Chapter 88: Resuming the college entrance examination

A few days later, when Han Aimin came back from school, the two children saw that his uncle was finally back, and happily climbed on his legs and crawled on him.
Han Aimin hugged him from left to right, making the two children giggle.
After taking the two children out to play, Han Aimin put them down, opened his schoolbag, took out a few high school textbooks from it, and said to Su Yue: "Sister-in-law, I don’t understand a few questions. My classmates don’t know how, so I’ll bring it back and ask you. You can tell me something."
Su Yue leaned over and found that they were all about physics and chemistry, and couldn't help asking, "How are you doing in other subjects?"
Han Aimin: "I have no problem with Chinese politics and mathematics. It's just that the physical chemistry is a bit difficult to learn, and I don't understand many places. The students around me don't study at all, and I can't ask."
Su Yue patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "It's okay. It's normal for you to do this. You used to have less exposure to physics and chemistry, and it is normal for you to learn a little harder. But you can't give up. You have to eat it slowly. Teacher, if it doesn’t work, bring it back and ask me, I must let it go without knowing it, and I can’t give up studying, know?"
Since Han Aimin came here to go to high school, Su Yue has been telling him to study hard, so that he must not follow the crowd and not take it seriously.
Han Aimin nodded, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry, I know, my classmates don’t study, and the teacher doesn’t take classes too seriously, but I didn’t learn from them. "He is such an old man, and he has already made money independently in someone else’s house to reduce the burden on the family, but his elder brother and sister-in-law have created such good conditions for him to study, and even bought a house opposite the school. If you spend your time studying, I'm really sorry for your elder brother and sister-in-law's efforts. Although I don't know what benefits learning can bring, even though he is often laughed at by his classmates, he still studies very seriously and dare not slacken his efforts.
Su Yue knew that Han Aimin had studied hard, so she was relieved, and she didn't want to be so annoying, but she didn't want to be so annoying, but it was about to resume the college entrance examination. There were five hundred in the first session of the college entrance examination. More than 700,000 candidates participated in the college entrance examination, but the final admission rate was less than 300,000. The acceptance rate was not even 5%, which was cruel. Without real talents and practical learning, it would be impossible to pass the exam. Han Aimin happened to It was a recent high school graduate, and it was within the reference range, so she asked Han Aimin to study hard. When the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination is released, he will know the benefits of his study.
Later, Su Yue explained to Han Aimin what he didn't understand. Although she took the college entrance examination many years ago, she was also a high school student when she was in school. I still remember a lot of high school knowledge. , Even if some of the content is forgotten, but reading the textbook will immediately understand it, much better than Han Aimin's comprehension, so it is no problem to teach him.
At this moment, Xiao Bao had never ran in from outside, ran up to Su Yue, and said to her worriedly: "Mom, Maomao was beaten and cryed by his mother. Go and see."
"Huh?" Su Yue was taken aback and listened carefully. There seemed to be a faint cry of a child next door, thinking that Maomao didn't have any flesh on his body, and a little worried, she got up and went to the next door to see what was going on.
But the door next door was closed, and Mao Xue's reprimanding sound and the whimper of hairy hairs came from inside, as if Mao Xue was teaching the child.
Su Yue hesitated, but knocked on the door.
Mao Xue opened the door from inside and saw that it was Su Yue. For a moment, he was unnatural, and asked: "Why are you here, sister-in-law?"
Su Yue looked inside, and happened to see Maomao shrinking in the corner crying, and couldn't help asking, "How did you beat Maomao? I don't worry, come over and take a look."
Mao Xue couldn’t just keep Su Yue out of the door, so he opened the door to let Su Yue in and explained:
This kid is so noisy. It wets all the books I read. I hit him when I got angry. A few slaps, I also blame me for being too anxious."
Su Yue looked at the book on the table. It seemed vaguely like a book of poems. It was a little bit wet by the water. Next to it was a turned over cup. It should have been Maomao accidentally knocked over when drinking water. The book is wet. She went to look at Mao Mao again and found that the child's face was red and swollen, and a clear slap print was particularly obvious on the cheek.
