Exciting 1979!

Chapter 491 Queen, be careful what you say!

Hu Weili chose to take the check directly: "My son is thinking of studying abroad. Can this money be withdrawn overseas?"

Wei Ming: "As long as there is a HSBC branch, it will work. This bank has a fairly wide coverage overseas."

“That’s settled then,” Hu Weili said solemnly, shaking Wei Ming’s hand. “Teacher Wei, you’ve been a great help. I never imagined my songs would have such value!”

He has been writing music for many years, and much of it remains unpublished.

Wei Ming said earnestly, "Your talent is a treasure if used in the right place. Alright, I won't bother you any longer. I have to go to Hong Kong in a few days, and I'm also going to study abroad."

"Huh? Going to Hong Kong?" Hu Weili was a little dazed. In fact, he was born in Hong Kong and still has cousins ​​there.

During his childhood, amidst the chaos of war, his parents worried that Hong Kong would be invaded by Japan, so they took him back to the mainland. Later, he became a student of the famous musician Ma Sicong, who was also the first president of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Later, Teacher Ma went to the United States via Hong Kong to settle down, while Hu Weili developed a back problem during the years he spent in Shaanxi, and it would always hurt in rainy weather.

After seeing Wei Ming off, the lady asked, "Old Hu, are we still going to Hong Kong?"

Because they have relatives in Hong Kong, Hu Weili thought that he and his wife would quit their current jobs and go to Hong Kong to work. Both of them are in the music industry, and they thought it wouldn't be difficult to find a job with a higher income than they have now. That way, if their children wanted to study abroad, they could afford it themselves even without government-sponsored scholarships.

Hu Weili was silent for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh: "It's my fault for getting confused when I saw so much money. I haven't asked Teacher Wei what he's going to do in Hong Kong yet. I'll go see him again later. Maybe we can help him."

Actually, he still wanted to go out more. He was almost fifty years old and didn't know how many more years he could afford to waste.

In mainland China, although he was a university teacher, he was very tired and exhausted, and he wanted to find a place where he could purely make music.

After leaving Hu Weili's house, Wei Ming went straight to the courtyard house in Houhai. The locks there had been changed, so it should be much safer. He went in, changed his bicycle, and made his way to Nanluoguxiang in the dark. They had agreed to meet tonight.

Gong Xue opened the door for him. Zhu Lin was tidying up the tables and chairs in the living room and preparing chives.

Wei Ming looked at the chives and thought, "They don't believe in my abilities, do they? They're kidding me. I've been cooped up in Hong Kong for so long, I'm itching to have some fun."

However, before indulging in his first sexual experience, Wei Ming needed to explain things to his two older sisters.

"What? You're going to study abroad! Aren't you supposed to be accompanying your child?" Zhu Lin put down his chopsticks.

"How many years will you stay?" Gong Xue asked. They had originally planned to accompany Wei Hong for a month or two, and then return after she had settled in. But if it was for studying abroad...

"I'm doing my master's degree, which will probably take two or three years." Hearing "two or three years," the two older sisters immediately lost their appetite. How old would they be in two or three years?

"Are you abandoning us and running away?" Zhu Lin asked bluntly.

Gong Xue felt wronged and wondered if he had someone else in America.

Wei Ming laughed: "How could that be? Even if I were willing to leave you all, I wouldn't be willing to leave my beloved motherland!"

Seeing that Wei Ming could still spout nonsense, Zhu Lin and Gong Xue felt somewhat relieved.

Wei Ming added, "Besides, it's just going abroad, not going to space. There are flights between Beijing and San Francisco every week now, and I'm not short of money, so I'll be going back to China at least once a month from now on. I'm just afraid you won't have time to spend with me then."

Upon hearing that Wei Ming returns to China every month, his two older sisters picked up their chopsticks again, served him some chives, and asked hypocritically, "Won't that be too tiring?"

“I can sit in first class, just pretend I’m sleeping on the plane,” Wei Ming said, gently stroking their legs. “When I told others that I was studying abroad for academic improvement and to make better progress in literature, I could only tell you the truth here.”

