Chapter 84 (Second Update)
In the evening, Song Yiping sat at his desk reading.
Yan Ruyi has finished her exams and is now feeling relieved.
The books Song Yiping was reading were like heavenly scriptures to Yan Ruyi, and some of the content might even involve military secrets, so she consciously avoided getting close to him.
She had been studying day and night for months, and finally finished the exam. To reward herself, she took a few days off. During these days, she didn't read or study; she just rested.
Song Yiping: "If I don't want to read, I'll watch TV for a while."
"I'm afraid you'll feel resentful if I watch TV while you study, so I'll stay here with you."
It's still a bit chilly at night, and watching TV isn't as comfortable as snuggling in bed.
With nothing to do while snuggled in bed, Song Yiping read a book, and she watched him.
It was as if Song Yiping had eyes in the back of his head. "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Yan Ruyi rested her chin on her hand and said dreamily, "I'm wondering what our future child will look like?"
Song Yiping looked up. "Want a baby?"
“Huihui is pregnant, which has also touched me.”
Song Yiping: "Not now."
Yan Ruyi: "Why not? I thought you wanted a child."
“I do want to, but I’ve heard that new mothers often experience severe nausea and vomiting, making it difficult to eat or sleep. If you go to the capital to study at this time, there will be no one to take care of you.”
Yan Ruyi said, "It depends on the individual. My sister-in-law didn't vomit when she was pregnant with Miaomiao."
Song Yiping put down his book and came over. "You said it depends on the individual. What if you vomit a lot?"
Although they were already an old married couple, Yan Ruyi was still a little shy when discussing this matter seriously with Song Yiping.
She pulled the blanket over her head, saying, "I was just saying, I don't really want it right now."
Song Yiping: "You're doing your postgraduate studies part-time, so the first year might be quite intense and demanding. I don't know how the face-to-face classes will be arranged. It's very likely that you'll have to go once a month, like we do, or it might be intensive classes. In any case, you'll have to attend face-to-face classes. If you happen to be pregnant right now, the back-and-forth travel will be too much for your body."
He smiled and said in a low voice, "But that doesn't stop us from doing something else."
I lifted the covers and crawled inside.
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The next day at work, Yan Ruyi gave Feng Ankang's phone number to Zhou Huili, asking her to contact Feng Ankang later.
The Beijing Daily also responded, agreeing to revamp its layout and create a special column for Jialide: Jialide Talks Antiques.
However, the manuscript needs to be provided by Jialide.
Providing articles is no problem at all; Yan Ruyi can write them herself. If all else fails, we can ask Teacher Jiang or Director Xu to write them.
Good news also came from the archaeological team: a joint survey team organized by the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau discovered an ancient tomb in the mountains about 2 kilometers southwest of the village where the tomb is guarded.
The ancient tomb had no tombstone, and the locals always thought it was a small hill.
According to historical records, this ancient tomb is very likely the tomb of Princess Shou'an.
The archaeological team is currently conducting a protective excavation of the ancient tomb.
Yan Ruyi's plan to buy a car has also been put on the agenda.
Last autumn, she put four antiques she had collected up for auction, which raised a total of 60,000 yuan.
Buying an imported car might not be enough, but buying a domestically produced car is more than enough.
She decided to buy a Shanghai-plated car, the same brand Chen Feiyong drives. Chen Feiyong said the final price was 58,000 yuan.
Buying a car these days is easy in terms of money, but the paperwork is troublesome.
First, the buyer's employer must provide a letter of introduction to prove the buyer's identity and the purpose of the purchase. The buyer must also write a guarantee promising not to resell the car for profit.
Then, with these materials and money, you go to the city's automobile trade center. After paying, you can't pick up the car immediately; you have to wait at least two or three months.
When Chen Feiyong learned that Yan Ruyi was planning to buy a car, he called her and said, "Sister-in-law, give me the documents and I'll help you with the paperwork. I guarantee you can pay and drive the car away on the same day."
Chen Feiyong is a businessman; he has his own connections.
Yan Ruyi wasn't unwilling to pay, and her paperwork was complete, so she handed over all the materials to Chen Feiyong.
Chen Feiyong got it done for her the next day.
"Sister-in-law, it's all taken care of. Everything's fine at the car trading center too. If you're not available during working hours, you can go this Sunday. You can pick up the car on the same day."
Yan Ruyi expressed her gratitude to Chen Feiyong, who chuckled and said, "No need for thanks. Next time I visit your home, just ask Lao Song to cook me something delicious."
"No problem, just tell him what you want to eat."
Chen Feiyong thought to himself, "What good is it if I want to eat whatever I want? I still have to see what Yan Ruyi wants to eat so I can benefit from it."
This Sunday, Yan Ruyi and Song Yiping went to the car trading center to pick up their car.
Upon arriving at the car trading center, they explained their purpose, and a staff member warmly greeted them and led them to the plaza to select a car.
"There are black and white ones, whichever color you like."
Yan Ruyi chose a black one.
After choosing the car, Song Yiping test drove it, and after confirming that there were no problems, he paid for it and then went to the transportation bureau to get the license plate.
By the time the license plates were put on, it was almost noon.
