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Chapter 209
Before the exam even started, their family celebrated just because they got their admission tickets. They're really something.
By the way, at the beginning of the month, Su bought more than 200 cabbages, 100 of which were pickled. The dumplings they ate today were filled with pork and sauerkraut.
The army makes dumplings every New Year. I have been in the army for many years, so I can make dumplings quickly and well.
When making dumplings during the winter solstice, Su was rolling out the dumpling wrappers while Weisheng took two heads of garlic and sat beside them peeling the garlic.
Place the peeled garlic in a garlic jar, add some salt, and mash it with a garlic pestle. Since I don't like raw soy sauce, I'll first scoop out half the garlic paste and mix it with boiled water, then add the remaining soy sauce.
But in their family, as long as Shi Dongzhi is at home, pounding garlic is Shi Dongzhi's job.
The atmosphere was just right at that time. The family of three worked while talking about the college entrance examination and university, as well as the most anticipated winter and summer vacations.
Weisheng is going to apply for the chemistry major at Jinghua University and will go to college in Beijing later.
However, Tianjin is very close to Beijing, and the train ride only takes about two hours, so the travel is very cheap.
But whenever Weisheng thought about the university accommodation and the university cafeteria, he felt depressed.
Glancing at Shi Dongzhi and Su, Weisheng recounted his past experiences in a speculative tone. "This is the first Gaokao in over a decade, and the age range of the candidates is enormous. I saw several pregnant women during the exam before..."
As he spoke, he recalled the past. Although it had been a long time, Weisheng still remembered the diapers hanging in the corridors and dormitories when he was in college in a certain life, the crying of children that would appear at any time, and the various quarrels caused by children.
Shi Dongzhi shook his head with amusement. Although he felt that Weisheng's words were a bit exaggerated, he did not refute her. Just as he was about to say something, Su on the side took over the topic.
"Then Mom will go to school with you. We can rent a house outside the school like we did at Huyang. You go to school and Mom will cook for you. We'll come back when the holidays come."
By then, she can raise two more chickens and make egg water for her daughter-in-law to drink every day.
Upon hearing this, Weisheng's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Shi Dongzhi with a smile, and asked Su proudly, "Mom, are you willing to give up my brother?"
Su: "Why would you be reluctant to let him go? Didn't we often not see each other when he was in the army or in school?"
Not to mention other times, when they lived in Huyang, their son was clearly fifty kilometers away, but they didn't see him for ten days or half a month, right?
Now that they were studying in Beijing, they could come back and stay for one day a week. During the winter and summer vacations, they could stay for a month or so. Thinking of this, Su Shi felt that there was really nothing to worry about.
Shi Dongzhi just laughed when he heard this, and then promised readily that no matter how heavy the training task was, he would water the vegetable garden, feed the cats and chickens, collect eggs, and do all the logistical work every day.
'That's more like it.'
Hearing Shi Dongzhi say this, Weisheng smiled brightly again and shook his head.
Weisheng has a good memory, but it's been decades since she last took the Gaokao. Fortunately, she's persevered through the Gaokao in every life, and some things, learned over the years, have become permanent memories.
Actually, what Weisheng remembers most clearly is the matter of holding a grudge.
She knew before that she was quite vindictive, but since she started traveling through time, Weisheng realized that the extent of her vengeance was beyond her imagination.
Really, she will remember the people who offended her for several lifetimes.
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In order to let Weisheng concentrate on his studies, Shi Dongzhi stopped bothering him day or night. Furthermore, Weisheng had the habit of changing his underwear every day and washing it immediately after taking it off, and Shi Dongzhi took over all of this work.
For example, wash underwear and socks every day, wash home clothes every two days, wash pillowcases every three days, and change pillowcases and bed sheets once a week...
On the other hand, Mrs. Su always felt that her daughter-in-law was lacking in nutrition, so she found a way to buy malted milk and milk powder.
In the morning, he had a glass of egg water, another glass of malted milk in the morning, and a glass of milk powder before going to bed at night. Furthermore, since living in Jinshi, it was more convenient to eat fish and shrimp, so Su often made fish soup and shrimp and tofu soup for Weisheng.
