Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

No one wanted Wang Zhenguo to pay for the celebration all by himself.

Aside from a few stingy individuals who were unwilling to contribute, most people hoped that the university students who left this place would remember the benefits of this place and themselves, naturally making every effort to host this university entrance banquet. How could they allow Wang Zhenguo to take all the credit?

They contributed the chicken, fish, meat, and eggs that should have been distributed to them at the end of the year, and additionally added dried and fresh vegetables and grains from each household.

Many hands make light work. From Wang Zhenguo's proposal to the moment the eight large bowls filled with chicken, fish, meat, and eggs were served, it took only five hours, and night hadn't even fallen yet.

This was truly surprising. After all, a large pork knuckle can't be properly braised in just a few hours, plus slaughtering pigs and sheep takes time, preparing pots and pans takes time, processing the ingredients takes time, and even if you just need oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, they have to be purchased separately. Normal households don't have such large quantities, so it's hard to do it all at once.

Yet, they did it, and the main dishes were excellently prepared, with an especially rich variety.

Bold and unrestrained, just like the locals' character.

The eight large bowls were respectively braised whole chicken, red-braised pork knuckle, sweet and sour carp, tiger skin eggs, big meatballs, red-braised pork, dried bamboo shoot duck soup, and red-braised lamb, accompanied by more side dishes like cold peanuts, boiled salted duck eggs, nine-turn pork intestines, stir-fried lamb offal, spicy stir-fried pork stomach, cabbage stewed with vermicelli, garlic sprouts stir-fried with cured meat, etc. A table of twenty-four dishes was unprecedentedly lavish.

It's important to know that since the country's founding, having eight large bowls at a celebration is already quite grand.

Moreover, among these twenty-four dishes, there were very few vegetarian options, making everyone's mouths full of grease from the rich flavors.

Lu's father, thinking about going to the Capital with his grandson soon, brought out several jars of sorghum wine that Feng Qingxue had stored in the cellar for him. He repackaged it as loose wine and sent it to the banquet, stirring up the already heated atmosphere to a climax.

Wang Zhenguo didn't drink much himself. He's older now, so no one dared encourage him to drink, fearing he'd get drunk and hurt himself if he fell.

So, Wang Zhenguo stood up, holding a bowl of wine that hadn't been touched the whole time. As he raised his hand, the noisy crowd fell silent, becoming as quiet as a mouse.

"Let me, at my age, say a few heartfelt words about this year's college entrance exams." Although the solar calendar had entered 1978, the Lunar Calendar year had not yet ended, so people still referred to the exams as happening this year. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on N0veI.Fiɾe.net

Wang Zhenguo paused, then continued, "Our brigade started studying and preparing in advance, and finally achieved gratifying results in this examination. More than two hundred people participated, and over one hundred fifty passed. When you went for the physical exams, our brigade captain received praise from above, feeling immensely proud."

He has already stepped down. Now the brigade secretary and captain are his eldest son, Wang Dachun.

Hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly.

Who wouldn't be proud? Over a hundred university students, and some got into Capital University.

"You're fortunate to be able to participate in these exams, which resumed after ten years of suspension. With time, your efforts will make you realize you're the favored ones of this era! Coming from here, we elders just hope you study well, and after graduation, contribute to the country's development, and build your own careers. Those who passed, keep striving. Those who didn't make it this year, focus on studying well, and fight again next year!"

Upon saying this, Wang Zhenguo, receiving applause from everyone, turned serious, "There's one more important thing I must clarify with everyone!"