It is a rare opportunity for a factory to recruit workers from outside. Those who are educated or have skilled skills basically want to give it a try, but those who are illiterate or clumsy don't have to think too much.

There are 12 positions, 3 technicians and 9 workers, covering the entire county. If you deduct the number of people who have connections, only half of the quota will be left. It is not easy to pass the exam. And the time is tight, with less than a month before the exam, and most people don't have confidence.

Xu Dongxing didn't want to sign up for the exam at all. He felt that working in the daily chemical factory was not bad. He didn't have to work in the fields, the brigade cadres respected him very much, and he could get enough food. It was not worse than going to the county town.

"Forget it, let's get off work first." Shen Yu decided to go back to the educated youth point first.

He rode his bike back to the village and met Yanyan at the intersection.

"Brother Shen Yu is off work." Yanyan greeted him.

Shen Yu saw that she had something to say, so he stopped his bike and talked to her, "You're back."

Yanyan nodded and asked, "The textile factory is recruiting workers. Brother Shen Yu, would you like to sign up?"

Shen Yu lowered his eyes and then smiled: "I haven't thought about it yet."

"Can't the daily chemical factory do without people?"

"Not really." The daily chemical factory has been on track, and there is no problem with making a few products. Because of the process, equipment and technology, it is temporarily unable to develop new products. In fact, it doesn't matter whether he is there or not, so he is a little hesitant.

"Then let's go sign up together?"

"You are not in Zhengjiazhuang anymore?"

"My aunt asked me to go to a textile factory to learn some factory skills. I think that's a good idea."

When Lin Mei found out that the textile factory was hiring, she immediately suggested Yanyan to try. She thought Yanyan had the skills and had learned the culture by herself, so if she could pass the exam, she would definitely have a bright future. And when she learned the skills, if she was willing, she could also help Zheng Jiazhuang, which would be mutually beneficial.

Wu Caixian has married Chang Fuyu, and this year she gave birth to another son. Yanyan is glad that she took her younger brother Mingsheng away. Now her younger brother is in Linmei's team. He and Haonan get along well, go to school together, and help each other. With the help of Linmei's family, her younger brother's bad habit of being spoiled has basically been corrected. Linmei also said that if Yanyan goes to the textile factory, Liu Mingsheng can also live in Zhengjiazhuang.

"That's great. Just go to the brigade and tell them you can sign up."

Yanyan smiled and said, "I was just thinking about going. You can come with me." She invited again.

Shen Yu nodded, "Okay, come up, I'll take you to the team."

"Thank you." Yanyan sat on the back of the bicycle, and Shen Yu took her to the Nantou Brigade to register. Although it was recommended by the brigade, because there was a limit on the number of examination places, basically anyone who wanted to join the brigade would be stamped.

The two were walking through the village when Caihua happened to meet them coming from the south.

Caihua stopped going to school after fifth grade and now earns work points at home. In winter, the women in the brigade cut straw and weaved mats while the old men made them. She felt that it was too tiring to earn even a dime a day, so she refused to go after working for two days. There was not much work in winter, so she just wandered around.

"Brother Shen Yu." Caihua waved at them and ran over.

Shen Yu glanced at her, nodded to her, and went straight to the team without stopping the car.

Cauliflower raised his eyebrows and followed.

When we arrived at the brigade headquarters, the accountant was on duty there, and many members who wanted to register for the textile factory were crowded there.

The brigade accountant shouted, "Don't worry about it. There are 12 people selected for the county exam, so why did it fall to you? Do you have more hands than others, or more brains?"

"You can't say that, what if we are fooled?" Someone was not convinced, "Officer Lin can go to the city."

"You think you are all Lin's assistants? You are so lucky. Lin's assistants didn't rely on luck. How about you write an article for me to see?" The accountant sneered at them, and when he saw Shen Yu and Yan Yan, he waved: "Hey, Shen Yu, come here. If you sign up, it will definitely work."

Someone sarcastically said, "Now that Shen Zhiqing is gone, what will happen to the daily chemical factory? No one cares."

Others also started discussing it. The daily chemical factory relied on Shen Yu to support it. If he left, would the daily chemical factory still be able to make money?

The loan for the tractor can be repaid by the daily chemical factory, and the man in the family works there to earn work points, and doesn't rest even in the winter. If Shen Yu leaves, that won't do.

Some people inevitably say unpleasant things, "Why is he like this? He is so ungrateful. Our team treated him so well."

"That's right."

Shen Yu's back tensed instantly.

Yanyan glanced at him and whispered, "Brother Shen Yu, don't be angry. The secretary and the captain will support you. I also... support you. You can sign up."

