Jiang Lin went to the brigade and shouted several times using a loudspeaker. The sound spread throughout Shuihuai Village with the autumn wind. Even those who could not hear clearly would come out to ask what was going on as long as they could hear what was being said on the radio.
At this time, the brigade was busy ploughing the land and sowing wheat. Sun Qinghui and more than 20 other educated youth were helping in the fields behind the village. They heard the sound of a loud speaker in the wind, and something was being said back and forth. They didn't take it seriously, after all, the brigade broadcasts were for the members, and there was nothing else to do except meetings and work.
After a while, they saw Wensheng riding a bicycle with Dabao and Xiaobao on his back rushing over. When they reached the edge of the field, the three of them shouted together, "Sun Zhiqing, my mother is telling you that it's time to take the college entrance examination!"
Although Sun Qinghui and the others heard it, they couldn't believe it. "What? What did they say? What college entrance examination?"
Jin Lei: "It's actually true? We're really going to have the college entrance examination? The college entrance examination has been resumed? Oh my God! Oh my God! It's true!"
He wrote to Meng Yiyi to show his concern for her. She once wrote back to tell him that the college entrance examination might be resumed. He didn't take it seriously at all, thinking that she was just guessing. After all, since the college entrance examination was cancelled, everyone has been guessing when it would be resumed. In 1968/1969, the most people guessed, but they were disappointed time and time again. Every year, there are people guessing, and every year they are disappointed.
I didn’t expect that this year... the college entrance examination was actually resumed!
They were all excited and asked, "When is the exam?"
"It has to be next year at least. If we resume the exam this year, we will have time to review for the college entrance exam next year, right?"
Everyone said so.
As a result, they had no mood to work, so Sun Qinghui said, "You guys finish the work here first, I'll go and find out, and then I'll tell you in detail."
He ran towards Wensheng and the others and followed them to Jiang Lin's house.
The people who were most excited about the resumption of the college entrance examination were the educated youth and students from the countryside, but other members did not feel anything.
For the members, apart from the satellite launch in the 1950s, other movements had little to do with them. They had no feelings about the Cultural Movement at all. At most, some educated youth from the city came to the village, who were not capable of carrying anything and were always dragging their feet. They either ruined the rural atmosphere by taking the lead in using backdoors, giving gifts, and causing trouble, or they stole chickens and dogs from the members' homes to satisfy their cravings.
Now that they hear that they are going to take the college entrance examination, the educated youth are eager to go back.
Sun Qinghui asked Jiang Lin the time of the exam.
Jiang Lin: "From what I heard on the radio, the exam will probably be in a little over a month."
"Ah? So soon?" Sun Qinghui was surprised. "It's just been announced and we're already taking the exam. How can we have time to review?"
Jiang Lin: "The central government must have its own considerations. The exam time is tight, so will the test questions be easier? Besides, I should be able to take the exam next year. Anyway, being able to recover is better than anything else, there is always hope."
Sun Qinghui became anxious again, "But... our books are long gone, there is no exam outline, and no review reference materials. How are we supposed to review?"
Jiang Lin hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry. Let's set up a review class for the educated youth in our village. We can use the brigade's yard to review together and share what we have. We can also write to our families and ask them to help send some reference materials as much as possible."
"Yes, don't panic." Sun Qinghui smiled embarrassedly, "Look at me, I panicked all of a sudden."
Jiang Lin: "You are too anxious. After waiting for so many years, even the calmest person will get nervous."
Sun Qinghui was very grateful to Jiang Lin. Feeling relieved, he said goodbye and went to the fields to find other educated youth.
Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi cooked and entertained Dai Guohua.
Dai Guohua said to Cheng Rushan, "Rushan, you want to get a provincial capital hukou, do you have any connections? Or should we talk to the military district logistics officers?"
Cheng Rushan smiled and said, "Do you have any special skills that can be used?"
Dai Guohua: "Li Hongjun, who is very familiar with us, knows a cadre named Bian who seems to be able to handle this matter. I heard someone approach him once to handle household registration matters."
When Cheng Rushan heard this, he turned to look at Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin pretended she didn't hear anyone with the surname Bian. There were so many people with the surname Bian in the world. "Is it difficult?" She smiled at Cheng Rushan and said, "If it's difficult, I'll work hard and I'll definitely pass the exam. Then it should be easier to use my connections to bring Dabao and Xiaobao to school."
