Chapter 215 Two in One
Ding Guo didn't know that Taozi's strange thinking made her find a subtle happiness.
She received a stack of study materials from Uncle Song.
Not all of them are books, there are also some ink prints with blurry handwriting. Some are so blurry that you have to rely on yourself to infer the meaning through the previous and subsequent content.
A small part of it was repeated with the information she had collected before.
Song Yuling also brought the materials her father gave her and studied with Ding Guo.
"Sister, my brother and sister and I have different materials. After we finish reading, we can take turns to study." Song Yuling rubbed her wrist, "I copy things after work now, and I have to send a copy to Dayong."
The books Song Chengli gave to his son-in-law overlapped with the ones here, and the ones that did not overlap were allowed to be studied by each other or copied.
They just knew the news in advance, but this matter still had some work to do, so Ding Guo didn't add many study books at his workplace.
Ding Guo still had a few books left in his space, so he took them out to share with Yuling. He also summarized and counted all the information they had and made a list.
He also said that he had sent some study materials to Fengning before, and there was no need to copy the overlapping materials to avoid wasting time.
There is none here, but there are some in Fengning. Ding Guo asked Yuling to write a list and send it to Dayong, and asked Zhaodi to make a copy and send it over.
The main reason is that Dayong and Taozi’s handwriting is not very good.
Ding Guo learns quickly, but doesn't show it outside, so he still works hard with Song Yuling and pretends to learn.
After Yuling left, she found time to enter the space to copy the information that needed to be copied, and bought carbon paper to make multiple copies at a time.
In addition to Dayong's side, there is also his hometown.
Ding Guo is not too worried about Dazhu. As a high school student who just graduated this year, he still has a lot of advantages in taking this year's college entrance examination. The only difference is which university he will eventually be admitted to.
But if the study materials she provided were rich enough to allow Dazhu to go to a top university, it would naturally be better than going to an ordinary university.
As for Dayong, she didn't have any requirements.
Besides, now that his wife and father-in-law are watching over him, she doesn't have to worry about it.
Even if I can't get into university, at least I still have a stable job.
Knowing that the college entrance examination might be restored, the old man and his family helped find some books and asked Aunt Zhang to deliver them.
Ding Guo added it to the summary list. If there was a duplicate, Ding Guo would take it to one side and give it to the side that was missing it.
If you don’t have it, help copy it.
Ding Guo could buy brand new study materials from the bookstore in the system mall, but in an era when even Xinhua Bookstore couldn't get any stock, it was a bit difficult to explain why he had so many brand new books at once.
Since there are still a few months before the college entrance examination, I might as well copy some of the material when I have time, just to review it to deepen my memory.
Ding Guo also reminded everyone to buy some stationery and notebooks in advance.
When the news is announced, not only will learning materials be unavailable, but stationery and other items will also be scrambled for. But by that time, I'm afraid you may not be able to buy them even if you scrambled hard.
When Yu Shaofen came to see Dabao and Xiaobao, Ding Guo asked about Yu Qian's academic performance.
Yu Qian seems to be one year older than Dazhu, but because she was delayed in the past two years, she is still in high school and will graduate next year.
However, you can also directly register for the college entrance examination.
Speaking of her niece, Yu Shaofen was all smiles: "That child is very self-disciplined. Unlike some of her classmates who are just waiting to get a certificate, she is very hardworking and has good grades."
Yu Qian's situation is better than Dazhu's. In school, they have been learning knowledge step by step. Once the college entrance examination information is announced, it will be more convenient for them to ask teachers for advice.
"Just like the children of my colleague in Fengning, they don't waste their time and are willing to learn some knowledge." Ding Guo handed a few of her copied test papers to Yu Shaofen, "My former colleague even wrote to me and asked me to help her prepare some test papers for her child. It just so happened that my other brother just graduated from high school this year, so I asked him to copy two copies of his test paper. I sent one copy back to my colleague, and you can take this one back to Qianqian and let her take a look at it too."
After all, it is still a rumor passed down by Uncle Song, and the couple was so worried about this that they married their daughter off early. It is not easy for Ding Guo to tell Aunt Yu directly that the college entrance examination will be resumed, so he can only find other excuses to send study materials to Yu Qian.
