Chapter 43
After Zhou Yao and the other two left, life returned to normal, and soon it was time to go back to school. It was the most critical time of the second semester of the senior year, and both teachers and senior students began to get nervous.
Everyone stayed up later and later during the evening self-study class. Even during the ten-minute break between classes, everyone was sitting in the classroom reviewing their knowledge.
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu were very confident about the college entrance examination, but they didn't do anything special. Except for going out for a walk during breaks, they stayed in the classroom like other students, reading extracurricular books and occasionally discussing the development of Shanghai.
Even Wen Xiaoyu has become much more obedient, but that may also be because no one in the class wants to play with her.
[After a big fight during the Chinese New Year, they separated and are now eyeing my and Xiangdong's rooms. I plan to move to the county town with Xiangdong and say I want to live with you.] Li Nianqiu passed the note to Wen Yue.
Wen Yue glanced at them and replied: "Okay, they won't bother you, will they?"
[No, given their temperaments, I don’t think they’ll have come to a conclusion even after the college entrance exam.] Li Nianqiu replied.
Although they separated, their conflicts did not end. They quarreled every three days and had a big quarrel every five days. Sometimes when I went back home on weekends, the quarrel would affect Li Nianqiu and her sister. Such an environment could easily affect one's mood.
Wen Yue smiled when she saw the words on the note.
Every weekend, Wen Yue would go to the small shop outside the alley at night and call Zhou Yao to chat. The rest of the time, she and Li Nianqiu would give tutoring to people, ranging from elementary school students to high school students, and it was free.
Wen Yue had given all the money she earned to Zhou Yao before. Although Zhou Yao kept nearly 10,000 yuan, Wen Yue couldn't spend much, so she stuffed the money back. They were in the start-up phase, and there were many other places where they needed money.
He usually tutors people with Li Nianqiu to earn money, and he can save a lot.
I have to say, Nian Qiu is really good at making money.
As time went by, everyone changed out of their thick winter clothes and put on simple, thin clothes. It was the weekend again, and Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu went to the home of someone who needed extra lessons. The family was quite wealthy, with parents working in a factory in the city and grandparents having worked in government logistics.
The family has two sons. The eldest son has no talent for study. He is now 21 years old and works in a factory in the county. The younger son is currently in junior high school and his grades are OK. His parents have high hopes for him.
After knowing that there were people who could give extra lessons, he specially spent money to hire Li Nianqiu and Wen Yue.
One hour of tutoring costs five dollars. If he is given four hours of tutoring a week, that would be twenty dollars a week. This family is really willing to spend that much.
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu arrived at their employer's home in the afternoon and met the employer's eldest son.
"This is my eldest grandson. He is off today." The employer said with a smile. After a brief introduction, she said, "Xiao Xiang is waiting in the room. He took the test yesterday and his grades improved a lot, thanks to the two little teachers."
Wen Yue smiled and said: "It's mainly because Xiao Xiang works very hard. He is quite smart."
Elders like their children to be praised. Xiaoxiang's grandmother was so happy when she heard this that her eyes narrowed into slits: "Xiaoxiang's mother came back from her break two days ago and brought some snacks. The two little teachers tried them and they were delicious."
Wen Yue said thank you softly.
She had a soft voice and was pretty, the type that the elders liked the most, and her grades were OK. Xiaoxiang's grandmother liked her more and more, and when she glanced at her eldest grandson next to her, she thought about matchmaking.
Her eldest grandson is also of marriageable age...
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu have already entered the room.
"Zhiyuan, what do you think of those two girls just now?" Xiaoxiang's grandmother asked her eldest grandson who was sitting on the sofa.
Gao Zhiyuan glanced at his grandmother, guessed what the old lady was thinking, and replied: "Not bad." The two girls were indeed very beautiful.
"You are both senior high school students with good grades. You may be able to get into college. Zhiyuan, you are already quite grown up..."
Gao Zhiyuan replied vaguely: "Let's talk about it later. I'm not in a hurry now."
Grandma Gao was anxious: "I'm already over 20, how long do I have to wait to get anxious?"
Gao Zhiyuan was impatient: "Let's talk about it later. I have an appointment this afternoon, so I'm going out now and will be back in the evening." He stood up, walked to the door in two steps, opened the door and walked out.
Grandma Gao sighed.
After the cram school was over, Li Nianqiu and Wen Yue slowly strolled back to the alley. On the way, they passed by an ice rink that had just opened a while ago and was doing good business.
Wen Yue was just talking about bringing Xiangdong and Lulu over to play tomorrow. When she looked inside, she saw a familiar figure and was a little surprised: "Nianqiu, look at that, is that Wen Xiaoyu?"
