In February, we entered the coldest period of the year. In the middle of the month, it was freezing cold, and snowflakes were flying in the sky. We would shiver from the cold after going out for a while, so we had to huddle in the house and warm ourself by the fire. This makes people never like this kind of season.
However, this year is a special year. Although the weather is still so cold that people’s teeth chatter, many people feel extremely hot in this cold season. There is no other reason. The first college entrance examination results after the resumption of college entrance examination are In this snowy season, university admission notices carrying the hopes of countless people have reached the hands of candidates.
The Han family also ushered in a great event. Han Aimin’s admission notice was sent to the army. He was successfully admitted to the provincial university with excellent results. Although the provincial capital university is not as good as Tsinghua University and Peking University, it is also one of the most prestigious universities in the country. Those who can get into it are like the proud ones of heaven, and countless people will envy them if they tell it.
The moment she received the admission notice, Mrs. Han cried with joy while holding the admission notice. She raised her voice and said, “I never thought that our family could have a college student. I never dreamed of it. I used to think that the fourth child won’t be a college student. He was going to farm in the countryside all his life, how could I have thought that he would become a college student! Your father certainly wouldn’t have thought of it. I’m going to tell him that our family has a college student and is prosperous that it will bring glory to our old Han family.”
Su Yue can understand Mrs. Han’s excitement, not only because this is the first class of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, but also because college students at this time are very valuable, with graduation packages and very good treatment. In the hearts of Chinese people, they are like golden phoenixes.
Unlike in later generations, where college students are everywhere and are worthless, so how can we not be happy?
Old Mrs. Han first took Han Aimin to put incense for Old Mr. Han’s and told him the good news. Then she sent a telegram to Han Lao San and Han Lao Si in her hometown to inform them of such a happy event. Finally, she took the small bench downstairs to chat and told the people in the family compound about the happy event. After almost everyone in the world knew about it, she could barely express her joy and excitement.
After the joy, she was deeply afraid that Han Aimin would accidentally lose the admission notice, so she collected the admission notice and carefully put it in the cupboard and locked it to make sure it was safe.
Although the rest of the family felt that Mrs. Han’s behavior was too exaggerated, they did not object and just let her be happy. It was rare to see her so happy.
In the next few days, Su Yue received two letters from Hanjiacun. The first one was written by Hehua in her hometown.
Hehua’s handwriting is very good, which shows that she usually writes well. Over the years, Hehua has been studying seriously. When she was in junior high school, Han Aimin came back to teach her. In high school, she had no one to teach her, so Su Yue sent her a set of high school textbooks and exercises for each subject and encouraged her not to give up studying. HeHua has always studied very seriously and wanted to go to school, but Han’s second daughter-in-law thought it was a waste of money for girls to go to school and would not let her go to school. She works at home and takes care of her younger siblings.
Now that the college entrance examination has resumed, Hehua sees the hope brought by studying. After hearing that her uncle was admitted to college, the seeds of hope in her heart completely sprouted. Regardless of her mother’s cold face, she begged her mother to let her go to school, but The second daughter-in-law is hard-hearted and feels that even if a girl is admitted to college, she is still someone else’s family. Spending money to study is in vain.
In the end, she is not contributing to Hehua’s husband’s family, so she firmly disagrees. Hehua really has no choice but to write asked Su Yue for help, hoping that Su Yue and Mrs. Han could help her. She really wanted to study.
Su Yue read the letter written by HeHua to Mrs. Han.
Mrs. Han was so angry that she slammed the table, “It’s rare for a child to want to study. It’s good to have ambitions. Why don’t she support it? How much money can it cost for a child to study? If the child is really gets admitted, what an honor it is to be admitted to college. Do the second child and his wife have any brains?! No, I have to write to the second child and tell him that if he dares not to let Hehua study, I will sever the mother-child relationship with him! For the rest of my life I won’t admit it!”
There was probably hope for Mrs. Han to come forward. Su Yue wrote a letter to second son according to the old lady’s wishes. After thinking about it, she withdrew a hundred yuan and sent it back, explaining that she was sponsoring Hehua’s tuition, if Han Laoer and his wife don’t have to pay for the tuition, the chances of agreeing will be higher.