Of course Yu Shaofen would not refuse and happily accepted it.
Then she scolded her a few words, saying that Dayong didn't even invite her when he got married.
She still listened to what Huang Aifeng said.
Ding Guo smiled helplessly and said, "We didn't invite any guests. We just had a meal together and got the matter done simply."
This kind of simple wedding is very common these days, and Yu Shaofen didn't find it strange, but since she knew about it, she gave a gift.
Since it was not for Ding Guo, Ding Guo couldn't refuse. When Yuling came over, he gave the gift money to her and asked the couple to find time to invite Aunt Yu for dinner and prepare a return gift for her.
Yuling agreed and said, "We'll invite Aunt Yu when Dayong comes."
Xiao Hong knew the news. Ding Guo's letter had been sent out, but probably before the other party received it, she received Xiao Hong's letter.
This matter was also mentioned in the letter. Xiao Hong could say it directly because she knew that given the Pei family's position, they would definitely hear the news in advance.
However, she didn't expect that Mr. Pei didn't know the information about education as early as Uncle Song.
At the same time, Xiao Hong also said in the letter that she was pregnant and had just found out. However, if the college entrance examination could really be restored and the baby in her belly was not making a fuss, she would also like to give it a try.
As September approached, more and more customers came to the bookstore to ask for study materials.
Ding Guo guessed that some rumors must have been leaked.
Li Shumei was puzzled and muttered to Ding Guo in confusion: "What's going on? Why are there so many people buying textbooks? Is there a job exam for this company?"
She didn't really want an answer, but because she needed to take a day off, she went to the office to ask for leave and came back to say to Ding Guo, "It's really strange. The accountant and the director are actually on a business trip?"
Their unit also has business trips, but their leaders seldom go out. It is the buyers from the head office who go on business trips. It is rare to see an accountant and the director go on business trips together.
Ding Guo's mind moved: "Where did you go on a business trip?"
Li Shumei: “I didn’t ask that.”
But then, a clerk from another branch came to borrow books and also mentioned that their leader was on a business trip.
In the middle of the month, Li Shumei came to work and said to Ding Guo while no one was in the store: "The sky is going to change!"
Ding Guo: "What's wrong?"
Li Shumei: "My relatives came to me to order books, saying that they heard rumors that the college entrance examination might be restored to the previous model. Do you think the world is going to change?"
Ding Guo pretended to be shocked: "This is a good thing!"
Li Shumei also said: "Of course it's a good thing. I have several children. If the college entrance examination is not resumed, we can only rely on recommendations, but there are only a few places, and we can't compete with others. As for work, the child's father and I only have two places, and we can't divide it. Without a job, we can only go to the countryside. When the time comes, one will take advantage and the other will suffer. Not only will it cause trouble, but it will also hurt the children's hearts."
"It's good to resume the college entrance examination. Go back and chase those bastards away and study hard. Isn't it better to go to college in the future than to go to the countryside to farm?"
Li Shumei kept talking while she didn't forget to mop the floor.
After that, he suddenly asked, "Our accountant and director have been on business trips and attending meetings every day these days. Could it be related to the college entrance examination?"
The director and the accountant went out for a few days. After they came back, they were nowhere to be seen every day. They said they went to the head office for a meeting.
Now that I think about it, I guess it has something to do with gossip.
"Really? Why don't you tell us?" Li Shumei muttered.
Ding Guo, who also knew the news but did not reveal it, touched his nose awkwardly.
But given the current social atmosphere, even if she is very sure that she will move in a positive direction, she cannot speak so loudly.
"I guess we have to wait until it's finally confirmed!" Ding Guo could only say this, "and you don't have any children of the right age at home."
Li Shumei smiled: "That's right! They just said it might recover, but who knows when it will recover. Even if it's next year, my eldest child won't be old enough to take the college entrance exam yet."
Ding Guo only knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed, and that there would be a shortage of review materials and stationery in the first year of the resumption. He also knew that the fate of many people would be rewritten this year, but he was not aware of the detailed discussions or preparations before the official announcement.
But in recent days, I heard from Yuling that her father has also become busy, sometimes attending meetings outside for several days in a row.
