"At that time, my family didn't have the same conditions as the National Day family." Qianchao said regretfully, "Even now, it's difficult for my family to show off."
"Today is different from the past. The electrician class is different from the transportation department. Now you are also a skilled person. There is no one else in the factory except you. You don't have to spend much, you just bring something to the door to give Lao Jin some meaning.
Just show your attitude."
In terms of crooked ways or human sophistication, it is really not smart to catch up.
"Are you sure you're going to college?"
Qianchao questioned, no matter how good the other things were, if Zhou Bingkun couldn't get into college and couldn't vacate his position, everything would still be in vain.
"It must be accurate. You can go about your business with confidence. No matter what, I will not do this job as an electrician again. If I can't get into college, I won't do this job either."
"No, Bingkun, it's really not the case. How can you give up your job for me?" I heard that Zhou Bingkun was quitting. He was anxious to catch up, but he is still very kind.
"Catch up, you really are overthinking it. Even if I stop working, it's not for you. If I can't get into college, I will quit my job. In the next six months, I will concentrate on studying at home and preparing for the next exam.
go."
After the chat, Zhou Bingkun went to the factory director's office to find Lao Jin.
Zhou Bingkun wanted to communicate with Lao Jin first and recommend Catch up. Catch up would do another round of human relations in private.
As long as the factory really needs an electrician with a certain level of skill, there shouldn't be much difficulty in transferring work to catch up.
After coming out of the factory director's office, Zhou Bingkun wandered to the transportation department, where the engine was being repaired on National Day: "National Day, why do you always repair the car every time I come here?"
"It's not that I like repairing cars. This car has been driven for more than ten or twenty years. Every time I get out of the car, I have to check it before going out. If I don't repair it now, I might be left in the street somewhere.
On the way."
The newest truck in the factory has been purchased for five or six years, and it has come to have a lot of problems.
Putting down the wrench in his hand and raising his head, Guo Qing continued: "Bingkun, you finally came to work. After preparing for so long, can you get into a university?"
"Of course I passed the exam. It's just because I can't stay in the factory for long and I won't have so many opportunities to come to the lumber factory again in the future, so I walked around the factory and took a look around. The memory will be more profound, which will help me in the future."
Miss you."
"Our lumber factory is nothing but wood. What's so good about it?" Guo Qing said after turning around and looking around.
National Day seems to have gone through a lot of vicissitudes, and the current situation is not very good. Before National Day, my eldest brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer.
In order to save the life of the eldest brother-in-law, the whole family spent all their savings on National Day and each borrowed a lot of money from outside.
The eldest brother-in-law had an operation and his life was temporarily saved. However, there were still many subsequent problems.
First of all, Sister Guoqing’s family has no ability to move out of Xiao’s house.
The National Day eldest sister has to take care of her husband who is recovering from surgery, take care of the children, and make money to support the family.
This is obviously not something that a woman can completely accomplish. The Guoqing family must devote energy and money to helping the eldest sister of the Xiao family.
The financial pressure was not so bad during National Day. It has reached the recovery stage and the most difficult time has passed.
The biggest problem now is the conflict between Guo Qing and Wu Qian.
Wu Qian's response to Guo Qian's decision to sacrifice energy and money for her eldest sister was to argue with Guo Qing.
As more energy and money are spent, the two people quarrel more fiercely. If the speculation is not enough, they will start a PK.
The fight was fierce, but in the minds of the two of them, there was no option for divorce.
So the two of them lived their lives as if they were at war, and every day was a whirlwind of chaos.
"You don't understand this. When you leave the lumber factory, you will understand how I feel."
"Leaving the wood processing factory? I may not have this life in my life." Guo Qing shook his head negatively, thinking that he had no chance to go to a better unit.
"I hope the factory can support you for a lifetime."
No matter how the factory reforms in the future, drivers should still be needed, and there will still be a chance to realize their 'wish' during the National Day.
The situation at home during National Day is such that outsiders can't get involved. National Day doesn't need help, and Zhou Bingkun can't help much.
The only good thing about my family during the National Day is that the noisy situation at home is very stable. It will not get better or worse.
After watching the National Day, Zhou Bingkun’s friends in Jichun were only the Chunyan family.
Chunyan is doing pedicure work in the bathhouse, which can be said to be very stable.
