Chapter 300: The Lu Family in Northern Beijing
"He looks just like the people in those ancient paintings I collected before... Who is this? I've never seen him before."
"I don't know. This is the first time I've met this person."
"You don't know, do you? I know. I saw Chief Lu at the door of the ward when I took him to the hospital... This is Chief Lu's daughter."
"What? Is this true? Chief Lu's daughter... isn't that the wife of Engineer Fu from the county's equipment department? I just said she was dying, but now she's fine again?"
"What's the saying? Good fortune will come to those who are lucky! Besides, don't you think about the huge commotion that happened in our county last year?"
Talking about last year's events, several comrades turned the corner and went upstairs, muttering quietly:
"Yes... so many people and so many cars. I grew up in the county, and this is the first time I've seen it. And then there was that incident at the execution ground. I heard that Chief Lu fired seven or eight shots at the time, but I don't know if it's true."
"Don't they say that execution guns only have one bullet? How could they fire so many shots?"
"Where's your brain? Others only have one. Who is Chief Lu?"
The person who was speaking suddenly lowered his voice and gave a thumbs-up gesture:
"This is it..."
Lu Miao was unaware of what others were saying.
She went to the telephone window outside the communication room and first dialed Lu Yuanzheng's school office.
I called several times but no one answered.
The civil servants in the reception room all turned to look at Lu Miao.
Lu Miao frowned and felt a little bad.
After hanging up the phone and thinking for a while, Lu Miao picked up the phone again and dialed the number on the other side of Jingshi Hutong.
This time someone answered the phone quickly.
"Hello, is this Master Hu?"
Lu Miao immediately stood up straight and corrected his tone:
"I'm Comrade Lu Xiaobao from the alley next door. I used to go to your place to see the Jinghua flowers. You even taught me how to make peach blossoms..."
Lu Miao explained her purpose, and the master craftsman in the alley had asked his apprentice to go and fetch someone. He told her to hang up and wait.
Lu Miao hung up the phone and waited quietly.
Fu Jingyou came over quickly and asked her what was going on.
Lu Miao shook his head and explained truthfully:
"No one answered the phone at the office. I called the alley. Someone went over there to get someone. I'll call back later."
Fu Jingyou nodded and sat with her on the bench outside the communication room.
The summer breeze blew in from the corridor under the stairs, bringing a refreshing coolness.
Lu Miao whispered to him:
"Even if it's not busy, it wouldn't be nice if you weren't there, right?"
"fine."
Fu Jingyou shook his head:
"The county has been making some new moves lately. They've cleared out all the empty classrooms over there, and occasionally workers from large factories go there for literacy classes..."
His voice was originally low and hoarse, and it became more magnetic after he lowered it deliberately.
Lu Miao's ears felt itchy when he heard it.
"Usually, the equipment team has nothing to do. They either have free time or join in the literacy campaign... When they have work to do, they send people over here. I'm here, so I have nothing to do."
Lu Miao nodded, temporarily putting aside his concerns:
"I always told you to read books and newspapers. I slept for so long. Did you fall behind?"
Fu Jingyouling opened his lips and suddenly fell silent.
Lu Miao gave him a look that said "I knew it".
Her rosy lips slightly opened and closed as she sighed and said:
"Since we have this convenience now, when you're not busy, you should also participate in the literacy class... We have a lot of old newspapers and books at home, so you should read more when you have time."
She slept so long that she skipped directly from August 1975 to June 1976.
Calculating the time, the college entrance examination will be restarted in the winter of next year...
It seems like there is only a year and a half left, but in reality time passes very quickly.
She has confidence in herself and does not insist on going to a key university, but she is sure that getting into university will be no problem.
She was only worried about Fu Jingyou...
Going forward in time, there were actually many opportunities in this special era, but that would be two more years later.
Lu Miao thought that if they could get into university together, she and Fu Jingyou could take their baby to live in the city.
The countryside is peaceful and there is nothing wrong with living there if you manage your life carefully.
The medical conditions are poor.
For minor illnesses and pains, adults have strong antibodies and they will go away after fighting them.
Children are fragile and may suffer great hardships at certain times.
You can't think about these things too much. Whenever you think about the things that might happen and the scenes that might happen, Lu Miao feels depressed.
It was not appropriate to talk about the college entrance examination outside, so Lu Miao frowned and asked seriously:
"Brother You, do you listen to me? Do you take my words to heart?"
Fu Jingyou had sworn long ago that as long as she woke up, he would obey her in everything, so at this time, of course, he would not go against her.
"I'll do as you say. I'll start reading when I get home today, okay?"
Lu Miao's two red lips puffed up, and then he nodded in satisfaction.
There is a clock on the wall in the message room.
Lu Miao stood up and took a look. Thinking it was about time, he called Jingshi Huaerzuo again.
This time it was Tang Mei who answered the phone directly.
"Hey, Xiaobao, is something wrong? Why are you calling me so suddenly and so anxious?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Miao's earlier worried mood relaxed a little.
"I'm fine here, but back in Beijing... I can't get through to Dad's office."
As Lu Miao spoke, her tone began to mumble, like a little girl throwing a tantrum:
"Didn't we agree that you would come to Dabao and Erbao's first birthday? Why are you suddenly not coming?"
"Did something happen at home?"
Tang Mei was hesitating and couldn't say a clear sentence for a long time.
Lu Miao sensed something was wrong, glanced at Fu Jingyou, and suddenly his tone became serious:
"Don't hide it from me. If you insist on hiding it from me, I will buy a ticket back tomorrow."
There were indeed some changes in the Lu family in Beijing, but Lu Yuanzheng had already made it known, so Tang Mei did not dare to leak the news to Province H.
But Lu Miao had a bad temper, and Tang Mei had seen that before.
When Lu Miao got serious, Tang Mei started to spill the beans:
"Your father violated discipline, and Jingbei is investigating... The higher-ups have suspended him, and he hasn't been to school for a while."
Lu Miao's heart skipped a beat, fearing it might be political:
"What's going on?"
On the other end of the phone, Tang Mei's voice faded away, and she gradually fell silent.
Lu Miao's chest heaved, and he felt dizzy. He took a step forward, unable to stand.
Fu Jingyou quickly stood up and helped her up, "Don't worry, take care of yourself!"
Tang Mei also became nervous when she heard Fu Jingyou's voice:
"Don't be angry, everything is fine at home!"
"What good is it to report good news but not bad news? Why didn't you tell me the good news?"
Lu Miao's face turned pale. Although his body looked stronger day by day, his foundation was still not fully recovered.
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