At the same time, Yuling said that Uncle Song was less worried than he was at the beginning and became more confident.
More and more people are calling for the abolition of the sixteen-character policy of "voluntary registration, grassroots recommendation, leadership approval, and school review" and advocating the restoration of the college entrance examination.
As the rumor spread, someone found Ding Guo.
They are Pan Dingfeng’s childhood friends Gao Jiaye and Sun Dongliang.
Although Ding Guo often returned to the compound, he never ran into these two people again.
I didn't see him when I went back to the compound during the Chinese New Year.
Gao Jiaye somehow found out that Ding Guo worked at Xinhua Bookstore and came to ask her about study materials.
Ding Guo pointed to the bookcase in the store and said, "These are all the books in the store. There are no new books coming."
Li Shumei also said: "Many people come to ask, but we don't have it here."
Sun Dongliang looked around and found that there were no study materials in the bookstore. Where could they go to get them?
Gao Jiaye said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you take care of the bookstore. If there are new study materials, it will definitely be more convenient than for us to buy them. Please save a few sets for us later."
Ding Guo smiled politely: "Okay, then you can leave me a specific book title and how many copies you want. If the store really has them in stock, I will reserve them for you."
Gao Jiaye and Sun Dongliang looked at each other in bewilderment. They had no idea what kind of study materials would be in the bookstore or what the titles of the books would be.
Now they only heard that the college entrance examination will be resumed, but they have no idea what the exam is about or what books are needed.
"It's... books about studying." Sun Dongliang said vaguely.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Let me give you a specific title. As for study books, I know only junior high and high school textbooks, but I don't know anything else. But the bookstore doesn't stock textbooks. What kind of books do you want?"
The two of them couldn't say anything for a long time and could only leave in a hurry.
After leaving the bookstore, Sun Dongliang looked back at the door and said, "Does that woman not want to help us?"
Gao Jiaye also felt that Ding Guo was a little distant, but when he thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with what she said.
They only said they wanted to study the information and didn't say what it was for. I just subconsciously thought that since their family had heard the news, the Pei family must have also heard the gossip. Ding Guo should know and understand their point.
But it’s hard to say this directly, and they really don’t know what information will be used if the college entrance examination is really resumed.
The Pei family won’t be able to find out either, right?
"Forget it, forget it. We didn't say what we were going to do. Let our two families help us look for some old textbooks." Gao Jiaye put his arm around Sun Dongliang's shoulder and left.
At the end of September, Accountant Sun walked into the store with his hands behind his back.
Li Shumei greeted him: "Hey, you didn't go out for the meeting today?"
Accountant Sun turned around mysteriously and looked at several customers who were looking for books in the store. He walked in front of the two and said in a low voice, "It was uncertain a few days ago, and I didn't tell you. Now it is basically confirmed that the college entrance examination will be resumed."
The news will be announced in about ten days, so it is normal for Accountant Sun to say that the news is confirmed now.
Li Shumei suddenly became alert: "Are you sure?"
Ding Guo also showed a look of shock at the right time, and then asked: "Really?"
Accountant Sun nodded, glanced back, and continued in a low voice, "Hai City is preparing to print the review materials."
It was said that they were going to restart a set of study materials published in the 1960s, but considering the college entrance examination time discussed by the superiors, it would definitely not be possible to print the entire set in time, so they would choose one book to print first for everyone to review.
Li Shumei was a little excited. Her children now had a new way out.
As the three were chatting, the postman came in and delivered a letter to Ding Guo.
Li Shumei had become accustomed to Ding Guo's frequent letters. After taking a look at them, she continued to chat with Accountant Sun, wanting to ask more about the resumption of the college entrance examination.
"A lot of people come to ask for review materials. Will our store restock them?"
Ding Guo listened to the two people talking in a disjointed manner and opened Taozi's letter.
Ding Nianjun finished his labor reform early and returned to the city and remarried Pan Dingfeng. He also slapped Lu Xiaomei several times and reported her. It was said that Lu Xiaomei had stolen things from the factory before.
Lu Xiaomei is now under investigation by the factory.
If the investigation is true, Lu Xiaomei will lose her job. Now because of this incident, the Ding family's not-so-long peaceful life has been thrown into chaos again.