They all looked at Wei Ming. Could it be that he went to America on a mission?
Wei Ming pretended to be nervous and looked outside: "Have you noticed that there are more police officers patrolling the streets recently, and a lot of middle-aged women in red armbands are strolling around with flashlights?"

Zhu Lin nodded, while Gong Xue didn't seem to feel anything; she had only recently returned and had been staying at home.

“That’s true, but it’s good. I feel safer when I go home,” Zhu Lin said.

Wei Ming banged on the table: "That's the problem. Because of the poor public security, there are more and more patrol officers, but can this solve the root cause?"

Both of them shook their heads. That was definitely not the case; at most, it would only provide slight relief.

Wei Ming clapped his hands: "So I predict that there will be strict measures to deal with this phenomenon. Do you think our behavior counts as illegal and disorderly conduct?"

"Ah!" Zhu Lin and Gong Xue's expressions changed drastically. They had always thought this was their private matter, and as long as it was kept strictly confidential and no one knew about it, that would be fine.

But if the situation is really as serious as Wei Ming described, and with more and more police officers and elderly women patrolling the streets, there might even be complaints from neighbors, and then…

"Oh dear!" Gong Xue recalled her childhood experiences and stood up abruptly. "Xiao Wei, why don't you leave now? We won't keep you here tonight."

Although Zhu Lin was reluctant, he nodded in agreement.

Wei Ming calmly picked up a bite of scrambled eggs with chives: "It hasn't officially started yet, so there's no need to be afraid now. But when I come back from the US, I won't be able to go out in groups of three anymore. It will still be one-on-one. That way, even if we get caught, we can just say we're dating."

Gong Xue sat down again. Looking at her depressed expression, Wei Ming sighed, "I should have finished eating before we talked. I'm so sorry that you couldn't eat."

Gong Xue picked up her chopsticks: "I'll eat, I'll eat."

Wei Ming comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, once things calm down, we'll do what we need to do. It's just a pity."

He glanced at the swimming pool outside: "It's a pity we haven't been able to swim together like mandarin ducks and flutter like butterflies this year."

Zhu Lin rolled her eyes at him: "Is that supposed to be 'Butterflies Flying Together'? It's clearly 'Three'..."

Wei Ming's forehead was covered in sweat: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words!"

After dinner, Wei Ming's two older sisters urged him to brush his teeth.

Hmph, you're the ones who feed the chives, and you're the ones who complain about them.

When he came out of the bathroom, his two older sisters had changed into light and comfortable pajamas, so thin that you could even see inside. The TV was on, playing the videotape of "Boat People" that Gong Xue had brought back from Hong Kong.

She had been holding back from watching it, waiting for the three of them to watch it together. Now, given the current situation, it seems unlikely that the three of them will ever be able to watch a movie together again.

Wei Ming put his arm around one of them and started watching.

During the conversation, Gong Xue asked, "When are you going to Hong Kong? The film 'The Shepherd's Class' will be officially released in two days."

"Oh? July 1st?"

"Ah."

Wei Ming: "I'll stay until after the film is released, and spend these next few days with you all."

Gong Xue said, "You should spend more time with Sister Lin. We'll have plenty of opportunities in Hong Kong, and there's no need to hide it."

Wei Ming thought to himself: Let's keep it a secret for now. We finally managed to appease Amin.

They agreed that Zhu Lin would return to her Tuanjiehu Lake tomorrow, and Wei Ming would have to go there to find her if he wanted to experience Zhu Lin's Queen skin.

~
While Wei Ming was here with his sisters, Wei Hong was in the dormitory distributing gifts to her roommates.

Besides the various plush toys, stationery, and small gifts she bought from Langning Gift Shop, she also had several Nintendo handheld consoles, all of which she had completed playing.

The girls were filled with envy. Ning Xin said, "Sister Hong, you wait, I'll definitely come to America to find you next year!"

She still dared to think about studying abroad, while Qiao Cui, Guo Qian and the others didn't even dare to think about it. Peking University has more than 2,000 undergraduates each year, and there are only a few places available for studying abroad each year.

Moreover, they all wanted to be assigned jobs as soon as possible to earn money to support their families.

Wei Hong patted Ning Xin on the shoulder: "I'll be an old graduate by then. If they come to the San Francisco area, it'll be good to mention my name."