Cheng Rushan has a job, so it doesn’t matter where his household registration is. They are rarely together anyway, so the key is Dabao and Xiaobao.
Cheng Rushan looked at her and said seriously, "Don't worry, I will find a way to get a provincial capital hukou."
Dai Guohua: "Sister-in-law, have you decided which school to apply to?"
Jiang Lin: "Not yet, but I'm thinking it would be nice to go to the provincial capital, where my parents' home is." She didn't have the ambition to get into the best university in the capital. If she got in, it would be like finding a treasure. If she didn't, she could just settle for a provincial university.
The provincial university is also a very famous university in the country.
If she goes to a provincial university, she can bring her children with her and her parents can help take care of them. If she goes to another province, she will not be able to bring her children with her. Then she will miss them and they will miss her too.
Furthermore, there is Vincent.
Wensheng is different from Dabao and Xiaobao. Dabao and Xiaobao will grow up and no longer be so attached to their mother. Wensheng's dependence on "mother" is getting deeper and deeper. If he can't see her for a long time, he will be anxious, afraid that she has been kidnapped or something, and he always needs to see her to feel at ease.
Cheng Rushan: "The provincial capital is good." He first tried to get a household registration, and then a house, so that the family could reunite there. After his wife was admitted to university, she would definitely not come to the countryside for work after graduation. He needed to plan ahead and think about it as much as possible so that he would not be in a rush when the time came.
Dai Guohua: "Let's try them all and try to find as many connections as possible, and then ask whoever is capable to help."
Cheng Rushan: "Thank you, brother."
Dai Guohua: "You don't treat me as your elder brother when you say that. Isn't it my duty to help you?"
Although he said this, Cheng Rushan was very happy. Dai Guohua himself had never thought about going to the province, but was willing to help him to use his connections. He naturally appreciated this friendship.
After Dai Guohua left, at 10:00 in the evening, when work was over, Sun Qinghui and other educated youths came to Jiang Lin to inquire about the news. Since Jiang Lin broke up with Meng Yiyi and sent Meng Yiyi to jail, the educated youths have regarded her as the person in charge of the educated youth point of the Yanghong Brigade. They would tell her about important matters or ask her for advice.
Jiang Lin: "Time is tight. Let's ask the team if we can reduce our working hours and have more time to review."
"But if we don't go to work, we won't have food to eat." Those who have the conditions can ask for leave to go back to the city to review, but they can't go back to the city because of the grain and oil. Their families also eat according to the quota, and there is no extra for them. And if they don't go to work in the countryside, the brigade will not distribute food to them, so they will have no food to eat.
But they have to start work at 8 a.m. at the latest and finish work at around 6 p.m., and sometimes they have other things to do at night. How can they have the time and energy to review?
There is no point in signing up if you don't review.
But they won’t be willing if they don’t sign up!
Jiang Lin thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll go and apply to the brigade. We can borrow food and write an IOU. We'll find a way to pay it back after the exam. Do you think it's okay?"
Sun Qinghui and the others were very happy and thanked her one after another. "We will go with you to talk to her. We can't let you put yourself in a difficult position."
Some educated youth were unhappy, thinking that Jiang Lin was not conscientious enough and actually asked them to pay back. She ran a brick kiln factory and made so much money, so why not help the educated youth? After all, when she separated from her family, the educated youth also supported her. However, Sun Qinghui and the others were grateful to Jiang Lin, and those who were dissatisfied did not dare to speak out, for fear of being criticized.
Jiang Lin, Sun Qinghui, Wang Xiao and others went to the brigade to look for Cheng Fujun and Cheng Fulian.
They were meeting with several production team leaders to discuss what to do after planting the wheat, or simply go to the brick kiln factory.
Seeing Jiang Lin and others coming over, they exchanged a few pleasantries and then got straight to the point.
When they heard that they wanted to borrow food instead of going to work to review their lessons, the production team leaders disagreed, saying, "If no one goes, these thirty-odd people will be wasted."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "It's just borrowing food. We'll find a way to pay it back after the exam. If you pass the exam, you'll get government subsidies to go to college, so you don't have to spend money yourself. You'll be assigned a job as a cadre after graduation, and your salary won't be low, so it's easy to pay back this little money."
Some people disagree, and talk as if you can get admitted. In the two villages as big as Yanghong Brigade, before the college entrance examination was cancelled, there was not a single undergraduate student, only one college student and two technical secondary school students.
