NFBE Chapter 320 Advance Notice
Chapter 320 Advance Notice
The weather was already very cold when the college entrance examination was officially held.
Lu Yuanqing escorted the person to the examination hall, watching people come and go, wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes, each carrying a heavy heart as they entered the examination hall.
Lu Mingdong leaned close to Cheng Xia's ear and said, "Relax, don't be nervous."
"Mmm!" Cheng Xia nodded with a smile.
Then, the couple, each wrapped in the military overcoat that Lu Yuanqing had brought back, awkwardly walked into their respective examination rooms like clumsy bears and awkwardly sat down in their seats.
Just like the preliminary exam, there are 30 people in each exam room, one person per table.
Lu Mingdong stretched out his warm hand, but as soon as he put it out of his pocket, it was enveloped by a cold wind. He ignored it and picked up the test paper. The paper was thin, the texture was rough, and the printing was also rough.
But this one exam paper holds a different meaning for these candidates.
In contrast to the other candidates who were cautious when facing the exam paper, Lu Mingdong focused all his attention on the exam questions.
He glanced at it briefly, and the question wasn't too difficult; it was quite simple.
Steady!
His third uncle's wish for him to become the top scholar is now secure!
This was Lu Mingdong's only thought after seeing the exam questions.
For the two days of the college entrance examination, Lu Yuanqing, along with Lu Yuanbo and Lu Mingnan, took care of the three candidates throughout the exam. With the truck, they no longer needed to stay in the county and could go home every day after the exam.
It's naturally more comfortable at home.
For two days, Lu Mingdong and the others focused solely on taking the exam.
Even the children are looked after by other family members.
When the exam was finally over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
While everyone was anxiously awaiting the exam results, Lu Yuanqing secretly approached Zhao Zhongcai.
As soon as Lu Yuanqing arrived with a bottle of wine, Aunt Chunhua greeted him with a smile and then hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare some snacks to go with the wine.
Two people, one bottle of wine, and three snacks to go with it.
Lu Yuanqing smiled and filled Zhao Zhongcai's glass with wine, handing it to him with both hands.
Instead of giving an immediate answer, Zhao Zhongcai looked at him with suspicion and asked, "It's been so many years since you've pulled this on me. What are you trying to do now?"
I became alert, my whole body became alert.
Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, here you go!"
He also insisted on presenting the wine glass with both hands.
Zhao Zhongcai stared at him intently, his vigilance growing stronger. Although he still had a smile on his face, his determination was even more evident.
This is clearly not a small matter!
Zhao Zhongcai had a bad feeling. Lu Yuanqing was so serious this time, and what he said was definitely not what he wanted to hear.
He doesn't have to answer.
But in the end, he took the glass and drank it down.
"Alright, we've had our drinks. Now tell me what's on your mind!"
Lu Yuanqing said with a smile, "I'm going to accompany Xiaodong after he gets into university."
puff!
If Zhao Zhongcai hadn't swallowed the wine, he would have spat it out by now.
"What do you say?"
Zhao Zhongcai shook his head in disbelief, hardly able to believe what he had just heard.
Lu Yuanqing's expression remained unchanged, still grinning: "Uncle Zhao, you're not deaf yet, are you?"
After making a joke, he continued, "You heard me right, after Xiao Dong gets into university, I will go to the city with him."
"No!" Zhao Zhongcai exclaimed anxiously, "He's going to study, what are you going to do? If you leave, what will happen to the village?"
"You're here to help with village affairs! With Brother Zhao around, he'll definitely be able to lead our village to continue to improve. With you watching over us, nothing will happen."
"But……"
“Uncle Zhao, I know you might still want to talk about the financial issues of the bamboo ware factory. You don’t need to worry about that. Gu Baoxia has done a great job over the years. I’ve been helping her understand the cashier’s work recently. Besides, the admission notices haven’t come through yet, so I won’t be leaving anytime soon.”
"Therefore, during this time, I will help Gu Baoxia manage all the accounts and money of the bamboo ware factory and the village."
As Lu Yuanqing finished speaking, he placed the wine glass in Zhao Zhongcai's hand, and took one for himself. They clinked together briefly, as Zhao Zhongcai was clearly a little dazed.
