dhibooks Chapter 188 Several joys and sorrows
Chapter 188 Several joys and sorrows
The winter of this year was very cold. After the winter, there were a few light snowfalls, and the cold wind was blowing, but it could not extinguish the flame in the hearts of the young intellectuals.
Gu Mingdong was also concerned about the college entrance examination of his younger sisters, so he got up early in the morning and planned to cook them a hearty breakfast.
As soon as he moved, Gu Mingchen in the outer room also got up, and walked into the kitchen in a huff: "Dad, I'll help you."
After speaking, he sat on the stove and started to light the fire.
Eggs, pancakes, and white porridge are not suitable for eating meat in the morning, but the pancakes you bring at noon can be stuffed in, and you can eat them after heating them up, which is more reassuring than buying them outside.
Gu Mingdong finished tidying up quickly, feeling a little strange in his heart. This was the first time he had experienced sending candidates to take the college entrance examination.
"Dad, do you really want us to go to college?" Gu Liangchen asked suddenly.
The fire in the stove flickered on Gu Mingchen's face. Unknowingly, the twins had grown up slowly, and now they no longer had the milky air they had when they were young, and they could already look somewhat grown-up.
Because of good nutrition and good genes since childhood, the height of the two brothers has a tendency to catch up with Gu Mingnan, and they are also handsome. Although they are still in high school, someone has already come to inquire about them.
The twins have very different personalities since they were young, and they are even more so when they grow up.
When they were young, the two looked exactly the same, and they could only be identified by their temperament. Now that they have grown up, they are all different from each other in terms of clothing, skin color and temperament.
The eldest, Gu Liangxing, has a detached personality, while the second child, Gu Liangchen, who is the king of the production team, is much calmer.
Sitting behind the stove right now, he was sitting on a small bench with his long legs curled up, poking his head out to see Gu Mingdong's reaction.
Hearing his son's question, Gu Mingdong replied with a smile: "It's not something I like or not, it's your own choice."
"Whether it's my son or my son whether you go to college or not, you're all grown up now, and you should have your own plans for your future."
For the children he brought up with his own hands, Gu Mingdong has always followed the principle of not interfering too much. He will give his own opinions, but they are the ones who make the final decision.
It was as if Gu Mingnan decided that he was not material for studying and gave up the college entrance examination completely, Gu Mingdong also felt that it was no problem.
Gu Liangchen said with a smile: "Oh, then I know."
Unexpectedly, before the words finished, Gu Mingdong said: "But if you give up the college entrance examination just to stay at home, your father will definitely be angry."
Gu Liangchen touched his nose.
Gu Mingdong said helplessly: "Ah Chen, you are already sixteen, not six, you can't always follow behind Dad, can you?"
Gu Liangchen's cheeks were slightly red, and he said angrily, "I don't have one, I just love my family, and I don't want to leave here."
Gu Mingdong shook his head with a smile. The children who were brought up together, he didn't understand why the eldest child wanted to fly all over the sky, but the second child wanted to stay at home.
While talking, there was movement in the room of the sisters.
Gu Mingdong looked back and saw that they were all up: "Why are you up so early?"
Gu Mingxi looked very energetic: "Thinking that I will take the college entrance examination later, I can't sleep, I might as well get up straight away, so that I can read more books."
Gu Mingbei agreed: "Yes, maybe you will see the exam questions."
Seeing that the two sisters said so, Gu Mingdong didn't object, he just said: "Then eat something to rest your stomach before reading, don't be too nervous, both of you have reviewed well, and you have eaten all the review materials, and you have surpassed many people. .”
Gu Mingxi smiled and said, "That's true, I'm still full of confidence in myself."
After eating the hot breakfast, the sisters felt their hearts warm up along with their stomachs, and their nervousness was relieved.
Especially when Gu Mingdong poured brown sugar into the porridge, after eating the porridge, he felt at ease.
While drinking porridge, Gu Mingxi said, "If I still fail the exam, I will be ashamed to come back to see my eldest brother."
Gu Mingdong laughed: "If you fail the exam, you are still my sister."
With these words, Gu Mingxi felt that the porridge was even sweeter. Yes, it's okay even if she failed the exam. Thinking about it this way, she didn't feel so nervous anymore.
