After a false alarm, Zhuang Chaoying let out a sigh of relief, and Zhuang Tunan blankly handed the phone to Qin Hao.
"Okay, I understand, thank you, Director Jiang."
"Okay, I will report on September 1st on time."
In the small courtyard, Huang Ling and Zhuang Xiaoting looked forward to it. When they saw Qin Hao and his party coming back, they immediately surrounded them.
"How is it?" Huang Ling asked nervously, with tears in her eyes, ready to burst out at any time.
Qin Hao patted the back of Huang Ling's hand: "Aunt Huang, don't worry, the Tongji Admissions Office has confirmed that slight color weakness will not affect architectural design, and Tunan's admission will not be affected."
"Really?" Huang Ling couldn't hold it in any longer, and tears flowed out like broken threads.
Zhuang Tunan's nose felt sore and he held Huang Ling's hand: "Well, it's true. Director Jiang from the Admissions Office said it himself."
"That's good, that's good." Huang Ling took back her hand and wiped her tears hard.
Zhuang Xiaoting also burst into tears and smiled: "That's great, I can go to the Tongji Department of Architecture."
That night, two Eight Immortals tables were put together in the small courtyard, filled with delicacies. The tempting aroma made Wang Yong and his wife next door salivate.
"Dese, there will be a day when you cry!" Wang Yong looked at the radish and pickles on his table and became very angry.
Wang Fang couldn't stand it: "Brother, why did someone offend you? Is it necessary to curse them like this?"
"It's none of your business. If you hadn't brought a loser at home to eat and drink, would we have eaten these every day?" Wang Yong was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he cursed with his eyes wide open.
Wu's house next door.
Zhang Amei said sourly: "What family can withstand what they do every day?"
Wu Jianguo took a sip of wine and smacked his lips: "Isn't this Haozi and Tunan admitted to college? It's normal to celebrate."
"Humph, the food is so good, why don't you invite us to join us."
When Zhang Amei saw her daughter Xiao Min busy eating, she suddenly got angry: "How many times have I told you to have a good relationship with Hao Zi, but you just don't listen. It's okay now. I'm going to college."
Now, you won’t even be able to see each other again.”
Xiao Min snorted softly: "Mom, can you stop thinking about that invisible thing? I am the champion of the National Games and a college student. Can you like me?"
"You look like a loser. You have to have good looks and a good figure. Don't find any excuses for not living up to your expectations!" Zhang Amei cursed.
Wu Jianguo couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, please stop saying a few words. I've noticed since I was a child that Haozi is not an ordinary person. We can live our own lives as long as we have big feet and big shoes."
"What's so good? It's okay to just eat this simple meal every day. You two, father and daughter, are the same and have no ambition. I'm so angry!"
When Wu Shanshan and Xiao Jun saw their stepmother getting angry, they could only eat silently, fearing that they might accidentally get angry.
At the same time, the small courtyard was full of laughter and laughter. The two families sat together and exchanged cups. Even Qin Hao and Zhuang Tunan were made an exception to drink beer.
Before the meal started, everyone toasted to celebrate.
Song Ying said to Huang Ling: "When I went to Yiming's small shop in the afternoon, Yiming happened to be there. He told me to let him know when the admission notices of Haozi and Tunan came out, and he would buy a piece of red silk and embroider it.
The school where Haozi and Tunan were admitted is hung in front of the small shop to celebrate the birth of two famous college students in our alley."
Huang Ling was shocked when she heard this: "This is not good, it's too ostentatious."
Song Ying glared and said: "Sister Ling, if you don't want to show off, then I have to show off. I've been whispering to everyone I've met in the past few months, but it's really frustrating me. I'll let Yiming buy one when the time comes.
The red silk is ready."
"Then I'd better buy two yuan. I also want to show off." Huang Ling half-hided her face and said sheepishly.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Lin Wufeng said with a smile: "It's a pity that Haozi's wish was not filled in Qingbei, otherwise it would be even more sensational."
After hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying shook her head: "When they filled out the application form, I said they should fill in Qingbei. Look at the result. It scored 627, and the total score was only 640. It ranks first in the province. Qingbei can go to Qingbei. Why?
You must regret it now."
Song Ying said nonchalantly: "Qingbei is good, but it's too far, and it's so cold in the north. Shanghai is better because it's close to home. Besides, Tongji's Department of Architecture is also pretty good. Anyway, I'm content."
Already."
Zhuang Chaoying looked like she was "hating iron but not steel", but she was helpless.
Lin Dongzhe suddenly asked Qin Hao with a face full of gossip: "Brother Hao, you went to Tongji for sister Muzi, right? Has she passed the exam?"