"Well, let me take a look." Li Nianqiu followed Wen Yue's line of sight and looked over. "It's her. There's a man next to her. He's Grandma Gao's eldest grandson."
Wen Yue was startled for two seconds, then squinted her eyes and saw Li Nianqiu and her eldest grandson holding hands and playing in the skating rink.
The relationship between the two people seemed very close, they were very close to each other, and they even had physical contact from time to time.
Wen Yue thought: "They are in love."
Li Nianqiu: "From the looks of it, it's most likely."
"It's almost the college entrance examination, and she still has the mind to fall in love." Wen Yue retracted her gaze, thinking of Wen Xiaoyu's test scores in the past few exams, and shook her head. If she didn't work hard, she wouldn't be able to get into college, but high school students are also very popular in this era.
It's not that different.
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu didn't watch for long, then returned to the yard arm in arm and started tutoring Li Xiangdong again.
Li Xiangdong's grades were not bad, but they were still a little behind her sister, especially in English. Fortunately, Wen Yue did very well in this subject and helped with tutoring, gradually improving her grades.
The days passed by in such an ordinary way.
It was the weekend again, and Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu went to Gao's house for extra lessons. Grandma Gao became more and more enthusiastic towards Wen Yue, and she kept asking about the situation at her home and mentioned her eldest grandson from time to time.
Wen Yue quickly reacted and replied with a smile: "My parents are both dead, and now I live with my husband on South Street."
Grandma Gao's expression immediately turned disappointed. "Getting married so early..."
Wen Yue smiled and said nothing.
After tutoring Xiaoxiang, Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu were about to leave. The door suddenly opened from the outside, and Gao Zhiyuan came in with Wen Xiaoyu, shouting: "Grandma, I brought my girlfriend back to show you, please don't introduce me to anyone in the future."
“Grandma, you…” Wen Xiaoyu called out to someone obediently, but when she saw Wen Yue, the obedient smile on her face froze instantly, and her eyes widened: “Wen Yue, why are you here!”
Wen Yue was also stunned for a moment: "I'm here to teach someone a lesson."
"You know each other?" Gao Zhiyuan was a little surprised, and then he remembered that Wen Yue and Wen Xiaoyu had the same surname.
"Yeah." Wen Yue didn't want to say more, so she smiled and said, "Let's go back first."
She didn't want to have too much contact with Wen Xiaoyu, so she said goodbye to Li Nianqiu and Grandma Gao and left Gao's house quickly. To be honest, the way Wen Xiaoyu looked at her was a little scary, as if she would steal something.
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu left.
"Zhiyuan, what did you say?" Grandma Gao looked at Wen Xiaoyu and looked her up and down: "How did your boyfriend get to know this person? What does he do? Why does he know those two young teachers?" She asked several questions in one breath.
Seeing Wen Yue, Wen Xiaoyu's expression was not as sweet and natural as before, but a little unnatural: "Hello grandma, my name is Wen Xiaoyu, Wen Yue... is my cousin." She didn't want to say it at first, but was afraid that they would ask about Wen Yue, so she told them the relationship between the two.
When Grandma Gao heard that she was Wen Yue's cousin, her expression immediately changed: "Oh, you are actually Teacher Wen's cousin, no wonder you look so familiar to me. Your cousin is really married."
Wen Xiaoyu nodded.
"Oh, what a pity..." Grandma Gao sighed, and seeing Wen Xiaoyu pursed her lips, she quickly skipped the topic and began to inquire about Wen Xiaoyu's family background.
I heard that Wen Xiaoyu is now a senior in high school, and my satisfaction level went up to another level.
"Teacher Wen's grades are so good, yours should not be too bad. The college entrance examination is coming soon, which university do you plan to apply to?" Grandma Gao asked with a smile.
Wen Xiaoyu was a little annoyed.
What does Wen Yue's good grades have to do with hers? This old woman keeps mentioning Wen Yue, and she is really annoyed, but she can't turn a face.
After all, Gao Zhiyuan was the person she carefully selected.
He has a job, his parents work in the city, and his grandparents have worked in the government. He has money and connections, and Gao Zhiyuan himself is not ugly, so Wen Xiaoyu is very satisfied with him. In order to win over Gao Zhiyuan, Wen Xiaoyu spent a lot of effort.
"Grandma, why do you always mention Xiaoyu's cousin?" Gao Zhiyuan saw that Wen Xiaoyu looked unhappy, so he helped her out by saying, "She is her, and her cousin is her cousin!"
Grandma Gao glanced at her eldest grandson and felt a little unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face. She changed the subject and talked about something else.
Wen Xiaoyu was obviously a little absent-minded and his answer was very perfunctory.
