Chapter 168
The acceptance letter arrived on the last day of July.
Jian Feng had scheduled the banquet for August 4th, and Jian Li had no say in the matter.
Jian Feng and Wang Mengmei prepared everything on their own. Apart from reserving two tables for Jian Li to entertain her classmates, the other thirty tables were for their social circles.
Zhao Chunlan came to the city again, this time she was more dignified, sitting at the main table, feeling dizzy.
No, she knew Jian Li was admitted to a top university, which made her very happy, but Jian Feng and his wife had opened more than 30 tables in a row, which was a bigger ceremony than any wedding or childbirth in the countryside!
She quietly pulled the sleeve of her youngest son beside her and asked, "What happened to your second sister? Did she get rich?"
Wang Yuexi was drinking alone, feeling irritated.
He prides himself on being the most educated person in the family, but now, whether it is the eldest sister or the second sister, even the brother who works in agriculture, all have a daughter who was admitted to a key university this year to support them.
When he took another look at the banquet dishes, he reacted even faster than my mother.
My second sister has always said that my brother-in-law doesn’t make money in recent years, but now it seems that it was all lies!
My brother-in-law makes money all the time. Those who came to toast me just now were all calling me Boss Jian!
Li Xia didn't come today, so Wang Yuexi looked even more lonely in this place.
Wang Yuedong's family all arrived, and soon Wang Yunyun and Jian Li gathered together to chat.
Wang Shuai was accompanied by his two sisters. Although he was a troublemaker at home, he got scared when he saw so many people outside.
Wang Yuedong is proud when people ask about his daughter, but when people ask about his son, that pride disappears. He vaguely asks how his son will do in the college entrance examination next year. Oh, we'll talk about it later.
Jian Feng was in high spirits, and he and Wang Mengmei, who was also in high spirits, were welcoming and seeing off guests. The visitors included not only business acquaintances from both sides, but also employees from Wang Mengmei's store, part-time students from the provincial university, and Jian Feng's old acquaintances from the cotton spinning factory...
There were thirty tables, and most of them were occupied, and everyone brought their children.
Wang Menglan also dressed up and came with her family.
As for Jian Feng’s relatives, not a single one from the Ge family was invited.
Originally Wang Mengmei was still hesitant about whether to invite Ge Yaqin, but in the end Jian Feng decided not to.
Ge Yaqin had heard that Jian Li had done well in the exam, and Ge Changjun and Ge Changyuan were waiting for Jian Feng to invite them, but after waiting for a long time, Jian Feng didn't invite anyone.
Jian Feng held up his glass and said, "In my life, my parents were helpless. The luckiest thing for me is that I have a good wife and a good daughter."
Many people present knew about his past with the Ge family, and they felt a little uneasy when they heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, they realized that it was true.
Jian Feng's relationship with the Ge family was originally tied to Huang Guihua alone. Now that Huang Guihua is gone, the relationship between brothers and sisters is not strong enough, not to mention that they don't even have the same father.
After Jian Feng and Wang Mengmei finished their speeches, Jian Li was pushed onto the stage to speak.
Jian Li: ...
She picked up the microphone helplessly, and first said a few words like "The path to the mountain of knowledge is through diligence, and the boat to the boundless sea of learning is through hard work", and then expressed her gratitude, thanking her parents, teachers, classmates, uncles and aunts.
The people in the audience applauded loudly, and each of them praised Jian Feng's girlfriend, saying that she was a good student and not stage-shy, and that she was pretty and could speak.
"Old Jian, how did you give birth to a daughter-in-law? Which direction did you bow in?"
"Did sister-in-law eat anything or pray before giving birth?"
Look at other people’s children, they bring so much pride to their parents!
Jian Li returned to her classmates' table, and the group of young people became carefree.
Cheng Yu's graduation banquet was smaller than Jian Li's, mainly because her parents had special jobs and it was against regulations to hold a big banquet. So Cheng Yu's graduation banquet was held three days later, with just a few tables set up to entertain teachers, classmates and relatives.
Cheng Yu watched Jian Li speaking on the stage, her arms and legs curled up in embarrassment: "This is terrible. Will I have to speak like this at my graduation banquet in a few days..."
Just thinking about this possibility, Cheng Yu's face turned red.
Jian Li: "...Just be open-minded. If you don't want to talk about it, just thank everyone."
Cheng Yu is a people-pleasing person with a bit of social anxiety, so it is really difficult for her to handle this kind of situation.
Wu Feiran also felt hopeless: "I used to think eating in restaurants was the best, but now I'm tired of it."
During this period, everyone was gathering to hold a graduation banquet. The undergraduate rate of the Provincial Experimental School was very high, and basically the whole class had to come. Wu Feiran arranged the time and always felt that he had to eat before reporting.
Jian Li patted her sympathetically. Who isn't?
But the one who deserves more sympathy is the teacher.
Jian Li glanced at the teachers' table. The head teacher was talking the whole time and hadn't eaten much.
Lin Shuyao suddenly asked, "How are you going to go to school?"
It is already early August, and freshman year generally starts in September.
Jian Li raised her hand: "My parents sent me off."
Cheng Yu raised his hand: "My brother takes it."
