The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

This year, the door to the college entrance examination is open to everyone, regardless of age, marital status, graduating or not, junior high school students, high school students, and even those who have missed the best time to study, all have the opportunity to stand at the starting line again.

Dabao will also hold the pen tightly in his hand and embark on this journey to change his destiny.

The day of the college entrance examination has arrived in the blink of an eye, bringing with it a bit of tension, but also mixed with the expectations and dreams of countless students.

In the early morning, just as the sky was beginning to show a hint of paleness, Xie Yi quietly got up from the bed, tiptoed into the kitchen, and began a busy day.

He carefully cooked hot millet porridge and paired it with a few simple but nutritious side dishes. A warm homey atmosphere immediately filled the entire room.

After breakfast was ready, he gently pushed open the door of Xu Xiufang and Dabao's room and gently woke them up from their dreams with his warm voice.

The whole family sat around the dining table, enjoying this special morning time.

While handing Xu Xiufang chopsticks, Xie Yi encouraged her, "Today is an important day. Only when we are full can we have the strength to fight."

Dabao ate particularly seriously, as if even breakfast had become a part of his preparation for the college entrance examination. Every bite was filled with strength and hope.

After the meal, Xie Yi started the car. The car body shone with a slight metallic luster in the morning light. Xu Xiufang sat in the passenger seat, while Dabao confidently got on his bicycle. The backs of the two people were stretched out in the morning light, and they headed towards the examination room that would determine their fate, one in front and one behind.

Because the temperature has dropped sharply in recent days, Xu Xiufang was afraid that Erbao, Xiaobao and Xiaoyun would catch a cold if they went out, so she decided to let them stay at home, with her heart filled with reluctance and love.

She knew that outside the examination room today, without the lively figures of her younger brothers and sisters, she carried their silent support and blessings.

The examination venue is set up in a county high school where prosperity and tranquility coexist. It not only gathers the hopes of the entire county, but is also the place where the dreams of countless students take off.

When we arrived, the area around the examination room was already bustling with people. Candidates in various costumes and their parents who were sending their children to the exam formed a unique landscape.

Xu Xiufang's eyes moved through the crowd, and she saw young faces brimming with youthful vitality, as well as educated young people who had been carved by time and had slightly tired eyes. Behind each expression was a different story and infinite longing for the future.

Some candidates gathered in groups of three or five, enthusiastically discussing the challenges they were about to face; others seized the last moment, their fingers flying across the pages of books, trying to turn every moment of concentration into a weapon in the examination room.

The sun gradually rose higher, and the golden sunlight penetrated the mist, adding a bit of warmth and hope to the tense atmosphere.

Xie Yi carefully checked over and over again, and solemnly handed the necessary stationery, admission ticket and ID card for the exam to Xu Xiufang and Dabao.

After Xu Xiufang took it, a hint of barely perceptible worry flashed across her eyes. She gently reminded him, "It's still quite cold outside. After we go in, go find a friend's house to rest. Come pick us up after the exam."

Xie Yi smiled and nodded, and did not forget to take out a few hot packs from his bag and asked Xu Xiufang and Dabao to stick them on the inside of their clothes to protect them from the severe winter cold.

Although Dabao felt novel about this small warming device, he had already gotten used to the various novelties that his father often brought home.

At this moment, Zhou Qifeng and Gu Tingting in the crowd caught Xu Xiufang's attention. They also came for the college entrance examination.

When their eyes met, time seemed to freeze for a moment, but then they quickly looked away, maintaining a subtle distance between each other, as if they were familiar strangers.

Xu Xiufang secretly thanked this arrangement in her heart, then turned around and refocused her thoughts on the upcoming challenges.

As the announcement at the entrance of the examination room sounded, instructing the candidates to prepare to enter the examination room, Xu Xiufang said in a firm tone: "It's almost time, we should go in."

Xie Yi held Xu Xiufang's hand tightly, giving her the strongest support, then gently patted Dabao on the shoulder and looked at him with encouraging eyes: "Come on, you are the best!"

"Ok!"

Dabao nodded heavily, his maturity and calmness beyond his age were particularly eye-catching at this moment.

Afterwards, he and his mother walked into the campus side by side, and the two figures gradually merged into the flood of candidates.

Many other young talents in Xiaoxi Village were also at the same examination site. They had already witnessed the scene of Xu Xiufang's family at the entrance of the examination site.

They were not surprised at Xu Xiufang's participation. After all, she was recognized as a knowledgeable person in the village.

However, when they saw Xie Yi and Dabao, they originally thought that they were just accompanying the examinee, but they were surprised to find that Dabao also walked into the corridor of the examination room.

Dabao's height is much higher than his peers, and his calm personality makes it hard to believe that he is just a child in his early teens.

His appearance caused a small amount of discussion and curiosity in the examination room, but in the tense atmosphere, all of this was quickly replaced by everyone's concentration on preparing for the exam.

In the village, people are privately familiar with the story of Xu Xiufang's family.

Although Xu Xiufang was one of the earliest educated youth to go to the countryside, her child Dabao's participation in the college entrance examination still exceeded everyone's expectations.

How could a child who is only ten years old take such an important exam?

The villagers were full of doubts, but these doubts could only be put aside temporarily as the candidates stepped into the examination room step by step.

Although Xu Xiufang and Dabao, mother and son, were in the same examination center, they were assigned to different examination rooms.

At the fork in the road leading to different directions, Xu Xiufang gently patted Dabao, who was almost as tall as her chin, with her eyes full of love and expectation: "Don't be nervous, just treat it like a mock test I give you every day. Remember that the selection for the junior class pays more attention to comprehensive quality, and the college entrance examination is just one step."

Dabao responded with a firm look: "Mom, I know what to do."

Afterwards, the mother and son each embarked on their own journey with their own beliefs.

The exam lasted for two days. After each exam, there would always be sighs from a group of candidates, and some would shed tears due to excessive psychological pressure.

Xu Xiufang and Dabao met on the playground after the exam. They tacitly avoided all topics about the exam, and slowly left the school with the crowd to meet Xie Yi who was waiting outside.

The college entrance examination came to an end quietly in a calm and solemn atmosphere.

The news that Dabao was taking the college entrance examination was like a stone that broke the tranquility of Xiaoxi Village, causing ripples and triggering all kinds of speculation and discussion.

"This is really new. How come Dabao is going to take the college entrance exam? I remember he was only about ten years old!"

"Yeah, I thought he was in elementary school! Oh, yes, it seems he is in junior high school. His family even bought a bicycle for the child to go to school more conveniently!"