Whether it is nutritious or not is another matter, but Weisheng drinks it from morning till night. After drinking it till he is full, not only does he not gain weight, he actually loses weight.
After that, Su often expressed his feelings to Shi Dongzhi:
Studying is really tiring~
Weisheng: “…”
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From registration to taking the college entrance examination, it takes only two months at most, so Weisheng can't lose much weight no matter how thin he is.
Besides Weisheng, there were other family members in the family quarters who were taking the Gaokao. If you were to say thin, the ones who studied day and night were the ones who were truly thin.
Some, like Weisheng, got the news early and gathered all the review materials. Others waited until the official announcement came out before rushing to the bookstore to buy them. Some hadn't touched a book in years, having long forgotten all the key points. Some, tentatively, approached Weisheng to ask how to solve a math problem.
Once there is one, there will be two, and once there is two, there will be three. People come to the house one after another to ask various questions, and some even stay at home to review with Weisheng, which somewhat disturbs Weisheng and Su's daily life.
Since the visitors were all family members, Weisheng and Su Shi couldn't say anything. Especially since they arrived, Su Shi had to greet them as guests. Sometimes they would stay until very late, or even knock on the door just as they were about to go to bed.
So Weisheng asked Shi Dongzhi to ask the local leader if she could borrow the canteen.
It's the time period from 1:00 p.m. to before dinner every day.
After that, Weisheng set up a reading class in the cafeteria.
Weisheng would ask everyone to write down the math problems they didn't know on a piece of paper, and then spend an hour or two explaining them together, so that he wouldn't ask you the same question tomorrow if he asked you the same question today.
If you want to study together, come here. If you have any questions, you can ask them during this time period. Just don’t go to her house anymore.
Time flies and it is December. When the leaders of the base heard that the examination venue was a bit far from the base, they actually asked the logistics department to send a car to pick up and drop off the candidates every day.
Originally, Shi Dongzhi wanted to borrow a car from the team leader, but after seeing this, he found it difficult to ask.
However, it is quite convenient that the army sends students to take the exam together.
Weisheng took the exam for two days and felt pretty good. He estimated his own scores and also helped other candidates who came to him to estimate their scores. Then he put away all his books and started preparing for the New Year with Su.
Knowing that Weisheng had done well in the exam, Su and Shi Dongzhi were very happy for him. Afterwards, Weisheng talked to Su and Shi Dongzhi about going to the capital in advance to rent a house.
Now that the college entrance examination has been resumed, there will definitely be more people returning to the city, and there may be many people like her who go to college with their families.
Weisheng meant that he or Su should go with her to Beijing to rent a house. Firstly, she could use it as a reference when renting a house, and secondly, she could also go shopping in Beijing.
But when Su heard that Shi Dongzhi could take two days off, she let Shi Dongzhi go.
She will go to college with her daughter-in-law in the future. If her son does not go with her this time, he may not have the chance to know where they live in Beijing.
Another thing is, my son and daughter-in-law have been married for so many years, but it seems they haven't even seen a proper movie. I'm going to Beijing this time to take a good walk.
After they settled on renting a house, Weisheng and Su Shi waited for Dongzhi to take leave.
A few days later, when Weisheng went to Beijing with Shi Dongzhi, he actually felt like he was on a honeymoon.
Although this honeymoon was a bit shabby and short.
Jinghua University is a large campus, so Weisheng was particularly careful when looking for an apartment. He first asked which gate the Chemistry Department was closest to, and when he heard it was near the East Gate, he and Shi Dongzhi started looking for an apartment outside the East Gate.
After renting the yard, Shi Dongzhi took Weisheng to see a movie, and after that they spent a few cents to visit the park.
They stayed in a guesthouse that night. The next morning they watched the flag-raising ceremony, then visited the imperial palace, and finally took the evening train back to Tianjin.
Originally, Shi Dongzhi wanted to call all his comrades in Jing City out for a meal, and then ask them to take care of Su and Weisheng.
But thinking that the college entrance examination was just over, not to mention the long wait until the start of school, even the results would still be out for some time, he decided to wait until Weisheng and the others came to the capital before inviting his comrades back.
By the way, this time when he came to Beijing, Shi Dongzhi also took Weisheng to the Friendship Store and the supply and marketing cooperative in Beijing.
