Chapter 75075 The way out for ordinary people is to go to college
In December 1977, the Shu sisters entered the college entrance examination hall along with 5.7 million young people across the country.
The Shu family was more considerate of Jin Yue's feelings. Shu Wenyun was good at studying, so there would be no problem, but she was not. So when she returned home after the exam, no one asked her how she did. All they thought in their hearts was, don't irritate her.
Especially since she fell asleep right after returning home and slept for two whole days and nights, no one dared to ask her - it was obvious that she had failed the exam!
If she fails, then she fails. She is young anyway, so she can just take the exam again next year.
Shu Jinyue was simply tired, extremely tired. She didn't want to endure the pain of studying anymore, not even for a single day. To be honest, it was even harder than when she was in the countryside!
Living in the countryside was just physically tiring, but the past year had been doubly hard as she had to work and prepare for exams, so hard that she felt that no matter what school or major she was admitted to this year, as long as it was a university, she had to go and didn't want to stay for another year.
Zhao Wanqiu prepared a few meals and brought them to her room. Jin Yue opened her eyes drowsily, ate a few bites, and then fell back to sleep.
This made Zhao Wanqiu feel distressed. "This child, she failed the exam, so she failed. She even refused to eat. I have to go and see if she is sick..."
When I turned around, I saw a note on my daughter's door: I'm going to sleep, don't disturb me! ! ! The exclamation point is bold and red.
Zhao Wanqiu: “…”
Shu Jinyue's body was exhausted by preparation for the exam, and it took until the end of the year to recover. Only then did she realize that the several pounds of weight she had just gained due to the intensive study in the past six months were gone again.
No wonder people around her always look hesitant to speak whenever they see her reviewing. She is really exhausted by studying!
Therefore, she had to reward herself well during the Chinese New Year. She waved her hand and said, "Second brother and third sister, let's buy a pig for our family this year."
That's right. With the complete crushing of the four small gangs, the social outlook has changed greatly. The college entrance examination has been resumed, and the whole country is now jubilant. As long as it doesn't go too far, people with urban household registration can secretly buy some things from the countryside, and no one will care.
Therefore, Shu Jinyue wanted to buy a pig for her family, but she was not going to eat it alone, so of course she wanted everyone to contribute money, just like when she bought the bicycle, she didn't care about the number of people, and the three brothers and sisters shared the cost equally.
Shu Wenming had no objection. "Okay, do you want to find Xiao Li's father-in-law?"
"No, let's keep the wealth within the family. Let's buy from Sister Yulan's family. Last time I heard from Mother Li that her family raised three pigs this year. They hand in one of the task pigs and eat one themselves, so they can have one left over."
This saves them the trouble and danger of killing the animals themselves and bringing them to the city to sell.
When buying from them, they definitely won't bargain with her. They'll just give her the right price, no more, no less.
Shu Wenyun also agreed. She wanted to pay Jin Yue back 100 yuan before the college entrance examination. Jin Yue said that she would forget about it since she was taking the college entrance examination this year and would pay it back slowly in the future. "I have money in my hand. When can we buy it?"
The three siblings discussed it and Li's mother was also happy. She chose an auspicious day and asked their family to go to Lijia Village, slaughter the animals in front of them, and then send them back to Liuye Hutong on a tractor after processing.
This would save a lot of trouble, as it would avoid the noise of slaughtering pigs in the city. Even if you are rich, you cannot be too ostentatious.
Somehow Shu Wenyan found out about this. On the night before the whole family was going to Lijia Village to slaughter the pig, he came to the house angrily and asked, "What's the matter? Are you afraid that I will come back and eat you? You didn't even tell me about such a big thing."
Everyone was silent: Yes, we are just afraid that you will come back to eat.
To be honest, everyone has no objection to Liu Huifang and Mengmeng Yaya, and even hopes that they will come back for more meals, but as for Big Brother... his previous image is so deeply rooted in people's minds that they are really afraid of him.
Shu Wenyan blew his nose, "Second and Third Brother Jinyue, you are the only ones who have money, you are generous, you know how to respect others, right?"
Everyone remained silent, not knowing what he was singing.
"Here, here are my forty dollars. I'll fight you for a pig, too. How much do you want to pay?"
Jin Yue's eyes lit up, this was great, having one more person to pay would lighten the burden a little. One pig was definitely not enough for such a large family, but they could only buy one now. If they wanted to buy two, they would probably become famous in Xinqiao Street.
