Turning his head, he sighed, "If this country could reinstate the college entrance examination, then—wouldn't that be a thing of the past soon?"
Jiang Yuan pointed to the top of her head.
Although they dare not say it outright, everyone knows who it is.
In the family now, Jiang Zhiyuan holds the highest position and has the best access to information.
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke: "There will be some news after the New Year, and the situation will change. For our family now, just stay calm! No matter what others do, just take care of yourself and do your best."
Xu Ningyan, Jiang Yuan, and Jiang Zhixing all understood that at this time, it was crucial to remain calm.
For their family right now, the best-case scenario is simply to stay stable.
They both nodded seriously, and then, as if on cue, changed the subject.
It's about reviewing.
Now that we know the college entrance examination may be reinstated, we should study hard.
Before giving birth, Xu Ningyan had already obtained her high school diploma through night school.
She had already obtained a set of high school textbooks through her connections at the night school.
As for the mathematics, physics, and chemistry series, two sets have already been prepared.
Jiang Yuan had always kept Jiang Zhixing's high school textbooks very well. When they moved out of the Gu family home, these books were all moved to this Cat Alley.
All you need to do is find them and review them.
As for other materials, who has more access than Xu Ningyan these days? She works in a library.
Moreover, this library was originally a university library. Some of the so-called banned books were confiscated and destroyed, but some of the academic books in the library were still preserved.
Xu Ningyan didn't need to look for any information or look up anything; she could just ask her colleagues.
Her colleagues at the library may seem unremarkable, but they are all people with impressive backgrounds.
Some were university professors, some were scholars with exceptional expertise in a particular field, and even Sister Zhang from the logistics department, who always had a knitting needle in her hand and knitted sweaters every day, was a high school teacher.
The small library is full of hidden talents, but due to the current unfavorable situation, they are forced to stay in this library.
However, the fact that these people were not labeled as intellectuals and sent to the countryside proves that their family backgrounds were not to be underestimated.
When Xu Ningyan was studying in the library office, these people looked at her with great affection and even gave her extra help.
Therefore, Xu Ningyan has made great progress. Now she doesn't need Jiang Zhiyuan to tutor her anymore. At work, several teachers tutor her.
Speaking of this, Jiang Zhiyuan had to admire Xu Ningyan's good luck.
When he chose the library as Xu Ningyan's workplace, he had carefully considered it. He felt that the workplace was easy and there was not much lucrative work, but the relationships were simple, and such a workplace would not attract attention. At this time, it was the safest option.
He had roughly investigated those people and knew that they all belonged to families with some connections and status, and were either smart or honest.
That way, he wouldn't have to worry about Xu Ningyan being bullied.
Unexpectedly, these colleagues were all extraordinary; ten years ago, they would have been figures admired and respected by everyone.
To receive guidance from someone like that would be truly remarkable.
Being taught by five or six such figures is simply a stroke of good luck.
Jiang Zhiyuan was considering whether he should take his wife and children to visit his father-in-law's grave after the New Year to thank his father-in-law for protecting his family.
When asked why he didn't go to pay respects to the ancestors of the Gu or Jiang families, Jiang Zhiyuan said that they had severed ties with the Gu family and had even secretly pushed for Gu Yong's demotion. If the Gu family ancestors were truly spirits, it would be good enough if they didn't rise up to settle scores with him.
As for the Jiang family, Jiang Yuan is a married-out woman and is not considered their descendant in the Jiang family's eyes.
All things considered, it can only be my father-in-law who lives thousands of miles away.
Time flew by as we talked about serious matters related to reading.
Soon the sound of firecrackers came from outside. Jiang Zhiyuan raised his wrist and looked; it was already midnight.
It's time to set off firecrackers.
Jiang Zhixing and I took firecrackers and went outside, lighting them in the courtyard.
At this time, other families in the alley also opened their doors and started setting off firecrackers.
A flash of lightning and a clap of thunder followed, and the sound of firecrackers echoed throughout the alley.
They woke up Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhan, who were still fast asleep.
The two children had never heard such a loud noise since they were born, and they immediately burst into tears.
Xu Ningyan, Jiang Yuan, and Sister Mei hurriedly tried to soothe the baby, feed it, and change its diaper. The firecrackers outside had long since stopped, with only one or two occasionally ringing out in the distance.
The two brothers then fell asleep with tears still on their faces.
Jiang Yuan had already prepared New Year's money, which consisted of two strings of copper coins strung together with red thread, known as Five Emperors Coins, and placed them under the two brothers' pillows.
Seeing that the two brothers were sleeping peacefully, he finally felt relieved and left.
It was past midnight, so there was no need to stay up all night anymore. Everyone was sleepy, so after a quick wash, they all went back to their rooms to rest.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, families begin visiting each other's homes to exchange New Year's greetings.
Jiang Yuan is getting old and doesn't sleep as much. She got up early, opened the courtyard gate, and waited for the neighbor's children to come and wish her a Happy New Year.
After seeing off the children who came to pay their respects for the New Year, the two brothers, Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhan, woke up.
They were carried to the main room, where Xu Ningyan and Jiang Zhiyuan each carried one of them to wish Jiang Yuan a Happy New Year.
Jiang Yuan was overjoyed and took out the red envelopes she had prepared beforehand, giving one to each of them.
Even Xu Ningyan, Jiang Zhiyuan, and Jiang Zhixing, Sister Mei has them.
Sister Mei was embarrassed to accept it: "I'm already this old, how can I accept New Year's money? People will laugh at me if they find out."
Jiang Yuan insisted on giving it to her: "It's just for good luck. Everyone in our family has one, so of course you should have one too."
Xu Ningyan happily opened the red envelope and saw that Jiang Yuan was really generous; there was a ten-yuan note inside.
Then look at the red envelope in Jiang Zhiyuan's hand.
Seeing Xu Ningyan's expression, Jiang Zhiyuan smiled and opened the package for her to see; inside was a five-yuan note.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Zhixing hurriedly opened his own red envelope, which also contained a five-yuan note. He couldn't help but look at the red envelopes of the two brothers, Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhan.
Xu Ningyan was also quite curious, knowing that the red envelopes held by Jiang Chen and his brother were thicker than the one in her hand, so they must have been quite a lot.
Upon opening it, sure enough, there were fifty yuan inside.
Jiang Zhixing couldn't help but laugh and complain, "Mom, you're so biased! Pingping and An'an are worth fifty, my sister-in-law is worth ten, but my brother and I are only worth five?"
Jiang Yuan sneered: "If you find me a daughter-in-law who gives me two grandsons, I'll give you ten yuan and my grandsons fifty!"
Jiang Zhixing immediately backed down, hastily handing back all the red envelopes in his hand to Xu Ningyan, even giving away his own, and said awkwardly, "Well, your son is all grown up now, you don't need to give me New Year's money anymore! You're absolutely right to be biased! Please continue to do so in the future!"
Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow, wanting to say something more, but Xu Ningyan, seeing Jiang Zhixing's pitiful appearance, quickly came to his rescue. He took out a few red envelopes from his own pocket, gave two to his son, and handed the last one to Jiang Zhixing.
Jiang Zhixing chuckled, thanked Xu Ningyan, and accepted the red envelope.
He then took two more out of his pocket and stuffed them into the arms of Jiang Chen and his brother.
Then suddenly he said, "Sister-in-law, you must bring these two brothers with you when you visit relatives for the New Year this year, so we can get back all the red envelopes we gave out before! We've always been giving them away, and we've never gotten any back, it's such a loss! Luckily, you had two children at once, so we'll break even in a few years! And when they're ten years old, we can even make a profit—"
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