"I don't know yet. Two months before the college entrance examination, she said she should concentrate on reviewing, so we failed the letter. Let me send her a letter tomorrow to ask." Qin Hao said casually.
Huang Ling quietly leaned into Song Ying's ear and whispered: "Haozi is not yet sixteen, right? Are you going to let him fall in love so early?"
"It's just a pen pal, not a relationship, right?"
"Why don't you count it? If we were far apart at that time, we wouldn't be exchanging letters, but we would be getting along once or twice."
Song Ying thought for a while: "That's different. We would have met before, but they haven't even met now. Maybe the girl is not good-looking. Haozi was disappointed after meeting, and the relationship gradually faded away.
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"Besides, we're already in college, so there's nothing wrong with falling in love. The classmates know each other well, so there's nothing wrong with it."
Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but interject: "Nowadays, universities are not allowed to fall in love, and after graduation, jobs are distributed all over the world, so it is easy to part ways."
As he spoke, he told Zhuang Tunan: "The most important thing when you get to college is study. You can wait until your job is stable after graduation and find a partner in your work unit."
"Dad, don't worry, I won't fall in love in college." Zhuang Tunan said with a blushing face.
While Zhuang Chaoying was educating his son, Lin Wufeng was not idle either. He asked Lin Dongzhe, "Do you still remember the rules of your hometown in Fujian?"
"Of course I remember. Which college students in the village share food during the Chinese New Year? If they kill pigs every year, they can get an extra pound, and key universities can get two more pounds of pork." Lin Dongzhe was so cunning that he didn't accept the trick at all, avoiding the important and taking the easy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Wufeng was angry and funny: "Not only that, every year when worshiping ancestors, college students can stand in front, and it will be recorded in the genealogy."
"If you can get into college, you can also be recorded in the family tree for future generations to worship."
Lin Dongzhe saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he could only keep his head down and say nothing.
However, stimulated by Qin Hao and Zhuang Tunan, Lin Wufeng has made up his mind: "Starting from this summer vacation, Xiao Ting will do a math problem, and you will also do a math problem. Xiao Ting will write an essay, and you will also write an essay. Don't do it again."
You want to be lazy, junior high school is no better than elementary school, there are more knowledge points, your little cleverness can't cope with it, let alone high school."
"Ah~~~" Lin Dongzhe wailed, and suddenly felt that the delicious food on the table no longer tasted good.
Everyone was amused by Lin Dongzhe's appearance and laughed.
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-August, and Qin Hao and Zhuang Tunan received their admission notices one after another. Qin Hao arrived a few days early, which made the Huang Ling family tremble with fear, fearing that Zhuang Tunan would have trouble going to college.
Fortunately, Zhuang Tunan's admission notice arrived a few days later, and the family heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhuang Chaoying held the admission notice and read it for a long time. Suddenly, a sentence came out, which instantly brought the originally cheerful atmosphere at home to freezing point.
"Tunan is admitted to college, my parents must be very happy."
Huang Ling ignored her at all and went straight to the kitchen to get busy. Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting also had different expressions.
The events of that day were still vivid in their minds.
Zhuang Tunan remembered that Qin Hao said: People are the best at lying. To see a person clearly, it is not about what she says, but what she does.
In Zhuang Tunan's memory, his grandparents always praised him since childhood, but he couldn't remember anything specifically what his grandparents had done for him.
Whether he didn't remember it or whether he had never done it at all, he didn't know.
Zhuang Xiaoting remembers very clearly that her grandparents were never as patient with her as they were with her brother and two cousins. Even her grandma couldn't come to the table on her birthday, so she could only go to the kitchen to eat with her mother. During the Chinese New Year, she was even asked to eat with her two
She slept with her cousin, and her mother carried her on the chair all night long.
She always remembered what her grandparents had done to her, and she couldn't say she hated her, but she didn't like going to her grandparents' house. There was a rotten smell there that made her breathless.
When Zhuang Chaoying saw that her two daughters were silent, she said displeasedly, "Tunan, you don't want to go and announce your good news to your grandparents for such an important matter as being admitted to college?"
"Oh, okay." Zhuang Tunan agreed in a panic.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded with satisfaction.
A trace of sadness flashed in Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes. Her father seemed to have never asked her for her opinion. As long as it was something her brother agreed to, he implicitly agreed that she would agree.
In the afternoon of that day, Zhuang Chaoying bought gifts and took her brother and sister to Zhuang Ye and Zhuang Nai's house.
Mr. Zhuang still looked condescending: "Huh, you still know that I am an old father."
"Dad, look at what you said, isn't it that Tunan has been busy with the college entrance examination..." Zhuang Chaoying winked at her son awkwardly: "Tunan, why don't you take out your admission notice and show it to dad?"