"Mother Li said that the pig she left for us this year will be very big. If you pay forty, each of us only needs to pay fifty, which should be enough to buy a live pig."
Of course, this is the price that Mother Li sells to them at. If they really go to the meat processing plant to buy meat, the price will definitely not be this high. It is far from that.
Just think about how luxurious it is to use a month's salary to buy meat!
Shu Wenyan smacked his lips. It was okay for him to pay ten yuan less. They didn't come back to eat often anyway. "Okay then. If it's not enough, tell me. I'll send it over in a couple of days after I get paid."
Everyone was shocked: Is this something the eldest brother could say?
The sun rises from the west?
The next day, the Shu family came to Lijia Village with money and some things prepared for the Li family. They didn't have many relatives in the city, but treated the Li family as their own relatives. They would visit them two or three times a year. The Li family's daughters-in-law would greet them sweetly as "uncle", "aunt", "second brother" and "second sister-in-law".
It was Shu Wenyun's first time here, and she was a great beauty. Several young wives stared at her in amazement, unable to believe their eyes, "She's too beautiful!"
Although they both suffered from studying, Shu Wenyun just had some dark circles under her eyes, which would be fine after a rest. However, Jin Yue suddenly became thin and pale, as if he had lost all his nutrition. It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others.
Jin Yue thought sourly and started watching them work.
Several men tied up the hands and feet of a fat black pig, weighed it first, then held down the squealing fat pig, washed the hair off its body first, and there was some pig manure on the pig's butt, which also needed to be brushed clean and rinsed twice. Then they nominated a respected male elder who was not in his zodiac year to do the operation... Jin Yue didn't watch the rest of the scene as he was dragged away to play with Xiao Paozhao.
Little Paozhao is over two years old. He walks very steadily. He holds Aunt Jinyue’s soft little hand and takes her into the house to get some candy.
He has the same surname as his grandfather, who loves him the most. His grandfather would send him some candies and snacks every few days, and his snacks were richer than those of many city children.
Killing a pig is actually very quick. Shu Wenming has never done it before, but he has seen it. He helps to collect the pig's blood, unload the meat, clean the offal, etc. In more than two hours, the big fat pig is turned into neatly stacked pieces of meat.
For lunch, Zhao Wanqiu brought a piece of good meat into the kitchen and cooked it in the Li family's kitchen. Everyone who came to help had a share. It was heard that Mr. Li liked to eat pig's blood, so when they left, everyone saved half of the pig's blood for him. The Li family liked it very much.
They offered the rest, but the Li family didn't want them anymore, saying that they would kill them too, and would wait for Yulan, Shang Guangming and their families to come back in a few days, and then they would kill them and ask them to return them then.
Third brother Li helped deliver the whole family and about 200 kilograms of meat to their home. It was lunch time when they got home, and everyone tiptoed to move the meat back into the house. The old couple then began to quietly figure out how to deal with so much meat. They didn't handle the wild boar meat properly that year, mainly because it was in the wrong season, so the whole house stunk and we had to eat stinky tofu for several days.
This year, they must avenge their previous shame and deal with it properly.
"There are four front and back legs in total. Let's use the method that Yulan's mother taught us and pickle them with salt for a few days. Go to the yard and bring back the two millstones. Press them on top to drain the blood, and they won't spoil easily."
"Let's eat the offal and tenderloin as soon as possible, and bacon the rest, how about that?"
Shu Linong naturally did whatever his wife said. The meat was bought by his four children together as a gift to them, and they didn't spend a penny.
"Boss, do you want to send some over?"
"Don't send it, we can cook it every time they come back." To be honest, the eldest brother has been relying on his parents for a lot in the past few years. Now that he finally knows how to be filial, of course he wants to "take it back" with interest. "Humph, he comes back to eat, and I haven't even collected his living expenses yet."
There are many families with many children like theirs, and conflicts are also numerous. Whether a family can maintain harmony is a great test of the elderly's ability to balance things. Like the Zhao family across the street, their sons who have moved out to live on their own don't often come home for dinner, because their younger brothers and sisters who pay for their meals at home are not happy about it. The Shu family doesn't make a fuss about this with Shu Wenyan, out of consideration for Liu Huifang and Meng Meng Ya Ya.
"It's just right that he wants to settle accounts with me. I'll also calculate how much he owes me, humph!"
Okay, Zhao Wanqiu didn't say much and asked him to go out and buy salt.