Cheng Fujun said, "What Jiang Zhiqing said makes sense. Let the educated youth work in the morning and rest and review in the afternoon. How about reviewing all day ten days before the exam?"
Some production team leaders were unhappy, and some educated youth wanted to review all day long.
Sun Qinghui said, "Thank you, Secretary. This is very good. That's it." He glanced at the few who had objections and warned them secretly that if they were not satisfied, they could negotiate their own terms and not implicate everyone else. It was not easy for Cheng Fujun to make such a concession. If he was in other arbitrary brigades, he would not give you time to review in a day, and you would not be allowed to be absent from work for even an hour.
Everyone discussed the details and then wrote out written documents, IOUs, etc. Everyone signed and put their fingerprints on it one by one. This time Jiang Lin was the middleman.
Jiang Lin glanced at the educated youths and half-jokingly said, "It's fate that we've been together for the past few years. It's great to have been able to fight for this condition. I hope we can all cherish it, study hard, and find a way to return the food to the brigade after the exam."
They all said yes.
After the discussion, they said goodbye and Jiang Lin went home.
Cheng Rushan was waiting for her at the door with Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao playing games. When he saw her coming back, Cheng Rushan put Dabao and Xiaobao down and put his arm around her shoulders, "Did you make the deal?"
Jiang Lin was a little proud: "Of course, Shan Ge's wife is here, who wouldn't give you face?"
Cheng Rushan reached out and pinched her chin. Ever since that letter, she had been calling him Brother Shan no matter what. It was definitely not a name of intimacy, but one with ulterior motives. How could he not know her little thoughts?
Dabao and Xiaobao got into position and clenched their fists, "Mom, we've succeeded!"
Jiang Lin: "...Thank you."
The next day, Jiang Lin received a telegram from the provincial capital, which was sent to her by Lu Hang, Qian Bo and Jiang Xinglei. They told her that the college entrance examination would begin on December 10 and 11 in the province and that registration would be open during these days. They asked her to be sure not to miss it, as they would also participate.
Telegrams are charged by the number of words. Only a fool like Lu Hang can be rich enough to send such a long message.
Zeng Hongjie specially sent a set of books to Jiang Lin after hearing the news. She was also preparing to take the college entrance examination again. She could have been recommended to study at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but she couldn't stand people saying that she was using her parents' privileges to go to university, which was unfair, so she refused the recommendation and stayed to work at the county cultural center. Now that the college entrance examination has been resumed, she naturally wants to take it.
She took leave and went back to her parents' home in the city to review for the exam, and said goodbye to Jiang Lin before leaving.
"Come on, Xiaojie. It's your own ability that got you into college. No one can say anything about it."
Zeng Hongjie was also very excited, "Linlin, you have to work hard too, let's go to the provincial university and be classmates!" Zeng Hongjie wanted to apply to the Chinese Department of the provincial university, which was her forte.
Two days later, they received a notice that they could go to the commune to register.
At first, the registration requirements were strict, requiring approval from the leadership and an age limit, so many people could not register. Later, there was a notice to modify the registration requirements, voluntary registration regardless of birth or family background, and the age limit was relaxed to 30 years old. In this way, high school graduates from 1966/1967 could take the exam. The students in these classes were mostly in their early thirties and had already started families and had children. They originally thought they had no hope of participating, but unexpectedly the government gave them a chance.
Having qualifications does not mean having opportunities. After ten years, most of the knowledge has been forgotten, and the books are gone. The heavy family tasks leave no time and energy for review, and the economy does not support it. Therefore, many people, after the initial excitement, think about it and have to give up this great dream.
Cheng Rushan accompanied Jiang Lin to register. The registration fee was 50 cents. After filling in the school you applied to, you could get the admission ticket.
There are three choices when registering at this time, filling in the arts or science major, and the school. The most popular majors are science and engineering. Jiang Lin likes science more than arts, so she applied for the science major at the provincial university.
Cheng Rushan looked at the choices she wrote and found that all three were provincial universities. He was silent for a moment, "The first choice is the provincial university, and you can write other choices for the other two." The three choices were based on the principle of giving priority to excellent schools.
Jiang Lin: "I am your wife and I am loyal to her." She blinked at him, letting him understand.
Cheng Rushan smiled, indicating that he understood her subtext of being loyal to him, but he still let her fill in three different schools.
"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Shan." She filled in two schools that were not as good as the provincial one.
