There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

The continuous rain at the beginning of July, and the eager anticipation that the old principal blurted out, woke Zhou Jiao up for a moment. After a cold, she took the opportunity to rest at home completely.

If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if it is piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; if it is higher than others, the crowd will be against it. Lessons from the past are not far away, overturning the car and following the track.

This famous saying through the ages made Zhou Jiao deeply realize that she doesn't need to be perfect in everything. She needs more time to reflect on a degree, a degree that can put herself in the middle.

For three consecutive days, Zhou Jiao played chess records in the study whenever she was free, meditating alone. After that, with Zhang Guoqing's consent, she carried her luggage alone and set foot in the provincial capital in the rain.

For a whole week, Zhou Jiao traveled all over the campuses of major universities in the provincial capital and blended in. By the time she returned to the county, it was almost time for the college entrance examination.

Zhang Guoqing finally looked forward to returning his lovely wife. Looking at Zhou Jiao who seemed to have been reborn, he thought that Zhou Jiao must have gained a lot from this spiritual journey.

On July 20, the old principal and two teachers took a group of candidates to the provincial capital one day in advance. Similarly, this afternoon Zhou Xiaozheng put down his official duties and arrived at the provincial capital by military plane.

For Zhou Xiaozheng, as a father, it is a lifetime regret that he did not participate in the growth of his children. For this college entrance examination, he hopes to watch the child walk into the examination room with his own eyes.

After Zhou Xiaozheng met Zhao Chuanguang, he asked Zhou Jiao about her recent mood, and when he learned about the child's behavior some time ago, he pondered carefully and smiled.

Soon, the two borrowed a car and drove to the county seat. When they met Zhang's father and Zhang's mother, they realized that the school had already gone to the provincial capital in advance, and the father and daughter passed by.

After discussing with several people, they decided to rush to the provincial capital overnight with Zhang's father and Zhang's mother and Xiaopingan, and go outside the examination room early tomorrow morning. Happy with this decision, he put his arms around Zhou Xiaozheng's neck and kept giggling.

With Ping An's company, Zhou Xiaozheng is not in a hurry to find Zhou Jiao. Knowing some news from the little guy reassured him even more.

After a night passed, Zhou Jiao carefully checked the two people's examination admission tickets and examination room supplies, followed Zhang Guoqing and the others out of the dormitory building, and a huge surprise came oncoming.

She didn't expect her father to rush over. She didn't care about the classmates watching the jokes, and jumped forward happily. Zhou Xiaozheng's arrival made her both pleasantly surprised and guilty.

Taking advantage of Father Zhang and the others saying hello to teachers and classmates, Zhou Jiao secretly told Zhou Xiaozheng that she did not plan to win the first prize this time. Ask him if he will be disappointed?

Zhou Xiaozheng patted her head, and asked her in a low voice, how sure is she of getting into the first choice? Will it be self-defeating? Do you need him to make a move?

Zhou Jiao looked confident, saying that she was in control. She didn't visit the campus in vain during this time. Basically how many points have a budget in mind.

The father and daughter smiled at each other. Since the exam time is approaching, the father and daughter can't talk about it in detail, so they can only meet up in the morning after the exam, and then talk again when they have time.

At this moment Zhou Xiaozheng did not dare to tell the child that he would rush back to work in the afternoon.

Sixty-two students, not a single parent accompanied them. Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao's group of relatives and friends arrived, which seemed too grand, which made people look sideways. Especially Zhou Xiaozheng's military rank, followed by two guards, made the school leaders in the examination room extremely nervous.

Zhou Xiaozheng was secretly annoyed at his miscalculation, worried that it would cause bad influence. Zhao Chuanguang could only be left to deal with it, and he took his in-laws and grandson to get in the car and leave. If his family Jiaojiao knew, it would be fine.

After the exam in the morning, the couple left the exam room early, greeted the old principal in a low voice, and followed Xiao Wang to find Zhou Xiaozheng and his group.