After the sisters had eaten, Gu Mingnan brought Qian Xiaoru over. During this time, Qian Xiaoru left the two children at her natal home and prepared for the exam with the sisters.
It was agreed before that they set off from Shanghe Village to take the exam together.
As soon as she entered, Qian Xiaoru stomped her feet and said, "What to do, I'm so nervous, I didn't sleep well last night."
Gu Mingxi looked up and saw that her eyelids were black and blue, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Second sister-in-law, why are you nervous, no matter whether you pass the exam or not, the second brother will support you anyway."
Hearing this, Qian Xiaoru blushed.
Gu Mingnan still said next to him: "That's right, I said you are so nervous. If you want to take the exam, you can keep taking the exam. It's not that I can't support the three of you, mother and child."
After Qian Xiaoru was moved, he patted him angrily: "Bah, bah, don't say bad things, we will all pass the exam."
After waiting for a while, Gu Yong also came over.
He actually has no confidence in himself. After all, when he was studying before, his progress could not keep up with Gu Fang and Gu Wei, let alone the two aunts of the Gu family.
After losing confidence for a while, it was Gu Mingbei who comforted him: "Don't compare with us, you have to compare with yourself. Think about it, and see if you are much stronger now than when you were at the beginning."
Gu Yong is right when he thinks about it. Compared with himself two months ago, he is definitely completely reborn, and he will not be reconciled if he doesn't participate.
After a while, Gu Mingbei poked his head out and looked out: "Why haven't Xiaofang and Xiaowei come here yet? Could something have happened?"
"I'll go and have a look." Gu Mingdong got up and said.
"Brother, I'll go with you." Gu Mingnan followed.
Both of them were worried that Wang Feng would mess something up again, after all, the second sister-in-law had made troubles a lot.
"If you're late, you can go first." Gu Mingdong confessed, and went directly to Gu Wei's country.
It was still early, and the sky was gray. Except for those who had candidates at home, all the doors were closed at the moment.
The gate of Gu Wei's country was also closed. Gu Mingdong frowned and knocked on the gate: "Xiaofang, Xiaowei, are you ready? It's time to go."
"Why is there no movement?" Gu Mingnan asked strangely.
"Brother Wei Guo, are you at home? Have Xiaofang and Xiaowei gone out?"
There was still no movement inside.
Gu Mingdong thought it was wrong: "Get out of the way."
Taking a few steps back after speaking, he climbed up the courtyard wall with his own strength, turned inside directly, and opened the door latch from the inside.
Looking at the dark room, the two brothers suddenly felt that something was wrong: "Xiaofang and Xiaowei? Why is there no movement at all, they will not leave first."
It was agreed to go together before, it is impossible for Gu Fang and Gu Wei to go first by themselves.
"Plop!" There was a sound of something falling in the house.
The two brothers of the Gu family looked at each other, and both had a bad feeling. Gu Mingdong was about to go over to have a look, but Wang Feng came out: "It's Ah Dong, Anan, Xiaofang and Xiaowei have been away for a long time."
Wang Feng looked at them with a smile, and looked more normal than usual at the moment: "These two children are so excited, they didn't sleep all night, and they got up too early to avoid waking you up, so they simply set off early."
Gu Mingnan didn't believe it: "The two of them are so obedient, how could they leave first?"
Wang Feng's face darkened: "Now you don't believe what I said, I said I'm leaving, so I'm leaving."
"Then what about my brother Weiguo, where is he?" Gu Mingnan asked.
Wang Feng said lightly: "Wei Guo was happy last night, drank a few more glasses, and is still lying down."
Gu Mingnan frowned and said, "Let us enter the house and have a look."
Wang Feng said coldly: "My daughters are all big girls. Although you two are surnamed Gu, you are only their uncles. It's not good to just enter their house and spread the word."
"Fuck, you are the only one here, who will spread the word." The more she stopped, the more suspicious Gu Mingnan became.
"What nonsense, just kick the door open." Gu Mingdong said coldly.
Wang Feng stretched out his arms to block the door: "I'll see who dares, okay, now my brother-in-law dares to beat my sister-in-law."
If it were put in another place, as a brother-in-law, he would definitely have some scruples, but the brothers of the Gu family don't care about these evils.
Gu Mingnan stepped forward and pulled her away, while Gu Mingdong stretched out his leg and kicked the two sisters' room.
