Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Qiu Jiashu continued his wife's words, "In fact, if a person's thoughts are confined and limited to a small range, it is difficult for them to break out of it on their own. The concept of chastity that has been passed down for thousands of years cannot be changed in a short period of time. In my opinion, Qin Huifang looks sharp and hot-tempered, but in fact she is still very conservative at heart."

"There's nothing wrong with chastity or self-love, but you can't be too rigid about it." He Manshu sighed, "After all, it's because of the small county environment. Can you see anyone getting divorced in Jiayang? No matter how bad life is, people just put up with it."

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Mom is right, we Chinese are the best at adapting to the environment. If Jiayang is Guangzhou or Shenzhen, the people here will definitely become open-minded very quickly!"

Chinese people are also the most extreme. When they are conservative, they are very tight-lipped, but when they are open-minded, they are very open-minded. Look at now, many movie stars are imitating the styles of foreign countries and Hong Kong and Taiwan, and getting married and divorced is like child's play.

Chinese people are also good at taking things out of context. During the Republic of China, those literati abandoned their wives and children under the banner of free love and found new lovers. As a result, the more receptive and fashionable female students were, the more likely they were to become the lambs they pursued. There were many beautiful female students who married old warlords and businessmen before graduation. There was also the young marshal who dated more than a dozen girlfriends and cheated on a 15-year-old girl. If he had not been imprisoned, how could he have been so deeply in love and had a special liking for someone else? "

"Tsk tsk!" Qiu Jiashu said to He Manshu with a smile, "Mom, look, my wife is getting better and better."

"Well, Yuanyuan is a thoughtful person. I'm sure you will be able to educate your children well in the future." He Manshu nodded.

"Humph!" Fang Yuan glanced at Qiu Jiashu, "Since ancient times, women have been bewitched and manipulated by men. They have bound their feet if asked, remained chaste if asked, and followed the Three Obediences and Four Virtues if asked. Only Wu Zetian successfully resisted, but in her old age she was still fought back by her children and grandchildren. She clearly founded the Zhou Dynasty, but the current dynasty has been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty!

What about the beacon fires to tease the princes, what about the concubines smiling when a man rides in the dust, what about the anger for the beauty, all of them are men who made mistakes, but let women take the blame! "

"Wow, my wife is really insightful!"

"Humph, I won't believe your sweet words. I will listen to our mother's teachings in the future. Only our women's opinions and experiences are the best for women!"

Qiu Luming gave Fang Yuan a thumbs up, not because he agreed with her point of view, but because he admired her. After only one year of marriage, she had already learned the essence of the He family's language.

"We've strayed off topic." Fang Yuan glanced at her mother-in-law and asked Qiu Luming, "Yo Yo, if you were in Qin Huifang's shoes, what would you do?"

"Me?" Qiu Luming thought seriously for a while, "First of all, I won't let myself get drunk and give others an opportunity to take advantage of me..."

She suddenly realized that she had let the cat out of the bag, and she covered her mouth with a cry. Seeing that no one said anything, she continued, "If I were Huifang, I would not marry Lu Jiaming. Mom said that marriage is to make people happier. How can there be happiness and peace in a family like that? I am not afraid of rumors. I would rather be single for the rest of my life than marry someone who schemed against me."

Fang Yuan clapped his hands, "I have the same idea as you. I know what kind of life I want. My friends all make fun of me for marrying in a remote small county, but they don't know how happy I am! Not to mention a small county, even if it's a small village, as long as there is Jiashu, I will go with you!"

Qiu Jiashu was so handsome. The couple held hands and looked at each other with such affection that it gave people goose bumps.

He Manshu turned to Qiu Luming and said, "Don't be stupid like your second sister-in-law. Our family is well off, and your father and I won't interfere in your life. If you have a mother-in-law like the one in Old Lu's family, even if that person is a rare talent, you can't live with him!"

Fang Yuan laughed, "I'm lucky!"

Qiu Jiashu said, "The Fei family has a simple and honest family tradition. I asked Moshi to secretly investigate Yuanhang. He has been concentrating on studying in Beijing and has not had any bad intentions in recent years. Principal Fei admires Luming the most. Although the principal's wife is a little difficult to get along with, it is not a big problem. After Youyou goes to Beijing, we can only see each other once or twice a year. We can get along peacefully anyway."

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Oh, you're going to Beijing to take the self-taught exam this time. I just happen to have some time off. Let's go together. I can go visit my cousin's nephew."

