Tang Zhenyi was amused by her. They chatted for a few more words, exchanged addresses, and agreed to get together with other educated youth in a few days when they had time.
A few days later, Tang Zhenyi really sent a message, saying that Teacher Zhang Chengji was taking the lead in hosting a dinner at the restaurant to celebrate their return to the city, and invited Jiang Manyue to come and get together.
Jiang Manyue hadn't seen them for a long time, so she bought a pen as a gift for each of them, and also bought a wedding gift for Tang Zhenyi and Xu Liqun, and took them to the hotel.
"Man Yue, I never thought that Zhen Yi would meet you in Beijing. We are destined to be together."
Zhang Chengji was very emotional. He never expected that he would meet his fellow villagers whom he met when he went to the countryside again in Beijing.
Jiang Manyue also felt that she and they were destined to be together. They went to her hometown to work in the countryside, and when they returned to the city, Lu Lin happened to be transferred to the Beijing Military Region, bringing them together again.
"That's why they say fate is so magical. People who are destined to be together can meet again no matter where they are."
Everyone present laughed when they heard this. It was indeed fate. After many twists and turns, they finally sat at the same table.
"By the way, Teacher Zhang, I've always been curious. After returning to the city, do educated youth continue their work before going to the countryside? And if they were in school before going to the countryside, do they continue their studies after returning?"
Zhang Chengji smiled and nodded. "After returning to the city, those who had jobs were basically reinstated. Those who were studying were assigned jobs based on their educational level. Zhenyi, Liqun and the others were still students at the time, and they've also been assigned jobs now."
Xu Liqun also smiled and continued, "Zhenyi and I have both been assigned to the school, but we are not teaching. The school has agreed that we can continue our studies while working. If we are admitted to graduate school and graduate successfully, we can stay on to teach."
Since the topic of staying in school to teach was mentioned, Jiang Manyue simply changed the subject. "If you all stay in school to teach, where will the students come from? There's no college entrance examination now."
Although Jiang Manyue knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in the winter of 1977, this was only the events that happened in her world that she knew about. What if this world was not like this?
These people are teachers and students from colleges and universities. They definitely know more than she does. It wouldn't be a bad idea to learn about the situation from them.
Zhang Chengji didn't think much about it. Jiang Manyue's question was a normal question, so he said with a smile, "Just because there's no college entrance examination now doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. I'm sure the college entrance examination will be resumed, and it will be resumed soon."
Jiang Manyue blinked. "Really? Are they really going to resume the college entrance examination? But all high schools are closed now. If they really resume the college entrance examination, who will take it?"
Tang Zhenyi smiled and patted her, "Don't worry about that. Many of the educated youth who went to the countryside haven't returned to the city yet. There are also factory workers and students in technical secondary schools. They can all take the college entrance examination."
Jiang Manyue tilted her head and pretended to think for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Can I participate? I'm not an educated youth, nor a student, and certainly not a worker. My boyfriend also mentioned that the college entrance examination might be reinstated in the future, and I'm still looking for you to learn Russian. But I have no status at all right now, so I don't know if I can participate."
No one here can say for sure about this question. After all, the resumption of the college entrance examination is still in the research and discussion stage. No one knows when it will be resumed, nor do we know who will be allowed to participate.
"Man Yue, if you really want to take the college entrance examination, you should prepare in advance. If you can register when the time comes, then register. You are a smart person. If you work hard, you should have no problem getting into university."
Zhang Chengji felt that Jiang Manyue didn't need to worry about this now, and should study hard first. If she could participate then, there would definitely be no problem.
To put it another way, even if she couldn't participate, she would have learned something that would be useful in the future.
Jiang Manyue nodded and said, "Yes, Teacher Zhang is right. Even if I can't take the college entrance examination, I have learned knowledge and can still tutor my children in the future and help them go to college."
Xu Liqun said enthusiastically, "Man Yue, if you encounter any questions while reviewing, just tell Zhen Yi and we'll help you research. We also have to review for the postgraduate entrance exam. These questions are similar, and we should be able to solve them."
Jiang Manyue smiled and thanked him. His words really helped her a lot. If she didn't know how to do something, she might have to trouble the couple.
After the meal, Jiang Manyue went home and found all the textbooks. She spent her time in the room reading and doing exercises.
When Lu Lin asked her about it, she said that she heard about the resumption of the college entrance examination when she was having a party with Teacher Zhang and others, so she started preparing in advance.
Lu Lin has always been very supportive of Jiang Manyue's decision to take the college entrance examination. Now that they have moved to Jing City, if Jiang Manyue can really be admitted to Jing City University, it will be more convenient for her to go to school.
Jiang Manyue did encounter some difficult problems during her review process. She didn't feel comfortable disturbing Tang Zhenyi and Xu Liqun often, so she saved the difficult problems and sent them a letter after a long time.
Tang Zhenyi and Xu Liqun replied very quickly, clearly stating the problem-solving process and ideas, which helped Jiang Manyue a lot.
During the day-to-day review process, winter came and the entire capital began to be covered in snow.
"It's really cold in Beijing in the winter, but it's warm inside. It's just the alternation of temperature that makes me worry the child might get upset."
After Li Guifen came back from buying vegetables, she couldn't help but complain to Jiang Manyue about the weather in Beijing.
Although there is heating in the house, which is comfortable, Li Guifen always feels that it is so cold outside and so warm inside. The children will easily catch a cold if they keep going in and out and experiencing the alternating cold and heat.
Jiang Manyue put down her textbook and turned to ask Li Guifen, "Mom, Jun'an's school is about to have a holiday, why don't we go back home first? You keep complaining about the team distributing food and meat for the New Year, and you want to go back and get the food yourself."
Although the Lu family did not earn many work points throughout the year, Lu Qingyou's accident happened during the spring plowing. The team gave the Lu family a subsidy, so they can still get a lot of food this year.
Li Guifen was moved when she heard it, "Should we go back early?"
Jiang Manyue nodded and said, "Yes, as soon as Jun'an has his holiday, we will go back. We should be able to catch up with the team's food distribution. My mother is looking forward to our return every day. She wants to see her eldest grandson."
"Besides, if we go back early, the train won't be that crowded. It might not be possible to buy a train ticket until the end of the year. It's not convenient for us to travel with three children and a pregnant woman."
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