Chapter 97

After seeing the evidence and hearing the truth from the fake Qiu Cuiping, whose real name is Qiu Yanling, Li Biyun and Zhou Yong were horrified. They never imagined that such a vicious act could be possible.

It took so many years to resume the college entrance examination. It was not easy for an educated youth who had worked in the countryside for many years to pass the exam, but someone actually impersonated him and went to college in his place.

The two asked the school security to control the situation, and after private discussion, they also went to find the principal during this summer vacation.

H University President Hong Jingmin is over fifty years old. His hair is streaked with silver threads and combed neatly. He wears black-rimmed glasses on his nose. Because of the high degree of myopia, the lenses are round and thick, and have protruded a lot.

Listening to the two people angrily recounting the incident of H University students being impersonated, Hong Jingming was surprised, his eyes flickered slightly, and he called the school party committee secretary, vice president and admissions director for an emergency meeting.

The impromptu meeting was held at Hong Jingming's home. Hong Jingming sat on the sofa in front, with three school leaders and two teachers who knew the inside story on both sides.

"Comrade Li Biyun, please tell me the story again."

Li Biyun recounted the incident again, and once again she calmed down a lot. "Leaders, this incident is really infuriating. Our school must give justice to the real Qiu Cuiping."

Vice President Feng Kai repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the matter with Li Biyun and Zhou Yong.

Zhou Yong was impatient. "Vice Principal Feng, the evidence is all here. It's the same file, but the handwriting is different. And most importantly, Teacher Li and I heard from Qiu Cuiping... No, I heard from the fake Qiu Cuiping that all this was done with the help of her family. It's true."

Admissions Director Shi Gaozhuo exclaimed, "How could they have such a talent? When the new students registered, we saw their admission letters, files, and proof of relocation."

Zhou Yong felt a little ashamed when talking about this. "Who knew that the admission letter was intercepted by them? The others were all forged. But we can't say they were all forged. They were all issued by them because of their connections."

Can those things be said to be fake? It seems hard to say, after all, they were really issued by the Education Bureau and the Street Office. Zhou Yong was really fooled.

"So how should we deal with this matter now?" Feng Kai looked at the principal Hong Jing and the school party committee secretary.

Wang Zaixian, the school party committee secretary, spoke hesitantly, as if every word was carefully considered. "If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will be bad for our school's reputation... I suggest that we handle it privately."

"Secretary Wang, what do you mean...?" Shi Gaozhuo seemed to understand the hidden meaning of the Party Secretary's words.

"Minimize the impact of this incident." Wang first glanced at the people present, and finally turned his gaze to the principal Hong Jingming, "Since Qiu Cuiping, who pretended to be someone else, has admitted it, just expel her."

Li Biyun had no objection to firing the fake Qiu Cuiping, and asked, "Secretary Wang, what about the real Qiu Cuiping...?"

"I mean to expel Qiu Cuiping's books, whether they are fake or real, they don't need to appear in our school files. If the real Qiu Cuiping enrolls, and you students in the trade department find that the name and identity have not been changed, but a different person has come to school, this matter will be impossible to hide. By then, this matter will spread from one person to another, and it will have a bad impact on our school. Just find a reason to say that classmate Qiu Cuiping dropped out due to health reasons, and the matter will be resolved satisfactorily. As for the real classmate Qiu Cuiping, our school can give some appropriate financial assistance."

"Secretary Wang, it's true that Qiu Cuiping was admitted to our school in 1977. I think she should be given a chance to enroll." Li Biyun did not quite agree with this approach. As a veteran of the school, she was not afraid of her identity as secretary and argued with reason.

"There's really nothing we can do about this, Mr. Li. Don't be so impulsive. Everything should be done from the school's perspective. The school's century-old reputation cannot be tarnished by this kind of stain."

Secretary Wang's words caused everyone present to remain silent for a while.

