Shen Qingyun accompanied Dabao and Erniu to take the college entrance examination.
This is also a rare opportunity for him, as a father, to take his children out alone in all these years.
Yin Xiaoman did not follow.
Firstly, the two elderly people are old, and Zhihua and Shiyan are still young, so someone needs to take care of them at home.
Another thing is that compared to men, Yin Xiaoman is completely unfamiliar with the capital.
With Shen Qingyun accompanying me, at least things like accommodation and finding a test site are a little more reassuring.
Having said that, the journey and the exam took several people five or six days. Yin Xiaoman was a little absent-minded in everything he did, and it felt like his heart was gone with the journey.
Although she kept talking about wanting to keep Erniu for another year or two when the two children were at home, when the children really went to take the exam, she was afraid that her daughter would be nervous and would not do well.
They are also worried that men cannot take good care of their meals and sleep, which makes them feel very uneasy.
In the end, Mr. Hua couldn't stand it anymore and started ordering different dishes every day, just to give her less time to think about things.
After waiting for a long time, those people finally came back.
As soon as the three of them entered the room, without waiting for the adults who had been worried about them to speak, Zhihua ran over first and threw herself into her sister's arms, and asked nervously, "Sister, how did you do in the exam?"
Zhihua is now over seven years old and will be eight soon. He skipped a grade and entered Jincheng No. 1 Primary School and is now in the fourth grade.
Although he is young, he is very strong. Even when standing in front of a group of ten-year-old children, his head is no shorter than others.
This charge directly pushed Erniu back several steps. If Shen Qingyun hadn't helped them, the brother and sister would have probably fallen down the stairs.
Erniu screamed and reached out to slap her brother on the back. Then he acted fiercely: "What are you doing, Zhihua? You knocked me down, let me see if I can punish you!"
When she heard this, Hua shrank her neck, glanced at Dabao standing next to her, and said a little aggrievedly: "I'm asking this for mom. During the few days you were gone, mom didn't even have the energy to cook."
After saying that, he did not forget to ask Yin Xiaoman to testify for him: "Mom, is that right? Am I right?"
Yin Xiaoman was too lazy to pay attention to this silly son.
But no one cares if she ignores me!
Ning Gong immediately waved to Zhihua: "Come here, come to grandpa."
Then he took out a piece of peanut cake from his pocket, which Yin Xiaoman had specially made for the two elderly people to eat as an occasional snack, and handed it to Zhihua.
"Just sit here and eat, don't go over there and make others dislike you." This sentence made everyone in the room laugh.
Zhihua is the most nervous kid in the family.
He is kind to everyone from the bottom of his heart, but he just doesn't use his brain when doing anything.
He speaks directly and does everything without any beating around the bush. He says whatever comes to his mind. Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of what other people think.
This kind of personality makes it easy to go wrong.
Even though everyone knows that he has good intentions, it's still easy to get angry when they see him making small mistakes every now and then.
So from childhood to adulthood, he was the one in the family who was most likely to be scolded and beaten the most.
But no one would have thought that such a child had a natural sensitivity to mathematics.
When he first started learning, Yin Xiaoman was afraid that he would not be able to learn to count. But he seemed to be the second Chen Mingli. As soon as he came into contact with numbers, he brought great surprises to people.
So she quickly caught Ning Gong's eye.
Before, Master Hua accepted Mingli as his disciple. Although none of them said it explicitly, everyone could see that he regarded Mingli as his last disciple. The teaching is so meticulous.
Even after leaving Zhongshan Island, he still sent information to the island over the years and kept an eye on the child's learning progress.
If it weren't for the lack of information on the island and the failure to register in time, Mingli should have taken the college entrance examination with Erniu this year.
But even if it's delayed for a year, the girl will definitely be able to pass the exam next year.
No one will question this at all.
Ning Gong is also very knowledgeable. It would be a lie for him to say that he is not envious of Master Hua for having such a disciple.
But he didn't expect that his little disciple would grow up right under his nose.
In the past, in everyone’s perception, Zhihua was just a loach. Apart from being a good swimmer, he didn’t have any other outstanding qualities.
But one day when Ning Gong was helping Dabao with his high school homework, Zhihua, who was tracing the red characters on the side, suddenly blurted out the answer, and Ning Gong's eyes lit up!
After conducting a comprehensive assessment of the child, Ning Gong's liking and preference for Zhihua, that is...
In Yin Xiaoman's words, it was just too shameful to watch.
The old man really wanted to tie the kid to his belt and take him wherever he went. As long as you are willing to learn and are obedient, you can buy whatever you want and eat whatever you want.
But the boy was originally a simpleton, and he became extremely happy when he was given a stutter.
