Chapter 58
The notice arrived in the afternoon. Wang Menglan did not go to work today and was cleaning at home.
Qian Ping has lived in Wangjiazhuang since she finished her exams.
Therefore, it was Wang Menglan who received the notice.
The notification letter was a postal document with the name of the school written on the cover.
The person who delivered the letter was a local resident of the town. When he saw that someone in the town had passed the exam, he would immediately look at the name and then rush to deliver the letter to Qian's family.
"Sister Lan! Your Ping Ping passed the exam!"
How strange! Everyone in the town knew that the Qian family girl was a typical example of "a girl who was smart when she was young may not be good when she grows up".
Having failed to get into college for two consecutive years, it has become a hot topic among many people in the town.
Who would have thought this day would come.
The person who reported the news was extremely envious: "It's a medical university."
The medical university in this province is second only to the provincial university. It is extremely famous and the scores are also very high. In the past few years, there has never been a single one in this town.
Wang Menglan was dazed, with sleeves still on her hands, her eyes fixed on the other person's hand, which was a letter of notification with the name of the school written on it and a white teaching building on the cover.
I subconsciously reached out to take it, but when my hand was halfway out, I hurriedly tried to take off my sleeve, and my lips couldn't help trembling.
The neighbors all came over, each with envy in their eyes.
"Oh my, this is incredible. There is a college student on our street."
"Lan, you finally made it through this."
"Why don't you see Ping Ping?"
"It seems Pingping is at her uncle's house."
The messenger smiled awkwardly. When Wang Menglan was about to touch the notice, he pulled it back instead.
"Let's wait for Ping Ping to come back."
There was a neighbor who was extremely jealous and said in a sarcastic tone: "Why, the real owner is not coming back, and we are not allowed to enjoy the notice?"
The messenger half-jokingly half-answered: "The unit has a requirement. This notice must be signed by the person in person. Even your own mother cannot sign for it."
Someone muttered: "What a stupid request."
Some people enthusiastically called out to their own children and said to Wang Mengmei, "You should ask Pingping to come back, right? Should you call her or ask her to run a trip for you?"
Wang Menglan spoke with a nasal tone, her eyes still fixed on the notice: "Please ask your Zhuangzhuang to go there. It's Wangjiazhuang. Just ask at the entrance of the village and you'll know."
"Hey! Zhuangzhuang, hurry up, ride our bicycle and go call your sister Pingping back!"
The eleven-year-old boy named Zhuangzhuang rode his bicycle very fast and talked to the women surrounding Wang Menglan.
"Ping Ping has been admitted to university. You two can finally enjoy a happy life from now on."
"Is Ping Ping's book still at home? Can I ask my Mei Mei to use it?"
"I'm applying to a medical university. Is the tuition expensive?"
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Wang Menglan is immersed in a bubble of happiness. The envy or jealousy of others are just the accompaniment to her happiness.
The daughter passed the exam.
She wished she could run back to her room and cry loudly, letting out all the depression she had accumulated over the past year.
Not long after, Qian Ping came back riding a bicycle with Zhuangzhuang. The wind blew her skirt, her face was flushed, and her eyes seemed to be soaked in water.
"Ping Ping is back!"
"The top student is back. Can I get the admission letter?"
Qian Ping took the notice from the postman.
Even though she had rehearsed this moment many times in her mind, she was still so excited that her mind went blank.
In the three years of high school, she had used hundreds of pens, and her fingertips were covered with thick smears. All those early mornings and late nights, all those worries and pains, all those torments and anxieties day and night, finally gave her a happy answer at this moment.
The envelope had a stiff cover and felt cool to the touch, but the money in her hands was the result of thousands of days and nights of hard work, as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Wang Menglan finally relaxed when she saw her daughter.
She sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"Ping Ping, you passed the exam!"
Qian Ping's tears also fell. She did not bother to open the notice, but bent down and hugged her mother.
She passed the exam!
Wang Menglan cried without any image. Over the past year, she had to bear the blame from her husband and the weirdness from her in-laws. Wherever she went, people said she was dreaming and had wild ideas.
Would rather ask a daughter who failed the college entrance examination to repeat the exam again and again, what kind of person is that if not a fool?
Even her usually weak husband stiffened his neck and argued with her, saying that she had money but had no place to spend it.
"If you have the ability, you can earn money to support her studies! If she needs to repeat her studies for ten years, you can also support her yourself! You are not afraid of being laughed at, but I am ashamed."
"We've been separated! We're separated! If you want to support me in the future, you have to pay for it with your own money!"
After the couple had a quarrel, it was no different from when they had separated. The property was divided in half and each took the money.
Wang Menglan didn't intend to use these things to disturb her daughter's study, but her relationship with her husband had indeed become so tense that they had hardly spoken to each other in the past six months.
When it comes to money, she is not afraid of being embarrassed or laughed at.
How could she not be afraid of being laughed at? What Wang Menglan feared most in her life was being laughed at.
But Qian Ping wanted to study, so she always wanted to give her daughter another chance.
What if?
Just like her childhood that she returned to countless times in her dreams, if she had insisted on studying for a few more years, would she be living a different life now?
Finally, finally, my daughter was admitted.
Wang Menglan seemed to want to cry out all the grievances she had suffered over the years.