The accountant smiled and said, "Of course, come and fill out the form."

Yanyan took two registration forms and said, "We'll write it over there."

Several women outside started to say bad things, targeting Shen Yu everywhere.

"Without Shen Yu, you are not alive anymore." Han Yongfang walked in from outside with his hands behind his back. His hair had turned completely white, his once straight back had started to hunch, his eyes were blurry, but his temper was still as tough as ever.

The women saw him coming and quickly shut up.

Han Yongfang continued to scold: "When Shen Yu is not here, do you not eat or work? Why should others work like slaves for you?"

"We were just talking casually, we didn't mean any harm," someone muttered.

"You said it casually, he said it casually, anyone can say it casually, you're drowning in spit. Pay your apology now!" Han Yongfang said bluntly.

Although he is semi-retired now, his prestige is still there and no one dares to disobey him. They all hurried to apologize to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu: "Forget it, it's nothing."

Some women were lazy and had nothing to do but gossip. They talked a lot about Shen Yu. In the past, Erwang and Mai Sui would talk about it, and Lin Lan would help him block some of it. After they left, these women were no longer restrained and their ability to gossip became even stronger. Shen Yu was too lazy to get angry.

Han Yongfang: "Fill out the form and ask the accountant to stamp it."

Shen Yu and Yan Yan filled out the form on the spot, and then Caihua ran in.

She smiled and said, "Secretary, can I also sign up?"

Han Yongfang glanced at her and said, "I want to take the exam, can you do it?"

"I'm also in the fifth grade." It's better than Yanyan.

Han Yongfang: "If you want to apply, just apply. No one cares whether you pass or not."

Caihua took the form and filled it out. She smiled at Yanyan and said, "Yanyan, when did you come back? Why didn't you come to play with me?" But her expression clearly said, "You don't believe me. Look, you still have to sign up now. If you have the guts, don't sign up."

Her meaningful smile made Yanyan feel uncomfortable. Yanyan said, "Auntie Lin asked me to sign up."

"So she really is doing this for your own good," Cauliflower said with a smile.

"Yes, there are still more good people." Yanyan said to Shen Yu: "Brother Shen Yu, I don't know what the test will be about. I have no idea at all."

Shen Yu: "Well, I'll go to the county tomorrow to inquire about it and tell you when I come back."

Yanyan smiled and said, "That's great. I'll have to trouble you to tell me about it when the time comes."

"And me." Caihua smiled childishly, "And me, Brother Shen Yu, you lived in my house when you first came, you can't just ignore me."

Shen Yu took a look at her and found that Caihua was really a weird person. When he heard her talking that night, he felt she was a little scary, but now he saw her as just an ordinary child.

Remembering the help she gave him when he first arrived, he nodded, "Okay."

Favors must always be repaid.

Caihua jumped up happily, grabbed Yanyan's arm and said with a smile: "Yanyan, that's great, we can study together again."

Yanyan felt a little uncomfortable and shook her hand away, "I want to go home and cook."

Cauliflower: "It's too much trouble to cook for you at home. Come to my house."

Yanyan shook her head: "No need, I brought back some food."

After leaving the team, Shen Yu said to Yan Yan: "If it's inconvenient for you to go alone, you can go to the educated youth site and we can go together."

Yanyan thought for a moment and said, "Brother Shen Yu, can I stay at the Youth League Center tonight?"

Shen Yu glanced at her and felt that she was worried about something, so he said, "I'll go and tell you."

Now Gao Lu lives with two other female educated youth and has space for the kang.

Shen Yu made some arrangements, and Yanyan went home to bring the quilt over and stayed at the educated youth center.

When she came back, Lin Mei taught her a lot, telling her that as a girl she shouldn't sleep at home, and that it would be safer to stay with neighbors or somewhere else. She remembered this.

The next day, after breakfast, Shen Yu took his food coupons and rode his bicycle to the county. He entered the city from the south, along the main north-south road Jiefang Road, and went north to the county revolutionary committee compound, next to the public security bureau. Lin Lan and his team's gemstone research laboratory was located in the southeast of the county, and the textile factory was in the northeast corner. To get to the textile factory, first bypass the county revolutionary committee and then go north, bypassing the school.

He didn't know whether Lin Lan was in the research room or in the Revolutionary Committee, so he went directly to the textile factory.

When I passed by the high school, I saw a few boys standing side by side under the wall outside the campus sunbathing. One of them had a cigarette in his mouth, and smoke was coming out of several small chimneys.

"Who among you has a way to get Han Wangguo out of the way?" Gao Ling asked, biting a cigarette.

Several people shook their heads. Someone said, "Who dares to play tricks on him? He is colder than the icicles under the eaves."