After reading He Hua’s letter, Su Yue read the second letter. This letter was written by Li Xiaoqing. In the letter, she told Su Yue the good news, saying that she, Wu Xiaoxiao and Mao Lin all participated in the college entrance examination. She and Wu Xiaoxiao were admitted to college. Both of them were admitted to the Provincial Agricultural University. However, Wei Jia and Mao Lin failed this time. However, after the initial depression, they quickly regained their confidence and prepared to review hard and continue. Take the next college entrance examination and vow to pass it.
At the end of the letter, Li Xiaoqing asked Su Yue if she had been admitted to college. She thought Su Yue had also taken the college entrance examination.
Su Yue looked at the letter with a happy smile on her face. She still vividly remembered the time when the few of them lived in the educated youth spot. They were all very good girls. She was really happy that Li Xiaoqing and Wu Xiaoxiao were able to successfully enter college.
She was very happy for them.
Su Yue immediately took a pen and paper and wrote a reply to them. She first blessed Li Xiaoqing and Wu Xiaoxiao, then expressed her comfort to Wei Jia and Mao Lin for their failure, and encouraged them to keep up their efforts next time. Finally, she truthfully told them that she had not taken the college entrance examination and had no intention of taking it.
Su Yue told Han Aiguo the content of the letter written by Li Xiaoqing, and then she lay next to him and wrote a reply. Han Aiguo suddenly fell silent, quietly watching her bowing her head and writing the letter under the light, and remained silent for a long time.
As soon as Su Yue finished writing the letter, she looked up and saw his heavy gaze. She felt something strange. She pinched his straight nose and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you looking like this? Li Xiaoqing and Wu Xiaoxiao were admitted to college, and so was Aimin. It’s so happy that everyone around me has been admitted to college.”
Han Aiguo pursed his lips, looked at her deeply, and was silent for a moment before asking: “Yue’er, do you want to take the college entrance examination?”
Su Yue He might as well ask this, and was stunned, “Why are you asking me like this?”
Han Aiguo touched her face, with guilt and pity in his eyes, “Educated youths all want to take the college entrance examination. I know that the college entrance examination is very important to educated youths. Although you married me, you are also an educated youth. I know your knowledge. You are better than Aimin. Aimin can pass the exam. If you take the exam, you will definitely pass it. I know that you gave up for the sake of this family and children. When you didn’t participate, I didn’t advise you. It was selfish of me. Now I feel that this is too unfair to you. You should do what you want to do. “
After saying this, Han Aiguo smiled and said, “Yue’er, I hope you are happy. I married you to give you happiness, not to ask you to sacrifice yourself. Don’t worry, even if you go to college, my mother and I can take good care of the children, you don’t have to worry. When the time comes, I will rent a house near your university and let my mother and the children move there, so that you can see the children every day. I will do the same when I have time. I’ll go see you. Four years will pass quickly. When you graduate, our family will be together again, so you go take the exam. “
Su Yue heard what he said and couldn’t laugh or cry for a moment. What the hell was this man thinking about during this period? Why did he just make up a tragic drama about her sacrificing for her family and reluctantly giving up the college entrance examination? The conscience of heaven and earth, She really didn’t take the college entrance examination for the sake of her family. She thought it was unnecessary to take the exam.
Su Yue held his face and squeezed it in the middle, squeezing his face out of shape, and laughed. Han Aiguo He didn’t stop her and let her play. He still looked at her with guilty and distressed eyes.
”Comrade Han Aiguo, I told you to stop thinking about it, okay? I didn’t take the college entrance examination because I really feel that going to college has no meaning for me , and it was a waste of four years of my time not being able to accompany my children and you. But it’s not because of you and the children that I reluctantly gave up. “
” Really ? You don’t want to go to college? “Han Aiguo still doesn’t believe it. Since the college entrance examination was resumed, he has seen too many people who are crazy about the college entrance examination. There are also many women who abandon their husbands and children for the college entrance examination. This fully illustrates the importance of the college entrance examination to educated youth.