After the college entrance exam, Weisheng said she was in a good place. Neither Shi Dongzhi nor Su Shi doubted Weisheng's words. Not only did they support Weisheng's early move to Beijing to rent an apartment, they also began actively preparing for the entrance banquet.
At this moment, Shi Dongzhi bought things for Weisheng and Su Shi, including a lot of candy. While shopping, Shi Dongzhi also discussed with Weisheng whether to buy wine for the graduation banquet.
They are all leaders of the army, soldiers and their families. It’s okay for the family members to drink a little, but other people should not drink. However, it seems a little bit wrong to have a banquet without wine.
"Then let's all drink soda." Weisheng smiled, with some foxy shrewdness, "No need to buy it, I can make that too."
You can make a version of Sprite with boiled water, sugar, baking soda, white vinegar, and lemon slices, and it tastes just as good as the store-bought version. If you squeeze some orange juice, add water, sugar, baking soda, or something similar, you get orange-flavored soda.
Make a few big buckets before the graduation banquet, it will be enough to drink.
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Time flew by and it was already February. Even though Weisheng himself was still able to remain calm, Su Shi and Shi Dongzhi were getting a little restless. Fortunately, the acceptance letter arrived at the base without any surprises before the Spring Festival. This not only put their minds at ease, but also allowed their family to have a good year.
In addition to Weisheng, two of his family members also passed the exam. However, one of them applied to a university in Jinshi, and the other to Shanghai.
After the New Year, the next time was to put on the new clothes made by Su and attend the graduation banquet beautifully. After that, Shi Dongzhi would send her and Su to Beijing to attend university.
Due to a recent training mission, Shi Dongzhi sent his men to the capital and then returned to his base. It wasn't until May that he took another day off and went to the capital, where he invited his comrades to his home for a meal.
When Shi Dongzhi was worried that something might happen to Weisheng and Su in the capital, he was unable to help them at the base, so he solemnly asked his comrades to help take care of them.
The camaraderie at that time was no less than that between brothers, sometimes even better than that between brothers. So since they became acquainted with each other, Shi Dongzhi's comrades would come here every now and then to visit.
Very attentive.
However, every time they came, if Weisheng was at home, he would help them take their pulse or give them some pills he made himself.
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On this side, after Weisheng and Su settled down in the newly rented house, they took their identity documents and admission letters to Jinghua to register.
After school started, Weisheng took Su to visit the Imperial Palace and eat Beijing roast duck, giving her a thorough tour of Beijing. Oh, and she even got Su a camera and took her on a photo-taking tour. Those days were incredibly relaxing.
No one believed that Weisheng wanted to take her mother-in-law to school because she didn't like living in the dormitory or eating in the cafeteria. However, Weisheng didn't care what others thought. She was more concerned about having good food and drink.
Su was diligent, clean, and cooked delicious food. Not only did she take over all the housework such as washing clothes and cooking, she also went to the street office to take on some work of pasting matchboxes.
Shi Dongzhi gave all his allowance to them, and Su took on some odd jobs at home. Weisheng also received a subsidy for school, and Weisheng often brought back some food and daily necessities. Compared with before, the living standards of the two in Beijing were only higher, not lower.
Following her daughter-in-law around, she didn't miss her son, but she missed her three cats...
Because they lived just outside the east gate of the school, when the weather was good, Weisheng and Su would go for a walk on campus after dinner.
There were children of all ages, and pregnant women coming and going with bulging bellies.
It can be said that every time they passed by the dormitory building, Su and Weisheng looked relieved.
I can't stand noisy things the most.
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Perhaps studying chemistry requires some talent. Wei Sheng, who had never been exposed to this field before, found it very difficult to learn.
Fortunately, diligence can make up for lack of talent, and Weisheng decided to spend his whole life studying chemistry, so he did not feel discouraged.
Seeing that Weisheng would study hard for a long time every day after returning home, Su started thinking about giving Weisheng some tonic.
Since Dongzhi was not available to come over, Weisheng and Su Shi would often take the bus back to the base. When the winter and summer vacations came, Weisheng and Su Shi would return to the base early to live.