Zhou Yong's anger after hearing the truth faded slightly. "Secretary Wang, we should seek truth from facts and not help to falsify information. I am responsible for this matter. I did not find out that there was a problem with Qiu Cuiping's admission materials. I am willing to accept the punishment, but I also agree with Teacher Li that Qiu Cuiping should be given a chance to enroll."

People are all made of flesh and blood. Who wouldn’t sigh if they put themselves in Qiu Cuiping’s shoes?

"You..." Secretary Wang looked at the two of them and felt that these two teachers were not smart enough.

"Okay." After listening to the discussion for a while, the principal Hong Jingming finally spoke up, and his words stopped the discussion of different opinions. He didn't look at the others, but stared at the secretary Wang Zaixian, "Old Wang, I understand your concerns. The whole country has not heard of such a thing for so many years. If it gets out, it may have a bad impact."

"Yes, that's right." Secretary Wang nodded repeatedly.

"But," Principal Hong changed the subject, "What is our school motto? Seeking truth, encouraging learning, practicing hard, and cultivating virtue. Isn't a person's fate more important than the reputation of the school? The reputation of our school should be regained through teaching and educating people, and academic research, rather than trying to protect it by covering up mistakes. We can easily deprive classmate Qiu Cuiping of her chance to enter the school here, but what is the difference between this and Qiu Yanling impersonating her?"

Principal Hong's few short sentences stunned everyone. Feng Kai and Shi Gaozhuo were originally shaken by the party secretary, but after hearing what the principal said, they felt it made sense.

Wang Zaixian knew Hong Jingming, a typical idealist who was used to speaking righteously. "Old Hong..."

"Old Wang, think about it. We can't do such a shameful thing." Hong Jingming was determined. Seeing that Wang Zaixian didn't say anything, he made a decision, "Report this matter to the Municipal Education Bureau and the Public Security Bureau for a thorough investigation."

With Hong Jingming's approval, the matter was reported in the name of H University, attracting the attention of the higher authorities. The H City Education Bureau contacted the D City Education Bureau and cooperated with the public security organs in the investigation.

With the help from above, following the truth blurted out by Qiu Yanling and Qiu Cuiping's recollections of the past, the investigation went smoothly and the relevant persons involved in the case were arrested soon.

When the incident was first exposed, Qiu Yanling was ordered to stay in the school. She was very anxious in the dormitory, worrying that she would fail and that she would be implicated and go to jail.

Later, a full investigation was launched and the public security authorities took her away for questioning. Qiu Yanling burst into tears as soon as she entered the interrogation room.

"Public Security Comrades, please let me go! I know nothing!" Qiu Yanling was overwhelmed with fear, her face was horrified, and she just kept repeating these words.

"Just sit still, why are you crying? The female comrade whose status you replaced didn't cry, but you started crying first."

Police officer Luo, who was interrogating the defendant, knocked on the table with a serious and tense face, which was very shocking. He had always dealt with vicious criminals in the past, but how could Qiu Yanling withstand this?

Qiu Yanling explained the whole story in detail. According to her, it all started when her father found out that she had poor grades and failed to get into college. When her uncle got the scores of all the candidates in the county, he mentioned that they were all surnamed Qiu, and there was an educated youth named Qiu Cuiping who did well in the exam and ranked first in the commune.

"My dad always hoped that I could get into university, but when he heard that another girl named Qiu got in with high scores, he wanted me to go in her place."

Once a person has evil thoughts, he cannot stop them.

According to Qiu Yanling's description, Qiu's father spent 500 yuan to ask Qiu Yanling's uncle to forge various certificates, all of which were reissued on the grounds of loss. The Education Bureau's management regulations were not very standardized, and no one would question the director's approach. Therefore, no one noticed that Qiu Cuiping's various information had changed hands among the thousands of candidates' information.

"What about the acceptance letter?" Luo Gongan also had a daughter, who was admitted to the university in 1978. He could empathize with the situation and hated those who impersonated others. He shouted at them, scaring Qiu Yanling into confessing immediately.

