Ye Chenming set aside a week's worth of food for himself and Chen'er, and asked Ye Chen'er to cook all the extra food into cooked food. Anyway, the weather was cold now, and it wouldn't spoil if it was cooked. Ye Chen'er looked at Ye Chenming suspiciously and asked, "Are you sure?"
Ye Chenming nodded. It was a sure thing that he would get into university. It would just be a few days later. There was no need to worry. Seeing Ye Chenming's determined expression, Ye Chen'er breathed a sigh of relief. She went out to check the water tank and firewood. There was enough stuff in them for another half a month.
Ye Chen'er went into the kitchen, not only to make food for herself on the road, but also for Ye Chenming. She followed Cuihua's example, kneading and fermenting the flour to make steamed buns and flatbreads.
The pork was divided into six portions. Three portions were kept here to eat, and the other three portions were made into jerky. All the eggs were put together and boiled before leaving to make tea eggs to take on the road.
They cooked the rice, added a little salt, and cut it into pieces, similar to the rice cakes we eat today. They deep-fried the rice cakes in the remaining oil, cooled them, wrapped them in oil paper, and froze them in the snow. When they wanted to eat them, they would soak them in hot water.
Finally, he took out the money, tickets, and savings book from the kangqin. Apart from the money for the Yan family's train tickets and the money needed for the journey, he sewed the rest into his padded jacket for safety and peace of mind.
Ye Chen'er picked up Ye Chenming's padded jacket and sewed his share inside as well. She kept only fifty yuan and some national food coupons in her hand, and also packed his luggage, waiting for the admission notice to arrive.
On the third day, the day before Ye Chen'er was to leave Mushroom Village, a car drove into the village. The village chief was alarmed, and the villagers were also alarmed. What was going on? There were no more people being sent down to the countryside!
The car stopped directly at the entrance of the cowshed, and two people got out. One was an officer in military uniform, and the other was a middle-aged man wearing a suit inside and a cashmere coat outside. Ye Chen'er was pleasantly surprised to see this man and called him "Uncle".
It turned out to be Ye Chenming's father, Ye Huili. Ye Chenming quickly put on his thick cotton-padded coat and came out. Ye Huili looked at his son, who had clearly grown up, and his eyes welled up with tears. He stepped forward and hugged Ye Chenming tightly: "Chenming, my son, you've grown up."
Ye Chenming hugged Ye Huili tightly: "Dad, I missed you so much."
When the village chief and villagers arrived, they were struck by this touching scene, and their hearts ached. The Ye siblings had worked hard in Mushroom Village for the past ten years and had never had any bad habits. They were far better than the other educated youth. It turned out they came from a large family. No wonder they were so outstanding.
Seeing so many people approaching, the officer's sharp eyes swept around, locking onto Village Chief Ma. He quickly ran up to Village Chief Ma and asked, "Excuse me, are you Village Chief Ma from Mushroom Village?"
Village Chief Ma nodded hurriedly, and the officer saluted him: "Ye Chenming achieved the highest score in the country in the college entrance examination and has now been admitted to a military academy through special admission. Please prepare the materials as soon as possible, Village Chief Ma, as we are about to leave."
Village Chief Ma nodded repeatedly, overjoyed. The highest score in the country—what an honor! Mushroom Village was sure to be an advanced village this year. He quickly ran towards the village committee. Ye Chenming was somewhat surprised. He had been exceptionally admitted to a military academy. Remembering his grandfather's advice in the letter to become stronger, he realized that this high score had given him an opportunity to become stronger.
His eyes searched around and finally spotted Yan Xiaonan approaching. He quickly ran over and said, "Nannan, I got the highest score in the national college entrance examination. I was admitted to a military academy through a special admission program and I have to leave now. I beg you to wait for me for a few years. I will definitely achieve something and come back to marry you with military medals."
Yan Xiaonan was startled when she heard this. Goodness, the highest score in the country! Being able to join the army is definitely a good thing. This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself. "I'm eighteen years old this year, and I'll be getting married by the time I'm twenty-five at the latest. You'd better work hard."
Ye Chenming was overjoyed. Nan Nan had agreed to his request. He really wanted to hug this lovely girl, but he didn't dare. So many people were watching, and he couldn't ruin Nan Nan's reputation. He saluted Nan Nan and said, "I swear on my military status that I will definitely come to marry you with my medals."
Ye Huili had already heard the whole story about Yan Xiaonan from her grandfather, and she was extremely grateful to Yan Xiaonan and the Yan family. Finally, she had met Yan Xiaonan. Such a beautiful girl, dignified and capable, was absolutely worthy of the position of the matriarch of the Ye family.
He walked up to Yan Xiaonan with great satisfaction and said with a smile, "Yan Xiaonan, right? I am Ye Huili, Ye Chenming's father. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Yan Xiaonan looked at Ye Huili extending his right hand and quickly extended her own right hand, their hands clasped together. But Yan Xiaonan realized something was wrong. Ye Huili had taken off a ring from his hand and, taking advantage of the handshake, transferred the ring to Yan Xiaonan.
In front of so many people, Yan Xiaonan would never dare to reveal the existence of the ring, and Ye Huili took this opportunity to fulfill his son's wish. Yan Xiaonan held the ring tightly in his hand, afraid that it would fall out.
Ye Chenming saw everything clearly from the side. At this moment, tears streamed down his face. His father had given Yan Xiaonan the ring that represented the matriarch of the Ye family, which meant that his father had acknowledged Yan Xiaonan as the matriarch of the Ye family.
The village chief came running over, panting, with the documents in his hand. The officer checked them carefully, confirmed they were correct, saluted the village chief again, and then took out a military green envelope from his pocket and handed it to Ye Chenming: "Ye Chenming, this is your admission notice."
Ye Chenming handed the notification to Yan Xiaonan: "Nannan, can you take a look at this for me?"
Yan Xiaonan put the ring into her pocket, or rather, into her personal space. She carefully opened the envelope and was amazed to find that the ring had scored 490 points in five subjects. She was indeed a top student.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out he had been admitted to the Command Department of the National University of Defense Technology. Wow, he'll have a military rank right after graduation. Ye Chenming is really amazing.
He returned the admission notice to Ye Chenming and said, "Ye Chenming, I am proud of you. Study hard, become a talent as soon as possible, and contribute your own strength to the motherland."
Ye Chenming nodded and bowed to Yan Xiaoqiang and the others who had come over, thanking them for their care and help to him and his family over the years. Cuihua was moved to tears. If this child could really become her son-in-law, she would like him too.
Ye Chenming got into the car, and the officer got in too. Ye Huili said to Ye Chen'er, "Chen'er, your parents are very happy with your marriage. They and your grandparents have already gone to the capital. We will all attend your wedding. Study hard and make progress every day."
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