114. The Whole World Is Reborn

After the college entrance examination reform in 1985, Beijing implemented the 3+2 policy, in which Chinese, mathematics and English were compulsory subjects, and the rest were physics, chemistry, biology, history, politics, geography and other subjects according to the liberal arts and science.

The first subject was Chinese. Xi Xiaoxiao calmed down after seeing the test paper. This was a turning point in her life. Even if the sky fell, it would not affect her college entrance examination.

The difficulty of the questions this time was not particularly great. She followed her previous habit of doing exercises and quickly browsed the test paper, and focused on checking the composition topic so that she could think about the content of the article when doing the questions.

In the entire examination room, there was no sound except the rustling sound of the pen tip falling on the paper and the sound of the invigilator walking.

The weather in Beijing in June was a bit hot and humid. There were no fans installed in the examination room, and only natural wind was used, which made the students and teachers in the examination room feel uncomfortable, especially the students, who were already under pressure. Almost every time they came out of the examination, their backs were wet. Only Yan Chu was cool and refreshing. For others, Alexander's college entrance examination was as simple as eating and drinking water for him.

"Shouldn't he be recommended to Yanda? When the Olympic Award came out, it was said that many famous foreign universities also rushed to accept him. Why did he take the college entrance examination like us?"

After the first exam, when they left the examination room, many people pointed at Yan Chu and whispered.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? The top scorer in the college entrance examination gets a bonus. The state, the city, the district, and the street should at least show some respect. I heard that No. 13 Middle School is counting on him to get the top score and suppress No. 1 Middle School. If he succeeds, how much will the bonus be? It may be several thousand."

Now the state still subsidizes college students. Basically, you don't need your family to pay for the tuition with the subsidy. Except for special schools or majors such as military academies, college students receive a monthly subsidy of more than 20 years, which is enough for daily expenses.

Besides, before the 1990s, college graduates were assigned jobs, which means that as long as you get into college, you don't have to worry about anything. You can just wait comfortably for the one-stop service of the state.

Of course, for those students who have aspirations, this is definitely not enough. Now the craze for studying abroad has begun to rise. Many colleges and universities have started programs to exchange students with foreign colleges. This is also called public-funded study abroad. Public-funded students are not allowed to work abroad. Although many students are shocked by the high wages of working abroad and work secretly, on the surface, the state prohibits such behavior.

In the eyes of his classmates, Yan Chu is so outstanding that he must study abroad. It is said that he has only one unemployed mother in his family. Even if he wants to save living expenses for going abroad, it is definitely better to take the college entrance examination than to be recommended.

"He is so confident that he will be the top scorer. Don't let him fail and miss the chance to enter Yan School."

Those who are not envied are mediocre. There are people who praise Yan Chu, and there are naturally people who can't stand him.

"He is a genius student. Anyway, no matter how bad he performs, he is better than us. If you have time to worry about him, you should go home and read more books and try to get more points in the next subject."

Xi Xiaoxiao carried the backpack made by her grandmother and listened to the classmates talking about Yan Chu.

"Xiaoxiao, how did you do in the exam?"

Xie Meifeng had been waiting at the school gate for a long time. When she saw her granddaughter come out, her face was not very good. She was shocked. Did she do poorly in the exam?

"Grandma, why are you here? What if there are so many people squeezing in?"

Xi Xiaoxiao didn't expect her grandmother to come to the examination room to pick her up at her age. She was touched and worried.

"I think the test paper is quite simple this time, but the classroom is too hot."

Seeing her grandmother was worried, she quickly explained: "Grandma, let's go back quickly. I'll take a nap after dinner."

"Okay, okay."

The old lady saw that her granddaughter answered easily, so she knew that she should have done well in the exam this time. When she was about to leave with the support of her granddaughter, she saw Marigold and Yan Chu mother and son leaving.

"Hey, isn't that Hua Meizi? Her son is the Jinbao I mentioned at home last time, the child in the newspaper."

The old lady was delighted and pulled her granddaughter to chase after her.

"Grandma, I'm hungry. There are so many people now. Let's go home for dinner."

Xi Xiaoxiao quickly stopped the person, holding her stomach and looking hungry, and immediately coaxed the old lady.

Although it was a pity that the two children missed the opportunity to meet and get to know each other, the most important thing now is the college entrance examination. The old lady still knows which is more important.

After five consecutive exams, after the last English exam, except for a few students who felt that they might have done poorly and looked depressed, the other students were cheering when they left the exam room.

Xi Xiaoxiao stood by the table, packing her stationery, calculating the possible points of loss on this paper, and then turned around to leave.