Several country students nearby were discussing registration. They were worried and asked anxiously, "Which school should we apply to? I only know one, Peking University and Tsinghua University. How about I apply to these two?"
Another person said, "That is the best one in the country. Can you get in? You'd better apply for one within the province." It's too far to go home for those outside the province. It's not suitable. It's better to apply for one within the province.
"I don't even know the names of the universities in the province, and there is no guidance at the registration point. We are completely in the dark." Country students have only been to the county at most. There was no need to take the college entrance examination in the past, and the teachers didn't talk about it. Students didn't talk about it, and the universities had stopped recruiting students. Some students who were isolated from information really didn't know the names of the universities.
Hearing them mumbling and looking very worried, Jiang Lin lent them the list of universities she had made.
"Thank you."
The country students were so happy that they kept thanking her, and some even handed her the boiled eggs they were reluctant to eat.
Jiang Lin naturally didn't want to, so she and Cheng Rushan went home.
Next, Jiang Lin and others entered the final review phase. There was only a little over a month left before the exam, so they had to give it a try.
Jiang Lin was actually fine. She had started reviewing last year and had already mastered some basic knowledge points. Especially when it came to memorizing things, she didn't have to worry at all now. She could recite them no matter what was mentioned.
She just concentrated on doing the exercises. There were no review questions to do and all the so-called questions were made by herself.
Half a month later, Jiang Xinglei and the other two sent her a set of study materials, which Lv Hang had spent a lot of effort to buy from a teacher at the provincial university. The teacher's family had a student who was going to take the college entrance examination, so several teachers discussed and prepared a set of review materials, marked the key points of the exam, and also produced several sets of simulation questions. They directly used oil paper to carve and print them with ink, and distributed them to their own students. As a result, some people got the news and went to ask for it, and those who didn't have connections bought it.
As soon as Lu Hang bought it, he asked Jiang Xinglei to telegraph Jiang Lin, asking her to go to the province to review. Jiang Lin thought about it and decided to forget it. She couldn't bear to leave Dabao and Xiaobao, and if she went to the province to review, she would have to come back to the county to take the exam, which was also troublesome. Seeing that she was unwilling to go back to the city to review, Lu Hang wanted to send it to her. Fortunately, Jiang Xinglei thought of them copying it together first, otherwise if they sent it to Jiang Lin, they would have lost it.
When Jiang Lin got the review materials, she felt that a large part of them overlapped with what she had guessed, so she felt more confident.
She did not hide her thoughts and asked Sun Qinghui and others to read it together. She also summarized the key points and sent a copy to Zeng Hongjie.
During the intense study, time passed quickly and it was December 3rd in a blink of an eye.
When Jiang Lin woke up in the morning, he habitually looked at the countdown for the college entrance examination he made. There were only 7 days left before the college entrance examination.
Thinking of this, she suddenly became excited. She had been immersed in study these days and had not felt anything. After all, she had started preparing last year and had always been calm and unhurried, without the sense of urgency and panic that others had.
But for some reason, when she thought about taking the college entrance examination in 7 days, she suddenly felt a little scared. What if she failed? No, now is not the past. She is very happy now. She has a big family who loves her. She doesn't know how happy and confident she is! She will definitely pass the exam. After all, she has applied to three schools.
She wanted to talk to Cheng Rushan, Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao, but found it was quiet downstairs, without even a sound. She went downstairs to see that it was only eight o'clock, and they had already gone out for dinner? How come there was no movement at all?
Hearing her coming down, Yan Runzhi immediately came out from the west room and said with a smile: "Bao'er mother, did you sleep well last night? Come and have breakfast."
Jiang Lin: "Everything is fine. Are my father and the others out?"
Yan Runzhi brought out breakfast and said, "Go out. Dabao and Xiaobao are going to school, Wensheng is with your father, and Dongsheng also has things to do." Cheng Rushan came back the day before yesterday and would wait until she finished the exam before going out.
Jiang Lin listened to her cautious words and asked with concern: "Mom, is your throat uncomfortable?"
Yan Runzhi cleared her throat and said, "Very well."
"Is my father's cold healed?"
Yan Runzhi asked nervously, "Did you hear him cough at night?"
Jiang Lin: "Does my dad have a cough? Coughing is caused by inflammation, so we can't delay it. Let my brother Shan take him to the county hospital and buy some medicine."
Yan Runzhi: "Okay, which hospital should we go to?"