"How about we organize an activity, like watching a movie? Or go ice skating? Ice skating is good," someone suggested, "then we can invite Han Mai Sui."

Shen Yu happened to ride his bike here. When he heard what they said about Da Wang and Mai Sui, he couldn't help but slow down and turned to glance at Gao Ling.

Gao Ling is like a good kid at home, and he doesn't do anything serious at school, so he doesn't get called to the parents' office. But he is also in the late stage of Chuunibyou. When he is out of his father's sight, he is like a different person, leaning lazily against the wall, like a boneless person. He puts his hands in his pockets, chewing a cigarette, looking like a bad boy. When he sees Shen Yu turning his head to look at him, he smiles and says, "Brother, what good things have you heard that you can't even walk? Ride your bike."

Shen Yu ignored them and rode forward. After thinking for a while, he turned into the middle school again.

"Hey, he can't be the new teacher?"

Gao Ling: "Look at his rustic appearance, he must be from the countryside. Our high school teachers are not so rustic."

"Boss Gao, you are wrong. I think he is quite handsome. He seems to be only two years older than us."

Gao Ling ignored him, but stood up straight with his foot against the wall, spat the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his foot, and then followed Shen Yu back to school.

"Boss Gao, are you going back now? Didn't you want to skip class? That's not very loyal of you."

"I'll ask you guys to come back and smoke." Gao Ling trotted back to the campus and saw Shen Yu stopped at the door of Class 1, Grade 1. Han Maisui and Han Wangjun ran out and greeted him happily. To Gao Ling's surprise, even Han Wangguo came out.

Wow, you have quite a background.

Gao Ling leaned against the back door of Class 1 and watched them. He liked to listen to Han Maisui's voice. When she played games with her classmates outside, she laughed very cheerfully and never acted shy. Gao Ling thought her voice was as sweet as a silver bell. But at this moment, she was not as lively as usual. Instead, she stood there in a proper manner, smiling slightly and talking to Shen Yu in a soft voice. She was so gentle.

He had never seen her like this before and couldn't help but stare at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu felt his gaze and turned to look over.

Mai Sui turned around and saw Gao Ling, who smiled at her.

Mai Sui snorted and said to Shen Yu, "Don't bother with him. He is a defeated general under my brother."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "With the three of you together, no one will dare to bully you anywhere."

He felt that with Dawang and Erwang by her side, Mai Sui really didn't have to suffer any grievances. After all, such a beautiful and good-study girl had a delicate situation in school. Boys would have fantasies, and girls would be jealous and isolate her. However, Mai Sui had a good personality, was cheerful and generous, and most of the female classmates had a good relationship with her. After all, they also wanted to please the two brothers Dawang and Erwang, and wanted to leave a good impression on them, so they would be more friendly to her.

Mai Sui: "That's true. After we came here, there is no one in the compound who is not afraid of being beaten by my brother. When we take exams, no one can score better than my second brother and me."

Now her results are very closely tied to Erwang's. Either she is first or he is first. The two are competing, and whoever gets first can make a request.

At this time, the bell for class rang. Shen Yu said, "I'm going to the textile factory to ask about the content of the recruitment examination. You guys hurry up and go to class."

Erwang: "Brother Shen Yu, come over for lunch at noon."

Da Wang: "I'll go with you."

Shen Yu waved his hand: "No, you guys should go to class quickly."

He didn't want to delay their class, so he pushed the cart away first.

Gao Ling did not go to class either, but followed Shen Yu, "Hey, brother, where did you come from?"

A fool cannot tell that Shen Yu is an educated youth.

Shen Yu glanced at him and said, "I don't think you have a good relationship with them."

If it was a normal relationship, Mai Sui would not have acted like that. And Da Wang never took the initiative to provoke them in the past few years, so it must be that they provoked and were beaten back by Da Wang.

Gao Ling laughed, "Not good but not bad either, you have a good relationship with them."

Shen Yu: "That's great. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Hey, aren't you going to the textile factory? You want to recruit workers. I'll go with you. I know people there and I can ask them for you."

Shen Yu declined and rode away on his bike.

Gao Lingchong shouted at him: "The director of the Revolutionary Committee of the textile factory is a relative of mine."

Shen Yu ignored him and walked away.

Gao Ling shrugged. He wanted to go out and play with his friends but suddenly he lost interest. He also found it boring to go back to class. When will Han Maisui talk to him like that? He walked past the door of Class 1. The south glass window was illuminated by the sun, so he couldn't see Han Maisui. He felt a little disappointed.