Wu Feiran: "Why bother? My family takes bus No. 2 and goes directly to the Provincial University."
Everyone: …
The advantage of studying in a local university is that you can go home every day if you want.
Jian Li felt a little envious. How great it would be if the two best universities were in her hometown.
Cheng Yu: "...Why don't you ask your parents to buy a house in the capital?"
Jian Li said lazily: "Ha, no big deal, I bought it myself."
Others think she is a talker.
Jian Li's mind raced - could she take her household registration book with her before she left? How did she buy a house in the capital now?
*****
Jian Li spent the first half of August eating and drinking. She took some time to go back to school to teach study skills to senior high school students. Then she took some photos and received a 5,000 yuan bonus from the school.
The head teacher was very regretful and said: "If you were in the top three, the school would give you 10,000 yuan."
It was just one point short, which is really a loss.
Jian Li didn't think much of it, as she had already received the admission letter and was already satisfied.
After returning to Wangjiazhuang, I had another banquet hosted by Wang Yunyun and made an appointment to bring Wang Yunyun with me when I set off.
In mid-August, Jian Li and her family of three boarded a train to the Northeast.
This time when he went back to the Northeast, Jian Feng planned to go back and see how the old man's grave was doing. If there were no relatives to take care of it, he would move the grave. After all, it was too far away and it was always inconvenient to worship.
Having not been home for a long time, the family took a two-day car ride before arriving at a remote village in the northernmost province.
Jian Feng found the village cadres and asked about the location of the grave. His father had no brothers or sisters in his hometown, only a few cousins, all of whom have passed away now. The only ones who could be related to the grave were the children of these cousins.
The man, who was about the same age as Jian Feng and was in his fifties, had a simple and honest look on his face. He took them to buy candles and paper money.
After kowtowing firmly at the grave, Jian Feng told the deceased the news that his daughter had been admitted to a top university and that his mother Huang Guihua had passed away.
"Dad, I've made some money. I'll come to see you often in the future."
Jian Feng burned seven or eight sacks of gold ingots and spent half an hour burning paper money.
After the distant relative finished smoking, he treated them to a meal of goose stewed in an iron pot.
Before leaving, Jian Feng gave the other party one thousand yuan and asked for his contact information.
"I'm going to trouble you to take care of my father."
The distant relative declined again and again, and in the end he couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to pat his chest and promise to burn more during the festivals.
After paying homage to his father, Jian Feng took his mother and daughter to Harbin, thinking that it was a rare opportunity to visit Northeast China.
After traveling in Harbin for a few days, the family finally set out on their journey home.
Jian Li bought a bunch of Russian chocolates and prepared to give them away as gifts when she got home.
Jian Feng has basically not been busy with any work this month, but no one will say anything to him.
All those small bosses think that if their children can get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, they would be willing to not work for a month, let alone not making any money for a year!
"This old guy is really lucky."
People who do business are superstitious, and most of this superstition is based on an inexplicable cause and effect.
When it comes to diligence, Jian Feng is certainly diligent, but there are many people who are also diligent.
Speaking of being smart, Jian Feng doesn’t seem to be that smart. The really smart people would have become rich by defeating the corrupt officials in the 1980s.
If we talk about luck, everyone has to vote for Jian Feng.
In the past two years, some people's business has not been going well, so they wanted to find someone to take care of their business. These people all came to ask Jian Feng without any prior arrangement.
The reason is that Jian Feng became successful in his middle age, so he must have met some expert in this field.
As soon as Jian Feng came back from Harbin, he was stopped and questioned.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Really not."
"We are all brothers, please tell us secretly, don't just focus on making one person rich."
Jian Feng still said no, and in the end the man could only think that he was hiding it well and planned to ask again later.
When Jian Feng returned home, he thought back on these past few years. Not only others thought so, he himself also felt that it was very mysterious.
It seems that since my daughter was in the second grade of junior high school, things have been going well for our family.
Luck is an unreasonable thing.
At the end of August, Jian Li had to prepare her things to go to school.
Wang Mengmei prepared the bed and bedding in advance. Even though Jian Li said she could buy them at school, Wang Mengmei still insisted on bringing them from home.
"It's so troublesome to buy it, and the material is definitely not as good as what I prepare for you."
Wang Mengmei asked someone to get new cotton and made a quilt cover. Since Jian Li didn't like sleeping on a soft pillow, she specially made a buckwheat shell pillow.
Bedding sets, autumn and winter clothes, skin care products, shoes and hats...
Jian Li said vigorously that it was enough: "If it's not enough, I'll buy more."
In the end, most of the car was loaded.
Jian Li: "You guys packed so much, there will be no place to put my sister's things later!"
Jian Feng: "How about your mother and I each drive a car?"
A van can carry a lot more.
Jian Li: “…No!”
What a big event! They even hired a truck to transport the goods. She picked out all the clothes she didn't need.
She took out most of her clothes, which were neither thick nor thin, but they could not withstand the cold wind in the capital. She planned to buy a few extra-long down jackets when the time comes!
September 2nd is a good day for traveling.
Jian Li and Wang Yunyun sat in the back seat of the car, and a large bag of luggage was squeezed on the seat.
"Let's go!"
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