Cheng Yunzhi had a cold a few days ago, and it seems that the cold has recovered. He has been coughing for the past two days. It is fine during the day, but it is more severe at night. Yan Runzhi was afraid that Jiang Lin would be disturbed if she did not rest well at night. How could she have the energy to study during the day? So she and Cheng Yunzhi put on their clothes and coats, went out for a walk, and came back when the coughing stopped. Cheng Rushan thought she was too nervous, but Jiang Lin did not care and could not hear it at all. However, Yan Runzhi warned him not to let Jiang Lin know, so as not to distract her.
So it's okay for Jiang Lin, who is about to take the college entrance examination. She should eat, sleep and relax. However, Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi are the most nervous.
Since the day of registration, Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi have been making menus every day, what to cook for the next morning, what to eat for lunch and dinner, and what snacks to give Baoer's mother in the morning and afternoon? It must be nutritious and delicious, so that Baoer's mother is in a good mood and energetic every day, and she can study well.
Yan Runzhi thinks that Baoer's mother is a foodie. As long as she eats well and is in a good mood, her learning effect will naturally be good.
She asked Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao to be careful and not to make loud noises at home, so as not to disturb their mother's study. But how could children pay attention? They said yes, yes, but forgot in a blink of an eye. So she asked Cheng Yunzhi to take Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao out early and come back late every day, even if the school was not open, to tell stories and play games, anyway, just don't make noise at home. In the evening, they would rest after dinner and sleep on the kang in the morning, because Jiang Lin would read books and do homework until after ten o'clock in the evening.
Time is quite tight.
It is said that one has to study hard for ten years before taking the exam. But Baoer's mother has to take the exam in just one month. It is not easy at all.
In addition to boiled eggs, millet porridge, red dates and walnut steamed cakes, and various side dishes for breakfast, Jiang Lin ate very satisfied.
"Mom, where is my brother Shan?" Every time he came back, he would stay with her and spend time with her in the first two days as long as he had nothing to do in the morning and evening. Why did he sneak out so early today?
Cheng Rushan came back the day before yesterday and was supposed to go out in two days. He asked Dai Guohua to take Zhu Junjie and Duan Changan with him, and he stayed at home to accompany his wife to review for the exam. When he was at home, Yan Runzhi still reminded him, "Why don't you sleep in the west wing at night? So as not to disturb Baoer's mother's study and affect her sleep."
Cheng Rushan was so scared that he was as quiet as a chicken. He only kissed, hugged and lifted her up at mealtime. At night, when she was studying, he would quietly accompany her to read books, or lie down properly. When she went to bed, he would just cover himself with a big quilt and hug her to sleep. He didn't dare to move rashly, lest he be asked to sleep in the side room.
Yan Runzhi certainly didn't know that Jiang Lin hadn't been working for more than a month. At most, she went out for a walk in the yard, which didn't consume her physical energy. She wasn't tired or sleepy at 12:00. Cheng Rushan was not at home, and she couldn't sleep and had nothing to do, so she just read and studied.
So she was a little puzzled that Cheng Rushan was so well behaved these days after he came back. He was obviously enduring a lot of hardship but still wanted to hold her to sleep. Was he out of raincoats? She looked in the kang cabinet and saw that there were still some. Or maybe he also had those days when he didn't want to have sex? But once she teased him, he couldn't stop and was so passionate. Now, it was she who took the initiative to tease him, and he would cooperate, and he was very restrained and would never go beyond 11 o'clock.
It's like a Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly changes to eating grass, and when someone invites him to eat meat, he shyly refuses.
Why does she like him more and more?
Yan Runzhi didn't know what her son was doing specifically. She was only responsible for driving him out of the house and making sure he didn't disturb Baoer's mother's studies. She didn't care what he did.
Jiang Lin went for a stroll in the yard.
Yan Runzhi: "Bao'er's mother, are you tired from studying? If you are tired, take more rest. Studying and reading will make you tired, so don't get tired."
Jiang Lin felt warm at heart after hearing what she said, just like those classmates she envied in her previous life, who were about to take the college entrance examination, and whose parents were with them and showed great care, unlike her, who had no one to care about her.
"Mom, don't be nervous. I will definitely pass the exam."
Yan Runzhi was extremely confident. "I'm not nervous. I'm not taking an exam, so why would I be nervous? You will definitely pass."
After saying this, she realized that she was really nervous. It was really strange, she wasn't taking the exam, so why was she so nervous?