He suddenly had an idea: Why not repeat a year? That way he could be in the same class with Han Mai Sui! Or, how about going back a year now?

He was almost moved to death by himself. How could he be so smart?

Gao Ling ran to the Public Security Bureau to find his parents, and just then Jiang Chunxia and Lin Lan were there chatting about something.

Lin Lan has been trying to make up some knowledge about earthquakes these days. In her previous life, her knowledge of earthquakes mainly came from Sichuan, and she only knew that the Tshan and Kaiping coal mine earthquakes in 1976 occurred at dawn on July 28. This was what she heard when she was a volunteer in her previous life and participated in earthquake drills. However, due to her busy work, she only participated in some activities and did not take them seriously, so she could not remember much.

After learning more in the past two days, she learned from the local earthquake office that China had actually successfully predicted earthquakes.

On February 4 this year, the Haicheng earthquake was successfully predicted, so there were not many casualties. The news caused a sensation internationally, and many foreign earthquake science experts and international academic organizations came to China for investigation.

Because this is the only earthquake that the United Nations acknowledges has been successfully predicted.

In addition, in Lin Lan's memory of her previous life, when the T Mountain earthquake occurred, Qinglong County under its jurisdiction suffered very few casualties in the end because it made timely earthquake prevention preparations.

She knew that what she had to do was not to predict anything. After all, she was not professional and had no say. The existing earthquake research experts were very excellent and could make successful predictions, which showed that there was technical support.

What she needs to do is to find a way to make people believe that earthquakes will definitely happen after earthquake experts monitor them in the future, so that they can take timely earthquake prevention measures.

Now she needs to systematically learn about earthquakes so that what she writes can be professional and meaningful, convincing ordinary people and making earthquake researchers believe that she really understands this and is willing to deepen communication with her.

In addition to reading, she also consulted professional knowledge with people in the earthquake prevention office, so she has been here for the past two days.

In fact, this was Jiang Chunxia's task, but Jiang Chunxia felt that the National Earthquake Bureau, dozens of seismic stations across the country, and provincial and regional earthquake teams were responsible for this matter, and the county earthquake office had nothing to do with it. She only needed to receive instructions from her superiors, and conduct drills when asked to do so, and do earthquake prevention when asked to do so. Besides, she didn't study this major, she was just assigned a position.

Seeing Lin Lan so actively arranging this matter, she was still wondering in her heart whether Lin Lan was interested in the position of the Earthquake Office or wanted to compete for the position of deputy director of the Publicity Office. However, she did not show it, and answered Lin Lan's questions very seriously. If she did not understand something, she would look through the information books, and even gave Lin Lan the key to the cabinet, allowing her to look through the information.

Lin Lan flipped through it and found that it could be monitored through small earthquake activities, terrain deformation, gravity measurement, geomagnetism, sea level, etc. She asked Jiang Chunxia the meaning of these values.

Jiang Chunxia was dizzy from her questions, but she was too embarrassed to say that she didn't understand at all, so she could only talk about the trivial matters.

Just when she was at a loss for words due to Lin Lan's questions, Gao Ling came running in and said, "Mom, I think I should go back to high school."

Jiang Chunxia let out a long sigh and turned to her son, "Why are you saying such nonsense, kid?"

Gao Ling smiled brightly at Lin Lan, "Hello, Aunt Lin."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Gao Ling, you will graduate next summer. Are you a freshman in high school now?"

Gao Ling: "Yes, I feel that I didn't study hard before. I shouldn't have done that. I need to study hard and learn all the courses in the first year of high school. Before..." He lowered his head slightly with a sad and guilty expression, "Mom, it was all my fault before. I didn't study hard and wasted my time."

Jiang Chunxia didn't think about what was wrong with her son. She felt that he definitely didn't want to go to the countryside but couldn't go directly to a factory or university, so he subconsciously wanted to escape and wanted to continue staying in school.

Jiang Chunxia naturally had plans for her son. Being a soldier was too hard, and she was reluctant to send her son to suffer there, nor was she willing to let her son work in a factory. She wanted him to stay in Chengguan Commune on the edge of the county town for a year, and then recommend him to go to university. After returning, he could work in a government agency. Although the salary was not as high as that of a worker, it was more leisurely and less tiring.

If you are in school, you have no work experience and you can't get other good things even if you use connections.

"Don't think that everything will be fine. Your father can't kill you."

Jiang Chunxia and Gao Weidong have two sons, Gao Ling and Gao Yu. Gao Weidong is busy with work and usually doesn't have the time to take care of the children. It is she who takes care of them. She says harsh words but actually spoils them very much.

Gao Ling turned to Lin Lan and said, "Aunt Lin, do you think I am doing the right thing?"