Compared with other people's workplaces, the efficiency of each factory is not as good as before. The bathhouse where Chunyan works has no worries about this at all.
The conditions of residents in the city are getting better and better, their pursuits are getting higher and higher, and the population is growing, so more people go to bathhouses and spend money to bathe. The business of bathhouses is much better than before.
As for Chunyan, she was removed from the position of deputy director of the bathhouse and became a pedicurist again.
There are some gaps in her heart, some complaints, and some grievances at work. These are all Qiao Chunyan's own inner problems.
It's just some small things that don't affect survival. Over time, Qiao Chunyan will naturally be able to adjust her mentality.
Chunyan should also learn from her catch-up daughter-in-law Yu Hong. She has been a pedicurist in the bathhouse for so many years. She has always been diligent and conscientious and has never complained.
Qiao Chunyan's husband, Cao Debao, has been doing well recently. It can be said that he has turned into a serf and started singing.
In the soy sauce factory, from being a worker in the slag discharging workshop, he became the workshop director of the slag discharging workshop, even though he only managed people number 5 or 6.
But after all, he stepped into the leadership of the soy sauce factory, and his son-in-law finally stood up.
Of course, when Cao Debao stood up, he only stood up in the eyes of outsiders.
But in fact Cao Debao still has no status in the family.
Because Qiao Chunyan returned to her job as a pedicure worker, Cao Debao was promoted to workshop director.
With an unbalanced mentality, Chunyan disliked Cao Debao more and more. Cao Debao was a punching bag at home.
Although Chunyan used to like to say that Cao Debao has no future and is a freeloader.
But this is just a way for Qiao Chunyan to talk casually and show off her abilities.
When it was Cao Debao's turn to outperform Chunyan in his work, Qiao Chunyan couldn't accept it.
When Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan get along, the woman is still strong and the man is weak.
Only when Qiao Chunyan behaves better than Cao Debao can the two people get along harmoniously.
Generally speaking, this pair can get by now.
After getting off work, Zhou Bingkun took Zheng Juan, the child, and some rice, flour, grain and oil to Taiping Hutong.
For Zhou Bingkun to take Zheng Juan away from Jichun, the most important thing is to make arrangements for Aunt Zheng and Guangming.
After Zheng Juan went to chat with Aunt Zheng, Zhou Bingkun chatted with his brother-in-law:
"Guangming, you have been studying music for half a year. How do you feel?"
In order for Guangming to have a good development in the future, Zhou Bingkun helped Guangming choose to develop in music after consulting Guangming himself.
Because light is blind, hearing can be regarded as a gift.
He is much better than ordinary people. After so many years of training, his hearing talent is stronger than Zhou Bingkun's. He cannot let it go to waste.
"It's good, I like it very much." Guangming smiled and continued: "But Brother Bingkun, no matter how good I learn music, I can't make any money, right?"
"If you like you, study hard. When you learn well, you will naturally find a job that makes money through music."
If he dares to let Guangming study music, Zhou Bingkun will have the confidence to let Guangming earn his living in music in the future.
If you really can't learn anything and become a music conductor, performer, or singer, Zhou Bingkun can definitely give Guangming a guarantee.
Give Guangming a song that will be popular in the future, and let Guangming become a pop singer.
It doesn’t even take too much. If the quality is enough, one song will last a lifetime.
Zhou Bingkun has also seen with his own eyes how many singers have nourished their lives for a lifetime with just one song.
"Brother Bingkun, I listen to you." Guangming nodded and responded.
"Study hard. Once you have mastered the basics, I will find you a professional teacher to teach you alone."
Zhou Bingkun touched Guangming's head and said, this child is really sensible and heartbreaking.
After chatting with Guangming, I talked with Aunt Zheng. Aunt Zheng's physical condition is pretty good now.
Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan help with the money. Guangming can help with housework, so Aunt Zheng's life is quite easy.
The main income of the Zheng family is that Aunt Zheng does some manual work on the street and does it in her free time.
Guangming also helps with some work when he is at home, earning about ten yuan a month, which is enough.
Selling popsicles and candied haws is too hard. In recent years, Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan have stopped letting Aunt Zheng do it.