Kicking open the door and taking a look, it made Gu Mingnan very angry.
Gu Fang and Gu Wei were tightly tied up, their mouths were blocked with towels, and the two sisters were crying with snot and tears all over their faces. The moment they saw the door being opened, the despair in the eyes of the two sisters turned into hope.
Gu Mingdong quickly pulled the rope, and the sisters were finally saved.
Gu Wei saw who was coming, she burst into tears, and hugged Gu Mingdong: "Uncle Adong, it's a good thing you're here."
Gu Fang was also crying so hard, she looked at her mother at the door with disbelief in her eyes.
She always knew that Wang Feng did not agree with the two of them to take the college entrance examination, she was afraid that they would waste money, and even more afraid that they would fly out after high school and never come back again.
But she never expected that her own mother would come up with such a vicious idea.
Last night, she cooked a big dinner for the family and bought wine for her father. Gu Fang was still happy in her heart, thinking that her mother wanted to be happy.
Fortunately, Wang Feng got Gu Weiguo drunk, tied up the two sisters in the middle of the night while they were fast asleep, and gagged them. This was to prevent them from taking the exam.
If it wasn't for Gu Mingdong noticing something was wrong and ignoring Wang Feng's stop and kicking open the door, the sisters would have lost this opportunity.
"Okay, don't cry yet, put on your clothes and go to the exam." Gu Mingdong comforted.
Gu Wei just wiped away her tears, and didn't care how embarrassed she was, she pulled out her padded jacket and put it on, and went out.
Fortunately, they were guarding against Wang Feng, and kept the registration form at Gu Mingbei's side. Last night, Wang Feng searched and couldn't find it, otherwise he would have to tear it up.
When they went out, Wang Feng wanted to stop her but was stopped by Gu Mingnan, so she could only shout at the top of her voice, "No, not even. If you dare to take the college entrance examination, I will sever the mother-daughter relationship with you."
The two sisters paused, Gu Wei sneered and said, "If you cut it off, it will cut off, I would rather not have a mother like you."
Although Gu Fang was in tears, she refused to let go.
Wang Feng sat down paralyzed and cried, "What evil have I done? I have worked so hard to bring up my daughter, and now..."
"Shut up!" Gu Mingdong shouted coldly.
He glanced at the yard, walked over to scoop up a scoop of ice water from the water tank, kicked the door in and splashed it on Gu Weiguo's face.
Gu Weiguo fell asleep after being drunk, and now he was sleeping soundly, when he suddenly woke up from the cold.
"What's the matter, is it raining?"
"Adong? Why are you at my house?"
"Brother Wei, I took Xiaofang and Xiaowei away. That's your wife. You can handle it yourself." Gu Mingdong dropped a sentence and led her away.
Wang Feng wanted to make trouble again, but Gu Weiguo had already figured out what happened, and looked at her with extremely cold eyes.
The Gu family waited impatiently, and when they saw Gu Fang and Gu Wei's appearance, they were shocked: "What's wrong?"
"Bring some food for Xiaofang and Xiaowei, and eat it on the road later." Gu Mingdong didn't explain.
Gu Yun quickly went to get a lunch box and stuffed it into the hands of the two sisters.
Gu Mingxi and Gu Mingbei looked at each other, and vaguely guessed something, they didn't ask any further questions, and just shared the tools they had prepared with the two sisters.
Soon, the group set off.
Gu Mingdong drove Gu Fang and Gu Wei to the town, and said in a low voice, "Eat away from the wind, or you won't be able to eat when it's cold."
Gu Fang opened the lunch box, there were two eggs and two big pancakes in it, she swallowed it, and the Xuanruan pancakes contained minced cabbage and meat, which tasted very good.
The two sisters used their hats to block the wind and gnawed on the pancakes. As they ate, Gu Fang trembled all over. She cried and ate while crying, as if she couldn't wipe away her tears.
Gu Mingdong heard the whimpering sound behind him, but didn't ask anything, but slowed down the speed of the bicycle a little.
When they finally arrived at the test site, Gu Fang and Gu Wei jumped out of the car, except for the red eyes, they couldn't see the sadness just now.
Gu Mingxi was full of confidence at first, but when he took a look at the examination room, he was speechless: "There are so many people."
There is only one small test center in Xiyuan Town, but at this time, the inner and outer third floors are full of people, and the crowds of people are shocking. There are more people than when the factory opened its recruitment.