Qian Jinlai was also called back. He stood by, at a loss what to do and embarrassed. He waited until Wang Menglan finally stopped crying before he leaned over to help her: "It's a good thing. Stop crying."
Wang Menglan shook off her husband's hand, venting all her anger for the past year in just one sentence.
"Ping Ping! Let's set the table!"
Wang Menglan puffed out her chest and said, "Set up twenty tables!"
At this moment, the cold war atmosphere between mother and daughter was no longer there.
Qian Ping nodded: "Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you."
Qian Jinlai followed behind, shouting anxiously, "Please! You must! I'll pay!"
He now wished he could go back a few months ago and slap himself for saying that they had broken up.
Qian Jinlai forced a smile, but it had been so long since he last did so that it seemed particularly unfamiliar.
"Ping Ping, Dad will set the table for you, you can invite whoever you want."
Qian Ping looked over Qian Jinlai's shoulder at Wang Menglan behind him. Their eyes met and they couldn't help but smile.
Wang Menglan pushed her husband away, unable to bear to look at the man.
"Get out of here!"
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Qian Ping passed the exam, and Wang Yuedong rushed to Qian's house as soon as he heard the news. Qian Jinlai was extremely polite to his wife's relatives, pouring them water and making tea for them.
Wang Yuedong was also happy for Qian Ping and said excitedly, "Great, great, it's good that she passed the exam."
Qian Ping said to the elders who loved her with a gentle expression: "Uncle, I want to set up a table at Wangjiazhuang."
Wang Menglan sat next to her daughter, the two holding hands tightly. Qian Ping said that they wanted to set up the place in Wang's Manor, and she had no objection.
It was Qian Jin who bared his teeth but said nothing.
He did say just now that he wanted to display the statue in the town and show it to his brothers' families. The daughter he gave birth to is the first college student in their rich family.
But Wang Menglan stopped him with one word.
"No one cultivates barren land, but when it is cultivated, people fight for it."
Qian Jinlai felt a little hot on his face. His relatives were indeed not as dedicated as those in the Wang family.
Qian Ping even stated: "Please invite my aunt and her family to come and sit at the main table."
Without Wang Mengmei's help, she wouldn't be where she is today.
Wang Menglan now likes whatever her daughter says, and she is also very grateful to her sister's family.
"It's all right. Whatever you say, we'll do it. Invite your classmates from the city as well. I'll ask your dad to find a car to pick you up."
Qian Ping nodded. She really wanted to treat her classmates.
Speaking of classmates, Qian Ping remembered that she should ask her desk mate whether she was admitted. She stood up and went back to her room to look through the classmate directory, preparing to call the classmates she had a good relationship with to inquire about their situation.
After Qian Ping finished the call, a look of joy appeared on her face. Her deskmate was also admitted. Although it was a high-fee major, she was studying in the same school.
Good news came one after another, and Wang Menglan sent her annoying husband away to inform her annoying relatives in her husband's family.
I called Wang Mengmei.
Wang Mengmei was also very happy for her niece on the phone: "That's great, I will take Xiaoli back tomorrow."
Double happiness came. Wang Mengmei told her sister on the phone with a little pride that she had bought a house.
"It has three bedrooms and a living room. When Ping Ping comes to the city to study, she can stay here whenever she wants."
Wang Menglan quickly asked her sister whether she was financially well off.
Wang Mengmei: "It's quite spacious."
Actually, I didn't have much money. After renovating my house, I only had a little over a thousand left.
Wang Menglan didn't believe it and insisted on transferring one thousand yuan to her sister for her to use first.
"Don't bring gifts when you come. Ping Ping said that your presence is a gift."
Wang Mengmei laughed and said, "Sister, I really don't need it."
Wang Menglan said proudly: "It's okay, your sister has money."
Just now, Qian Jinlai secretly stuffed the passbook into her hand, and also gave her a new payment for goods that Qian Jinlai had received.
Behind others' backs, Qian Jinlai slapped himself in the face and said in a flattering manner: "I was wrong, I was really wrong."
Wang Menglan has never felt so comfortable as she does now. The financial power of the family is back in her hands, and she feels particularly happy at this moment.
Wang Mengmei agreed on the time of her return on the phone, and Wang Menglan began to notify relatives and friends in a hurry, and also called the people who were going to prepare the banquet.
We found the best chef in the area and also called a team of gongs and drums to play them well when the time comes.
While things were looking up on her side, Wang Yuexi's family was feeling uneasy on the other side.
Li Xia waited and waited, but then something unexpected happened.
Qian Ping was actually admitted to a medical university!
When she heard the news, Li Xia muttered to herself, "Impossible."
How could this happen?
What made her even more anxious was that Qian Ping passed the exam, and she couldn't sit still and went to the school office to ask.
This question caused trouble.
Li Xia's son, Wang Chengcai, didn't even pass the exam this time!
I didn’t get into any of my choices and my score was only over 300 points.
Li Xia hugged the desk in the office and refused to leave, insisting that someone check the matter again.
"That's impossible! How could my Chengcai fail the exam? Check again! Check again!"
The teacher in charge pushed his glasses, feeling helpless.
"Teacher Li, I'm not lying to you. Chengcai just didn't make the exam. I was five points short of the final choice."
"If it doesn't work, let Chengcai repeat it."
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