So after she left, Grandma Gao's face suddenly turned grim and she looked at Gao Zhiyuan: "Your boyfriend's temper is not as good as Teacher Xiao Wen's."
"Grandma, why do you always compare them? No matter how good your teacher Xiao Wen is, I don't like her. I only like Xiaoyu." Gao Zhiyuan said impatiently, "Don't mention her cousin in front of Xiaoyu in the future. If it were me, I wouldn't be happy either."
Grandma Gao glanced at him and said, "Okay, I won't mention it again in the future."
Putting aside other things, Wen Xiaoyu's status as a senior high school student is still a plus. Although Grandma Gao likes Wen Yue more, when she thinks that Wen Yue is married, the desire to match them up fades.
Tell Gao Zhiyuan to work hard and get married soon.
Gao Zhiyuan replied: "Let's talk about it after the college entrance examination is over."
Later, Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu went to Gao's house for extra lessons a few more times. They met Wen Xiaoyu twice during these two times. Later, Grandma Gao said apologetically that they were no longer needed for extra lessons.
Wen Yue probably guessed that it was Wen Xiaoyu who had done something in the middle, as the latter had never liked her. But she didn't care. Even without this employer, there were still other people to tutor, and the time for the college entrance examination was getting closer and closer.
"Your man won't come back even after the college entrance examination"
Wen Yue flipped through the book in her hand and replied, "He's very busy in Shencheng, there's no need for him to run back and forth."
Li Nianqiu smiled and said, "He is so lucky to have married a wife as virtuous as you."
Wen Yue was used to Li Nianqiu's occasional teasing. She glanced at the calendar on the bedside table and said, "The college entrance examination is only a month away. Aren't you nervous?"
Li Nianqiu said calmly: "I only feel nervous when I make money."
Wen Yue thought that she was worthy of being the heroine. She was a little nervous even though she had already passed the college entrance examination once.
As the college entrance examination got closer, the atmosphere in the class became more tense. Except for Wen Xiaoyu. Wen Yue often saw her dating Gao Zhiyuan on the street and was a little confused. She didn't expect Wen Xiaoyu to be so confident about the college entrance examination.
The last weekend before the college entrance examination.
Li Nianqiu looked at Wen Yue who was still at home and raised her eyebrows: "Why don't you call your man?"
"Well, he said before that he would be very busy this week and might not be able to answer the phone." Wen Yue blinked, "The college entrance examination is coming soon, let's call after it's over."
Li Nianqiu seemed to be thinking about something.
There are four days left until the college entrance examination.
Three days.
two days.
one day.
There is only one day left until the college entrance examination.
The school was closed on this day to allow students to adjust their mood and state of mind to prepare for the college entrance examination.
Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu stayed at home to rest. After lunch, they decided to go out for a walk to the library. It rained yesterday, and the weather was a little cooler today. Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu wore long sleeves and prepared to go out.
As soon as he opened the gate, Wen Yue saw a familiar tall figure.
Wen Yue was stunned, feeling as if she was hallucinating: "...Zhou Yao"
"Yes, it's me."
Zhou Yao was wearing the white shirt that Wen Yue had made for him last year. He looked a little tired and his hair was a little messy. He seemed to be unable to see Li Nianqiu beside him. He walked straight to Wen Yue, leaned forward slightly, put his chin on Wen Yue's shoulder, and raised his hands to wrap around her slender waist.
Li Nianqiu turned around and went back to the yard with interest.
Wen Yue came back to her senses and patted Zhou Yao on the back: "Why are you back?"
"The college entrance examination, such an important day, I can't miss it." Zhou Yao laughed softly twice, let go of Wen Yue and took two steps back: "Where were you planning to go just now?"
"Library." Seeing Zhou Yao's tired look, Wen Yue felt a little distressed, but more of a happy one. "Have you eaten?"
Zhou Yao shook his head: "Not really hungry."
"Then you go back to your room and rest. Lao Fang and Ren Yeliang haven't come back yet." Wen Yue turned sideways, pulled Zhou Yao's sleeve and walked towards the room.
Zhou Yao: “No, they don’t need to come back.”
Zhou Yao was really exhausted. He went back to his room, sat on the bed, and fell asleep leaning against the wall without saying a word.
Wen Yue looked at him, sighed, smiled softly, and raised her hand to touch Zhou Yao's hair.
Zhou Yao slept straight through the night.
After dinner and a shower, the two returned to the room.
Wen Yue wanted to ask Zhou Yao about what happened in Shencheng, but Zhou Yao stopped her right after she started talking: "The college entrance examination is tomorrow, go to bed early tonight, and if you have anything to say, wait until after the exam is over."