Now they are still reluctant to buy bagged salt, they all weigh it loose, "First buy about ten kilograms, and then buy more if it's not enough. By the way, pay attention when weighing."
Jin Yue, Wen Yun and Wen Li were helping out on the side, helping to pass things around. Shu Wenming held a knife and cut wherever he pointed. After the salt was bought and Shu Linong took over the pickling, Zhao Wanqiu began to think about how to cook the fish.
"Mom, let's eat the pig intestines first. They have a strong flavor and can't be kept for too long. The liver can be made into cured pork liver, and the heart and lungs can be kept for soup after the New Year."
There is meat, but we have to think about how to get by when there is no meat. We can’t just eat as much as we can right from the start, right?
"Okay, then let's eat braised pork intestines today and stir-fried kidneys tomorrow. Let's eat these two with the strongest flavors first."
They were all his favorite foods, and Jin Yue was very happy. "Let's ask my sister-in-law to bring Meng Meng and Ya Ya over later and make some pork rib soup for them."
The twins can already eat adult food, so when the time comes, all you need to do is cut the meat off for them and tear it into small pieces, and then they can eat it by themselves.
The neighbors in the compound could smell the way the Shu family ate. The adults were too embarrassed to come and see, and the children, who had just gotten malt sugar not long ago, were also too embarrassed to come and see.
The pig intestines were ready, and there was enough of them anyway, so Jin Yue brought a bowl to the Shang family, "Is Sister Yulan home?"
Li Yulan was not feeling well these days, so she did not go back to Lijia Village with them.
"My mother is here. My mother is sick, Sister Jin Yue." Popcorn Chicken was trembling as he held a large bowl filled with warm water, which he had poured from the kettle himself. He was going to give medicine to his mother, and he had even found the medicine.
Jin Yue quickly put down his bowl, took the water bowl, and went to see Li Yulan, "Are you feeling better today, Sister Yulan? Why do you still need to take medicine?"
Li Yulan was lying on the kang, her face a little pale, her voice weak, "Jimi thought I had a fever and needed to take antipyretics. This child is sensible."
Jin Yue took her pulse and found that it was not a fever, but...
"When was your last period?"
"Last month... Oh, by the way, it's been seven or eight days since I last had my period. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have remembered it."
"Usually punctual, right?"
Li Yulan nodded, always on time. "I can't eat anything these past few days. I feel dizzy. I feel dizzy when I stand up and walk a few steps. I just want to lie down. I can't eat greasy food. I feel sick when I see it. I didn't cook for the past two days. His father brought back meat dishes from the cafeteria. I felt sick when I smelled the smell. I vomited when I brushed my teeth this morning."
Jin Yue patted her hands and said, "Congratulations, you're going to be a mother."
Li Yulan paused, "Are you saying I'm pregnant?"
"It should be. If you're worried, go to the hospital and get a blood test."
"I definitely believe you." Li Yulan was very happy, and her pale face regained color. "My mother came to ask me why there was no movement last time. This is not something I can control. Besides, the baby will be born sooner or later, so I'm not in a hurry."
They have been married for more than a year, and now it is normal for them to get pregnant. Jin Yue congratulated her sincerely, "Mother Li is going to be a grandmother, and I can be an aunt, hey."
"That's right, you are her aunt."
Jin Yue got back to the point, "Then remember not to take random medicines. If you feel uncomfortable, come to me. If I'm not around, go to the hospital in time. It doesn't mean that you can't take all medicines. You have to consult a professional doctor."
Just now Jin Yue was in a hurry to get the water for the popcorn chicken and forgot to close the door. After just two sentences, Aunt Li was eavesdropping at the door again. Soon, the entire No. 16 courtyard knew that Li Yulan was pregnant. Fortunately, Li Yulan was not a superstitious person and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but she was just annoyed.
In the evening, Shang Guangming had just walked to the entrance of the alley when he was told that his wife was pregnant. He immediately ran home in joy, "Yulan, you are so..."
"Yeah." Li Yulan observed his expression carefully and saw that he was really happy, so she didn't make trouble. She was originally listless and wanted to scold him a few words to cheer him up.
"This isn't your first time being a father, are you so happy that you're silly?"
Shang Guangming nodded, "Happy, this is our child." Faced with a strong desire to survive, he knew that he could not mention the past.
"Do you want a boy or a girl?" "It doesn't matter, as long as they are healthy."