Lin Lan laughed, "I can't say for sure."

It would actually be a good idea for him to stay for a year. He could study hard, go back to being a sophomore in high school next year, and take the college entrance examination the year after.

This is also considered an accidental collision.

Given his family's financial situation, Jiang Chunxia would definitely make some arrangements for him, so he could still go to college the year after next. I was just afraid that if he left campus for a year, played around, and didn't like studying, it would be hard to say whether he could pass the exam.

However, the operation at this time is not standardized, and there are still ways for others to replace it.

In this era, it is common for people to pass the college entrance examination, but be replaced by others, and only discover it many years later. This is especially true for candidates from rural areas. They have to go to the city to take the exam, and then go home to wait. If they don’t get the admission letter, they think they were not admitted. In fact, they may have been admitted, but they just didn’t get the admission letter.

Lin Lan felt that some parents in the County Revolutionary Committee were capable of doing such a thing.

She didn't want to get involved in the Gao family's affairs, so she left on the pretext of revising the manuscript.

At lunch time, Han Qingsong and Luo Haicheng came back together from outside.

Luo Haicheng: "Director Han, Deputy Director Li told me to release Hu Jincheng. I checked and he is indeed fine. He was just implicated because of the excitement."

Han Qingsong: "Let him go. Send someone to keep an eye on him from time to time."

Luo Haicheng was surprised and asked, "Director Han, is there something wrong with him?"

"I don't know yet, let's wait and see."

"Okay, I'll have someone keep an eye on them, and I'll check on them every now and then." They also knew the rules of surveillance. Some people who were not very important didn't need to be watched every day, and they could basically get a general idea of ​​what was going on by checking in every few days. After all, people at this time couldn't just walk around randomly. For example, if a member had to go to work, he would have to ask for leave if he didn't go on a certain day.

Han Qingsong: “Let’s eat together.”

Luo Haicheng: "Sister-in-law is here. I haven't seen her for a few days. I miss her so much..." He glanced at Han Qingsong and smiled, "I miss my sister-in-law and the children so much."

Lin Lan came out with a teacup and lunch box and greeted them, "You're back. Let's have dinner together."

Luo Haicheng: "Director Han, I think my sister-in-law misses me a lot too." After receiving his boss's deep gaze, he hurried away.

Lin Lan walked up to Han Qingsong and said, "This Luo Haicheng is still so childish at his age. Qingyun is already married, why hasn't he done anything yet?" She motioned for Han Qingsong to go to the sink to wash his hands. She had filled her teacup with hot water, which was just right for him to wash his hands.

When they went to the cafeteria to eat, they saw Da Wang coming in from outside.

Lin Lan waved at him, "My eldest son, this way."

Da Wang came over and told them that Shen Yu came to the textile factory to inquire about job openings.

Lin Lan knew that he must have given his meal to Shen Yu, so she gave him a meal ticket and money to get another meal. When Da Wang came back, she said, "That's great. Did you find out?"

Da Wang put the cabbage and tofu on the table and nodded.

Lin Lan: "He didn't leave. Let him stay for two days."

Da Wang: "No, my second brother will take him home."

While they were eating, Zhou Fengjie came over and looked at Dawang with shining eyes, "Hey, Lin Lan, this is our eldest son."

The family of three was silent for a moment.

Lin Lan introduced it with a smile, "Yes, he looks tall, but he is actually young."

Da Wang stood up and greeted Zhou Fengjie.

Zhou Fengjie clicked her tongue and was very envious, "Look at this big guy, he's almost catching up with Han Qingsong." If it were someone else, she would definitely compare the father and son, but she didn't dare to do that with Han Qingsong.

Lin Lan asked Da Wang to sit down and eat. "No, he is still young. How can he be as tall as his father?"

Da Wang glanced at Lin Lan, not understanding why she kept saying that she was young, but he didn't say anything and just ate his meal in silence.

The more Zhou Fengjie watched, the more she liked him. If she didn't have a daughter of the right age, she would have wanted to marry into a family right now. She didn't even bother to get food. She gave the lunch box to the young people in the office and asked them to help. She sat down diagonally opposite Dawang and looked at him with her chin propped up by her hand.

Da Wang appeared to be very indifferent, but he couldn't help wondering in his heart why she looked at him like that, just like when San Wang saw Da Ti Kui.

Han Qingsong glanced at him and asked, "What class do you have this afternoon?"

Da Wang thought about it for a while. It seemed to be physics? Chemistry? Or English? He said calmly: "Physical education, labor class."

Han Qingsong: "Then you don't need to go back and learn how to drive."

