The man Wen Ruan saw when she returned to school last time was Zhou Wen's husband. Originally, Zhou Wen had made a promise with her husband and daughter that she would go back during her vacation after leaving the brigade that she was sent to the countryside.
However, the holiday lasted a long time, and the two waited in vain for her. So the man went to Zhou Wen's home before she went to the countryside. Zhou Wen's parents felt ashamed because she married a local after going to the countryside, and they broke off relations with Zhou Wen. When her husband went to her home, they kicked him out.
But the man also received news that Zhou Wen hadn't returned home after going back to the city, so he came to the school to find her.
However, he was cruelly harmed by Zhou Wen, but there was really nothing he could do. In addition, his letter of introduction was about to expire, so he could not stay in the city for too long and had to return.
Later, somehow, the man learned that Zhou Wen had found a boyfriend in college. The boyfriend was Zhou Wei, a former educated youth who had been sent to their brigade during the Cultural Revolution. So, after discussing it with the brigade leader, he took Zhou Wei's wife and their children and went straight to Beijing, where they caused a scene at the school.
It is said that during that period, the incident caused a great deal of trouble and lasted for a long time. The two of them, along with their child, refused to step into the school gate and instead stood at the school entrance making a scene, which was clearly visible to students and passersby.
The school learned of the situation immediately and came to handle it.
Zhou Wei, Zhou Wen, and the parties involved were summoned to the office to understand the whole story and the situation.
What's infuriating is that neither Zhou Wei nor Zhou Wen admitted to being married in the countryside, nor did they acknowledge that the child was theirs. The man and woman who came to the door were furious upon hearing this, and reportedly a huge argument broke out in the office.
The noise of adults arguing and children crying could be clearly heard by passersby through the flimsy office door.
In this day and age, when two people get married, they rarely go to the civil affairs department to get a marriage certificate. Usually, they hold a few tables of banquet in the presence of the village head or a respected elder in the village, which signifies that their marital relationship is established. Very few people actually go to get a marriage certificate.
Some even announce their marriage in the village, skipping the banquet and simply spending the night together...
Zhou Wen and Zhou Wei seized this opportunity and began to vehemently deny everything they had done in the past...
Logically, the school shouldn't have much of a solution, since the two of them haven't done anything wrong from a legal standpoint and can only be condemned morally and ethically. However, the head of the Foreign Languages ​​Department, Li Wan, has a name that sounds very gentle, but her style of doing things is quite different from her name; she is very decisive and efficient.
Make a decision immediately, report it to the Women's Federation and the police station, and involve the school's security department in the investigation to find out the truth.
The truth is that everything the man and woman who came to the school to "cause trouble" said was true and accurate, and the children were all born when they went to the countryside.
In the end, Li Wan made the decision directly, reported it to the school leaders, and expelled Zhou Wen and Zhou Wei from the school.
In her words, "Our current education is about cultivating talent for the country, watering the roots of flowers, nurturing people's hearts and minds, and building moral character. Some people's roots are rotten, and it is difficult to reverse them through the transmission of knowledge. We are cultivating talents for the development of the country, who will be the pillars of various industries in the future. The students we cultivate should not only be capable of their positions, but also have the virtue to match their positions."
"I, Li Wan, cannot teach students like these!" Director Li Wan said to the school leaders when she submitted the report "Proposed Decision to Expel Zhou Wen and Zhou Wei from School".
A student happened to be passing by the door at the time and heard the noise from the office, which is how it came out.
When the news spread, it aroused public outrage. For the next few days, Zhou Wei and Zhou Wen were treated like rats in the street at school, with everyone pointing fingers and gossiping about them.
Ultimately, following the suggestions from all parties, the school expelled both students.
It's said that their affair triggered a chain reaction at the school, with several people revealing that they had married and had children in the countryside, abandoned their wives and children, and had new lovers. However, some department heads, perhaps not as assertive as Li Wan, generally chose to handle the situation quietly unless sufficient evidence was presented or the matter became too public.
Wen Ruan's feelings were very complicated; she hadn't expected so many changes to occur in just one year...
Zhou Wen dropped out of school. Wu Wenqian's relationship with the other roommates wasn't good because of what happened back then. Song Ge couldn't stand the strange atmosphere in the dormitory and moved out as soon as she entered her second year. Zhao Xiaoyan was busy with her tutoring job with Mu Min. Dong Ya also went home to live every day, and like Wen Ruan, she only went back to the dormitory to rest occasionally at noon. Wen Ruan, needless to say, had been interning outside since the end of her first year and then skipped a grade. They were just starting their second year, while she had already completed three years of courses, and their schedules didn't overlap at all.
As she walked toward the office of the department head, Lin Qingyou, she recalled the past year or so when the six of them in the dormitory would bicker and laugh together. Thinking about how they had all gone their separate ways, she felt a deep sense of desolation.
Today she came to school to collect her previous exam results. She knew they were all in order, but the most important thing was to determine her graduation thesis topic. Her thesis advisor happened to be Lin Qingyou.
The two quickly agreed on Wen Ruan's graduation thesis topic and informed her of the deadlines for completing various tasks. Wen Ruan thought that was the end of it and prepared to say goodbye and leave, but Lin Qingyou dropped a bombshell.
"The school currently has one spot available for a government-sponsored exchange program to the UK. After comprehensive evaluation, you are the most suitable candidate. Are you interested?"
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By the time Wen Ruan left the school, it was almost 6 p.m. Although the beginning of spring had passed, it was still getting dark very early, and the cold snap was quite severe. As soon as Wen Ruan stepped out of the school gate, a gust of cold air blew in her face, causing her to sneeze loudly and pull her coat tighter.
A gust of wind made her already somewhat muddled mind even more chaotic.
When Wen Ruan heard the news in the office, she found it hard to describe her feelings at the time.
Undoubtedly, Wen Ruan herself really wanted to go, but she knew that many things were not up to her to decide. She was married, which involved her entire family. She didn't know how to bring it up with Song Yan, whether he would support her as always, what her parents would say, and what her in-laws would think.
Wen Ruan felt extremely conflicted...
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