“Su Zhiqing, your uncle is a university professor! How could you keep such an amazing person a secret? You should have told us sooner.”
"Auntie, back when the policies were unclear, if we spoke out, what if you criticized him and called him a 'stinking intellectual'?"
“Hey, we’ve never done anything like that in our village. Look at your grandfather and uncle here, have we ever criticized or denounced them?”
Even if there were criticism sessions, they were just for show, done in front of outsiders. "Aunt Li emphasized, patting her chest.
Su Tian smiled and looked at Aunt Li next to her, "Haha, Auntie, I know that the people in our village are kind and simple."
But if outsiders find out and say that our village is inactive and that we're so good to my uncle, which doesn't seem like someone sent down to the countryside, I'm afraid the village officials will be criticized.
Aunt Li nodded. "That's true. I can't guarantee the same for people from other villages. But the people in our village are completely controlled by the brigade leader and the village chief."
"That's why my grandfather asked my dad to help install the telephone."
"It's because he knows the people in our village are good, and he treats you with the same kindness, that he's repaying you."
"Your grandfather is a good man," Aunt Li couldn't help but praise, giving him a thumbs up.
"Aunt Li, is your son also in high school? Is he in his second year?"
"Yes, Su, what's wrong?" Aunt Li shrewdly pulled Su Tian away from those people and asked in a low voice.
Su Tian suppressed a laugh and said softly, "Tell him to study harder and review the material from the first year of high school. It will be useful later."
"You mean, take the college entrance exam?" Aunt Li asked curiously.
Su Tian nodded. "It's possible. It's always good to try your best. This is just my guess. I can't guarantee it."
They've all asked my uncle to go back to teach at the university, so they're definitely short of students. Where are they going to find university students? Do they need high school students to take the university entrance exams instead?
"Yes, oh my, Su Zhiqing, your analysis makes so much sense. People who have been to school are just different."
I'll go back and tell him to study harder. Thank you so much! I'll be going now.
Okay.
Su Tian smiled as she looked at the empty cowshed. When the brigade leader passed by the cowshed, he found Su Tian still standing there.
"Su Zhiqing, is there anything else?" The brigade leader walked up to her with a smile.
"No, I was just about to go back."
"Su, now that the cowshed is empty, can we put other miscellaneous things in it? Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any more people sent down to the countryside, right?"
Su Tian thought for a while, "It shouldn't be. The country needs talent to develop."
"That's good."
Those with sharp ears, and those whose families have someone in high school, all overheard Su Tian's conversation with Aunt Li.
They rushed home to urge their children to study hard.
After returning to the educated youth compound, Su Tian put away her luggage and rested until the afternoon.
He then took a high school Chinese textbook, sat down at the door of the room, and read the book while eating snacks.
She did it on purpose, deliberately reading so that they would all know she was working hard and never slacking off in her studies.
This is the only way she can influence them to strive for their goals by going to university, instead of doing farm work every day.
Not long after, Sun Xiaolan saw Su Tian reading a book and couldn't help but come over and ask, "Su Tian, what are you reading?"
"Here, your Chinese textbook." Su Tian patted the book.
"You also graduated from high school?" Sun Xiaolan asked.
"Yes, now that you mention it, you are too?"
Sun Xiaolan nodded, "Yes, then I'll read some books too. I brought mine with me."
"Look, watching more is good for you," Su Tian suggested.
So, Sun Xiaolan joined the group of people reading books.
The other people in the educated youth compound just assumed that the two of them would only be interested for a day or two.
Who knew that for the next month, Su Tian would spend all her time after class reading books, all of which were high school Chinese and math textbooks.
Even after Sun Xiaolan finished work, she would sit next to Su Tian and watch it together, without missing a single episode.
After a month of observation, Xu's mother also vaguely sensed that big changes were coming.
She always felt that Su, the educated youth, was extraordinary; he had his own unique way of dealing with people and things, and he was very wise.
One weekend, Xu Wen took an oxcart back home because he was on holiday.
When he returned to the educated youth compound, his mother pulled him into her room. "Son," she said, "I have something to tell you. Try to read more high school books in your spare time. Things might be about to change drastically."
"Mom, where did you get this information from?" Xu Wen asked his mother in surprise.
"You didn't notice it when you weren't at the educated youth compound, but it was your Su educated youth and Sun educated youth."
Every day after class or work, the two of them would go outside to study their high school books, without missing a single day.
Sometimes I watch it for a while at noon, sometimes for a while in the afternoon.
Xu Wen thought for a moment, then asked, "Mom, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"No, I've been observing them for a long time, and they've openly admitted that they're reading high school books."
There's something else, did you know that the man in the cowshed was her uncle?
Xu Wen nodded. "I know."
"Her uncle has been taken back by government officials; he's said to be a professor at some university."
Why would a university professor take him back? Of course, to teach, you know? Son.
Xu Wen was a thoughtful, intelligent, and perceptive person. After hearing his mother's analysis, his mind immediately became clear.
"Mom, don't worry, I understand, I will try my best," Xu Wen assured her.
"Oh, great! Son, come quick, dinner's ready."
"You can only come back once a month, you must be tired." Xu's mother served him rice and placed it in front of him.
"Mom, it's not hard work. I've learned a lot, and I'm eating and sleeping well."
I really have to thank Su's boyfriend; without him, I wouldn't be where I am today.
"Okay, I know." Xu's mother looked at Xu Wen with a smile.
Thus, under Su Tian's influence, a learning atmosphere gradually emerged in the educated youth compound, and she single-handedly boosted the learning atmosphere of the entire compound.
Parents in the village with children in high school are now urging their kids to work even harder, telling them to take Su Tian as a role model.
Su Tian comes from such a good family, yet she still studies hard. What reason do you, a child from a rural area, have not to work hard?
Therefore, the entire Songjia Village seemed to be enveloped in a positive and uplifting atmosphere.
Everyone hopes that their efforts will pay off and that major policies will change.
"Su Tian, I'm here." Ma Chunling rushed over with her precious daughter.
"Oh, Xue'er, be a good girl, sit here and play. Mommy and Aunt Su will read for a while."
"Here, Xue'er, these are mung bean snacks, take them and eat." Su Tian picked up a plate and placed it in front of the little girl.
"Thank you, Auntie," the little girl said in her childish voice.
"Haha, you're welcome."
"Su Tian, when are you getting married? You should have a baby of your own too."
As Ma Chunling spoke, her eyes remained fixed on the book.
"I'm not in a hurry. Where's the baby's father? Isn't he going to check?"
"Yes, he is reading. He's reading at home. I can't concentrate on reading when I'm with him, but I can concentrate when I'm with you."
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