For a period of time afterward, life remained peaceful and stable.
Chen Shuning and Aunt Wang, who had served the He family for decades, took care of the two children together, which was quite easy.
He Chaoyang continued as usual, returning home every night to spend time with his wife and children.
Since the old man passed away, although there was a brief period of turmoil in the capital, the situation was eventually brought under control quickly.
Time flies, and it was September 1977 in the blink of an eye.
An exciting piece of news spread like wildfire throughout the country, making almost all the educated youth across the country ecstatic—the country had finally reinstated the college entrance examination!
For those educated youth who had struggled in the countryside for years or even decades, this news was undoubtedly a lifeline.
At this moment, the college entrance examination seems to be their only hope of returning to the city.
Instantly, high school textbooks became the most sought-after items. Whether it was a scrap metal recycling station, a school warehouse, or the black market—anywhere high school textbooks might be hidden—you could catch glimpses of the busy figures of the educated youth.
Xu Laidi held her high school textbooks in both hands, her heart filled with endless gratitude for Chen Shuning.
Just before Chen Shuning returned to the city, she selflessly donated her high school textbooks to Xu Laidi, Wang Chunni, and others.
For nearly two years, the two of them and Liu Shumei have consistently and persistently worked hard to learn.
While they wouldn't dare claim to have completely mastered all the high school courses, they are definitely far ahead of their peers.
That is why they will have a greater advantage when facing this unexpected college entrance examination.
At this moment, Xu Laidi was so excited that she could hardly contain herself. She held Wang Chunni's hand tightly and jumped up and down.
She, who rarely lost control of her emotions, exclaimed excitedly, "Chunni, the college entrance examination has been reinstated! We can go to university! We can go back to the city!"
However, Xu Laidi, who is usually very observant, was perhaps too excited to notice that Wang Chunni was not as overjoyed as she was, but instead looked somewhat conflicted.
Unlike Xu Laidi, who has always firmly chosen not to get married in the countryside, Wang Chunni is now a mother of two.
Moreover, her relationship with Shen Dayang has always been very deep, and her parents-in-law have always cared for and looked after her with great love over the years.
Therefore, when she suddenly learned of this news, Wang Chunni was momentarily at a loss and completely bewildered.
Now, situations similar to Wang Chunni and Shen Dayang are constantly unfolding in almost all educated youth settlements and in almost all families where educated youth have married or been married off.
For the educated youth, this college entrance examination was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for them to return to the city, and an important springboard for them to change their destiny.
Regardless of whether they ultimately succeed in getting into university, everyone was determined to give it a try.
However, those who married educated youth were worried that if their loved ones were admitted to university and returned to the city, they would never come back.
After all, in an era where everyone is racking their brains and doing everything they can to enter city life, no one would believe that someone who has already returned to the city would be willing to go back to the countryside where conditions are harsh and exhausting.
Those families who had schemed and plotted against the educated youth in the past were now extremely uneasy and fearful.
At this moment, Wang Changjiu stared at Fang Qing with bloodshot eyes, like an angry bull, and asked through gritted teeth, "Say it again, what are you going to do? You have two children and you say you're going to school? I think you're going to abandon the three of us and go back to the city by yourself, aren't you?"
Fang Qing is now a mother of two daughters; her eldest daughter is three years old, and her youngest daughter has just turned one.
At that moment, the two children were terrified by Wang Changjiu's roar and huddled in the corner, trembling.
Fang Qing's life has not been easy since she married into the Wang family.
Her mother-in-law had always looked down on her, and after she gave birth to two daughters in a row, even Wang Changjiu, who had initially treated her fairly well, began to dislike her.
She not only had to get up early and work in the fields in the dark every day, but also had to do housework and take care of the children. Fang Qing had long been fed up with this kind of life.
Especially when she saw Gu Xinyi, who also only had a daughter after marriage, but was cherished and pampered by Gao Hongyuan like a precious treasure, her heart was filled with resentment.
She hated Wang Changjiu, who had ruined all her plans. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have ended up like this!
Back then, if it weren't for that meddlesome person who jumped into the river to save her, she might be the one enjoying Gao Hongyuan's pampering now, not having to work in the fields but only needing to stay home and take care of the children.
Although Gu Xinyi was also present at the time, Fang Qing did not believe that Gao Hongyuan would be the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die.
Therefore, Fang Qing, who had endured many hardships in life, blamed all her resentment on Wang Changjiu's meddling.
So when Fang Qing heard the news that the national college entrance examination had been reinstated and that all current and previous high school graduates were eligible to participate, she did not hesitate to steal her family's household registration certificate to register.
However, simply registering is not enough for her to return to the city to attend university, since admission still requires passing an exam.
For many years, because her mother-in-law was always wary of her, a daughter-in-law from the city, Wang Changjiu had always been in charge of the family's finances.
As a result, Fang Qing couldn't even afford to buy a few high school textbooks at this moment.
If it weren't for this, Fang Qing would never have told Wang Changjiu that she had registered to prepare for the college entrance examination.
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