Everyone chatted for a while, Zhou Xiaozheng knew that his daughter and son-in-law would rush back to accompany the students for dinner. Seeing that it was late, he gave Zhou Jiao a few instructions to set off as soon as they received the notice.

Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao nodded.

Before parting, Zhou Xiaozheng told them to take the exam with peace of mind, and then ignore the admission issue. He still has to rush back today, and the rest of the details will be discussed in the letter later.

We will get together soon, and this time the father and daughter are much more emotionally stable, which made Zhang Guoqing feel relieved. Entrusting the parents and children to Zhao Chuanguang, he pulled Zhou Jiao to say goodbye to everyone.

Zhao Chuanguang watched them leave, patted Zhou Xiaozheng who was standing still, and pulled him into the car.

The sound of the car driving away came, and Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao walked out of the turning. They watched the car disappear, smiled at each other before turning and leaving.

Just now the couple were worried that the child would cry, but they didn't expect everything to be normal. At this moment, the two of them finally feel relieved - if they are not parents, they really can't understand the concern for their children.

Seeing the young couple running over, the old principal pointed to the front, Wait if there are still people who haven't come out. Why don't you go back to accompany your parents at noon and come over in the afternoon?

Zhou Jiao shook her head quickly, she didn't want to be special. If she had known that her father was coming, she would have waited at the gate and would not have let a group of them in. Many students looked at her differently just now. The image she has worked so hard to create may be gone forever.

Zhang Guoqing said with a smile: My father-in-law will go back in the afternoon, but now they have left. The environment here is very good, and we will carry on as usual.

Listening to their chat, Zhou Jiao frowned slightly when she saw that Zhao Yuanyuan hadn't come out. It should not be logical, and these test papers are not very esoteric.

When the bell rang, Zhao Yuanyuan came out with her head down, came to Zhou Jiao, and looked at her sadly.

Zhou Jiao didn't ask any questions, she dragged her along while answering the students' gossip. After finally coming to the cafeteria, it was finally much cleaner.

During the three-day exam period, the school cafeteria prepared a lot of miscellaneous grains such as sorghum rice, polenta, steamed buns, sorghum flour cakes, and the prices of the dishes were cheaper than usual.

It doesn't cost much for several people to go together. The classmates who were from poor families and brought their own dry food were also pulled by Zhang Guoqing and the others to eat together.

In several girls' dormitories, everyone secretly ventilated and planned to buy more dry food on the third day to take home. Zhou Jiao didn't know if they succeeded in the end, because they only served one meal at noon on the third day.

Just as Zhou Xiao was leaving, the sky that had rested for a day without rain began to rain heavily again. Zhang Guoqing joked that this time the father and daughter did not part with tears, even God couldn't stand it.

Zhou Jiao grabbed him hard and sighed. It has been raining since the end of June, and I don't know if the old captain is worried again.

Zhang Guoqing didn't go back to his hometown for more than a month, and Zhang Guoqing didn't know the specific situation. The provincial capital is better, as many grounds in the county are covered with water. What he worries about is when will the rain last?

After the three-day exam, everyone originally met to visit the provincial capital. But when we got out of the examination room, the downpour outside made everyone's appetites exhausted. Everyone's clothes smelled bad, and they wanted to go home first.

As soon as he returned to the county seat, Zhang Guoqing didn't bother to talk to everyone, so he hurried home with an umbrella to protect Zhou Jiao. The child hasn't seen it in the past two days, and I don't know what happened.

The couple, eager to return home, hadn't reached the door of their house when they saw Ping'an's small body huddled there under the eaves of the gate, and Zhang's father and mother next to him covered him with umbrellas.

Zhou Jiao didn't know what mood she was in at the moment. Distressed, angry, sad, and pleasantly surprised, all of these came to her heart, making her tears blurred.

She blinked vigorously, hugged her son tightly, and finally could only sigh.