Chapter 153 Before Leaving Beijing
Today's universities are different from those in later generations. The learning atmosphere in today's universities is very intense, unlike the relaxed ones in later generations.
In addition, the students in the new three classes are generally older, have poor foundations, and have heavy study tasks, so this midterm exam is very important for everyone.
After more than a week of review and preparation, the midterm exam soon arrived. After two days of intense exams, Song Yuanchao and his classmates ended their first six months of study in college.
Although the test results did not come out so quickly, the students after the exams were already looking forward to the arrival of the winter vacation.
The school’s winter vacation schedule has been announced, from January 25th to February 26th, a total of 31 days.
With the arrival of winter vacation, the students began to pack up and return to their hometowns, and Song Yuanchao was no exception.
Unfortunately, Song Yuanchao originally planned to take Lin Yan back to Shanghai, but Lin Yan could not leave during this winter vacation.
There are three reasons. The first reason is that compared with students from Class 78 and 79, Lin Yan and other students from Class 77 had a much shorter winter vacation . Unlike Song Yuanchao and others, Class 77 only had half a month off, which means they started on February 5th.
The reason for this arrangement was the special situation of the class of 1977. The college entrance examination for the class of 1977 was at the end of 1977, but the formal enrollment time was at the beginning of 1978. In other words, compared with the college students of the classes of 1978 and 1979, the class of 1977 had less than half a year, and their vacation was relatively shortened in order to arrange their studies, so they could not synchronize with the latter two classes.
The second reason is the situation at Lin Yan's family. Lin Yan's two brothers are now on the southwest front, and only Lin Yan is with her parents. Therefore, it is not convenient for Lin Yan to leave her parents and leave Yanjing and Song Yuanchao to go to Shanghai on such an important day as the Chinese New Year.
As for the third reason, it is the attitude of Lin Yan's parents. Although Lin Yan's parents have accepted Song Yuanchao, as parents of that era, they are not as open-minded as those in later generations.
It was the New Year, but his daughter and her partner were not around and instead they went to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year. Moreover, they were a single man and a single woman and had not yet officially obtained their marriage certificate. It would be a bit embarrassing if such news got out. Considering all this, Lin Yan told Song Yuanchao with some embarrassment that she could not accompany him to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year this year. However, during the summer vacation, Lin Yan would definitely go to Shanghai with Song Yuanchao.
"Or I won't go back and stay in Yanjing to accompany you." Song Yuanchao was not angry after hearing Lin Yan's slightly apologetic words. Instead, he said this to Lin Yan.
A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Yan's eyes, but she quickly shook her head: "No, you should go back. You have already arranged everything in Shanghai. It would be bad if you don't go back. By the way, didn't you say you wanted to stop by Jinling to see Caixia? Say hello to her for me when you see her."
"Don't you really want me to spend the New Year with you?" Song Yuanchao asked with a smile, raised his hand and touched Lin Yan's long hair, feeling the intoxicating scent from her.
"Business matters are more important. Didn't you say that if love is long-lasting, it doesn't matter if you are together day and night? Besides, you're not not coming back."
"It's not certain that I can get it. Who knows, maybe that little girl will take a fancy to me and snatch me away, and then I won't be able to come back." Song Yuanchao joked softly in her ear.
"You dare!" Lin Yan's eyes widened and she pinched Song Yuanchao rudely.
"Silly, I'm just teasing you. Besides, who in this world is better than you? Having you in my life is enough!" Song Yuanchao looked at Lin Yan affectionately, his eyes full of love: "Yanzi, how about we get the marriage certificate after graduation?"
Lin Yan's body trembled slightly. She suddenly looked up at Song Yuanchao, her eyes filled with tears.
"Don't cry, why are you crying suddenly?" Song Yuanchao quickly reached out to wipe away her tears and held her in his arms with heartache.
"I'm not crying, I'm happy. You are the fool." Lin Yan buried her head in Song Yuanchao's arms shyly.
"It's good to be happy. It's good to be happy. By the way, you haven't agreed to me yet. Why don't you say anything? If you're sorry, just nod your head." Looking at Lin Yan in his arms, Song Yuanchao said lightly in her ear.
Lin Yan buried her head deeper and felt her face was as hot as fire .
This was the first time that Song Yuanchao had mentioned marriage to her in front of her. Although they had been in love for quite some time and had already had a tacit understanding of being together in the future, this was the first time that Song Yuanchao had proposed this to her in person. This made Lin Yan surprised and yet also felt very shy.
My heart is so sweet and full of happiness. Tears slide down my cheeks and fall on the corners of my mouth. They are a little salty but more sweet. My blooming face is smiling so happily.
This was Song Yuanchao's formal proposal. Compared with young people in later generations, the way of proposing was simpler and more casual.
In later times, a proposal with flowers, a diamond ring in hand, and kneeling on one knee seems to have a strong sense of ritual and is more impactful. But compared with Song Yuanchao's actions today, his proposal was simple but sincere, and Lin Yan didn't care about Song Yuanchao's flowers, diamond rings, and other things.
Just as the vows of both parties in a Western wedding, Song Yuanchao is willing to marry Lin Yan regardless of whether she is rich or poor, healthy or sick, and Lin Yan is also willing to stay with Song Yuanchao for the rest of her life.
