pappabearbooks Chapter 609 The dust has settled and the college entrance examination has resumed
Chapter 609 The dust has settled and the college entrance examination has resumed
Ma Lanlan was stared at by Hu Yong's bloodshot eyes. Her heart seemed to be cut open by a knife, and she suddenly felt a piercing pain.
How can there be such stupid people in the world?
Is it because of first love?
Or is it because I have always had no sense of existence under Li Zhenmin's shadow, and I just happened to fill this gap?
Or is it because of something else?
But no matter what the reason was, Ma Lanlan could no longer say anything to mock Hu Yong at this moment.
Hu Yong was the dumbest person she had ever met, so dumb that she couldn't bear to look him in the face.
"Why are you hiding? Look at me and tell me that you are willing to change!" Hu Yong became more and more excited: "Is this difficult? As long as you say one word, I am willing to believe it no matter whether it is true or not!"
Hu Yong's words broke Ma Lanlan's heart again.
Are you willing to change?
Of course!
But she didn't dare say this to Hu Yong!
This was the second time she felt afraid of someone. The first time was Li Zhenmin. Li Zhenmin’s depth seemed to see through everything about him, leaving her nowhere to hide.
And this time it was Hu Yong, because the feelings for Hu Yong were too strong, so strong that she didn't deserve them, and she was afraid that she would live in the shadow of guilt for the rest of her life.
"Hu Yong, stop it, give up on me, I'm not worth it, really, you can have better choices..."
"Fuck whether it's worth it or not. It's not up to others to decide whether it's worth it or not. Can't I feel it myself?"
"You are just being mad at yourself. You don't like me, but you don't want to admit that you have made a mistake. You don't want to face your own mistakes!"
"I'm not!"
Hu Yong yelled, "Don't treat me like a child. I know what I should and shouldn't do. I won't do anything that is detrimental to my family, but I also have my own pursuits. As long as you are willing to change, my brother and my parents won't object!"
"Malanlan, don't take yourself too seriously. You are not important enough to affect our family's reputation, let alone anything about my brother. At most, it will only be me who will be talked about."
"But I don't care. I don't think you will have any big impact on my future..."
"Hu Yong!!!!" Ma Lanlan interrupted him with a sharp scolding, staring straight into Hu Yong's red eyes, gritting her teeth and saying word by word: "Stop making trouble, I can tell you clearly now that I have never liked you from the beginning to the end. I approached you for other reasons, and I had no choice but to get engaged to you later!"
"I like men who are capable of standing tall and proud, not wimps like you who are willing to die for a woman. Do you understand?"
"Even if I'm guilty now, even if I have a criminal record after I get out of prison, I still won't like you. Being with you makes me feel ashamed. It's not because of your family background, but simply because you are a person that I look down on. Do you understand?"
"Just like you are now, it's disgusting, understand?"
Ma Lanlan's loud rebuke was like dropping a huge nuclear bomb, which finally calmed Hu Yong's spiritual world.
Looking at Hu Yong's pale expression of doubting life, Ma Lanlan's heart tightened, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I don't have time to play house with you. If it weren't for your brother, you would have died eight hundred times. The things you gave me are also disgusting. Take them back, otherwise I will only be more disgusted with you!"
After saying this, without waiting for Hu Yong to speak, Ma Lanlan turned around and left the meeting room without looking back.
Hu Yong was left sitting on the stool for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.
Li Zhenmin was standing behind a window on the second floor not far away, watching everything that had just happened.
Shen Wenyin, who came over with him, sighed and said, "What do you think?"
Li Zhenmin slowly said, "Nothing is important anymore. Let Xiaoyong digest it slowly. We can only slowly divert his attention."
According to observation, Ma Lanlan should have softened her heart and fallen in love, or in other words, Ma Lanlan has actually changed a lot after discussing the engagement. Li Zhenmin has already felt the change in her mentality from her eyes and body.
I probably said those words just now out of guilt, and wanted Hu Yong to distance himself from him and find someone better.
