Chapter 360: Abandoning Husband and Children
Fu Jingyou took the Chinese textbook and placed it in front of Lu Miao:
"You have to review the liberal arts content carefully too. Don't rely on your intelligence to skip it."
“…”
Lu Miao was speechless.
Is this a compliment to her or an insult to her?
"Got it! Don't just blame me, you should also work hard at work!"
Fu Jingyou chuckled and pecked her on the lips.
"certainly."
"The watermelon in the backyard seems to be ripe, Brother You, I want to eat some~!"
This year, I planted several watermelon seedlings in front of and behind my house. There was no fence in front of the house, so they were eaten by chickens before they grew up.
The two in the backyard are still alive, but their growth range is limited and they don’t produce many melons.
"I'll go take a look and pick the big ones."
"Well! Don't cut it into small pieces, just cut it in the middle. I want to eat it with a spoon!"
"good."
Fu Jingyou held a kerosene lamp and went straight to the backyard.
The tense atmosphere in the Fu family and the anxious atmosphere at the educated youth point continued until the end of October when there was a brief respite.
Fu Jingyou works in the county and was among the first group of people to receive the news.
Around October 20th, a telegram came from above stating that the college entrance examination would be restarted in a month.
Educated youth who participated in the Down to the Countryside Movement, proletarian workers, peasant masses, and demobilized soldiers can all participate.
As soon as the news came out, it quickly caused a sensation in counties, provinces, and even the entire country.
Fu Jingyou is from Dahe Village, and the county asked him to pass on the message when he got off work.
After the team leader Bai Yang heard about it, he spread the news to the front and back villages.
The peasants did not make much noise, but the educated youth were throwing hoes and raising sand, making a huge noise in excitement.
Especially those educated youth from the third batch.
The production team leaders of each production team could not control the situation, and the educated youth would not listen, so one by one they ran to the team leader Bai Yang's house to inquire about the news.
Fu Jingyou did not stay at the Bai family. He rode his bicycle back to his production team to deliver the message.
After hearing the news, the educated youth in Dahe Village were also excited and ran to the Fu family to thank Lu Miao.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Geng Xiaoyun and the others had been reviewing all the way through and were well prepared, so they were certainly confident of winning.
People like Liang Shao and Yu Hao, who thought they had no chance of passing the college entrance examination and gave up reviewing halfway, are now regretting it now.
I can only review as much as I can in one month before the college entrance examination.
The educated youth were determined to change their lives by passing the college entrance examination, and they no longer participated in the work in the fields of the production team.
In the past, He Hongjin would definitely have yelled at the top of his lungs, but now it was different.
The educated youth were all half-grown girls and boys who came from far away. He Hongjin actually always felt sorry for them.
It's not just the children who are pitiful, but also the families behind them.
The separation of mother and child, the fear and constant worry, are the things that parents can best understand.
If the college entrance examination is the only chance for these children to return to the city and go home, He Hongjin actually supports it.
The atmosphere in Dahe Village is relatively harmonious, but this may not be the case in other production teams and brigades.
The frequency of divorces, denial of pregnancy, and breakups among educated youth families reached an extreme level during this month.
You can hear different content every day.
It is a foregone conclusion that Lu Miao will take the college entrance examination.
In order to create a good learning environment for her, Fu Jingyou greeted Chen Guifen before going to work.
During this period, Chen Guifen helped take care of the children.
The college entrance examination is not only an opportunity for educated youth to return to the city, but also an opportunity to change their destiny.
Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Chen Guifen and He Hongjin temporarily put aside the big and small matters at home and waited for Lu Miao to soar to the sky.
Fu Jingyou usually has to go to work, and he also reviews at the county's equipment group.
The old couple didn't know that he also wanted to take the college entrance examination, so they ignored him for the time being.
Fu Jingyou just doesn't want them to worry about him.
Zhao Lanxiang had just given birth to a son in the county hospital and was back to recuperate after the baby was born. She saw the old couple running around there every day, and there was not even someone to cook at home.
At dinner time that night, Zhao Lanxiang sat at the table holding her son, and she couldn't help but say a few words:
"Is cooking a big deal? She's not in confinement, and they sent someone over specifically to cook for her and take care of the baby."
He Hongjin's face darkened. Seeing that she had just given birth to a child, he didn't bother to argue with her and just ate in silence.
Brother He made a "tsk" sound and glared at Zhao Lanxiang.
Zhao Lanxiang selectively turned a blind eye.
Since her father-in-law was silent, she had more to say:
"Xiaoliu's child doesn't have the surname He either. In terms of blood relationship, our Yaozong is the eldest grandson of the He family. I feel unbalanced, so what's wrong with saying a few words?"
He Hongjin took a deep breath and was about to speak.
Brother He was even quicker, slapped his chopsticks and said:
"Did anyone bully you at home? Are you unhappy? Are you unhappy? If you have to keep complaining, can you just stay quiet for a few days when you come home?"
As soon as Brother He got angry, Zhao Lanxiang's breath weakened.
"I didn't say anything..."
"What else do you want to say?"
"Then I'm asking why my mother can take care of her child but not mine? She cooked for her before she was in confinement, so what's wrong with her cooking for me while I'm in confinement?"
"Did your mother not bring Minmin to you or what? Your parents took care of you before, and you were dissatisfied with this and that. What can they do?"
Brother He slammed the table.
"What family, what life? Why are you always comparing yourself to Xiaoliu's wife? How many wives in the team don't go to the fields after giving birth? Why don't you compare yourself to them?"
"Why are you so resentful about what your family asked you to do?"
Zhao Lanxiang was speechless. She rocked her son in her arms and mumbled, trying to change the subject:
"I heard that the college entrance examination is coming soon..."
"There are educated youth in my mother's village who are planning to divorce and run away. I'm not afraid of Xiaoliu's wife..."
"Put your heart in your stomach."
He Hongjin, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this time.
"Who do you think Xiaoliu's wife is? She can go back to the city anytime she wants, so why would she resort to such a tactic?"
He Hongjin's face turned cold. After so many incidents, he was no longer polite to his eldest daughter-in-law.
"If you feel uncomfortable staying at Old He's house and feel suffocated, just ask Fengshou to get money from your parents' home and go back to your parents' home!"
“…”
Zhao Lanxiang suddenly fell silent and didn't dare to say anything more.
When I was pregnant and waiting for delivery, I stayed at my parents' home.
Of the money her husband gave to her parents' home, very little was spent on them and her.
This delivery was a big loss, and my son weighed only four pounds when he was born.
If she goes back, she will not only be bullied but also wronged. Zhao Lanxiang doesn't want to go back.
Zhao Lanxiang calmed down for the time being.
Zhao Lanxiang hadn't seen Minmin for a long time, and she wanted to call Minmin over to talk.
Minmin, however, was not close to her. She slept with Minjie at night, next to her grandparents.
When he got up during the day, he would follow Chen Guifen to the Fu family.
Although Zhao Lanxiang was angry, she thought to herself that she was a money-losing girl and had a disfigured face. She would not be able to get a dowry when she found a husband in the future, and she might even end up with nothing.
I just ignored Minmin.
After Brother He took a few days off and returned to the county to work, Zhao Lanxiang treated her son like a treasure.
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