Chapter 53 Miscarriage and End of College Entrance Examination
“We saw it,” Zhang Xiaohu said. “We saw it when we were in the classroom. Many of us saw it too.”
Qin Zihang brought Song Fenglan's homework to school and showed it to other classmates.
This is homework written by his mother. Even his mother, who is an adult, has to do homework, so do all the kids.
Qin Zihang made Zhang Xiaohu watch it again and again, and Zhang Xiaohu watched it too.
"..." Song Fenglan dared not imagine what would happen if she tried to fool Qin Zihang and he took the wrong questions out. If it were a child, it would be fine, but if it were an adult who knew the answers, wouldn't they think she was incompetent?
Song Fenglan once again realized that she had asked Qin Yizhou to copy the correct answers, not the wrong ones.
Since when is homework something to brag about?
Song Fenglan didn't quite understand the child's thought process and was greatly shocked.
"Ahem." Song Fenglan coughed lightly, and her son was still asked to continue watching his homework. "Hangbao."
"Mom." Qin Zihang's eyes lit up when he saw his mother. "Mom, I showed my classmates the homework you did, and the teacher saw it too. The teacher said that Mom is amazing, and that if Mom has to do homework at her age, then we elementary school students should do our homework even better."
Qin Zihang is very proud; even his teacher spoke highly of his mother.
Song Fenglan was filled with mixed feelings. She had initially thought her son was only showing her homework to his classmates, but she hadn't expected him to show it to his teacher as well. Song Fenglan looked down at her son, who didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.
"Mom, all my classmates know you're going to take the college entrance exam," Qin Zihang said. "I'll soon have a college student mom."
"..." Anyone who didn't know better would think Qin Zihang was going to have a stepmother. Seeing her son like this, Song Fenglan naturally couldn't say no. "Are you cold? Let's go home first."
"It's not cold, my hands are warm." Qin Zihang stretched out his hand and let his mother hold it so she could feel the warmth of his palm.
"Auntie, I'm going back now." Zhang Xiaohu waved his little hand.
"Okay, walk slowly," Song Fenglan said.
After eating something, in the evening, Qin Zihang again made sure Song Fenglan was doing her homework, and even suggested that Song Fenglan take out her homework so they could do it together.
“Mom, let’s write together, let’s write together,” Qin Zihang said.
"..." Song Fenglan wanted to write in the study herself, and she could let Qin Yizhou write for her. If she wrote in the living room with her son, then she would have to write by herself. "The chair here is too low. It's okay for the baby to sit on, but it's too low for the mother to sit on. She will hunch over, and that won't look good."
"Huh?" Qin Zihang looked at his mother. "I'll give my little stool to Mom to sit on."
“That won’t do either, Mom is tall,” Song Fenglan said. “Do you want Mom to become ugly? Do you want Mom to be laughed at when she goes out?”
"No." Qin Zihang didn't want his mother to be laughed at.
“That’s right. You do your homework here and let your dad stay with you so he can see what you’ve done,” Song Fenglan said.
It's alright. After Qin Zihang falls asleep, Qin Yizhou can write a little something down today and show it to Qin Zihang tomorrow. Song Fenglan can also write a little something. That way, they can quickly fool Qin Zihang.
In this life, Song Fenglan's biological parents never urged her to study hard. It was only when she had a son that he always urged her to do her homework.
"Okay," Qin Zihang said. "Mom, you must finish your homework."
“Of course, there’s no TV in the study, so Mom didn’t secretly watch TV,” Song Fenglan said.
"I didn't watch it secretly." Qin Zihang said guiltily; he wanted to watch more TV. "I finished my homework."
“Yes, finish your homework,” Song Fenglan said. “We both finished our homework properly. Recently, Xiaohu hasn’t come to play with you. He goes home so early. Did you two have a fight?”
Song Fenglan realized this; Zhang Xiaohu had stayed longer before and hadn't gone back so quickly.
"Mom is taking the college entrance exam, and Xiaohu's mom said he can't let him bother her," Qin Zihang said. "I also need to watch Mom do her homework, so I don't have time to play with him."
"..." Song Fenglan gave her son a thumbs up, "You guys are really amazing."