Unfortunately, Yan Chu was passing by her, and the two of them bumped into each other.

The hard chest hit her nose, and tears were about to burst out.

"Are you okay?"

Yan Chu was a little at a loss, and took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Xi Xiaoxiao.

"No, I'm fine."

Xi Xiaoxiao recognized his voice, lowered her head and covered her nose with her hand, then took her things and hurriedly left around him, without even reaching out to take the handkerchief.

From her appearance, it seemed that she was avoiding him.

At this time, there were only a few students left in the examination room. It was just a scene of accidentally bumping into each other while walking. Because of Yan Chu's academic aura, people looked at him a few more times, and then no one cared.

Yan Chu took back the handkerchief he had taken out, thinking about what attitude Xi Xiaoxiao had towards his new image now.

But one thing is certain, that open-minded and smart girl did not blindly complain about the injustice of God and live in the hatred of the previous life. The task that he originally thought was the most difficult to complete now seems to be the easiest.

Yan Chu himself admired Xi Xiaoxiao's choice after rebirth. She was indeed a very good girl.

Just looking at the other party's appearance, although she didn't plan to retaliate against him, she didn't plan to get close to him again. For the other party, getting rid of him might be the best way for her to face a new life.

In this case, whether he should still appear in the other party's life is a problem.

*****

"Jinbao is back, my uncle will cook for us to reward our future champion."

Because of the old lady's propaganda, everyone in the Yan family, including the neighbors in the courtyard, had inexplicable confidence in Yan Chu, as if the champion of the college entrance examination was already in his pocket. It was just that they didn't say it in front of Yan Chu because they were afraid of putting too much pressure on him. Now that the college entrance examination is over, they can't help but be happy.

Jinzand went to pick up her son from the school, while Jinzande ordered a full plate of rich dishes to celebrate for Yan Chu in advance. He cooked a bowl of fried eggs with tomatoes, the only dish he knew, and regarded the whole table of dishes as his own credit.

"Where's Meijuan? Why didn't you call her over?"

Everyone in the family sat at the table. Jinzandan saw that his sister-in-law Meijuan didn't come, so she asked her brother.

Du Meijuan didn't work after getting married, so it was impossible for her to be unable to leave work, so Jinzandan was a little curious.

"She has something going on with her family, so she can't come."

The smile on Jinzhande's face faded a little. Jinzhande didn't notice that her brother was wrong, and just thought he was telling the truth.

"What's the matter? Is it okay?"

"It's okay."

In fact, Jinzhande didn't tell Du Meijuan about coming to his eldest sister's house today. These days, he almost always stayed in the company under the pretext of work, because he didn't know how to face his wife who had been acting with him. Because of those concealments, Jinzhande looked at Du Meijuan smiling at him, and he couldn't help but think about what kind of thoughts were under this smile.

They have two sons. As a wife, Du Meijuan is impeccable. She cares about his health and takes care of his daily life. The only difference between the two of them is how to treat their eldest sister.

Jinzhande knows that this is a heart disease. It may be that the role played by Du Meijuan before was too beautiful, which made it so difficult for him to accept it after knowing the truth.

Before he thought it through, it was really hard for him to live with the other person without any grudges. He thought it would be better for him to calm down and think clearly whether to choose to separate or pretend not to know about it and continue to live together for the sake of the child.

"Sister, I bought a mobile phone. If you want to contact me in the future, you can call this number. I may not be at home if you call the landline at home."

Jinzhande changed the subject, took out a card from his pocket, handed it to the elder sister, and then took out another one and handed it to the little nephew.

"Why bother so much? I don't have anything urgent. Anyway, Meijuan is always at home. It's the same to ask her to tell you."

The old lady didn't know what a mobile phone was, and thought it was different from calling a landline.

"Meijuan... Sister, you should call this number in the future."

Jinzhande smiled bitterly. Isn't it just distrust? He is really afraid that the current Meijuan will still make the same choice as in the last life at a critical moment, and then he will regret it for the rest of his life.

The most important thing for a couple to be together is trust. Jinzhande himself did not realize that his trust in Du Meijuan was almost zero. Even if such a marriage continues, there will be many problems.

"Zhande, tell me, did you and Meijuan quarrel?"

The old lady put aside the joy of her son's college entrance examination and looked at her brother seriously and asked.

"No quarrel."

Jinzhande didn't know how to tell her eldest sister. The man whose child was almost the same age as Yan Chu was aggrieved like a child in front of Jinzhande. The clever Da Ni put some vegetables and a chicken leg in the bowl, and took her two younger sisters to her grandmother's room.