"My mother's third aunt's daughter's cousin works at the county post office."

"So you bribed her to help?"

"No!" Qiu Yanling refuted and shuddered as she whispered, "My mother said Qiu Cuiping was a relative of ours and she came to help get the notice, and then gave that person half a pound of candy."

"So you stole the notice by cheating?"

Qiu Yanling was frightened and wanted to cry. She had just sniffed when she heard the voice of the police officer like a huge rock hitting the interrogation room.

"Tell the truth! If you lie, you will be punished in the future!"

"I know, I didn't tell a single lie, it was all true!"

"As for the question just now, were you the ones who stole the notice?"

"right."

The police officer who was taking notes was writing down the records. Police officer Luo who was questioning continued, "What about the relocation certificate and the certificate of grain and oil transfer? Who at the street office forged them?"

"My dad went to find him. He knew an old man from his past when he was fighting crickets and he was working in the street office. My dad said he wanted to transfer his household registration and food and oil relations, and he wanted a blank transfer certificate with the family seal to fill out when he got home."

"He agrees to that?"

"He has a good relationship with my dad, and my dad advised him not to waste time. The two of them were going outside to have a cigarette and a drink. In fact, this kind of thing of helping out is quite common. The old man was a little hesitant at the time, and finally wrote "Qiu" in the place of his name and stamped the official seal, thinking that this certificate could not be used by others, so he gave it to us."

"He didn't expect that the person you were targeting was the one named Qiu. You guys are quite capable of doing things." The more the public security officer listened, the colder the light in his eyes became.

The interrogation is over, and all the facts of this case of impersonating someone else to go to college have been determined.

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At the same time, in City D, the relevant persons involved in the case were also taken away by the police.

These people put up almost no struggle, and after being interrogated for a while, they could no longer resist the fear in their hearts and confessed what they had done for the Qiu family.

Qiu Yanling's father is suspected of bribing others to replace his daughter's identity with someone else so that she could go to college under someone else's name. He bribed Qiu Yanling's uncle, who was the director of the Education Bureau, a distant relative who worked at the county post office, and a clerk at the street office.

The whole process had some difficult steps, but the Qiu family, relying on their close relationship with the director of the Education Bureau, forged and swapped Qiu Yanling and Qiu Cuiping's college entrance examination scores and educational files.

However, the interception of the admission notice, the household registration and grain and oil relationship certificates was done to deceive the post office and the street office staff. Upon investigation, it was found that the Qiu family only gave a thank-you gift of half a pound of sugar to the distant relatives at the post office, and gave the street office staff a cigarette and said a few words to get close to them.

The staff from the post office and the street office did not know that they had become accomplices in this incident until they were taken away for questioning.

Qiu's father and uncle were arrested on suspicion of bribery and forgery of documents, while the rest of the people were temporarily detained due to less serious circumstances.

The public security organs of City H liaised with those of City D, and the two sides checked the confessions. The entire crime process was clear. The only discrepancy was that Qiu's father mentioned in his confession that it was Qiu Yanling's idea. She took the initiative to replace Qiu Cuiping to go to college, so she cried at home and asked Qiu's father to use his connections.

Policeman Luo read through H City's confession and sneered, "This father and daughter are really interesting. They both said that the other was the mastermind."

The police officer who was taking notes nearby echoed, "At a time like this, everyone wants to protect themselves."

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Nearly half a month had passed since the end of summer vacation, and all the people involved in this case had been arrested and interrogated. Only then did Jian Lu remember that her summer vacation balance was running out, with only about one month left.

Qiu Cuiping also finished her statement at the public security agency. After finishing all the work here, the two of them left by train separately. Cai Xiujuan left three days after arriving at H University because she had to go back to look after the pearl farm.

Qiu Cuiping was going to go back to the fan factory to wait for further news. Now she was waiting for the final result and her admission. Before leaving, Jian Lu lent her her freshman textbook.

"Cui Ping, take it back and have a look first. I think you will be able to come to study soon."

