Zhao Qinglan acted immediately.
After speaking to the children, she took her daughter's hand and went out.
Wu Mei was strolling around in her yard, thinking about asking Zhao Qinglan how to cook pork ribs, when she saw the mother and daughter come out.
"Qinglan, Qinglan."
Zhao Qinglan looked over. "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Where are you going?
“This little one missed the start of first grade, and I thought it wouldn’t work for him to keep playing like this every day, so I thought I’d borrow a set of first-grade textbooks and teach him at home first,” she said truthfully.
Wu Mei was somewhat surprised. She remembered that Zhao Qinglan wasn't very well-educated. How could she possibly teach a child from a textbook?
Even though they are only in first grade, Wu Mei thinks they are already very impressive.
The illiteracy rate was still quite high at that time, with many people only knowing their own names and a few simple words.
Although literacy classes were frequently held in various places after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this practice stagnated in recent years. For example, Wu Mei did not know many characters.
If Wu Mei weren't so illiterate, she wouldn't be stuck at home all the time without a job.
In fact, the military will help some military spouses find jobs, but you must have a skill, otherwise you won't be able to do anything.
Like the primary schools in the military, many of the teachers are educated military spouses or children of soldiers from the family quarters.
Even if she was surprised, Wu Mei wouldn't be so tactless as to press for details, only saying that she would go along.
Every morning, her husband goes to work and her children go to school, leaving Wu Mei alone at home, which makes her quite lonely.
There used to be a neighbor named Zhu Kexin who also didn't work, but Zhu Kexin was too arrogant, and the two of them didn't have much in common and couldn't talk to each other.
Now that Zhao Qinglan has arrived, Wu Mei feels that she can get along with Zhao Qinglan.
“Sure, sister-in-law, let’s go together. That way I won’t have to ask where the primary school is.”
As they walked, Wu Mei started nagging.
"While it's true that it's good to learn more, tell me, if we had studied hard in the past and gotten into university, at least we could have been assigned a good job after graduation."
“But now, what’s the use of learning so much? When educated youth were sent to the countryside, they ended up having to farm and suffer after graduating. Look at my eldest son, he only has half a year left before he finishes high school, and I’m worried about where he will go after that.”
Mentioning her eldest son, Wu Mei, filled her with worry.
Yes, nowadays, those who can go to university are recommended worker-peasant-soldier students. Not to mention that the number of places is limited each year, the quality of those who get in is also uneven, and they may not necessarily learn much even after they get to school.
But if you don't go to university, you only have two options: either find a job immediately, or become an educated youth sent to the countryside.
Zhao Qinglan could understand Wu Mei's worries, but this also made her start to recall things.
She remembered that the college entrance examination was about to be reinstated, but wait, let her think. In her previous life, Xiao Duo was lost in the days following the announcement of the reinstatement of the college entrance examination.
Many people were overjoyed and excited about the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination, but she was heartbroken because she had lost her daughter.
If you calculate it this way, it will be less than a year before the college entrance examination is reinstated.
Although she, who had been reborn, knew that the college entrance examination would be reinstated soon, Wu Mei and the others did not.
She couldn't tell Wu Mei directly when the college entrance examination would resume, but seeing Wu Mei's anxiety and worry, she couldn't ignore it.
After much deliberation, she finally spoke, "Sister-in-law, how many years has the college entrance examination been suspended?"
“No need to calculate, it’s been a full ten years,” Wu Mei blurted out.
"Yes, sister-in-law, think about it. Our country is in dire need of development, and all sectors are in need of talent. We haven't had any decent college graduates in the past ten years. You can imagine how much we're short of people."
"What do you mean by this?" Wu Mei asked, puzzled.
"If there's a lack of talent, the country must quickly cultivate talent. Only by restoring the college entrance examination can we cultivate the talent the country needs in the most comprehensive and largest way. Even an ordinary citizen like me can understand this, so how could those high-ranking leaders not think of it?"
"You mean?" Wu Mei's eyes lit up.
"Yes, that's exactly what you mean. Do you think the resumption of the college entrance examination is far off?" Zhao Qinglan finally said what she wanted to say most.
Wu Mei became excited at the thought of the possible resumption of the college entrance examination.
"Qinglan, how long do you think it will take to recover?"
"Although the exact timeframe is uncertain, it should be within the next year or two, right?" She dared not make any definitive statements.
Even if we have to wait another year or two, there is still hope.
Seeing Wu Mei's eyes growing brighter, Zhao Qinglan continued, "Sister-in-law, no matter what, you have to make sure your eldest son studies hard. We have to be prepared at all times. If he suddenly recovers, wouldn't his chances of passing the exam be even greater if he's already prepared?"
"You're right, Qinglan, you're really amazing." Wu Mei was genuinely impressed.
The two walked to the military primary school while talking.
After understanding Zhao Qinglan's purpose, the school teacher readily found her a set of old textbooks and said that she could come to the school to ask questions if she encountered any problems.
This enthusiasm and sincerity moved Zhao Qinglan, who couldn't help but sigh, "Teachers these days are truly dedicated to their students."
It's not that future teachers will be bad, but with the gradual changes in the social environment, there are too many temptations, more and more complicated things to worry about, and greater pressure. Teachers who are dedicated to teaching and thinking about students are all the more precious.
On her way back with the book, Zhao Qinglan ran into Qian Hongxia again, by sheer coincidence.
Qian Hongxia snorted coldly and walked past them.
Zhao Qinglan couldn't be bothered with such unreasonable and neurotic behavior, but Wu Mei was quite angry.
"Qinglan, ignore her, who is she?"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. As long as she doesn't cause me any trouble, I won't bother with her."
Qian Hongxia was still thinking that once her husband returned, the troupe would be able to punish Zhao Qinglan and even Li Huai.
Unfortunately, her hopes were dashed.
In the afternoon, the main officers of the regiment at the company level and above held a meeting. At the meeting, Political Commissar Zhou Hai brought up the matter, but also downplayed it.
He only said that all cadres should take good care of their families, and that family members should improve their ideological quality and awareness, and not spread rumors or affect internal unity.
In this incident, both military spouses, Qian Hongxia and Zhao Qinglan, received verbal criticism, one for "using words" and the other for "using actions."
Li Huai was already aware of the two leaders' attitudes, so he didn't react much. Yang Qingmin, however, had already clenched his fist under the table.
Ha, so the leaders are still biased towards Li Huai. It sounds nice to say that both sides should be punished equally, but how can that be the same?
After the meeting, Yang Qingmin appeared cheerful and outwardly supported and obeyed all of the leader's decisions, but inwardly he harbored resentment because of the leader's "unfairness."
The person he resented the most was Li Huai!
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