Su Yue frowned, she didn't agree with Mao Xue's actions in her heart. It is normal for children to hold the cup unsteadily. The book should be dried a little when it gets wet. Why do you hit the child like this? Moreover, Mao Mao is really obedient and obedient. Compared with ordinary children, he is very relieved. How can Mao Xue bear to fight like this?
She walked to the corner and picked up Maomao. Although Maomao flinched, she did not refuse. Instead, she clutched her clothes tightly. She seemed to have found a harbor, nestled in her arms like a thin cat. Don't mention how much it hurts.
Su Yue patted his little back to make him not be afraid. Then she looked at Mao Xue and said, "It's common for children to be naughty, and Mao Mao is already behaved. The two boys in my family don't know how much things have been damaged by them. .So, don’t worry, tell him well, he will understand."
Mao Xue's expression was a little unnatural, and he nodded awkwardly, "Blame me, I was agitated for a while."
Su Yue was not good to say anything, so she asked, "It just so happened that my brother-in-law came back from school today. I made a lot of food. I took Maomao to my house to eat something, just to play with Dabao and Xiaobao, okay?"
Mao Xue tucked her hair, "Maomao always eats your food, I am embarrassed."
"What's this, how much he can eat as a child. Then I will take him there, and I will bring it back to you after the meal."
Mao Xue had no choice but to agree.
Su Yue returned home holding Maomao.
The old lady Han looked at the slap print on Maomao’s face, and immediately felt distressed,
Why is he hitting so hard? How old is this kid, why is he hitting him like this? Even if he wants to hit him, he can’t hit his face. Just a spanking. Is it?"
Dabao Xiaobao felt very distressed when he saw that Maomao had been beaten. Xiaobao went up and blew on the palm print, Nuonuo said, "It doesn't hurt or it hurts. It doesn't hurt if you blow it."
Dabao was one step faster than Su Yue, ran into the room and took the medicine box, and said to Su Yue, "Mom, take medicine."
Su Yue took the medicine box, found the ointment, and applied the medicine to the capillary. The little guy bit his lip and didn't groan even if it hurts, which made people feel sad.
Old lady Han asked Su Yue: "Why does his mother beat him like this? What's wrong with this kid?"
Su Yue talked about the cause and effect.
The old lady Han became angry when she heard it, "Just because the child accidentally got the book wet and hit like this? People who don't know think it's not their mother or stepmother, why are they so cruel!"
Su Yue also felt that Mao Xue was too much. The child was a piece of meat that fell from the mother’s body, and it hurts in her heart. Although the child made a mistake, he had to be disciplined, but overturning the cup was just the child’s careless mistake. Just one click, so you won't move such a hand.
Old lady Han frowned and murmured to Su Yue: "I always think the kid next door is a bit hard to pass by."
"Huh?" Su Yue wondered, "Mom, why do you say that?"
The old lady Han pointed to the next door quietly, "Which daughter-in-law do you see holding a book all day but not working? Maomao does not go to work, but she takes care of the children at home, but she holds a book all day. Maomao often squatted at the door to play alone. I never saw his mother walk out with Maomao. More than that, she didn't go to the vegetable stall in his house. It's been many days. It's impossible not to not want to eat vegetables. Which little daughter-in-law lives like this?"
Listening to Mrs. Han’s words, Su Yue also felt something was wrong. Mao Xue seemed to always hold a book at home to read, and also read those words, poems, and so on. It felt a little bit sad and serious. If you don’t bring your child, and the housework is handled carelessly, it seems that it’s really putting the cart before the horse.
It stands to reason that the young daughter-in-law of this era should not be like this. This Mao Xue gave her the feeling as if she was out of step with her current life, immersing herself in her own world.
It was not until soon after the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came that Su Yue understood why Mao Xue was like this.
In September 1977, the Ministry of Education of China held a National Higher Education Admissions Conference in Beijing and decided to resume the national higher education admissions examination, which had been suspended for ten years, to select talents through unified examinations and admissions. Go to college.
On October 21 of the same year, major Chinese media announced the resumption of the college entrance examination and revealed that this year's college entrance examination will be conducted nationwide in one month.
The news spread across the country, and the whole country cheered. Millions of students cried with joy. This news was like a shower of rain, scattered in the hearts of the students who could not see hope in the desert. How not? Exciting? Because this is their hope in a desperate life.