Jiang Lin strolled for a while, then went to read a book. Two hours later, she strolled in the yard again. After a while, Yan Runzhi came in from outside, carrying a rice basket covered with a bundle, which was steaming hot.
"Mom, where have you been?"
Yan Runzhi: "I'll make you something to eat. Reading and studying are so tiring. You need to eat something good to replenish your body." She put it on the dining table and opened the bundle. Inside were a few red date cakes and a bowl of goat's milk.
Jiang Lin was surprised and asked, "Where did the milk come from?"
Yan Runzhi said happily, "Last time I told Dongsheng to get some cow's milk or goat's milk to nourish you, and he remembered it. These two days, I heard that there are dairy sheep raised in Quan'ertou in the north, and he drove a tractor to buy one this morning. You have an exam now, and your brain must be tired every day. Drink some goat's milk to nourish your brain."
Jiang Lin didn't know whether goat milk could nourish the brain, but Yan Runzhi's efforts could nourish the heart, which made Jiang Lin feel warm. She said, "Mom, we don't have to go through so much trouble. You put enough thought into cooking every day, which is already very good."
The days are short in winter, and Yan Runzhi feeds her five meals a day, with a snack in the morning and a midnight snack at night. This time when Cheng Rushan came back, he hugged her at night and said that she had finally gained some weight. He used to ignore the weight on her body, always saying that she was too thin, but now he feels good to the touch, which means that she has gained some weight!
Jiang Lin poured out half of the goat milk, drank half a bowl herself, and gave the other half to Yan Runzhi.
Yan Runzhi smiled, "Bao'er mother, you drink it all, we drank over there. Wensheng, Dabao, Xiaobao, your father, Dongsheng and I all drank it."
Jiang Lin doesn’t believe it!
Yan Runzhi is the kind of person who would ask her children to eat up any good things, and if the children don’t eat them, she would save them for the next meal. Would she drink it?
I don’t believe it!
She insisted that Yan Runzhi drink it, and Yan Runzhi couldn't persuade her, so she had to drink the half bowl of goat milk.
After drinking, Jiang Lin said, "Mom, you guys can do whatever you need to do. You don't have to hang around me all day. I'm fine."
She felt that Yan Runzhi recently had the foresight of the eunuchs and palace maids mentioned in TV dramas – they seemed to be away, but as soon as the emperor needed them, they would immediately appear and get everything done.
Yan Runzhi: "Okay, okay." We were afraid of disturbing you, so we all avoided you and didn't surround you at all. She herself didn't realize that she was more nervous than Jiang Lin. She was embroidering and would check the time to see if it was time to cook. Was Baoer's mother hungry, thirsty, or...
The old lady Shang laughed at her, "Are you raising a three-month-old baby?"
Yan Runzhi was very proud, "Bao'er's mother is going to take the college entrance examination! If she passes, she will be a college student! My eldest brother told me at that time that college was so difficult to get into, but he couldn't get in. Every time he took an exam, my grandma, my mother and a group of people surrounded him to serve him, but he couldn't pass." In fact, she had no idea what going to school was like at that time. After all, she had never been to school. It was just her imagination.
When Jiang Lin was eating at noon, she realized that she was alone again. She wanted to talk to Cheng Rushan in the morning but couldn't find him. It was the same at noon.
Alas, she missed him after just a short while, and missed Dabao, Xiaobao and Wensheng.
Yan Runzhi sat aside, looked at her kindly and asked her to eat more.
Jiang Lin: "..." Why do I feel weird? She wasn't nervous before, but now she is? Yan Runzhi took such good care of her, if she fails the exam, she will be so disappointed.
"Mom, where are my dad and the others?"
Yan Runzhi: “They are eating over there.”
Jiang Lin: "..." Is it me who lost you, or you who lost me? Did the college entrance examination make me lonely?
She said, "Mom, don't be nervous. I will definitely pass the exam."
Yan Runzhi: "I'm not nervous, Baoer's mother will definitely pass the exam."
Jiang Lin: "Then ask them to come back for dinner. I want to see them. I miss them." She didn't go to the provincial capital to review because she couldn't bear to leave them.
Yan Runzhi was afraid that Dabao, Xiaobao and Wensheng would make noises and disturb her, "Bao'er's mother, you see, the exam will be in a few days, and children will always make noises."
