The front page of the newspaper had a few big words on it: China successfully launched ×× for the first time.
Cen Zhengnian's research was kept secret from everyone except his parents, because the research institute belonged to the unit his parents were in.
The rest of his relatives knew nothing, including the original owner.
But Chuxia knew, she had the memory in the book. So as soon as she saw the report, she knew that this was the result of the research of Cen Zhengnian's team.
Even an ordinary person would be excited when seeing the progress of the motherland, not to mention that the researcher was Chuxia's nominal husband. She was excited and admired.
Cen Zhengnian's contribution to the country was really the kind that could be written into textbooks.
She calmed down and began to read the report seriously.
The report only reported the scientific research results, without mentioning the names of the scientists, where the research was conducted, or which research institute.
Chuxia also understood why this was the case, as it all needed to be kept confidential. Today’s scientists conduct research in secret, and most of them will only be known to the public in later generations.
After reading it, she folded the newspaper and put it away.
She also kept the newspapers she had read before, putting them together in a pile, but Chuxia put this newspaper alone in a small wooden box.
Inside the wooden box were things that Chuxia thought would be useful in the future, such as stamps.
At this time, Chuxia also knew why Cen Zhengnian had not sent any letters. He was getting busier towards the end of the project, and it was estimated that he might not even be able to see her letters, let alone reply.
Fortunately, the focus of her life was not Cen Zhengnian, otherwise she would have been unable to bear not hearing from him for so long.
She put the newspaper away and forgot about it. Cen Huaian didn't even know that Chu Xia had read such a newspaper.
After all, it was confidential work. If she told Cen Huaian, she couldn't explain how she knew it.
"Mom, I'm going to do a good thing this week."
Cen Huaian said to Chu Xia as soon as she came back from school on Monday.
Chuxia put down the book in her hand and asked in confusion: "Why do we have to do it this week? Can't we do it next week? And good people and good deeds are not fixed. You meet others who need help, and you go to help. How do you know that someone will definitely need your help this week?"
Cen Huaian showed a knot on his face: "The teacher said so, let us do one thing."
Chuxia asked again: "Just let you do it? Did you write anything?"
Cen Huaian shook his head: "No."
Chuxia thought so too, the children in the preschool class only know a few words, and it is estimated that the teacher just assigned a task.
The students told the teacher when they finished, and the teacher had no way to tell whether you did it or not.
However, primary school students are more convinced of their teachers, listen to their teachers very much, and basically will not lie to their teachers.
"Why do you suddenly have to do good things?"
Preschoolers are so young that they can only do so much.
"The teacher said that we should be trained to be good students who have the 'Five Good Talks and Four Good Things' from a young age."
These were the teacher's original words, and Cen Huaian repeated them word for word.
Yes, the "Five Good Talks and Four Good Things" campaign is now being advocated nationwide, and the whole society is working hard to achieve the "Five Good Talks and Four Good Things". Textile factories even have slogans and are always working on it.
Students are the easiest group to change, and it is important to establish a correct outlook on life, the world and life, and cultivate good habits for them from a young age.
Therefore, it is normal for the "Five Good Talks and Four Good Things" campaign to be implemented as a priority by schools, and this is also what the country requires.
Chu Xia said, "Have you figured out how to do good deeds?"
Cen Huaian shook his head, "No. No one lost money on the road."
On his way back, he kept staring at the ground, but the ground was clean and there was not a single piece of paper. He didn't even pick up a penny.
He didn't see anyone fall down, and he didn't see anyone who needed help.
"Mom, are there any grandpas or grandmas living alone in our compound?"
"No. There are some on the street. Do you want to help them?"
Cen Huaian nodded and said, "I'll help them sweep the floor."
Chuxia pointed to the floor inside the house and said, "Then you should sweep our floor first, and then bring me water for washing my feet. This is filial piety to parents, and it is also in the 'Five Talks and Four Beauties'."
Cen Huaian's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up, picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor. Chuxia looked at him with a smile and continued to read.
Very good, the land at home can be handed over to his son in the future.
When washing feet in the evening, Cen Huaian didn't let Chuxia move, he wanted to pour water for her to wash her feet.
The water in the aluminum pot was added after the medicine was boiled. It was just warm and would not scald anyone, so Chuxia left it to Cen Huaian without any hesitation.
After pouring most of the water, Cen Huaian staggered towards Chuxia with the basin. Chuxia was worried that he would spill it.
Fortunately, he successfully brought it to Chuxia and put it on the ground.
"Mom, wash your feet."