Regardless of homework, Song Fenglan only felt that her son was too observant. She then looked at Qin Yizhou, who shook his head; it wasn't him who had made the child this way.
At the research institute, Song Fenglan was having lunch in the cafeteria, with Professor Su sitting opposite her.
Professor Su learned of Qin Zihang's actions from his wife. Mrs. Su said that Qin Zihang always watched Song Fenglan do her homework, and that he even took Song Fenglan's homework out of the house.
"Did Hangbao watch you do your homework again last night?" Professor Su joked. "He's worried you won't get into university. He's already said you're going to university, everyone knows that now."
“Yes, he’s keeping an eye on me again,” Song Fenglan sighed. “It’s making me want to work overtime at the office. But if I work overtime, and he’s still awake when I get home, and I still have to do my homework, it will be too late. So I have his dad do it, I write a little, his dad writes a little, and I show him a little bit every day.”
“He doesn’t understand it,” Professor Su said.
“He might not understand it, but we can’t go too far in making it look like a fake,” Song Fenglan said. “We still need to write it clearly and make it look presentable. Uncle, you can’t tell anyone. If he finds out, he’ll make a scene.”
"Won't he find out himself?" Professor Su asked.
“We always keep the study door closed, and we only start writing after he falls asleep,” Song Fenglan said. They just copy down the questions, and sometimes they don’t even bother copying the questions, just the answers. The couple is keeping it a secret from their son, worried he might see it, like they’re doing something illicit.
Song Fenglan really didn't want Qin Zihang to keep staring at her during the college entrance examination.
“He still keeps an eye on things; his initial enthusiasm hasn’t faded,” Song Fenglan said. “I feel it’s more than just a passing fancy. When his teacher assigns him homework, he wants to see if I’ve done it.”
The main theme is that he does his homework, and his mother also has to do her homework.
Song Fenglan couldn't very well tell Qin Zihang that she didn't have a teacher and that the teacher hadn't assigned any homework, for fear that her son might accidentally go astray. The only thing Song Fenglan and her husband could do was complete their homework and show it to Qin Zihang, who would then encourage him to do his homework properly as well.
“Indeed, doing homework is never a matter of a three-minute burst of enthusiasm. Even after finishing today's homework, there will be new homework tomorrow,” Professor Su said. “Hangbao is promising.”
"..." Song Fenglan's lips twitched slightly. She was quite promising; she even knew to watch her mother do her homework. How could she be unpromising?
Many people registered for the college entrance examination, and they all studied hard, hoping that they could pass the exam.
As Fan Yani looked at the contents of the book, she felt that the content was simply not something a human could learn.
When Yue Hongwei returned home, he saw Fan Yani studying a book and couldn't help but ask, "How much have you learned?"
“I’m just going there to make up the numbers,” Fan Yani said. “I just wanted to take the college entrance exam once. If I pass, great; if I don’t, I won’t be disappointed.”
"It's alright," Yue Hongwei said. "I can support my whole family."
“Yes, you’ll have to support me.” Fan Yani nodded. “My belly is getting bigger, so I’ll have to stop working at the cafeteria for now.”
“No problem.” Yue Hongwei had no objections.
Fan Yani was pregnant but still needed to study. The temporary worker's wages weren't very high, so she could have someone else do the job.
Yue Hongwei didn't intend for Fan Yani to work hard; he was fine even if she didn't have a job. Fan Yani was thinking that by next year, with the reform and opening up, and the year after, she would be able to set up a stall and become a self-employed individual.
Fan Yani could use this time to have and raise her child. After the reform and opening up, she could make and sell cookies and cakes, at least earning some income. It's not that she has to demonstrate female independence and self-reliance and go to work now.
“Aunt Fang often says that she went back to work just a few days after giving birth, saying that people nowadays can’t endure hardship,” Fan Yani said.
“That’s her, not us. Times have changed, we can’t compare it to the past,” Yue Hongwei said. “Now that life is better, we shouldn’t go back to living a hard life.”
“That’s what I think too,” Fan Yani said. “With my grades… I probably won’t pass the exam, so it’s more about participating.”
