For a time, the Sheng family was the talk of the town in every household of Qianchuan Forest Farm.
Some admired, some respected, and some were jealous and hateful—the list goes on.
The Sheng family ignored all of this, whether they heard it or not.
There is never a shortage of people in this world who hate others for having things and laugh at others for not having them. Arguing with these people will only bring trouble upon yourself.
The more others want to see them fail, the more determined they are to live their lives well. The Sheng family's life is thriving, so let's see what those people can say then.
On the morning of the 18th, Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan went to the farm headquarters to find someone and obtain the necessary certification documents, which were then signed and stamped by the relevant leaders.
There was a small train on the 19th. At Zhang Shuzhen's instruction, Sheng Xiping brought some leather, medicinal herbs, and other things, along with various tickets that his family had saved up, and accompanied Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan to Songjiang River by train.
They were delayed on the way, and by the time they arrived at Songjianghe, it was already noon.
There was no other way but to go to the Zhou family first. It just so happened that Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu were both home. They must have anticipated that Sheng Xiping and the others would come. Wang Chunxiu had prepared a whole table of dishes.
Wang Chunxiu and her husband were overjoyed to see their daughter and son-in-law. Zhou Mingyuan even insisted on having a drink with Sheng Xiping.
"Dad, we all have important business to attend to this afternoon. Qinglan and the others are going to the bureau building to deliver materials, and I'm going to the purchasing station to sell goods."
"Let's wait until tonight. Nothing much to do tonight, let's have a good drink, just the two of us."
Sheng Xiping and his colleagues had important business to attend to in the afternoon, so they couldn't drink alcohol. If they got drunk and became unsteady, they wouldn't be able to get things done in the afternoon.
Zhou Mingyuan thought about it and realized it made sense, so he decided not to arrange any drinking. The family chatted and laughed and had a lively lunch.
After lunch, Zhou Mingyuan accompanied Sheng Xi'an and the others directly to the bureau building to submit the materials, while Sheng Xiping went to the purchasing station to sell the things he had brought.
Sheng Xiping had saved up quite a bit of stuff that winter, but he sold most of it in the county town before the New Year. He didn't have much left, so he didn't care about being short of money. It was more convenient to sell in Songjianghe.
A bear gallbladder, along with some hides, sold for less than a thousand yuan.
Sheng Xiping came out of the purchasing station with money in his pocket and met Zhou Qinglan and the others at the entrance of Songlin Store.
Then, the three of them went into the store and began to buy things.
There are so many things to bring when going to school, such as washbasins, thermos flasks, lunch boxes, bed sheets, and so on. You also need to keep the things at home for later use, so you have to prepare two sets of everything.
In addition, Zhang Shuzhen also spoke up, just as Sheng Xiping had predicted, she would make two new outfits for the two of them to wear to school.
This meant they had to buy a lot of fabric. Anyway, the three of them wandered around the store several times, spent a lot of money, and bought a lot of things before they finally stopped.
After buying the things he needed for the trip, Sheng Xiping went to the grocery store and bought some pig's head meat, pig's liver, pig's tongue, and other things to have with his drinks that night.
That evening, Zhou Qinglan and Wang Chunxiu cooked several more dishes, which, along with the things Sheng Xiping had bought, filled the table as a celebration for Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an.
Sheng Xi'an and his team submitted the materials to the bureau and are waiting for the bureau leaders to approve and stamp them before proceeding with the next steps.
Of course, with Zhou Mingyuan around, and given Zhao Yongsheng's good relationship with Sheng Xiping, this matter was easily accomplished.
The next morning, several leaders from the bureau met for a small meeting. After explaining the situation, they signed and stamped the supporting documents, agreeing to let Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan go to university.
Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an were outstanding candidates among hundreds of applicants from Songjianghe Forestry Bureau, and their results were said to be exceptional among the eighteen forestry bureaus in the province.
After discussing it, the bureau leaders decided to hold a commendation meeting for the two individuals to encourage them.
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