Siheyuan: living in a prosperous era

Chapter 199
Yang Shuning decided to send Little Watermelon to school next year with some considerations.

In his previous life, Yang Shuning heard from his elders that when the wind blows, junior high schools and high schools will be shortened to two years in some places, and elementary schools will be shortened to five years in some places. Next year will be 66 years, although Yang Shuning does not know the education time in the capital area. Whether it has been changed or not, but even if it is the shortest 5 plus 2 plus 2, Xiao Xigua will have to graduate from high school in 75. If the capital area does not change, Xiao Xigua will be able to graduate in 78.

Regardless of whether he graduated from high school in 75 or 78, Xiao Xigua could take the first college entrance examination resumed at the end of 77 and receive college entrance examination bonuses. (For the winter college entrance examination in 77, junior high school graduates are allowed to participate, but a high school degree is not required.)
Of course, the premise is that Xiao Xigua's studies are good. If Xiao Xigua still can't get into college with the guidance of Yang Shuning and Wang Xue, then it would be really regrettable because of the difficulty of the 77 college entrance examination.

Yang Shuning had read part of the college entrance examination papers of 77 and 78. Those questions were almost at the junior high school level. It was estimated that any high school student would have a high probability of being able to do it.

Of course, Yang Shuning couldn't just talk about this idea with his family, otherwise he would be regarded as a bastard.Even now, the family just thinks that Yang Shuning values ​​the children's studies and wants Xiao Xigua to receive formal education as soon as possible.

What Yang Shuning is thinking about now is which primary school to send his children to. There are two choices now. One is Red Star Primary School, which is the primary school affiliated with the steel rolling mill where the third uncle Yan Bugui lives; the other is Shijia Primary School.

As for later famous schools such as Experimental No. [-] Elementary School, Peking University Affiliated Elementary School, and Renmin University Affiliated Elementary School, they are really inconvenient because they are too far away.In fact, Hongxing Elementary School is a little far away from their home, but their family has people working at the steel rolling mill. Whether it is Yang Shuhao, Ding Qiunan or even Yang Shuwen, they can help take care of it.

Shijia Elementary School is the closest, the whole distance is less than four kilometers, but among their family, only the DC District People's Armed Forces Department where the eldest brother Yang Shuchen is located is in the direction of Shijia Elementary School.If you choose Shijia Elementary School, you will have to ask your eldest brother Yang Shuchen to help pick you up every day. (The reference location is where the lower grade department of Shijia Elementary School and the DC District Administration Building are now.)
As for whether he is qualified to go to Shijia Primary School, Yang Shuning is not worried at all. Not to mention his mother's best friend, Director Wang, the former director of the subdistrict office, now happens to be the deputy district chief in charge of education. Yang Shuning himself is a member of the 301 Hospital The officer and Wang Xue were small cadres in the Beijing City Railway Bureau, so Xiao Xigua was automatically qualified to go to school.

(Refer to the previous government primary schools and government kindergartens. As long as they are the children of local government personnel, they are automatically eligible for admission.)
"Brother, I see that many people don't go to elementary school until they are seven or eight years old, and there are also many people in rural areas who go to elementary school after they are in their teens. Why are you sending Little Watermelon to school so early?"

Although Yang Shuwen knew that Yang Shuning valued learning so much that Xiao Xigua went to school before he was six years old, as Xiao Xigua's aunt and now the mother of a child, she was reluctant to let her child go to school so early.

"Yeah, I also think it's a little early for Xiao Xigua to go to school. I think it will be in time to go to school the year after next. It's a pity that your brother doesn't agree."

As Xiao Xigua's mother, Wang Xue was also a little heartbroken.

"You guys are doting on your children too much. And what's more, the early bird catches the worm. Who knows what Xiao Xigua's grades will be in the future? I was still thinking that he could get into college. What if after high school? If you fail to pass the graduation exam, you can still re-study. If you study one year earlier, you will have one more year of opportunity to take the university entrance exam."

Yang Shuning cannot say what the development of education will be in the next ten years or so. He can only find a legitimate reason to deal with it.

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"Dad, Mom, brothers and sisters, Guoli and I are leaving first. You guys, go back quickly. It's so cold today, so don't send us away."

After dinner and chatting in the living room for a while, Yang Shuwen said goodbye and left. "Okay, be careful on the road. If anything happens, go home and tell your family."

Watching Yang Shuwen and her family get on the jeep, Yang Shuhao was driving. Because of the cold weather, Yang Shuwen and her family could not resist Yang Shuning's kindness, and they were also afraid that Lin Qingfeng would get sick from the cold. Yang Shuwen still got on the jeep, and Yang Shuhao drove them.

"Mom, you and my dad have been out for so many years, and so have my uncle and aunt. We have never returned to our hometown to worship our ancestors in all these years. In the past, our third uncle helped us to worship our ancestors. Now our third uncle has also arrived in the capital. Are we? Should I go back to my hometown? Not only to pay homage to my ancestors, but also to see you and my dad, as well as my uncle, aunt, and relatives and friends?"

After the family watched Yang Shuwen go away and everyone returned to the living room, Yang Shuning talked about what he wanted to do about returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

"Hey, so many years have passed in such a flash. If you think about it, I haven't been back for more than 20 years. It's time to go back and take a look."

"And Ning'er, you are right. After the third brother arrives, he doesn't have time to go back to worship his ancestors. We can't keep bothering the family members. Moreover, our family has been developing very well over the years. If everyone is not successful at work, the family is also in trouble. It’s time to thank our ancestors for their blessing when we add someone to the import.”

"When I go back this time, if possible, I would like to move my father, mother, second uncle, second aunt, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law's parents to the capital. It will be convenient for us to worship during the New Year and festivals in the future. What do you think?"

Mother Yang was in a trance when she heard what Yang Shuning said about returning to her hometown to worship her ancestors. Ever since Yang Shuchen's parents' coffins were sent back to their hometown for burial, their family had not been back. As descendants, it was indeed a bit unfilial.

"Auntie, I also think we should go back and have a look. Speaking of which, I have never seen what my hometown is like. And not to mention worshiping my grandparents, I have never even worshiped my parents. This is my fault. Ah, if my second brother hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have thought of it.”

After Yang Shuchen heard Yang's mother's question, he felt bitter when he thought of his parents and grandparents whom he had never met before.

"Our family will all settle in the capital in the future. It's time to move our ancestors from our hometown here."

"Sister-in-law, let's do this. You take Xiaochen, Xiaoning, Xiaohao and Xiaoming there, and I'll find a feng shui treasured place here to place the coffin. What do you think?"

The third uncle also felt that the ancestors should be laid to rest. As the elder of Yang Shuning and the others, and a person from the street office, of course it was him who made arrangements for the cemetery.And with Yang Shuming as his only son, I don't think his deceased parents would have any objections.

(End of this chapter)