"Yes, Qingqing, it's so great that you're back! Now we can take the college entrance exam together tomorrow!"
Zhao Xi said happily.
"Alright, it's getting late, everyone should go back and get some rest. We have an exam early tomorrow morning!"
"Zichen, Ziyao, Yichen, Shulan, come back to sleep with me! Don't bother your parents, they have an exam early tomorrow morning!"
Gu Zichen and Gu Ziyao looked at their parents, whom they had just met. Although they were still a little reluctant to part, they had often heard their uncles and aunts discussing the college entrance examination these days, and they knew that the college entrance examination was very important. Therefore, they obediently followed their grandmother back to their room.
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun watched the children obediently return to their rooms, their hearts filled with relief.
The two returned to their room. Lin Qing reached out and touched the kang (a heated brick bed), her eyes widening in surprise as she exclaimed:
"Brother Nanxun, the kang (heated brick bed) is actually warm?"
Gu Nanxun added another piece of firewood to the kang (a heated brick bed), then said with a smile, "Mom must have added it. She was probably worried that we'd be cold when we came back tonight."
Lin Qing nodded, "Mom is so thoughtful!"
The two washed up quickly, then lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) without going into the space.
"Nanxun, the college entrance exam is tomorrow, and I'm suddenly a little nervous."
Lin Qing said.
Gu Nanxun reached out and pulled Lin Qing closer to him, then patted her back and coaxed her, "Don't be nervous. We've prepared so well, there won't be any problems. Besides, we don't necessarily have to go to university. Whether we go to university or not, it won't affect our future development."
"Nanxun, what about you? What did you say? Did you resign or...?"
"Director Zhao means that I can be directly assigned to a temporary post. Besides, if I go to military academy, I won't have to stay at the school for a long time! And I can graduate early."
Lin Qing nodded, leaned against Gu Nanxun's chest, and slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, Lin Qing opened her eyes to find everything outside covered in white.
"Nanxun, it's snowing."
Lin Qing looked at Gu Nanxun, who was getting dressed, and asked him a question.
"Yeah, it snowed in the middle of the night! Wear warm clothes, it's cold when it snows."
Gu Nanxun answered while putting on his clothes.
"It's really strange. I noticed back in school that whenever there was an important exam, it would always rain or snow a little!"
"【Auspicious Snow for a Bountiful Year】Snow and rain are both auspicious omens. Just as auspicious snow foretells a bountiful harvest, rain is a source of nourishment for the earth, bringing vitality. After being nourished by rain, all things flourish, which can bring vitality and energy to test takers, allowing them to perform better in the examination room and reap the rewards in the 'field' of knowledge. Snow or rain during an exam means that good results will be achieved, as if heaven is sending down good fortune to bless the test takers."
"Brother Nanxun, you actually know about this?"
Lin Qing listened to Gu Nanxun's detailed explanation and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"I don't know. I saw it in some book before and wrote it down. Get up! The roads are hard to walk on because of the snow, we need to leave early."
After Gu Nanxun finished speaking, he reached out and pulled Lin Qing up from the kang (a heated brick bed), then handed her the clothes.
"Shall I help you put it on?"
Gu Nanxun asked with a grin.
Lin Qing reached out and pushed Gu Nanxun, then shook her head and said, "No need, you can go out first!"
Gu Nanxun reached out and pinched Lin Qing's soft cheek, then said with a smile, "That's a pity! Since Qingqing doesn't need her husband, I can only leave now!"
"Nanxun, you're up. Where's Qingqing?"
As soon as Gu Nanxun arrived, he was seen by Zhao Xuan, who was busy in the kitchen.
"Qingqing is getting dressed in the back! She'll be out soon."
Gu Nanxun replied with a smile.
"Oh, Nanxun, I remember you have a red sweater, right? Go back and put it on. You should wear red for the exam, it will definitely help you get good grades. Let Qingqing wear a red sweater too."
Zhao Xuan glanced at Gu Nanxun's clothes and then suggested that, although she knew this saying was a bit superstitious, the college entrance examination was a major event and it was always good to have a good omen.
Gu Nanxun smiled and nodded upon hearing this. Regardless of whether this explanation would actually work, it was still his mother's good intention, and besides, it was just a change of clothes.
"Why are you back in again?"
Lin Qing was getting dressed when she saw Gu Nanxun walk in again, so she asked him curiously.
"Mom told me to wear a red dress because it's auspicious, and she wants you to wear one too."
Gu Nanxun replied with a smile, and then took out the red sweater from his spatial storage. This red sweater was knitted for him by Qingqing last year!
Seeing this, Lin Qing also took out a red sweater from her space, the same one that Gu Nanxun had, and put it on.
Gu Nanxun was even happier to see this. His mother was right after all. Wearing red clothes during exams is auspicious. He had just put on a red sweater and his mood had improved a lot.
"Alright, what are you grinning about! I'm going to wash up."
Seeing Gu Nanxun grinning to himself, Lin Qing reached out and nudged him, saying something.
After they left, they quickly washed up and went to the kitchen.
Zhao Xuan looked up at the two people who walked in, examined them carefully for a while, and then nodded in satisfaction. "Sit down quickly, the food will be ready soon. I made some pastries and zongzi for you. You will definitely pass the imperial examination after eating them."
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun nodded and sat down. At this moment, Lin Yunfeng and Zhao Xi also walked in from outside.
They had actually gotten up quite early and had already washed up, but when Lin Yunfeng heard Zhao Xuan tell Gu Nanxun that she wanted to wear red clothes, he went back and pulled Zhao Xi to change into a red dress with him.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. Wearing red is auspicious. Sit down and eat."
Zhao Xuan looked at the two of them with a big smile and said.
The four of them ate breakfast together, including pastries and zongzi (sticky rice dumplings). After breakfast, Lin Yunfeng looked at the large snowflakes outside and then said to Gu Nanxun, "How are we going to get through today?"
"How did you originally plan to get there?"
Gu Nanxun asked.
"The brigade leader originally said that the tractor would take everyone there, but it snowed last night, so the tractor probably won't be able to go out anymore."
Lin Yunfeng said with a worried look, "If all else fails, I'll have to walk. But walking will probably take a toll on my energy, and I don't know if it will affect my performance on the exam."
Gu Nanxun lowered his head and thought carefully for a moment, "I'll go find the brigade leader and drive the tractor again! I have snow chains here, I can put them on the tractor and drive slowly."
"That's great! Let's go find the brigade then!"
Lin Yunfeng said happily upon hearing this.
Gu Nanxun shook his head and then said, "I'll go find the captain. You go and inform everyone that you should all gather at the brigade headquarters in a little while."
Lin Yunfeng nodded, then turned around and went to inform everyone.
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