In the past, when Fan Yani read period novels, some of the female protagonists always wanted to go into business and never thought about taking the college entrance examination. At that time, Fan Yani felt that the female protagonists' thinking was wrong. How could they not think about the college entrance examination? The college entrance examination can change everyone's destiny, and it is the fairest examination. Now, thinking about it, maybe the female protagonists were self-aware and knew that not everyone can pass the college entrance examination.
If the female lead went to university in her previous life and still says she won't take the college entrance exam or go to university, then that female lead is no good. If the female lead didn't have good grades in her previous life and doesn't take the college entrance exam in this life but does something else, then that's normal and she'll avoid taking detours.
Fan Yani is currently studying those subjects for a bit longer, and she has this idea: those subjects are really difficult to learn, extremely challenging. If Fan Yani tries to learn them on her own, she doesn't have many people to ask, and even if she asks others, they might not know the answer.
"Hangbao is so cute! He even showed everyone the homework his mom did." Fan Yani thought of Qin Zihang's adorable appearance and wished she could have a child just as cute. "Do you prefer a boy or a girl?"
“Boys and girls are the same,” Yue Hongwei said. “You know I’m an orphan.”
Fan Yani has no in-laws, so no one expects her to have a son. Even if she has a daughter, it doesn't matter; Yue Hongwei will treat her well.
“That’s right,” Fan Yani said. “As for my daughter, I want to buy her pretty clothes.”
Fan Yani would never ask Song Fenglan to make clothes for her child; it's impossible. Song Fenglan is so busy; Fan Yani naturally has to make clothes for her child herself, or buy them herself. One must have sense of propriety; one can't always expect others to do things for them.
“Every time I see Hangbao, I wish I had a child like him. Well-behaved, sensible, and adorable,” Fan Yani said. “He loves learning and doesn’t require much parental attention.”
“That’s because the parents raised the child well,” Yue Hongwei said. He knew his family couldn’t compare to Qin Yizhou’s family. “Professor Su’s wife also helps take care of the child.”
Which other child has so many outstanding people guiding them like Qin Zihang? Qin Zihang has seen more of the world at such a young age than many adults. His family has a radio and a television, something many other families don't have.
“Yes.” Fan Yani nodded. “In this respect, we are indeed inferior. But we can still do other things and try our best to give our children the best. We should compare ourselves to ourselves, not to other families.”
Fan Yani thought that her family was already better off than many others, and she couldn't always compare herself to those above her, otherwise she would never be as good as them. Even if she surpassed one, there were still others above her.
Qin Erjie did read the books that Song Fenglan and her husband lent her; it would be a lie to say she didn't want to return to the city. Qin Yizhou had once suggested giving her money to see if she could buy a job and return to the city, but Qin Erjie refused.
In the Qin family, Qin Yizhou is considered quite capable.
Qin Erjie was worried that her job-buying situation would affect Qin Yizhou. Also, it wasn't that her family didn't have the money to buy her a job, but her parents simply refused. The Qin family had already made their stance clear: they didn't want Qin Erjie to return to the city; they wanted her to stay in the countryside, which would also preserve the Qin family's reputation.
What a load of rubbish! Sister Qin suffered so much in the countryside. She married and had children there, without any family by her side. Sister Qin's husband was honest enough and treated her well, but what good did it do? She was poor, dirt poor.
Qin Erjie's husband's relatives were reluctant to let her take the college entrance exam, fearing she would abandon him if she returned to the city. Qin Erjie's husband didn't stop her from taking the exam; they had a child together, and even if she didn't want him as her husband, she still had to care for the child. If Qin Erjie truly abandoned the child, it would be the child's fate.
“Your brother…your brother, Yizhou, he sent some money and left it with me.” Qin’s second brother-in-law looked at his wife, who was reading a book, and took the money out of his pocket.
Besides this time, Qin Yizhou had sent money a few times before. Since his second sister refused, he sent it to her husband, asking him not to tell his sister. Qin Yizhou himself had a wife and children; he didn't send much money, just hoping to lend his second sister a hand and help her with some financial difficulties.
"How many times did he send you money?" Sister Qin asked.
“It happens three or four times a year,” said Qin’s second brother-in-law.
"You dare to take it?" Sister Qin said. "My brother has a wife and children, and he has a hard life on his own. How can you take it?"