"Uncle Zhao, don't worry about this. I won't leave a mess behind. There are quite a few capable people in the village now. You decide who can go to the bamboo ware factory to do the accounting, and let Xiao Dong and Gu Baoxia train him for a while. The cashier and the accountant must be separated. Our village has a lot of income and expenditure every year. We can't let one person manage both the accounts and the money."
"You don't need to worry about Gu Baoxia's abilities, and you certainly don't need to worry about her character. I still trust her quite a bit."
Lu Yuanqing said a lot.
Zhao Zhongcai listened to a lot, and he never interrupted him.
If Zhao Zhongcai was initially shocked by Lu Yuanqing's sudden decision, then later, listening to his arrangements for Gu Baoxia to take over his work, Zhao Zhongcai became absolutely certain of one thing: Lu Yuanqing was really leaving.
In the past, Zhao Zhongcai would always feel sorry for Lu Yuanqing whenever he saw him.
Such a capable and competent person, if not for being in this small production team, who knows how far they would have gone.
He felt sorry for him.
But now I can't bear to part with it.
But his deepest feeling was that he was happy that Lu Yuanqing had other goals and was finally no longer confined to a small production team.
"Uncle Zhao, I know you've been very good to me and even wanted me to take over as the captain, but I'm sorry, that's not my ambition. Please don't be angry!" After Lu Yuanqing finished speaking, Zhao Zhongcai didn't say a word. Even if Zhao Zhongcai was angry and didn't understand, he wouldn't change his decision.
However, if Zhao Zhongcai is truly unable to let go of this matter, he will be in great distress.
Zhao Zhongcai was a very good brigade leader, at least in the eyes of the villagers.
As for Lu Yuanqing, the other party was a very good elder.
All along, the other party has been tolerant of his various little schemes and cooperated with him, making it so easy for him to change Shihua Village.
Lu Yuanqing came up with all the ideas, but Zhao Zhongcai handled all the troubles and aftermath.
This made Lu Yuanqing feel ashamed.
But I'm also very grateful.
Zhao Zhongcai shook his head. "No, I have nothing to be angry about. What do you have to apologize for?"
"I've often fantasized about what you would be like if you weren't in this little Shihua Village, but in some much bigger place!"
"To be honest, I couldn't figure it out at first, but later, when you took us to the city, to Guangdong Province, and to the Canton Fair, you showed us the world outside Shihua Village. Every time I saw those well-dressed people with a leader's air about them, I would think of you and wonder what you would be like if you were such a high-ranking leader?"
“Yuanqing, I am very grateful to you. Really, it is you who have transformed our production team from the last in the commune to the production team that everyone envies. No one can erase your contributions.”
“Every time I see the bamboo ware factory and pig farm that are now the most profitable in our village, I feel very grateful to you. I think you are more suitable to be the brigade leader than I am…”
"Uncle Zhao..."
Zhao Zhongcai raised his hand to stop him from refuting, and said, "You don't need to be modest. We all remember your contributions to the village."
"But you, my child, I've watched you grow up, and there are two things that have always made me feel at ease."
Lu Yuanqing poured himself a sip, and Zhao Zhongcai also took a sip.
"Is Uncle Zhao disappointed in me? Oh dear, I thought Uncle Zhao was the best to me!" Lu Yuanqing joked with a laugh.
Zhao Zhongcai was amused by him and shook his head helplessly, but he also laughed. "The first thing is that you have never considered your own marriage. I know you have your own opinions, but forgive me, Uncle Zhao is old and really can't understand what a young person like you is thinking. But you should know that although Uncle Bi and I have been a bit serious about this topic over the years, we have no bad intentions."
Lu Yuanqing nodded, "I know, I understand that you all mean well for me!"
"Right! How can a person live a lifetime without getting married? Forget it! Let's not talk about this today." Zhao Zhongcai stopped the topic at the right time.
Over the years, every time this topic comes up, there will inevitably be arguments, and it's exhausting to keep talking about it.
“The second thing!” Zhao Zhongcai held up two fingers, gesturing casually.
"The second thing is that you are too stubborn. Once you make a decision, you won't change it. I really want you to take over as the captain, but you just keep giving me the runaround and won't agree."
Lu Yuanqing laughed and retorted, "What do you mean by 'perfunctory'? I think you're the more stubborn one, Uncle Zhao. I've already said I'm not interested in the position of brigade leader, but you're just trying to force me. I'm just being filial and don't want to upset you!"