Su Yue nodded vigorously, “Comrade Han Aiguo, I really am not joking with you. I am very serious. I really don’t want to go to college because my ambition is not here and I don’t need to go to college to improve.” I may even get a job in the future. If I really want to go to college, I will go.
Seeing how serious she was, Han Aiguo gradually believed it and asked curiously: “Then what is your ambition? Can you tell me about it? “
Thinking that the reform and opening up policy would be promulgated at the end of this year, Su Yue’s eyes were bright and she told him her career plan, “I actually want to open a private restaurant and cook what I want to cook according to my mood every day and it is limited to only three tables of guests. “
Han Aiguo was slightly surprised, raised his eyebrows, and said hesitantly: “Your craftsmanship is indeed good. If you cook, many people will come to eat. But everyone can only eat in state-owned restaurants when they go out. Those who are good at cooking also do so in private, but they do it secretly, so we have to do it secretly too? I’m afraid that you’ll be on tenterhooks when the time comes. If someone else is jealous of your business, just reporting it may cause trouble. “
Su Yue smiled, simply sat in his arms and hugged his neck and said: “Of course I know what you are saying. How could I secretly open a private restaurant? I have not forgotten how I was investigated last time. The reason why I say this is because the policy will change. When the economy is free, people will no longer be restricted from doing business privately.”
Han Aiguo looked down at her steadily, “Really?”
”Of course, you have to believe that the planned economy cannot go far. If the country wants to develop and progress, We must develop the economy, and market economy is the only way. The country will not always implement a planned economy. I believe that changes will be made soon.”
Han Ai was shocked, but he believed Su Yue’s words unconditionally. When she said He believed in the resumption of the college entrance examination, and now she said it would become a market economy. He also believed that, thinking about the major changes that this country would make in the near future, his heart also surged.
He seemed to see that this country riddled with holes was preparing to take off and sail in a farther and better direction. How could it not make people excited?
Speaking of her plan, Su Yue simply discussed it with Han Aiguo, “I actually want to use the front of the yard we bought in the city as my private restaurant. I can do business in the front and live in the back. But the front area is not enough, so I want to change the bungalow in front into a two-story building, renovate it well, and make it into private rooms, and open it when the economy changes.”
Although Han Aiguo doesn’t understand much about this, he have always supported Su Yue’s idea. She likes cooking and the food she cooks is so delicious. Opening a private restaurant like this is really suitable for her.
”Okay, then I will go find a mason for you in two days to make some changes to the yard. You can come up with a decoration style, and then we will decorate it according to what you said.”
Su Yue nodded and calculated. Counting the days, we can really start to prepare now.
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After two days, Han Aiguo found a lot of house builders to renovate the house in the provincial capital. Han Aimin had nothing to do for the time being, so he took on the responsibility of supervising the construction and lived in the house to help and look after it.
Here, Su Yue also heard about Mao Xue next door. People in the compound were talking about it. They heard that Mao Xue also went to college and was admitted to the Normal University.
Su Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Mao Xue didn’t like Ge Jun in the first place. She couldn’t wait to move away before she was confirmed to be admitted, without caring about her husband and children. Now that she has been admitted to university, she will definitely be more enthusiastic and probably even less interested to go back to Ge Jun, I wonder if she will have the idea of divorce. If the divorce really happens, then Ge Jun and Maomao will be left to depend on each other. She is not worried about Ge Jun. He is good and is able to marry a wife, she just pitied Maomao. He was about to lose his mother at such a young age. If he had a stepmother in the future, she didn’t know if he would be able to live a good life.
Su Yue quietly told Han Aiguo her worries. After hearing this, Han Aiguo comforted him: “Ge Jun is a soldier, and military marriages are protected. If she really wants to abandon her husband and son, it depends on whether Ge Jun is happy or not, if Ge Jun doesn’t agree, then Mao Xue can’t leave.”
Su Yue sighed, “That’s what I said, but if she is determined to leave, Ge Jun will be frustrated sooner or later, and he may have to let go. Otherwise, what’s the point of sticking to a woman who doesn’t want to live with him? “
Han Aiguo was silent and admitted that what she said made sense. At this time, he was extremely lucky: he was really lucky. He found a wife who did not dislike him and cared about him and his children. He never had to worry that she would abandon them.
