A few days later, when Han Aimin came back from school, the two children saw that their uncle had finally come back, and happily crawled 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, and said to Su Yue, "Sister-in-law, I have several questions that I don't understand. Neither can my classmates, so I brought it back to ask you, and you can tell me about it."
Su Yue leaned over to take a look and found that they were all about physical chemistry. She couldn't help but ask, "How are you doing in other subjects?"
Han Aimin: "I have no problem with language, politics and mathematics. It's just that physical chemistry is a bit difficult to learn. I can't understand many places. The students around me don't study at all, so I can't ask."
Su Yue patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "It's okay, it's normal for you to be like this. It's normal for you to have little exposure to physical chemistry before, and it's normal to learn it a little harder, but you can't give up, you have to understand it slowly, and ask if you don't understand Teacher, bring it back and ask me if you can't, you must not let it go if you don't understand it, and you can't give up studying, do you 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 trend and not take study seriously.
Han Aimin nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I know it all, my classmates don't study, and the teacher doesn't take the class very seriously, but I didn't study with them, I've read and written the questions myself, I won't be sloppy. "He is such an old man, he would have been able to make money independently to ease the burden on the family long ago, but his eldest brother and sister-in-law have created such good conditions for him to study, and even bought a house opposite the school. If he does not do well If he spends his time studying, he is really sorry for the efforts of his elder brother and sister-in-law. Although he does not know what benefits it can bring to study, and although he is often laughed at by his classmates behind his back, he still studies very seriously and does not dare to slack off.
Su Yue was relieved to know that Han Aimin had studied hard, and it was not in vain for her to emphasize study in his ear over and over again. She also didn't want to be so annoying, but the college entrance examination will resume soon. More than 700,000 candidates took the college entrance examination, but in the end less than 300,000 were admitted. The admission rate was not even 5%. It was cruel. She is a fresh high school graduate and is also within the scope of reference, 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 studying hard.
Afterwards, Su Yue explained to Han Aimin what he didn't understand. Although it was many years ago that she took the college entrance examination, she was still a top student when she was in school, and she still remembers a lot of high school knowledge. , Even if some of the content is forgotten, but after reading the textbook, you will immediately understand. It is much higher than Han Aimin's comprehension power, so there is no problem in teaching him.
At this moment, Xiaobao never ran in from outside, ran in front of Su Yue, and said to her worriedly, "Mom, Mao Mao was beaten and cried by his mother, you go have a look."
"Ah?" Su Yue was stunned, and after listening carefully, there seemed to be a faint cry of a child next door. Thinking of the appearance of Mao Mao's body, she was a little worried, so 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 reprimand and Mao Mao's whimper could be heard from inside, as if Mao Xue was teaching the child a lesson.
Su Yue hesitated for a moment, but still knocked on the door.
Mao Xue opened the door from the inside and saw that it was Su Yue. He felt unnatural for a moment, and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Su Yue looked in, and happened to see Mao Mao who was huddled in the corner crying, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you beat Mao Mao? I'm not worried, come and have a look."
Mao Xue couldn't just keep Su Yue out of the door, so he had to open the door and let Su Yue in, explaining, "This kid is so noisy, he got all the books I read wet, and I hit him when I got angry. A few slaps, also blame me for being in a hurry."
Su Yue looked at the book on the table, it vaguely seemed to be a book of poetry. It was a little wet with water. Next to it was an overturned cup, which must have been accidentally knocked over when Mao Mao was drinking water. The book is wet. She went to see 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 approach in her heart. It's normal for a child to be unsteady on the cup. If the book gets wet a little, it's fine to dry in the sun. Why beat a child like this? Moreover, Mao Mao is really obedient and obedient. Compared with ordinary children, he is already very relieved. How could Mao Xue have the heart to beat him like this
She walked to the corner and hugged Mao Mao. Although Mao Mao flinched, she did not refuse. Instead, she held onto her clothes tightly, as if she had found a harbor. She nestled in her arms like a thin kitten. Not to mention more distressing.
