Chapter 121
Lu Qin put his hands in his pockets, saw his elder sister, and walked over with his long legs.
"sister!"
Lu Chunnong shrank her neck, and when she heard his voice, she raised her head, her eyes were confused for a moment, and she showed her red nose, "Hmm"
The brother and sister had the same mentality. They first looked at each other's expressions, and then their similar eyes looked at each other. They could tell how the other had performed in the exam at a glance.
Not knowing why his brother-in-law hadn't come out yet, Lu Qin took off the scarf from his neck without thinking and raised his hand to put it on her.
There was a bunch of people nearby, talking and answering each other. There were bursts of wailing, and the regret was obvious. Some of them had red faces.
The brother and sister turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.
"You surround it first. It was sunny in the morning and now it's windy. The wind in the county town in the evening is stronger than that in our brigade." Suppressing her refusal, Lu Qin pulled the towel around her neck twice and muttered a few words.
He's thicker-skinned than his sister. Hiss, but the wind is really cold.
Handsome men and beautiful women, beautiful people or things, are easy to be noticed.
When the examinees passed by, there were always three or two who turned back to look, especially because the two had similar eyes, which made people take a second look.
When Kong Yue came out, he saw the brother and sister whispering something. Lu Qin kept talking, which made Lu Chunnong laugh with her eyes curved.
He walked over in two or three steps and saw the extra scarf on her neck. He shifted his gaze to look at Lu Qin's neck.
Lu Qin brushed his hair twice and quickly retracted his hand. "Let's go, brother-in-law. I'm already hungry."
Lu Chunnong's eyes curved slightly, and he asked him in a low voice, "Going back?"
No one asked how the exam went today.
Kong Yue hummed a low nod, and walked in front to lead the way. After sending the brother and sister back to the hotel, he turned around and went out to buy food.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw Qin Mingzhi standing next to the bicycle with two lunch boxes in his hands.
"Kong Yue!" Qin Mingzhi shouted.
Kong Yue paused there, then walked over and nodded, "Brother Qin."
Qin Mingzhi patted his shoulder and said, "My sister-in-law made this. She was going to bring it to you when she picked up my niece at noon today, but she didn't see you at school, so she made another one."
His sister-in-law is Sun Juan. She had previously asked the three of them to live in Qin's house and just squeeze in, but Kong Yue had not agreed yet.
To be honest, he was quite shocked when Kong Yue was going to take the college entrance examination, but he also tried to persuade her. Kong Yue is currently on leave. He can go back to work after the exam.
Some things need no further explanation. Kong Yue took over and said, "Excuse me, please thank Sister Sun for me."
"What are you thanking me for? Oh, and there's also some braised pork in there that Lu Qin likes to eat. But you have an exam tomorrow, so don't tell him to eat too much."
He now remembers that Lu Qin loves to eat braised pork.
Kong Yue, "Hmm..."
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Go back and have a good rest. I'm leaving."
Kong Yue waited until he left before turning back to the hotel. He stood straight and his walking posture was different from others.
Lu Chunnong came back with two pots of hot water and called Lu Qin. The two of them were drinking hot water from enamel cups. When they heard the movement at the door, they looked over.
“You’re back so soon.”
Lu Qin lowered his eyes and squinted because of the white mist. He felt that this lunch box was a little familiar.
Kong Yue closed the door with his backhand and said, "I ran into Brother Qin just after I left the house. Sister Sun asked Brother Qin to deliver the lunch box."
Lu Qin understood. He took a sip of the hot water, and it instantly warmed his heart and stomach. He felt relaxed all over. "Aunt Sun is such a kind person."
I still think of them when my daughter is taking exams. The food in state-owned restaurants is delicious, but it doesn’t have the same feeling as home-cooked food.
Lu Chunnong offered the hot water in his hand to Kong Yue to warm his hands, but he refused. He was a grown man and was not afraid of the cold.
"The food is getting cold. Let's eat first. We'll visit again after the exam."
"Okay." Lu Qin had no objection.
I have to say that the Qin family’s food today is quite good.
There were two lunch boxes, the bucket-shaped lunch boxes were filled with chicken soup, the floating oil on the top had been removed, and there was real meat in the soup.
There was rice at the bottom of the other lunch box, and two plates piled on top, one of which was braised pork and the other was scrambled eggs with bamboo shoots.
Lu Qin didn't know what season the bamboo shoots were from, he just knew they tasted really good, and the stir-fried dish was still hot without any oily lumps on it.
Kong Yue combined the two stir-fried dishes into one plate, freeing up two lunch box lids and one plate for eating.
Sun Juan may have taken into consideration the appetite of two grown men. When there were still two bowls of rice at the bottom of the lunch box, Lu Qin finished his meal and stopped moving. He gave the rest to his brother-in-law.
Lu Chunnong put the lunch box away and prepared to take it home to wash it with wood ash, because a thick layer of oil quickly formed on the cold lunch box.
After eating and drinking, Lu Qin washed up casually and went to bed. The hotel was much quieter than yesterday. Lu Qin slept even better than when he was working in the factory.
The next day, I took physics and chemistry exams in the morning and Chinese in the afternoon.
Because I had two exams in the morning, the exam time was extended.
Chinese can be said to be the easiest of all subjects. The first question is a composition question, titled "An Unforgettable Day"; the second question is to form sentences based on words, but this question is simple and has the least points, only five points; the third question is to explain words, except for the first one which is a word, the next four are idioms, one of which is "意心叵志"; the last question is relatively difficult, which is to break up and punctuate the classical Chinese text and translate it.