But none of this matters anymore. Bad things have been done, and regret can’t make up for it.
As for Hu Yong, he can only take it one step at a time.
Anyway, with Ma Lanlan's clear rejection and even expulsion now, it is impossible for him to really persist.
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In the following days, Hu Yong seemed to have become a different person overnight.
He just went to work and studied very hard every day, as if he was stimulated by Ma Lanlan's words.
Fortunately, he didn't do anything extreme, nor did he deliberately keep silent. It was as if he had grown up overnight.
Li Zhenmin and others did not interfere too much in this regard.
However, what surprised Li Zhenmin was that, according to Zhang Huaiyuan, the Xu family also helped a lot in this investigation. However, half a month had passed since the incident was over, and the Xu family did not seem to have any intention of asking for credit or contacting him.
This surprised Li Zhenmin and at the same time gave him some favorable impression.
In addition, after Zhao Yuanshan retired, he occasionally came to Li Zhenmin to play chess with Xu Jingshan, and his mental state was very good.
Xu Jingshan's cancer problem is currently very stable and can be said to be completely under control. This is not only due to the effect of anti-liver cancer drugs, but also to Li Zhenmin's usual conditioning of him.
So now Xu Jingshan's living condition is very good. His health has not deteriorated, his mood is cheerful, and he lives a comfortable life.
Then, life returned to normal.
Just like that, a year passed in the blink of an eye.
The new leader came to power and firmly established himself in the position. After a series of efforts, the domestic situation was gradually stabilized and policies also changed during this period.
These few years are destined to be a turning point and a wind outlet. Some people may overturn in the face of this wave, but some people will start to take off on this wind outlet. This is the trend of the times and no one can stop it.
In simple terms, heroes are made by the times.
In such an era, some people remain silent, while others are destined to become "heroes".
In August 77, a symposium on science and education was held. A professor from a certain university first proposed to resume the college entrance examination, and this proposal received a warm response from all representatives.
Anyone who is not a fool knows how much harm the suspension of the college entrance examination will cause to the country. The admission method of recommending students to go to college, which is similar to the previous system of recommendation, is completely infeasible in recent years. This is a lesson accumulated from practice.
So the top leader decided to cancel the method of recommendation for admission to university and restore the college entrance examination system.
This news spread among the top leaders. Li Zhenmin naturally also got the news and informed Hu Yong.
Two months passed and it was October.
The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination spread to every corner of the country with the help of major media outlets across the country.
The educated youth who had gone to the countryside and had not yet returned to the city, as well as the unemployed or even working young people in the city, all picked up their books and began to prepare for the college entrance examination after the resumption of the exam.
Xiao Caihong finally got the news.
Now, a year has passed. Thanks to the research and treatment of Li Zhenmin and major doctors, Xiao Caihong's legs can now walk slowly. The treatment effect can be said to be quite successful.
After getting the news, she immediately came to Li Zhenmin to report the good news.
Together with Xiao Caihong is his elder brother Xiao Zhengqi.
Xiao Zhengqi returned to the city not long after the Ma Lanlan incident, and successfully got a stable job with the help of the government. This was considered as compensation from the government to the Xiao family. Of course, this was also for the sake of Li Zhenmin and Zhang Huaiyuan.
This is the reality. Although Li Zhenmin and Zhang Huaiyuan did not show too much about how good their relationship with the Xiao family is, as long as they have had contact with them before, the relevant leaders in the jurisdiction will naturally actively help.
"Professor Li, Professor Li, the college entrance examination has been resumed."
When Xiao Caihong saw Li Zhenmin, she shouted excitedly. Because she has not fully recovered yet, she still sits in a wheelchair most of the time. Today, she was pushed here by her eldest brother Xiao Zhengqi.
When Xiao Zhengqi saw Li Zhenmin, he also greeted him respectfully: "Hello, Professor Li. I'm sorry to trouble you."
Seeing this, Shen Wenyin said, "Whether it's troublesome or not, please come in and tell me first."