He felt he should still try to defend himself in this matter.
Zhao Zhongcai immediately bristled and glared, "You brat, you're always making me angry!"
As he spoke, Zhao Zhongcai reached out to hit Lu Yuanqing.
Lu Yuanqing quickly calmed the person down.
There's no way around it; he's getting old, and as the younger generation, we have to go along with him and not let him get upset and ruin his health.
After a series of actions, Zhao Zhongcai gulped down a glass of wine and slammed it down on the table. "It's good that you're leaving. Really, I support you!"
Lu Yuanqing was touched and continued to pour him more wine.
"Uncle Zhao, thank you so much for taking care of me all these years, and thank you for your support!"
Zhao Zhongcai waved his hand, "Why talk about this! Let's not talk about it anymore, let's drink!"
"drink wine!"
The glasses clinked, and neither of them was in a calm mood.
"I believe in you, kid. You can make a name for yourself anywhere!" Zhao Zhongcai said, slightly drunk.
Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, I don't really have any grand ambitions. As long as my family can live together peacefully and healthily, I'm not the kind of person who has grand goals."
"I really want to help Xiaodong this time, to help them take care of their kids. Our Xiaodong is amazing, he'll definitely get into the best university, and with his brilliant mind, he might even become an inventor! Who knows, we might all be able to use his inventions then!"
Lu Yuanqing has always been very fond of Lu Mingdong.
Some say that smart children are always well-liked.
Lu Yuanqing felt there was nothing wrong with that statement.
He likes any child in his family, even if they aren't very smart, let alone Lu Mingdong.
He might not be so blatant in showing off to others, out of consideration for their feelings.
However, when it comes to showing off his own child to the elders who have always taken good care of him, Lu Yuanqing doesn't mind the trouble at all. If he could, he would love to spend three days and three nights with him.
The system was quite puzzled. It thought that Lu Yuanqing clearly knew what the future held, and with him leading the way, it was very likely that he would become the richest man.
But why did Lu Yuanqing insist that Lu Mingdong take the college entrance examination and go to school?
Lu Yuanqing did not tell it.
He had thought about this himself.
However, he could not interfere with Lu Mingdong's life.
Lu Mingdong has always been bothered by the fact that he was unable to take the college entrance examination due to its cancellation.
Over the years, he has never given up on books.
In an era when there was no hope at all, he was able to persist in learning for so many years, which shows that he was willing and fond of learning.
Having studied under teachers Xie Long and Ren Pingsheng for so many years, he has learned about another side of academia from them. He is no longer the kind of person who studies for future development or to make money.
In him, Lu Yuanqing saw the image of someone who was devoted to academic pursuits.
How could Lu Yuanqing not support Lu Mingdong, given his background?
If there's one selfish reason for him, it might be that he's from the future, even though this world is different from his original one.
It might be a parallel world.
But in this era, no matter what kind of situation we are in, it's all the same.
If Lu Mingdong has the ability to become better, why shouldn't he be happy?
The development of a country cannot be achieved without the sacrifices of those who give up everything for scientific research.
Lu Yuanqing had great confidence in Lu Mingdong.
And naturally, he needed to help Lu Mingdong resolve all his worries.
He wanted to leave Shihua Village and go to a bigger city.
But everything needs to wait until the formal reform and opening up; there's no rush to follow suit now.
However, Lu Yuanqing still decided to go to school with Lu Mingdong.
These were the thoughts that Lu Yuanqing had kept in mind for a long time, but had never told anyone. Now, slightly drunk, he told Zhao Zhongcai everything.
He was always afraid that revealing his thoughts would put pressure on Lu Mingdong, so naturally he wouldn't reveal anything.
Zhao Zhongcai was forced to listen to what was said for a very long time.
He drank quite a bit of alcohol, and his head was spinning. He felt like he had heard Lu Mingdong's name many times.
After hearing this many times, Zhao Zhongcai sighed, "I watched your Xiaodong grow up. He's a smart child. I used to think that smart children were mischievous but clever and eloquent. But Xiaodong's example tells me that a truly smart child is one who has strong focus, meticulous thinking, self-discipline, and goals."
“Yuanqing, you’ve really raised some wonderful children! They’re all so talented. You’ve truly put your heart into it. If Brother Lu were still here, he would be so proud.”
Lu Yuanqing: "..." How was he supposed to respond?