good old days

It was already time to turn off the lights in the dormitory, and everyone huddled in the male teacher's dormitory and lit candles to review together.

Jiang Xinyu had almost finished her review a long time ago, and there was no sense of urgency. And because the situation in her stomach was unclear, she was not in the mood to review, so she went back to the dormitory to rest.

There was sour plum powder soaked in the enamel jar on the table. Every time she took a sip, she cried in her heart. If she wasn't pregnant, how could she think this thing tasted so good?

There was a knock on the door outside the dormitory.

"Xinyu, is Chen Yi back? I want to talk to you."

Jiang Xinyu opened the door and let her in.

"He hasn't come back yet, why don't you go review?"

Zhong Ying sat on the chair and smelled the smell of sour plum powder, "I haven't asked yet, how was your checkup today?"

Jiang Xinyu shook her head, "The traditional Chinese medicine doctor can't tell whether I'm pregnant or not. I went to the health team again and won't get the result until tomorrow."

"If you get pregnant, will you take the college entrance examination?"

Jiang Xinyu nodded, "Of course I will participate. I just graduated from high school last year and I have been reading this year. Wouldn't it be a loss if I didn't participate?"

Isn't it just for the college entrance examination that she has been reviewing for a year?
"What about the child?"

Jiang Xinyu didn't speak for a while. She felt that if she said that she beat her child for the college entrance examination, it would definitely attract people's attention.

"In the few articles Secretary Wang read, there is no mention that pregnant gay women cannot take the college entrance examination. If they pass the college entrance examination, they should be able to go with a full belly. Zhong Ying, do you want to say this?"

Zhong Ying nodded depressedly.

Between her and Wu Jian, Wu Jian was originally the stronger one. She had no choice but to prevent him from taking the college entrance examination, and she would not divorce him, but the child in her belly really came at the wrong time.

"He is very knowledgeable. I'm afraid that I won't pass the exam, and I'm also worried that if I pass the exam, what should I do?"

Jiang Xinyu said very bachelorly, "The worst case scenario is that if you give birth to a child while you are still in school and you pass the exam, the school can expel you from school? The worst case scenario is that you will have to take a semester off from school. It won't be a problem."

At this, she sat up straight.

This time, even those nearly 40 years old can take the college entrance examination, and it is not said that pregnant gay women cannot go to college.This is a special era. If a pregnant gay woman is admitted to college, can she not be allowed to go to college?
"You are an educated youth. I suggest you sign up for the college entrance examination. Regardless of Wu Jian and the children, if you pass the exam, it will change your own destiny. Don't you want to go back to the city?"

Which educated youth doesn’t want to go back to the city?

It was because there was no hope of returning to the city that Zhong Ying and Wu Jian got married here.

Zhong Ying thinks what Jiang Xinyu said is ideal. How can a woman who has a family put aside family factors to plan for the future?But she felt an inexplicable surge of strength.

She exhaled and said, "We school teachers already have an advantage over those who have graduated a few years ago. I listen to you and I will sign up to give it a try."

Not long after Zhong Ying left, Chen Yi came back.

There was a candle lit in the room, the light was dim, and low-pitched music was playing on the record player. Jiang Xinyu was lying on the bed, with her arms crossed behind her head.

He didn't know if she was asleep, so he walked closer and sat on the edge of the bed.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, she said directly: "Don't say anything tonight, wait until the results come out tomorrow."

He held her hand and said hello in a low voice.

Although she didn't know the result yet, Jiang Xinyu's mood calmed down after talking to Zhong Ying.

She told herself that it was no big deal. Even if she was really pregnant, she had two choices.

Early the next morning, while brushing her teeth, she kept retching and spitting out sour water.

This was not the first time Chen Yi saw her like this, and his heart became more solemn.Jiang Xinyu didn't bring her morning reading, so she forced herself to eat pancakes and drink porridge, and then hurried to the health team with Chen Yi.

In the health team, they were greeted by the smiling faces of doctors.

"Congratulations. The toad has ovulated. You must be pregnant. Chinese medicine can't tell the pulse accurately. The month should be shallow, maybe less than a month old."

When the dust finally settled, Jiang Xinyu sighed inwardly.

The doctor explained some precautions after pregnancy, but she didn't listen to a word.

The two of them passed by the window of the ward. The aunt who was taking her grandson to get transfusion saw the two of them and wanted to stop them and say a few words, but when she saw their faces, she subconsciously shut up.

She hurried out and went to the doctor's office, "What did those two people come to the hospital for?"

The doctor asked casually: "What is your relationship?"

Auntie: "We are from the same village, so they have to call me Auntie."

The doctor didn't take it seriously and didn't think pregnancy was something that couldn't be discussed.

"That Teacher Jiang is pregnant."

The aunt's eyes widened, "It's a happy event to have a baby. Why do they both have such expressions?"

The doctor laughed and said, "What's the expression? He's probably too happy to react."

The aunt nodded in agreement, "That's what you said."

Who wouldn’t be happy about being pregnant?
"There's nothing wrong with your grandson. You can take him home. It's getting cold. Don't catch a cold again sooner or later."

The aunt responded and went back to clean up.

Jiang Xinyu and Chen Yi were walking back to school in a daze.

Chen Yi feels that she has been emotionally unstable these days, and now he dares not mess with her for some reason, but as a husband, he must express his attitude.

"Whether you decide to have this child or not, I respect you. Once the child is born, I will work hard to make our family live a good life. If you decide not to have this child, we will talk about the child later."

He didn't want to create a gap between the two because of this incident.

Respecting his partners is his upbringing, but Chen Yi still has some "macho" mentality, believing that men should shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family.

Jiang Xinyu nodded, "You have to let me think about it for two days. Don't tell your mother about it yet."

Chen Yi promised: "No matter what, you will always be my first choice."

Jiang Xinyu felt much more comfortable.At this time, his stable mood also soothed his slightly agitated heart.

Jiang Xinyu wanted to hide it from Widow Wang because she was still undecided. She was very likely to give up this unexpected child. If she wanted to give up, there was no need to let her mother-in-law know.

This weekend is a holiday, and Jiang Xinyu doesn't plan to go home. She's afraid that she might smell something and make her want to vomit, which would show up in front of her mother-in-law.

At this time, a group of middle-aged women gathered in the yard of Widow Wang's house.

The aunt who found out about Jiang Xinyu's pregnancy went to Widow Wang's house to announce the good news as soon as she returned to the brigade.

"The doctor said that Xinyu is pregnant for more than half a year, so there is good news."

After the shock, Widow Wang was ecstatic. She revealed the truth, and soon there was good news. Sure enough, her daughter-in-law was not infertile.

After everyone left, Widow Wang started to boil the chili sauce. Her daughter-in-law loves spicy food, and spicy food can satisfy her cravings after she is pregnant. She just happened to pick up some mushrooms before and cut some bacon pieces into it. The taste will definitely not be bad.