"Thank you, Comrade Jian Lu!" Qiu Cuiping didn't know how to thank Jian Lu for a moment. The experience of the past ten days was like a dream to her. "If it weren't for you, my life might be... Anyway, I am very grateful to you!"

"It's okay, just call me Lulu." Jian Lu hated the news that she was replaced in the college entrance examination. I believe that any Chinese can understand her anger. "You will definitely get better and better in the future! If you have any questions, you can write to me. This is my home address."

"Okay." Qiu Cuiping also left her address.

The two parted at the station, and Jian Lu took a two-hour train to reach the county town. This time, she did not tell Cheng Zheng in advance, preparing to give him a surprise.

Come to think of it, the last time she contacted Cheng Zheng was five days ago. At that time, Qiu Yanling had just revealed the truth. Jian Lu felt that the situation was settled, so she took the time to go to the post office to tell her man the good news.

However, in order to stay with Qiu Cuiping to solve the problem, she left a few days later.

Now that things are returning to normal, there is no need for them to stay any longer. They just need to wait for good news.

After getting off the train, Jian Lu, carrying her bag, went to a state-owned hotel to eat a bowl of shrimp noodles, and then boarded the ferry that departed at noon.

Two hours later, Jian Lu finally set foot on the familiar island.

After a long trip, Jian Lu went straight to the family compound and greeted all the military wives she met along the way warmly.

"Comrade Jian Lu, are you back from summer vacation?"

"Yo, the college students are back!"

"Your family members miss you every day!"

Jian Lu agreed to all the requests and couldn't help but quicken her pace. She didn't feel that she was held back by Qiu Cuiping's matter before, but now that she was only a few hundred meters away from home, her longing for her blossomed from the bottom of her heart.

After opening the door and entering the house, Jian Lu walked into the living room and found the house very quiet. She guessed that everyone in the house might be taking a nap at this time. Only the sound of talking could be heard in the lady's bedroom.

Jian Lu walked up to the second floor quietly and went straight to the lady's room. The sounds in the room became clearer and clearer.

"Dad, I can only fall asleep if you tell me a story."

"Dad, your stories aren't funny."

"Dad, when will mom come back?"

In the room, the couple were lying on the bed, and were pestering their father who was sitting beside the bed and telling them stories to coax them to sleep.

Cheng Zheng was so angry at the young lady that he lost his temper. If it were his soldiers, he would have given them a cold look and instantly become obedient.

But my daughter is fearless, and the person she fears least is herself.

Cheng Zheng was tired of being rejected even after telling a story.

"So what story do you want to hear?"

They both lay on the bed, kicking their legs back and forth, never quiet for a moment. "You tell interesting stories. Mommy tells me interesting stories."

Speaking of his wife, Cheng Zheng became even more depressed. Where is she?

I heard the truth is out, but you still don’t come back!

Cheng Zheng has been very busy with official duties recently and only had a short break today, otherwise he would have gone to bring his wife back.

"Your mother is busy and has no time to deal with us."

"Oh~" Shuangshuang turned to look at her father, "If mom ignores you, she will definitely pay attention to me."

Hey, this girl!

Shuangshuang looked at her father and laughed, "Dad, when your mother comes back, ask her if she likes you?"

Cheng Zheng: "..."

The skin of your own daughter is yours, but you can’t hit her!

Just as he was about to say something else, he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"You guys are still saying bad things about me behind my back?"

Shuangshuang was the first to react. She jumped up from the bed and yelled at the top of her lungs, "Mom!!!"

Without even having time to put on her shoes, the little girl jumped off the bed barefoot, ran to the door, and hugged her mother.

"Look at you, you are so old, but you still like to act like a spoiled child."

The two hugged the sweet and soft mother and were reluctant to let go, "Mom, I'm still young, and Dad is so old, he still wants to hug you."

Cheng Zheng: "..."

Seeing his daughter so excited, Cheng Zheng managed to maintain his composure and looked at his wife calmly, "You're back."