Da Wang's eyes lit up, and he silently gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness, but nodded expressionlessly, "Okay."

Zhou Fengjie had already said "tsk tsk tsk" in her heart for eight hundred times. Look, look at him. She was just thinking about whether she had any relatives who could match him, when the boy opposite her suddenly glanced at her. Zhou Fengjie didn't know why, but her heart skipped a beat. Why did that look seem a little scary? But when she looked again, the boy was sitting there eating silently, with his back straight and his head slightly lowered. He was quiet and well-behaved, and he didn't look like he had threatened her with his eyes.

"Han Wangguo?" she asked.

Da Wang raised his eyes and said, "You go ahead."

"What are your future plans?"

Da Wang lowered his eyes, then glanced at Zhou Fengjie, "I want to join the army after graduation."

Zhou Fengjie: "With such good conditions, I can definitely join the army. But... being a soldier is hard. If you don't believe me, ask your father. Is it the Han Bureau?"

Han Qingsong had just finished eating and said, "It's OK."

Lin Lan had finished her meal, too. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, folded another layer, and handed it to Han Qingsong. She quickly said goodbye to Zhou Fengjie, "Director Zhou, take your time eating."

Zhou Fengjie: "Lin Lan, please consider what I said. I have several candidates here."

Lin Lan thanked him and quickly took Da Wang away.

Da Wang looked puzzled, "What's the matter?"

Lin Lan: "When people ask you how old you are, just say you are still young, fourteen years old."

Dawang: ...

Lin Lan looked at him: "Or, do you want to find a wife now?"

Da Wang immediately chased after Han Qingsong.

Lin Lan saw Han Qingsong teaching Da Wang how to drive a jeep, so she went to join in the fun. It is always good to have many skills, and if she could also "learn" how to drive a jeep, that would also be a skill.

The Revolutionary Committee had two jeeps, but the Public Security Bureau had only one, which was usually driven by the old director. Recently, the old director was not feeling well and went to the district hospital for treatment, so the jeep remained in the bureau, and whoever had something to do could drive it.

Han Qingsong always drives a sidecar motorcycle when he goes out, and Deputy Director Li usually drives the jeep. Now that Dawang has come over, Han Qingsong takes the opportunity to teach his son how to drive.

Seeing Lin Lan coming over, Han Qingsong said: "I'll follow the car, it's okay."

Lin Lan: "Third brother, I want to learn from Che too."

Han Qingsong and Da Wang: "..." For a woman who can drive a motorcycle, it seems nothing special for her to drive a jeep. Han Qingsong nodded, "You sit in the back."

He opened the car door and raised his arm for her to help him get in.

Lin Lan said happily, "Good luck, my eldest son."

Da Wang: It was okay originally, but I was a little nervous when you came up.

He followed Han Qingsong's request, walked around the car to check if it was safe, opened the door, got in and fastened his seat belt. He had been in contact with jeeps before and was familiar with what was inside, but he still listened to Han Qingsong's explanation very carefully. Han Qingsong never talked too much when explaining things to others, and if you are not careful, you will miss the key points, so Dawang did not dare to be careless.

Han Qingsong said it twice and asked Da Wang to repeat it. He nodded when he heard his son repeat it word for word.

Lin Lan came up from the back seat, "Me, and me."

Han Qingsong looked at her and smiled. "Go ahead."

Lin Lan also said it again and it was all correct.

Han Qingsong: "Okay, I'll let you drive later." He told Dawang not to be anxious, to be steady, and to think about it before doing anything.

Start the engine, check the data on the dashboard, step on the clutch, shift gears, and step on the accelerator...

Da Wang learned to drive just like he learned boxing. He learned quickly and steadily. After three times, he could drive on a straight road and brake safely by himself. Then he learned how to reverse, turn, and circle according to Han Qingsong's requirements.

Judging from his posture, Lin Lan estimated that he would be able to get familiar with it in an afternoon and just need to practice a few more times.

An hour later, it was Lin Lan's turn. She was still thinking about whether to pretend to be too conspicuous. But she found that she had forgotten about manual transmission. After all, she hadn't touched a manual transmission since she got her driver's license.

Especially a big jeep like this, rugged and... shabby.

When she was about to shift gears, Han Qingsong suddenly leaned over, hooked his fingers on the seat belt, pulled it out, and solemnly stuffed it into her hand, then looked at her.

Lin Lan: "...Oh, I forgot."

No need to pretend now, just drive properly!

Half an hour later, Da Wang sat in the back seat in silence. He originally thought he was a fast learner, but it turned out that his mother was faster than him. Fortunately, he was not proud.

