I really hope what Sister Hongdou said in the letter is true, but I’m also afraid that I’ll be disappointed again.
Miao Hong also got the general idea and said quickly, "Don't guess. Didn't Hongdou's family ring the phone? Let's go to the town and call Hongdou to find out what's going on."
Her heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to jump out.
"Yes, yes, let's go to town and make a phone call." Andelai hurriedly stuffed the letter back into An Maixiang's hands and said, "Hurry up and pack your things. Ask your mother to bring you the money. I'm going to push my bicycle to Lao Si's house. When I come back, we'll go to town quickly. We can't delay."
Andelai ran all the way there. He was not young at all. If An Hongdou had not given him some ginseng essence to nourish his body in the summer, he would have collapsed from exhaustion.
Andelai only had time to say that he wanted to ride his bike before he hurriedly pushed the bike away.
Zhou Qingcao was still dissatisfied and said, "Look at how smoothly Uncle pushed it away without asking if it was useful to us. I feel like this bicycle looks more like one of theirs."
Fourth Brother An held the child in his arms and said, "This bicycle was not originally ours. My younger sister left it at our house because Mom lives with us. Now, even if my younger sister doesn't want it anymore, it should be given to our whole family. Besides, Second Uncle must have something urgent to worry about if he is so anxious."
This young man has a stupid head and can't even speak to people in a coaxing way. Zhou Qingcao is also helpless.
Forget it, forget it, we already have a child, it’s too late even if I regret marrying him.
Moreover, Zhou Qingcao knew that marrying into Fourth Brother An's family was a good one. The man was honest and capable, the mother-in-law was sensible, and the family conditions were also good.
Looking at the families that several of her younger sisters in her village married into, regardless of whether their conditions were good or not, the men all had tempers that were more irritating than the others, and there were also mothers-in-law who were dominating them at home.
Looking back at myself, my mother-in-law basically doesn't care about anything anymore. She can still help them with some work when she is at home. My husband doesn't have any major problems except that he is not good at talking and can't coax people. He loves her and all the good things in the house are for her and the children.
They also have a sister-in-law who is well off. She sends them some things from time to time, including clothes, shoes and so on for the children. She almost takes care of everything.
Zhou Qingcao thought that if she was still dissatisfied, she would be ignorant.
As the winter vacation was approaching, An Hongdou was discussing with his wife An whether to go back home or not, when he heard the phone ringing in the living room.
She stood up quickly and said, "I'll go answer the phone."
As soon as I walked into the house and picked up the phone, I heard An Maixiang's voice coming from inside, "Sister, you said I was admitted to Jiang University, is that true?"
An Hongdou asked, "What's wrong? Have you not received the notice yet?"
That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Chen Xiangzhi say that all admission letters were expedited? Logically, it should have been found.
An Maixiang sniffed and choked up when she spoke again, "Sister, everyone in the village who passed the exam received a letter of admission, but I didn't. I thought I didn't pass, but then I saw your letter saying that I was admitted to Jiang University. What's going on?"
Now, her mood, which had finally calmed down in the past few days, began to become uneasy again. She was afraid that all this was fake and that what awaited her was only disappointment again.
An Hongdou tightened her grip on the phone and listened carefully to what An Maixiang said before she said, "That shouldn't be possible. Your brother-in-law said that he was the one who handled your admission letter. How could he not have received it? Did you go to the post office to ask if the letter was left behind or lost?"
An Maixiang turned her attention to Andelai, because most of the letters from their village were brought back by Andelai, including this time's admission letter.
The confidentiality of the phone call is not very good, and people nearby can hear it if the speaker is loud.
Andelai naturally heard what An Hongdou said, and hurriedly said, "That's impossible. I went to the post office to get the notice. Because I didn't see Mai Xiang's, I specifically asked the postman if there would be any left."
"Then what is going on?" An Maixiang was so anxious that she was about to cry.
An Hongdou quickly comforted her, "Mai Xiang, don't worry. Your brother-in-law is here. I'll ask him to come down and ask what's going on."
Having said that, An Hongdou didn't hang up the phone, and shouted loudly for Shen Xiangzhi to come down.
The phone bill is very expensive, especially since An Maixiang uses a public phone, but at a time like this, no one has time to feel sorry for the money.
After Shen Xiangzhi came over, An Hongdou explained the situation to him, and even he couldn't help but wonder.
Listening to An Maixiang's sobbing, he said, "I personally handled the notice, so there must be no mistakes. As for you not receiving it, it's probably because something went wrong. But it doesn't matter, Second Uncle and Maixiang, don't worry. How about this, when school starts after the New Year, you can ask Maixiang to come directly. I will go to the school tomorrow to make up a notice for you, and then you can come and register directly with the notice."
"Really? That's great." An Maixiang's delighted voice came from the other end, "Brother-in-law, thank you so much..."
After hanging up the phone, An Hongdou was still wondering, "Isn't it too deceptive that something as important as an admission letter can be sent out but not received?"
Fortunately, they were in Jiangcheng, and it was she who suggested Mai Xiang to apply for Jiangcheng University. Otherwise, with this incident, all her hard work in preparing for the university entrance exam would have been in vain.
Shen Xiangzhi didn’t know what to say, so he could only say, “This time the college entrance examination was resumed, and there were quite a few students admitted from all over the country. It was inevitable that there would be some mistakes, but fortunately they were avoided in the past.”
Winter vacation soon arrived, and Mrs. An and An Changyue boarded the train back together.
An Hongdou's original intention was to let her stay here for the New Year, but Mrs. An was unwilling to do so, saying that it was inappropriate for the mother-in-law to spend the New Year at her son-in-law's home.
Moreover, in the blink of an eye, she had been away from home for half a year. She had not seen her large group of children and grandchildren for a long time, and she missed them very much.
Helplessly, An Hongdou could only agree to let her go back.
Fortunately, although Mrs. An is old, she is still in good health. An Changyue is with her, and they have been notified to pick people up at the station on time, so there is nothing to worry about.
But An Hongdou was still worried for two days, until she received a call from Brother An saying that the person had been picked up, and she finally felt relieved.
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, children also started playing with firecrackers. An Hongdou stayed in the house and could hear a noise from time to time.
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