This year's college entrance examination was held on December 12th, 13th and 14th, a total of three days.
It is not easy to take leave frequently in the army, but the 11th happened to be Sunday, so Han Zecheng sent Guoguo to live with Gu Yilin's two sons, Gu Xu and Gu Yang, and drove Su Ruo to the provincial capital on Sunday. He arranged accommodation for her near the test site, and walked her around to familiarize her with the environment. Then he drove back to the military region in the early morning of the next day.
Although Su Ruo wanted him to accompany her, she also understood his work very well, so she endured the disappointment and focused on the exam.
Su Ruo had solid basic skills, and the test was not too difficult for her, so she was unsure at first, but after taking a few exams, she felt relieved.
The last day's exam was only half a day and was an additional foreign language. She chose English. It might be because the country took into account the general stagnation of foreign language learning in recent years, so the test questions were very simple. This was even less strenuous for Su Ruo, who had received extra tutoring from Yuan Chengyang's mother since childhood, so the last exam could be said to be very easy.
After the exam was over and Su Ruo left the classroom, Yu Ling called her to go together.
Su Ruo, Yu Ling, Zhao Jin and several other educated youth from the same commune were in the same examination room.
As soon as everyone left the classroom, Yu Ling cried out miserably, "I don't know how to answer a few questions. It's too difficult. I've never learned English, so I just drew lots. And Chinese, our Chinese studies are extensive and profound, with countless classics, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, and Yuan opera. How can I know which ones I'll be tested on just by picking them out? It's too difficult!"
A girl next to her said that she was just playing the victim on purpose, saying, "You didn't look sad the other day."
Yu Ling spread his hands and said, "Alas, you don't understand. That's called psychological tactics. The test isn't over yet, and you can't let go of your last breath, otherwise how can you take the test later? Now that the test is over, it doesn't matter how depressed you are."
Su Ruo smiled and said, "Why are you still depressed when the exam is over? In fact, we are still pretty good. At least we have Teacher Qu to circle the exam scope for us, and our materials are relatively complete. Even if we have little time to review, at least we can get some of the questions right. I think many other candidates are definitely not as lucky as us, so you don't have to be depressed at all... Haven't you seen other people's expressions and discussions these past two days?"
"Aru, you are still good at comforting people."
Yu Ling's weather immediately turned from cloudy to sunny.
Su Ruo felt that she was not that sad at all.
Everyone walked out while talking. When they were almost at the school gate, Yu Ling smiled and said, "We've been so tense recently. The exams are finally over. Shall we go out for a drink?"
Everyone:......
The life of the educated youth was very hard. They didn’t even have porridge to drink, and they had to drink alcohol.
But this period of time was indeed too stressful. Looking back on the past few years, everyone had their own feelings in their hearts. So when Yu Ling made this proposal, although everyone was stunned for a few seconds, they all agreed after a while.
Su Ruo has no interest in drinking.
Moreover, she was different from them. They were all educated youth from Biyang Commune. They had lived together for many years and had common experiences and hardships, which she could not participate in.
She was just trying to find a reason to refuse without spoiling their fun, when she turned around she saw a tall and straight figure standing at the school gate.
She was delighted and smiled at them, "Go ahead and have a drink. My wife is here to pick me up, so I won't go with you. Let's get together again when we get back to town."
After saying that, he looked towards Han Zecheng again.
Everyone was stunned.
Although Yu Ling has a carefree personality, she is actually a very sensible girl.
Su Ruo never told the educated youth about her private affairs, including the fact that she was married to a deputy regiment commander in the army.
So, except Yu Ling and Zhao Jin, no one here knows that Su Ruo is married.
Looking at Su Ruo's appearance, temperament and age, they thought that she was a girl with some background like Yu Ling.
So when they suddenly heard Su Ruo say that her lover was coming to pick her up, they couldn't help but look in surprise in the direction Su Ruo was looking in the distance.
But when they looked over, they were somewhat bewildered, bewildered and shocked.
Because there were no people in the direction Su Ruo was looking.
He's just a tall man in a casual military uniform, and he looks handsome from a distance, so there's nothing wrong with that.
But the problem was that there was a child standing next to the man.
Of course Yu Ling was not surprised.
She smiled and glanced at Han Zecheng, then pushed Su Ruo and said, "Go away, go away, don't show off in front of me anymore, I'm almost jealous of you."