The cats at home circled around Su Shi, meowing coquettishly and rubbing their bodies against her. Su Shi hugged and kissed each of them one by one. When she stood up to get the dried fish, she found that none of the dried fish she had roasted before leaving the house were missing. Her face immediately darkened.
Su fed the cat angrily and complained to Weisheng, but Dongzhi turned a deaf ear to her words.
Shi Dongzhi had been quite busy recently, and didn't return home until the sixth day after Su and Weisheng returned to their base. By then, Su had long since calmed down, but seeing her son's face darken again, she was so distressed that she killed a chicken.
Oh, the chicken is killed during the winter solstice.
He stayed at home for one night and left again before dawn the next day. This time he was away from home for another half a month.
Since 1975, the Annan Quesun Group has been engaged in a frenzied anti-China campaign. Since 1978, Annan has been engaged in relentless armed provocations along our border. Such provocations will not be tolerated. Consequently, all military districts have doubled their preparations for war and training. Consequently, throughout the summer, Weisheng and Su Shi saw Shi Dongzhi only a handful of times.
School was about to start, and Shi Dongzhi hadn't returned home yet. Weisheng discussed it with Su and decided to take the cat, chickens, and vegetables from the garden with him.
Weisheng borrowed a car from the logistics department. Without anyone else's help, she and Su Shi loaded all the things they needed to take away into the car. Weisheng then drove Su Shi to the rental house in Jing City. After unloading the things, they drove the car back to the base in Jin City.
By the way, Weisheng can drive but he doesn’t have a driver’s license. The logistics department issued the procedures for Weisheng, and then he went to the relevant department to apply for a driver’s license.
On the night of returning the car, Weisheng stayed at the base and spent a passionate night with Shi Dongzhi, who was rarely home. The next day, Weisheng left by train, while Shi Dongzhi set off with the team to the front line.
Knowing that Dongzhi was going to the front line, Weisheng told him in a serious manner: Even if they are a group of women, children and civilians, as long as they are foreigners, you must never take them lightly.
Because they can shoot you in the back at any time when you are not paying attention.
When Weisheng said this, he deliberately used some psychological tricks, so when Dongzhi arrived at the front line, the words kept appearing in his mind. Therefore, when he led his team past a group of Annan people working in the fields, he was even more cautious...
The Chinese military never set up defenses against civilians, and historically, this had led to significant losses. However, with Weisheng's warnings and the winter solstice's careful vigilance, many casualties had been avoided.
The war started suddenly and ended quickly.
When Weisheng saw Shi Dongzhi again, it was the final exam day for the first half of 1979, and Battalion Commander Shi had become Deputy Regiment Commander.
Although it has a secondary character, it is still something worth celebrating.
So after Weisheng finished his exam, the family of three happily had a hotpot meal before packing up and returning to the base.
The days passed slowly and Weisheng soon graduated from university. Then he took the postgraduate entrance examination and studied for a doctorate as before.
Weisheng bought a scrap car, refitted it himself, and from then on, he traveled back and forth between Beijing and Tianjin with Su. However, during Weisheng's doctoral studies, the special forces brigade in Tianjin was split in two: one remained in Tianjin, and the other moved to a military base in the suburbs of Beijing to form a new special forces brigade.
The leader took Shi Dongzhi's personal and family situation into consideration and put him on the list.
By the way, Shi Dongzhi was promoted again because of the establishment of the special brigade.
The word "deputy" that I have worn for many years has finally been taken off.
But no matter whether he is the deputy leader or the leader, he is the all-purpose farmhand who has to kill chickens, chop meat and make dumplings at the command of his mother-in-law and his wife.
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Whenever he lived in the base or lived together, Shi Dongzhi would get up ten minutes earlier and wash Weisheng's underwear before going out.
At first, Shi Dongzhi would often ruin Weisheng's underwear by washing it, but as time went on, he finally learned how to handle that kind of thin material.
Except for the days when scientists said that raw eggs mixed with water had no nutritional value and could breed bacteria, Shi Dongzhi never coaxed Weisheng to drink egg water. Instead, he had been fighting with Weisheng with egg water every day for years.
In fact, there are many small things in life that make us feel happy.