Just like this peanut cake - even though he seems to be eating it happily now, Mr. Ning will probably have to give him a few more pages of homework tonight!
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Yin Xiaoman's face.
As soon as the three people in her family entered the house, the uneasiness that had been lingering in her heart disappeared.
Although I didn't have time to ask, I could tell from their expressions that both children must have done well in the exam.
Otherwise, the corners of a man's mouth wouldn't be stretched almost to his ears.
This is... knowing the results in advance?
She couldn't help but think to herself.
But he immediately changed his mind.
How is that possible? The exam just ended, how can the results be out so quickly?
At this time, Mr. Hua had already called Dabao over to ask him questions.
"Did you get the answer right? How do you feel?"
Only then did Yin Xiaoman realize that there is such a thing as checking answers after the exam!
“By the way, I did well in the exam, so I should be able to pass.” Dabao replied with a smile.
"Okay, okay!" Mr. Hua's face was so happy that there were many more wrinkles than usual.
He turned his head to Erniu again: "How about our little girl? How did she do in the exam?"
This is Mr. Hua's nickname for Erniu. Sometimes when he hears Yin Xiaoman and Shen Qingyun calling her "daughter", he will join in the fun.
"I can pass the exam, too!" Erniu answered with certainty and confidence.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely be able to leave this year, and next year I will be a glorious military doctor!"
The little girl's words made Yin Xiaoman feel uncomfortable for a moment.
But looking at the child's cheerful face, she could only keep all her worries and concerns in her heart.
She still remembered the surprise Erniu showed when she heard that she could be admitted to the Military Medical University. The child made the decision almost without any hesitation, even more decisively than Dabao.
As a mother, she didn't even have the chance to express any of her worries.
But after so many days of self-adjustment, she has now figured it out. Let your child do whatever she wants to do as long as it's not a bad thing.
Anyway, with her and the man backing them up, they just need to move forward according to their own ideas.
While eating, Yin Xiaoman started to put food into the two children's bowls, thinking that they had been away from home for so many days and didn't know what the food was like.
As she put another piece of braised pork into Dabao's bowl, Shen Qingyun sighed helplessly.
"It's as if I've tortured them. Ask them if they've suffered. I'm afraid they've eaten better these days than at home!"
Yin Xiaoman was incredulous: "Stop talking nonsense, it's impossible!"
It’s not that she doesn’t believe that men will buy delicious food for their children, but she has lived in the city for so long now and has seen some of the world.
Let alone anything else, the food cooked in those state-owned restaurants...can't compare to what she cooks casually!
"Really, Mom, we had a great meal." Dabao put the braised pork into his mouth and didn't say with a smile until he swallowed it.
"Well, mother, we haven't had time to talk yet, we ran into my uncle in the capital!"
"Did you meet your uncle? Did you go back home to visit him?" Yin Xiaoman was a little surprised.
She has been in contact with Zhou Tiancheng over the years, and has also exchanged letters with Lu Li several times. Yin Xiaoman knew that they were demobilized and returned home, and she had always said that she wanted to visit the capital.
Not only did she want to see Zhou Tiancheng's small family, she also wanted to see her uncle, Zhou Tiancheng's father.
But she had just returned from the island and had a privacy clearance period. There's nothing wrong with living in the barracks or just wandering around. But if I leave home and go to the capital, it would be a bit troublesome.
You have to write reports and explanations, and get approval from a bunch of leaders.
In addition, although she and Zhou Tiancheng had recognized each other privately, no one knew about it openly.
This requires explaining their relationship.
Based on various considerations, everyone discussed it and decided to wait until their family's confidentiality period was over before visiting Beijing together.
So, when Yin Xiaoman heard that they actually met Zhou Tiancheng when they went to the capital this time, how could he not be surprised?
"No." Shen Qingyun took over the conversation.
"Their uncle took Jingying to the military hospital to watch the fun, saying that he wanted her to feel the atmosphere of the college entrance examination in advance. As a result, I happened to see her there. Jingying is also in high school this year, and will take the college entrance examination next year."
Jingying is the eldest daughter of Zhou Tiancheng and Lu Li, and is one year older than Erniu.
"Then my uncle insisted on taking us to live with him. My dad said he had already arranged a guesthouse for us and that it was close to the school and convenient for commuting, so my uncle didn't say anything. Then my uncle and aunt sent us meals for several days in a row, until we finished the exams." Erniu added.
"Then didn't you go to see your great uncle?" Yin Xiaoman became more and more uneasy as he listened.
After all, the two children are still young. When they went to the capital, they did not visit their cousin first, but instead made their cousin's family busy for a few days.