The Jin family bought a new color TV. The previous TV was moved home by Jinzhande and placed in the old lady's room. Recently, Journey to the West has been playing. Not to mention children, adults also like to watch it.

Seeing that several sisters all ran to grandma's room, Dadan couldn't help himself. Which boy doesn't like Sun Wukong? He didn't care about the food on the table. He put some food in the bowl, then took a can of yellow peaches on the table, and rushed into the room with several brothers.

Soon, only the old lady, Jinzhande and Yan Chu were left at the table outside.

"Uncle, I remembered that I still have a few exercise books that haven't been sorted out. When the time comes, I will pack them for you and you can send them to Zong Bao and Zong Yu. Maybe it will be of some help to them."

Yan Chu also found an excuse to leave under the embarrassed eyes of his uncle. His two cousins, one in the next year and the other in the next year, will take the college entrance examination. Some of his notes may be useful to the other party.

"Okay, uncle thanks you on behalf of your two brothers."

Jinzhande felt that his nephew was too good, and there were some things that he was embarrassed to say in front of the children. Seeing that the children had left the table, Jinzhande spoke to his eldest sister.

"So you and Meijuan had a cold war because of this?"

Jinzhande did not say anything about the previous life, but only said that his wife asked him to help Dabao and Erbao on the surface, but was actually very dissatisfied with his behavior behind his back. The old lady was relieved when she heard it. Before her brother spoke, she thought it was nothing.

"Isn't this normal? It is inevitable that Meijuan is angry. Put yourself in her shoes. If your brother-in-law is still alive and has a sister, and he borrowed a large sum of money that is likely to be returned to his nephew, I would be angry too."

The old lady has always known that her brother-in-law has an opinion of her, and she can understand her very well, but as the one who takes advantage, her brother does not know, and her sister-in-law is willing to remain calm on the surface, and she is also willing to pretend to be stupid and endure it.

"I have shamelessly taken advantage of you over the years. You send me chickens, ducks, fish and meat every now and then, as well as bird's nests and fish glue. It is normal for Meijuan to feel uncomfortable after a long time. Go back and have a good talk with Meijuan. Xiaobao is a filial son. Now he has made a difference. When he works and earns money, he will definitely not forget to honor you, his uncle, and his aunt."

"Sister, this is different."

Jinzhande couldn't tell him why he was really angry, so he could only think of another way to tell his grievances to his elder sister.

"I shouldn't be nice to you. If it weren't for you, elder sister, I might have starved to death in my uncle's house. You and your brother-in-law paid for my studies. Without you, I wouldn't be who I am now."

Jinzhande was a little excited when he talked about what happened back then.

"She is not clueless. Besides, I always give her family a portion of what I bought for you. She always gives big red envelopes to her parents and secretly gives money to her brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces during festivals. Did I say anything bad about her?"

"Put yourself in her shoes. I can understand her, but why can't she understand me?"

This is what Jinzhande cares about the most. He is like a fool, being deceived and thinking that his wife is a good one, and he double compensates her.

"Why doesn't she understand you? She has been dissatisfied in her heart for these years, but she still acquiesced to your help to the eldest sister. Isn't this enough?"

It is better to demolish a temple than to break up a marriage. Jinzhande's thoughts in this regard are still relatively conservative, so she can only persuade her brother in a good way.

"What's good? They are all fake."

Jinzhande rushed to the kitchen and took down the two iron boxes hidden by the eldest sister on the top of the cupboard: "Look at these."

He was holding the tonic that Du Meijuan bought when the couple went to Hong Kong last year.

In addition to the portion reserved for their own family, the Yan family and Du Meijuan's family also had some.

Jinzhande didn't want to doubt his wife on this matter before, but when he came to his eldest sister's house last time, he happened to see his eldest sister cooking red dates and bird's nest soup for his nephew. His nephew gave him a bowl, and he didn't think it tasted right.

So he secretly took some from the box that his eldest sister hid and took it to the pharmacy for the master to check. As a result, he found that the bird's nest and fish glue she sent to her eldest sister's house were just bright on the surface, but in fact they were the cheapest tonic.

He remembered that Du Meijuan told him that it cost no less than four or five thousand yuan to buy these things, and they were all the best and most expensive. His family's ones were all fine products, and they were very different from the ones sent to his eldest sister's house.

Fortunately, these things were just a little less effective, so they didn't damage his body, otherwise Jinzhande would hate her to death, but even so, he was disgusted enough.

I don't know what his wife did in places he didn't notice.

Is the family short of that little money? Her family is willing to give it to her. Her brother and her younger brother want to borrow tens of thousands to do business, but when it comes to her sister, they are outsiders and parasites.

