Chapter 186 Chapter 186 Xinxin goes to school.
There is no Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve this year. It will not start until this time next year.
Mu Mian is quite looking forward to it. It’s the first session, so it’s quite memorable.
But for now, except for her, no one knows what will happen in the future. The night of New Year's Eve this year is still the same as before. The adults play mahjong and chat about everything from one house to another.
The little kids didn't mind the cold outside and ran outside to set off firecrackers and fireworks. The 'bang bang' sounds continued for a long time, with a 'bang' here and a 'bang' there, and the place was lively and bustling everywhere.
The three siblings were making a lot of noise until after ten o'clock before they returned to the house.
Xinxin is young and feels sleepy when the time comes.
A few minutes ago, she was still mumbling to her mother that she would also stay up all night to celebrate the New Year this year, and the next second she fell asleep in Wen Chen's arms, a soft and chewy lump, sleeping soundly.
He usually behaves like a big kid, but when he falls asleep he still looks like a little baby.
The next few days are time for New Year greetings.
I have many relatives and friends, so I spend half a day at each of their homes, and half a day there, and a few days pass quickly.
Xinxin received a lot of New Year's money, dozens of yuan, which is enough to match two or three months' salary of a temporary worker. Of course, the bulk of it came from her family.
Conditions have improved, adults’ wallets are full and they have no shortage of money.
Mu Mian didn't confiscate the money from his daughter. Since she was four years old, the little girl has been keeping the New Year's money by herself.
That little kid is really smart. He learned to read early and math is no problem for him.
Xinxin kept her own account book and recorded every single amount of her New Year's money and pocket money clearly, so the adults don't have to worry about her spending the money recklessly.
Mu Mian and Wen Chen are both quite worry-free in this regard.
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The lively atmosphere during the Chinese New Year gradually faded as everyone went back to work. Two days after the Lantern Festival, Xu Lele and his wife and the Mu Mai sisters came to the capital together.
Of course, Mu Mai and Mu Miao went back to the brigade during the winter vacation. After all, they had to be with their parents for the New Year. They did not plan to go back during the summer vacation this year. They planned to follow their uncle and aunt in the capital to earn some money.
In fact, it is still early before the university starts, there is still half a month left. The two sisters Chunchun just can't sit still. Seeing that everyone is busy making money, they also want to try it.
Xiang Xuewu came along this time because he was worried about his daughter-in-law. The breeding farm in the provincial capital had just started, so he asked Mu Cheng to help keep an eye on it, and he was able to leave without any problem.
On the day the four of them arrived, Mu Mian went to the train station to pick them up.
It had been another three years since they last saw each other. As soon as Xu Lele got out of the station, he hugged Mu Mian and they chattered about what happened on the road, at home, and their children.
Three years later, Xu Lele has become a mother.
Both of them were young and in good health. They became pregnant a few months after their marriage. In May 1980, Xu Lele gave birth to a daughter named Xiang Ruyi.
Mu Mian witnessed the wedding of her best sister, but she didn't see her child. She only saw a photo of her child. She didn't bring her child with her this time because the child was still young, just over one year old.
The provincial capital is far away from the capital, which is really inconvenient.
Another thing is that Xu Lele's participation in the competition this time was strictly speaking a business trip, and she came on behalf of their art troupe. It was okay for her husband to accompany her, but it would not be appropriate for her children to accompany her as well.
Liu Guizhi can help take care of her daughter, and Xiang Xuewu bought a house in the provincial capital next to his brother's.
Liu Guizhi and Tian Hongjuan, one taking care of their grandson and the other taking care of their granddaughter, usually go shopping for groceries and chat together, living a leisurely life.
The arrival of the four people made the house a lot more lively.
However, Xu Lele only stayed here for two nights. She came here for something important, and the organizer provided her with accommodation.
The competition did not last long, unlike the several months in the future. This time it was only two weeks, and the rematch, semi-finals and finals were completed in half a month.