Qiao Cui said, "To celebrate Sister Hong's study abroad in the United States, how about our whole dorm go see 'The Shepherd's Spring' together on the first day?"

"Good good!"

Everyone agreed that this was also the first choice for many graduating and soon-to-be-separated Class of '79 students to have their last group activity after graduation: watching a movie and saying goodbye.

It just so happens that this movie is about education, so the theme is quite appropriate.

~
Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong, the siblings, both had their most important things to do at the moment. Only Xu Shufen was left in the Overseas Chinese Apartment. She was almost asleep when Lao Wei returned.

He reported to his wife with a smile, "I asked around, and Ginkgo has been paired with another cat, Tu Song with another Tu Song, purebred. They'll have puppies in a few months, and I can choose one. I also saw a calico cat with several kittens at the alley entrance, all black and white cats, probably also our Sheriff's offspring. I'll ask whose female cat it is later; I want one to carry on the Sheriff's line." Even though the family cats and dogs had offspring, Xu Shufen couldn't smile. For a while, she had been cooking for Zhu Lin every day, trying to get used to mother-in-law life, but a few days ago, Zhu Lin got her period, and her dream of holding a grandson was shattered.

Later, Gong Xue returned, and it became inconvenient for her, the mother of that scumbag, to show her face.

Lying in bed, Xu Shufen asked Lao Wei, "You said our son and daughter have both gone abroad to study, and it's just the two of us in Beijing. What's the point?"

"How about we go back to the village?"

"It's even less interesting."

Old Wei: "Then I have to go back too. It's summer vacation, and I have to go back to give awards to the children. This time I also have to go to the county high school and the town high school to distribute money."

Wei Ming expanded the scope of the hometown scholarship, so that students from the junior high and high schools he had attended would benefit from it, and the person in charge of implementing it would have to be Old Wei, who was passionate about this.

Xu Shufen: "Do you want me to come with you?"

"No need, no need, you can stay here and cook for your son and daughter."

Xu Shufen thought to herself: This son is never home, so why should I cook for him?

Then the next day, Wei Ming came back for lunch, and he told Lao Wei, "You can't give out awards to high school students this time because the college entrance examination has been postponed."

"what?"

In the past, the exams were held on July 7th, 8th, and 9th. This year, in order to coordinate with the entrance exams for vocational schools and technical schools, the dates have been changed to the 15th to 17th.

Since graduating classes in the college entrance examination have no results, awards cannot be given.

Old Wei: "Then I can only go back again in August. I'm still hoping that another student from my hometown can get into Peking University. That would make me proud."

Wei Ming laughed and said, "Tsinghua is not bad either."

"That's impossible. The kids in our county only recognize Peking University these days, after all, we have connections there!"

Besides this reason, there is another important factor: the news of Wei Ming's 100 million yuan scholarship has spread widely, and students in his hometown all know about it and are hoping to get the scholarship set up by senior Wei Ming.

This sentiment isn't limited to high school students in my hometown; across the country, this year's high school students seem to have a greater appreciation for Peking University than last year.

The 100 million yuan scholarship is a major factor. With tens of thousands of yuan in interest every year, even a small share would be enough to earn a third-class scholarship, let alone a first or second-class one.

Of course, for students with strong willpower, scholarships are not the most important thing. The main reason is that Peking University has received too much exposure in the past two years and its momentum has obviously overshadowed Tsinghua University.

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that every time Wei Ming makes a new move, he adds the prefix "Peking University" to his name.

Therefore, driven by Wei Ming's natural popularity, Peking University's recognition among the public is getting higher and higher. Previously, the saying was "Tsinghua and Peking University", with Tsinghua having a higher reputation. Now it seems to be developing towards "Peking University and Tsinghua University".

Peking University really hit the jackpot this time.

At the Second Affiliated High School of Beijing Normal University, Li Guoqing, a prominent figure in the school, is actively preparing for the college entrance examination. After evening self-study, several classmates who are likely to be admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University gather together to discuss their bright future college life.

Li Guoqing told his classmates directly, "I will only go to Peking University. Not only does it have the beautiful Weiming Lake, but it also has the wise Wei Ming. For him, I will go to Peking University!"

