Dongping chuckled, his eyes full of bitterness.
Before meeting Wen Wan, he had never loved anyone, nor had he considered starting a family. This was the only time in his life that he had felt moved. Life was difficult, and it was embarrassing to say he was in love, but love was love. Without Wen Wan, he didn't know if there would ever be someone he could love again.
After taking the exam and filling out the application form, the next step is to wait for the admission letter to be sent.
Wen Wan went straight back to the commune after the exam. The weather was cold and the team was no longer busy, so Dandan stayed at home.
The weather in Ganling this year is not very good. There is little sunshine this winter, and the wind is blowing coldly. Wen Wan has been here for a few years, but she feels that this winter is particularly cold.
After the school exams were over and the winter vacation officially arrived, she could no longer live in the school. The cafeteria was closed and eating was a big problem.
On the day after the exam, Lu Dongping walked through the thick snow to pick her up.
There were quite a lot of things, including some miscellaneous items for her daily changes of clothes and a bedding roll.
Heavy snow fell for several days in a row, and the whole world was covered in white.
When the acceptance letter arrived, the Lu family was slaughtering a pig. In previous years, Xu Qingming would go to the slaughterhouse to eat or something, but this year he didn't go. He and a few other educated youth built a fire in the shed and buried a pile of sweet potatoes inside. They talked and had a lively time.
The postman from the commune, his nose red from the cold, pushed his bicycle to the educated youth station by the wheat field at Lujiazui, calling out names one by one: "Xu Qingming, Xu Wenfang, that guy, Huang Wancheng, your letters!"
Several people from the educated youth point ran out of the house in unison.
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