On the way back, Shen Jingyan was very excited; her long-held dream was finally about to come true.
Gu Zhiyun affectionately patted Shen Jingyan's braid and asked, "How come you're so popular wherever you go?"
Back when they lived in the forest farm, Mr. and Mrs. Xu were particularly fond of Shen Jingyan. Grandma Xu even enthusiastically introduced her grandson, who was serving in the army, to Shen Jingyan.
After arriving in the capital, everyone in the Beijing compound praised Shen Jingyan. Grandpa Qian and Grandma Qian would smile whenever they saw Shen Jingyan. It was Shen Jingyan who spoke up for Grandma Qian to become Yang Xuechang's nanny.
Now that she's renting the farm, Grandpa Wang has only met Shen Jingyan twice, but he readily agreed to help her.
Why is his young wife so popular?
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Without hesitation, Chen Jingyan replied, "People probably think I'm a very sincere person!"
Gu Zhiyun wholeheartedly agreed.
His young wife is sunny, cheerful, intelligent, confident, and her sincere smile always touches people's hearts.
Thinking about this, he felt he needed to cherish his young wife even more.
Back in the city, they bought many gifts and took them to Sanfang Hutong.
The weather was lovely today, sunny and bright. As soon as they entered the yard, the two saw Anzi doing her homework under the jujube tree.
Under the jujube tree was a small kang table, the kind commonly used in Northeastern households for meals. Anzi sat on a small stool, with a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl sitting next to him, explaining math problems to him.
Hot water, peanuts, and other snacks were also placed on the small kang table.
Upon seeing the two enter, Anzi quickly put down his paper and pen, stood up, and greeted them.
The little girl also stood up and smiled shyly at the two of them.
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Shen Jingyan had a vague impression of this little girl; her name was Mingxiu, and she lived next door to the Shen family with her mother. The mother and daughter even came over to help pack their things the day Shen Honggang's family moved in.
“Sister Jingya, brother-in-law, my eldest sister went to buy groceries. My dad is working overtime today, but only for half a day. He'll be back at noon,” Anzi said.
Shen Jingyan glanced at her watch; it would be lunchtime in an hour. She decided to tell Shen Honggang about it today, so she put the things she had bought inside and turned to sit in the yard to watch Anzi and Mingxiu do their homework.
A short while later, Mingxiu's mother, Zhang Guizhi, came out carrying a jacket.
"Anzi, I've finished sewing your jacket!"
Anzi took the jacket and politely thanked her, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang!"
Zhang Guizhi was a middle-aged woman in her early forties. She was pretty and fair-skinned, and spoke softly. Shen Jingyan had a good impression of her.
However, her fate was rather tragic. Her ex-husband was not only an alcoholic but also had a particularly violent temper, often yelling at his wife and daughter. Her former mother-in-law was a troublemaker who frequently complained that she hadn't given birth to a son.
Unable to endure domestic violence and her mother-in-law's constant ridicule, Zhang Guizhi bravely chose to divorce.
In this era, there are not many job opportunities left for women in the outside world. It is already a very difficult thing for a woman to get divorced and raise children, but Zhang Guizhi still firmly took her daughter away from that suffocating home.
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She supported herself and her daughter by working as a saleswoman at the supply and marketing cooperative and living frugally.
Shen Jingyan greatly admired her. Compared to Chen Feng, who had spent half her life asking men for money, Zhang Guizhi was infinitely more noble.
Her daughter, Mingxiu, is also a very lovable little girl. She is quiet, gentle, and very polite.
When Gu Zhiyun had nothing to do, he helped Anzi and Mingxiu check their homework.
Mingxiu looked up at Gu Zhiyun several times, as if she had something to say.
But as soon as Gu Zhiyun looked at her, she blushed and lowered her head.
Gu Zhiyun took the initiative to speak to her: "You calculated the final result of this problem wrong. Please calculate it again."
Mingxiu took the test paper and carefully corrected her answers.
Finally, she mustered her courage and asked in a very low voice, "Are you the scientist in the newspaper?"
Upon hearing this, Anzi immediately exclaimed excitedly, "That's right! Brother-in-law, many of my classmates have cut out your photo from the newspaper and pasted it on their desks. Some girls even hide your photo in their books and draw hearts on it!"
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Since Linda and Liang Junsheng's incident, Gu Zhiyun has become a "national hero." Several newspapers have been vying to publish his glorious deeds, portraying him as a patriotic scientist who is not tempted by money or fame and is content with a simple life.
Gu Zhiyun was surprised that even middle school students knew about his deeds, and felt a wave of dizziness.
"They put up my picture and drew hearts on it?"
Anzi nodded vigorously and said, "That's right! Our Chinese teacher told us about your deeds, and even led us to read the newspaper and write our reflections. When the girls in our class saw your picture, they all screamed like they'd seen a movie star!"
Then he glanced at Mingxiu and chuckled, "Mingxiu's book report is an excellent example! She said she wants to learn from you and become a scientist when she grows up!"
Shen Jingyan jokingly said, "Brother Yun, now you're more popular than a movie star."
Gu Zhiyun looked a little embarrassed; he hadn't expected to be admired by a group of middle school girls.
Mingxiu took out a beautiful notebook from her schoolbag and asked Gu Zhiyun cautiously, "Teacher Gu, could you sign this for me?"
Gu Zhiyun: "..."
He stole a glance at Shen Jingyan.
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