"Me too, me too!"

"I can't wait to borrow the book from Teacher Wei."

"I want to hear him tell me the secrets of writing."

"I want to go to Peking University too! To hell with Tsinghua!"

Wei Ming is now more famous at Peking University than Weiming Lake. If Peking University can only have one "Weiming", it can only be Wei Ming from Gouzi!

~
On the day "The Shepherd's Spring" was officially released, Gong Xue went to the cinema with Zhu Lin. Now, the three of them are very careful about their public image and try not to appear at the same time.

Wei Ming didn't want to go, as he had seen it too many times, but Biaozi and Xiaomei invited him so earnestly that he decided to go.

The theater was packed, and there were long queues outside trying to buy tickets for tomorrow's movie, and scalpers were starting to appear.

Biaozi and his companion were moved to tears at the end, exclaiming that it truly deserved the Golden Rice Dumpling Award.

"It's the Palme d'Or!"

"This is the best movie I've ever seen in my life!" Mei Wenhua said, sniffling.

"Damn, foreigners do have some taste," Biaozi exclaimed in praise of the Cannes jury.

Xiao Mei playfully asked, "Biao Zi, do you think your 'Martial Arts Chronicles' can compete with 'The Shepherd's Class'?"

Biaozi chuckled: "Luckily, I'm going to Hong Kong soon, so I don't have to see myself fail."

When he said that, Xiaomei stopped giggling; she also wanted to go to Hong Kong.

The three of them went out to eat at a restaurant and had some barbecue. Wei Ming told Biaozi to wait a little longer, as he needed to wait for the decision from higher-ups.

"I'll give you a cameo role when we go to Hong Kong."

~
Wei Ming is going back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment tonight. He stayed at Tuanjiehu last night. He fed Sister Lin a lot last night and this morning. I have to say, the Queen's skin really does increase speed.

Hearing her call him "Royal Brother," Wei Ming wished he were Tang Sanzang's flesh, so she could just eat him and be done with it.

Unfortunately, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom was one of the few who did not eat Tang Sanzang's flesh.

When Wei Ming returned to the entrance of the residential area, he saw a figure.

"Teacher Hu?"

"Teacher Wei!"

Hu Weili found out Wei Ming's address, but he didn't see him yesterday. He finally saw him today.

"Is there something you need, Teacher Hu?" he asked.

Hu Weili asked, "You said you were going to Hong Kong that day, but I haven't asked you what you're going to do there yet?"

Wei Ming pressed him cleverly, sensing something amiss in the question. He replied, "Oh, a friend of mine owns a film company in Hong Kong. I wrote a script for them, and they're going to start filming during the summer, so I'm going to take a look."

A film company? That's a perfect match for my major!

Hu Weili hurriedly asked, "Does the company need a composer? Or a musician?"

Wei Ming chuckled and grabbed Hu Weili's wrist, saying, "Teacher Hu, are you willing to give up your current respectable job? Going to Hong Kong means starting all over again. An apartment costs hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, and the money you received is only enough to buy one."

Hu Weili stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I want to try a different kind of life."

So Wei Ming said, "I'll take care of your and your wife's work. There's an urgent job that requires your talent."

Ah Min's album requires the use of many traditional instruments, and the arrangement style must retain the ancient charm. He was worried that Hong Kong musicians would not be able to handle it, so Hu Weili was a suitable candidate.

After Wei Ming made the promise, Hu Weili decided to resign the next day.

Regardless of whether he can resign or not, he will first go to Hong Kong with me to participate in the production of the album "Mo Mo Mo".

After saying goodbye to Hu Weili, Wei Ming went upstairs and entered the house, only to find Uncle Ping An there as well. He had come to tell Wei Ming some good news.

Wei Ming: "Can I go study abroad now?"

Wei Ping'an: "Well, this is no easy task. I heard that even that old man knew about it, but in the end, after discussion, he decided to approve your study abroad application. I hope you can learn from the barbarians to defeat them."

Wei Ming couldn't help but think of the old man's bestowed words: "Heroes emerge from among the young."

This was a helpless move to ensure stability, but I will definitely live up to those five words!
(End of this chapter)