Chapter 57
Because this was the first college entrance examination after a hiatus of eleven years, there was no reference standard for the school's admission score, and candidates had already filled out their applications before the exam, so the only thing they could do after the exam was to wait anxiously.
Waiting for the admission notice proves that you have passed the exam; not waiting for the admission notice means that you have not passed the exam.
In addition, Lu Che was still worried about his background. Although he passed the application, no one could say whether this issue would be pursued during admission.
When Jiang Li mocked him, he fought back, but only verbally. Otherwise, he would not have left after provoking him, because he was worried that he would be asked to do something if he failed the exam.
Boss Lu is very cunning. It was Jiang Li who proposed the bet, so why should he join in? Only a fool would make a promise. There is no benefit in this matter.
As for Jiang Yao, she also had some concerns. She felt that she had done well in the exam, but she was afraid that her score was too good and she would be transferred to other majors, because this year's college entrance examination was not entirely based on the wishes of the candidates, but was allocated to schools and majors according to national needs, giving priority to allocating good students to the industries that were most needed by the four modernizations.
The law major she applied for was not a popular subject these days, but the mechanics major that Lu Che chose was very popular. If the couple both studied this major in the future, the picture would be "too beautiful" to think about.
As the twelfth lunar month approaches, the weather is getting colder. Even though she has been in the capital for two years, the old lady is still not used to the northern winter. It is so cold that she stays indoors all the time.
As for Changchang and Xiaolu, perhaps children are particularly easy to accept new things. Not only are they not afraid of the cold, they also like winter very much because they can play in the snow.
It was a rare day off for Lu Che, and the two little guys were clamoring to go outside to play snowballs. Lu Che couldn't stand their nagging, so he took them out and brought Jiang Yao along.
Jiang Yao was reluctant to go because it was too cold, but someone said, "Your physical condition is too poor. You always complain of being tired. Go exercise."
"..." How could she not know what he was pointing out about her poor physical condition? But she couldn't be blamed for this. He had been busy preparing for the exams in the past few months, cultivating his mind and character and being strict with himself. She almost thought he was getting used to it, but who knew that as soon as the college entrance examination was over, he seemed to want to make up for the loss before, and he was working hard every few days. Who could stand it?
"Mom, you're going too!" Xiaolu pulled Jiang Yao's hand and shook it, "Let's form teams to play snowball fights. You and your brother will be on one team, and I'll be on another team with my dad."
This guy is really smart. He immediately pulled Lu Che, the C-position player, to his camp.
"Okay." Jiang Yao agreed, thinking that she didn't believe Lu Che would dare to throw a snowball at her.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the open space in the park and the two sides started fighting, Lu Che only dared to aim his snowball at Chang Chang, and Jiang Yao liked to pull Chang Chang to her side, so he didn't dare to aim.
The enemy was polite to her, but Jiang Yao was rude to the enemy.
The little deer looked at himself and his father being beaten to a pulp, and said angrily, "Dad, I don't want to be in the same group with you anymore. You go be in the same group with mom."
"..." Lu Che knew he was in the wrong, and was about to walk to the other side in shame when he heard someone shouting, "Lu Che, Jiang Yao, go home quickly, the postman is here to deliver the admission letter."
Lu Che and Jiang Yao turned their heads when they heard the noise, and saw the neighbor aunt walking towards them and shouting. They ran over and heard the aunt panting and saying, "Hurry... Go back, the postman... is waiting... Your grandma can't walk fast, so I came to inform you."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Lu Che and Jiang Yao were delighted. He pulled her and ran towards home, but he was pulled back by Jiang Yao after just two steps. "You are so happy that you don't want the child anymore."
"..." Lu Che scratched his hair awkwardly, turned around and said to the two children, "Changchang, pull up the deer, let's go back."
When they got home, the postman was standing outside the door and the old lady was standing opposite him.
She felt embarrassed to keep people waiting, so she took out the New Year snacks that Jiang Yao made yesterday to treat the postman. It was not polite to eat other people's food, but the postman saw that the old lady was so happy, so he took a piece to try.
When he saw the recipient coming back, he stuffed the letter into his mouth, then turned out the two letters and asked, "Are you Lu Che and Jiang Yao?"