Only the twinkle in his eyes betrayed his emotions.

"I'm back!" Jian Lu had solved the big problem, and she felt relieved. She carried her daughter back to the bed, touched her face with one hand, and talked to Cheng Zheng, "Everything is solved."

"That's good." Cheng Zheng couldn't hide the smile on his face. Looking at his wife, he felt that she was tired and thin. "Have you lost weight?"

"Well, a little bit. The school cafeteria during the summer vacation is really not very good. There are very few things."

"Then I'll go to Lao Liang's house and borrow some meat so I can feed you a good meal tonight!"

Cheng Zheng was a man of action. He knew that Liang Haisheng had just bought two kilograms of meat today, so he borrowed the meat from him and said that he would queue up to buy it back and return it to him next time.

Liang Haisheng knew Jian Lu was back, and he didn't mind, "Take it, make something delicious for your wife."

"Okay, thanks."

In the afternoon, when Aunt Wang returned home, she was surprised and happy to see her daughter-in-law coming back. She was also relieved to learn that the college entrance examination substitution incident was almost resolved. However, even Aunt Wang, who had never been to school, got angry when she heard about it and scolded her harshly at the dinner table.

When Jian Lu went home during the summer vacation, she was treated like an emperor. She did nothing but eat, play, and sleep.

The mother-in-law took on all the cooking chores at home. She especially felt that her daughter-in-law had to study hard and didn't let her do anything. Cheng Zheng was even more exaggerated. He would prepare food in different ways every day, vowing to make his daughter-in-law plump and white.

Jian Lu went home and ate it for a week and had gained three kilograms.

After drinking another bowl of chicken soup, her stomach felt better. Jian Lu wanted to persuade her man not to work so hard and just eat something casually.

But just as he was about to open his mouth, he heard Cheng Zheng say, "Old Yang and his friends came back from the sea and said they left some seafood for us, including shrimps, crabs, and a lot of other things. We'll go get them tomorrow."

After swallowing the words asking him to stop wasting time, Jian Lu nodded excitedly and thought, "Forget it, I'll just eat it first!"

Jian Lu, who was eating and drinking every day, received a letter from Qiu Cuiping in early August. The letter said that H University had reissued her an admission letter and asked her to report to the school in September this year.

Jian Lu, who was sitting in a rocking chair in the yard basking in the sun, suddenly sat up straight and looked at Xinwei Qiu Cuiping happily.

Next to them, Shuangshuang, who was drinking coconut juice with gusto, looked at her mother and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Jian Lu kissed the two young faces and said, "Mom is happy. One of my friends is going to college."

Shuangshuang looked at her mother's bright smile and thought that her mother would be so happy if she went to college. She clapped her hands on her chest and said, "Mom, I want to go to college in the future to make you happy."

Listen to what you are saying?! Jian Lu felt that her daughter was like a little angel. "You should study hard and go to college, but not for your mother's happiness, but for yourself."

Shuangshuang didn't quite understand, but she just listened to what her mother said and just said "OK" in response.

While Jian Lu was enjoying her summer vacation, she suddenly discovered that some people around her had already heard about Qiu Cuiping's story.

It turns out that there is no wall that is impenetrable. During the investigation, the outside world had already heard some rumors. Some well-informed daily newspaper reporters heard about such a big event and began to follow up and report on it. Starting in late July, some tabloids began to report on the matter.

Because the college entrance examination was resumed not long ago, there was an incident of someone impersonating someone else to go to college. In addition, this incident caused quite a stir across the country. The Education Bureaus of City D and City H reported the detailed investigation report on the matter to the Ministry of Education. Finally, the Minister of Education decided to report the matter nationwide and asked education bureaus across the country to conduct self-inspections and take strict precautions. If the same situation occurs, it will be dealt with seriously, and all the processes of the college entrance examination and registration will be standardized to resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again.