After a while, Han Qingsong looked at his watch. Two hours had passed, and he didn't want to occupy the jeep any longer, so as to avoid any objection from Deputy Director Li.

After getting off the car, he said to Da Wang, "Please take time out these few days to come and practice for an hour." According to Da Wang's progress, two or three days would be enough.

Da Wang was happy in his heart, but his face was calm, "Okay."

He said goodbye to his parents and went back to school. When he walked outside the campus wall, he saw Gao Ling and a few others smoking there. He glanced at them and ignored them.

Gao Ling smiled at him, "Han Wangguo, you're skipping classes too? It's not easy."

Da Wang usually sits at the back desk during class. Although he may sleep a lot of the time, he never skips class.

Seeing that he ignored him, Gao Ling ran over and said, "Classmate Han Wangguo, we don't have any grudges against each other. Let's reconcile?"

Da Wang glanced at him and said, "What's the point of reconciliation if there's no grudge?"

Gao Ling nodded and smiled, "Indeed, then... let's play basketball together in the future."

Da Wang: “Besides, I don’t have time recently.” He still has to learn how to drive.

Gao Ling didn't mind, so he went back to school with him. Some people saw them walking in side by side, and they all whispered to each other. Many people knew that Gao Ling, Li Chang and others had a feud with Da Wang, and they didn't interact much in the past year. Who would have thought that Han Wangguo would come in with Gao Ling!

When they arrived at the door of Class 1, Gao Ling said goodbye to Da Wang with a smile.

Da Wang didn't say anything and went back to the classroom.

He stopped when he passed Erwang and Maisui's table.

Erwang: "Brother, we have asked for leave for your physics and math classes this afternoon."

Da Wang nodded, "Okay."

Mai Sui: "Brother, if you are not feeling well, go home first. Brother Shen Yu is at our house."

They asked Shen Yu to stay here for dinner. After dinner, Erwang took the key and sent Shen Yu home, and found some books for him to review at home.

Da Wang raised his eyebrows slightly, "Feeling uncomfortable?"

Mai Sui chuckled and said, "Let's tell the teacher that you are sick."

Da Wang, who was as strong as a wolf, lowered his eyes and thought for a while, "Oh, I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll go back first, you go pick them up." He returned to his seat and packed his schoolbag.

The girl at the table in front of him turned around to look at him, mustering up her courage and making her face turn red, her heart pounding, "Han, Han Wangguo, what's wrong with you?"

Da Wang stuffed the books into his schoolbag, pointed to his ears and said, "I can't hear clearly." Then he walked away with his schoolbag on his back with peace of mind.

The girl felt so distressed, "Did Han Wangguo's ears get hurt? He can't hear clearly, no wonder he can't attend the class."

Classmate: ...So I can openly ignore you female classmates!

The days are short in winter, and if the weather is bad, it will be too dark to see clearly before five o'clock.

Lin Lan borrowed several professional books from Jiang Chunxia to study. After Han Qingsong taught her how to drive, she went out with Liu Jianyun to do some work. If she was not in the office, she would go back by herself.

The children had already arrived home. They were very excited because of Shen Yu's arrival. When she walked to the door, she heard Sanwang's loud laughter. It couldn't be more exciting.

Mai Sui and Er Wang were cooking, while Da Wang and Shen Yu were fetching water in the yard. There was a well in their yard, but there was no pressure well, so they could only use ropes and buckets to fetch water.

Seeing Lin Lan coming back, Sanwang and Xiaowang came over, and Shen Yu also came over to say hello.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Did you go to the textile factory? How was it?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "I went to see it and asked about the scope of the exam. Fortunately, it's not very difficult."

"But it's not easy to recruit more than ten people from the whole county." Lin Lan said, "I'll ask for you tomorrow."

Shen Yu hurriedly said, "Team Leader, don't bother me. I'm just trying it out. It doesn't matter whether I pass the exam or not."

"It's okay, I'm just taking a look." Lin Lan could see that he was a little confused, but she was used to taking care of things, so she didn't show it too obviously.

For dinner, Erwang cooked pea noodles stuffed with cakes and sweet potatoes, and also steamed salted pork and winter melon, and cabbage and shrimp stewed eggs. The cabbage in winter is very sweet and fresh, and the salted pork is made by Lin Lan and Erwang, which is not so salty, but more fresh and fragrant.

Han Qingsong hadn't come back yet, so Lin Lan left the food in the pot for him so they could eat first.

During the meal, Shen Yu said to Lin Lan: "Team Leader, the daily chemical factory cannot develop new products now. I can't do anything special, but Xu Dongxing and the others can handle it."