Sitting in the car, Yan Ruyi excitedly touched and looked around, and said to Song Yiping, "When it gets hot, I can drive to work."
Their home isn't far from Jialide; it only takes about 10 minutes to get there by bicycle.
Spring and autumn are alright, but summer and winter are a bit of a struggle.
Especially in winter, when the north wind is howling, she was almost frozen solid when she rode to the bottom of the Jialide building.
In rainy or snowy weather, it's easy to slip and fall.
Since she had the means to enjoy life, she was unwilling to mistreat herself any further.
However, she needs to get her driver's license first.
Nowadays, to learn to drive, you have to learn from an experienced driver at your workplace, and the instructor has to act as your guarantor. Only after passing the exam will you be issued a driver's license.
In their Jialide, only Liang Shi can drive. Before picking up the car, Yan Ruyi had already told him to let Liang Shi teach her to drive.
Liang Shi patted his chest and assured her, "Manager Yan, don't worry, I guarantee I'll teach you how to drive in the shortest amount of time."
However, before learning to drive from Liang Shi, she felt it was necessary to have Song Yiping teach her first.
So that Liang Shi wouldn't laugh at her for being stupid when he taught her.
It was already noon when they left the Transportation Bureau, so the two of them ate lunch outside before going back.
Hearing the commotion, Sister Hua came out from next door.
"Ruyi, the postman came to deliver the mail this morning, but neither you nor Commander Song were home, so I signed for it on your behalf. It looks like it was sent from the school."
Yan Ruyi took it and saw that it was sent by Peking University.
She excitedly tore open the envelope and exclaimed, "It's an admission letter from Peking University!"
Aunt Hua: "Ruyi, are you going to school again?"
"I'm going to pursue a master's degree."
Aunt Hua didn't know what a graduate student did, but the name sounded impressive. "Our area must be blessed with good fortune. We've produced a college graduate and now a graduate student. Maybe my Qiangqiang can benefit from this and get into college too."
After Sister Hua left, Yan Ruyi hugged Song Yiping and jumped around, saying, "My hard work these past few months has finally paid off."
Song Yiping took the notification letter.
At the top is the school name and certificate number, and below is a line of eye-catching red text: "Graduate Admission Notice".
Comrade Yan Ruyi, congratulations! You have been officially admitted to the Department of History, Cultural Heritage and Museology, as a Master's student at our university. The admission category is part-time. Please come to the university to register from [date] to [date] with this admission notice.
Song Yiping patted her head and said, "Congratulations, Xiao Yan."
Yan Ruyi put the admission notice into her handbag. "I'm going to take it to show my mom, and then I can take her and dad for a walk around the city."
Ye Hongzhen and Zhao Cuifang were talking in the yard when they heard a car horn beeping outside.
Zhao Cuifang: "I'm afraid it's Ruyi who's here."
Ye Hongzhen: "The horn of the car that Yiping drives doesn't sound like this."
She stood up and wanted to go to the gate of the courtyard to take a look. As soon as she got there, she saw a black sedan parked outside, and Yan Ruyi got out of the car.
Ye Hongzhen: "Why did you change your car?"
Yan Ruyi: "Just bought it."
Ye Hongzhen asked in surprise, "You bought it?"
Yan Ruyi nodded.
"My daughter has made something of herself; she's even bought a car."
“Your daughter has an even more promising future.”
She took out her admission letter and said, "Mom, I've been admitted to Peking University."
Although Ye Hongzhen couldn't read, she recognized the big red seal on the admission letter. She grinned from ear to ear and carried the letter into the house, saying, "Old Yan, hurry up, your family's ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke again!"
Comrade Lao Yan immediately decided that he would burn more incense for his ancestors at the end of the year!
Ye Hongzhen said, "Let's put the incense burning aside for now. My daughter has been admitted to graduate school, so we have to have a good celebration. She loves sweet and sour pork ribs, so I'll go to the butcher shop and buy a few pounds of ribs to make for her tonight."
Yan Guoqiang said, "Why buy ribs? Let's just eat at a restaurant."
Ye Hongzhen said, "Alright, such a joyous occasion deserves to be celebrated at a restaurant. This time, we can't let Yiping pay again."
Song Yiping drove the elderly couple around the city first.
In the late afternoon, the group went to a restaurant for lunch.
On the way, someone asked Ye Hongzhen, "Where is your whole family going, all together?"
Ye Hongzhen's voice was so loud that the entire residential compound could hear it.
"My daughter got into graduate school. Let's go to a restaurant to celebrate with her."
"What do graduate students do? Are they even rarer than undergraduates?"
"That's incredibly rare! My daughter got into Peking University's graduate program; there are only a handful of those in the entire city of Beijing. Once she graduates, she's going to be doing major research!"
Yan Ruyi felt that her mother had gone a bit too far in praising her, and she was a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head and hid behind Song Yiping.
Yan Ruyi officially began her postgraduate studies.
The teaching methods at Peking University are more flexible than those of Song Yiping and his colleagues, with classes typically held intensively during winter and summer vacations.
However, she needs to go to the school at the end of February, firstly to register and pick up textbooks, and secondly to meet her professor and classmates.
After arranging her work at Jialide, Yan Ruyi took the train to the capital.
This is her third trip to the capital in the past six months.
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