The happiest person when the postman arrived was none other than Li Laosan.
"Gangshu, Gangshu, your acceptance letter has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Gangshu inside the room felt like he was floating on air. Even though it wasn't the first time he'd received such a gift, he felt a strange sense of pride.
He didn't receive Zhao Zhiqing's help this time; he passed the exam entirely on his own.
Li Yiyi: Hah!!!
“I...I am Zhou Gangshu.”
Zhou Gang wiped the dust off his hands on his clothes, afraid of getting the admission notice even a little bit dirty.
"So that's you! You're really capable, passing the exam on your first try."
For educated people, the postman was never stingy with a kind word. He took Zhou Gangshu's admission notice from his bag and handed it to him.
"Comrade Zhou Gangshu, congratulations! You are now a college student."
The congratulatory words caused everyone around to frown. Could it be that Zhou Gangshu really passed the exam? If so, wouldn't Li Laosan be strutting around with pride?
"Um."
Zhou Gangshu accepted the notification letter with an air of superiority.
From then on, he became superior to others, unlike the peasants around him.
Zhou Gangshu finally smiled from the bottom of his heart, looking happily at his admission notice.
After delivering the notice, the postman asked someone for directions and then went to the educated youth compound.
Zhou Gangshu wasn't the only one who passed the exam, and he was actually the worst scorer. He didn't want to be associated with that kind of good fortune, fearing he might pick up bad habits.
The reason for sending Zhou Gang's book first was to create a contrast between initial sullenness and eventual triumph.
Zhou Gangshu, who was considered repressed, opened his admission notice and saw that it stated "Shanshi Vocational Normal School".
It was a vocational school, not the prestigious school he had envisioned.
Zhou Gangshu's face fell immediately, and all the joy he had just shown vanished.
His dissatisfaction contrasted sharply with Li Laosan's happiness. So what if it's a vocational school? People still need to pass the entrance exams.
Zhou Gangshu went into the house with a cold face, which had no effect on Li Laosan at all.
"Look everyone, I, Li Laosan, have a keen eye for talent. I picked a good match for my daughter from the very beginning. Look, Zhou Gangshu has passed the exam. He'll have a long life ahead of him!"
“Li Laosan, isn’t Li Fuyi’s boyfriend Yang Guowei? If we remember correctly, they are engaged. One woman cannot marry two men. Li Laosan, you can’t be confused.”
The speaker was Uncle Yang, the mysterious figure who often mingled with Aunt Hua and her friends. He just couldn't stand Li Laosan, who acted like a complete idiot.
“Yang Xiaobai, you can’t talk nonsense. Who is Yang Guowei? When did he get engaged to my daughter? Are you blind? Didn’t you see it last time? Yang Guowei’s father didn’t agree, so the marriage is obviously not valid.”
“I, Li Laosan, am warning you all: Zhou Gangshu is the one we found for Li Fuyi. As for the other miscellaneous people, you can’t talk about them.”
If he were to lose Zhou Gangshu, this golden son-in-law, Li Laosan couldn't guarantee what he might do.
“There’s one more thing. My son-in-law passed the exam, and he passed the exam. He was admitted to the Shanshi Vocational Teacher Training School, unlike your family members who didn’t even pass the exam.”
He didn't understand the difference between academic qualifications, but he couldn't resist Li Laosan's boasting. Before he knew it, he was talking about arranging a marriage between Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi the next day.
Li Laosan had his own reasons for saying this. Once the news of Zhou Gangshu's success in the exam spread, it was uncertain how many people would try to take advantage of him.
Just to be on the safe side, let's finalize the marriage arrangements first; he's familiar with engagements.
Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi, who were inside the room, both heard this, but neither objected; they both wanted to be with each other.
"Fuyi, are you really willing to get engaged to me?"
With the good news of the engagement, Zhou Gangshu's spirits, which had just been dampened, lifted considerably.
Li Laosan was right about one thing: even at a vocational high school, many people fail to get in. His success was certainly something to be proud of, even though he didn't know where the Shanshi Vocational Teachers' College was.
Zhao Zhiqing: It's right that you don't know; it was built specifically for you.
"Gang... Brother Wenzhu, I do."
Yang Guowei, who had just reached the window, clearly heard the three words "I do." Li Laosan denied the fact that he was engaged to Li Fuyi.
This was something Yang Guowei hadn't expected. After enduring and hiding for so long, Yang Guowei wasn't going to hide this time. He wanted to find Li Fuyi and get to the bottom of things.
Those things weren't his choice; Yang Kaiye forced him to do them. His kind-hearted sister, Fuyi, wouldn't mind.
Blindly deceiving himself, Yang Guowei finally stepped out of Old Man Li and Old Woman Li's house. He had just reached the window of the third room when...
He clearly heard the words "I do," and the affectionate Yang Guowei naturally didn't blame Li Fuyi; he blamed Zhou Gangshu.
His sister Fuyi is so innocent; she must have been deceived by Zhou Gangshu. He must save Fuyi.
Filled with resolute courage, Yang Guowei decided to go back and recuperate so that he could stop Zhou Gangshu's deceptive behavior the next day.
The postman went to the educated youth compound, got the happy look he wanted, but then, thinking of Zhou Gangshu's arrogant expression, he turned back.
He sent a private message, simply because he disliked Zhou Gangshu.
"Comrade Zhou Gangshu, I only realized this after all the admission notices had been delivered..."
Only then did he realize that the postman hadn't finished telling the story at once, leaving him wanting more. Zhou Gangshu, who had just come out of the house with Li Fuyi,
He proudly raised his head, waiting for the postman to praise him and deliver his letter first, proving that he was the only one who passed the exam. Otherwise, the mailman would have delivered to those who got into better schools first.
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