Zhou's eldest sister-in-law, Huang Erniu, also heard the commotion. When she came out, she saw Chen Suwen's face, which she hated, and her expression immediately darkened.
"Hey, sister-in-law, I rarely come back, and you're already giving me the cold shoulder? What? You're not welcoming me?"
Huang Erniu's lips twitched when she heard her words. Back then, she and her sister-in-law had fought quite a bit.
She relied on her status as the eldest sister-in-law, while Chen Suwen relied on her status as a city worker. The two were at odds, arguing and fighting frequently.
Anyway, Huang Erniu never liked Chen Suwen, her sister-in-law, and never gave her a kind look whenever she saw her.
"Why are you all back? It's been so many years! What's the big occasion that your whole family came out this year?"
Huang Erniu glanced at the group of people standing behind Chen Suwen; the whole family, young and old, had returned.
"Of course it's great news! Several members of our family have gone on to university, and our Aling got into Tsinghua University."
"That's Tsinghua University, one of the best universities in our country, a top-notch university in the capital."
Chen Suwen's face was full of pride as she pulled Zhou Ling over and praised her in front of Huang Erniu, from her good grades to her good personality, to how well she married and how well she did at work, and so on.
Anyway, while praising Zhou Ling from head to toe, I'll also take the opportunity to praise her as her biological mother.
It was all because she, as a mother, was smart enough to give birth to a genius daughter like Zhou Ling.
Huang Erniu was consumed with jealousy watching her daughter's boastful face. Why wasn't her daughter as outstanding?
Even her beloved son wasn't this outstanding.
"What? Ah Ling got into Tsinghua University?"
Zhou Qingshan, who was talking to Zhou Qingyun, heard Chen Suwen's words and looked over with a look of surprise.
"Ah Ling, is what your mom said true? You got into Tsinghua University? Which Tsinghua University? You're not joking, are you?"
“Of course it’s true, brother. How could we joke about something like this?” Chen Suwen replied proudly. “After the New Year, A-Ling will be going to the capital.”
"And my son-in-law, he's also been transferred to the capital. They'll be going to the capital together then."
"Oh my, I'm so clever, my daughter is so outstanding." Chen Suwen couldn't help but praise herself as she spoke.
"Great, great, great, that's wonderful!" Zhou Qingshan beamed and patted Zhou Ling's shoulder excitedly. "That's wonderful! Our family has produced such a promising descendant!"
"Not only that, Ah Zong also got into Yangcheng University, and our eldest son's wife and third son's wife also got in."
"Four of my family members have gone to college," Chen Suwen said, making no attempt to hide her boasting, which left the others with mixed feelings.
"Ah Zong passed the exam too?" Zhou Qingshan looked at Zhou Cunzong excitedly, patting him on the shoulder with a face full of excitement. "You've really made something of yourself, kid."
He only offered a few words of praise to Xu Huixue and Shen Wenxiu, but mainly praised Zhou Cunzong and Zhou Ling.
Why is it that these two people have the surname Zhou, while Xu Huixue and Shen Wenxiu do not?
"Brother, look, our sons A-Zong and A-Ling have both been admitted to universities. A-Ling even got into Tsinghua University in the capital. Shouldn't we open an ancestral hall and record her name in the family genealogy?"
“This is something that will bring honor to our ancestors,” Chen Suwen said, seizing the opportunity to make her request.
"What?" Zhou Qingshan was stunned, not immediately understanding what Chen Suwen meant.
“Brother, it is indeed a great joy that Ah Ling and Ah Zong have been admitted to university. We should open the ancestral hall and offer sacrifices to our ancestors.”
"So what if A-Ling is a girl? Isn't she a descendant of the Zhou family? Doesn't she have the surname Zhou?"
Zhou Qingshan was persuaded by his younger brother.
Indeed, such a joyous occasion as Zhou Ling's admission to Tsinghua University naturally warranted a ceremony to celebrate with the ancestors.
As for girls not being allowed to enter ancestral halls or be included in family genealogies?
That's only because the contribution wasn't enough. As long as there's enough contribution, opening an ancestral hall and recording the family genealogy is not a difficult task.
The news that Zhou Ling and Zhou Cunzong had been admitted to university quickly spread throughout the Hongping Brigade.
The educated youth who had been sent to work in Hongping Brigade were filled with disbelief when they heard the news.
"Someone from your brigade got into Tsinghua University? Really Tsinghua? Is it the Tsinghua University in the capital?"
"Of course it's true. She's the daughter of Uncle Qingyun, the most promising member of the Zhou family in our brigade. She got into Tsinghua University."
"Uncle Qingyun's youngest son also got into university. Although it's only Guangzhou University, it's still a very prestigious university."
Guangzhou University is more famous than Tsinghua University, but that doesn't mean it's inferior; it's still a top-notch university.
It is something to be very happy about that Zhou Cunzong was admitted to such a university.
When the educated youth learned that the Zhou family had produced several college students, they were extremely envious and jealous, as very few of them had even been admitted to university.
How did the peasant from the Zhou family manage to pass the exam?
"What do you mean, 'country bumpkin'? Uncle Qingyun was a city dweller when he was young, and he's now an eighth-level welder."
"Do you know what an eighth-level welder is? Our Uncle Qingyun is really good at it."
"And Uncle Qingyun's eldest son, he's also a skilled level 5 worker."
"Uncle Qingyun's children are all exceptionally talented. It's not surprising that he was able to raise a daughter who got into Tsinghua University."
The people of Hongping Brigade were extremely proud that the Zhou family had produced such an outstanding college student, as if they themselves had been admitted to Tsinghua University.
Anyway, everyone was from Hongping Brigade. Although most of them didn't have the surname Zhou, it didn't stop them from thinking that Hongping Brigade was promising.
The Zhou family at this moment.
"Open an ancestral hall to worship ancestors? Open, open, open! Our Zhou family has finally produced such an outstanding descendant, of course we should open an ancestral hall."
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