Li Yulan stopped looking for trouble and started talking about Aunt Li's big mouth. "According to the saying in our hometown, you can't tell anyone if you are pregnant for less than three months. Children are timid and shy. They won't come if they are afraid that too many people will know. How can she be so big-mouthed and eavesdrop? She must have heard everything we said in the room, right?"
Shang Guangming was also in a headache. "I was just about to tell you about this. Today, Director Xu talked to me and said that because the factory is going to expand, the province has agreed that we should move to the southern part of the city. Most of the workers and workshops will also move there at that time, so we don't plan to build a new dormitory here. We will build it after we move there."
So, the house that was promised to him was gone again.
It's just because of Shang Guangming's personality. If it were someone else, they would have been unhappy a long time ago. Li Yulan sighed. She didn't blame him. In her mind, the heavy industry was making great contributions to the country, so enduring a little hardship for a few years was nothing.
"Did they say how many years it would take to be built there?"
“It’s estimated to be five years.”
Li Yulan sighed. This wouldn't do. The baby was going to be born at the end of this year. It wouldn't be realistic for two adults and three children to share one room. Besides, the annoying Aunt Li would eavesdrop on their conversations at any time. It would be almost like installing a bug in their room.
She was clearly paying the rent, but she even spoke like a thief. How boring.
"Or, let's buy a house." Shang Guangming said suddenly, looking at her flat belly.
"Buy a house? That would cost a lot of money. Jin Yue spent 900 yuan to buy the three shabby houses of the Sun family. We don't have much savings."
In the eyes of ordinary people, four or five hundred yuan is a lot if they don't do anything big, but now they want to buy a house, this amount of money is not enough.
"I'll ask the factory. If it doesn't work, I won't want the dormitory in the new factory area. I'll ask them to pay for my house now."
Li Yulan's eyes lit up. She was quite surprised that he could think of this with such a dull mind.
He had his reasons for thinking so, because after Director Xu convened a meeting of the factory leadership team, he also came to the site for an on-site inspection and found that Engineer Shang's living environment was really poor. The courtyard was crowded with people, and there were five people in the family, just in a house of more than ten square meters. The house was cold and damp. The children said that there were cockroaches crawling on his face in summer, and the quilt was never dry in winter. Just think about how pitiful this is. Engineer Shang suffered so much when he lived in the cowshed in the countryside. Now that he is back, how can he still suffer such hardship?
Therefore, the factory paid all his housing allowances for the past few years in one go. In addition, he wrote a letter of commitment that he would not want the dormitory assigned by the factory in the future, so his staff dormitory was converted into a large sum of cash.
As for how much, the little chicken popcorn didn't know. He patted his chest and said proudly: "I said it. In fact, my mother cleaned the house very cleanly. There are no cockroaches crawling on my face. The quilt is also warm and smells like the sun. It's because my mother dried it."
"But my brother said that if we don't say this, the factory won't give us money to buy a house, and my sister won't have a new house to live in."
He looked at Zhao Wanqiu with a bit of guilt, "Grandma, Jimmy is not a bad boy. He only lied this time and won't lie again in the future."
Zhao Wanqiu was amused and patted his head, "You, you are a good boy."
"Jimmy lied, but is he still a good boy?"
"Of course, you helped your family get a new house, so you are a good child. Lying is not entirely wrong. It depends on the purpose and the consequences..." blah blah.
Zhao Wanqiu discovered that this child was very similar to Jin Yue when he was a child. Both were honest, timid, and could not lie. But because Engineer Shang had a very high status in the machinery factory, welders like Old Zhao had to respect him. So although everyone laughed at the child for being stupid behind his back, they did not give him a nickname, otherwise he would be the second "little straw bag".
Popcorn Chicken nodded obediently. He felt that what Grandma Wanqiu said made sense, even more reasonable than what the teacher said!
Shu Jinyue was very busy before the New Year. She was working and anxiously waiting for the college entrance examination results. She had no time to pay attention to these things. One day, Li Yulan happily called her and said that she wanted to visit her new house. Then she realized, "You bought a new house?!"
"Yes, it's in Courtyard No. 3, and it also has three main rooms. I suggested buying two, so that we adults can live in one and the three children can live in another. But his father said that boys and girls are different, and our daughter must have her own house. You said that the baby hasn't been born yet, and we don't know whether it's a boy or a girl, but he is sure it's a girl, and he keeps saying that he wants to buy a house for his daughter."