Su Ruo laughed, tapped Yu Ling with the book, said hello to everyone, and turned and left as if she didn't notice their various expressions.
Yu Ling saw that Zhao Jin's eyes were still on Su Ruo after Su Ruo left. She sighed inwardly and pretended not to know and asked Zhao Jin, "Zhao Jin, which school did you apply for? Are you sure?"
Zhao Jin retracted his gaze and said in a muffled voice: "Qingda, I really don't know what the situation is now. Anyway, I don't care about it after the exam. Let's go and have a drink."
At this time, the female educated youth who had previously said that Yu Ling was "playing the victim" suddenly asked: "Yu Ling, Su Ruo's lover actually has a child? Is this man of some status?"
This female educated youth was called Qu Hong, and she worked on the same farm as Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin hid his love for Su Ruo very well, and most people, except for a very few, didn't know about it.
But Zhao Jin could hide it from others, but not from Qu Hong.
Because Qu Hong has always liked Zhao Jin for several years.
Of course, her "like" is more based on practical considerations when choosing a marriage partner.
A flash of anger flashed across Yu Ling's eyes.
But she quickly hid her displeasure and said with a smile, "Yes, he and my brother-in-law were classmates in the military academy, and now he is already a deputy regimental commander in the army. Although his family has a strong background, promotion in the army depends on real military merit. He was in the Northwest Field Army before, and he accumulated military merit by fighting on the front line."
Everyone was shocked.
But Qu Hong’s focus is not this.
She said, "No wonder Su Ruo was willing to marry him and be his stepmother."
Yu Ling looked at her suddenly, and swept away her usual easy-going and easy-going appearance, and said coldly with sarcasm: "Qu Hong, only you would think that as long as someone has power and a future, it is worth being a stepmother. But Su Ruo is not like that. That is her biological son, and she and Deputy Head Han have been married for several years."
Qu Hong's face suddenly turned red.
She wanted to refute Yu Ling, telling her that it was just a misunderstanding. How could she scold herself for "thinking that as long as the other person had power and a future, it would be worth being a stepmother", but when she met Yu Ling's eyes, she felt short of breath and did not dare to confront her.
She felt wronged and embarrassed, and couldn't help looking at Zhao Jin, but she found that he had a dark face and didn't even look at her. He just said to Yu Ling: "Let's go and have a drink. There's no need to get angry over shallow and mercenary people."
Qu Hong looked at her in disbelief, her eyes suddenly reddened.
Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore, stamped his feet, covered his mouth, and turned away.
Yu Ling shrugged and said, "Virtue! Let's go."
She is not afraid of being accused of bullying.
******
Su Ruo had no idea about the incident that happened because of her.
She had already walked to Han Zecheng's side, but before she could talk to Han Zecheng, Guoguo rushed over first, and Su Ruo put her arm around his shoulders.
Guo Guo looked up and carefully examined her mother's face. It looked fine, and her little face seemed to relax a little. Then she asked, "Mom, was the exam difficult?"
Su Ruo would never say "not difficult", as it would make her seem incompetent and disrespectful to others.
She looked at her son and said, "This is the college entrance examination. Of course it is difficult. But if you keep studying..."
Unfortunately, she was interrupted by Guoguo before she could finish her words.
Guoguo pulled her mother's hand and said, "Mom, it doesn't matter if you didn't do well in the exam. Don't be sad. I think you're fine at home. I don't want you to go to school."
Su Ruo: ...Haven’t I finished talking to your mother yet?
But before Su Ruo could say anything, Guo Guo said, "No one will beat you anyway. Dad and I don't care how you do in the exam, so don't be sad or nervous."
Why did her son conclude that she did not do well in the exam?
Also, what do you mean, no one will hit you, so don’t be nervous? What a mess?
She said, "Why do you say no one beats me? Whoever doesn't do well in the exam will be beaten?"
Han Guo smiled and said, "Well, every time Lai Dong and Lai Chun finished their exams, they would cry and look like they had lost their souls. They were afraid that they would be whipped by their uncle when they returned."
At that time, reading was not valued in rural areas.
However, it was different for the Han family. Whenever Wu Guizhi asked Han Zecheng to arrange something for the family, Han Zecheng would always tell her to take the exam herself. If she failed, it would be her own problem.
Uncle Han, the third son Han Jialin and their wives were beyond help, so Han Heping had high expectations for his grandchildren's studies, hoping that they would study hard so that Han Zecheng could help them go to a technical secondary school or a workers, peasants and soldiers university in the city in the future.