Therefore, those who are going to take the college entrance examination have prepared one after another, buying books for books, buying materials for materials, and starting to review and prepare for the college entrance examination after all difficulties. Although there is not much time to prepare, they don't want to miss the slightest opportunity.
After Han Aimin learned the news, he ran home excitedly and said to Su Yue excitedly: "Sister-in-law, the country is going to resume the college entrance examination, and I can take the exam too!"
Su Yue smiled and nodded, "Sister-in-law knows, you seize the time to review and try to get admitted to a good university."
Han Aimin nodded heavily, "Sister-in-law, thanks to you for allowing me to study hard over the past few years, I have finished my high school knowledge a long time ago, and I can review it again now. I am very confident now, thanks to your sister-in-law! You told you that I must study. It will be useful, I didn’t understand it all these years, but now I finally understand."
Su Yue patted him on the shoulder, "Then you can't relax either. There will definitely be many people applying for this exam. You have a lot of competitors, so you have to work hard."
Han Aimin nodded heavily, and even the two little nephews had no time to play with them, so they plunged into the room and started learning.
Su Yue asked Dabao and Xiaobao to ask them to obediently not quarrel with Uncle. The two little guys probably also knew that Uncle's study is very important, so they nodded very obediently, and really didn't bother.
But at night, there was a very loud quarrel from the next door, so loud that Su Yue could not ignore it.
Su Yue was afraid that Mao Mao would be frightened by the quarrel between the two adults, so she was ready to persuade and take Mao Mao over by the way. When she walked to the next door, she saw the door of their house wide open. The mess in the house was all smashed things. Mao Xue and her husband Ge Jun were standing in the living room arguing.
Ge Jun: "You are already married to me, and the two of us still have Mao Mao, so you have the heart to abandon your husband and abandon your son, just to go to university? What shall we do?"
The expression on Mao Xue’s face was very cold,
It was you who forced me to marry you. We are not people of the same world at all. You don’t understand me at all. Now I resume the college entrance examination. This is my only chance to stand up. I will give up for anyone!"
Ge Jun roared: "Okay! You haven't taken me to heart until now, I know you look down on me, but what about my son? He is your own flesh and blood, so you can bear it? What will he do if you leave?"
Mao Xue didn't even look at the trembling Mao Mao in the corner, and said with a cold face: "I didn't want him at the beginning. You designed me to be pregnant, and you begged me to stay. I knew he would only be Will drag me! Sure enough, now you want to use him to hold me? I tell you, no way! None of you can stop me from going to the college entrance examination, or we will get divorced now!"
"You!" Ge Jun trembled with anger, his eyes were red, but in the end he gave in, "I can't stop you from taking the exam, but can't you review at home? Why do you have to leave?"
Mao Xue was unmoved, "Is there anyone at home asking for advice? At home, I have to take care of the children's housework. How can I concentrate on studying? You are simply trying to hold me back and not let me go."
Ge Jun was so angry that he couldn't say a word.
Su Yue understood everything here. It turned out that Mao Xue was unwilling to marry Ge Jun, and she wanted to go back to the city, and Mao Mao was not what she wanted. No wonder she didn't care about Mao Mao.
It seems that after the college entrance examination was resumed that year, many educated youths chose to abandon their husbands and children or their wives and children in order to return to the city, but she did not expect to encounter a living case. Although Mao Xue did not explicitly abandon her husband or son now, it would be a mystery to see her attitude when she really went to university.
Su Yue felt a bit cold, but if she went up and talked on this occasion, it would inevitably hurt Ge Jun's face, so she went back home in silence, thinking about seeing the child Maomao the next day.
Thinking about this in her heart, Su Yue got up early the next morning and went to see Mao Mao. Ge Jun was not at home at this time, and Mao Mao shrank at the door in a daze as usual. She went in to see that Mao Xue was packing her luggage at home. .
Su Yue didn't want to be nosy, but she still couldn't help but asked: "Are you leaving?"
The movement of Mao Xue's hand paused, and then firmly said: "I must take the college entrance examination. This is my only chance."
Su Yue didn't know what to say. Everyone had different thoughts. It was not that the client couldn't put her beak, she just felt sorry for Mao Mao in her heart.