Li Yulan's mouth was almost stretched to her ears, and Shu Jinyue pinched her, "Okay, you're just being so Versailles on purpose."
"What Versailles?"
"It doesn't matter. Let's go and see your new house."
Yard No. 3 has the same layout and structure as Yard No. 16, but it is slightly cleaner and tidier than Yard No. 16. This is because it is not far from the entrance of the alley, and many inspections can easily come here. Colleagues from the street office have been reminding us to take good care of the environment and keep it clean.
"It's 320 per room, the same as the two rooms you and your second brother have, but the price is so much more expensive. I said no, but Shang Guangming insisted."
Jin Yue said sourly, "Okay, here we go again. You can't compare it with the price two years ago. If you want to compare, compare it with the three rooms of the Sun family half a year ago. It's only twenty yuan more expensive than mine, but it's a bright and spacious main room. Do you think I'm losing money or you're making money?"
Li Yulan laughed out loud, very happy.
However, Shu Jinyue did not expect that Shang Guangming would be so decisive and powerful this time, and he actually bought such a good house in one go.
Their house is good in every way, the only bad thing is that it shares a yard with Aunt Niu, and they are both in the backyard, so they see each other every time they look up or down.
"It's okay, don't worry. Aunt Li is no match for me, so what's Aunt Niu?" She reduced the rent to a normal price right after getting married, as a warning to Aunt Li. From then on, Aunt Li didn't dare to mess with her unless it was necessary.
"What's Aunt Niu? She's a shrewd old lady who's even more difficult to deal with than Aunt Li." This person is not only difficult to deal with, but also arrogant. She likes to look down on her neighbors who live in the same slum. She is even more hateful.
The two chatted for a while. When Jin Yue just returned home, he saw Teacher Shu humming a little song happily and carrying a birdcage to go out. "Dad, it's almost time for dinner. Where are you going?"
"Just take a stroll. Your sister has received the notice."
"Huh? Which school?"
"Kyoto University, Faculty of Law."
"real?"
Teacher Shu stroked his nonexistent beard and said, "This can't be fake. The provincial government called the school, and her high school class teacher came to her home and asked her to leave. Look, she hasn't come back yet."
Shu Jinyue almost dropped his jaw in shock: This is Jingshi University, one of the top universities in the country! Not to mention the entire Shu City, even in Shilan Province there are only two or three vacancies in these prestigious schools!
Wait, not only did she take the college entrance exam, she also changed her major directly?
Jin Yue always thought that she would go to medical school and continue her medical studies, either in nursing or clinical medicine, so how did she end up studying law? This is like crossing the Mariana Trench!
In her previous life, Shu Wenyun had been rising steadily. Relying on her own strength and the support of the Xu family, she had made great progress in both the medical and political circles. However, she did not expect that this time she not only did not marry Xu Siqi at the same pace as in her previous life, nor did she continue to work in the hospital. Instead, she took the entrance exam to a top university across majors!
This change is really huge.
It was so big that she was stunned for a long time before she reacted and said "Congratulations". Shu Linong quickly comforted her: "It's okay, Jinyue, you have such strong professional skills, if you can't pass the exam, then you can't pass it. We can also work hard at the grassroots level and study professional skills. Everyone has their own strengths, don't be discouraged..."
He didn't even go for a walk with his bird, he was busy comforting Jin Yue.
Shu Jinyue must be feeling a little jealous. After all, she worked so hard, and everyone made way for her in the college entrance examination, but her future is still uncertain. She must be jealous of this comparison, but... there is a corner of her heart that feels a little happy and proud.
Yes, she was proud and happy about Shu Wenyun's choice.
In the original book, because Xu Siqi's halo was too great, some readers thought that she reached the peak of her life because of Xu Siqi. The reason why the story had a bad ending in the later period was that too many readers abandoned the book. Readers felt that there was nothing to read anymore. After all, getting married and finding a good man was her peak.
Although Shu Jinyue had resentment towards her, he also felt a little regretful.
She knew that Shu Wenyun actually worked very hard. Her success was certainly related to Xu Siqi's help, but more importantly, it was her own talent and hard work.
No one can succeed easily, especially women.
This time, Shu Wenyun is not in a hurry to get married, and has not even let him meet her parents. She has been admitted to such a good school and studied an excellent major. She will rely on her own efforts to win a bright future for herself.
Why wouldn't Shu Jinyue admire such a person?