Ding Jianguo was overwhelmed.
He felt guilty because his wife reported Nianjun, which led to him being sent to labor camp, but he also didn't want anything to happen to Lu Xiaomei.
Jianshe was fired for stealing things from the factory. If Lu Xiaomei was also fired, the family would have to rely on his salary alone to support four people. He felt the pressure like a mountain before the hard days even began.
But we can't blame Ding Nianjun for anything, after all, it was Lu Xiaomei who harmed the family first.
Another headache is Ding Zhigang.
Even though he may have been proud for a while because he had a son in his old age, deep down he still believed that his eldest son should take care of him in his old age.
In the future he will have to rely on Jianguo and Jianguo's wife.
The quality of life of the old man determines whether he will eat bran or white flour buns in the future.
Without one person earning a salary, what will be left in the future with only the boss's little money?
Even if we don't consider the future, Lu Xiaomei is the eldest daughter-in-law in the family. Although she has a lot of shortcomings, is a troublemaker, and is not filial to her father-in-law, she is still a family member.
It would be strange for Ding Nianjun to be happy when an outsider comes to bring trouble to his own family.
Zheng Wenfang was somewhat gloating, but he only dared to be happy for a short while before he started to worry.
She was afraid that her stepson and his family would come to ask them for money.
Although the family has been divided, if life becomes really difficult, I will definitely calculate my father-in-law's salary.
If they really come here to cry poor, Lao Ding will definitely help them.
The two younger ones are finally away from home, and the older one has gotten into this kind of trouble again.
The younger one is innocent, how can the older one be innocent? Especially the stepson's wife, who has more ideas than a sieve.
Zheng Wenfang held her youngest son in her arms, watching Ding Zhigang sitting on a stool rubbing his urine mustard, and said softly, "After all, she is your child. Let's go and have a good talk with her, and let her go to the factory to explain that this is just a misunderstanding, okay?"
"I must go find the one who is hard to raise. It won't work if she is not my relative..." Ding Zhigang felt that although he had broken up with Ding Nianjun, he had raised her for twenty years after all. He could not repay her kindness and could not bring harm to the eldest brother's family.
The eldest brother used to be so good to that adopted daughter.
Halfway through his cursing, Ding Zhigang suddenly felt the atmosphere in the room become tense. He slowly raised his head and saw his two stepsons looking at him.
Jia Anping: "Uncle Ding, are you disgusted with me and Anshun?" He glanced at Zheng Wenfang next to him with grievance, "Mom!"
Zheng Wenfang smiled and said, "Your Uncle Ding is not talking about you two. Mom has seen how good your Uncle Ding is to you. The other day your Uncle Ding said he wanted to buy you two a pair of sneakers, right Zhigang?" As she spoke, she winked at Ding Zhigang.
Ding Zhigang was stunned. When did he say he wanted to buy sneakers for his two step-sons? But Wenfang was trying to save his face, so he naturally didn't refute. He laughed dryly and said, "Haha, yes, I was talking about others, not you. You and Anshun are both good kids!"
My heart suddenly ached.
Before he could feel the pain for long, Jia Anshun jumped up and shouted, "Yeah, I'm going to wear new sneakers. Long live Uncle Ding!"
Ding Zhigang had no choice but to endure the pain and continue laughing dryly.
Although he accepted the offer, he still couldn't help but look at Zheng Wenfang with a reproachful look.
There is nothing wrong with saying anything, such as buying sneakers.
There are so many mouths to feed at home, and I don’t know how the elderly family will live in the future, so I have to plan how to spend my money.
Two pairs of sneakers, not the rubber ones. Sneakers are not cheap, I spent about ten dollars.
But what has been said cannot be taken back.
Now the boss is more worried.
After much deliberation, Ding Zhigang found Ding Nianjun's home, hoping to talk to her about the kindness he had shown her over the past 20 years of raising him.
As a result, he didn't even see the person, and was humiliated by Yue Hongmei. Ding Zhigang left in embarrassment and turned to find Ding Tao. How could Ding Tao help in this matter? She sent Ding Zhigang away with a sentence "I'm not familiar with Ding Nianjun".
Ding Nianjun went to the countryside.
