Mixed in 1980

Chapter 93 Arrangement of Zhang Jianjun

"I'm just going to my father-in-law's house."

Chen Fan quickly took out a cigarette and handed it to Zhang Jianjun, then took out a match to help him light it: "I just happened to have a good thing, let me share it with you."

"What good news is this? Tell me quickly." Zhang Jianjun took a puff of cigarette, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Seeing that the two were in a hurry, I deliberately stopped them. How did it become a good thing? Who the hell wants to hear your good news?

But the man stopped her himself and had already lit a cigarette, so he had no choice but to listen now.

Chen Fan was afraid that Zhang Jianjun would run away, so he put his arm around his shoulders and said, "My buddy got into university, Peking University. Is that good news?"

"Wow, congratulations!" Zhang Jianjun pretended to be surprised.

"Congratulations alone are not enough. Next Sunday, I'm going to hold a graduation party in the yard. You must come. Last time I got engaged, you worked overtime and didn't come. If you don't come this time, I'll be embarrassed."

"sure!"

With his arms around his shoulders, Zhang Jianjun could only respond with a smile, but he felt very uncomfortable.

This guy with a round head is getting more and more powerful. He is a writer and a college student. The gap between him and me is getting bigger and bigger.

"We grew up together, and went to work in the countryside together. You can't stand me up again. It's a deal." Chen Fan then let go of her hand.

"Don't worry, even if something big happens that day, I will definitely be there."

"Then I feel relieved. You keep busy. I'm going to go to my father-in-law's house to see if Qiu'er's admission letter has arrived. See you later."

"See you!"

Zhang Jianjun smiled, waved goodbye and saw the two people out. When he turned around, his face changed. He felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife.

"Go to college and see what you can do!"

Zhang Jianjun spat secretly, and the more he thought about it, the more unhappy he felt.

Although Chen Fan was engaged and no longer competed with her for Zhou Xiaoying, the more capable and promising Chen Fan became, the more unhappy Zhou Xiaoying became with her.

Zhou Xiaoying gives people the feeling that she lost the watermelon but was too embarrassed to pick up sesame seeds.

You are that sesame seed!

Zhang Jianjun felt suffocated when he thought about attending Chen Fan's graduation banquet and watching Chen Fan's glorious appearance. Unfortunately, he had no place to vent his anger.

"Neither of you two is a good person."

Xu Jinqiu couldn't help but complain that these two were the type who wanted to kill each other, but when they met, they acted like brothers with deep affection.

"Don't you think it's funny? Zhang Jianjun feels uncomfortable when he sees that I'm doing well, and when he feels uncomfortable, I feel relieved."

"Brother, you have to live a good life and show off in front of him from time to time. When we hold a graduation banquet later, I am thinking of putting him at the same table with a few editors-in-chief."

"Just go ahead and insult me!" Xu Jinqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Putting Zhang Jianjun at the same table with several editors-in-chief, the huge gap in status not only highlights Chen Fan's social circle, but also makes Zhang Jianjun unable to hold his head up.

No matter how good the food and wine are, Zhang Jianjun probably won't be able to enjoy it.

"No matter how mean I am, I can't be as mean as that grandson. Just wait and see. On the day of the graduation banquet, I will have to drink a few more glasses with that grandson."

"Take your time to think about it and walk faster."

Xu Jinqiu was in a very anxious mood and walked very fast along the way.

I was home in less than ten minutes.

Today is August 8st, which happens to be Sunday, and everyone in the yard is here.

Zeng Tuqiang was also there. When he saw Chen Fan coming in, he couldn't help but make a face at him and cursed, "Despicable, shameless, smiling, sinister villain..."

"Xiao Qiang, you're great. I haven't seen you for a while, but you already know so many idioms."

The little guy holds a grudge.

Zeng Tuqiang said arrogantly: "This is what they call seeing a man with new eyes after three days of absence. You are a frog in a well, you only know how to look down on others."

Chen Fan was surprised. Who did this kid learn this from? When he cursed people, he was very good at using idioms in a string. It seemed that he had really gotten the hang of it.

"Zeng Tuqiang, you're itching for trouble, aren't you?"

Zeng Hongwen scolded him and picked up his slippers to beat the kid, but Chen Fan quickly stopped him: "Uncle Zeng, that's good. You've made great progress in using idioms so well."

As he spoke, he rubbed the kid's head and said, "Have you finished your summer homework? If not, just learn how to curse people with idioms, right?"

The little guy pushed Chen Fan's hand away impatiently and said arrogantly, "I've finished it a long time ago. It's just a little homework. If I want it, I can finish it in minutes."

"Are you done? It seems that the teacher still doesn't assign enough homework. I'll go to Xinhua Bookstore tomorrow and buy you another box." Chen Fan raised the corner of his mouth.

Just bear with it, little guy!
If you call yourself a master here, I will buy you a set of all versions of elementary school teaching aids. I will also buy you a set for fourth and fifth graders, so that you can learn in advance.

Zeng Tuqiang heard this and burst into tears, sobbing: "Chen Fan, you are smiling but hiding a knife, you are a beast in human form..."

"Just go ahead and do it!"

Xu Jinqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She patted Chen Fan and went to comfort Zeng Tuqiang: "Xiao Qiang, don't listen to your brother Chen Fan's nonsense. He is lying to you. Just ignore him."