But because she was admitted, while there was still no news about her own admission result, Shu Jinyue felt depressed. She was worried whether she could pass the exam. If she failed, she would have to try again next year, or twice or three times... Although she had always wanted to go to college in her previous life, she had never actually entered the examination room once. She didn't know if she had the courage to fight again and again in this life after repeated failures.
"What are you thinking about? It doesn't matter if you fail the exam. Just try again. If you fail once, try twice or three times." Shu Wenming rarely comforted her, but Jin Yue didn't like it. "You only took the exam twice or three times."
"Hey, girl, you are just a bitch."
"Don't talk to me, it's annoying." Who likes to take the college entrance examination twice or three times?
However, she suddenly remembered that she had applied for a junior college in her application form just to be on the safe side. If she could not get into undergraduate school, she could use the junior college application as a backup and she would not have to take the exam again.
But when she thought about being reborn and working so hard but only being able to go to a technical college, she felt unwilling to accept it.
Everyone saw Jin Yue's irritability, but no one dared to say anything for fear of irritating her.
After Shu Wenyun was called away by her class teacher, she was called away by the principal and several classmates to share her success experience. She did not go home for dinner. Everyone was in mixed moods, happy for Wenyun but sad for Jin Yue.
Just as they were silent, someone suddenly shouted at the door: "Is Dr. Shu home?"
Shu Wenming jumped off the kang in one leap, "What is Wang Laowu doing here again?"
"Don't get me wrong, brother. We are here to thank Dr. Shu and your sister. She saved my sister."
It turned out that it was a simple charcoal of Schizonepeta tenuifolia that cured Wang Xiaohong's lochia. Before that, they had tried both Chinese and Western medicine, and blood transfusions and fluid replacements continuously, but the bleeding could not be stopped. But it was just a simple charcoal of Schizonepeta tenuifolia that was fried into charcoal. After only one day of eating it, the amount of bleeding was significantly reduced, and the bleeding stopped completely in three days.
Of course, he wasn't very clear about the lesbian issue. He just heard from Queen Mother that she was fine and the doctor checked and found nothing wrong. Then she stayed in the hospital for a few more days and then was discharged.
After being discharged from the hospital, they were busy dealing with their ex-brother-in-law and working on the production team. They only found time today to make a special trip to the Shu family.
Although Wang Laowu is impulsive, he is also a generous man. He held two large bluefish in his hands and said, "I caught these from the glacier. You can keep them for your family to eat."
"Let's nourish Wang Xiaohong's body." Jin Yue really didn't want to do that. She felt that if Wang Xiaohong's illness was cured, they would no longer have any contact.
"She doesn't need to be nourished. She works with my mother at home every day. Doctor Shu, you are absolutely right. Once she is busy, her appetite and complexion will improve. We will go and smash that beast's house on the day she is discharged from the hospital."
That paper mill worker was such a bastard. His child died and his wife was on the verge of death, but he never went to see them. When Wang Xiaohong was almost well and ready to be discharged from the hospital, the Wang family finally had time to settle the score with him, only to find him still sleeping soundly at home. The house smelled strongly of alcohol, and when they asked the neighbors, they found out that he had been drinking with his friends until late at night.
The Wang family immediately became furious. They beat anyone they saw and smashed anything they saw. They completely destroyed the Wang family's home and beat that damn brother-in-law half to death. Then they took him to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce.
The marriage is over, but I still can't swallow the anger in my heart. The thing that the Wang family has the most is manpower, right? The men were busy earning work points, so they let the women take over. Wang Mu brought several daughters-in-law to the paper mill to cry every day and spread the evil deeds of their former sons-in-law everywhere. When they saw the factory director, they would look for him, and when they saw the director, they would make trouble for him. Anyway, they were not afraid of these leaders.
Even the best leaders were annoyed and wanted to fire the worker on the spot. Finally, they had no choice but to send the worker to clean toilets in order to appease Wang Xiaohong's family and vent the director's anger.
Suddenly, the world became quiet.
The Shu family was shocked when they heard this. The son-in-law had really hit a wall by offending the Wang family. From forcing them to get married to forcing them to get divorced now, they had demonstrated the truth that "there is strength in numbers" and "fists are the hard truth"... Fortunately, she and the second son did not succeed.
Otherwise, as a bystander, it sounds great for the family, but if it really happens to you, it won’t be so easy... No, no, the second brother is not so heartless, that guy brought it upon himself!
