The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 611 - 580: Desirous Eyes, Li Yuanyuan_1

Chapter 611: Chapter 580: Desirous Eyes, Li Yuanyuan_1

Choosing to stay in Qijia Village was all about being able to spend the final stage of life together with him, wasn’t it!

Indeed, the children had flown far away, but at the very least, he was still there!

"Good!" Third Grandma Qi laughed, "Let’s live each day happily and make the most of it."

The two elderly people felt the warmth from each other’s wrinkled hands and felt regret in their hearts, but such is life, and they were content.

Even though their son, Qi Shuliang, wasn’t in Qijia Village, with Qi Dazhu there, he would take good care of them with filial piety, so they had no worries for the future.

Third Grandma Qi thought it through very carefully. Once her adopted son’s family had left and He Tiantian had departed as well, she arranged for Qi Daniu’s mother, Aunt Liu, to come from the village to help cook and do housework, paying her a monthly salary.

That way, she could accept care from others with peace of mind; otherwise, she would feel uneasy.

Because of the high school examination, Qijia Village Primary School became lively.

The young people in the village were very excited. Village Chief Qi had enlisted Professor Wang and Professor Gu to teach evening classes.

The primary school students had classes during the day, and their lessons couldn’t be stopped just to make time for adult tutoring.

So, with a grand gesture, Village Chief Qi declared that children would learn in the daytime, and adults at night.

There were no electric lights in the classroom, so everyone had to use candles and oil lamps, listening attentively to the teachers’ lectures.

Looking at the crowded classroom full of students below them, Professors Wang and Gu felt their passions reignited.

Before them were eyes that yearned to learn, eyes brimming with hope.

In Hujia Village, Wangjia Village, and other surrounding areas where the educated youth returned, many had no hope of leaving their hometowns. But upon hearing they could sit the university entrance exams, they scrambled like headless flies, searching for books, hoping to cram for the tests, get into university, and leave this place behind.

Hearing that there were professors tutoring at Qi Family Primary School, many came to attend the classes.

If there was no room inside, they stood by the windows to listen.

Huo Yingjie received exam outlines and a set of tutorial books from Huo Yingjun in Yanjing, two complete sets to be exact.

Huo Yingjun had been very thoughtful. Knowing He Tiantian’s personality, he realized that if he sent only one set, she would lend it to a friend. Thus, he sent two sets: one to be given away and one for her personal use.

Professor Wang was delighted to get the exam outlines. With these materials, she and her husband could explain topics in a targeted manner. This would save a lot of time and also help to manage the difficulty level, improving teaching effectiveness.

Huo Yingjie wrote to Chief Engineer Sun, expressing his desire to attend university.

Chief Engineer Sun approved wholeheartedly and even suggested Zhou Yuanchao should take the university exams as well, but Zhou Yuanchao was reluctant.

Huo Yingjie’s records were still at the Nan City Weapons Research Institute. Once he got into university, they could be transferred out.

Before he graduated, Huo Yingjie would enjoy a special allowance from the Nan City Technology Research Institute. Thus, he wouldn’t have to worry about supporting his family even if he didn’t work while attending university, thanks to both the school’s subsidy and the special allowance from the Research Institute.

He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie studied at home. Sometimes when Wang Lei and others couldn’t copy down the problems in class, they would come over to borrow reference books from Tiantian, studying earnestly.

They had to work during the day, so they could study only at night.

Just as He Tiantian was earnestly revising and working through problems, an unexpected guest arrived at her home.

"Does He Tiantian live here?" A woman’s voice called out at the door.

As soon as he heard it was a woman, and a voice he had never heard before, Huo Yingjie, who originally wanted to answer the door, ducked straight back into the house. He wouldn’t want an unfamiliar woman seeing him and sizing him up.

Some people’s gazes are merely curious; others seem to have ulterior motives.

Huo Yingjie really disliked those kinds of looks.

Wang Shuping saw Huo Yingjie dart back inside and couldn’t help but smile; her son-in-law was quite an interesting character. She went to the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"It’s me, Li Yuanyuan! I’m from the same hometown as He Tiantian!" Li Yuanyuan said eagerly; this was her only chance. If she couldn’t leave the countryside now, she would never think of returning to Nan City for the rest of her life.

As soon as Wang Shuping heard ’same hometown’, she suspected it was a young person from the city. When she opened the door, there was indeed a young woman standing there, but she looked rather miserable.

"Come in, Tiantian is inside. I’ll call her out," Wang Shuping said as she let Li Yuanyuan in.

He Tiantian, hearing someone was looking for her, came out from inside, supporting her waist.

The woman before her looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen her.

"Tiantian, it’s been so many years, and you haven’t changed a bit, still so beautiful," Li Yuanyuan praised, confirming she had found the right person, He Tiantian.

He Tiantian frowned. Who was this? She couldn’t remember at all.

"You are...?" He Tiantian hesitated, afraid of getting the name wrong.

Li Yuanyuan quickly said, "I’m Li Yuanyuan! Don’t you remember, we took the train to the countryside together, remember now?"

Upon hearing this, He Tiantian remembered. Indeed, on that countryside train, all the educated youth were from Nan City, and amongst those sent to Taoyuan County, there was one named Li Yuanyuan. It seemed Li Yuanyuan was assigned to Goat Gully.

Because the distance was quite far, one being in the east and the other in the west of Taoyuan County, several dozen miles apart, she lost touch with Li Yuanyuan afterward.

Yet after so many years, why had Zhou Yuanyuan come to her?

"I remember now, what brings you here?" He Tiantian nodded. After so much time with no contact, it couldn’t be for no reason.

Seeing that He Tiantian had remembered her, Li Yuanyuan’s eyes shone with more joy. But when her gaze fell upon He Tiantian’s belly, she was startled, "Have you also married locally?"

He Tiantian thought about it; she and Huo Yingjie had indeed married here, so she nodded and answered, "Yes, I have!"

"So you’re going to stay here for life? Don’t you want to return to Nan City?" Li Yuanyuan asked urgently, "The university entrance exam is now an option, we can leave this place by taking the exams."

He Tiantian nodded again and said, "I’m studying for it too."

"Could you lend me some learning materials?" Li Yuanyuan asked directly, "I’ve heard that there are teachers giving lessons in your village, could you lend me your notebooks?"

"I haven’t been attending the classes; it’s all self-study," He Tiantian stated, "I remember you finished high school, so with review, you should be able to catch up quickly. There are classes here at night, you can go listen in."

It’s not that He Tiantian refused to lend them out, but she needed them for herself, and she didn’t have such a close relationship with Zhou Yuanyuan.

From Liu Lingli, He Tiantian had learned that not everyone you treat well will remember your kindness. With strangers, it’s best to maintain the distance of strangers.

And Li Yuanyuan, He Tiantian was even less familiar with her, not knowing what kind of person she was or what had happened to her over the years.

He Tiantian didn’t want to know, either!