novellhall Chapter 210 Preparing for University Entrance Exams in Beijing
Chapter 210 Preparing for University Entrance Exams in Beijing
In the evening, Wenrou cooked Jiang Yan's favorite dishes, as well as several dishes she had recently learned in Beijing. Everyone thought they tasted very good.
The Wen family only learned about Jiang Yan being bullied at school today. Upon hearing this, Li Xiuying immediately wanted to go to the school to confront the bullies, but Wenrou stopped her.
"Mom, we've already taken care of Xiaoyan's matter, so please stop making trouble."
"My precious grandson, I told you not to let him skip a grade. All the students in his class are older than him, and sure enough, he got bullied."
Li Xiuying looked at Jiang Yan with great heartache.
"Grandma, I'm fine. I can handle this myself, so don't worry," Jiang Yan comforted Li Xiuying.
After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to put some of Li Xiuying's favorite dishes on her plate. Seeing how thoughtful he was, Li Xiuying praised him again.
"Alright, everyone, let's eat." Wenrou also put food on Jiang Yan's plate and served the two children.
"Jiguang, what did you bring back?" At this moment, Wen Jianshe saw the charcoal stove that Wen Jiguang and his group had brought back and asked.
Wen Jinian, who was standing to the side, explained: "This is a grill for barbecuing meat. Xiao Rou learned a new way of eating it in Xinshi. I'll make it for you guys to try later."
"This roasted meat looks all black, is it still edible?" Liu Xiaoyu asked curiously.
Wen Jiguang smiled and said, "Of course you can eat it. Ask Xiaorou. This meat is not only not greasy when it's roasted, but it's also very fragrant."
Hearing Wen Jiguang say this, Li Xiuying and Liu Xiaoyu couldn't help but drool.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, let's have a barbecue tonight," Wenrou said.
"Okay, barbecue is good. It's perfect for Xiaoyan to nourish his body. I'll buy whatever he needs," Li Xiuying replied.
"No need, I'll go buy the meat. Mom, you can stay home and take care of the children." Wenrou was worried that Li Xiuying would buy some bad meat again in order to save money.
"Aunt Xiaorou, I'll go with you," Jiang Yan said at this moment.
He's not going to school tomorrow and wants to share some of the burden with Wenrou.
"Okay, I'll take you with me then."
Since Wenrou returned from her trip, her two daughters have been very attached to her. After dinner, Li Xiuying and Liu Xiaoyu packed their things, and Wenrou took the two children into the house to put them to bed.
These past few nights, Huo Yanchuan has been finishing training very late, and it's inconvenient to go back to town, so he's been sleeping in the army dormitory.
The next day, Wenrou went back to the military family compound to pick up some things, and also delivered the things she had brought back from Beijing to Peng Xiaowan and the child.
"Xiaorou, you're going to spend too much! Why did you buy me things?" Peng Xiaowan was also very happy to see Wenrou come back. Seeing that she had bought things for herself and the child, she felt a little embarrassed to accept them.
In the end, she only accepted it after Wenrou's persistent insistence.
After gently playing with the child for a while, she turned to Peng Xiaowan and asked, "Xiaowan, what are your plans for the future with Hao Gang? Do you want to go to Beijing?"
She knew that Peng Xiaowan had always wanted to go to university in Beijing, and that they could meet again there once her family moved there.
"I... I'll discuss it with Hao Gang when he gets back. I haven't made up my mind yet."
Peng Xiaowan, still holding the child, hesitated. She was worried about whether she could get into a university in Beijing with her current abilities.
Since giving birth, she has quit her job at the school to stay home and take care of her child.
She hasn't touched a textbook for several months now, and she's almost forgotten everything she learned at school.
She was also a little insecure. Even if she took the college entrance examination, would she really be able to get into a university in Beijing?
If she fails the exam, she will disappoint those around her.
Wenrou saw through Peng Xiaowan's thoughts and reached out to hold her arm to comfort her, saying, "Xiaowan, you have to believe in your abilities. As long as you want to, if you start working hard now, you will definitely pass the exam in a year."
Wenrou knew that Peng Xiaowan was down-to-earth and diligent, and more suitable than anyone else to go to university for further studies.
This was because of her pregnancy and childbirth, the effects of pregnancy hormones, and the fact that she stayed at home all day taking care of her child with no one to talk to, which made her feel worthless for a time.