On the day it officially started, Mu Mian went to watch it in person.
The studio is quite large and there are many contestants.
In the field of culture and entertainment, the development of the mainland is relatively slow. There are no brokerage companies yet, and various activities are still mainly carried out by cultural units.
The contestants basically come from song and dance troupes, theaters, art troupes and the like.
Xu Lele, who is in her twenties, is no longer the nervous girl she was when she participated in the preliminary selection of the art troupe. After so many years, she is now able to stand on the stage with ease.
Her voice is really excellent and she passed the semi-finals and rematch smoothly.
The finals were broadcast live on the day. As a contestant, Xu Lele was able to get several tickets for each game. Mu Mian and her sister-in-law took Xixi and Xinxin with them.
The boys were not brought along because they did not want to go.
There are four tickets in total, Xiang Xuewu takes one, and Mu Mian and the others take three. Xinxin doesn't count because she is still young, so Mu Mian can just hold her.
Many people have been eliminated in the rematch and semi-finals, and there are only a few people left in the finals, so it doesn’t last long.
After singing one by one, Xu Lele finally won the third place. She stood on the stage and smiled so happily.
This is indeed something to be happy about. You know, those who can come to the capital to participate in the competition have all gone through two or three rounds of screening and have something on them.
Before the game, Xu Lele kept muttering to Mu Mian, saying that it would be great if they could get into the top ten.
Not only did I make it into the top ten, I made it into the top three!
Mu Mian was also laughing happily in the audience. Xinxin nestled in Mu Mian's arms, and several people, big and small, almost jumped up.
The top three will receive prize money, although it is not much. However, the significance of this competition is not the prize money, but the future development.
She was able to get good rankings in national competitions and will definitely be indispensable in large-scale cultural performances in the future. She is a well-deserved mainstay.
Unfortunately, Xu Lele had to go back two days after the competition. It was a business trip, not a vacation, so he didn’t have that much freedom in terms of time.
However, with the foundation of this competition, Xu Lele has also been listed as a judge. If nothing unexpected happens, he will have many opportunities to come to the capital in the future.
After Xu Lele and his wife returned to the provincial capital, Mu Mian was about to start school. Her entire winter vacation was very fulfilling except for the few days during the New Year.
The picture book of the fourth series of "Xiao Ya and Her Friends" has been completed more than half as planned and should be sent to the publishing house in another month.
In Guangcheng, Shi Xiaolian and Qiao Yanxin have completed the formalities and everything is on track.
New Year, new atmosphere. We are all moving forward in great strides, following the pace of society.
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At the end of February, Mu Mian and Nie Sihui, sister-in-law, officially started their postgraduate study life.
There are not many graduate students in the Department of Economics at Capital University this year. There are only about a dozen people in total, including those from the university and those who have been admitted from other universities.
Graduate study is very different from undergraduate study. Although there are fewer formal courses, there are many other things to do, such as translating literature, attending academic seminars, and writing papers.
Mu Mian intends to stay in school and occasionally take on some teaching assistant work.
A month after school started passed in the blink of an eye, and Mu Mian sent the manuscript of the fourth series of "The Little Girl and Friends" to the editor on time.
This was due to her exceptionally abundant energy, which allowed her to do the work of three people at once. When she was a child, the old couple Mu Fugui often said that she was a little calf, and they were absolutely right.
I'm focusing on both my studies and career without falling behind in either one.
By the time the fourth series of "Xiao Ya and Friends" was published, the weather had already turned hot.
Summer came quietly, and in the heat, Mu Mian's first semester of graduate school life came to an end.
At the beginning of August, Mu Mian received the royalties for the first quarter of Series 4, which was about the same as usual. In addition, there was a remittance, the copyright fee from the film studio. The total amount of the two was close to five figures.
This is not the most exciting thing. The focus is still on Guangzhou. After more than half a year, a brand of skin care products called "Fuyan" is very popular in the coastal areas.