For a time, this matter was hotly discussed across the country, and many people wanted to check whether there was any problem with their failure in the exam. Of course, such extreme incidents are extremely rare among the tens of millions of candidates every year. Some people just wanted to join in the fun and really thought that they should have passed the exam but failed. After checking, they found that someone had replaced someone else. However, after a period of investigation, twelve similar cases of impersonating others to go to college were discovered in seven other cities across the country.

When you pull out radishes, you bring out the dirt. These twelve cases of impersonation, together with the incident where Qiu Yanling replaced Qiu Cuiping, became the hottest news in 1979.

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In the end, this college entrance examination impersonation case that shocked the whole country ended with the relevant persons being sentenced.

Qiu Yanling was suspected of using someone else's identity to enter university. The evidence was conclusive and she was sentenced to five years in prison and deprived of her college entrance examination qualification for life.

Qiu's father was suspected of bribing others to forge documents. The evidence was conclusive and he was sentenced to two years in prison.

Qiu Yanling's uncle was suspected of forging documents, and the evidence was conclusive, so he was sentenced to two years in prison.

Other related persons were sentenced to six months in prison and six months of probation as their circumstances were relatively minor.

Jian Lu saw the relevant processing results in the newspaper. At that time, she was in the school dormitory.

The incident caused a big stir, and H University was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion. However, H University took the initiative to report the situation and actively cooperated with the investigation after the incident. In addition, the person involved, Qiu Cuiping, publicly expressed her gratitude to the teachers, leaders and a classmate named Jian of H University when she was interviewed by the National Daily News.

The general public did not blame H University too harshly. H University took the opportunity of this incident to punish the relevant staff and reorganized the registration rules for new students, determined to prevent such incidents from happening again.

By the time the dust settled, it was already September.

The freshmen of Class 1977 welcomed the second semester of their sophomore year. After getting her identity back, Qiu Cuiping finally embarked on her college journey with her luggage and all her identity documents.

She only paid attention to the case in front of her for a moment, and then she kept waiting for her admission notice.

In July, H University specially reprinted an admission letter for her. At this moment, she was standing among the crowd of 1979 college entrance examination candidates with the letter.

"Student Qiu Cuiping, you go first!"

The freshman reporting site was packed with people, and everyone was lining up. When the person involved in a nationally famous news story a while ago appeared, the freshmen of Class 79 made way for him one after another.

We all passed the brutal college entrance examination, so everyone understands that feeling.

"Hello, classmate Qiu Cuiping!"

"We are still first-year students! Please take good care of us."

Qiu Cuiping had no relatives to see her off, but she felt relieved and thanked the classmates around her, "No need, thank you. I'll queue here!"

She doesn't want any special treatment and just wants to follow the procedures.

While queuing, Qiu Cuiping was approached by many classmates. Everyone was very friendly. Some even asked her to go to the library together later. This was a kind of campus life that Qiu Cuiping had not experienced for a long time.

"Cui Ping!"

Jian Lu and five roommates trotted over and stood in front of Qiu Cuiping.

"Cui Ping, let me introduce you. We will all be your roommates from now on. This is Hao Yue, the eldest in our dormitory. The second is Song Guilan, I am the third, you are the fourth, and the fifth and sixth are Li Suihua and Sun Shangmei."

Qiu Cuiping refused the school's arrangement to arrange her into a dormitory for freshmen. She was obsessed with the idea of ​​living in the dormitory where she was supposed to live and being in the class where she was supposed to be.

As for the missed courses, she will catch up on her own.

"Is this Cuiping?" Hao Yue took one look at the real Qiu Cuiping and felt that she was a kindred spirit. "If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

Sun Shangmei was even more excited, and even took Qiu Cuiping's arm. When she heard about the impersonation two months ago, she was so angry that she almost died. "Sister Cuiping, we will live in the same dormitory from now on. Don't worry, I will take care of you!"

"You, the youngest, have the loudest tone!" Jian Lu teased her with a smile.

"Hahahahahaha." Several people in the dormitory laughed.

