jdhmnovel Chapter 468 Do you still want to take the college entrance examination?
Chapter 468 Do you still want to take the college entrance examination?
Luo Xiaofen gave birth to a daughter named Zhou Shanshan in October 76. During this year's Spring Festival, she and Zhou Jiakang brought their child to the city to accompany Luo Qiuyue.
Luo Zhiyuan wanted to make a snowman, so Zhou Jiakang held Zhou Shanshan, who had just learned to walk, and played with him.
Luo Qiuyue watched them having fun in the yard, smiled happily, and while making dumplings, she whispered to Luo Xiaofen, who was five months pregnant: "Is your first child's surname Zhou? Will your second child's surname be Luo?"
Luo Xiaofen: "Ieyasu wants a son. If this baby is a girl, she can be named Luo. If it is a boy, he must be named Zhou."
Luo Qiuyue: "I thought he didn't favor boys over girls, but it turns out they are all the same."
Luo Xiaofen: "He loves Shanshan very much. He has been taking care of the child most of the time since she was born. He wants a son because he is afraid that his bloodline will be cut off. It doesn't count as favoring boys over girls."
Luo Dafen: "Nowadays, there are few men who don't want sons. Even if they are poor, they want a son to carry on the family line. Ieyasu's idea is in line with men's thinking."
Luo Qiuyue: "You like sour food, so it's probably a boy. Jiakang will get what he wants."
Luo Xiaofen: "Several women in the village also said that I was pregnant with a boy, but we won't know whether it's a boy or a girl until the baby is born."
Luo Dafen: "If this baby is a boy, will you have a third baby?"
Luo Xiaofen: "Just go with the flow. If you can get pregnant, give birth. If not, forget it. The country has been encouraging people to have fewer children in recent years, but people still keep having children. The encouraging policies are useless. I guess in a few years, compulsory measures may be introduced to prohibit having more children.
While the policy is still relaxed, I want to have another child in our family so that Zhiyuan can keep him company."
Luo Qiuyue: "Many adult children in the city cannot find jobs and have to go to the countryside as educated youth. The neighborhood committee will come to publicize from time to time, asking everyone to have fewer and better children to reduce the burden on the country. Your guess is very likely to come true.
If you can have one more child, then have one. Our Luo family is small, and every time I see the Zhou family's large number of descendants, I envy them. It would be great if half of the blessing of having many children could be shared with our family."
Luo Dafen joked: "People in previous generations all had many children. In our family, there are only Xiaofen and I. Even if we keep having children, we can't have more than them. Don't be envious.
When Zhiyuan grows up, if he can't find a good job and lives a cowardly life, or becomes a loser, it would be better not to have a child."
Luo Xiaofen: "My sister is right. It's not unreasonable for the country to ask everyone to have fewer children and better quality children. If the children don't have a good future and are born only to suffer, it's really better not to have them."
Luo Qiuyue: "You two are both educated people. I can't argue with you. The child came out of your belly. It's your freedom to have it or not. I'm going to freeze the dumplings."
When Luo Qiuyue went outside to freeze the dumplings with snow, Luo Dafen asked in a low voice: "Are you still going to take the college entrance examination?"
Luo Xiaofen also signed up for the college entrance examination in December 77. She had severe morning sickness at the time and had to go to school to teach, so she had no energy to review and her test results were not ideal.
"I will take the college entrance examination in July. I will probably still be in confinement after giving birth, so it will be inconvenient for me to take the exam. Ieyasu doesn't want me to take the exam either. He is worried that after I pass the college entrance examination, I will not want him and the child anymore.
My life in Zhoujiawan is pretty good, the folks are very kind, and I have a stable income. I don’t want to struggle anymore, so I’ll just live like this.”
Luo Dafen: "Given the environment in Zhoujiawan, it's fine for you to stay there. There are trucks from the village going into the city every other day. It's convenient for you to come back or for us to bring you things."
Luo Xiaofen: “Yeah.”
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In this year's college entrance examination, 9 young people and 2 educated youth from Zhoujiawan were admitted to universities and colleges. In order to thank Meng Anpu, Dong Huiru and others, Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Chuanyi sent a lot of fish, meat, fruits and vegetables on behalf of the village.
Families who received admission letters vied with each other to invite them to dinner at their homes on New Year's Eve.
A few people declined, so everyone had to send over one or two of the best dishes at home.
Meng Anpu and his family didn’t have to cook for their New Year’s Eve dinner, as they already had a large table full of dishes.
They were impressed by the warmth and simplicity of the villagers. In order to give back to everyone, they worked harder on the "College Entrance Examination Review Class" after the beginning of the year. They also wrote to their former colleagues, asked questions and bought review materials so that Zhoujiawan could produce more college students...
因77年的高考是12月份举行的，各大学的开学时间便定在了78年的2月底或3月初。
When Shen Bohang went to see Shen Qingran off to the train, he kept wiping away tears. Zhou Gui couldn't bear to watch and joked, "I, a mother, didn't cry, but you, a grown man, cried like a tearful person, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?
She's going to study, it's not like she won't be back, why are you doing this?"
Shen Bohang: "Qingran is my first child. I raised him with all my heart. Now he is going to a place as far away as Kyoto. How can I not be sad?
This kid is really something. When asked to apply to a school in Jiangcheng, she insisted on going to Kyoto, saying that Huaqing University's architecture department is the best. Hasn't Jiangcheng University's architecture department also produced many talented people? What's the difference?!"
Zhou Gui: "The child is grown up and has her own ideas. Let her go out and try her luck. After she experiences the dangers of society, she will understand our painstaking efforts."
Hearing Zhou Gui say this, Shen Bohang became even more worried: "What if she gets cheated?"
Zhou Gui: "Don't think your daughter is stupid. She is smart and she is good enough not to lie to others. Besides, her sister and brother-in-law are both in Huaqing, so she will be fine."
After the notice of resumption of the college entrance examination came out, some majors of Huaqing University were extremely short of teachers, so Shen Boxuan and Ye Fanqiu were transferred back. After arriving in Kyoto, the two wrote a letter to Shen Bohang.
Thinking back to all the weird things Shen Qingran had done, and that her sister and brother-in-law were in Kyoto, Shen Bohang felt a little relieved. Besides, his daughter's personality was like her mother's, and she was indeed not easy to be deceived.
Shen Qingran put away his luggage and said through the car window, "Dad, don't cry. I will write to you when I arrive in Kyoto."
Shen Bohang: "Don't write a letter, it's too slow. Send a telegram directly, or call my office. If you have any questions, go to your aunt and uncle. Don't let others bully you."
Shen Qingran: "Yeah."
In early March, the Ministry of Education decided to select about 3 students to study abroad in 78.
After Shen Qingran learned the news, she found Shen Boxuan and said that she wanted to go abroad to learn advanced foreign concepts.
Shen Boxuan: "I support you to go out and see the world, but you need to consult your parents. If they have no problem with it, I will help you get a place. In addition, you need to brush up on your English and local customs, otherwise you will have a hard time getting around when you go abroad."
Shen Qingran: "My parents love me the most and will definitely support me. I'll trouble my aunt to help me with English and local customs."
Shen Boxuan: “Yeah.”