Lu Yong walked quickly into the room and saw Qiao Qianqian sitting on the edge of the bed, tightly clutching the admission letter in her hand, tears streaming down her face.
The two children gathered around her, looking at her in confusion, obviously not understanding why their mother was crying and laughing.
“Qianqian….”
Lu Yong called out softly, walked over to sit beside her, and gently patted her shoulder.
Qiao Qianqian raised her head and looked at Lu Yong with tearful eyes, her voice choking: "Dayong, I...I passed the exam."
Lu Yong nodded, a gratified smile on his face: "I know, I just heard from the child. Qianqian, you are amazing."
Qiao Qianqian wiped her tears and looked down at the admission letter, her tone a little complicated: "But... I didn't get into my first choice, I was admitted to my second choice."
Lu Yong held her hand and comforted her, "It's not easy to get in. Qianqian, don't be sad. Your second choice is also a good school. There are not many people in our village who can get into university. You are already amazing."
Qiao Qianqian took a deep breath and nodded: "Well, you are right. It is good enough to be admitted. I shouldn't be greedy."
Lu Yong smiled and reached out to ruffle her hair: "Dad said he would kill a chicken to celebrate at noon, so we can have a good meal. Don't think too much, there is still a long way to go."
Qiao Qianqian nodded, and finally a smile appeared on her face. She looked at the two children and said softly, "Dayong, if I...if I go to school, what will happen to the children?"
Lu Yong was silent for a moment, then said firmly: "Don't worry about going to school, I'm here for the kids. I'll take good care of them, don't worry."
When Lu Yong learned that only Qiao Qianqian received the admission letter, he had already prepared himself mentally for not passing the exam.
A trace of guilt flashed in Qiao Qianqian's eyes, and she whispered, "But... you still have to go to work, isn't it too tiring to take care of two children?"
Lu Yong shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, there are so many people in our village, we can always help out.
Besides, it’s a good thing that you got into university. Our family’s life will definitely get better and better in the future.
Just go to school with peace of mind. When you graduate, our family will have a better life."
Qiao Qianqian looked at Lu Yong, her eyes full of gratitude and dependence. She gently leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Dayong, thank you."
Lu Yong smiled, put his arm around her shoulders, and said softly, "We are a family, there is no need to say thank you."
The two sat quietly for a while, and then Captain Lu's voice came from outside the house: "Dayong, Qianqian, come out to eat! The chicken is ready, hurry up!"
Lu Yong and Qiao Qianqian smiled at each other and stood up.
Qiao Qianqian carefully put away the admission letter, held the hands of the two children, and followed Lu Yong out of the house.
A table had been set up in the yard. Captain Lu, Secretary He and several others were sitting at the table. On the table was a large pot of stewed chicken, which smelled delicious.
When Captain Lu saw Qiao Qianqian coming out, his face was filled with a proud smile: "Qianqian, come and sit down, we have to celebrate today!"
Qiao Qianqian smiled and nodded, and Captain Lu's wife took the children to sit at a small table nearby.
Captain Lu raised his glass and said loudly: "Today is a big happy event in our village!
Qianqian was admitted to university. Our village has five college students at once. This is the glory of our village! Come, let's have a drink together and celebrate!"
Everyone raised their glasses with smiles on their faces. Qiao Qianqian also raised her glass. Although it was filled with water, she still felt extremely excited.
She looked at everyone at the table, her heart filled with gratitude.
After three rounds of drinks, Captain Lu patted Lu Yong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Dayong, it's a good thing that Qianqian was admitted to university. You have to support her. After she goes to school, you have to take care of the family affairs."
Lu Yong nodded and said solemnly: "Dad, don't worry, I will take good care of the family and let Qianqian go to school with peace of mind."
Captain Lu nodded with satisfaction, turned to Qiao Qianqian and said, "Qianqian, you must study hard when you go to school, and don't let everyone down."
Qiao Qianqian nodded solemnly: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely study hard."
Secretary He also smiled and said, "Qianqian, you guys who got into college have brought honor to our village. When you return after graduation, Dayong will have finally made it."
Qiao smiled and nodded, her heart full of anticipation for the future.
After dinner, the people in the village gradually dispersed, and Qiao Qianqian and Lu Yong took the children back to the house. Qiao Qianqian sat by the bed, looking at the two sleeping children, her heart full of tenderness.
In the afternoon, the sound of jingling bells was heard in the brigade headquarters.
Captain Lu and Secretary He had not yet recovered from their joy when they heard the phone ring. They quickly stood up and walked to the phone.
The person who called was not someone else, but Ji Ji.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Captain Lu congratulated loudly: "Ji Zhiqing, you have been admitted to university, and the admission letter has been sent to our team.
Oh, at this exciting moment, you are not in the team yet! Don't worry, we will definitely keep the notice for you.
When you come back, I will give it to you as soon as possible......"
Ji Nian smiled and thanked Captain Lu: "Captain, I called you this time because I have something to ask you."
"Oh, oh, you say it, you say it!"
"Is my notice in your hands or in the hands of the educated youth?"
Captain Lu glanced at Secretary He who was standing beside him, and Secretary He quickly added in a low voice: "When the postman sent it over, it was taken away by the educated youth Li Guihua."
Ji Nian breathed a sigh of relief: "Then could you please ask the captain to call Li Zhiqing over?"
"Okay, then wait here for a while. Call back in more than 20 minutes!"
Team leader Lu called a child to go to the educated youth point to call for help. When Li Guihua heard that Jinian had called, she quickly threw the child into Niu Liye's arms and rode Zhou Guoliang's bicycle to the team headquarters.
After waiting for a few minutes, the phone rang again.
Captain Lu and Secretary He were very tactful in closing the door of the room and walking out to the yard.
Li Guihua shouted with a smile: "Niannian, your notice is in my hand, I haven't opened it for you yet!"
Ji Nian was very excited. She straightened her face, lowered her voice, and asked, "Sister Guihua, can you help me open it and see which school it is?
When the time comes, find a way to send it to Beijing. It would be best if you could stuff it inside my clothes and send it to He He's home."
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