Looking at Zhou Yao's serious expression, Wen Yue could only agree.
In this era, there were no mobile phones or computers. Wen Yue's daily routine was very fixed. She would go to bed around 8 or 9 o'clock every day and get up at 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning. She would feel sleepy at a certain time and get up at a certain time. Her biological clock was very fixed.
When Wen Yue woke up the next day, she found that Zhou Yao had already gotten up, as had Grandma Fang, and breakfast was already prepared.
Grandma Fang smiled warmly and said to Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu, "Come on!"
After breakfast, seeing that it was almost time, Wen Yue, Li Nianqiu and Zhou Yao went out. Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu were in the same examination room, their seats were connected, and they had to take seven exams in two days.
Zhou Yao was really busy. Wen Yue finished his exam the next morning, and they had lunch together at noon. In the afternoon, he bought a train ticket back to Shanghai.
Although Ren Yeliang and Fang Shitao were there, they were still too young compared to him, so Zhou Yao was not reassured. After Wen Yue finished the exam, he did not dare to delay any longer and left directly.
Wen Yue had to wait for Lulu and Xiangdong to finish their exams and go on vacation.
Junior high school and elementary school holidays started a little later, and the final exams started about a week after they finished their exams. But because Fang Lulu and Li Xiangdong were transferring to Shanghai, there were a lot of things to prepare.
When the college entrance examination results came out, Wen Yue and her friends decided on a time to go to Shanghai.
Not surprisingly, Li Nianqiu won the city's top scorer, and Wen Yue's score was not bad either, only four points less than Li Nianqiu. Both of them were admitted to their first choice, Shencheng University, and because of their good grades, they were exempted from university tuition!
When the city went to Hongshan Village to tell the Li family the good news with gongs and drums, Li Nianqiu and Wen Yue had already boarded the green train to Shanghai.
They didn't bring much with them, just the necessary changes of clothes, and traveled light.
After all, the weather is hot now, and it would be troublesome to carry so many things with the elderly and children.
It was Wen Yue's first time riding a green train of this era, and it certainly wasn't as convenient and comfortable as the high-speed trains and airplanes of later generations. There was a strange smell in the train, but luckily the windows could be opened, otherwise Wen Yue felt that she would have suffocated to death on the train before she even reached Shanghai.
The toilet on the train was also very dirty. After Wen Yue went there once, she would rather not eat or drink less water than go to the toilet again.
After spending three days on the train, we finally arrived at our destination.
Wen Yue did not take everyone off the train immediately. Instead, she waited until most of the others had left before she took Fang Lulu and Grandma Fang out of the green train.
The air outside is very fresh and there are a lot of people.
Wen Yue and her friends followed the crowd to the exit. There were many people waiting to pick someone up outside the exit, but she spotted Zhou Yao standing in the crowd.
He was much taller than the people around him. He was wearing a denim jacket and jeans. His eyebrows and eyes were deep and dark. There was a hint of pleasure and excitement in his gaze. His thin lips were raised and there was an obvious smile on his face.
He raised his strong and slender arm and waved. Beside him were Ren Yeliang and Fang Shitao.
Wen Yue's eyes suddenly narrowed, and she walked over with Li Nianqiu and the others. When she was about to get close, she quickened her pace and rushed over.
Zhou Yao smiled and caught her easily.
"Miss me?"
"miss you."
Both of them spoke at the same time.
Zhou Yao was stunned for two seconds and hugged the person in his arms tighter.
Ren Yeliang next to him wanted to say something but stopped talking. After two minutes, he urged: "...Brother, why don't we go back and hug him?" There was more time to go back, and there was no one around, so he could hug her however he wanted!
Wen Yue pushed Zhou Yao a little embarrassedly.
Zhou Yao then let her go, naturally took her hand, glanced at Ren Yeliang beside him and said: "The car is waiting outside, let's go, I'll take you home to wash up and have a good rest for two days."
He knew that riding the train was tiring and probably didn't have the mood to eat.
Zhou Yao and Wen Yue walked very slowly and fell behind. After two minutes of silence, he spoke first and whispered, "We won't be separated for such a long time again." God knows how he managed to get through this period of time.
I work all the time every day and don't want to stop at all. As soon as I stop, I want to go back to see her.
Wen Yue looked at Zhou Yao's black pupils and replied with a smile: "No more."
Zhou Yao raised the corner of his lips and held her hand tighter.
Well, no.
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This is the end of the story. Next, I will write about Zhou Yao and Wen Yue’s marriage, Wen Yue and Nian Qiu’s work, Nian Qiu’s official match, and some daily life in the form of a special chapter.
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