The price is quite expensive, but the effect is very good and it is very popular among young lesbians.
Over the past six months, Shi Xiaolian and Qiao Yanxin have been busy like spinning tops. Every time they call, they get straight to the point without any nonsense and hang up right after they finish speaking.
Mu Mian and Nie Sihui also found time to go to Guangcheng. They didn't stay for long, just a week in total. During the few days they were there, they were busy with factory matters.
When the two came back, the summer vacation was almost over.
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August 23rd was the first day of elementary school, and the siblings Beibei and Xinxin both carried their small schoolbags.
Naturally, the two of them went to the same primary school that Xixi had attended before, which was close to home and had better teaching quality.
In the morning, Mu Mian and Nie Sihui, each holding one of their children, walked towards the Second Experimental Primary School. They did not go to the first grade reporting place, but went directly to the teacher's
office.
The brother and sister have learned it at home, so there is no need to start from the first grade.
But before that, I have to take the exam.
Xinxin directly took the third-grade test paper. She finished it very quickly, so quickly that the teacher in charge thought she was just scribbling.
But after finishing the correction, the teacher looked at the perfect papers and was silent for several seconds, then looked at Mu Mian and asked, "Do you want to do the fourth grade test?"
Mu Mian looked at Xin Xin, who nodded, "Okay."
While Xinxin was doing her homework, the teacher had a quiet chat with Mu Mian about Xinxin's learning progress.
Mu Mian discovered very early on that his daughter was very smart and had a very good memory. Neighbors sometimes liked to joke and call Xinxin a little prodigy.
As the child's mother, Mu Mian did not put much pressure on the child. It was she who taught Xinxin to recognize words. Mu Mian did not interfere much in the child's learning to read, leaving it all up to her daughter's own wishes.
Xinxin sometimes likes to read Xixi's books, sometimes likes to read extracurricular books, and also likes to listen to Yang Youqin talk about some basic physics knowledge.
There is so much content in that little head.
At present, Xinxin has finished the fourth-grade test paper.
Before the teacher spoke, Xinxin said obediently, "I haven't read the fifth-grade Chinese textbook yet."
The teacher looked at Mu Mian with an uncertain expression and asked, "Then start from the fifth grade?"
Mu Mian: "I think it's OK."
Beibei's place has been decided long ago, and he will start attending school in the second grade. The little boy is actually quite smart, but he likes to play and cannot sit still as well as Xinxin. He usually just studies casually at home.
The little boy didn’t mind not being in the same grade as his younger sister, as long as they were in the same school.
On the 24th, elementary school classes officially started.
At the same time, all the teachers and students in the Second Experimental Primary School also knew that the school had a little prodigy this year. He was only seven years old and went directly to the fifth grade.
The students in Class 1, Grade 5 were also in a daze. During morning self-study, they all stared at Xinxin in the first row.
The little classmate is really small. When he sits on the bench, his short legs can't even touch the ground and they sway back and forth. He is so cute.
Someone in the class transferred to another school, so the head teacher rearranged the seats. Xinxin sat with the class monitor, who was a female classmate and could take care of her a little.
The head teacher of Class 1, Grade 5 is named Qi, and he teaches Chinese.
Teacher Qi stood on the podium and patted the table. "Okay, now we all know the new students. Please take good care of them in the future. Now take out the books."
Education has been strictly enforced in recent years. Although it is just a new semester, we cannot be lazy.
Teacher Qi read the new text with great emotion. She was standing in the aisle and was about to ask the students to read along, but when she turned around she saw...
I don't know when the round little head in the first row fell down.
The little prodigy in her class was lying on the table openly, his fair round face facing the door, his small body rising and falling evenly with his breathing.
It is obvious that classmate Wen is sleeping soundly at this moment.
Teacher Qi: “………………”
Here comes the problem.
Did she scream or not? ?
If I call that to the little girl, she won’t burst into tears in the class, right? ?
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