Su Yue patted his little back to tell him not to be afraid, and then looked at Mao Xue and said, "It's common for children to be naughty, and Mao Mao is already very good. Those two boys in my family don't know how much they have damaged things in the house. So, don't worry, tell him well, he will understand."
Mao Xue's expression was a little unnatural, and she nodded embarrassedly, "Blame me, I got excited for a while."
Su Yue didn't know what to say, so she asked, "It just so happened that my uncle came back from school today. I made a lot of food. I took Mao Mao to my house to eat something, and just happened to play with Dabao and Xiaobao, okay?"
Mao Xue tucked her hair, "I'm embarrassed that Mao Mao always eats your stuff."
"What is this? How much can he eat as a child? Then I'll take him there and bring it back to you after dinner."
Mao Xue had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Su Yue went home with Mao Mao in her arms.
When old lady Han saw the slap print on Mao Mao's face, she immediately felt distressed, "Why do you hit so hard? How old is this child, why do you hit him like this? Even if you want to hit him, you can't slap your face, it's better to spank your butt. Is it?"
When Dabao and Xiaobao saw that Mao Mao was beaten, they were also very distressed. Xiaobao leaned forward and blew on the slap print, and Nuo Nuo said, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt to blow."
Dabao was one step faster than Su Yue, ran into the room, took the medicine box, and said to Su Yue, "Mom, take the medicine."
Su Yue took the medicine box, found the ointment, and put the medicine on the capillary. The little guy bit his lip, even if it hurts, he doesn't hum, which makes people sad.
The old lady Han asked Su Yue, "Why is the mother beating him like this? What did this child do wrong?"
Su Yue explained the cause and effect.
The old lady Han got angry when she heard it, "Just because the child accidentally got the book wet and hit like this? Those who don't know think it's not my mother but my stepmother, why are you so cruel!"
Su Yue also felt that Mao Xue was too much. The child was a piece of flesh that fell from the mother's body, and it was painful. Although the child made a mistake, he had to discipline him, but knocking over the cup was just an unintentional mistake of the child. It's enough for a moment, not to move such a hand.
Mrs. Han frowned and muttered to Su Yue, "I always think that the kid next door doesn't look like he's going through life."
"Huh?" Su Yue wondered, "Mom, why do you say that?"
Mrs. Han quietly pointed to the next door, "What kind of daughter-in-law do you see holding a book all day but not working? Maomao doesn't go to work, so she takes care of the children at home, but she holds a book and reads all day. Mao Mao often squatting and playing by himself at the door. I have never seen his mother take Mao Mao out for a walk. Not only that, but she also doesn't go to the food stall at his house. It's been so many days, it's possible that he doesn't want to eat vegetables. What kind of daughter-in-law lives like this?"
Hearing what Mrs. Han said, Su Yue also felt that something was wrong. Mao Xue often seemed to be reading at home with a book in her hand. She also read those words, poems, etc. It felt a little sad for spring and autumn, but serious The children are not brought, and the housework is handled carelessly, which seems to be putting the cart before the horse.
It stands to reason that the little daughter-in-law of this era should not be like this. This Mao Xue made her feel as if she was out of tune with her current life, immersed in her own world.
It wasn't until soon after, when the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came out, that Su Yue didn't understand why Mao Xue was like this.
In September 1977, the Ministry of Education of China convened a national college admissions work conference in Beijing, and decided to resume the national college admissions examination, which had been suspended for ten years, and to select talents through a unified examination and admission method. 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 held nationwide in one month.
The news spread across the country, and the whole country cheered. Millions of students wept with joy. This news was like a shower of sweet rain, which was sprinkled on the hearts of the students who had no hope in the desert. How could this not be? Exciting? Because this is the hope in their desperate life.
Therefore, those who are going to take the college entrance examination have to prepare, buy books, buy books, buy materials, buy materials, and begin to review and prepare for the college entrance examination. Although there is not much time to prepare, they do not want to miss the slightest opportunity.