So Jinzhande has to rely on Du Meijuan and her family to make some money. If he wants to help his elder sister, it will be a crime.

Jinzhande became more and more angry, his face was red and his neck was thick. There was no trace of the elegant and steady big boss with a successful career in the past.

Jinzhande didn't expect that there would be such a thing here. Thinking that she used to treat those things as treasures, she couldn't bear to eat them herself, so she wanted to give them to her baby Guaiguai Jinbao to replenish her body, but it turned out to be a toy to fool people.

Even if Jinzhande wanted to say good things to this sister-in-law, she couldn't say it.

If you don't want to give it, you don't have to give it. What's the point of having to save face and feel sorry for money?

"If there is anything that cannot be communicated between husband and wife, you should have a serious talk with Meijuan, and don't keep everything in your heart. What if... Meijuan didn't mean it."

Jinzanghua sighed: "The state gave money to Jinbao to go to college. He has made a good career. I guess he won't need my help to get married in the future. I have enough money to spend now. Don't give me anything in the future. Don't let my affairs affect the relationship between you and your husband and wife."

No matter how deep the relationship between the siblings is, they have each formed their own families now. They are no longer the most important person to each other. The younger brother has a wife and a son, and those are the people who will accompany him throughout his life.

Jinzanghua was a little melancholy. There was a table full of food, but she didn't have the appetite to pick up her chopsticks.

Her persuasion did not make Jinzande feel better. On the contrary, because the eldest sister kept persuading him to communicate well with his wife, Jinzande felt more and more uncomfortable.

"Be filial to your uncle from now on. If he hadn't chosen a good school for you and found those good teachers, you wouldn't be as successful as you are today."

Marigold saw her brother walking away, patted her son on the shoulder and said sadly.

"Mom, don't worry, I will be filial to my uncle, and I will be filial to you even more."

The old lady's depressed mood was swept away by her son's obedience. Her sisters were still waiting to hear about her son's college entrance examination. She had to wash the dishes and chopsticks quickly, and then go to the park to brag.

It has become the old lady's habit to show off her son every day.

*****

"Zhan De, you are back."

Du Meijuan looked at her husband, who was busy with company affairs and couldn't go home these days, and happily greeted her.

"Why did you do that? Why did you hide it from me when you received a call from my eldest sister to borrow money?"

Jinzhande had a serious look on his face, and this was the first thing he asked as he put down his briefcase.

"What's borrowing money, what's a phone call? Zhan De, what are you talking about?"

Du Meijuan's eyes flashed and her heartbeat stopped for a few beats. She hid it well, but how could her husband find out about it? No, the other party probably didn't know about her rebirth at all?

She quickly looked up at Jinzhan De, and when she saw the clarity in his eyes, her heart sank. She had been deceived.

"Meijuan, let's get a divorce."

Jinzhande thought about it for a long time in the company. The eldest nephew and the second nephew were both reborn. So many people were reborn at once. What was the opportunity?

He thought of another person, the wife of his nephew Yan Chu in his previous life. After investigation, it was found that the other person was a college entrance examination student in the same class as Yan Chu. If he remembered correctly, the other person should have been a technical secondary school student, majoring in nursing.

Thinking about it, the other party may have been given a chance to come back just like them.

There are so many people, almost all of whom are related to the little nephew, or hate him. In this case, will my wife also get this adventure? It's just that she concealed it so well that she even deceived him.

He wasn't sure before, thinking that they still had two sons. If everything was just his inaccurate guess, he would have a good talk with his wife when he went back, make everything clear, and let's try together to see if it worked. Return to your old life.

If his guess is correct, I'm sorry, but he can no longer live with such a woman. Perhaps from her own perspective, she feels that what she did was right. At that time, Yan Chu owed 800,000 yuan. The debt was huge, and she didn't want to give that money away in vain, so she hid it from him.

But from Jinzhan De's perspective, he couldn't accept this reality. He couldn't accept that his wife also played a disgraceful role in the death of his eldest sister. I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to treat her as his as before. My wife is the woman I love most.

Divorce is inevitable.

"What do you mean, Zande, do you have a fever?"

Du Meijuan's body shook. She couldn't accept what she heard.

"You know what I'm talking about. Let's get divorced. All the family property will be half for each person, and the children will be one for each person. I will not remarry. If you are relieved, you can also give me Zong Bao and Zong Yu to raise. I will stay at the company these days, and when you figure it out, give me a call."

Jinzhande stood at the door and did not go in. After saying this, he picked up the briefcase in his hand and left.