Chapter 3: Doubts (Revised)
"Mom, I met Hongmei, the third daughter of the Deng family, last night." After hesitating for a moment, Deng Wenhui said slowly, his lowered eyes faintly revealing excitement.
"Deng Hongmei?" Grandma frowned, "Didn't she go up the mountains to the countryside in the countryside?" How did you come across her? ”
"Where, she's long gone in the country." Deng Wenhui waved his hand with a big grin, "Sister Hongmei is now in Beijing, she took the college entrance examination in 78 and was admitted to a university in Beijing, and now she is a college student." ”
"She went to college?" Grandma was very surprised, just now Grandma Deng was still chatting with her grandmother, and she didn't mention Deng Hongmei's college at all.
"Yes, people are now in spirit, people have become beautiful and spiritual, which is completely different from before. She talked to me a lot about life in college, and it was really interesting. Wen Hui's eyes were shining, full of yearning.
"Isn't Deng Hongmei married in the countryside? If you go to school, you won't go back to the countryside? Grandma asked with a frown and muttering to herself.
"How important is getting married than going to school? Besides, Sister Hongmei was forced to get married in the countryside, and she should not go back. Wen Hui obviously didn't understand what his grandmother meant, and was still immersed in the excitement of memories.
"Who said that?" Grandma asked with a frown.
"Oh, a lot of people say that." He said casually.
He doesn't care about Deng Hongmei's marriage, he only cares about the earth-shaking changes after Deng Hongmei goes to college. The scene a few days ago is still vivid, and on the road, I didn't recognize that the beautiful girl wearing a white dress and a high ponytail was Deng Hongmei.
"Nong, a young man, don't learn to chew your tongue. Especially in front of Xiaoyu. Grandma said suddenly sternly.
"Well, I didn't tell anyone that." Wen Hui stuck out his tongue, he paused, his eyes widened, and he looked at his grandmother expectantly, "Mom, I want to go to college too." He said his wish in one breath.
"You want to go to college too?" The grandmother was taken aback, and her eyes widened as if she didn't know her.
"Yes, I don't want to go into the carton factory, and I don't want to paste the carton with those old aunts. I want to go to college. ”
"Going to college? Can the ingredients of our family go to college? Grandma sighed slightly and shook her head, "Stop daydreaming. ”
"Mom, I don't look at the ingredients now. It's all based on scores. To be examined. ”
"Wenhui." Grandma was stunned for a while, and said slowly, "I can't do this thing, you have to discuss it with your father." ”
"I know, as long as Mom doesn't object." Chen Wenhui saw that his grandmother did not explicitly object, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.
Isn't Daddy always advocating that "everything is inferior, only reading is high".
He smiled and turned his head to look at Chen Xiaoyu, who was standing aside and listening to the adult's speech, and stretched out his hand to rub her hair, "Girl, can you understand?" ”
Chen Xiaoyu tilted his head, dodged his claws, cut his hair, and gave him a blank look, "Why didn't I understand?" Isn't it just taking the college entrance examination? I've known this for a long time. ”
"Yo, you still know the college entrance examination, it's amazing, you know a lot now." Chen Wenhui smiled and went to pull Xiaoyu's braid again, he was in a good mood.
After this illness was born, the child seemed to have changed, not as chattering as before, and there was a little more special look in his eyes.
"Are you sick and smart? Or did Mrs. Liu call the soul back and call the soul back? By the time your mother is discharged from the hospital, she won't know you anymore. ”
"Wenhui." Grandma suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?" Wen Hui was puzzled, "Didn't my sister-in-law go under surgery and be hospitalized?" I'd like to check it out. ”
Grandma was stunned and stammered without speaking. After a long time, he scolded, "Your sister-in-law is born with a woman's problem, what do you go to see as a big man." ”
Chen Xiaoyu turned her face and looked at her grandmother.
"Grandma, is my mom sick?" She asked softly.
"Hmm." Grandma closed her eyes and nodded, "The problem with women, children don't ask too much." ”
"Oh, got it." Chen Xiaoyu lowered her eyes.
"Alright, alright. Don't talk about that. Deng Wenhui secretly winked at Chen Xiaoyu and made a grimace, "But our Xiaoyu has become bigger and better-looking." ”
He said casually, his mind is not on this girl's film at all, the eighteenth female college has changed, one day at a time, and even Deng Hongmei has changed a lot.
