Second Marriage in the 1970s - Chapter 74

Mei Xiang retrieved the parcel from the post office. It was a special product sent by her sister-in-law. She arrived with the letter. In the letter, the sister-in-law specifically told her to take it to school for a share.

“You have to learn to overcome inner obstacles, not deliberately greet you, maintain your own character, and at the same time learn to get along with others. Sharing food is one of the best ways to quickly get closer between people.”

My sister-in-law’s words are always so reasonable. After reading the letter, Mei Xiang immediately replied, saying that she knew it, and also said a lot of interesting facts about the internship.

“Sister-in-law, do you remember the male classmate I mentioned to you before? He turned out to be a physics teacher in No. 1 Middle School. We are in the same office.”

At this point, Mika bit her lip, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

“He hasn’t changed much, he is as enthusiastic as before, and he patiently explained to me many things I didn’t understand.”

Meixiang has a lot of things to say in her heart. For example, Cui Zongyi is unmarried. Many teachers want to introduce him to him, and some people put them together, but she is ashamed to write these in her heart.

The next day, Mei Xiang took the specialty products to school and was warmly welcomed by the teachers.

“Mixiang, where did all these food come from?”

They are all good things to supplement people, but they are not easy to buy.

Meixiang gave everyone a handful. Everyone was asking where to buy. Meixiang replied, “These are my brother’s out-of-town specialties. He came back with a sack of specialties. My sister-in-law said that I was doing an internship. It’s hard work, sent me specially.”

“No wonder, it turned out to be from outside. By the way, is your brother a transporter? If he goes out for a run in the future, can you ask him to help us also bring some? My child is in high school. Eat more walnuts to make up for it. brain.”

Running transportation is a very popular job these days. Not only does it have a high salary and good remuneration, it is also a popular thing to know how to drive. Many girls dream of marrying a truck driver.

Not long after Meixiang arrived, the other teachers didn’t feel embarrassed to inquire too much about her family. They only knew that Meixiang was from the Victory Commune. She was a specialist in the provincial capital. There were two older brothers in the family. Judging from her dressing, the conditions at home should not be good. Poor, really good coat, Shanghai brand watch on his wrist, small leather shoes on his feet, and a pink scarf, dressing more foreign than the little girl in the county seat.

In fact, all these outfits were given to her by Jiahui, including the watch, which was also an internship gift from Jiahui.

Meixiang heard that everyone guessed that her brother was a transporter, and smiled and shook his head to explain, “My brother is not a transporter. He went to university in the city. It was their professor who took his classmates to study in other provinces. He saw what was there in the local area. Just bring some back.”

“Huh? Your brother is a college student?”

“How old is your brother, did he take the entrance examination for the resumption of college entrance examination?”

“Which school, the professor still takes the students to study tours.”

Everyone was amazed, and suddenly you said something to me. Cui Zongyi sat in his seat and peeled the walnuts. He looked at Meixiang, obviously he was equally curious.

“My eldest brother and sister-in-law were admitted to Wudong University in the same year as my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law was the county champion in that year and got the second place in the province.”

“Oh! When you said that, I remembered it, as it was still in the newspaper, saying that there are three college students in one family, it turns out that it is your family!”

That incident was quite a sensation at the time. Now everyone looked at Meixiang’s eyes completely differently. Who are ordinary college students? Behind them are real college students. College students are so expensive these days, and they are like Wudong University. A good university, when Meixiang’s sister-in-law graduates, the job is definitely not bad.

In this way, everyone no longer regards Mei Xiang as an ordinary rural girl.

“In fact, my second brother was admitted to the university last year, the University of Mining and Technology, so now, my family has the lowest academic qualifications.”

“Mixiang, don’t say this anymore. This is a knife to our heart.”

“Yes, I just graduated from high school, and I haven’t even touched the university door.”

“Actually, my sister-in-law advocated it at the time. She said that we only have a good way out by taking college entrance examinations, so we must take the college entrance examination.”

“Then your sister-in-law is quite knowledgeable.”

Meixiang nodded. She always felt that her sister-in-law was very knowledgeable, so she was willing to learn from her.

When I first applied for the teacher’s exam, my sister-in-law also said that her personality is quite suitable to be a teacher, simple, pure, and meaningful.

“Insight is too important. I resumed the college entrance examination a year ago. I also want to take the exam. The person in my family disagreed with me, saying that I was poor and tossing for the university. I already have a job. ”

“Hey, to be honest, it has always been a pity for me not to go to college, but it’s impossible for me in my life. I can only pin my hopes on my children.”

“Similarly, I watch my children study every day, and I must train them to enter the university. I told them that I don’t recognize them if they don’t enter the university. I don’t have such a useless child.”

“What you said is a bit cruel. It is our children who do not take the test. We can only say that we try our best to guide and educate, and in the end we still have to look at the appearance of each child.”

“Tian teacher,’diligence can make up for one’s weakness’, don’t forget this sentence.”

“Confucius also said to’teach students in accordance with their aptitude’…”

Most of the teachers in the office are already married and arguing about education issues. Meixiang and Cui Zongyi seem to be extremely quiet. They crossed the desk and the two eyes met. Cui Zongyi smiled at Meixiang, and Meixiang answered him with a shyness. Smile.

*****

It took Jiahui nearly a month to make the clothes when she bought cloth from the mall last time.

The first thing I did was for a few children, like a black egg. This year, he has risen a lot, his trousers are already short, and he is most urgently in need of new clothes. As a younger brother, Shishi can wear black eggs’ old clothes, but children love to wear new clothes, so he should always make one for him.

It doesn’t take much time to make a set of children’s clothes. Stone has no mother. Jiahui, who is auntie, doesn’t take care of everything, at least not too much.

