The family watched the reluctant grandparents and grandchildren leave in a military green jeep, feeling a little lost for a moment.
"Okay, Grandpa Qin and Xiaoyi will live a good life when they go back. We should all be happy for them." Du Xiaoying rubbed Wu Ya's head and comforted her.
The little girl, whose big eyes were already filled with tears, couldn't help herself any longer. She poutingly hugged Du Xiaoying's waist and cried reluctantly.
"Oh, you two are really amazing. You secretly gave them some food over the years. They must have given you a lot of money before they left."
"Tsk tsk tsk... If I had known earlier, I would have given some food. If I could exchange it for money, it would be worth it."
Looking at these people speaking sour words out of envy and jealousy, Du Xiaoying grabbed Erya, who was staring with wide eyes, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Yes, not only when Mr. Qin passed away, but even when Brother He and Sister Su returned after their rehabilitation, they were grateful for my help over the years and gave me a lot of money~"
He Jinmo, who came with them to see them off, couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this, and found it hilarious to see those faces twisted with jealousy.
If he didn't know that Uncle Song and Aunt Su's kindness to them could never be repaid with money, he would probably have believed it.
....
"Mom and Dad, I want to apply to take the graduation exam early. I have mastered all the high school knowledge anyway, and it is a waste of time to stay in school." San Ya looked at her parents and said seriously.
The couple naturally knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in the second half of the year, and they immediately nodded in agreement upon seeing this.
"Okay, then Mom will go talk to your homeroom teacher when class starts on Monday."
San Ya shook her head. "No, I'll just tell the teacher when the time comes. If I need my parents to sign any documents or something, I'll tell them then."
"Okay, whatever you want to do, mom and dad will support you."
The sisters were already accustomed to their third sister's strong academic performance and were not surprised at all. Instead, they were curious about what she would do after graduating early.
San Ya shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I'll go home and help out first. If there's a job opening, I'll try to take the exam. I can't get into university right now anyway."
Although she appeared to be indifferent, as a mother, how could she not understand her child? She knew that her daughter was very disappointed that she could not get into university.
So, that night, Du Xiaoying privately mentioned the matter of resuming the college entrance examination to San Ya.
Of course, it was an excuse that Old Qin had secretly revealed it to her before leaving, so San Ya must keep it secret.
"Don't worry, Mom. I didn't hear anything." San Ya's spirits lifted, and her black eyes shone surprisingly brightly. "Mom, I'm going to read a book."
The couple looked at their energetic daughter and smiled at each other.
.....
October
As soon as the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came out, the whole country was jubilant.
The educated youth in the brigade cried bitterly, ran around excitedly, full of hope and expectation of returning to the city, and began to look everywhere for high school textbook materials.
Before this, the Song family had received the review materials sent by He Zhiqing and Qin Lao.
Also, because San Ya was the only high school student in the brigade, and had just passed the graduation exam and graduated early, many educated youth came to the Song family with hope to borrow books.
After the family discussed it, San Ya not only lent the extra materials to the educated youth at the educated youth center, but also borrowed the textbooks that she had memorized by heart.
Fortunately, the busy farming season was over, and Du Xiaoying cooked in different ways every day so as not to disturb San Ya from reviewing and to do all the logistical work.
The college entrance examination arrived in the blink of an eye amid the family's anxious anticipation.
Du Xiaoying accompanied San Ya through two days of exams. After the exams, no one in the family asked about the results.
San Ya looked at her parents, sisters and younger sisters, and a happy smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of her mouth.
"Mom and Dad, I've combined my scores and I should have no problem applying to Capital University."
Since San Ya said so, there must be no problem. The whole family felt relieved and waited for the arrival of the notice.
In order to avoid the various replacement incidents that she had heard of in her previous life, Du Xiaoying sent a telegram to Mr. Qin early on.
"Third sister, you have finished the exam, can't you just relax and relax~" Si Ya came behind her third sister.
Sanya looked at her sister and then closed the book. "Okay, how do you relax?"
Du Xiaoying smiled and watched the sisters playing and laughing as they ran out.
.....
"Xiaoying, your Sanya's notice has arrived."
Hearing the noise outside the yard, Du Xiaoying hurried out and looked at the notice carefully. Tears couldn't help but well up in her eyes, and she was very careful not to cause any wrinkles.
Only then did I notice a group of people outside the door, some of whom looked unfamiliar.
"Xiaoying, these are the leaders from the Provincial Education Bureau and the Municipal Education Bureau..."
"Congratulations, comrade. Song Yixuan is the top student in our Meng Province."
"These are the rewards from our city for our classmate Song Yixuan..."
.....
Du Xiaoying felt dizzy and her face was frozen with smile. After she sent away the noisy people and looked at the piles of money on the kang, she finally reacted.
I couldn't help but tear up. "My daughter is really amazing. She earned so much money just by studying. Sanya, I'll save this money for you."
Song Guoliang had no idea how lively his family was today. When he came back and listened to his wife and daughter talking about what happened today, he was happy for his daughter, but he could only say "good" repeatedly.
Du Xiaoying carefully kept the notice for her daughter, as it was the proof of registration.
....
The family celebrated the New Year in a lively manner, and then boarded the train to the capital with a letter of introduction, accompanied by He Jinmo.
It was the first time for several children to take a train. At first they looked out the window with curiosity, and then they started to find things to do to pass the long and boring time on the train.
"Big sister, you really gave birth to five golden flowers. Just wait and enjoy the happiness in the future."
The woman in the lower bunk looked at the family with a smile, "You have families, are you being transferred to the capital for work?"
Du Xiaoying couldn't suppress the smile, "Aunt, my daughter was admitted to Capital University. Isn't this the case that our family sent her to register and visited relatives at the same time?"
"Oh, comrade, your daughter is really capable. She was able to get into Capital University..."
Song Guoliang looked at his wife who was grinning so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and handed her the cold water.
....
The train arrived in the capital, and the family, carrying large and small bags, followed the crowd out of the station. From a distance, they saw Xiaoyi waving excitedly.
"Uncle Qin."
"Grandpa Qin."
"Uncle Song, Aunt Su, Brother Jinmo, Sister Daya, Sister Erya, Sister Sanya, Sister Siya, Sister Wuya."
Erya raised her chin and said, "Of course, you've grown so tall."
Xiao Yi, who had grown into a tall and thin young man, scratched his head, his eyes brightening surprisingly, "I exercise every day."
The group exchanged a few brief greetings, and then Xiao Yi drove everyone back to the Capital University staff housing complex.
After simply putting away their luggage, the group went straight to the agreed hotel and met Stanley Ho and Su Ching's family.
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