Then Cen Huaian squatted down, put his hand in the basin, and prepared to wash Chuxia's feet himself.
Chuxia quickly grabbed his hand: "No need for the rest, I'll do it myself."
"No." Cen Huaian insisted on his own: "It doesn't count as washing feet if you don't wash them yourself."
Okay, Chuxia won't hold it anymore.
Cen Huaian was very serious when washing feet. He didn't say a word during the whole process, but he washed every part of the feet carefully. After washing, he took the towel to dry it, put it in the slippers and said.
"Okay."
From his expression, it didn't look like he was washing someone's feet, but rather like he was doing something particularly serious.
Even Chuxia couldn't help but sit up straighter.
After washing the feet, Cen Huaian poured out the water. Chuxia was thinking about how to praise him in her heart, and he ran over with his little red flower notebook.
"Mom, little red flowers! For sweeping the floor and washing feet."
Chu Xia: ...
But she still took the notebook, drew two little red flowers, counted them, and asked him with a smile: "I have saved 17 little red flowers. Do you want to exchange ten for something?"
Cen Huaian shook his head: "I don't have anything I want to exchange now."
Chu Xia was not forced, and when he wanted to change, he would naturally come to her.
The next day, Cen Huaian went to school and told the teacher that he helped his mother sweep the floor and wash her feet yesterday.
The teacher approved of his behavior very much and praised happily: "Very good, you are a good child of 'Five Talks and Four Beauties', and you should help others more in the future."
Raising his hand, he drew a check mark on the "Five Talks and Four Beauties" homework sheet.
Cen Huaian knew that his homework was completed, and he returned to his seat with peace of mind. He carefully took out Cen Zhengnian's copybook, compared it with the words on it, and wrote one by one.
He wrote every stroke very carefully. If he wrote badly, he would erase and rewrite it to ensure that every word was the same as on the copybook.
"An'an, An'an. Have you finished the 'Five Teachings and Four Beauties' homework that the teacher asked you to do?"
Chenchen was worried and didn't sleep well the whole night, but when he came to school this morning, he still didn't find anyone who needed his help.
As soon as he arrived in the classroom, he couldn't help but hurriedly ask Cen Huaian.
Cen Huaian frowned and looked at the words in front of him. They were written crookedly. He erased the words with an eraser and said, "Hmm."
When Chenchen heard that he had finished, his eyes lit up instantly. He quickly grabbed his arm and asked, "What good deeds did you do? An'an, An'an, tell me quickly, I really don't know what to do."
Cen Huaian was pulled by him, and the word was erased in an instant, and there were also some erased words on it, which needed to be rewritten.
His aura immediately turned cold, and he looked at Chenchen unkindly, pulled out his arm and said, "Don't pull me. I helped my mother sweep the floor and wash her feet yesterday. Don't talk to me anymore."
Cen Huaian's expression was too scary. Chenchen sensed the danger and moved to the side carefully. He knew that Cen Huaian was angry and didn't dare to talk to him anymore.
But the homework was really difficult. Chenchen lay on the table and thought for a while, then ran out of his seat to ask other classmates about good deeds they had done.
Children love to show off, they can't hide their words at all, and proudly tell their companions what good deeds they have done.
"Yesterday I watered the vegetables planted by Grandma Li."
"I helped an old man cross the road."
"I helped a child find his mother."
Chenchen learned a lot and was excited. He felt that he would be able to finish his homework today.
He was so excited that he wanted to find Cen Huaian to share the good news. He turned around and saw the characters that Cen Huaian was practicing. He stretched his head to look.
The more Chenchen looked, the more confused he became: What kind of characters are these? How come he doesn't recognize any of them?
Then he looked at An An. He wrote very seriously and beautifully. He wrote one character that was very difficult to write and looked very ugly.
Chenchen looked at Cen Huaian again, and little stars of admiration appeared in his eyes: An An is so amazing! He can write such a difficult character!
An An's image in Chenchen's heart has grown taller again.
Northwest Tiangong Base.
The project was a success, and Cen Zheng finally had some time for himself. He received a letter from Chu Xia.
In the letter, Chu Xia thanked him earnestly for his support. She was going to take the exam in two days, and the information and questions he sent were very timely and helped her a lot.
The exam was coming soon, and Chu Xia said that she was a little nervous, but she also believed that she would definitely pass the exam.
She also told him that he sent An An to elementary school.
I found that An An was too smart. He learned things much faster than other children. He could learn it after I explained it once. His favorite subject was mathematics, so I bought him a Sudoku book, which he liked very much. Now his favorite thing to do is to do this Sudoku book.