Thinking of Deng Hongmei, Wen Hui stood up, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and his eyes were a little trance-like.
The sunlight passed through the gaps in the treetops, like broken gold sprinkled on the stone pavement at your feet, the light and shadow were dappled, and between the cracks of the stone slabs there were a few young green grass tips, and the stars came out little by little.
"Girl, I think you're much better, what are you going to do in the afternoon?"
Chen Xiaoyu shook her head silently, "I don't know." ”
"Well, I'm going to go out for a walk in the afternoon, and I'm pretty bored at home." Chen Wenhui lowered his head and kicked the stones under his feet, preoccupied.
Chen Xiaoyu squinted his eyes and looked at him, his eyebrows and eyes were like his grandmother in his youth, and now he was young and not retreating, but he was handsome and picturesque, and his young man's unique vigor and heroism were sometimes shining like stars in his eyes.
"Little uncle, aren't you going to take the college entrance examination? How can you be bored at home? Have you already reviewed everything? Xiaoyu asked.
"Huh?" Chen Wenhui was stunned for a moment, looking down at the little girl who was tilting her head to look at him, her dark eyes contained a slight ridicule and narrowness, as if she had seen through some of her secrets.
He blushed slightly, and defended: "I mean, I went to Xinhua Bookstore in the afternoon, and the textbooks are different from before, and if I want to review, I still have to buy books." ”
"I also want to go buy books, I haven't been out for a long time." Chen Xiaoyu looked at her grandmother expectantly.
"What books are you going to buy?!" Chen Wenhui said angrily, "Don't you like to read?" The children's literature I bought for you last time, haven't you finished reading it yet?! ”
"I love reading now. Grandma, I want to get out. You see, I'm all right. She stretched out her arms and moved her legs.
"Go ahead, Wenhui, you take her out for a walk. Don't get sick when you're on vacation. Grandma put down the rice basket in her hand, shook off the water droplets, took out a few banknotes from her pants pocket, and handed them to Chen Wenhui, "You can take them to buy books." I give money. Her tone was calm and indifferent, but unquestionable.
"Okay." Chen Wenhui lowered his head and took the money, and unwillingly flicked Xiaoyu's head. "Followers."
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"Meow, you say, is what grandma said true?" In the corner under the shade of the tree, Xiaoyu looked at the meow next to her.
"Meow." Meow meowed, eyes shining at her.
"Something must have happened to my dad and mom. Chen Wenhui doesn't know, grandma and grandma Deng must know, it seems that I should also know, but why can't I remember? She muttered to herself and touched Meowmeow's head again, "You know what? ”
Meowmeow's eyes narrowed, then swooped and fled from her feet.
"Xiaoyu, come in for lunch." Grandma came over to call her, looking at the cat running by her feet, "Whose cat is this, how have I never seen it before?" ”
"It's called Meow, and I picked it up in the morning." Xiaoyu stood up and dusted off the flowers that had fallen on her body.
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In the early summer afternoon, the streets are sparsely populated and quiet.
The street is flanked by tall French plane trees, densely foliage, and shady ground.
The sidewalk is paved with grid red bricks, occasionally pedestrians pass by in twos and threes, walking in a hurry, behind the plane tree is the compound of a certain unit, the courtyard is deep, and a pomegranate tree is planted in the iron fence on both sides, and the pomegranate flowers are like fire.
Good quiet afternoon. There are few people, not that there are no people on the streets on weekends.
Chen Xiaoyu followed behind Chen Wenhui, Wenhui had long legs, big steps, and walked very quickly, Xiaoyu trotted all the way to keep up.
"Little Uncle, Little Uncle," she panted, "why are you in such a hurry, and no one is waiting for you in the bookstore." ”
"What do you know, teaching books are in demand now, you can't buy them without queuing, and those reference books, even more so, I've been queuing for a long time to get the number these days, if I don't hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it."
"You always go to the bookstore at night to queue up, huh? So what books did you buy? ”
"Gadfly, old man, Eugenie Grande, and the hardest thing to buy, you know what, it's the one called Anna, and what Na ......"
"Anna. Karenina. Xiaoyu reminded.
"Yes, yes, that's it." Chen Wenhui patted her head, "It seems that you really know a lot." ”
"But, little uncle, are these books yours?" Xiaoyu asked innocently.
"Ah, I bought it for someone else." The expression on Chen Wenhui's face suddenly became embarrassed, and his steps became faster.
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