"Yes." Lu Che and Jiang Yao both nodded. The postman asked them to sign for the mail and said, "Sign first and then receive it. These letters I am delivering are all college admission letters and must be delivered to the recipients."
"Okay." Lu Che took the notebook, signed his name with Jiang Yao, thanked the postman several times, and sent him away.
When they returned to the house, the old lady couldn't wait to let them open the letter.
Jiang Yao smiled at Lu Che and said, "How about we exchange them?"
"Okay." Lu Che handed over his letter and took her letter.
It contained a heavy result that could even change their fate, so the two of them were very careful when they tore open the seal. The old lady and the two children were so nervous that they held their breath.
Admission letters these days are very simple, a thin piece of white paper carrying a lot of information. Lu Che was the first to open the white paper in his hand, and Jiang Yao stared at him and asked, "Where did I get into?"
Lu Che glanced at the paper and announced seriously, "Capital University Law School."
"That's great... That's great..."
The old lady clasped her hands together happily and muttered something to the sky. Chang Chang and Xiao Lu hugged Jiang Yao excitedly. After a while, they remembered that they had not seen Lu Che's admission results yet, so they urged Jiang Yao again, "Hurry up and see where Daddy got the exam."
Jiang Yao took out the letter and opened it. The admission result appeared in front of her. She looked up at Lu Che and saw that he looked nervous, so she teased him, "What will you do if you fail to get into Capital University?"
Lu Che's face sank, and he said, "I'll go to wherever I'm admitted to. Just don't look down on my school as it's not as good as yours."
"Dad, you are such a fool. Mom was just teasing you. You were also admitted to Capital University, but in the Department of Mechanical Engineering." Changchang knew a lot of words, so he understood the contents of the notice at a glance.
"Really?" Lu Che showed joy on his face and reached out to Jiang Yao for the notice. The piece of paper was too thin and too important, so he really didn't dare to snatch it.
Jiang Yao handed her the notice. He read it over and over again, word by word. When he was sure that he had read it correctly, he couldn't help but look up and smile, "Wife, I succeeded. We can go to college together."
As he spoke, he pushed away the two little guys surrounding Jiang Yao, stretched out his hands and pulled Jiang Yao into his arms, "Wife, that's great, I passed the exam, we all passed the exam." He completely ignored the elderly and children surrounding him.
The news that Jiang Yao and Lu Che were both admitted to Capital University quickly spread among the neighbors, and everyone came to congratulate them. The old lady was smiling from ear to ear and hurriedly took out snacks and candies to entertain them.
After seeing off wave after wave of neighbors who came to congratulate them, their family also wanted to celebrate properly. They had to have a sumptuous meal tonight and invited Mr. Yue to come over.
Since Mr. Yue was not in charge of admissions, and the confidentiality of this year's admissions was kept particularly strict, Mr. Yue had not been able to get any information before. Now that he heard that Lu Che had been admitted successfully, he was even happier than when his own son was admitted to university.
In the evening, the main hall of the Lu family was filled with joy. Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting. Although there were not many people, it was very lively.
Among them, Lu Che and Yue Lao were the happiest. One of them was a 28-year-old man who graduated from elementary school and made a comeback to be admitted to university, and the other was his favorite apprentice who finally became his most proud student.
The two of them drank until ten o'clock in the evening. Yue Lao was a little drunk. In addition, it was cold and it was night, so Lu Che insisted on sending him back.
When he returned home and opened the door, Jiang Yao was still awake and was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book.
"Have you taken a shower? Why haven't you slept yet?" Lu Che asked.
Jiang Yao raised her eyes to look at him, blinked her eyes, and said softly, "How can I sleep when you haven't come back yet?"
"...Wife, you..."
His wife was secretly seducing him, and if Lu Che couldn't see it, he would no longer be in front of her. He walked quickly to the closet, took out a pair of shorts from it, and walked out.
Jiang Yao saw him and quickly stopped him: "It's so cold, you should bring an extra piece of clothing with you."
"No, I'm so hot right now. I'll have to take it off anyway, so don't bother."
Lu Che left without looking back.
Jiang Yao was vaguely worried that she had used too much force. If he went crazy tonight, wouldn't she be the one who suffered?
She felt that she was a little too impulsive. Why did she come up with such a bad idea when she was celebrating? It was all his fault. He didn't have any hobbies or interests. She racked her brains and thought that this was what he liked the most.