Su Ruo was speechless. She reached out and patted him on the head, saying, "Your father will beat you if you don't do well in the exam. I don't have a father, so who dares to beat me?"
"Why don't you have a father, mom?"
After Su Ruben said this, she had already pulled his hand and walked in front of Han Zecheng. When she heard his question, she stopped and shifted her gaze back to her son.
Hearing him ask this, she must have never told him about her father and her before, right?
But she took the college entrance examination.
I may go to the provincial capital to study soon.
If she really got into Qingdao University, she felt that she might see her father and her stepmother's family again soon.
Guoguo will see them in the future.
How was she going to explain it to him?
She looked up at Han Zecheng. He was looking at them quietly, his expression gentler than usual. He didn't show any special expression when he heard Guoguo's question.
She thought about it, then pulled Guoguo's hand and said, "This is a long story. Mom is hungry. Let's go eat first."
I'll have to explain it to him later.
It’s a big deal if mom is hungry.
What's more, he was hungry too.
Han Guo decisively abandoned the question he had just raised.
******
Han Zecheng took Su Ruo and his son to a state-owned restaurant for dinner.
There weren't many people coming out to eat at night, and this state-owned restaurant was specifically for VIPs, so the food was notoriously expensive, so there were even fewer people. Apart from them, there were only two other tables far away that were occupied.
Han Zecheng asked Su Ruo what she wanted to eat. After Su Ruo shook her head and asked him to order, he gave the menu to Guo Guo.
Guoguo only knows a limited number of words, but he still recognizes the pictures on the menu.
He ordered Su Ruo's favorite dish, stir-fried celery, lily and cashew nuts, and a large plate of the signature pork and cabbage dumplings, and finally a serving of braised carp.
The first two were normal, but the last one, the braised carp, was weird.
Su Ruo said: "Guoguo, don't you hate eating carp the most?"
Because there are too many thorns, he finds it troublesome.
Guo Guo didn't even raise her head, and said without thinking: "Mom, don't you always say that eating carp can nourish your brain? You need to use up your brain for the exam, so I'll give you some."
Su Ruo:......
She looked at his serious little face as he was still reading the menu, although she always felt that his words were a little strange... like an insult. Telling an adult that he should eat fish to nourish his brain, isn't that saying that person is stupid?
But my son is only four years old.
You have to take these words literally. If you do, she should actually be touched.
She coughed lightly and said, "Well, we are eating your father's money now. When you grow up, you can treat me to a meal, okay?"
"good!"
This time Guo Guo raised his head and said, "Mom, I will be a pilot and fly a fighter jet in the future. I will support you."
Su Ruo burst out laughing, but when she saw her son's childish face with an expression similar to Han Zecheng's, she couldn't laugh anymore... She knew that he was only four years old and his words couldn't be taken seriously, but when she saw his expression, her heart still skipped a beat.
She turned to look at Han Zecheng, but saw that he had an indifferent expression.
One big and one small, they are the same.
At that moment, she seemed to see Guoguo wearing a field army flight suit!
She shook her head, reached out and tapped Han Guo's head, and said, "Ama can support herself, Guoguo should make money to support his wife and children."
Han Guo glanced at his father, who finally stopped looking serious this time and laughed. He did not protest when his mother hit him on the head again, but said to Su Ruo in a comforting tone: "Mom doesn't have to be raised by herself, Dad can raise her."
Then he said in a condescending manner, "So, mom, you don't have to worry about your poor performance in the exam."
Su Ruo:......
Why did he say that Dad can support Mom... He completely forgot what he just said, "Guoguo should make money to support his wife and children."
She had other things on her mind.
Wondering why this child always feels like she won’t do well on the test?
Although she had lost her previous memories, she still remembered that when she first woke up, the child was very attached to her. She thought that her image in her son's mind should not be bad, but now she deeply doubted whether she was completely useless in her son's eyes...
Thinking of this, she looked at Han Zecheng again.
He looked back and forth between Han Zecheng and his son several times, and finally noticed some problems.
She remembered that Guoguo was not like this when she just woke up... She felt that her son seemed to be more and more like Han Zecheng. His facial expressions, looks and demeanor were similar. The content and tone of his speech were definitely influenced by his father.
For a moment, she felt that her son was hers, but now he had become a little copy of Han Zecheng.
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