In addition, An An has been checking his calligraphy practice. He took your calligraphy copybook to school to practice, and his handwriting is getting better and better.
In the letter, Chuxia wrote a lot of interesting things about Cen Huaian, such as his chess playing, and how he and Bangzi had come up with some ideas to make money, such as selling ice cream at the school gate.
She didn't mention much about her own affairs except for the exams.
But then Chuxia said: I had a falling out with my family. They always want money and benefits from me, and never care about me and An An.
I hate their selfish and blood-sucking behavior, so I decided not to associate with them in the future. Don't mention them to me in the future. Even if you come back, don't contact them, let alone persuade me!
Seeing this, Cen Huaian frowned.
He didn't blame his wife. To make her say such cruel words, the Luo family must have done something excessive.
He was just feeling depressed. He didn't help Chuxia solve the problems she encountered, and he didn't even provide her with the most basic companionship.
He thought about it, picked up his pen and began to write a reply.
Cen Zhengnian didn't have much fun at the base, it was all work, and he couldn't write a single word.
So his replies were all about Chuxia, and An An was mentioned the most in the letter.
Of course, I also replied to some of Chuxia's words. I also believe that you can pass the exam and will be able to get into college in the future.
I don't know about your family's affairs, so I won't express any opinions. But I will definitely support your decision.
Near the end of the month, the issue of housing allocation finally had a result.
Chuxia didn't look at the list, and some busybodies had already told Chuxia.
"Chuxia, your family didn't get a house this time."
"Chuxia, is it because your eldest sister's in-laws didn't help? It's not often that you get a house. If you don't get one this time, I don't know when we'll get one."
No matter who asked, Chuxia would say, "I don't know about these things."
Everyone who should know about the distribution of houses in the Luo family knows. Because there are only a few empty houses, there are always a lot of people waiting in line because there are too many people waiting in line. If
you want a house, you have to go to the union and the leaders again and again, crying about how poor you are and how difficult it is to have too many children at home. It's not uncommon to even give gifts.
For a house, everyone is trying their best, so it's impossible to get a house quietly.
When the benefits of housing distribution came out, the Luo family also went to the team leader, the union, and the employee representative.
Because of the factory secretary's in-law, everyone thought that the Luo
family had a clear chance of getting a house, and many people were saying bad things behind their backs. Unexpectedly, the Luo family didn't get any houses. No one knew the reason, but it didn't stop the people who got houses from being happy, and it didn't stop some people from taking pleasure in their misfortune.
The Luo family was in chaos.
"Impossible, Mom, how come I'm not on the list of rooms to be allocated?" Brother Luo couldn't understand, Mom clearly said that the secretary had agreed.
Wang Yulan shook her head, frowned, and looked worried: "The secretary told me not to worry, how could he go back on his word."
She was upset and resentful in her heart: "We are relatives, how could he cheat us like this."
Brother Luo squatted there with his head down, holding his head and asked: "Mom, what should we do? What should we do if there is no house?"
The two children are getting older, and the younger brother is getting married. His partner has already made a request that the whole family cannot live together, and they must have a separate room. The younger sister has also grown up, and she can't always sleep with the younger brother with a curtain between them.
Originally, they had thought about how to live after the house was allocated, but now it's all in vain.
Wang Yulan stood up and said with a wronged look: "I will go to the secretary. He can't fool us like this. He clearly promised."
She couldn't go directly to the secretary's office. That would be a direct questioning, and if she didn't give the secretary face, the relationship would become strained. How would her family work in the factory in the future?
So Wang Yulan went to the secretary's home in the name of visiting her daughter.
The secretary and his wife were not at home. Only Luo Chuyu and her stupid husband were there.
When she saw Wang Yulan, Luo Chuyu was surprised and happy: "Mom, why are you here?"
"Alas." Wang Yulan frowned and sighed, with a cloud of worry on her face.
Luo Chuyu was indeed very anxious: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Tell me if you have anything to say."
"Our family didn't get any house. Are you sure your parents-in-law agreed to give us a house?"
Luo Chuyu was also stunned, with an unbelievable look on her face, and murmured: "My mother-in-law agreed. She said that as long as I take good care of Yongjie, she will help me with the things I want in my heart."
The two sighed together, thinking for a long time and still didn't know what the problem was, until Luo Chuyu's mother-in-law, Zhang Yanmei, came back.
Zhang Yanmei was not surprised to see Wang Yulan sitting in the living room. She didn't hide it, and her dislike for Wang Yulan was directly revealed on her face.
"Why did the in-laws come here at this time?" The tone was cold, without any welcome.