That night, Jiang Yao didn't remember when she fell asleep. It seemed like she fell asleep and was woken up again. Before she closed her eyes for the last time, she seemed to hear the sound of a rooster crowing.
The next day, when Jiang Yao woke up, her body ached whenever she moved. She glanced at the watch on the bedside table. It was already half past ten.
At this time, Lu Che had already gone out, and Xiaolu and Changchang must have gone out to play with the neighbor's children, leaving the old lady alone at home.
She still wanted to sleep, but when she thought that someone would not eat well if she didn't deliver the meal, she resigned herself to her fate and got up.
She must have owed him in her previous life, otherwise why is she so tired in this life? That's not right, she didn't even know him in her previous life.
The old lady didn't say anything when she saw that she just got up. For some things, the elderly are experienced and understand everything. She just said to her, "I'll bring you breakfast and cook for you to bring to Lu Che."
"Grandma, that's okay. I'll go directly to the kitchen to eat and then cook." Jiang Yao said hurriedly.
"Just take a break if you're tired. It's okay."
The old lady was so considerate that Jiang Yao felt even more ashamed. She immediately walked quickly to the kitchen and said, "It's okay. I can do it."
But my legs are so sore that I can’t walk fast.
Jiang Yao had just finished cooking when Chang Chang and Xiao Lu came back from outside. Seeing her in the kitchen, they asked, "Mom, is the meal ready? I'm so hungry."
"It's ready. You and grandma eat first. I'll take the meal to your dad." Jiang Yao said as she put rice into the lunch box.
"Mom, let's go with you." said the deer.
"Didn't you say you were hungry?" Jiang Yao asked with a smile.
Little Deer: "I am hungry, but I haven't brought food to Dad for a long time. I really want to do it today. Brother, am I right?"
"Yes, Mom, let's go together. The weather is cold now and Dad won't eat in the pavilion. We can come back right after we drop him off. It won't take much time." Chang Chang agreed.
"Okay, as long as you're willing." As she spoke, Jiang Yao had already prepared the lunch box. Then, she told the old lady something and went out with the brother and sister.
The two little guys have been in elementary school for half a semester. They are usually busy doing homework after school at noon, and rarely come to bring food to Lu Che. Jiang Yao looked at the two children who were almost as tall as her arms, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that time passed so quickly. It seemed like she was still holding them in her arms and feeding them yesterday, and today they have become elementary school students.
After the end of primary school, the three years of junior high school and the three years of high school passed in a flash, and they would also be independent and leave her. Whenever she thought of this, she felt particularly reluctant to let them go.
Jiang Yao was lost in thought when she walked to the door of the laboratory.
The little deer was very brave. He stood at the door and shouted inside: "Dad, Dad, it's time to eat."
Lu Che, who was discussing with his team members, heard his daughter's voice and immediately looked out the door. The moment he saw his wife and child, his usually calm face immediately softened.
The team member saw his wife coming to deliver food and saw that it was time for lunch, so he said to him, "Go ahead, I'll go to the cafeteria to eat first and come back to study later."
In the past, Lu Che was looked down upon because of his low level of education, but his performance in the past year has been so convincing that many people now look at him with new eyes. In particular, he is humble, unlike Jiang Li who is arrogant and overbearing, and many team members now like to deal with him.
Even Jiang Yao's behavior of delivering meals every day has made everyone more envious than jealous, except Jiang Li.
He didn't like Lu Che, not only because he was a threat to him at work, but also because he was jealous to the point of going crazy because Jiang Ran, a country bumpkin, was able to marry a beautiful wife and give birth to a pair of beautiful twins.
"Hello, Mr. Lu, the college entrance examination has been over for a long time. I recently heard that many people have received admission letters. You haven't heard from me for so long. Did you fail the exam?" Jiang Li said with disdain on his face.
Xiaolu hated this uncle the most. He was still talking to her father in this manner. She was totally dissatisfied. Before the adults could speak, she stood up and said loudly, "Who said my father didn't pass the exam? He received the admission letter yesterday and was admitted to Capital University with my mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the laboratory turned their eyes to Lu Che.