In the past, Weisheng always felt that this kind of small favor was very cheap, and that girls should keep their eyes open and not be deceived by such low-cost gifts. But now Weisheng doesn't think so.
If a man cares about all your joys and sorrows, respects all your habits and hobbies, supports all your decisions, gives you everything he can, and is willing to work hard for you, and he really does it... then facing such a man, Weisheng really doesn't know what else he can find fault with.
Compared to Shi Dongzhi, for Weisheng, chemistry is what takes up her most energy.
Fortunately, she was devoted to studying chemistry, and time would eventually break even the hardest bones.
After completing his doctorate in China, Weisheng wanted to study abroad, so he asked Su if she would be willing to live abroad with her for two years.
"...There are Chinatowns abroad. They're all Chinese people, and they all speak Chinese. Go ahead, go! You'll be an old lady who's been abroad by then."
Su: ...It’s a bit far, right?
Shi Dongzhi: ...I feel a little reluctant.
Although he was reluctant to leave Weisheng, Shi Dongzhi said nothing. During the day, he worked with Weisheng to persuade Su Shi, and at night, he would pull Weisheng into various intimate ways, as if he wanted to prepare the production for the next two or three years in advance.
After that, Su really followed Weisheng abroad.
After arriving abroad, he still rented a house and took Su to familiarize himself with the environment while studying.
At that time, foreign countries were very developed, and there were many advanced things that old ladies like Su had never seen or even thought of.
Perhaps it was because Su was by her side, but Weisheng actually felt a sense of longing to return home for the first time. So after spending two years completing her credits, she brought Su back home.
After returning to China, Weisheng took the initiative to hand over a thick stack of very valuable drawings.
Weisheng knew that these drawings were very helpful to the country, but since she handed them over, she had never asked about them.
He went to Jinghua to report as if nothing had happened, and continued to learn chemistry knowledge while teaching chemistry knowledge while learning.
Weisheng bought an old car a few years ago for transportation. After returning to China, he bought it again and has been driving that car to and from get off work ever since.
From the outside, it looked like an ordinary yellow van on the streets of Beijing, but the inside was a mess that Weisheng had to deal with.
Not to mention the hardware such as the engine and tires, the interior of the van is also equipped with ultra-avant-garde soft furnishings.
Anyway, when Su followed Weisheng to school, she felt comfortable and convenient even if she stayed in the car to rest.
The school arranged staff dormitories for Weisheng.
The small single room with one bedroom, one living room, one bathroom and one kitchen is not big, but it is very convenient for Wei Sheng.
Since her son didn't go home for lunch, Su would often accompany Weisheng to school. She would make lunch for him at the dormitory, and when Weisheng got off work in the afternoon, they would drive back to the base together, so as not to delay their family's dinner.
Weisheng was only a chemistry professor. Although he taught specialized courses, his weekly class schedule was limited. Sometimes it was a full day, sometimes it was a half day. If it was a half day, Su would stay home, and Weisheng would either have lunch at home before coming to school, or drive back to the base after class.
The daily routine is regular yet a bit scattered, which is just right for people like Weisheng who don't like to work according to a routine.
As she grew older, Su saw that her son and daughter-in-law were still not in a hurry to have children. She seemed to understand something and never induced the birth from then on.
She treated Weisheng very well, and Weisheng also treated her with sincerity. After so many years, even Weisheng would have a headache or fever, but Su Shi was so healthy that she had never been sick.
As he got older, his body became stronger and stronger. Although all his teeth fell out, Weisheng used dental implant technology that was decades ahead of its time to give Su a good set of teeth.
Shi Dongzhi was good in every way except that he was incredibly busy. However, no matter how high Shi Dongzhi rose, he remained the same, and his treatment of Weisheng remained the same. Therefore, Weisheng, who was known for his own entertainment, often took Su Shi out for all kinds of food, drinks, and fun.
Weisheng had winter and summer vacations, and he had money and skills. One day, he took Su to visit Liulichang, and deliberately bought an antique at a low price and sold it at a high price, making a large sum of money.
Then every time he came back from outside, Shi Dongzhi would squeeze out some time to spend with them.
Weisheng also enjoys this kind of life where being apart for a short time is better than being newlywed.
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