After seeing Wang Laowu off, Shu Jinyue couldn't help but think of his second brother in his previous life. He wondered if he had gone on a blind date with Wang Xiaohong. Without her instigation, encouragement and grooming, his second brother would not have gone to the People's Park, and the two of them would have had no contact... So, who became the scapegoat? He also wondered if Wang Xiaohong later married a paper mill worker.
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After waiting and hoping, the Spring Festival of 1978 arrived as scheduled, and on the day before the Spring Festival, Shu Jinyue finally saw that green figure.
"Shu Jinyue from Courtyard 16, your letter."
"What letter? Where did it come from?" Mainly because she had been disappointed so many times, she no longer dared to think about the admission letter. She even went to discuss next year's exam with teacher Wang Mingchao, hoping that he would come to tutor her after the New Year.
"You'll see when you see it," the postman said as he called the other two families out to pick up their letters.
When Jin Yue saw it, he thought it was sent by Qin Haiyang. In fact, the two of them had completely lost contact. In fact, it was a good thing. He could just regard himself as a passer-by in his youth.
Now that he has sent another letter, why don't I just go back the same way? She had to study hard for the next six months.
Because everyone thought that the college entrance examination in 1978 was still in December, only she knew that it was not, but in June or July, so in order to pass the second time, she had to start reviewing immediately.
Having Xu Duan’s favor is a favor, and Jin Yue still plans to pay the tutoring fees to Teacher Wang Mingchao. As long as he can get into university, no matter how much he pays, it will be worth it.
Just as I was thinking about it, the postman shouted, "It's the admission letter, it's yours!"
"What? Jin Yue's notice?" The aunties who were busy preparing Spring Festival food in the compound suddenly stopped working and came over to surround the postman.
"Hasn't Jin Yue already failed the exam?"
"Which university did Jin Yue get into?"
"College or undergraduate?"
"Jin Yue, don't just stand there, open it and take a look!"
Shu Jinyue's hands were shaking as she went over the application forms she had filled out in her mind. She knew her level, so she applied to medical schools in her own province and two neighboring provinces. Of course, those in Beijing and Haicheng were better, and everyone in the country knew that Union Medical College was better, but the competition was fierce, so she couldn't get in.
As for my major, I chose Traditional Chinese Medicine, and I chose not to be transferred.
Which school will it be?
"It's Shilan Medical College!"
"Jin Yue is really amazing, it's our book city's school!"
"Oh, it will be convenient to go home from now on. We don't have to live in the school anymore, right?"
Zhao Wanqiu held her heart, tears streaming down her face as she was so excited, "My Jinyue, my treasure, my treasure... woo woo..."
She cried. Although she supported Jin Yue to go to college, she also felt it was risky like most people. Jin Yue's foundation was really poor. How could he go to college when he couldn't even get into high school? But seeing how enthusiastically she was reviewing, looking for information everywhere, and asking famous teachers for tutoring, she couldn't bear to discourage her and kept telling her that she would definitely pass.
As a result, it has been more than half a month since Wenyun's admission notice was received, but there is still no news from Jinyue. Zhao Wanqiu has already determined that Jinyue has failed the exam, but she is not disappointed, because Jinyue has tried hard. Just like when she was a child, she always had trouble with word problems and always made mistakes. Every time, Jinyue would cry and wonder why she was so stupid. For the same problem, her sister could finish it in a few minutes and got all the answers right, but she had to work hard for more than an hour, and in the end she got a big red cross from the teacher. She felt wronged.
Zhao Wanqiu also struggled at first and wanted to help her improve, but later she found that the child really couldn't understand, not that she was unwilling to learn, so she didn't force her. She also comforted her, saying that it didn't matter if she couldn't learn or not, and it didn't matter if she couldn't do it well. Everyone has their own strengths, and maybe she was just not good at studying.
And now, this little fool Shu Jinyue who was not good at studying, actually squeezed through thousands of people and was admitted to university in the first year after the resumption of the college entrance examination!
Zhao Wanqiu cried, Shu Linong also wiped away tears quietly, even Shu Wenming and Xu Wenli sniffed - it was so difficult!
Although everyone was happy that Shu Wenyun was admitted to a top university, there was no sense of unexpected surprise because she had stood out from the crowd since she was young. But Shu Jinyue is different. Her success is seen by everyone. She achieved such results through her own hard work, doing questions over and over again, reciting poems over and over again, and racing against time every day to fight against her mediocre talent.