Although she is anxious to develop her career, the people around her are also important.
When the accident happened, Dingfeng lost his face and asked for help from others for her.
I haven't given up on her in the past two years and have been sending her things.
It was precisely because of those things that she was able to give gifts to others, and by behaving well, she was able to finish her labor reform early and return to the city.
After she came back, Yue Hongmei urged them to remarry. Although Pan Dingfeng cooperated and got the certificate again, his face was not in a good mood. He was obviously angry about her previous speculation and profiteering that she had concealed from him.
At this critical juncture, Ding Nianjun certainly didn't dare to take any new action immediately, so he came to the countryside to coax people and repair their relationship.
He also brought his son along, hoping that he could be used as a tool for adjustment.
It’s just that her son is a little unfamiliar with her, and has been spoiled by Yue Hongmei and Ding Jianshe in the past two years. He doesn’t obey her, which gives Ding Nianjun a headache.
Yue Hongmei from Fengning also had a headache.
Nianjun felt very happy to take revenge on Lu Xiaomei, and she also made that old dog Ding Zhigang suffer a loss. She felt happy just thinking about it.
But even after the pleasure, I still felt sorry for my eldest son.
After all, that little bitch is the wife he has met before. If she is in trouble, Jianguo's life will not be easy either.
But Nianjun said that she only reported what happened that year, but did not provide any valid evidence. She was just angry that Lu Xiaomei reported her and wanted to teach her a lesson. As long as Lu Xiaomei refused to admit it, the matter would be left unresolved if the factory could not find any evidence.
So Lu Xiaomei was still left with a chance to survive.
It all depends on Lu Xiaomei herself now. If she can't bear it and confesses something, then Ding Nianjun can't be blamed.
Yue Hongmei thought about it and found it made sense.
Nianjun didn't force anyone to death, but that little bitch almost killed Nianjun back then. If Pan Dingfeng hadn't found someone to mediate, she would still be in the farm for reform.
What's wrong with just scaring Lu Xiaomei?
Even if she couldn't bear it and confessed something, the most serious consequence would be losing her job. After all, such a long time had passed, and as long as the losses were made up, the factory would not force her to death.
When Ding Jianguo came to visit, Yue Hongmei said to her eldest son: "Every wrong has its perpetrator. Your wife harmed Junjun and sent him down for two years. Can't you let Junjun vent his anger?"
Ding Jianguo knew this was the truth. He was also very angry about Lu Xiaomei's decision back then, but she was his wife and had given birth to two children with her, so he couldn't just ignore her.
"I know Xiaomei felt sorry for Nianjun. When I heard that Nianjun was back, I even persuaded Xiaomei to come over and apologize to Nianjun. But before she could do that, she..."
Ding Jianguo scratched his hair in pain.
Why are there no good times these days? It's always this or that.
When Ding Jianshe came home from get off work that night, Yue Hongmei asked him, "Has the factory come to a conclusion on your sister-in-law's case?"
Ding Jianshe went to the kitchen and asked, "Mom, is the meal ready? Jiandang and I need to eat a bite before we go out again." Then he said, "It's not decided yet. He's being held in the security department. He deserves it!"
He brought out the food and called out to Jiandang: "Hurry up and eat."
Yue Hongmei looked towards the door and lowered her voice and said, "Can you stop running outside?"
Ding Jianshe has been busy since he came back. The temporary job was just to prevent him from being persuaded by the street office to go to the countryside, just for the sake of a title.
After work, he used the capital given by Ding Nianjun to start reselling things on the black market, and later he also involved in building the party.
The kid was afraid at first and was timid. At first, I didn't even dare to take him to the surrounding villages to collect things. It was all thanks to him that he brought him up little by little. Now he knows how to adapt to circumstances.
Moreover, Jiandang has an advantage over him. He is a minor and will not be sentenced heavily if he is caught.
It has been such a long time, and under Yue Hongmei's nose, so of course it can't be hidden.
Ding Jianshe didn't care whether her mother knew or not. She lowered her head and drank her porridge while saying, "I'm not going to the black market tonight. I'm going to meet a friend."
Ding Jiandang glanced at his second brother, lowered his head and continued eating, somewhat afraid to look at his mother.
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