There's no way to put it this way!
"We originally wanted to go. Later, my uncle said that grandpa had gone to my aunt's house and might not be back until after the Chinese New Year. Then we made an appointment with him that after the Chinese New Year, our family would go to see grandpa and them together." Erniu continued.
The aunt she mentioned was Zhou Tiancheng's sister, who married and moved to another place.
She had read in Lu Li's letter some time ago that she had suffered a difficult labor when giving birth to her youngest son and was not in good health now.
In the letter, Lu Li also said that she was planning to go over there herself to take care of her sister-in-law during the long confinement period.
But now it seems that the old man was worried and went to serve his daughter personally.
After dinner, Yin Xiaoman sent the two children upstairs early and asked them to take a bath and go to bed.
Even if the two of them kept saying that it wasn't hard and that they didn't suffer, how could they not be tired after taking such a big exam?
Just talking about the level of tension, Yin Xiaoman felt that he could imagine it even without seeing it with his own eyes.
She and Shen Qingyun also returned to their room early.
Shen Qingyun sat on the bed, reading the documents he had not had time to read in the past few days under the light of the desk lamp. Yin Xiaoman lay down beside him.
"Da Mi has finished his exams, I wonder how he did?"
"It should be possible. The boy knows what he is doing. Brother Lu said he is working very hard." Shen Qingyun answered while looking at the documents.
The Guard Regiment is too far away from the capital, and it is impossible to let the soldiers come here to take the exam.
Fortunately, there are many soldiers applying for the military academy this year, so an examination center has been set up there, right in Ningcheng. So the rice didn't come back.
Hearing him say this, Yin Xiaoman frowned again: "You said, Da Mi will have to go to school for at least another three years. How can we get him a wife?"
Shen Qingyun put down the documents in his hand, turned around and stared at his wife for a long time.
Seeing her unfaithful look of worry, he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Do you really think of yourself as his mother?"
Yin Xiaoman was so angry that her eyebrows jumped. She twisted the man's arm without any hesitation and glared with her eyes wide open.
"You are talking nonsense again! Am I not worried about him? That boy doesn't care about it, and you and Brother Lu don't care about it. If I don't worry about him, will he be a bachelor for the rest of his life? Do you remember how old he is? He is already 25! He can go to school for another three years, and when he returns to the army, the children of his classmates will be old enough to help with cooking!"
The more she talked, the more worried she became. She felt like her hair might turn a few white because of this boy's anger.
Seeing that his wife was really angry, Shen Qingyun didn't dare to make trouble with her anymore. He reached out and held Yin Xiaoman in his arms, and sighed deeply.
"Xiao Man, after all these years, I really owe you a thank you. Although we are husband and wife, it may seem a bit strange to say this, but I know from the bottom of my heart that I, Shen Qingyun, will never be able to repay you in my lifetime.
Not only me, but also these children. You have given so much for us and this family over the years. ”
Hearing the man say this, Yin Xiaoman pursed her lips and felt a sour sensation in her nose.
"Why are you saying all this? There's no need to say thank you or no thank you. We are all family. This is what I want."
Shen Qingyun hugged his wife tighter, turned around and kissed her forehead gently, then continued: "When they were young, you worried about them more, because you cared about them.
But now they are all grown up. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. They are all adults now, and they should be allowed to make their own decisions about their future paths.
From now on, you should pay more attention to yourself. Eat whatever you want and go wherever you want. If you are willing, you can live in my eldest brother-in-law's house in Beijing for a while, or just chat and laugh with the two elders every day.
You have been worrying about your children for so many years, it's time to let go. From now on we will live our own little lives.
When Zhihua and Shiyan grow up, let them go and we won’t serve them anymore.
By then, our country will definitely become better and better.
In a few years I will change my career, and then we will do nothing but travel around. I will take you with me and we will travel around our beautiful motherland.
Who cares how those little brats live.
You have worked hard for them for so many years and raised them all. You should have accomplished your mission well. From now on, we will live on our own and not take them with us anywhere.
You see, the world is getting better day by day. We can even take the college entrance examination. Maybe one day we can go abroad. When the time comes, I will take Mr. Hua and Mr. Ning to revisit the places they have been to, and we will also try the butter bread they always mentioned..."
The man's voice was gentle and warm. Lying in his arms, listening to him enjoying the future, Yin Xiaoman unconsciously brought a happy smile to her face.
Even though he kept calling her a little brat, she glared at him several times in dissatisfaction.
But when I imagined those beautiful prospects, a look of longing still appeared in my eyes.
Yin Xiaoman believes that that day will definitely come.
Everyone will have a better and better life in the days ahead.
She is looking forward to it.
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