Seeing her cautious look, Jiang Lin smiled and said, "I like you. I like you no matter what. I won't be happy if I can't see you."
Yan Runzhi thought to herself: Oh, I misunderstood. I was always afraid that the child would disturb Baoer's mother's studies.
Jiang Lin said she wanted to call them home for dinner, and Yan Runzhi said, "You sit here, I'll go." She went to call the whole family back.
On the way, Cheng Rushan said, "Mom, I said Linlin won't mind, don't be nervous."
Yan Runzhi: "I was just worried that Linlin would be tired from studying and would be upset when hearing people making noises."
Dabao and Xiaobao: "We won't disturb mom's study!"
Cheng Yunzhi smiled and said, "You look like a prime minister."
Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao immediately asked what a prime minister was.
Cheng Yunzhi explained, and then said: "A powerful prime minister can sideline the emperor and cover the sky with one hand."
Yan Runzhi: "Oh, now that you put it that way, I've become a traitor. I'm obviously Bao Longtu."
Wensheng: "Grandma is not a treacherous minister, she is the Queen Mother."
As soon as they entered the house, Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao, who had promised Yan Runzhi to be quiet, rushed in and shouted, "Mom, we're back!"
Yan Runzhi: "Listen, it's so noisy."
Cheng Rushan also walked in quickly.
Yan Runzhi whispered to Cheng Yunzhi: "If I am the empress dowager, then who is the emperor?"
Cheng Yunzhi held her hand and asked, "Do you even need to ask?"
Yan Runzhi chuckled: "So I got the upper hand from Baoer Niang. Oh, not bad." She then said to Cheng Yunzhi: "You are not allowed to listen to the radio at home these two days. Don't disturb Baoer Niang's studies."
Cheng Yunzhi: “…”
Seeing that they all came back, Jiang Lin joked, "If you don't come back, I suspect you are hiding to eat delicious food."
Xiaobao twisted in her arms, buried his face in the crook of her neck, and kept acting coquettishly, "Mom, I miss you so much. I feel like I haven't seen you in my whole life."
Wensheng already felt that the college entrance examination that his grandma mentioned was a bad thing and had taken his mother away and left them alone.
Dabao: "Mom, we won't disturb you from studying. I've made a test paper for you." He took out the test paper that he, Xiaobao, and Wensheng had worked on. The children followed the adults' example, watching Jiang Lin and the others make the test papers, and then made one themselves.
Jiang Lin was very happy. "Thank you, Teacher Dabao. I will do my best."
She asked Cheng Yunzhi if her cold had healed and asked him to take care of himself. "The room is cold in winter. Either light a stove or don't go there."
Cheng Yunzhi: "I haven't been there for a few days. I've been filling in for the kids at school these days."
The educated youth were all preparing for the exam and there was no one to teach grades one and two, so he substituted as a teacher.
The whole family was chatting and laughing, and Jiang Lin's nervousness disappeared. Hearing Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao talking and laughing, she felt particularly good.
After dinner, Jiang Lin played with them for a while, Cheng Yunzhi took the children to school, and Yan Runzhi went to the show shop. When she left, she winked at Cheng Rushan, asking him to go out too and not disturb Baoer Niang's study at home.
Cheng Rushan was about to leave, and Jiang Lin hooked her finger at him, "Dear Brother Shan."
Cheng Rushan: “…”
He smiled at Yan Runzhi, saying that he was not disturbing His Majesty's study, but His Majesty summoned him. Yan Runzhi hummed a little tune and left happily.
Jiang Lin looked at them in confusion, "What are you whispering about behind my back?"
Cheng Rushan: "Does Queen Lin want to be your husband?"
Jiang Lin laughed and jumped on his back, "Wrong, I want to ride a horse out of the palace for a tour."
Cheng Rushan said calmly, "I suggest you change your posture."
Jiang Lin bit his ear and said, "You want to seduce me and make me not attend court early in the morning. You vixen, I will punish you with the law."
So this afternoon Queen Lin did not read, but instead favored the Emperor's husband, and by the way let him understand what hegemony is!
Mr. Cheng realized that special exercises could relieve tension, so he worked diligently to relieve his wife's tension before the college entrance examination in the next few days until the eve of the college entrance examination.
A few days ago, in the women's prison area of the provincial capital prison.
In the visiting room, Meng Yiyi's face was distorted. She looked at Bian Haitao across from her angrily: "Don't you believe me yet?"