Zeng Tuqiang wiped his tears and sobbed softly: "Sister Qiu'er is still the best. If you marry him, you will be like sticking flowers in cow dung."

“……”Chen Fan took note of it.

You little bastard is still very stubborn. I'll go to Xinhua Bookstore tomorrow. I don't believe I can't cure you. "Excuse me, is Comrade Xu Jinqiu here?"

Before Zeng Tuqiang could be appeased, a postman in postal uniform strode in with an envelope in his hand.

"Hello, I'm Xu Jinqiu."

Xu Jinqiu hurried forward and looked at the envelope in the postman's hand anxiously.

"Comrade Xu Jinqiu, your admission letter has arrived, but you need to show me your admission ticket. I can only give you the letter after I verify it."

Xu Jinqiu quickly took out his admission ticket.

The people in the yard also quieted down, with joy on their faces.

After the postman left, Xu Jinqiu opened the envelope, took out the admission letter from it, and couldn't wait to read it.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes turned red, he squatted on the ground, holding his head, and his shoulders shrugged.

"Why are you still crying? Let me see."

Chen Fan was surprised. This girl had very high scores, so it should be no problem for her to be admitted to Beijing Normal University.

Could it be that he was accepted by another choice?
I took the admission letter from my wife, and it was definitely from Beijing Normal University.

"I'm happy, it's not okay for me to cry!"

Xu Jinqiu burst into laughter, wiped her tears, and while laughing, she started crying again.

When the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, she studied very hard, thinking at that time that she would fulfill her dream of going to college and then return to the capital through college.

I took the exam again seven or eight years later and failed again.

After returning to the city in 1979, she still couldn't give up her dream of going to college. She took the exam again, but failed again and lost the determination to go to college.

This time, he was coaxed by Chen Fan, and he thought that the gap in status between him and Chen Fan should not be too big, so he took the college entrance examination with gritted teeth. Unexpectedly, he was admitted.

"Show it to me."

Li Xiuzhen came over and took the admission letter: "Lao Xu, come and take a look. This is what the admission letter looks like. Our daughter is really amazing."

Xu Changqing came over happily, and the others also gathered around.

They are all sincerely happy for Xu Jinqiu.

When they learned that Chen Fan was admitted to Peking University, everyone in the courtyard was even happier. Xu Changqing and Li Xiuzhen immediately set up two tables, and the three families had a good meal together.

After they had drunk their fill, Chen Fan brought Xu Jinqiu back. When they arrived at Maoer Hutong, it was already getting dark. The family was also bustling with people talking about the graduation banquet.

"I have something to tell you two."

Guan Yuemei stopped the two of them and told Chen Yi to go play. "School is about to start. Do you plan to live in the dormitory or go to school as a day student?"

"Live in the dormitory?" Xu Jinqiu glanced at Chen Fan.

"The dormitory conditions are not very good. People can be killed by the heat in the summer and frozen to death in the winter."

Chen Fan frowned slightly. In this era without air conditioning or even fans, living in a dormitory was definitely not a good experience.

He had experienced this firsthand in his previous life.

After school started in September, I often took a cool mat and went to the rooftop to sleep at night, with a mosquito coil lit next to me, but the mosquitoes still bit me.

"As for commuting, it's okay for me. The school is only six kilometers away from home, and I can catch the bus in the morning or evening. But it's not possible for you. It's more than ten kilometers away," said Xu Jinqiu.

"It's definitely not okay to go to school like this. Many educated youth who have returned to the city don't have jobs and just wander around. I'm worried about you going back and forth alone every day."

Chen Fan frowned and thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "How about this, we buy another yard near Beijing Normal University?"

"You have a lot of money, you are so sexy."

Xu Jinqiu patted him and said unhappily, "Just live in the dormitory. When we went to the countryside, I lived in a bamboo shed in Dali, with more than a dozen people in one room. It's different now."

Chen Fan smiled and sat next to my mother.

"Are you willing to let your daughter-in-law live in the dormitory? There are six people in a room, no fans in the summer, no heating in the winter, and there is also a school cafeteria. It would be strange if she could eat well."

"That's true. Do you have enough money to buy a yard?" Guan Yuemei frowned.

My son is tough and it doesn’t matter where he lives, but it’s different for my daughter-in-law. This girl is delicate and weak, so she needs to be taken care of.

"Auntie, the decoration here will cost a lot of money. The money is definitely not enough. Let's not consider this." Xu Jinqiu said hurriedly.

"It's not much, there's still some savings at home."

"Auntie, don't join Chen Fan in making trouble. I'm just going to college and everyone lives in the same dormitory. I'm not that pampered." Xu Jinqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she felt warm in her heart.

"No, we have enough money."

Chen Fan coughed lightly and raised an eyebrow at his wife. "There are new rules for the second half of the year. We will start paying royalties based on the number of copies printed. I will go to settle the bill tomorrow. There are two payments of 7600 yuan. In addition, there is a new book to be published, so the total should be over yuan."

"Chen Fan!"

Xu Jinqiu gritted her teeth, put her hands on Chen Fan's waist, and twisted it hard: "You haven't even got the money yet, and you're thinking about spending it."

Chen Fan sucked in a breath of cold air and grabbed his wife's hand: "It's settled, Qiu'er, let's go to the backyard and calculate whether the money at home is enough."

(End of this chapter)