In September 1979, the sixth studio on the second floor of the third teaching building of the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts.

When the class bell rang, Zhou Wanwan put down the charcoal, raised his head from the easel, looked at the students who came about the same, and slowly walked from the back of the studio to the podium, and there was a whisper of students talking around him.

Freshmen took a theory class for half a year, which was their first professional practice class in college, and they were all nervous and looking forward to it.

Zhou Wanwan walked to the podium and wrote her name on the blackboard, and then wrote the word "sketch", below which is her office address and mailing email.

The thirty or forty students under the podium all looked at this little girl standing on the podium in amazement, more delicate and beautiful than a movie star, and her temperament was pure and light, like a fairy in the valley who came out of a mythical story, where did she look like a university teacher? For a moment, the whole studio was silent.

"My name is Zhou Wanwan, I am your sketch teacher this semester, this is my office address and mailing address, you can directly find me or write to me if you have questions about professional courses during working hours." Zhou Wanwan casually pointed to the words on the blackboard and smiled at her first batch of students.

There was an incredible exchange of words under the podium, "Such a beautiful teacher", "Too young, definitely not as old as us", "I want to paint a picture for her, and when I see her, I suddenly have inspiration......

Zhou Wanwan glanced around and saw that the students were almost talking, so she knocked on the lectern with a blackboard, "I think, I have to explain the rules to everyone first, and I have to pass my class." There are two ways, one is attendance and usual performance.

In a semester, I will check my attendance several times from time to time, and I will deduct 20 points for each absence. If you have 40 points for full attendance, I mean learning attitude and classroom discipline for normal performance, as long as these two aspects are okay, you will have 20 points. ”

The students who have recovered from the shock are opening their mouths wide again, the college entrance examination has just been resumed for two years, and more than half of the students sitting in the classroom today have been educated youth. There are even the third class of the year, and the students who were admitted from regular high schools have never heard of it, and it is so easy to pass in college?

"If you can't guarantee attendance. If you don't make a good impression on me, then you have to do your homework. ”

Zhou Wanwan ignored the surprise of the audience and continued, "Sketching is a basic class. There are many lessons. The amount of homework is large, my rule, each person must hand in more than 80 homework in a semester, I don't care when you hand it over, I only look at the quality and seriousness of these 80 assignments. As long as the quantity and quality are guaranteed, you can also pass. ”

"It's the basics, and if you want to get high grades, there's only one way for me. That's talent. I'm sure you'll be able to get here, and everyone is talented. Therefore, I hope that in the past few years at the Academy of Fine Arts, you will not waste your talent and work hard to polish yourself into a real artist. ”

Zhou Wanwan showed a bright and sunny smile, looking at dozens of pairs of eyes under the podium, "I will do my best to accompany you and help you with my best and sincerity!" ”

As soon as Zhou Wanwan's words fell, a warm applause rang out, and all the students were infected by Zhou Wanwan's words and smiles, and their faces were full of hope and confidence for the future.

Zhou Wanwan also applauded the students, this is the first spiritual exchange between their teachers and students, although it is just a simple applause, but they all see goodwill and trust between each other, with this as a start, has laid a very good foundation for them to get along in the future.

Before the formal lecture, Zhou Wanwan looked at the class of students with a smile, until all the discussion and exchange of ears stopped, and then continued, "I think maybe I have to answer two questions first, so that we can be more engaged in today's class."

First, you don't have to guess anymore, I looked at the admission form of our class, and I am nineteen years old, which is indeed not as old as you. ”

Zhou Wanwan deliberately paused to give everyone time to react, and after a burst of "ah" and "really" exclamations, she smiled and continued, "Second, yes, I am the Zhou Wanwan, the Zhou Wanwan who won the gold medal for creation at the National Art Exhibition." ”

This time, Zhou Wanwan did not pause, but raised her eyebrows proudly, "Otherwise, why do you think I am standing here to teach you?" ”

The National Art Exhibition, which is the highest palace in the national art world, and the gold medal for creation is the highest recognition of a painter in the whole country, from the government to the art world.

This year is the fifth since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the first four years have won the gold medal for creation, all of whom are veteran artists who are masters of art in the art world.

This year, no one expected that the winner of the gold medal for creation was a young painter who had only been on the show for a year or two.

But most people only know one name, Zhou Wanwan didn't go to receive the award, and few people know that this nineteen-year-old girl is the famous Zhou Wanwan.

According to the student status, Zhou Wanwan still has a year and a half to be considered a graduate of the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts, but no teacher can teach her, and no one dares to teach her, she has no classes to attend at all.

In order to retain talents, the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts quickly hired this little girl who had not yet graduated as a lecturer, and promised that she would be promoted to associate professor in three years, and she would definitely be a professor in five years, which also gave her great freedom in the course arrangement.

After all, there is such an award here, and no one dares to say anything even if he is directly promoted to a professor.

There are now only four sketching classes a week, and the rest of the time can be arranged freely.

But she was the same as before, basically spending all her time in the studio specially arranged for her by the school, and she was almost as unfamiliar with this provincial city where she had lived for almost two years, except for the way to find Zhou Chen in Ningda.

So, when someone told her that there were people looking for her, she was a little strange. In the provincial capital, she really doesn't have any friends, especially female friends, except for Zhou Chen and Dunzi, there is really no one else who can come to her.

Zhou Wanwan walked out of the door of the building and was stunned when she saw the person standing at the bottom of the steps.