After Han Aimin heard the news, he ran home excitedly and said excitedly to Su Yue, "Sister-in-law, the country is going to resume the college entrance examination, and I can take it too!"
Su Yue nodded with a smile, "Sister-in-law understands, hurry up and study hard, and try to get into a good university."
Han Aimin nodded heavily, "Sister-in-law, thanks to you for making me study hard over the past few years, I have already finished my high school knowledge, and now I can review it again. I am very confident now, thanks to your sister-in-law! You told you that I must study. It would work, I couldn't figure it out for years, but now I finally get it."
Su Yue patted him on the shoulder, "Then you can't relax. There must be a lot of people applying for this exam, and you have many competitors, so you have to work hard."
Han Aimin nodded heavily. Even the two little nephews didn't have time to play with them, so he plunged into the room and started to study.
Su Yue asked Dabao and Xiaobao to keep them obediently not arguing with Uncle. The two little guys probably knew that Uncle's study was very important, so they nodded obediently and didn't really bother.
But at night, there was a very loud quarrel next door, so loud that Su Yue couldn't even ignore it.
Hearing the noise getting more and more fierce, and the sound of smashing things, Su Yue was afraid that Mao Mao would be frightened by the quarrel between the two adults, so she was going to persuade and take Mao Mao over by the way. When she walked to the next door, she saw the door of their house was open, and the mess in the house was full of broken things. Mao Xue and her husband Ge Jun were standing in the living room arguing.
Ge Jun: "You are already married to me, and we both have Mao Mao, so you have the heart to abandon your husband and children just to go to college? What should we do?"
The expression on Mao Xue's face was very indifferent, "You were the one who forced me to marry you. We are not from the same world at all. You don't understand me at all. Now that the college entrance examination is resumed, this is my only chance to turn around. Will give up for anyone!"
Ge Jun roared: "Okay! You haven't taken me to heart yet. I know you don't look down on me, but what about your son? He is your own flesh and blood, so you can bear it? What will happen to him if you leave?"
Mao Xue didn't even look at the shivering Mao Mao in the corner, and said with a cold face: "I didn't want him back then, it was you who designed me to conceive, and you asked me to stay, so I knew that leaving him would only be the only thing. It will drag me down! Sure enough, now you want to use him to drag me down? I tell you, there is no way! None of you can stop me from going to the college entrance examination, or we will divorce now!"
"You!" Ge Jun was trembling with anger, his eyes were red, but he finally gave in, "I can't stop you from taking the exam, but can't you study at home? Why do you have to leave?"
Mao Xue was unmoved, "Is there anyone at home asking for advice? I have to take care of my children and housework at home. How can I concentrate on studying? You are just trying to hold me back and not let me go."
Ge Jun was so angry that his hands were shaking, and he couldn't say a word.
Su Yue understood everything when she heard this. It turned out that Mao Xue was unwilling to marry Ge Jun, and she still wanted to go back to the city, and Mao Mao was not what she wanted.
It seems that after the resumption of the college entrance examination that year, many educated youth 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 example. Although Mao Xue did not explicitly abandon her husband and son, but looking at this attitude, when she actually went to college, it would be mysterious.
Su Yue felt a little chilled, but if she went up to talk on this occasion, it would inevitably hurt Ge Jun's face, so she went back home silently, thinking about going to see the child Mao Mao the next day.
With this in mind, Su Yue got up early the next morning to visit Mao Mao. At this time, Ge Jun was not at home. Mao Mao huddled in a daze at the door as usual. She went in to see that Mao Xue was packing her luggage at home. .
Su Yue didn't want to meddle in her own business, but she couldn't help but ask, "Are you leaving?"
Mao Xue paused for a moment, then firmly said: "I must take the college entrance examination, this is my only chance."
Su Yue didn't know what to say. Everyone's thoughts were different. She wasn't the one who couldn't talk about it, she just felt bad for Mao Mao in her heart.