The stone has grown up. Zhang Qiaoer and Donghe are taking care of him in life. Jiahui is just taking care of his studies, buying a piece of the stone for her three children. As a family, there is no need to worry about this.

Yingbao is the only little girl in the family. Naturally, she must dress up well to satisfy Jiahui’s careful thoughts of dressing up a doll. Finally, let her go. The old clothes of the older brothers and sisters can be worn by him. new.

In the era of scarcity of materials, ordinary people’s children always wear the eldest second after the eldest. The so-called “new three years, old three years, sewing and mending for another three years.”

After the children’s clothes are finished, they will be the elders, in addition to mother-in-law Zhang Qiao’er, godmother Shen Nianru, and Chen Guixiang from his hometown.

When Jiahui gave her the clothes made for Shen Nianru, Shen Nianru was happy, wearing glasses, carefully looking at the pattern on the clothes, she smiled and said, “It’s great, I finally put on a girl for me. New clothes made.”

She took Jiahui’s hand, her eyelids were a little red, and her heart was sour and relieved.

Life gave her hardships, she was suffering, sorrowful, and finally, in this barrenness, a flower that made her happy finally bloomed.

Jiahui held the godmother’s hand back and smiled comfortingly, “It’s not easy for you to wear it? I will make new clothes for you every year from now on.”

Shen Nianru shook his head quickly, “No, just do this. You are usually so busy, you have to go to class, busy with children, and this family of big and small things, it’s not easy.”

Jiahui’s hard work is also seen in Nianru. When there is no leisure time from morning to night, this girl has a good mentality and never complains. She laughs every day, and everyone she sees is a smiling face.

It’s not that she has no clothes to wear. She has saved her life. As long as her clothes are not tattered or rotten, she can wear them all the time. There is no need to make many new clothes, and she doesn’t want Jiahui to be affected.

She recognized Jiahui as a daughter, and didn’t help her, but Jiahui often gave her food. Donglin did physical work for her, moved gas and briquettes, and now even made her clothes.

Last year they bought a new yard. In order to be worthy of themselves and their wife, the family continued to keep it. They have not moved out. They are really as considerate as their relatives.

Jiahui knew that godmother felt sorry for herself, but she really didn’t think she had any hardships.

In this unfamiliar era, she has no shortage of food or clothing, nor does she have to work around for life, but she does housework and takes care of her children.

Comparing the heart to the heart, who is not bitter in this world? She went to university for a better life. Taking care of her children is in line with her own due responsibilities. As for the big and small things in the family, she just loves to worry about her life.

Just before crossing, she was studying for a graduate student while helping her tutor to research topics. She also found a part-time job on the weekend.

She did a part-time job, not because she lacked money, but because she felt that she should work so hard.

Jiahui’s clothes to Chen Guixiang were sent back by mail. Since she went to school in the city, she has had less time to return to her family’s home. Only during the winter and summer vacations can she return to her family’s home to see her parents and her brother-in-law and the children.

She mentioned to her family that she invited them to visit the provincial capital for a few days. Everyone was very excited. They wanted to come to the provincial capital to meet the world, but the family affairs were not so easy to leave behind. She was afraid of coming over to bring trouble to Jiahui. Have a chance to come again.

*****

Two months later, Meixiang finished her internship and returned to school to prepare for her graduation thesis. The No. 1 Middle School’s comments on her internship also arrived at the school. All the scores were excellent. If nothing else, Meixiang will teach at No. 1 Middle School after graduation.

Meixiang is very satisfied with the result. Jiahui already knows about Cui Zongyi from her letter. After Meixiang returns, Jiahui can’t wait to start gossiping.

“Does that Cui classmate treat you well? Is there any possibility for you to develop?”

Meixiang is 22 years old this year. She was still a little girl in the 21st century, and she was not too young in the 1970s.

“Sister-in-law, why don’t you ask me if he is married?”

Jiahui looked at Meixiang with a look of “Are you stupid or I’m stupid”.

“If he gets married, would you still mention him? You must have kept your distance from him.”

Meixiang suddenly realized, thinking about it, it is indeed the case. If Cui Zongyi is married, even if he has liked him, he will not have any affection for him. For himself, he will be just a teacher who teaches in the same school. Once classmates, there will be no others.

“Um… he took good care of me during the internship, but I don’t know how he feels about me.”

If she is only taking care of her based on the friendship of classmates, Mei Xiang dare not think about it, for fear that everything is just being affectionate.

“Then tell me how he takes care of you.”

Meixiang began to talk about Cui Zongyi’s various good things to her, such as introducing her to the school teachers, teaching her how to do lesson plans, what kind of teacher students are most afraid of, how to treat naughty students, and so on.

When Jiahui heard it, she immediately determined that Cui Zongyi must have a good impression of Meixiang.

“In this way, Meixiang should be able to marry soon.”

Meixiang’s face turned red when she heard it, and she looked around, but fortunately no one heard her.

“Sister-in-law, what are you talking nonsense? I haven’t written the horoscope yet. I don’t mean anything to me…”

“Then let’s bet, if he is interesting to you and confessed to you, you will knit a sweater for me, and if I lose, I will buy you a bragi.”

Bragi is a short-sleeved dress. Like Lenin, it is a Russian-style women’s dress. It is the most popular dress for young girls in summer. It has bright colors and breathable and comfortable fabrics. Wearing Bragi on the streets is definitely The most beautiful scenery on the street.

Mixiang hesitated, not knowing whether to bet with her sister-in-law.

“Love can’t withstand hesitation, Meixiang, you have to show courage.”

Jiahui’s encouragement made Meixiang feel an unprecedented courage. She clenched her fists and nodded vigorously, just like the actions of the proletarian vanguard in the posters. She should be more like putting on the green uniform.