Aunt Li had prepared the meal early in the morning, and even specially made ginger soup for Wen Ruan and Song Ling. As soon as they entered the door, she quickly poured a bowl for them, afraid that they would catch a cold and it would affect their exams later.
Wen's mother and father were also there. Today was the big day of the college entrance examination, and they couldn't stay at home at all. They originally planned to go to the entrance of the examination hall together to wait.
However, Song Yan immediately sent the three parents back, saying that the weather was too cold and that if the three of them really waited outside the examination hall, Wen Ruan would definitely be worried and upset.
With no other option, they could only return to the compound and wait anxiously, but they couldn't sit still any longer, so they prepared lunch with Aunt Li.
When the two returned, they were very nervous and dared not ask how the two had done on the exam. They could only urge the two to eat quickly and then rest.
Concentrating on answering questions is really exhausting. Wen Ruan was already starving, and on top of that, she hadn't slept well the night before. Now she was both sleepy and hungry, wishing she could eat and sleep at the same time.
After finishing their meal, Wen Ruan went upstairs to rest, but Song Ling still looked tense and nervous.
She kept looking at the formulas for the afternoon's math exam and the question types that Wen Ruan had helped her summarize in the living room. Sometimes she would suddenly forget how to solve a certain problem and would ask Song Yan to help her solve it.
......
Wen Ruan passed the subsequent exams smoothly, especially the English exam, which was ridiculously easy, but considering the current social context, it was somewhat understandable.
Of all the exam subjects, politics definitely took up the most of her time and energy, but fortunately, it wasn't too difficult; she just had to memorize a few quotes and ideas.
After Wen Ruan finally capped her pen and checked her answer sheet several times, a clear and resonant voice came over the loudspeaker: "As of today, the National College Entrance Examination has officially ended!"
After the invigilators collected all the exam papers, bound and sealed them, and left under the escort of the young soldiers, the entire examination room erupted in chaos.
The candidates were filled with mixed emotions; some wept openly, while others embraced each other joyfully. At that moment, Wen Ruan rushed towards the entrance of the examination hall, knowing that Song Yan was waiting for her.
At this moment, she desperately wanted to see him...
Rushing to the door, she saw Song Yan waiting anxiously. Before he even saw her, Wen Ruan rushed over, her eyes filled with joyful smiles, tears streaming down her face.
Song Yan turned around and noticed Wen Ruan, his eyes already filled with a smile.
"Song Yan, I've finally finished my exams!" Wen Ruan hugged Song Yan's shoulders tightly.
Song Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and hugged her tightly without hesitation.
"Ruan Ruan, I wish you all your wishes come true..."
The entrance was filled with anxious parents waiting to accompany their children to the exam. Seeing such a good-looking young couple embracing, they couldn't help but take a second look.
Wen Ruan then realized that she had been too excited and forgotten that this was the 1970s. She became a little shy and buried her face in Song Yan's chest, not daring to come out.
She quietly reached out and patted Song Yan's arm, signaling him to quickly take her away.
Song Yan's eyes were full of smiles, and his gaze towards Wen Ruan was so tender it almost overflowed. Then he looked up and around, his face full of happiness: "My wife!"
Everyone understood and burst into good-natured laughter.
"The two of them are such a perfect match, they're both so good-looking."
"You've come to see your wife off to the college entrance exam. The young couple has such a good relationship."
......
A chorus of envious voices rose up.
Song Yan remained silent, but the pride and smile in his eyes were impossible to hide.
Before he could gloat for long, he felt a sharp pain in his waist. Song Yan's smile deepened. Tsk, the little cat is showing its claws.
"My wife is a little shy, so please stop teasing us. The test takers are coming out one after another now, so I wish them all the best."
The crowd then dispersed and resumed watching the gate, afraid of missing their own children.
"Alright, they're all gone." Song Yan ruffled Wen Ruan's hair and gently patted her head as a reminder.
"Hmph, shameless! Saying such things in public! Hurry up and go pick up Xiaoling." Wen Ruan raised her head, her cheeks flushed, and said embarrassedly.
Song Yan smiled helplessly: "Ruan Ruan, look back..."
Wen Ruan lifted her head from Song Yan's warm chest and looked back. She saw Song Ling glancing around, then at the two of them, then at the sky, looking quite uncomfortable...
Wen Ruan's cheeks flushed red, blood rushing to her face. She reached out and slapped Song Yan's arm, complaining, "Why didn't you remind me?"
"Come on, sister-in-law, you can take them home and hug them as much as you want," Song Ling said with a teasing smile.
Wen Ruan glared at Song Ling, making a gesture as if to hit her. Song Ling ran ahead with a grin, while Wen Ruan chased after her, playfully running home...
Song Yan carried Wen Ruan and Song Ling's belongings and followed behind them, his eyes full of smiles.
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The day after the college entrance examination, Song Ling wanted to go home, but Wen Ruan stopped her, thinking that she had been in the city for more than half a month and hadn't gone out much. She had been studying at home every day, and now that the college entrance examination was over, she should relax.
Besides, college application season is coming up soon, and we'll be going to the city then. So after discussing it with Song Ling, we decided to wait until after the application season to go home.
Song Yan called the brigade and said that they would stay at Wen Ruan's house for another week. After the college application was completed next week, Song Yan would ride his bicycle to take Song Ling back. He told Miao Cuihua and the other woman not to worry.
Song Ling's career aspirations were already somewhat determined before the college entrance examination. She wanted to be a teacher. Putting aside everything else, just in the brigade, being a teacher was definitely a popular and respected profession.
Although many teachers suffered persecution during the movement, the Chinese people still have a deep respect for intellectuals. You can see that the teachers in the production brigade do not need to work every day; they only need to teach in the classroom to earn work points.
Miao Cuihua and Uncle Song were very supportive of this, especially Uncle Song, who was a junior high school graduate. In his time, he was a rare intellectual, otherwise he would never have been able to become the squad leader. He knew the importance of knowledge.
Otherwise, given how difficult things were for the family back then, they still did everything they could to send their two children to high school, even selling everything they owned. Now that Song Ling finally has some ideas, naturally they are fully supportive.
After finishing their meal, Wen Ruan and Song Ling returned to the courtyard to rest. Song Ling was fine and recovered by the next morning.
But Wen Ruan went a bit overboard, sleeping for a whole day and night. She didn't wake up until the next evening, after Song Yan got off work, and only then did she feel somewhat recovered.
During dinner, Wen Ruan and Song Ling agreed to go out shopping starting tomorrow. Since it's almost the end of the year, many stores and department stores have stocked up on new products.
Wen Ruan has been busy preparing for exams every day for the past few months and hasn't had a chance to go out and explore properly.
After dinner, Wen Ruan organized her recent study materials and began to think about which universities she should apply to...
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