“He insisted on taking it, saying you’re having a hard time and that he didn’t send much.” Brother-in-law Qin nodded slightly. Given the family’s situation and the children’s difficult circumstances, he ultimately took the money. “We’ll pay him back when we earn more money in the future. You need to eat well for the college entrance exam, and you’ll also need money when you go back to the city after the exam.”
"Are you afraid I'll leave alone?" Sister Qin asked, noticing the money on the table.
Second Sister Qin snorted. Qin Yizhou was just stupid. The rest of the Qin family didn't care about her, so why should Qin Yizhou care? Second Sister Qin had heard rumors that Qin Yizhou's wife was being bullied by the Qin family. Although Second Sister Qin hadn't returned to the city, she knew people there who wrote to her, so she knew about it.
She said that few of the people in the Qin family were good; they were all hypocritical and self-serving.
Their father seemed alright; he had been to the battlefield, but he was a countryman with many feudalistic ideas.
"I'll take some, and you can put the rest away," said Sister Qin. "If I go back for the college entrance exam, you'll come with me."
"Me too?" Brother-in-law Qin asked Sister Qin.
“Yes, that’s the capital, not somewhere else,” said Sister Qin. “The capital is a prosperous place. If we can go back, we should go back.”
Second Sister Qin had always wanted to go back and never considered giving up on returning. She didn't want to accept more money from Qin Yizhou because she felt it wasn't right for him to give her these things; it was rightfully her parents' and her elder brother's responsibility. However, those people didn't help her much.
Qin Erjie always remembered her parents' attitude towards her, and she also remembered what her sister-in-law, Tian Keshu, had said to her. She said that a family like theirs still had to maintain a certain image. With several children in the family, it was necessary for someone to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Someone had to go to the countryside as an educated youth, and someone had to know that their family had ideological awareness. She also said that the city was chaotic and that it was better for Qin Erjie to stay in the countryside.
Sister Qin understood why it was better to stay in the countryside. It was because those people didn't want her to return to the city, so they wanted her to stay in the countryside.
"Will there be a place to stay in the past?" Qin's second brother-in-law asked.
"If we go there, we'll have a place to stay," said Sister Qin. The Qin family home has such a large space, they can just go and stay there.
Qin Erjie thought that since her eldest brother Qin still had a house, and those people wouldn't let her live in the Qin family home, then she could live in her eldest brother Qin's house. As for Qin Yizhou's house, Qin Erjie didn't even consider it; if she wanted to live in Qin Yizhou's house, he would most likely let her.
But that's so pointless. The smallest one always ends up losing out. What kind of logic is that?
Just because someone is nice to her, does that mean she has to expect them to give more in return?
Early in the morning, Song Fenglan ate breakfast at home. She didn't go to work; she was off work today.
"Mom, will eating eggs cause me to get a zero on the test?" Qin Zihang looked at the boiled egg with some hesitation.
"Who said that?" Song Fenglan asked, as she had never said such a thing.
“Little Tiger Brother said it,” Qin Zihang said. “He said that eating eggs would cause him to get a zero on the test, so his mother didn’t let him eat too many.”
"..." Song Fenglan knew that Fatty Sister-in-law was frugal. It was no wonder, as there were many expenses at home, and Zhang Chenghai had to send money back to his hometown. Fatty Sister-in-law didn't have enough money to buy eggs.
The hen lays eggs, but we don't have many hens at home, and we have two children, so we can't eat them every day.
Fatty Sister might have said this to Zhang Xiaohu, telling him not to think about eating eggs.
We must overcome
"Difficult," Song Fenglan said. "Eat eggs, no zeros on the test. Eat, you eat, we all eat."
"Overcome difficulties." Qin Zihang took a bite of the boiled egg, which Song Fenglan had peeled for him.
Song Fenglan said that to Qin Zihang, Qin Zihang said it to Zhang Xiaohu, and then Zhang Xiaohu complained to Fatty Sister that he wanted to eat boiled eggs, saying that he could overcome difficulties.
“…” Song Fenglan heard Zhang Xiaohu’s voice from next door.
Song Fenglan wasn't guilty at all; she was telling the truth. It was just between children... well, you can't blame her. She couldn't possibly stop the child from eating eggs. They had eggs at home; she couldn't eat them herself and not let Qin Zihang have any.