Most of them were educated youths. Gu Mingdong took a glance and suspected that all the educated youths from the production team in Xiyuan Town had come.
There were quite a few people from the old Gu's family who were going to take the exam, and Gu Mingdong was slightly relieved to send them into the exam room one by one.
Before Gu Fang left, she suddenly turned around and bowed to Gu Mingdong: "Uncle Adong, thank you."
"Stupid child, go and take the exam well." Gu Mingdong comforted him with a smile.
Gu Fang pursed her lips and walked into the examination room with determination.
Gu Mingnan was also very upset in his heart, and muttered: "What is the second sister-in-law thinking, what's wrong with the daughter, if my Xiaoyue'er is going to take the college entrance examination in the future, I will definitely happily send her here."
Gu Mingdong only said: "If one's heart goes astray, it will be difficult to pull it back."
"I think her life is going too smoothly, and Wei Guoge also indulges her, making her more and more courageous."
The two brothers were talking when they suddenly saw an acquaintance.
"Brother, isn't that Wu Zhiqing? I didn't expect her to take the college entrance examination."
Gu Mingdong saw that it was Wu Mengting.
Ever since Wu Mengting got married, she had never been back to Shanghe Village. After seeing her again after many years, Gu Mingdong still couldn't recognize her.
In the past, Wu Mengting had a beautiful appearance. Although she liked to put on a show, she had to say that her appearance was quite outstanding, otherwise she would not have attracted so many men to court her.
But in just a few years, time has left a deep mark on her.
The foundation of her good looks is still there, but the deep wrinkles between her brows tell of her dissatisfaction.
Wu Mengting came to take the college entrance examination with her stepson and stepdaughter. Before entering the door, she comforted herself that she would live a good life after marrying, and it would be nothing if she left behind children.
But after passing through the door, Wu Mengting realized that stepmother was hard to do.
There are three children left behind, the eldest and the second are already in junior high school, and they don't like her stepmother who came in halfway, and try to make things difficult for her.
She cried to her husband, but the husband would only persuade her to be patient and not to care about like a child.
Wu Mengting could only focus on the third child, but she coaxed the third child to turn her heart towards her. On the contrary, it was a better day if she didn't get close to her brothers and sisters.
One can imagine Wu Mengting's life as she fights wits and courage with her stepson and stepdaughter all day long.
As soon as the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came out, Wu Mengting made up her mind to take part. For this reason, she did not know how many good things she said in front of men, and swore that she would do nothing less.
Even so, the first two were still very dissatisfied, and the stepdaughter even said: "Dad, you can think about it, if she is admitted to the university, can she still live with you?"
In a word, Wu Mengting's dream of the college entrance examination was almost shattered.
Wu Mengting did not hesitate to coax the third child to go on a hunger strike with her, making the man in the family helpless, which is considered to be the exchange for this opportunity.
Before entering the examination room, the stepdaughter said to others: "She is married, and she is taking the college entrance examination at such an age. She really thinks she is a high-achieving student. If she fails the examination, it will embarrass our family." gone."
The stepson also sneered: "She also knows how to coax Dad, how can he really pass the exam."
Wu Mengting pinched her palm tightly so that she didn't let herself rush up and tear their hair.
She endured it, as long as she waited a little longer, she would be able to leave this damned family when she passed the university entrance exam.
As soon as Qian Zhi disappeared and Wu Mengting got married, Gu Mingdong hadn't thought of this couple for a long time.
Seeing Wu Mengting now, he remembered one thing. In Bai Xiaohua's memory, both the hero and heroine took part in the college entrance examination this year, and they all passed the entrance examination to one of the top universities in Beijing.
That is to say, starting from this year, the hero and heroine rode the east wind and soared all the way.
Gu Mingdong's eyes moved, and he suddenly thought in his heart, now that Qian Zhiyi is missing, then whether Wu Mengting, who is already married, can still pass the college entrance examination.
After all, the luck they plundered from others has now returned to the old owner.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Gu Mingnan smiled and said: "Speaking of which, Wu Zhiqing is at a disadvantage. If she persists for a few more years, she will be able to take the college entrance examination. There is no need to marry a widower."
As a result, while talking, Jin Laowu saw them coming.