After the exam, Lu Qin put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief. The exam was finally over.
He looked around and saw that most of the candidates were still busy writing.
Noticing a pair of eyes staring at him from the podium, Lu Qin raised his head and smiled at the invigilator.
The invigilator was now very sure that this student was not peeking at his classmates' answers, otherwise who would dare to do so openly.
But the invigilator wanted to confirm, so he glanced back. As a result, the good-looking boy smiled at him again, showing his beautiful white teeth.
Invigilator: "..." I haven't invigilated for many years, and now students are like this.
A bell that needed to be rung manually was hung in the center of No. 1 Middle School. They also purchased an extra bell. When the bell and the bell rang simultaneously, everyone was in a trance for a moment, feeling like they had a dream, a dream that was both short and long. Then their hearts began to beat faster. They had finally finished the exam.
When asked how Lu Qin felt after taking the test, he felt completely relaxed.
In order to avoid being stopped and questioned, he pulled the scarf over his face, lowered his head and hurried out.
It's no wonder that his decision was right, because behind him were three or two familiar classmates gathered together, "Have you seen classmate Lu? I want to compare answers with him."
"No, I didn't see it either. Maybe it hasn't come out yet?"
“How could it not come out?”
"Let's wait a little longer."
There was no other way. Being too famous also brought pressure. Lu Qin waited for a long time in a remote place at the gate before his sister and brother-in-law showed up.
Seeing that he was frowning and looked like he couldn't face anyone, Kong Yue understood and said, "I'll go to the hotel to pack my luggage first. You guys go to Uncle Lai Gen first."
Lu Chunnong took the paper bag from his hand and said, "There will be a lot of people there later, so I'll take Lu Qin there first."
Kong Yue nodded, sent a look to Lu Qin, urging him to take good care of her, and turned to leave. He walked quickly and disappeared from their sight in a few seconds.
Lu Qin and Lu Chunnong rushed to the place where the ox cart was parked, but the educated youth had not arrived yet.
"Uncle Lai Gen."
After staying in the classroom for two days, Lu Qin felt a sense of freshness when he saw the group of people after the exam.
"Hey! The exam is over."
"Well, Uncle Lai Gen, you've been waiting for a long time."
There was a blanket in the corner of the car. Zhou Laigen replied that he hadn't waited long, then reached in and pulled out a canned thermos. "It's warm here. You two can sit here."
Feeling his kindness, Lu Chunnong felt warm in his heart, "Thank you, uncle."
Zhou Laigen waved his hand and handed the can in his arms to Lu Qin. "You guys keep it. I filled it when I came here. It's still warm."
"Hey, thanks, uncle!"
The three of them sat together and chatted for a while. One after another, the educated youth came back. They looked okay, but a little tired. Seeing that Lu Qin was chatting, they didn't feel comfortable disturbing him and just endured it.
Kong Yue came back quickly with a lot of bags. Seeing the brother and sister huddled in the front and whispering with Zhou Laigeng, he walked over and sat down next to them.
Lu Qin knew it was his brother-in-law without turning around.
It was dark when the group rushed back to the group.
The educated youth finally couldn't help but greet him, "Student Lu, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow! Have a good rest today."
The three of them went home. When Lu Qin was almost at the door, he was not in a hurry but followed slowly behind.
The wind was blowing from behind their house. Lu Qin had a keen nose and sniffed it. "What did my aunt cook? It smells so good!"
The sound he made when sniffing was quite loud, and the couple looked back at the same time.
Lu Qin met their gaze with an expression as if asking what was wrong.
The weather was too cold and the door was closed tightly, so the people inside couldn't hear anything outside.
Lu Qin closed the door and quickly put his hands back in his pockets.
The only light on in the house was in the kitchen, shining through the crack in the door. Kong Yue and Lu Chunnong went back to their own room first.
Lu Qin thought about it and decided to go to the kitchen to warm himself by the fire. The weather was too cold.
Sun Laimei sat under the stove and Kong Dongdong sat next to her. The two of them watched over the roasted sweet potatoes hidden in the ash at the bottom of the pot.
Sweet potatoes are especially sweet in winter, mainly because they are left out for a while after being dug out, and their water content gradually decreases while their sugar content increases.
Ever since her good grandson went to school, Sun Laimei hadn't been with Kong Dongdong for a long time. So, when she heard that he wanted to eat sweet potatoes, she cooked the meal and started roasting them without saying a word.
"Be careful."
Sun Laimei picked up the sweet potato and put it on the ground.
Kong Dongdong quickly got off the stool and squatted on the ground, his hands resting on his knees, his eyes widening, "Grandma, your roasted sweet potatoes smell so good."
Sun Laimei squinted her eyes with a smile. But when Lu Qin came in, a gust of cold wind made her squint even more.
"What a nice smell! How come there's also the smell of roasted sweet potatoes?" Lu Qin sniffed carefully as he came in. He looked over and saw that there really was something there.
He didn’t dare eat sweet potatoes before the exam, but now he dares to eat anything.
Sun Laimei wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "I didn't hear any sound when you came back. Where are your sister and brother-in-law?"
"They're all back. They went next door."
Lu Qin was really hungry. He walked over, bent down, picked up the sweet potato, blew away the dust, and broke it in half, revealing the honey-orange flesh. He sighed from the bottom of his heart, "It smells so good."
Kong Dongdong squatted there, raised his head and looked at it eagerly, but did not say that it was the roasted sweet potato he had been waiting for for half a day.
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