After a while, Zhang Xiaohu came over with a red nose.
"My mom said she'll give me an egg after my aunt takes her exam and doesn't get a zero," Zhang Xiaohu said, feeling wronged. Why couldn't his mom give him an egg now?
Song Fenglan thought to herself that Fatty Sister-in-law really knew how to stall for time. That was fine too; things would get better day by day.
"Auntie, when is your exam?" Zhang Xiaohu asked. "Can you take it tomorrow, or even today?"
"It will take a few days," Song Fenglan said.
"Auntie, you must do well on the exam," Zhang Xiaohu sniffed. "Only if you do well can I eat the egg."
"Okay." Song Fenglan wondered why Zhang Xiaohu didn't mention that Qin Zihang didn't get a zero on the test, and that they could all get a zero.
These people are all so concerned about Song Fenglan taking the college entrance examination, but Song Fenglan is not as nervous as these people are.
Fang Xudong retired from the army and transferred to civilian work, taking a job at a nearby police station. It wasn't that Fang Xudong didn't want to stay in the army, but Political Commissar Zhao was right; if he stayed in the army, that would be the end of the story, and new recruits would come along, so he couldn't stay in the army indefinitely. It was better to take advantage of a good position and work at the police station.
Grandma Fang wasn't very happy that Fang Xudong was going to work at the police station, and asked, "Why didn't he go to the grain bureau?"
At that time, many people thought that working at the grain bureau was a good job, with lots of lucrative opportunities.
"I don't want to go," Fang Xudong said. He looked at his mother; she had a low level of awareness, and he was really afraid something might happen. He decided it was better to avoid places with easy money and instead go somewhere where they could do something practical. "Mom, going to the police station is better; then we can continue living here."
Fang Xudong thought this was good; he wouldn't have to go anywhere else. Having lived in Nancheng for many years, Fang Xudong still wanted to stay here. If he could stay in the city, he would. Fang Xudong had previously been commended, but he lacked education, making promotion difficult. Going to the police station was a good idea.
"Mom, this company isn't a place we can just go wherever we want," Fang Xudong said. "We're already doing very well to have this company. Do you really want us to go back to our hometown?"
"Then let's stay here," Grandma Fang said quickly; they couldn't go back.
Grandma Fang coveted Fang Xudong's salary; she could even get some money from him for her youngest son, who, along with his wife, had given her a healthy, chubby grandson. Grandma Fang didn't go back to take care of her grandson because she felt that if she went back, she would still have to eat and spend money, and there was no way to earn money at home, so she preferred to stay with Fang Xudong.
Fang Xudong has some good stuff here, and Grandma Fang can take some of it and send it home.
When Song Fenglan learned that Fang Xudong had been transferred to civilian work, she asked Qin Yizhou in her room, "It's not because of us, is it?"
“No,” Qin Yizhou said. “Fang Xudong was already at the age where he should be transferred to civilian work, but some things just happened at the same time. He works at the police station in our neighborhood and still lives here.”
“It’s good to work in the city,” Song Fenglan said. If Fang Xudong were to go back to his hometown, it would definitely be better for him to stay here.
"Yes," Qin Yizhou said. "Without anyone telling him, Fang Xudong knows which place is better. Here, the salary is higher, and he can continue to live there without so many troubles. The police station isn't as strict, so he can take better care of things at home and be more attentive."
“That’s not necessarily true. Grassroots police officers work very hard too,” Song Fenglan said. “They have to take care of even the most trivial matters. It’s not just the neighborhood committee that handles those things.”
“He’s not the only one being transferred this time; there are others as well,” Qin Yizhou said. “Some went to the grain bureau, not the police station.”
"..." Song Fenglan understood that those people thought the Grain Bureau was a good place. "What about you? Will you have to change careers sometime?"
"I haven't been demobilized yet, but who knows what will happen in the future?" Qin Yizhou had no idea what the future held; of course, he hoped to continue wearing this military uniform.
"Wearing this military uniform." Song Fenglan knew what Qin Yizhou was thinking. It was good that he continued to be a soldier. Song Fenglan didn't need Qin Yizhou to go into business or become a policeman. Qin Yizhou could continue doing what he wanted. "I will continue to work at my unit. We won't lack anything like this."