Seeing that Su Yue didn't speak, Mao Xue said: "Sister-in-law, I heard that your family is also from the city, and you were also an educated youth who went to the countryside to marry your husband. Don't you plan to take this college entrance examination? It's better 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 never thought about taking the college entrance examination. Apart from the fact that her children cannot be separated from her, she also felt that she didn't need to participate, because she had a long way to go in the future. There is a plan, and you don't need to go to college to improve your gold content. Going to college may be an opportunity for others, but for her, it is nothing.
Mao Xue didn't seem to have thought that she would say this, her eyes widened in surprise, and after a few seconds, her eyes gradually turned into faint contempt, "Sister-in-law, family is not everything, you can't be content with everything for the sake of your family, we knowledgeable women. Young people should pursue progress, instead of just caring for their children, husbands and in-laws like rural women, what's the point of living like this?"
Su Yue was amused in her heart. Mao Xue probably thought that she was an Adou who could not be helped. She didn't explain it, and she wouldn't understand it anyway.
Su Yue looked at Mao Mao and made sure that the child was all right. After saying a word to Mao Xue, she took the child back to her house for breakfast. Mao Xue had no intention of cooking for the child at all. If she didn't take care of her, Mao Mao would starve to death. .
Mao Xue didn't care about Mao Mao's business, she just waved her hand without even looking at the son.
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Thinking of Mao Xue packing things at home, Su Yue was still worried the next day, and went to see Mao Mao again, but this time she didn't see Mao Xue, only Ge Jun and Mao Mao were at home.
Ge Jun's eyes were flushed, as if he hadn't slept all night, Mao Mao huddled beside his legs and hugged his small body in a daze, looking pitiful.
Su Yue knocked on the door hesitantly, and Ge Jun looked up to see her, forced a smile, got up and said, "Sister-in-law, you're here."
Su Yue didn't mention what happened yesterday, but said: "Dabao and Xiaobao want to play with Momo, can I take Momo to my house to play for a while and have breakfast by the way?"
Why didn't Ge Jun know that Su Yue was kind enough to take care of Mao Mao, he was grateful, and also understood that Su Yue couldn't have been unaware of what happened yesterday, so he wiped his face and said tiredly and apologetically, "Sister-in-law, Mao Mao's mother has already left, this is the case. Could you please help me take care of Mao Mao for a while, and I'll pick him up when I get back."
She didn't expect Mao Xue to go so fast, Su Yue was surprised, but she didn't ask more, just nodded and said, "Mao Mao is very good, I like him so much, you can rest assured to put him at my house, you can work and train with peace of mind. that is."
Ge Jun raised his head and said gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Su Yue waved her hands, walked over, picked up Mao Mao, and kissed his little face, "Maomao and auntie go home and play with Dabao and Xiaobao, okay?"
Maomao paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"Goodbye to Daddy then."
Mao Mao waved to Ge Jun as Su Yue said.
Seeing that his son would wave goodbye to him, a relieved smile appeared on Ge Jun's face.
Su Yue took Mao Mao back home. After the old lady Han knew that Mao Xue was gone, she felt that the woman was cruel and took care of Mao Mao more and more carefully. Because Mao Mao had become familiar with the Han family during this time, she was not afraid of life. , it is more comfortable to stay in the Han family than in my own home.
Dabao and Xiaobao regard the little brother Mao Mao as a younger brother. He takes him to play with him and takes care of him very much. Over time, under the influence of Dabao and Xiaobao, Mao Mao gradually became more cheerful, and occasionally said a few words, Talking to Su Yue, Han Aiguo and Mrs. Han is no longer afraid, and is very comfortable.
I don't know if the child forgot his mother or didn't dare to ask. He never mentioned his mother once, nor did he clamor for his mother like other children, and Su Yue and other adults were not in front of him. I mentioned something about Mao Xue.
Time passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was December. The day of the college entrance examination officially came. Su Yue and Mrs. Han brought Dabao, Xiaobao and Mao Mao to take the test for Han Aimin in person.
Before entering the examination room, each of the three children kissed Han Aimin and gave him a blessing for the college entrance examination. Han Aimin stepped into the examination room with the blessing of the whole family.