No one can succeed easily, especially ordinary people with average IQ.
Shu Linong took out the firecrackers that he was going to set off on New Year's Eve tomorrow, lit them, and there was a "crackling" sound at the gate of the compound, with the firecracker shells exploding all over the ground.
The children rushed to pick up the duds, and the adults were genuinely happy for Shu Jinyue.
"The naughty kid is still playing. Look at how hard your sister Jin Yue worked these past few days. She started reading right after dinner. Why don't you guys go do your homework?"
"That's right, you should learn from your sister Jin Yue and work hard to overcome difficulties. It's okay to be a little stupid, just work hard..." blah blah.
Shu Jinyue certainly didn't mind people saying she was stupid. She was indeed stupid, and she would still live a bumpy life even if she lived her life over again, but she was admitted to university through her own efforts! This is something worth affirming. What's wrong with making peace with your own stupidity and your ordinary self?
Don’t forget, she’s not preparing for the exam full-time, she’s still working and taking care of her illness!
However, when Shu Wenyun came back in the evening, he heard that she had been admitted to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the medical school, and he was sincerely happy for her.
The Shu family gave birth to two college students at once. The news spread throughout Liuye Hutong in an instant. The next day was New Year's Eve, but no one was busy preparing food for the festival. Instead, they came to the Shu family in groups to discuss "parenting tips."
Jin Yue hid away quickly. She felt that in front of Shu Wenyun, who had a dazzling halo, there was nothing to discuss about her ordinary university. It would be so embarrassing if she was compared to others.
The reality was different from what she thought. Although everyone was happy for Shu Wenyun, when it came to learning from her experience and applying it to their own children, her experience was more inspiring and more universal.
After all, there are only a handful of people in the province who can be admitted to Peking University each year, and no one dares to expect that their child can become one of them. But there are tens of thousands who are admitted to ordinary universities. This is the way out for ordinary children, isn't it?
Just as Jin Yue walked to the gate of the street office, Uncle Li congratulated her. Sister Liu who lived upstairs also congratulated her. Brother Zhao also congratulated her. Even Director Niu smiled and praised her for being so great.
Zhu Daqiang looked at her carefully and said, "You are now very famous in our Xinqiao Street."
"Yes, my neighbor came to ask me last night, saying that Dr. Shu and I are colleagues, so could I lend him your review materials someday? He is 27 years old this year, and he didn't pass the exam this year, but he has to take it again next year."
These are people from the third generation who are older, just like Wang Hongping.
By the way, Jin Yue also received a call a few days ago. Wang Hongping was admitted to the Economics Department of a top university in Haicheng.
Just like in her previous life, a top student is a top student. Without any interference from those troubles, she was admitted to the same university one year earlier, still studying the same major. If I remember correctly, this group of students graduating from the economics departments of top universities will become the top pillars of the entire Dragon Country's financial sector in the future.
Jin Yue felt happy for her whenever he thought of that scene. It was great that everyone had a bright future! She feels great!
Unexpectedly, just as they were feeling happy, there was a commotion coming from the door, as if Secretary Liu was arguing with someone.
You have to eat Secretary Liu’s melon!
This guy was bent on climbing up the social ladder, and he forced Liu Dong and Shu Wenyun to break up because he looked down on the Shu family for being poor. Of course, that's what everyone thought. In fact, Jin Yue knew that Liu Dong himself was a worthless person. Later, in order to build connections, he became the son-in-law of a district leader. Unfortunately, not long after, his father-in-law fell from power, and he immediately divorced and left.
"It's his ex-daughter-in-law!"
"Secretary Liu is arguing with Liu Dong's ex-wife!" Those who were quick had already eaten the melon.
"I've already said that I'm not here to bother your family. You're overthinking it." The woman said coldly, looking at the people watching the excitement. "Everyone, please give me some judgment. Is the Xinqiao Subdistrict Office owned by the Liu family? Why can't we come here if we don't have this surname?"
Secretary Liu was very concerned about his reputation. When he was ridiculed by his ex-daughter-in-law, he immediately scolded her in anger: "You don't work here, why are you here?" She came to him and wanted him to persuade Liu Dong to come back and remarry. She was wishful thinking!
"I'm looking for someone."
Secretary Liu thought to himself, let’s see, they are here to find me.
But the next second, the smugness on his face disappeared, because his ex-daughter-in-law said, "I'll go find Dr. Shu Jinyue."
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