Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1170

Chapter 1170: Chapter 1043: How Should We Guess This Riddle?

Faced with the two sets of "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry" on the desk, stacked neatly on top...

The third generation of Old Zhang’s family was truly baffled.

What’s the meaning of this?

His uncle/great-uncle just said simply: Work hard!

Just these three words and a punctuation mark, how are we supposed to guess the mystery?

Xi Zi, back from the provincial city, scratched his head, "Could it be that Uncle thinks my university experience was for nothing, and wants me to study again?"

Zhang Mingzuo frowned in deep thought and then sighed, "Uncle must think I didn’t get recommended for college not only because I don’t work hard, but I’ve also forgotten what I’ve learned."

"Not just you, I’ve long forgotten what I learned back in those years. Ah... Xiao Cong, you haven’t practiced your calligraphy in ages, have you?"

Upon hearing Zhang Mingyou say this, Zhang Zicong immediately sneaked a glance at his elder brother Zhang Ziwen, "Busy at work, and with two young kids, there’s just no time."

Zhang Ziwen shot him a sideways glance, "What are you looking at? You’re busy, but busier than your sister-in-law?"

"Big brother, what do you think Uncle means?"

"What does he mean?"

Zhang Ziwen snorted, "Uncle must think you all have grown strong wings. He always said learning never ends, mind your own business and read more books. If conditions allowed, he’d surely switch to The Classic of Filial Piety."

Zhang Ziwu theatrically dabbed at imaginary sweat on his forehead and chuckled, "Luckily, we have a study at home; I always take the chance to touch a book, practice some writing."

Xi Zi looked around at the brothers and sisters, "So shall we start practicing calligraphy again, or start reading more books? Otherwise, when Uncle returns home and asks questions, it’ll be embarrassing."

"How come I feel something’s off?"

Hearing Shi Tou’s comment, Zhang Ziwen promptly asked, "What do you mean?"

"Can’t quite put my finger on it, just feels off." Shi Tou frowned, lowered his head. He heard his partner mention something inadvertently.

He had his suspicions of a possibility, but saying it out loud might make people laugh. Even if said, someone has to believe it.

Next to him, Mai Sui tilted her head, looked at the book, and interrupted their conversation, "No way! Do you guys think Uncle’s warning us? How could that be? Sis, what do you think?"

"No comment," Mai Miao immediately chuckled, "I think no matter what Uncle has in mind, it’s good for us to read more books and educate the kids."

Mai Sui rolled her eyes skyward at that, really couldn’t take it, as if she’s the only one with a husband and kids! But truth be told, who knows where her partner is.

Mai Miao could certainly guess what her little sister thought? She softly suggested, "If we really can’t figure it out, we could write a letter to Ping’an."

Once said, the room immediately fell silent.

—Asking Ping’an is the same as asking Uncle/great-uncle, might as well directly ask Uncle/great-uncle for clarification.

Zhang Ziwen frowned deeply, glanced at Shi Tou who kept his head down, flipping through books one by one, some ideas seemed to emerge indistinctly.

"Uncle is really generous, must have spent quite a bit of money."

"Yeah, just the postage is expensive."

"Next time he sends books, it’d be better if he directly writes the titles in the letter, we can find them ourselves. If not in the bookstore, we’ll search the provincial city’s scrapyard, they’re bound to have it."

"Tch... These books aren’t something you can easily collect, do you think Uncle’s a fool? Do you know when this set was published?"

"I see Uncle’s gesture, kind of like wanting to restore college entrance exams."

Once those words were spoken...

Each reacted differently; Zhang Ziwen immediately grinned broadly, showcasing a shining smile;

Xi Zi, who was frowning, looked thoughtfully at Zhang Minglei;

Zhang Mingzuo and Zhang Mingyou, the twins, both opened their mouths wide in surprise...

Then Zhang Ziwu and Zhang Zicong quickly turned to big brother Zhang Ziwen, suspiciously gazing at his smile, waiting for his confirmation;

Meanwhile, Mai Sui and Zhu Liu (Zhang Meihao’s eldest son) looked at Zhang Minglei like he was delusional, almost wanting to touch his forehead to check if he had a fever.

Shi Tou touched his nose, avoiding everyone’s gaze, looked towards the book, explaining, "I was just guessing. But who is Uncle? He doesn’t act without a reason.

If he really wanted us to study, it’d be more effective to recommend reading newspapers or magazines related to work than making us do exercises."

His words quickly brought the brothers and sisters to their senses, glancing at each other, nodding.

And Zhang Ziwen then looked at Xi Zi.

Indeed, if college entrance exams were restored, Xi Zi being a college student, and himself holding a technical diploma and having pursued further studies, the two of them could protect their family from participating...

Xi Zi nodded at him, and said, "Truth or not, none of you should leak a word outside, not even to your spouses.

Take opportunities to let them join in the study, under the pretense of self-improvement. But before Uncle says anything, let’s all maintain confidentiality."

No need for Xi Zi to remind them; everyone knew it well in their minds. Whether college entrance exams are restored or not, if a single word leaks out from their mouths, it could be a big deal!