Seeing Su Yue not speaking, Mao Xue said, "Sister-in-law, I heard that your family is also in the city. You are an educated youth who went to the countryside to marry your husband. Are you not going to take the college entrance examination? This is a good way to go back to the city. Opportunity."
Su Yue shook her head, "I didn't plan to take the college entrance examination." This is the truth. She has never thought about taking the college entrance examination. In addition to her children cannot do without her, she also feels that she does not need to participate because the future is early. With a plan, you don't need to go to college to improve your gold content. Going to college may be an opportunity for others, but it is nothing for her.
Mao Xue didn't seem to expect that she would say this. She widened her eyes in surprise. After a few seconds, her eyes gradually turned into faint contempt, "Sister-in-law, family is not all, you can't be content with everything for the sake of family, we intellectual women Young people should pursue progress instead of just serving their children’s husbands and in-laws like rural women. What is the meaning of such a life?"
Su Yue was funny in her heart. Mao Xue probably thought she couldn't afford to support A Dou, she didn't explain it, and she wouldn't understand it anyway.
Su Yue looked at Maomao and made sure that the child was okay. After saying a word to Mao Xue, she took the child back to her home for breakfast. Now Mao Xue had no intention of cooking for her child. If she didn’t take care of her, Maomao would starve to death. .
Mao Xue didn't care about Mao Mao's affairs, just waved her hand, never even glanced at this son.

Thinking of Mao Xue packing things at home, Su Yue was still worried the next day, and went to look at Mao Mao again, but this time he didn't see Mao Xue, only Ge Jun and Mao Mao were at home.
Ge Jun's eyes were red, as if he hadn't slept all night, Mao Mao shrank his legs and hugged his small body in a daze, looking indescribably pitiful.
Su Yue knocked on the door hesitantly, Ge Jun looked up and saw her, reluctantly squeezed out a smile, got up and said: "Sister-in-law, you are here."
Su Yue didn't mention what happened yesterday, but just said: "Dabao and Xiaobao want to play with Maomao, I will take Maomao to my house for a while and have breakfast by the way?"
Ge Jun didn’t know that Su Yue wanted to take care of Maomao. He was grateful and knew that Su Yue couldn’t be ignorant of what happened yesterday. She wiped her face and said tiredly and apologetically: "Sister-in-law, Maomao has left. This Can you please help me take care of Maomao for a while, and I will pick him up when I come back."
I didn't expect Mao Xue to walk so fast. Su Yue was surprised, but didn't ask much, she just nodded and said, "Maomao is very good, I like him, so please don't worry if you put him in my house. You can work and train at ease. Exactly."
Ge Jun raised his head and said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Su Yue waved her hand, walked over to pick up Mao Mao, and kissed his little cheek, "Maomao and Auntie go home and play with Dabao Xiaobao, okay?"
Maomao paused for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Then see you father."
Mao Mao waved his hand to Ge Jun as Su Yue said.
Seeing that his son would wave goodbye to himself, Ge Jun showed a pleased smile on his face.
Su Yue took Maomao back home. After knowing that Mao Xue had gone, the old lady Han sighed with the cruel heart of this woman and took care of Maomao more carefully. Because Maomao became familiar with the Han family during this time, she was not afraid of life. , Staying at Han’s house is more comfortable than at home.
Dabao Xiaobao regarded Maomao as his younger brother. He took him to play with him and took good care of him. Over time, under the influence of Dabao Xiaobao, Maomao gradually became cheerful, and occasionally said a few words. Talking with Su Yuehan Aiguo and the old lady Han is not afraid, very comfortable.
I don’t know if the child has forgotten his mother or dare not ask. He has never mentioned his mother once, nor has he clamored to find his mother like ordinary children. Su Yue and other adults were not in front of him. Mentioned about Mao Xue.
Time flickered, and it was December in a blink of an eye. The day of the college entrance examination officially arrived. Su Yue and the old lady Han took Dabao, Xiaobao and Maomao to send Han Aimin the test in person.
Before entering the examination room, the three children kissed Han Aimin one by one and said to him a blessing for the college entrance examination. Han Aimin stepped into the examination room with the blessing of the whole family.