The current situation of the Zheng family is pretty good. Aunt Zheng is living a life with hope, light and interest. It can be regarded as the most stable period the Zheng family has ever lived.
During the last more than a month of working in the wood processing factory, Zhou Bingkun did not work seriously.
Due to various reasons such as checking test scores, Zhou Bingkun often took time off.
After the admission notice arrived, Zhou Bingkun went through the formalities at the factory and resigned.
Although it is late February of next year, after the Spring Festival, it is the reporting time set by the school.
But this does not affect Zhou Bingkun's early resignation. Zhou Bingkun does not lack two months' salary, and he will have enough time to make other arrangements after leaving his job.
On New Year's Day of 1978, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, who received the admission notice, completed the procedures in the Corps and the village and returned to Jichun.
Ordinary people may not go through the procedures so quickly, but I have connections with Hao Dongmei’s family.
The procedures for Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei went through smoothly. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were not allowed to return to the city early. This was all because Hao Dongmei's father insisted on his principles.
"Bingkun, are you really admitted to college?" Zhou Bingyi said in disbelief when he saw Zhou Bingkun.
"There's nothing suspicious about this. The notice has been sent to my home." Zhou Bingkun glanced sideways and said Zhou Bingyi, who doubted himself.
"Then show me the notice. Which school were you admitted to?"
"Juan'er, take out my notice and show it to me." After receiving the notice, the notice was quickly locked up by the surprised Zheng Juan, fearing that it would be lost or damaged, "Can it be
What school? Haven’t you asked who is the top science student in Jiangliao Province? Of course I applied for Tsinghua University!"
Surprised, Zhou Bingyi's eyes widened: "Zhou Bingkun, you mean you are the number one scholar in science?" After taking the notice handed over by Zheng Juan and reading it, Zhou Bingyi's mouth widened in shock, "Is this really Tsinghua University?"
"What's the point? Is it difficult to get the top score in Tsinghua University?" Zhou Bingkun said calmly, pretending.
Because in the college entrance examination in 1977, you filled in your application form first and then took the exam.
This is also the first exam in so many years. Candidates do not have any accurate estimate of their knowledge level.
A large number of provincial and municipal college entrance examination top scorers did not apply for these two universities.
Therefore, the students recruited by Tsinghua University and Peking University, two top universities, this time are not considered to be the best batch.
In Jiangliao Province, if you get into the top 100 in the province, you will have a chance to be admitted to these two schools.
The difficulty of passing the exam is not as difficult as it seems on the surface.
As long as you have enough courage to apply, the top few students in a province will have a chance to be admitted to these two schools.
"Bingkun, what was your academic performance when you were in school?"
"You know that my test scores in elementary school were poor. It was because I didn't take the test seriously in elementary school. Besides, are the knowledge in elementary school and middle school the same level of difficulty? I didn't do well in elementary school, but there were many people who did well in middle school. I didn't
Can you get better after going to school? Why am I telling you so many useless things? Since you are back, it’s time to talk about things."
It's good that they haven't seen each other for several years. In seven or eight years, the two brothers have only met twice for a total of more than ten days. After such a long time, it's not surprising that people have changed.
"What are you talking about?" Zhou Bingyi was still in shock and his mind was not very flexible.
"Didn't I tell you in my letter that I'm leaving Jichun to go to college. Who will take care of my mother in the future?"
Zhou Bingkun spoke slowly, giving Zhou Bingyi some time to think.
"I'm so surprised. There's good news I haven't told you yet. I've also been admitted to college. I've been admitted to Peking University."
"Okay, I understand." Zhou Bingyi continued to say calmly: "You have had good academic performance since you were a child. I was surprised but not surprised that you were admitted to Peking University. So I figured that you would also go to college. This way at home
There will be no one left. So the main point today is, who will take care of mom in the future?"
"You and I are going to Beijing to go to university, so we definitely won't be able to take care of mom."
"Yes, that's the truth."
"Dad works in Chongqing and is a third-tier volunteer. There is no way he can come back."
"That's right." Zhou Bingkun nodded.
"Your sister also took the college entrance examination. According to her grades, she can be admitted to university, so it is impossible for her to come back to take care of her mother."
"Selfish, abandoning my mother, I have never considered her."
"We can't take care of our three children, so we have to ask your wife Zheng Juan to take care of mom."