"Adong, Anan, are you here to send your younger sister to take the college entrance examination?" Jin Laowu said with a smile, holding his two daughters from left to right.
Gu Mingdong was also surprised to see him, and thinking about it, Jin Laowu's wife is an educated youth, so she must also want to take the college entrance examination and return to the city.
"Yes, are you here to send your sister-in-law to take the college entrance examination?"
Jin Laowu nodded and said: "Isn't it? She said that she can do it alone, but she is usually not in good health, how can I rest assured?"
Gu Mingdong looked down, and saw two little girls staring at him with their heads tilted.
He smiled, and took out two candies and handed them to them. The little girl was taught very well, so she didn't take it immediately when she wanted to eat, but looked at Jin Laowu with her eyes.
"Take it, this is your Uncle Adong, he even hugged you when you were young."
The two sisters took it over and said with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle Adong."
Gu Mingnan watched from the side, and couldn't help but raise his hands: "Fifth brother, you two girls are pretty."
"That's right, my daughter looks like your sister-in-law, she's also smart, she might be able to go to college in the future." Jin Laowu said cheerfully.
The two sides chatted for a while, and Jin Laowu found out that the old Gu's family came to take the college entrance examination, and they didn't know that there was their sister and brother-in-law.
Hearing this, Jin Laowu looked like he was looking for a bosom friend: "I knew we were on the same path, but you didn't know that the whole family didn't even know that there was a commotion because of Yuanyuan's taking the college entrance examination. several times."
"Let me tell you, if Yuanyuan wants to participate, let her participate. What's wrong with having a baby? What's the matter with getting older? There's no rule from the top that you can't participate if you have a baby, right?"
"It's just that my old lady can't see it. After listening to the gossip of the production team, she doesn't know why she thinks that a woman will abandon her husband and son if she is admitted to college."
He said, stroked the hair of the two girls, raised his head and said: "I don't believe this at all. We have been married for almost ten years. Don't I know Yuanyuan's temperament better than them? She is not like that."
Gu Mingnan agreed very much: "That's the reason. If a daughter-in-law wants to make progress, she must support it. If we want to stop it, it will hurt my relationship."
Jin Laowu nodded, and said: "To be honest, I'm also afraid that the child's mother will pass the exam, and one day he will look down on me as a big bastard."
"But I thought, when she married me as a beautiful young girl, she didn't ask for anything, and she didn't enjoy the blessings all these years. She finally had a hope. Should I stop her or be human?"
"Let's talk about the future."
The rare and transparent words made Gu Mingdong look at him with admiration.
These days, families where educated youths and locals combine often fight over the matter of taking the college entrance examination. Those who are desperate to refuse to take the exam, those who hide books and materials, and those who directly tear up the admission ticket, emerge in endlessly.
Gu Mingdong patted Jin Laowu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If the heart is there, the person is there. If the heart is not there, it is useless to stop it."
When the educated youths are allowed to go back to the city in a few years, they will not be able to stop those who are determined to go back. What's more, because of the obstruction of the college entrance examination, hatred will be born instead.
Asking Gu Mingnan to take his two daughters to play, Jin Lao Wu finally spoke his mind.
Jin Laowu was calm and easy: "I've also thought about it. If Yuanyuan passes the exam, then our whole family will go together, and we, father and daughter, will accompany her to study."
"But if she changes her mind, then I have nothing to say. Make room for her early, and bring up the two daughters in the future, which is worthy of the relationship between husband and wife."
He sat beside Gu Mingnan, and said: "I dare to say this to you, if my mother finds out, there will be an earth-shattering disturbance."
Even though Jin Lao Wu and Gu Mingdong didn't spend much time together these days, he felt in his heart that Gu Mingdong would definitely understand him.
Sure enough, Gu Mingdong didn't comfort him, but instead patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's a man."
Jin Laowu smiled and looked in the direction of the examination room. He was also reluctant in his heart, but he was even more reluctant to see Yuanyuan completely give up her future hope for the sake of her family.
It's a pity that there are all kinds of life in the world, and not everyone is as open-minded as Jin Laowu.
After a college entrance examination, Gu Sanmei and the others lost a lot of weight. Fortunately, they were in good spirits, and even Gu Fang and Gu Wei persevered without getting sick.
When the exam was finally over, the entire old Gu family breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, Zheng Tong wandered to the door.