Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 553

Chapter 553: Chapter 435: Celebration

After the opening ceremony, the students officially entered their academic life. Morning runs, formation training, heavy coursework, running back and forth between different classrooms every day.

What is considered a stressful life for others is a piece of cake for Zhou Jiao. After completing her school tasks, apart from taking time to be with her child, she was deeply engrossed in the library with the rest of her time.

To avoid being seen as a bookworm and to better integrate into the social scene, Zhou Jiao followed Zhang Guoqing’s advice and joined the school’s student council.

Zhou Jiao never took the initiative to speak, never contended for credit, and her sincere smile earned her a good reputation. She did not compete with others’ strengths, appearing in public with a harmless image. Compared to Zhang Guoqing’s social expertise and constant busyness, she quietly acted as a wallflower.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the National Day holiday.

The night before, Zhang Guoqing was busy leading the team and coordinating with school leaders. As for Zhou Jiao, she was regretfully pulled to the front of the formation by her student council colleagues.

The reason was her good looks. Haha, Zhou Jiao felt a bit embarrassed. But soon, she sincerely appreciated the kindness of these senior students.

At two in the morning, they gathered, and after long prior formation training, they smoothly formed up on the sports field by two-thirty. Each team started marching off one by one.

A long train waited for them at the small train station, and Zhou Jiao didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to Zhang Guoqing, in fact, she couldn’t even find him. She was among the first group to be pulled onto the train heading into the city.

Once in the city, they walked to the designated assembly point. Arriving early had its downside; they had to maintain their image and wait wide-eyed at the front of the team until past four in the morning when everyone finally arrived.

How burdensome! Such a grand festival, and their family of five was split into five places. Especially their son today, when she thought about it, it brought tears to her eyes.

The chill of early autumn and the early morning fatigue didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the students. Everything was in an orderly arrangement, awaiting the solemn moment to arrive.

At 10 o’clock, the grand 10th-anniversary conference with 700,000 participants began. When the familiar military music played, it resonated from eastern to western long street through speakers, and the entire venue was excited.

After the music, the national anthem played, and the whole venue was solemn. In those two minutes and seven seconds, there was unforgettable shock and emotion.

When it was Huaqing University’s turn, everyone was spirited; listening to the military music, they all turned westward and marched. The students couldn’t contain their excitement, shouting slogans as they advanced, with passion burning in the jubilant crowd, they fervently passed through the city tower.

Zhou Jiao never considered herself an emotional person. But when she heard the stirring horns of the military band, saw the solemn salutes of the soldiers, and the fluttering red flag, an innate sense of pride and national sentiment made her heart pound intensely. Looking at the elders on the city tower, she thought she finally understood what a country is, what a family is.

After the conference ended, a crowd still gathered spontaneously to celebrate the great motherland. The square was packed with people singing and dancing, a sea of joy.

Watching everything around her, Zhou Jiao wished she could preserve this prosperity and let time stand still.

In the evening, there was another carnival on the square. To get a good spot, the teachers and students of the school went to the square and circled a good position in the university carnival area.

Zhou Jiao didn’t go looking for Zhang Guoqing. Before setting off in the early morning, after hearing about his schedule today, she understood he was busy establishing himself. So it is said that successful men need sacrifices made by the women behind them. Indeed, she had to put effort into her family and son.

Zhou Jiao bid farewell to her friends, promising to bring her child out before dusk. She didn’t invite anyone home, not intentionally, but because entering the Big Courtyard and then into the small courtyard involved troublesome checks.

Thinking of the Big Courtyard, Zhou Jiao couldn’t help considering how to arrange her in-laws if they came to Beijing. Short-term stays in the Big Courtyard wouldn’t be an issue, but for the long term, Mr. Zhang and his wife might not be able to handle it.

Seeing how busy Zhang Guoqing was, Zhou Jiao didn’t rush to discuss these matters with him. Anyway, the earliest they could have time to accompany them would be when their winter vacation arrived. By then, they could all stay in Houhai.

Returning home, apart from Aunt Chen, the house was empty, not a single person around. Originally planning to visit Old Mrs. Cheng, she found the elderly lady was also taken to watch the ceremony.

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