Love is love. Love is pure and flawless. It is not mixed with any interests. It is the love between two people's hearts that lasts forever.
Listening to Song Yuanchao's question, Lin Yan hugged Song Yuanchao's waist with both hands and nodded vigorously...
One day before leaving school for the winter vacation, Song Yuanchao went to his own courtyard on purpose.
Song Yuanchao would be away from Yanjing for a month, so he had to pack up his treasures and make preparations before leaving.
Lin Yan has the key to this place. When Song Yuanchao is not available, Lin Yan will come here to take care of him. But with the end of the year approaching, it is better to be careful about some things.
The large number of educated youth returning home has resulted in a large number of unemployed young people in society, even in big cities like Yanjing and Shanghai. This situation will take several years to gradually change, but it is impossible to change it in the short term at present.
The problems of young people in society have also caused a lot of instability in public security. With the arrival of the Spring Festival, this situation has become more and more common. Song Yuanchao has experienced this period and of course knows these situations, so he made some arrangements before leaving to prevent problems.
"Master Song! Is Master Song home?"
It took Song Yuanchao a whole morning to pack up all his things, and then he put an extra lock on the door to ensure the absolute safety of the house.
Just after finishing these things, I heard a knock on the door, and at the same time I heard the familiar shouting of Fang Yazi and Yue Laoer.
He responded quickly, then quickly walked around the screen wall and opened the gate.
"You're here!" Song Yuanchao greeted Yue Laoer with a smile. The other party had made an appointment with him specially.
"Mr. Song, good luck to you." Yue Lao Er smiled and bowed to Song Yuanchao, which made Song Yuanchao laugh and cry.
Song Yuanchao had known Yue Laoer for some time. Over time, he gradually became familiar with him. Later, he learned that Yue Laoer was not only a native of Yanjing City, but his ancestors were also bannermen.
No wonder Yue Laoer can make a living in this field. It was also because of this that he took him to see Guan Ye's courtyard for the first time. After a few interactions, Song Yuanchao felt that Yue Laoer was a very particular person. Although what he did was considered to be vulgar by many people today, Song Yuanchao didn't care. After a few interactions, they became friends.
"Okay, Master Yue, I'm not one of your bannermen. This rule is a bit too much." Song Yuanchao smiled and invited Yue Lao Er into the yard.
"Rules are rules. You are my breadwinner now, you are my master. You must pay your respects to me." Yue Lao Er is indeed particular, and he makes a living by his mouth, so naturally he is good at speaking.
"You, you..." Song Yuanchao smiled and shook his head, and took Yue Laoer directly to the west wing. Song Yuanchao had converted the west wing into a study, which was usually used to meet guests. However, Song Yuanchao seldom came here to live at the moment, so it was usually closed.
After entering the house, it was much warmer than outside because of the stove. Song Yuanchao made room for Yue Laoer and poured him a cup of tea. He apologized a little for not having tea leaves at home, but Yue Laoer didn't seem to mind and thanked him. He then took out a cigarette and offered it to Song Yuanchao.
"It's a good thing you came today. I will be back to Shanghai in two days." Lighting a cigarette, Song Yuanchao said with a smile.
"How long will you be away this time?" asked Yue Lao Er.
"It will probably be about a month. I'll be back after the New Year. What's the matter?"
"Haha, the matter I told you last time is now somewhat resolved." Yue Lao Er leaned towards Song Yuanchao and said.
"Oh, tell me the details." Song Yuanchao raised his eyebrows. When Yue Laoer contacted him yesterday, he didn't ask in detail why he wanted to see him.
Yue Laoer didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.
After Song Yuanchao bought this courtyard, he continued to ask Yue Laoer to help find a suitable courtyard house. These days, Yue Laoer took Song Yuanchao to see many courtyards, but these courtyards were either like Guan Ye's courtyard, which had long been unrecognizable and had many people living in them, or they were in a bad location and happened to be in an area that would be developed and demolished in the future.
After several attempts, Song Yuanchao didn't like any of them, but Yue Laoer didn't give up and continued to help Song Yuanchao look for one. Half a month ago, Song Yuanchao finally found one he liked.
That courtyard is not too far from his current one, and is also located near the Houhai area. Moreover, this courtyard is much larger than the current one, and is a large courtyard with four entrances.
A courtyard house with four entrances is rare even in Yanjing City. Although this courtyard has been divided into two parts, with three families living in the back and the front half now serving as an office for a newspaper, the layout of the entire courtyard has been somewhat damaged, but the overall structure is basically intact. Song Yuanchao was immediately attracted after seeing it.
If I could take over this courtyard and renovate it, it would be much better than my current two-story courtyard. But the problem is that it is not so easy to take over this courtyard. The three families living in the back are easy to deal with, it's just a matter of spending a little more money, but the key lies in the newspaper company.
Although this newspaper is not a big one, it is a serious unit. The front half of the yard was assigned to the newspaper in the 1960s, and it has been nearly 20 years now. The property rights of the entire yard are now divided into two parts, and the part belonging to the newspaper is registered in the name of the unit, so it is not easy to take it down.