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Zhuang Tunan quickly followed suit.
Mr. Zhuang still didn't even look at him, and Mrs. Zhuang hurriedly came out to be the peacemaker: "Okay, it's not all the children's fault for what happened in the first place. It's all the fault of the boy named Qin next door for instigating dissension and keeping the children away from him in the future."
Just stay away and don’t interact with him."
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Tunan awkwardly avoided the gaze of Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang, and remained silent.
Zhuang Xiaoting opened her mouth to refute, but Zhuang Tunan tugged her sleeve, and she could only lower her head reluctantly.
"Tu Nan, you are the first college student in our village. You are a proud ancestor, but don't forget your two younger brothers. Give all your notes and other notes to Zhendong and Zhenbei before they go to the university to report.
Give Zhendong and Zhenbei some extra lessons." Madam Zhuang handed Zhuang Tunan a large piece of watermelon.
Just as Zhuang Tunan was about to agree, Zhuang Xiaoting said first, "Grandma, I'm using my brother's notes."
"Oh, what do girls need to do to study so well? Just go to a technical secondary school." Zhuang's face suddenly fell.
Zhuang Chaoying turned his head in embarrassment. He wanted to fight for his daughter, but he had made his parents angry before and finally reconciled. It was really hard to contradict his parents again.
"If grandma doesn't do this, I'll sort out my notes when I get back and give another copy of my junior high school notes to Zhendong Zhenbei." Zhuang Tunan stepped forward to be the peacemaker.
Grandma Zhuang immediately smiled and said: "My eldest grandson is still sensible. Thinking about my brothers, I can see that our banker will have to rely on Tunan in the future."
Mr. Zhuang's expression also softened: "Tunan has been admitted to a key university. It is the pride of our village. Let's find a place to have a restaurant tomorrow to celebrate."
"There's no need to go out to a restaurant, right? Just buy some food and cook it at home." Zhuang Chaoying has never seen such generous parents.
As a result, Zhuang Nai's words made Zhuang Chaoying regain the feeling familiar to her parents.
"Families like ours in Deyuelou can't afford it. There is a noodle shop not far from your alley. I heard the noodles there are good. It's just a good time to take the kids to satisfy their cravings."
When Zhuang Tunan came back and told Huang Ling about the matter, Huang Ling went to Song Ying to complain again, making Song Ying laugh until she shed tears.
"This old lady is too stingy. When her eldest grandson was admitted to a prestigious university, she treated him to a meal and made it sound like he was having a Manchu banquet."
Huang Ling shook her head and said: "The old lady is the best at doing honorable things. She can tell you ten points for something she has done. You see, if Zhendong Zhenbei is admitted to a prestigious university, she will be willing to pay for the Yue Tower."
"Sister Ling, are you still going?"
"Go, this is the first time in so many years that I have spent money from his grandparents. Every extra penny spent is a penny. Anyway, when I get there, I just sit down and eat to see what they can do to me."
Song Ying stared at Huang Ling with some hesitation for a while: "Sister Ling, you are different from before."
Huang Ling shook her cattail leaf fan gently: "I used to always want to save some face for Chaoying, so I could only keep a lot of words in my heart. I simply had a falling out before. Now I am a broken pot, don't say that I am a broken pot.
Happy."
Song Ying laughed dumbly.
However, Song Ying was still worried that Huang Ling would suffer a loss, so she took Qin Hao and Lin Dongzhe to the noodle shop that day.
Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang's expression changed drastically when they saw Qin Hao walking into the noodle shop.
"Why is this kid here too?"
"Humph, I'm not here to support Huang Ling. Didn't you see that Huang Ling's back is now hardened?"
Huang Ling was a little surprised by the arrival of Song Ying and the others, but she quickly understood Song Ying's intention and was very moved.
When ordering food, Zhuang Nai's stingy habit came up again and she said that she couldn't eat much, so she could just have a bowl with Xiao Ting, Huang Ling said immediately.
"The child is growing and needs to be fed. I am a human being and I also need to eat."
Then two more bowls of noodles were added. Grandma Zhuang felt extremely distressed, but she couldn't act too stingy in front of Zhuang Tunan, so she could only hold her nose and admit it.
Because of Qin Hao's presence, Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang did not dare to target Huang Ling again. The meal was tasteless and they left hastily after finishing the meal.
When Qin Hao and his party returned to the small courtyard, Xiang Pengfei happened to come back. This time Zhuang Hualin did not come back with him, saying that he could save the fare money to buy some local specialties for Huang Ling and the others.
In late August, just a few days before the start of school, while Song Ying and Huang Ling were busy preparing luggage for the two college students at home, Qin Hao discovered a man with a bag under his arm who had been squatting at the door of the courtyard since noon.