Everyone still remembers Jiang Li's bet. Although many people don't believe Lu Che can pass the exam, they can't help but hope that he can pass because it will slap Jiang Li in the face.
But Lu Che worked the whole morning and didn't mention a word about his admission to Capital University.
Everyone was stunned. Jiang Li was the first to react. He pointed at Xiaolu and started to curse, "You little brat, don't learn to lie like others."
"I didn't lie. My dad was admitted. The postman sent the letter." Xiaolu was not afraid of Jiang Li at all. He even clenched his fists as if he was going to punch out at the next moment.
Lu Che walked towards Xiaolu, picked her up with one hand and hugged her, saying softly: "Xiaolu, don't be like this."
"Humph... who told him to bully you, Dad?"
"No one can bully Dad." Lu Che said with a firm look in his eyes.
"Lu Che, did you really get into our school?" The team member who had just discussed with him suddenly asked.
Lu Che turned his head, nodded at him calmly, said "hmm" and wanted to leave.
"Lu Che, wait a minute, don't leave yet." The team member said, "Since you passed the exam, do you have to fulfill the bet that Jiang Li made last time?"
Everyone wanted to say this at this moment, but no one dared. This team member instantly became everyone's hero.
Since someone dared to bring it up, others followed suit. Jiang Li was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He said angrily, "If he said he passed the exam, then he passed. If you have the guts, take out the admission letter and let me see it."
"Lu Che, go home and get the admission letter to prove that you really passed the exam." Someone suggested.
Lu Che: "That's not necessary. School will start after the Spring Festival. We'll know whether I passed the exam or not by then."
Having said that, he ignored the shouting of the group of people behind him and left with Jiang Yao and the others.
After they walked away, he said to Jiang Yao, "You guys go back first. I'll find an empty classroom to eat."
Although Jiang Yao really wanted to know what the bet between him and Jiang Li was, she held back because she knew he didn't want to mention it in front of the children.
When he got home from get off work that night, she learned the whole story of the bet and asked with some amusement, "So do you plan to let Jiang Li call you grandpa, or do somersaults to the cafeteria?"
"Neither of the two." Lu Che said, "If I confront him head-on, I will definitely be the one who suffers. I also don't want to cause a big commotion in the lab and embarrass Mr. Yue. Anyway, this incident has taught him a lesson. I hope he won't be so arrogant in the future."
He was very clear about one thing, that is, before he became strong enough, the only two things he could do were to work hard and endure.
Lu Che originally wanted to let the bet go, but his teammates kept bringing it up. When he enrolled at Capital University after the New Year, they brought up the matter again.
Jiang Li had to fulfill his promise due to public pressure. It was impossible for him to call Lu Che grandpa, so he could only somersault through the laboratory door to the cafeteria.
The team members were so mean that they picked lunch time and let all the teachers and students in the school watch.
After this incident, Jiang Li hated Lu Che even more. Lu Che knew it, of course, but he just treated him as transparent because he was too busy.
Nowadays, college students study and attend classes to the point of neglecting sleep and food. Almost every college student holds on to an ideal, which is to study scientific and cultural knowledge hard and devote themselves to the four modernizations of the motherland.
It's okay for Jiang Yao to "go back to school and be retrained". Although the laws of that era are different from those of later generations, the difference is not much. She is a gold medal lawyer and can handle all kinds of professional courses with ease. The professors in the department all smile when they mention her and say that she is a rare talent.
As for Lu Che, although he stood out in the college entrance examination, he felt that he still had a lot of knowledge to learn. Every day he was either in class or in the library or laboratory.
Because he was busy, the task of taking care of the family fell more on Jiang Yao. She didn't feel wronged, but her beautiful idea with him at the beginning, to go to school and do business to make money, was going to fail because she was too busy.
Therefore, the family's expenses now rely on Lu Che's salary in the laboratory and savings. Although it is not difficult, it is not abundant.
After finally making it to the end of the semester and summer vacation, Jiang Yao's first thought was to do business and make money.
What could she sell? The provincial capital was the frontier of reform and opening up, so it would be best if she could go back there to get the goods. However, Lu Che was busy in the laboratory during the summer vacation and had no time to go there to get the goods. As for herself, forget it. It would take almost ten days to go back and forth. With her thin arms and legs, how much goods could she carry back? Not to mention that Lu Che would never agree.