Hao Gang was busy with the transport team and couldn't come back to be with her every day, which was why she was overthinking things.
"Really? Can I really get into a university in Beijing?"
The words "gentle" stirred up Peng Xiaowan's emotions once again.
Remembering what Peng Shao said before he left, Peng Xiaowan knew that if she lost her self-confidence, no matter how much others helped her, it would be useless.
"You can definitely do it. You're just taking a break right now. You're a good student and hardworking. As long as you keep trying, you'll definitely pass the exam. I'm waiting for your good news."
"Okay, since you all trust me so much, I've decided to give it a try. I won't let you down." Peng Xiaowan finally regained her confidence because of Wenrou's words.
However, she was also surprised when she heard that Wenrou was going to Beijing. "Wenrou, are you really going to Beijing?"
Wenrou nodded gently. "Of course. With such a promising future for Beijing, I plan to build another transportation team there. I'll transfer Hao Gang over to help me manage it. Once you get into university, you and your husband can settle down in Beijing."
Peng Xiaowan never dared to think about her future with Hao Gang before, and she hasn't thought about it at all since his accident.
She even decided to stay here with Hao Gang for the rest of her life, to watch the children grow up, and for their family to live a simple life like this.
But her gentle words today gave her renewed hope, and at that moment, she made up her mind that she would give it her all, no matter what.
After Wenrou left, Peng Xiaowan coaxed the child to sleep and then eagerly took out all her old textbooks, ready to start reviewing them now.
The transport team didn't have much to do today, so Hao Gang went home to see his son and spend some time with his wife.
He was taken aback when he got home to find his wife studying.
"Xiao Wan, what's wrong with you...?"
When Peng Xiaowan saw Hao Gang return, she told him about her decision.
"I'm going to study hard and take the college entrance exam next year to go to university in Beijing."
Hearing Peng Xiaowan's words, Hao Gang also wore a happy smile.
"I will support you no matter what you do."
He was happy that Peng Xiaowan could finally be herself again.
He could also sense that ever since Peng Xiaowan gave birth, everything revolved around him or the child.
She used to love being a teacher, but after having children, she quit her favorite job to focus on taking care of him and her children at home.
Hao Gang actually hoped that Peng Xiaowan could pursue her own career and what she liked and wanted.
He also knew that Peng Xiaowan had never let go of the college entrance exam, but every time he brought it up, she would subconsciously avoid it.
This led him to dare not mention it again, and life went on like this.
Today was quite unexpected for him; he wondered why Peng Xiaowan had suddenly come to her senses.
"Xiaorou came over today. She encouraged me to take the college entrance exam, and I've made up my mind. I want to realize my dream. Hao Gang, let's take the kids to Beijing together."
When Hao Gang heard her say that, his eyes welled up with tears, and he reached out and hugged her.
"Honey, I'm so glad you can be yourself again. When we get to Beijing, I'll make sure you and the kids live a good life."
Peng Xiaowan leaned against Hao Gang's chest. She believed he would keep his word, and she couldn't help but fantasize about their beautiful and happy future together.
Wenrou took some things from home and had some appliances moved to town as well.
Once we get to Beijing, they have everything there, so we can buy new things there without having to bring all the appliances over.
The people in the compound couldn't help but wonder what Wenrou was up to when they saw that she had almost emptied her house.
"Hey girl, where are you moving to?" Feng Yumei asked, shamelessly stepping forward when she saw this.
Wenrou hadn't even told her family about her trip to Beijing, let alone the people in the compound.
She smiled gently. "Let's move to town."
She probably won't come back here again. She'll take everything she can to Beijing, and move the rest to town.
"Are you moving to town from now on? Does that mean no one will live in this house anymore?"
Feng Yumei stared intently at Wenrou's house. Everyone in the compound knew that all the furniture in Wenrou's house was new, made by Huo Yanchuan.
Not only that, Wenrou also bought a lot of odds and ends for the house.
If their family moves to town, no one will live in this house anymore. Feng Yumei always likes to take advantage of cheap deals, so she was thinking about whether she could move to Wenrou's house.
How could she not see through her subtle scheme? She looked at Feng Yumei, her smile growing even wider.
"Sister-in-law, don't even think about it. This house was allocated to my husband by the military. Even if we don't live here, it's still our family's house. If you want to live here, the military has to give you permission first."