Lin Lan thinks that Shen Yu wants to work in the textile factory, and this is his own choice. In his previous life, he and Yanyan worked in the textile factory together. Later, he took the college entrance examination and returned to the provincial capital to study in college. After graduation, he did not want to stay in the provincial capital but returned to the textile factory to become an official. After the reform and opening up, he and Yanyan led the textile factory to a new level. Later, when state-owned enterprises were reformed and reorganized, they led the laid-off employees to start the arduous road of starting a business, and finally became the leading textile tycoon in China, mainly engaged in towels and fabrics, and also developed high-end brands that are sold at home and abroad.

This is Shen Yu's path, and Lin Lan will naturally not interfere. And no matter what she does, the lives of the original male and female protagonists seem to be developing along the established trajectory.

She could tell Shen Yu was a little nervous, probably because he was afraid that she might feel uncomfortable. She smiled and said, "The problem with the daily chemical factory is that its scale is limited now. If the policy can be relaxed in the future, there will be opportunities. There is no rush now."

Anyway, the technology is mature, and as long as someone is watching and making sure there are no mistakes, there will be no problem.

Lin Lan knew without a second thought what kind of gossip he would hear in the village, so she didn't say much and just supported him as if he were her own child.

Seeing that Lin Lan really supported him, Shen Yu put aside the anxiety in his heart and became happy. He also talked to Lin Lan about the earthquake data she was researching.

"The provincial seismological station must have instruments and more detailed data. Team leader, you can ask them for advice."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "I would like to do that, but I have to learn first. I can't just come and disturb them without knowing anything." Not only would she not be trusted, but she would be looked down upon.

Shen Yu was very impressed by her diligence and hard work.

After dinner, Lin Lan continued to study her report.

Mai Sui and Er Wang practiced English with Shen Yu. This was the habit of the siblings. They practiced English before doing their favorite subjects.

Dawang basically didn't participate in this situation. But although he didn't study much, his grades were not bad. After all, he had a good brain and was very efficient in learning. He was very clear about what he should have mastered. At this moment, he went to the yard to practice his dagger. There was no light in the yard. It was a little cloudy. The stars and the moon reflected the flickering shadows of the knife, which flew up and down in the yard like stars.

Sanwang and Xiaowang were playing ping-pong on the floor inside the house, occasionally speaking a few words in English while they were playing.

After practicing English, Mai Sui packed up some books and said, "Brother Shen Yu, lend this to Yanyan. It should be helpful to her."

She also doesn't know what a textile factory means. You say you are recruiting workers, but you are testing them in cultural subjects. You are testing them in cultural subjects, but you don't recruit workers from schools. It's really... hard for normal people to understand.

Shen Yu took a look and put it in his bag, "Okay."

Mai Sui and Er Wang were doing other homework. Shen Yu read their essays and thought they were very well written. After reading for a while, he saw that Xiao Wang, who was having a lot of fun with San Wang, had no intention of studying, so he asked, "Xiao Wang, have you finished your homework?"

Xiao Wang chuckled and said, "Brother Shen Yu, I finished writing it at school."

Shen Yu: "Let me help you take a look."

Xiaowang took out the homework book from his schoolbag and showed it to Shen Yu for inspection.

Shen Yu took it and took a look at it. His face was immediately filled with black lines. When did this child start to be so careless? He was not like this when he was a child.

Mai Sui was studying the gemstone book. Seeing Shen Yu frowning, he smiled and said, "Brother Shen Yu, what's wrong?"

Shen Yu showed her Xiaowang's homework.

Mai Sui only took one look and exclaimed, "Little brother, what happened to you these two days?"

In the past, Mai Sui and Er Wang would check Xiao Wang's homework. Since coming here last year, Xiao Wang has been studying very steadily. Now he is in the fifth grade and he doesn't need his sister to look after him.

How could I know that he had fallen to this level in just a few days? Not only did he make several mistakes in the math problems, but he also did some of them carelessly and his handwriting was not neat.

Xiaowang didn't care, "Sister, what's the big deal? I'm studying music and art anyway, so I don't need math." Sanwang hid aside and laughed.

Mai Sui: "..." She said to Er Wang who was studying a physics problem: "It must be Xiao San Ge who caused this."

Sanwang: "Why is it me? I love learning from others."

Mai Sui: "Be a good person first! What does a person who loves to study have to do with you?"

Sanwang said in a somewhat lazi way, "We don't need math anyway, and we don't like learning it, so what does it matter?"

Mai Sui, Er Wang and Shen Yu were stunned by his righteous words, and for a moment they didn't know how to refute him.

Mai Sui: "Brother!"

Dad doesn't care about their studies. It's up to them to learn well or badly. If they don't learn, it's their own fault.