With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?
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Su Yue’s worries finally came true. Mao Xue came back two days before reporting to the university, making noises about divorcing Ge Jun. The whole compound was shocked. Knowing that, they all came to watch the fun. Mao Xue was determined to get a divorce, and she didn’t care about being laughed at by others. She just kept making noises about divorce.
But Ge Jun didn’t agree, and the two of them were in a stalemate.
Su Yue didn’t want to see such a farce, she found Maomao huddled alone in the corner at the door of Ge’s house, and hugged him into her arms.
Maomao hugged Su Yue’s neck, rubbed her cheek lovingly, and whispered: ” Auntie, I want to sleep with Dabao and Xiaobao at your house today, is that okay?”
Su Yue kissed him and said, “Of course. You will stay at aunt’s house tonight. You and Dabao and Xiaobao will play, sleep and eat together. You can stay at your aunt’s house as long as you want.”
Hearing this, Maomao’s disappointed eyes lit up, and he plucked up the courage to kiss Su Yue’s cheek gently, and then put his head on her shoulder, without looking back at his home.
Su Yue took him home and no longer paid attention to the divorce turmoil next door. No matter what happened to the last two people, she made up her mind to take more care of Maomao. It was really that this child was so well-behaved that it made people feel bad, and it was fate that brought her to meet this child. She took care of the poor child as much as she could. Maybe her behavior could completely change a child’s life.
In the evening, Ge Jun came to the Han family with a tired look on his face, solemnly thanked Su Yue, and gave Su Yue Yue had a lot of food stamps and money, saying it was for Maomao’s food expenses. Su Yue accepted it, which reassured him and saved him from having to worry about his children during training, which would be bad if something happened. Maomao no longer has a mother, and she can’t let anything happen to his father again.
Later, Su Yue didn’t know what happened to Mao Xue and Ge Jun, because Mao Xue went to college two days after the quarrel and had no time to come back to quarrel again. And Han Aimin also arrived at the day of official reporting.
On this day, Han Aiguo took a day off, borrowed a car, loaded Han Aiguo’s luggage into the car, and took Mrs. Han, Su Yue and Dabao Xiaobao with him. Maomao, who had no one to take care of him, also took him with them, and the whole family went to send Han Aimin to school.
The provincial capital university is not far from the city, and they arrived quickly. They first went to the toll office to pay the fee, and then when they arrived at Han Aimin’s dormitory, eight people lived in one room, with bunk beds and a locker for each person. There was nothing else. It looked very simple, but it is like this now, so it’s hard to be picky.
When they arrived, the dormitory was already full. Three people came, one of them was about the same age as Han Aiguo, and the other two looked to be in their thirties. But it’s not surprising. There is no age limit for the college entrance examination this time. There are many in their thirties and forties, and the children are as old as they are. Everyone has taken the exam, so it is normal for the students in a class to have different ages. When the next college entrance examination comes, there will be an age limit.
Han Aiguo and Mrs. Han helped Han Aimin organize his things, but Su Yue couldn’t get involved. She simply took the three little ones to visit the university campus, and let them nurture and educate them, so that they can study hard in the future.
The three little guys ran hand in hand on the campus paths, very curious about the university, looking here and there, the three of them kept asking Su Yue all kinds of questions. Xiaobao was like a chatterbox. He always turned around and asked Su Yue about anything he saw. Su Yue also patiently answered them and told them about college life. She always spoke in a good direction, making the matter of going to college very sacred, and finally concluded, “You must study hard so that you can come here to go to school in the future. “
The three little guys listened very carefully. Under Su Yue’s education, their little minds yearned for college. At this moment, Su Yue planted a seed in their little hearts to study hard, and they will be in their future lives. They worked hard to water the seeds, allowing the seeds to take root and sprout, and grow stronger little by little. Until many years later, the three of them passed the exams of Tsinghua University and Peking University with Good results.
Of course, this is a story for later.
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