[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry":3,"chapter-the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-chapter-292":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Beautiful Stepmother from the Eighties: Marrying a Factory Director to Raise Kids",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1663632,2130,"Chapter 292","the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>\"Regiment Commander Zhou? Regiment Commander Zhou is out on a mission,\" said the sentry at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, what should we do? Regiment Commander Zhou said any letters should be delivered to him immediately,\" the mail carrier worriedly replied. \"When will he be back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sentry shook his head. \"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yujie had rushed out to see off Wang Jianguo and Zhou Yueshen, only to find they had already left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing about a letter for Zhou Yueshen, she narrowed her eyes and asked, \"A letter for Regiment Commander Zhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mail carrier saw her and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow passed over Yang Yujie's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yueshen had only been at the military district for about twenty days, yet he was already receiving a letter almost every week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he had family who would write occasionally, but it was very rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍older sister had passed away, and it was said he had a younger sister with whom he'd had a falling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left only one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regiment Commander Zhou won't be back for a while. Give it to me, I'll deliver it for you,\" she offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mail carrier took two steps back. \"I'm sorry, Regimental Commander Yang, but I can't hand this letter to anyone other than Regiment Commander Zhou himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? Do you think I'd peek at it?\" Yang Yujie's face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mail carrier quickly waved his hands. \"That's not what I meant, it's just...\" He flipped the envelope over and pointed to a line of small characters on the back, his expression complicated. \"The sender left a note.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yujie was taken aback. She looked and saw a line of tiny handwriting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the auntie who likes secretly writing letters to my dad: Hands off my mom's letter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yujie: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the day of the second round of the competition arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zedong entered the classroom with his classmates and took his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proctors were the same teachers from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw him, their expressions were somewhat meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the same routine reminders, the exam began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The questions for the second round were even more difficult, requiring a score of 95.5 to advance to the final round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were all just eleven- or twelve-year-old children, their faces were already set in serious expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they received their test papers, they began scrutinizing the questions intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they looked, the more grave and anxious their expressions became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some children even began to sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made it through the preliminary round, everyone wanted to reach the finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lose here would be the most regrettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading through the paper, Li Youcai's heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students with good academic performance could easily tell if an exam was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During regular tests, he hardly needed to think before knowing how to solve a problem and what method to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with some challenging questions, he could usually figure them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this test paper was much harder than last year's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For about half the questions, he hadn't even found a starting point yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how much time it would take to solve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhou Zedong only scored 88 in the preliminary round, while he himself got 95, Li Youcai felt no joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his 95 points were the result of nearly ninety minutes of work, right up until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhou Zedong had achieved a passing score of 88 in just half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youcai had excelled in math since first grade. His family members were either department heads or teachers at the school; three generations were educators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing up in that environment, he had been cultivated from a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youcai was quite proud and very confident in his subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he understood even more clearly what level of skill it took to solve problems so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing today's questions, while he felt somewhat panicked, he also found a sliver of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These types of questions had never appeared in previous years; they were new. That meant even he, who had practiced countless problems, hadn't encountered them. Zhou Zedong, coming from the countryside, was even less likely to have seen them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youcai instinctively glanced at Zhou Zedong, only to see that he wasn't previewing all the questions first like everyone else. Instead, he had already lowered his head and started writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youcai was immediately stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he recovered, Zhou Zedong had already turned the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened in disbelief. A proctor nearby noticed him staring and coughed. \"No looking around. Focus on your test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Li Youcai hurriedly looked down, realizing he was already sweating profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he felt very flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His train of thought for solving the problems was completely disrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how much time had passed. Feeling like he had only solved a few problems, he saw Zhou Zedong stand up and hand in his paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like following a routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of teachers was also taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhou Zedong left, a proctor instinctively picked up his test paper to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teacher's face grew more and more astonished the further they read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other teachers gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that they hadn't seen talented students before, but this child's speed in finishing was simply too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glance at the watch confirmed it was within half an hour, just like the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, it should have been impossible to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, math problems require calculations on scratch paper, solving steps, and thinking time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he hadn't used any scratch paper, writing the answers directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, everyone felt a twinge of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he truly that brilliant, or was there something fishy going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if there really was some underhanded scheme, he probably shouldn't be this brazen about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers from other schools couldn't help but feel anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, the Foreign Language Primary School had taken first place in the math competition. Called a 'foreign language' school, yet their math skills still crushed the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers from other schools had lost face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, only ten students advanced to this round, and three were from the Foreign Language Primary School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing a student finish so quickly, it was hard not to have suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure fairness, the questions were contributed by teachers from various schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the test papers were distributed, no one knew the complete set of questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in theory, it shouldn't be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could a normal person write that fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was like copying answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all the children had handed in their papers, a group of teachers began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-06T12:38:58.697Z",1,"novelbin.me","f957d376181ee81492460852949d9c0243bd326c690392876bbbc148dec90396","the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-chapter-293","the-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-chapter-291",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-beautiful-stepmother-from-the-eighties-marry-cover.jpg"]