Zhou Qinglan spent most of the day in a state of unease.
It wasn't until Sheng Xi'an got off the commuter bus that evening, and Sheng Xiping went to discuss a convenient ride with the staff, that Zhou Qinglan finally managed to calm herself down.
The next morning, Sheng Xiping accompanied Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an to Songjiang River by car.
Upon arriving at the bureau building, I found the education department and received my admission notice.
Back then, university admission notices weren't as elaborate and beautiful as they are in later years; they were just a few simple sheets of paper placed in a kraft paper envelope.
"Congratulations! You two are the only people in our bureau who have been admitted to a top university."
"Qin Zhengtao, the son of Engineer Qin from our bureau, also got into Shenyang Foreign Languages Institute. A few others got into junior colleges or vocational schools, but none of them are as successful as you guys."
The people from the Education Department also politely congratulated Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan.
Among the more than ten educated youth settlements under the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau, hundreds of people applied for the exam, but only a handful were ultimately accepted. This demonstrates the rarity and value of university graduates.
Those like Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an, who were admitted to top universities, are even rarer.
"Take your admission notice and go back to your forest farm to get a certificate that clearly states your work situation at the educated youth settlement."
Then it's sent to the bureau, where they'll hold another meeting to review it. Only if you meet the requirements can you go to university.
The people from the Education Department carefully explained the various procedures that needed to be completed to Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan.
These days, getting into university isn't as simple as just receiving an acceptance letter; you have to pass various reviews before you can start studying.
In her past life, Sheng Xi'an failed because of this; she received her university acceptance letter but was unable to attend.
Fortunately, nothing bad happened to Sheng Xiping in this life, and he won't implicate Sheng Xi'an.
The Sheng family has been poor farmers for three generations. Sheng Liancheng was once a model worker and an advanced individual. There is absolutely no problem with this family background.
The three of them had just come out of the Education Office with their admission notices when Zhou Mingyuan blocked their way. "Quick, let me see your admission notices."
Zhou Mingyuan learned yesterday that his daughter had been accepted into university, and he was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.
Knowing that his daughter would be coming to pick up her admission notice today, he came over specifically to wait for her.
Zhou Qinglan then handed over her admission notice. Zhou Mingyuan took the notice out of the envelope, looked at the few lines of text and the bright red seal, and was extremely excited.
"That's great! My daughter got into Northeast Normal University, a top university."
As a father who had attended university, he always hoped that his children would be successful.
The Zhou family has three children. Zhou Qingyang and Zhou Qinglan are both good at studying, while the youngest is quite smart, but he is naturally lazy.
Now, the eldest son is in the army, where he has repeatedly distinguished himself in battle and been promoted one after another. The daughter has been admitted to a key university and has a bright future ahead of her.
Only the third son is left. If the couple gives him some pointers, he might just become successful.
If life is like this, what more could one ask for? Zhou Mingyuan truly felt content at this moment.
Of course, it would be even better if the eldest son could get married soon so he could hold his grandson.
"Come on, Xi'an, let your uncle see yours too."
Zhou Mingyuan returned his daughter's admission notice, then reached for Sheng Xi'an's and examined it closely.
"That's wonderful, your in-laws are so lucky to have raised a college student, and a Harbin Institute of Technology no less."
"Xi'an, you must study hard when you go out. Come back to our bureau after graduation and become an engineer or something."
Currently, the policy for worker-peasant-soldier college graduates is still in effect: students return to their place of origin. Most college graduates from the forestry system return to the forestry system after graduation.
Of course, once you leave the forest farm, you can't go back to it; at the very least, you'll be assigned a job within the bureau.
"Come on, let's go home. I told your mom about this last night, and she was so happy she couldn't sleep all night."
She said, "Since you're here today, you must go home. We'll prepare something delicious to celebrate."
After Zhou Mingyuan finished speaking, he tried to drag Sheng Xiping and the others home.
"Dad, we won't go home today. The motorcycles at the Sen Tie plant are waiting for us. We need to hurry back and get the necessary permits."
As Director Sun just mentioned, the forestry farm has issued a certificate and sent it to the bureau. We still need to hold a meeting here to review it; only after it's approved can the student go to university.
Zhou Qinglan wanted to go home, but they still had a lot of things to do and couldn't linger in Songjianghe.
The site manager specially arranged for a motorcycle to bring them here today to pick up their admission notices. The motorcycle driver hasn't left yet; he's waiting for them to get their notices and head back as soon as possible.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan let go of his hand. "So much trouble. Even going to university is so complicated."
He didn't dare to speak loudly, only muttering something under his breath.
"Well, since the car is still waiting, you should go back first. When the certificate comes, you can go home and stay for a couple of days."
"Dad, next time we come, we'll definitely stay at your house for two days."
"In a few days, we should be able to have a banquet at home to celebrate Qinglan and Xi'an getting into university. You and Mom can come then." Sheng Xiping said with a grin, his arm around Zhou Mingyuan's shoulder.
Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an have both been admitted to university and are going away to study.
These days, universities don't provide bedding; you have to bring all your luggage and supplies from home.
The old ones don't look good when we take them out, so we'll have to go down and buy some more.
Furthermore, since Sheng Xi'an and the others finally got into university, given Zhang Shuzhen's temperament, wouldn't she at least make two new outfits for Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an?
We've used up most of the fabric at home for making clothes before the New Year, so we'll definitely buy more later.
That's why Sheng Xiping said they would come down and stay for two days.
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