Wenrou didn't give Feng Yumei any face at all; as soon as she finished speaking, Feng Yumei's expression changed on the spot.
She ignored them and had all the appliances in the house moved out, leaving nothing behind.
Lee Soo-young was shocked to see Wenrou move all her things over.
"Xiaorou, what are you doing? Aren't you and the child going back to live in the military compound?"
It wasn't that she didn't want Wenrou to live here, but she didn't expect Wenrou to move all her things over.
Huo Yanchuan is still in the army. If she lives here, won't the couple have to separate?
"We won't be going back for now. It's more convenient to stay in town. We'll leave these things here." Wenrou said, and then had her things moved inside.
She moved her TV, washing machine, and refrigerator from the family compound over, filling the house to the brim.
"Okay, you can stay here as long as you want."
Li Xiuying was still thinking about the appliances in the family compound and also wanted to ask Wenrou when she would be going back.
Seeing that she has moved all her things over, I am naturally happy.
With a washing machine, who would want to wash clothes by hand?
There's also a refrigerator and a television. She was used to using them in the family compound, but she's not used to not having these things when she first moved to the town.
The most important thing is the electric fan. How can we get by in the summer without an electric fan?
Wenrou didn't expose Li Xiuying. Anyway, these things would have to be dealt with after moving to Beijing, so she might as well leave them here.
After lunch, Wenrou took Jiang Yan out to buy ingredients for barbecue.
She had a lot of homemade barbecue seasoning left over, so this time she bought some meat and vegetables.
She bought some pork, mutton, and beef, as well as fish and chicken.
She had never made grilled fish before, but she figured it shouldn't be too difficult.
After buying the groceries, she took Jiang Yan to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of snacks and soft drinks that the children love.
Eating barbecue and drinking ice-cold soda will be incredibly enjoyable.
"Xiao Yan, give me all of that, I'll carry it." As they exited the supply and marketing cooperative, Wenrou looked at the things in Jiang Yan's hands and reached out her hand.
Jiang Yan didn't respond with gentleness, but instead said, "I can."
How could a grown man like her let a gentle woman carry things?
Seeing that Jiang Yan's face had turned red, Wenrou smiled and took the things from his hands.
"You're still growing, carrying so many scare stunts your growth." Wenrou knew Jiang Yan was just being considerate and didn't want her to be so tired, so she teased him.
Upon hearing Wenrou's words, Jiang Yan instinctively wanted to say that he would be 1.8 meters tall in the future and wouldn't be short.
But in the end, he held back, afraid that if he spoke, he would frighten Wenrou.
After arriving home, Wenrou began preparing.
Jiang Yan stayed with his two younger sisters, while Li Xiuying and Liu Xiaoyu helped Wenrou with the chores.
With their experience, Wen Jiguang and Wen Jinian quickly set up the oven.
After the meat skewers were skewered, Wenrou began preparing to grill them.
After the first batch of meat skewers was grilled, Wenrou asked Jiang Yan to give them to the others.
Wen Jianshe took a bite of the meat skewer and repeatedly praised how delicious it was.
Wen Jiguang and Wen Jinian had eaten, and the rest were given to Jiang Yan and Li Xiuying.
Jiang Yan had eaten all sorts of delicious food in his previous life, but he was still amazed after taking a bite of the tender roasted meat.
"Delicious." He had never eaten such delicious meat before.
Wenrou smiled and said, "If you like it, eat more."
After eating, Li Xiuying and Liu Xiaoyu couldn't help but praise Wenrou's excellent cooking skills.
Wenrou asked Jiang Yan to take out the frozen soda that had been stored in the refrigerator for everyone. The family sat in the yard, eating barbecue and drinking chilled soda. Happiness is so simple.
Huo Yanchuan returned late, but by the time he stepped inside, the tender grilled fish was already ready.
The grilled fish was tender and delicious, and won unanimous praise from everyone.
After everyone had finished eating, Wenrou told her family about her trip to Beijing with Huo Yanchuan.
"What did you say? You're going to Beijing?" Li Xiuying was shocked when she heard this.
Wen Jianshe looked at them with surprise. Beijing was a big city, a place he, a country bumpkin, had never dared to dream of going to before. He never expected that his daughter could now do it for him.