"Xiao Gu, it's settled now! I'll be waiting for you at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing University!"
Gu Zhiyun stood up, his expression respectful, and bowed deeply to Old Man Xu.
"Professor Xu, it is the greatest honor of my life to be your student."
With him taking the lead, the educated youth all stood up and bowed sincerely to express their gratitude.
The twelve students taught by Old Man Xu all scored as low as 290 points, far exceeding the undergraduate admission line.
Who would have thought that a small forest farm, a remote mountain village, with classrooms that had very poor learning conditions, could produce twelve outstanding students who would go on to attend top universities!
At the end of December, Old Xu took everyone to the examination center in the county town. After filling out the application forms, everyone was filled with anticipation.
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I should receive my acceptance letter in another month.
With the activities of estimating scores and filling out college applications over, Old Xu finally packed his luggage with a sense of loss, ready to return to the capital.
He dawdled and packed for several days, during which time Xu Honglin called him several times to urge him on.
Most of the educated youth had left, and the forest farm suddenly became quiet.
With the Spring Festival approaching, the forest farm had long since ceased operations. Seeing that Old Man Xu was truly reluctant to leave Shen Jingyan, Gu Zhiyun suggested:
“Jingya, come back to the capital with me for the New Year. That way, Uncle Xu won’t have to make a special trip to pick up Professor Xu. My parents are also home this year, and I’d like to take you back for a family reunion.”
Shen Jingyan was very interested in this proposal.
However, she was a little reluctant to leave Shen Honggang's family.
With Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin gone this year, Shen Honggang must be hoping she can return to the Shen family and have a happy and comfortable New Year.
"Yes, yes, Jingya, you're coming back to the capital with me for the New Year. What granddaughter wouldn't spend the New Year with her grandfather?"
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Old Xu was practically pleading with Chen Jingyan as he discussed the matter.
Unable to resist the persistent pleading of the old man and the young man, Shen Jingyan finally agreed.
Before leaving, she bought a lot of New Year's goods for the Shen family.
Although Shen Honggang was reluctant, he didn't say anything because he thought that Jingya was now Gu Zhiyun's girlfriend and it was only natural for a man to bring his girlfriend home for the New Year.
And so, Gu Zhiyun, Shen Jingyan, Old Man Xu, and Yang Zinuo took the train back to the capital.
Upon arriving at the train station, Xu Honglin picked up Old Man Xu and took him away.
Old Xu repeatedly told him that he should visit him at home tomorrow, otherwise he would throw a tantrum and refuse to eat.
This left Xu Honglin and Shen Jingyan both amused and exasperated.
Returning to the imperial capital compound, Shen Jingyan felt a special warmth towards every brick and tile.
The gatekeeper greeted the three of them with an exceptionally warm smile.
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"Xiao Gu, Xiao Yang, come home for the Chinese New Year!"
Gu Zhiyun and Yang Zinuo greeted the gatekeeper politely.
"This is Xiao Gu's girlfriend, Jingya, right?" The gatekeeper had a particularly strong impression of Shen Jingyan.
Shen Jingyan nodded in response, took out a bag of hazelnuts, a specialty of Northeast China, from her suitcase, and stuffed it into the gatekeeper's hand.
"Grandpa, this is a specialty of our forest farm. Please have a taste!"
The gatekeeper was so happy that the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.
"Great! I'm benefiting from Xiao Gu's help!"
He glanced at Yang Zinuo again, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Little Yang, even Xiao Gu brought his girlfriend home for the New Year, why didn't you bring one back?"
Despite his tall and imposing appearance, Yang Zinuo is incredibly shy around girls, blushing even after just a few words.
His face was already red: "What's the rush? We can talk about it after we get to college!"
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Gu Zhiyun teased, "Didn't you want to go to military academy? That place is a classic case of too many wolves and not enough meat. Are you sure you're competitive enough?"
Yang Zinuo: "..."
I've found a really good bro!
"You'd better hurry, or your parents will start to worry!"
The gatekeeper chuckled and said, "Alright, it's awfully cold outside, you should all go home now!"
The three said goodbye to the gatekeeper and then carried their luggage into the courtyard.
As fate would have it, they ran into Zhao Yanyan, who was just about to leave.
The moment Zhao Yanyan saw Gu Zhiyun, she wanted to stick her eyes to him.
"Brother Gu, did you go home for the New Year?"
Gu Zhiyun gave a curt "hmm" and tightened his grip on Chen Jingyan's small hand.
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Zhao Yanyan's venomous gaze fell on Shen Jingyan, as if she wanted to turn her gaze into a knife and cut her to pieces.
"What are you doing following me here again! Have you no shame? You follow Brother Gu wherever he goes, you're as sticky as a leech!" qqxδnew
Before Shen Jingyan could speak, Gu Zhiyun put his arm around her shoulder, looked down at the girl in his arms with affection, then looked up and said coldly, "Jingya is my girlfriend. Is there anything wrong with her coming home with me for the New Year?"
"Exactly, we still don't know who's the real culprit!" Yang Zinuo rolled her eyes at Zhao Yanyan.
Zhao Yanyan's face contorted with anger: "Brother Gu, you're about to go to university. Bringing her to the city would just be adding another burden, wouldn't it? What can a country girl like her do? Is she supposed to be your housekeeper?"
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