"Hurry up, it's your turn to report!" Li Suihua reminded Qiu Cuiping.

Several people in the dormitory heard about the whole bizarre incident and were so shocked to find out that the roommate they had slept with for a year and a half was actually a fake. Their jaws almost dropped.

At the same time, everyone felt even more sorry for the real Qiu Cuiping.

Qiu Cuiping took out her acceptance letter and all her certificates and handed them all to the teacher in the admissions office, who was also a familiar face, Zhou Yong.

"Hello, Teacher Zhou." Qiu Cuiping knew that Teacher Zhou Yong had fought for her and was very grateful to him. When she heard that he had been fined by the school, she felt a little apologetic.

Zhou Yong carefully checked all the documents this time. After a few minutes, he looked up and smiled at his classmate who had finally come to this place after all the hard work. "Study hard in college, Qiu Cuiping!"

"good!"

After completing the enrollment process, Qiu Cuiping was surrounded by her roommates and received the four-piece enrollment set, which included an enamel basin, a thermos bottle, an aluminum lunch box and a towel.

In the dormitory, Qiu Yanling's things had been packed away. Hao Yue took them and handed them to Qin Zhiwu. After all, they were human objects.

But Qin Zhiwu felt too embarrassed and threw everything away. There was nothing more embarrassing than negotiating with a fake person. Qin Zhiwu was depressed for a long time.

"Come, you sleep here."

Everyone helped Qiu Cuiping make the bed and put everything away, and then Sun Shangmei started to cry out that she was hungry.

"Let's go get lunch." Sun Shangmei helped Qiu Cuiping hold the lunch box and passed on her experience. "Sister Cuiping, let me tell you, if you don't have classes in the future, it's best to go get lunch at 5 o'clock. Otherwise, if you go too late, the delicious dishes will be gone. By the way, there may be one braised pork dish every month, which will be very popular. Don't worry, I'll let you know..."

Song Guilan helped carry Qiu Cuiping's thermos bottle, and everyone had to fetch water after lunch.

Qiu Cuiping was not familiar with these things yet, but after hearing so many precautions, she felt uneasy.

After dinner, the group returned to the dormitory to eat. They sat at six desks in a lively atmosphere, eating and chatting.

"Cui Ping, the bathroom is at the end of the corridor. You can follow us while we wash the dishes."

"The school has a public bathhouse. We give out six bath tickets every month, and you can take a bath for two cents."

"Anyway, if you don't understand something, just ask us."

Qiu Cuiping nodded, ate the food in the university cafeteria, listened to her roommates' enthusiastic introduction, her eyes welled up in tears, but she didn't want to cry on such a good day, so she just sniffed and held back her tears.

Three days later, it was Qiu Cuiping's first college class. While waiting for the truth to come out for more than two months, Jian Lu lent her her freshman textbooks. Qiu Cuiping prepared to take classes with the freshmen as soon as she entered school, and to study on her own in her private time, so that she could be a junior next year with her classmates from the class of 1977.

"Cui Ping, please come in quickly!"

"come on."

Jian Lu and a few others sent her to the classroom of freshmen from the same department to cheer her up.

Qiu Cuiping nodded and walked into the university classroom of her dreams. All the classmates and teachers were very friendly and no one mentioned what happened before, which made Qiu Cuiping feel relieved.

"Okay. Now that everyone has gotten to know each other, let's start the class."

Qiu Cuiping opened the textbook and solemnly wrote her name on the title page, stroke by stroke, slowly and carefully.

Then I raised my head and looked at the teacher at the podium attentively, with my classmates beside me also listening to the lecture.

Two years ago she was working on the farm in the countryside, half a year ago she was a temporary worker in a fan factory, and now she has finally become the college student she always dreamed of.

The sun was shining brightly today, shining through the glass windows of the classroom and casting a little light on the desks. Qiu Cuiping felt comfortable in the warm sunlight and glanced outside distractedly.

It was bright and beautiful, she thought. It was the most beautiful sunshine she had ever seen.