The 1970s: Military Family Beauty

Jiang Furong looked up, wanting to see where the speaker wire came from and where it went.

For her, she can find out why the speaker wires were cut by following the wires and looking at the speaker wires in other people's homes.

It was neither early nor late at this time. People who had worked had not yet gotten off work. Most of the residents' homes were quiet, and the front and back doors were locked.

Jiang Furong checked behind the houses of her neighbors on both sides and found that the speaker wires in her own house were cut.

"I don't know who cut the speaker wires, but they only cut ours." Jiang Furong could only go home and tell her aunt the result.

Jiang Xiaocui was very surprised: "Did someone's kid cut it for fun?"

Jiang Furong shook her head: "I don't know what happened. I'm usually at home, but I was out all day yesterday."

Jiang Xiaocui asked, "What should we do then? Should we wait for your dad to come back and find someone to fix it?"

Jiang Furong actually knows how to do such a small thing as wiring. All she needs is a roll of electrical tape and an electric tester to do it. Unfortunately, she can't find the tools and materials now.

"Well, we can only wait." Jiang Furong wasn't sure who to contact to report these matters. There was no property management or neighborhood committee, and she didn't know which department was responsible for plumbers and electricians. "How about I ask my classmates?"

Grandma Jiang quickly stopped her, "Furong, don't ask. You're always bothering your classmates and annoying them later. Xiao Cui, if you can listen to the loudspeaker, then listen. If you can't, don't keep nagging. Isn't there a loudspeaker in the compound? Just listen to that."

The big loudspeaker in the yard is not called a broadcast. Apart from sounding bed calls, it also reads out the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, or provides ideological education.

The small loudspeaker hanging in the house is connected to the radio room, making it convenient for people who don’t have a radio at home to listen to radio programs. In the morning, there are agricultural lectures, radio gymnastics, and news broadcasts; at noon, there are storytelling programs; in the evening, there are weather forecasts and model operas, and the content is much richer.

Jiang Xiaocui scooped hot water from the big pot to soak the vermicelli, while chopping the cabbage neatly: "Hey, Mom, don't worry about my sister-in-law annoying me. I'm just telling you this. You see, when my sister-in-law is at home, I just say hello and don't say anything. She was slamming the door and I didn't say a word!"

"Just pretend you didn't see it," Grandma Jiang kneaded the dough, covered it with a damp cloth, dusted the flour off her hands, picked up two heads of garlic and began peeling them. "Even if she saw it, what can you do? Can you still argue with her?"

Jiang Xiaocui agreed impatiently: "Okay, you've said it more than ten times, I remember it!"

After saying that, he started chopping cabbage and preparing the stuffing.

Grandma Jiang and Jiang Xiaocui cook in an organized and quick manner, and they work very well together. Talking and bickering do not affect their work at all.

Jiang Furong couldn't help or say anything at all, so she was happy to stay away from the crowd. She leaned against the kitchen door frame and watched them cook, feeling very happy.

It would be even better if everyone had a job.

"Sister, I'm back. Come and teach me how to do my homework. I can only think of the first step, but not the rest." The door to the living room was open. Jiang Zhaohui jumped up the stairs in two steps and rushed into the house. He put his schoolbag in the middle of the table and said, "Sister, come and see if I'm doing it right."

It looked like he couldn't wait to be praised.

Jiang Furong tilted her head and said, "Call for help first when you get back."

Once rules are established, they must be followed.

Jiang Zhaohui stuck out his tongue and quickly ran to the kitchen door to greet: "Grandma, Auntie, I'm back!"

The two people who were working in the kitchen turned around at the same time.

Grandma Jiang was happy to see her granddaughter happy: "Look at how beautiful our Zhaohui's voice is, so crisp and loud, like a fairy."

Jiang Xiaocui joked, "Mom, why not bring Zhaohui back with you so you can listen to her calling you every day."

Grandma Jiang smiled and said, "I do want to, but Zhaohui still has to go to school, right?"

"Grandma, are you going to take my sister back to our hometown to play? Oh, I can't go. After I finish this semester, I'll graduate in one more semester and can go to high school!" Jiang Zhaohui explained everything in detail: "I'm good at science. I want to do more homework during the winter vacation so that I can go to a good high school and a good university in the future."

Grandma Jiang agreed repeatedly: "Hey, it would be great to go to a good university. Like your father, he is good at studying and will be an office worker in the future."

"Oh? Who praised you for being good at science?" Jiang Furong was surprised to hear that.

She tutored Jiang Chaohui on his math homework, teaching him simple linear equations in two variables and how to prove a parallelogram. There were only three or four questions in total, and Jiang Chaohui suddenly became good at science.

What kind of school is this!

Jiang Zhaohui happily showed off, "Our math teacher said so. He said I'm good at solving problems and writing beautiful equations. He also said I have logical thinking and asked me to practice more. Hey, today, I'm the only one who got all the homework correct! Perfect score!"

Grandma Jiang smiled and said, "Listen, Xiao Cui! It's a perfect score! Our family is really going to have a top-ranked female student!"

Jiang Xiaocui followed up with: "Mom, it's the old lady's fate, isn't it? Isn't it!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Grandma Jiang responded in a series of responses.

Jiang Xiaocui laughed out loud: "Then I have to make some wheat-ear buns for the top female scholar."

The bun with the wheat ears looks like a fish, which is an auspicious symbol of the fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Jiang Zhaohui glanced at his sister and explained guiltily, "Aunt, my sister taught me how to do my homework. I didn't know how to do it originally."

She had to tell the truth. The math teacher assigned four new questions, but she only had a feel for one of them and had only taken the first step.

Jiang Furong gave Jiang Chaohui a thumbs up in her heart. He did not try to take credit for himself and was humble. Only with this kind of mentality could he become a talent that could be assisted by God.

"Even though I taught you, you understood it all yourself. You even did all the math homework yourself." Jiang Furong knew that people who were just starting to learn needed praise the most, so she included her grandmother in the praise: "Grandma, you're so smart. If she says you're the top female scholar, you must be!"

Jiang Zhaohui's eyes lit up: "Sister, then you can still teach me how to do my homework today."

Grandma Jiang waved her hand and said, "Hurry up, hurry up. You two are both top female students. Dinner will be served after you finish your homework."

Seeing her two granddaughters reading and writing face to face, head to head, Grandma Jiang finally felt relieved: "Oh, it would be great if our family could be like this every day."

Jiang Xiaocui stuck her head out to take a look, then retracted and whispered, "Mom, Furong is so smart. If she goes back with you, she can be an accountant in the commune. Why don't you go back and ask Secretary Wang? Or she can be a teacher in the town's primary school. Look, she can even teach middle school homework. I think Furong has a wide range of careers."