In fact, it would be okay to ask Zhu Xia to send it over, but the mailing process is too slow, and by the time the goods arrived, half of the summer vacation was over.
After much thought, Jiang Yao decided to go back to her old business and sell food.
She is a good cook and can make many snacks that are very avant-garde for that era. In addition, the situation now is very different from when they went to the county town to attend the market. Ingredients are easier to buy and more abundant.
On the first day of summer vacation, she took her brother and sister for a ride on her bicycle and also visited the market.
At the end of the day, she found that people who set up stalls like to go to factories, especially outside large factories, because there are many workers and their purchasing power is strong. After all, the market economy has not yet started, and workers in state-owned factories have iron rice bowls.
As for the stall owners' favorite things to sell, they are basically delicacies unique to the capital. They also sell clothes and daily necessities. I guess they get the goods from the provincial capital.
After comprehensive consideration, she decided to make egg rolls. The ingredients of egg rolls are simple, nothing more than eggs, flour, sugar, etc., but the taste is good and especially fragrant. As long as it is rolled on the spot, the smell will definitely attract diners.
Now she has the materials to buy and the skills to make them, the only thing she lacks is a machine for making egg rolls. She certainly can't buy it even if she wants to, but her husband is good at machines, so she just asks him to make one for her.
Lu Che was very supportive of her idea of setting up a stall. According to her description, he worked three consecutive night shifts to make the machine.
Jiang Yao couldn’t wait and tried making it the next day. She then gave it to her neighbors for tasting. After getting their approval, she set up the stall the next day.
When Changchang and Xiaolu heard their mother say that she was going to set up a stall, they both wanted to go with her. Jiang Yao couldn't resist and thought it was a chance to exercise her courage, so she took them along, but she made three rules: they could not run around.
That morning, Lu Che borrowed a bicycle from a co-worker and helped Jiang Yao transport the machinery and materials for making egg rolls.
He planned to leave only after she had finished all the preparations, and reminded her, "I'll pick you up around 6pm. Don't carry the things and take care of the people by yourself. It's not safe."
"I understand. Let's go back to work."
After Lu Che left, Jiang Yao started making egg rolls. She deliberately added condensed milk to the batter. The aroma was so fragrant that the whole street could smell it.
It's rush hour now, and workers passing by can't help but take a look at her stall.
"What is this? How much is it?" Finally, the first customer appeared. The little deer heard the voice and immediately said, "Good morning, Auntie. This is an egg roll. Five cents each."
"Auntie, it's delicious, you can try it." Chang Chang quickly handed the small bowl containing egg roll pieces to the customer.
These two clever guys are so good at doing business that even if the customers think the food is a bit expensive, they are still willing to take a little to try.
Not to mention that the guests thought the two guys were good at business, even Jiang Yao was surprised, she had never taught them to receive guests like this. If you really want to know why, it's probably because the strong genes of the business tycoons have been passed down to them.
The egg rolls tasted good, but they were a bit expensive. Some customers who tried them were willing to buy them, while others left after trying them. Jiang Yao didn't say anything about it, even when facing those who were clearly just trying to get a free meal.
Jiang Yao is aware that small money will not come out and big money will not come in.
Business was pretty good in the morning and there was no peak at lunchtime because many workers had lunch in the factory cafeteria and then went back to work.
In the evening, when the workers gradually got off work, the stall welcomed a peak in customer flow. Several customers who had tried the egg rolls in the morning came back to buy them, saying, "Your egg rolls are really expensive, but after eating them this morning, the fragrance stayed with me all day long. Forget it, even if it's expensive, I'll buy some to satisfy my craving."
"Auntie, our omelettes are made with real ingredients. My mother puts condensed milk in them. A can of condensed milk is very expensive, so our omelettes are really not expensive."
"Yes, Auntie, if you think it's expensive, don't buy too much. Just buy a few to eat, so you won't be unable to sleep tonight because of the smell."
The two little guys sang in unison and made the guests laugh out loud. Jiang Yao didn't have to say anything. She was just busy making the egg rolls.
"Oh... Aren't these the country bumpkin's wife, son, and daughter?"
A contemptuous voice sounded, Jiang Yao raised her head, and saw Jiang Li standing in front of the stall at some point.
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