Song Fenglan is very satisfied with her current life. Both of them have salaries, and they also have dowries from the Song family, so their lives won't be too bad.
"you……"
"If you can't keep this up, come be my bodyguard," Song Fenglan joked.
“If you continue, I can also be your bodyguard.” Qin Yizhou held Song Fenglan’s hand, looking intently at his wife. “I will still be your husband.”
Time flew by and it was time for the college entrance examination. Early in the morning, Qin Zihang was even more excited than Song Fenglan. "Mom, Mom, get up, get up! We're going to be late, hurry up!"
Qin Zihang was afraid his mother would oversleep, so he got up early, a little after six, and started calling for Song Fenglan. Song Fenglan's exam center was a nearby school, not far away; it was quite close. Some schools had already given students a break to make room for the exam takers, and even elementary school students like Qin Zihang were on holiday, leaving their classrooms empty.
The main reason is that there are many applicants this time, not only people from the city, but also educated youth from the countryside. People from nearby villages and towns have also come to take the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination is not an ordinary exam; it requires a centralized process and proper invigilation.
When Song Fenglan took the college entrance examination, Qin Zihang and his father were still waiting outside the examination hall.
Qin Yizhou told Qin Zihang to stay home and not wait here so early, but Qin Zihang refused. Unable to persuade him otherwise, Qin Yizhou stayed with him. He wasn't worried about his wife; he knew her capabilities—she was a key figure at the research institute.
When Song Fenglan came out of the examination room, she saw Qin Zihang.
"Mom, have some water." Qin Zihang handed his mother the water bottle hanging on his body.
"Are you cold?" Song Fenglan asked Qin Zihang.
"It's not cold, it's not cold, the water is still warm, I'm holding it in my arms," Qin Zihang said.
"I'm asking if you're cold, not if the water is cold," Song Fenglan said, amused.
"I'm not cold," Qin Zihang said. "Mom, come home for dinner. After you eat, take a nap and then come back for the exam."
Qin Zihang thought he would keep a close eye on things, wake his mother up, and make sure she didn't oversleep.
“Okay.” Song Fenglan nodded.
Fan Yani, heavily pregnant, emerged from the examination hall. Yue Hongwei had taken leave to pick her up and drop her off. Upon seeing the exam paper, Fan Yani was completely bewildered. The words looked familiar, but when strung together, she couldn't quite understand them.
Never mind, participation is the most important thing.
Fan Yani could only tell herself that her original purpose was simply to participate in the first round of the reinstated college entrance examination, to try it out and experience it. Later, she could tell her children what this college entrance examination was like.
By the way, the baby in her belly was also involved.
Fan Yani had a smile on her face. Seeing his wife so happy, Yue Hongwei asked, "Did you do well on the exam?"
“No,” Fan Yani said. “I didn’t know how to answer many of the questions. I was just there for the experience. But it was a novel feeling to take the exam with my baby. Later, I can tell my child that they also took the college entrance exam for the first time.”
"Okay, that's true." Yue Hongwei thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
Yue Hongwei and his wife didn't expect Fan Yani to achieve outstanding results. The college entrance examination had just been reinstated, and the eligibility requirements weren't too strict; many people could apply. In Fan Yani's previous life, she hadn't graduated from elementary school and couldn't directly participate in the college entrance examination; even if she did, she would have had to take the adult college entrance examination.
Fan Yani looked around at the people and saw some who looked worried. She then saw Li Hui, whose expression was clearly not good.
"Sister-in-law," Fan Yani walked up to Li Hui, "Where's my brother?"
“He went to the army,” Li Hui said.
Li Hui didn't ask Guo Peng to take leave to pick her up. She looked at Yue Hongwei next to Fan Yani. Yue Hongwei was really good to Fan Yani, actually taking leave to pick up his wife.
“That’s how it should be,” Fan Yani said. “We’re all adults, and we can walk on our own. If I weren’t pregnant, and my husband wasn’t worried about me, he wouldn’t have needed to take leave.”
"I'm going back now, I have an exam this afternoon." Li Hui didn't want to talk to Fan Yani.