The man smiled heartily, "Hello." Don't know me anymore? ”

Zhou Wanwan's eyes turned red as soon as she could, and she rushed over in a few steps, hugging her neck and tears flowed out. "Sister Ringing! It's really you! I thought I was dreaming! ”

Ringing Bell's tears also flowed, and he held Zhou Wanwan in his arms and slapped and coaxed, "Silly girl, don't cry!" Let my sister take a good look! Much more beautiful than in the photos! She really looks like Aunt Xiuhua! ”

Zhou Wanwan pulled the bell to the studio, ran to the pantry next door to bring tea and snacks, and excitedly set up a full coffee table, "Sister Ringing." I remember it's all your favorite food! You can't eat so much over there! ”

Ringing is thirty-five years old, and she is still very beautiful compared to her peers, although the corners of her eyes have appeared fine wrinkles when she smiles. The skin is still very white and delicate because of the face oil sent by Zhou Wanwan, but the eyes are no longer as simple and enthusiastic as they were at the beginning, and they have become vicissitudes and calm.

Ten years apart. The bell has been changed from the girl who ran out and rampage with only a lot of energy. He has become a capable and calm national cadre today.

"Nineteen-year-old college teacher! Why do you say you just give your family a face like this! Ringing took Zhou Wanwan's hand, her eyes were full of pride and relief, "If Aunt Xiuhua knows, I don't know how happy she will be!" ”

"Sister Ringing, why didn't you tell me when you came back? I'm going to pick you up! Zhou Wanwan didn't want to make the bell cry as soon as they met, and tried to change the topic, "You're at the right level now, right?" Do you want to come back and work in the province? If only you could be in the provincial capital! I've got another place to eat! ”

"You picky little gluttonous cat, who can serve you except Xiao Er and Guo Dong!" Ringing bell patted Zhou Wanwan's hand. happily told her, "Assigned to the Information Department of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee." I've been cleaning up the dormitory these days, and when it's done, you'll all go over and play! ”

"Director Sun Da moved and was promoted, double happiness! We've got to celebrate! Zhou Wanwan suddenly paused, and looked at the bell a little uneasily, "Sister, are you living alone?" ”

Ringing knew that Zhou Wanwan was worried about Zhao Zhigang's affairs, and patted her hand to reassure her, "When I come back, I will divorce him first, or I will have the face to come to you!" ”

Zhou Wanwan was not confused by the bell's understatement, she and Zhao Zhigang were married in the military, how could it be so easy to divorce, there must be something inside.

Indeed, this marriage is by no means so easy to divorce. Ringing knew from the time she went to Tibet that if she didn't plan carefully, she would have to be tied to this scum who was inconsistent with her in the rest of her life.

Therefore, over the years, she has been paving the way for the divorce of the two of them.

First of all, every time the email arrived, everyone knew that she was waiting for a letter from her husband, but over the years, she had not waited for a letter from her husband.

Then he wrote a letter to Zhao Zhigang's deceased comrade-in-arms' wife, in which he did not mention anything about the previous grievances with Song Xilian, only saying that he was away all the year round, asking her to take care of Zhao Zhigang more, and sincerely expressed his wife's gratitude.

Song Xilian was already impure about Zhao Zhigang, and with the support of the bell letter, she was even more reluctant to chase Zhao Zhigang, and she had to go to the army to find him once or twice a year if she had nothing to do.

There are many widows in front of the door, she doesn't know how to check, and after so many years, the rumors have spread to everyone.

Before ringing the bell and returning to the mainland, she sent a letter to Song Xilian again, this time, she expressed her worries very vaguely, their husband and wife have been separated for so many years, Zhao Zhigang seems to have no feelings for her, she is very worried about the marital status of the two.

Song Xilian thought that Zhao Zhigang was finally willing to divorce Ringing, and she immediately had the opportunity to enter the house, so she hurriedly took the child to the army.

After a welcome meeting at the provincial government, she cried bitterly after drinking with an eldest sister of the Women's Federation who was also aiding Tibet, and her husband never contacted her, and he didn't even come to pick her up, and he heard some gossip about him and the wife of his deceased comrade-in-arms.

The cadre of the Women's Federation already had a great opinion about Xiang Liang, the husband of an officer who had ignored his wife for so many years, and when he heard the bell and drank alcohol, he cried bitterly, and his sense of justice was bursting, so he had to take the initiative to send her home and reason with her husband.

In this way, Xiang Ling took the eldest sister of the Women's Federation to her home by the provincial government's car, and her home, which she had not returned to for many years, lived another woman and two children, and her husband lived like their family.

At least, in the eyes and mouth of the eldest sister of the Women's Federation, Zhao Zhigang and Song Xilian were really caught and raped.

Fortunately, Ringing is a state cadre, who has been aiding Tibet for many years, has excellent political quality, and has a view of the overall situation, so he did not discredit the troops, but only asked the leaders of the troops to sign for them, she is divorced, and Zhao Zhigang can also take care of the orphans and widows of his comrades-in-arms openly.

The army immediately sent people to Zhao Zhigang's hometown to investigate, and the people who came back reported that these two people were not innocent as early as a few years ago!

Ringing and Zhao Zhigang divorced neatly, and Zhao Zhigang was also demoted to a compulsory major, and returned to the Suilin County Armed Forces Department as a section chief.

Later, I don't know who spread the word about him, a veteran who has been punished, who has violated discipline and has problems with his style, how can he still be qualified to work in the Ministry of Armed Forces?

He was transferred countless times, and finally worked as a postman in one of the poorest and most remote communes in Suilin, and no one knows what happened after that.

After talking about Zhao Zhigang, Zhou Wanwan and Ringing both breathed a long sigh of relief.

"The first thing I'm looking for is you, let's find a few of them together tonight!"

Ringing touched Zhou Wanwan's head lovingly, and her mother was as proud, "We have all become university teachers!" Xiao Er, Guodong, Dunzi, I really miss them! I don't know what has become of those stinky boys! (To be continued.) )