Qiu Luming nodded. She saw Fang Yuan and her mother's eyes meet again, and she felt that there was something fishy between them.

In the first half of the year, Fei Yuanhang helped Qiu Luming sign up for the self-taught undergraduate exam at Beijing Normal University. Since there was no Russian major, he signed up for Chinese language and literature.

In fact, Hebei University has a Russian language major through self-study examination.

But after weighing the pros and cons, Qiu Luming decided to apply to Beijing Normal University. The reason was simple: she could see Fei Yuanhang twice more every year, and after Fei Yuanhang graduated with a doctorate, he would most likely stay in Beijing to work, so it would be convenient for her to follow him in the future and take the exam.

After He Manshu found out, she was a little angry and criticized her for not choosing a major that would benefit herself at this time, but making a wrong decision for a little love.

"I just missed my third brother, and I also wanted to see the prosperity of the capital. How can it be just for love?" Qiu Luming argued cunningly.

The whole family groaned in disbelief.

In the October exam, Qiu Luming signed up for four subjects: "Basics of Literary Theory", "History of Ancient Chinese Literature", "Mao Zedong Thought" and "English".

Yes, it's English.

After registering, when it was time to choose subjects, Fei Yuanhang was dumbfounded when he saw English. He felt that his carelessness had caused a lot of trouble for Qiu Luming, and he sincerely apologized to her.

Qiu Luming didn't think much of it. She had learned some English before and had a certain foundation. She simply signed up for all four subjects this time. The possibility of passing English was not great, but it would be good to look at the question types.

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The first exam will be held on October 30th and 31st.

Qiu Luming asked for leave from his unit and prepared to go to Beijing with Fang Yuan a week in advance.

Qiu Luming had already seen through their conspiracy. Fang Yuan's trip to Beijing was definitely instructed by her mother, and perhaps even the expenses were reimbursed by her mother. The collusion between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was nothing more than making Fang Yuan a light bulb and keeping an eye on her and Fei Yuanhang in Beijing to prevent them from "making mistakes."

She didn't expose the truth, but just kept muttering to her mother, "I don't know how much a hotel in Beijing costs per night. Ten days is not a small amount of money. My second sister-in-law is accompanying me to Beijing, and I can't let her pay. How much money should I bring? Tsk, I'm so poor!"

He Manshu glared at her, went back to the bedroom and got a thousand yuan for Qiu Luming, "Don't worry about Yangyang, I prepared it for you a long time ago."

"Thank you, Mom!" Qiu Luming jumped up and kissed He Manshu on the face.

Before leaving, she went to the Fei family and asked them if they had anything to bring to Fei Yuanhang.

Mother Fei handed Qiu Luming a dark blue wool vest and handmade cotton pants. Principal Fei said angrily, "Why don't you just mail them to the post office? These two pieces will take up one bag. Luming is a girl, so it's best for her to be careful when she goes out!"

"I don't trust the post office, and it's fastest if Lu Ming brings it, right? Lu Ming?"

"Yes, I don't have much stuff either, so my second sister-in-law will go with me."

Mother Fei smiled and took out two hundred yuan from her pocket and put it in Qiu Luming's hand. "You are going to take the exam. Aunt Luo didn't prepare anything, but you have to take the trouble to bring things. Take this little money. When you get to Beijing, go buy something to eat."

Qiu Luming hurriedly declined, "No, no, no, Aunt Luo, I'm here to help you bring something, so doesn't this make me ask for money?"

Principal Fei laughed, "You can't refuse a gift from an elder. It's just two hundred yuan, just take it!"

Qiu Luming had no choice but to accept it. "Thank you, Aunt Luo. I'll bring you some delicious food when I come back. Is there anything you don't like?"

"Don't buy anything, it's heavy. Just take care of yourself." Mother Fei looked at Qiu Luming with a smile, "Are you adapting to the new unit?"

"Fortunately, the business is not big. There have been only two shipments this year, and the process was very smooth. I also went to Heihe to study for a week in early September and gained a lot."

"That's good. Dean Qiu's children are indeed outstanding!"

"No, no, my brothers are all good, but I am not." Qiu Luming said with some shame.

"Your family has a good tradition, and our family is not bad either. All three children are promising and have been admitted to ideal schools. Yuanhang is the pride of our family. Our two families know each other well, which is much better than that doctor from another place who doesn't know the details! Luming, you and Yuanhang must get along well. Don't quarrel or care about trivial matters. You must support his work and career. Once he graduates and settles down, Aunt Luo will let you get married!"