"Sister-in-law, are you going to the cafeteria for lunch?" Fan Yani asked. "We're going to the cafeteria for lunch too, it's on our way."
"..." Li Hui glanced at Fan Yani and said, "We're not going to the cafeteria, we're going home to eat."
"Are you going to make it yourself?" Fan Yani asked. "It's fine if you make it yourself."
Fan Yani wanted to say that her food was cleaner, but thankfully she held back. After all, it was the staff canteen in the residential compound, and that canteen was quite clean. She didn't want anyone to overhear her saying something wrong; she couldn't let anyone think she had a problem with the staff in the compound. She had no problem with them.
Li Hui left quickly; she needed to get back soon and not listen to what Fan Yani was saying.
Fan Yani didn't ask Li Hui how well she did on the exam; she had asked Li Hui a few times while studying those materials. Fan Yani sensed Li Hui's impatience and realized that Li Hui's academic level was not good, and that Li Hui most likely wouldn't pass.
Just wait and see. We'll know when the results are released, it's just a matter of whether it's before or after the new year. I estimate the results will be released gradually towards the end of the year, and admission notices will be distributed.
Fan Yani figured that with her terrible grades, she probably wouldn't get into university, and there was no possibility of someone impersonating her to get in. She just wondered if others might impersonate her. These kinds of things are hidden deep down, very dark, and it's not something Fan Yani could solve just by knowing about it.
Such things are happening in different places across the country.
Those people colluded to do such dirty things, and Fan Yani didn't know who would impersonate her. She was heavily pregnant and couldn't stop them. Fan Yani didn't intend to make a scene; she wouldn't.
Not only did Fan Yani not intend to cause trouble, but Song Fenglan also didn't.
In matters like this, it's useless for them to make pronouncements without knowing who impersonated them. At most, Song Fenglan would tell Professor Su and the others to stop the impersonation, and that would be the end of it.
Those things are none of Song Fenglan's concern; what she needs to do is focus on her own tasks.
When Song Fenglan and her family returned home, Madam Su had already prepared dinner. Madam Su knew that Qin Yizhou and his son were waiting for Song Fenglan at the examination hall, so she simply came over to cook so that Song Fenglan would have something to eat when she returned.
On the second night of the college entrance examination, Song Fenglan went to the research institute to deal with an emergency and didn't get home until after midnight. On the third day, she took the exam again. Song Fenglan didn't find it too tiring. For her, the exam content was relatively simple, except for Chinese and Biology, which were more difficult and not her strong points.
On the last day of the exam, Song Fenglan hadn't even gone home yet when she came out of the exam hall. Someone at the research institute was waiting for her and asked her to go there. Song Fenglan had no choice but to go to the research institute first. She told Qin Yizhou and his son to go back first, and she would go back later.
"Mom." Qin Zihang watched his mother's departing figure with a little disappointment. He had prepared a small cake for his mother, waiting for her to come back and eat it together, but his mother had to go to work.
"Let's go back first." Qin Yizhou picked up Qin Zihang.
"Mom didn't come home." Qin Zihang said, sounding a little aggrieved.
"Mom has important things to do," Qin Yizhou said. "Let's go home. Mom will be home later. We'll wait for her at home."
"Okay," Qin Zihang said.
Madam Su brought the food to the table, but she didn't see Song Fenglan. She asked, "Where's Fenglan?"
"She went to work," Qin Yizhou said.
"So busy?" Mrs. Su asked.
"She went to work last night too," Qin Yizhou said with emotion. Even during the college entrance examination period, his wife couldn't relax and still had to go to work.
"This cake is for Fenglan to eat when she comes back tonight," said Madam Su. She hadn't planned on eating the cake herself. It was originally meant to celebrate Song Fenglan finishing her college entrance exams, but that wasn't possible now. However, it was alright; they could eat it when Song Fenglan's results came out.
"My dad and I made this together," Qin Zihang said.
Qin Zihang made this with his father today, and it was a bumpy process, but it turned out like this. Qin Zihang wanted his mother to see it as soon as possible, but his mother went to work.