Bian Haitao took a look outside and the prison guard accepted his bribe and gave him more than ten minutes.
He raised his eyebrows slightly: "Don't get excited, I believe you. But you also know that things are not that easy to deal with. It's not difficult to get you out of prison, but it takes time. It's too late to take the college entrance examination."
Meng Yiyi suddenly realized that she was fooled by Bian Haitao. It wasn't that he couldn't get her out. She had been telling him about this since last year. How could he not have a way?
It was obvious that he did it on purpose. He was afraid that she would become powerful enough after taking the college entrance examination and he would not be able to control her, so he wanted to keep her in prison so that he could have better control over her.
She suddenly showed a heartbroken look and looked at Bian Haitao opposite her.
Bian Haitao tried his best to comfort her and make her believe that he was really trying his best, but it was not that easy.
Of course, this was a lie. After he was promoted last year, he had several ways to get Meng Yiyi out. After all, Meng Yiyi didn't commit any serious crime. She just spread rumors and cheated money. This was deliberately aggravated by someone to take advantage of loopholes and sentence her to a few more years. After she was transferred to the women's prison, he only needed to make some moves to get her out.
But he didn't do that.
Because he thought a lot, Meng Yiyi first pointed out some of the difficulties he faced and their solutions, and later told him some earth-shaking events.
She predicted all of this: the death of a senior leader, the arrest of a group of four, and the comeback of a certain leader.
He asked her how she knew that, and she used the excuse that she could suddenly dream about future events.
He doesn't believe it!
She wasn't telling him the truth at all.
So, when Meng Yiyi asked him to get her out, he played tricks, saying every time that it was very hard and difficult, and every time when he was about to succeed, someone would sabotage him.
This fall he successfully forced Meng Yiyi to say, "You have to get me out so I can take the college entrance exam, which is in December!"
Bian Haitao didn't get her out, but he worked hard to collect some study materials and books for her so that she could study and review in prison, and acted like he was very supportive of her and was determined to get her out.
Finally, on October 21, the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was announced on the radio and in newspapers. Bian Haitao was completely shocked. This also made him more suspicious of Meng Yiyi. What was going on with her?
He tested her from various angles and confirmed that she was indeed Meng Yiyi, without a doubt. But how could she suddenly be able to dream and foresee the future?
If she really has such ability, then whoever possesses her will also possess the future, right?
He immediately realized that she wanted to use him, and he could certainly use her.
She couldn't be too strong, otherwise he wouldn't be able to control her, she had to depend on him.
So they need to find a good way to cooperate.
She had taught him several things that benefited him greatly, allowing him to avoid some of the investigations within the army after the fall of the Four. Not only was he not implicated, but he was promoted and was valued by the new leader. He felt that she was doing this just to make him more capable of getting her out.
But he didn't want her to take the college entrance examination. If she knew the future, she would definitely go to a very good university and become a cadre after graduation, which would be like giving her wings. How could he control her?
So he couldn't let her take the college entrance examination.
So it has been delayed until now. He seems to care about her, but he is calm inside. It can be seen that she is very angry that she cannot take the college entrance examination. The more she cares and needs, the more it shows that he is right not to satisfy her.
Meng Yiyi was very angry when she heard Bian Haitao say that he failed to rescue someone again. But she soon realized the reality. She couldn't offend Bian Haitao. Even if she had a trump card, she couldn't show it to anyone. She couldn't do it if she didn't know him well. She didn't know his level and character. She couldn't do it if he was too strong. She couldn't control him. So after thinking about it, only Bian Haitao was suitable.
She couldn't turn against him, so she could only play the emotional card.
"Bian Haitao, if you get me out of here, I will tell you all my cards. From now on, we will be tied together, be honest with each other, and prosper together. Otherwise, I would rather die here than be controlled by others!"
After saying that, she rang the bell to indicate that the visiting hours were over and she wanted to go back.
Early in the morning on the 10th, Jiang Lin asked Shang Zonghui to drive a tractor to take the candidates from Yanghong Brigade who were taking the college entrance examination to the county examination center.
Cheng Rushan wanted to accompany Jiang Lin and checked her admission ticket, stationery, etc. for her, leaving nothing out.
Jiang Lin chuckled: "Dear Brother Shan, how do you feel about sending your wife to take the college entrance examination?"
Cheng Rushan's face was gentle, and he came close to her, but his voice was very light, "After the examination, the king will no longer hold court early in the morning."
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