Yao Tongjia passed the test and obtained her driver's license in just half a day. She looked at the thin piece of paper with great curiosity.
This was a driver's license she had never had in either of her lives. She was secretly thrilled. She knew Xiao Gengwu would be very surprised when he returned!
Ruan Shengpeng has been here with her during the exam, watching his daughter go from driving cautiously at the beginning to driving smoothly, and now she has even passed the exam and obtained her certificate.
His heart was in turmoil. He suddenly realized that he had never seen his two children take their first steps. Now, watching her drive, was it a different kind of learning to walk?
As he left with his daughter, Ruan Shengpeng turned back to Zhang Peng and emphasized, "Remember to come home for dinner tonight!"
Zhang Peng happily agreed: "I've never eaten at your house before, but I definitely will. I want a plate of braised pork, so you have to make it for me."
Yao Tongjia asked curiously, "Uncle Zhang, how did you know my dad can make braised pork?"
“Back then, we were on a mission abroad together, and the thing we found hardest to get used to was the food. We could only sneak around cooking delicious food occasionally, and your dad’s braised pork was the best!”
Although the meat abroad is different from that in China, the braised pork I cook for them always comforts their Chinese stomachs and helps them alleviate their homesickness.
However, their environment was extremely harsh. If people knew that they came from China and were here as undercover agents, they would surely die without a burial place.
They could only sneak a taste occasionally, never daring to eat it more than once. Now, thinking back on that taste, it has become an unforgettable memory.
Thinking of this, Zhang Peng emphasized again, "I want to eat what you make, you have to make it for me!"
Ruan Shengpeng could only agree: "Okay, I'll make two big plates today, eat as much as you can!"
"That's great! Why don't you make three plates, and I'll bring one back for my wife too? I want to tell her about our life outside, so she can understand how tough things are for me!"
"I risked my life to come home, but now they won't even let me touch the bed..."
Ruan Shengpeng coughed quickly: "My daughter is still here!"
Zhang Peng said somewhat awkwardly, "Oh, oh, I forgot. Okay, you guys can go now!"
As she walked out, Yao Tongjia recalled Zhang Peng's words: "You guys had a tough time back then, didn't you?"
Ruan Shengpeng nodded: "It's not just hard work. We have to stay vigilant at all times and can't let our guard down for even a moment. Occasionally, the two of us will keep watch on each other for half a day so that the other can sleep soundly without any worries."
“But such times are rare. We are constantly on edge and can’t really relax completely.” Looking back on the path he took back then, Ruan Shengpeng finds it hard to believe that he actually survived.
Back home, Yao Tongjia showed off her driver's license to her mother, while Ruan Shengpeng took over the cooking duties: "You two go outside and chat, it's too smoky here!"
Yao Yanxin thought she had almost finished and was about to wrap things up when she took her daughter outside to admire her driver's license. Just then, the phone rang.
When Yao Tongjia answered the phone, it was actually Teacher Xue calling.
"Tongjia, the clinic is all renovated. Come over and see what we need to buy. Also, isn't your mother going to pursue a master's degree?"
“My neighbor came back from out of town, and I told her about your mother’s situation. She asked your mother to come for an interview as soon as possible, and it would be best if she brought her portfolio to be reviewed!”
Yao Tongjia thought for a moment and said, "I'll take my mom over tomorrow and see what we need to buy!"
After hanging up the phone, Yao Tongjia noticed her mother looking at her curiously, but without asking a single question. Yao Tongjia then spoke up herself: "Mom, get ready tonight, I'll take you to the job interview tomorrow!"
Just then, Ruan Shengpeng came out with a plate of food: "What kind of job is your mother going to?"
“Didn’t you support my mom pursuing a master’s degree? I’ve arranged for her to interview with a professor. If she passes the interview, she can go on to graduate school.”
"So simple, no exam required?" Ruan Shengpeng really didn't know much about these things; he himself only went to junior high school.
"Nowadays, graduate students don't need to take a unified exam. As long as you pass the exam set by your advisor and he agrees to accept you, that's enough!"
Yao Yanxin couldn't sit still any longer and stood up to organize the design drafts, but Ruan Shengpeng stopped her, saying, "Let's eat first, and you can organize them after we eat."
Yao Yanxin then realized that everyone must be hungry, so a little more time wouldn't make a difference: "Let's eat, we can cook later, it's tomorrow anyway!"
Yao Yanxin quickly finished her meal, and Ruan Shengpeng told them not to pack up: "I'll pack up. You guys hurry up and organize, don't wait until it's too late and you might forget something."
Yao Yanxin had no interest in tidying up and pulled Yao Tongjia into her room: "Help me choose which of my design drafts are better!"
Yao Tongjia was somewhat surprised that her mother had designed such a thick stack of designs. She exclaimed, "Mom, how long did you spend designing this? How come there are so many?"
Yao Yanxin seemed a little embarrassed: "You guys are usually not home, so I'm home alone. I draw when I'm bored, and before I knew it, I had drawn so many!"
"But you have too many! The styles are so new, Mom, you're amazing!"
Yao Yanxin blushed slightly at her daughter's praise: "It's nothing like what you're saying."
"It really is very good!" Yao Tongjia wasn't just trying to make Yao Yanxin happy! From a modern perspective, these clothes would still be considered classics in later generations.
Yao Tongjia had a sudden inspiration: she could set up a clothing factory in the future so that her mother could shine. The styles her mother designed would be bestsellers for decades to come!
Yao Tongjia looked at all the drawings: "Mom, let's take one drawing of each style so that she can see that you are a versatile designer. Otherwise, your age will be a disadvantage."
My mother is already in her forties. Although there are people of that age in college, if they have the same talent, they will naturally choose the younger one.
Unless your talent is truly amazing, you wouldn't choose such an age.
The mother and daughter selected fifteen drawings in various styles. Yao Tongjia looked at them carefully and found that even drawings of the same style, drawn at different times, were somewhat different.
Yao Tongjia really admired her mother's brain: "Mom, look at these two drawings. They look very similar, but there are also different details."
The key is that these details are refreshing and not just repetitive!
Yao Yanxin blushed as Yao Tongjia praised her: "How can you say it's so good? Stop talking, people will laugh at us if they hear you!"
"What's so funny?" Ruan Shengpeng walked in and saw the dressing table piled with blueprints. He knew his wife was drawing blueprints, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.
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