"Mom will be back soon." Mrs. Su understood Qin Zihang's feelings. On her birthday, she waited for her husband, who said he would come back, but he didn't. He didn't return until after the day was over. It couldn't be said that it was his fault; he just had too much work to do at work.
Song Fenglan was busy with both the college entrance examination and her work. She was really very busy.
"I'm waiting for Mom." Qin Zihang sat there, looking aggrieved, determined to wait for his mother.
"Eat something first, then wait," Madam Su said.
"Have something with your aunt," Qin Yizhou said. "We'll eat cake when your mother gets back."
"Okay." Qin Zihang nodded. His aunt was there, so he had to eat with her.
After the college entrance examination, Li Hui was extremely upset; she had suffered a huge blow. Those questions were simply inhuman—too difficult, far too difficult. Li Hui was exhausted, both physically and mentally. All she could think about was how quickly she could solve those questions and get a high score.
Now, Li Hui's mood has plummeted. She used to dream of getting into a good university, but now she's just glad she can even get into any school.
When Guo Peng returned home, he saw Li Hui looking displeased. "What's wrong? Did you not do well on the exam? It's already over. Just wait for the results."
"You actually knew to come home early today," Li Hui said.
"Come back and see you as soon as you finish your college entrance exam," Guo Peng said.
"The college entrance exam is over, do you think I need you to come back?" Li Hui said irritably, glancing at Fan Yani's husband, who had been picking her up and dropping her off these past few days. Even if she wasn't pregnant, Guo Peng should have come back earlier for something as important as the college entrance exam.
"I've been busy these past few days." Guo Peng sensed Li Hui's urgency. "Didn't I already tell you a few days ago? You told me to take care of those things..."
“I told you to go do your thing, and you really went about your business without paying any attention to me,” Li Hui said. “Your brother-in-law at least knew to pick up your sister.”
"Yani is pregnant..."
"I'm not pregnant, I don't have a child in my belly, so you can..."
"Don't be angry, don't be angry," Guo Peng said quickly.
"I...I have a stomachache." Li Hui's face suddenly turned very pale.
Guo Peng rushed Li Hui to the hospital, where the doctor told them that Li Hui's baby could not be saved.
Guo Peng was stunned. He never imagined Li Hui was pregnant, let alone that she would miscarry. Guo Peng pleaded with the doctor to save the baby, but the doctor couldn't.
Li Hui's health had long been compromised by her own actions, making it difficult for her to conceive, and even when she did, the chances of miscarriage were slim. Li Hui was unaware that she was pregnant; she had been staying up late reading lately and was in a very bad mood.
During these days of the college entrance examination, Li Hui couldn't solve the questions, which made her even more irritable and put her under immense pressure. Li Hui kept thinking that she had to do well on the exam and was unwilling to accept failure.
Li Hui felt that her husband wasn't with her, and she had many thoughts on her mind, sometimes finding fault with this and sometimes with that.
If Shi Guilan were here, Li Hui could talk and play with her more. But since Shi Guilan isn't here, Li Hui can't call her cousin as often. Without her job in the performing arts troupe, Li Hui was already feeling very depressed. She felt that her life was over, with no end in sight and no good prospects.
"Is there really no other way?" Guo Peng felt terrible; this was his and Li Hui's first child. He even went up to the doctor when he saw him come out of the operating room and asked him.
The doctor had no choice but to shake his head; the baby was gone.
It's gone, the child is gone.
“Your spouse…” the doctor hesitated.
"What?" Guo Peng's heart tightened. "What happened to her?"
"You need to be mentally prepared. Given her health, it will be very difficult for her to conceive again," the doctor told Guo Peng honestly. "Even if she does conceive, it's possible that due to this miscarriage, she won't be able to have another child."
"How could this be? How could this happen?" Guo Peng looked at the doctor in disbelief. "She's very healthy, she..."
"What did she do before?" the doctor asked.
“They’re dancers from a performing arts troupe,” Guo Peng said.
"It's probably because she didn't pay attention to her diet in order to maintain her figure, which led to this situation," the doctor said. "She needs to rest and recover properly."
"Will it get better if I take care of it?" Guo Peng asked hurriedly.
"It won't get better just by raising it."
The doctor said, "She's still weak. You family members should consider whether you want to tell her."
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