He said, "I'm so sorry that I didn't come until today. The hometown of our colleague in the post office is too far away. It took him a long time to get home. After he got home, he immediately left his hometown and went to town to call us back after receiving the telegram."
After he finished speaking, the comrade looked around the room before continuing, "My colleague said he remembered Comrade Qiao Hetong's admission letter. He said that Comrade Qiao Hetong's admission letter was the first university admission letter he sent. Other admission letters arrived three or four days after he sent Comrade Qiao Hetong's admission letter, so he remembered it very clearly."
"The postman said that he had delivered Comrade Qiao Hetong's admission letter to your house more than a week before he left for his hometown. He said that he had given the admission letter to Comrade Qiao Hetong's grandmother. When he came to deliver the admission letter, Comrade Qiao Hetong was not at home. There was only an old lady with a cane and two uncles in their forties and fifties at home."
At this point, the comrade at the post office asked, "Is your old lady not at home right now? You can ask her where she put Comrade Qiao He's admission letter. Maybe she is forgetful and took it and put it at home and then forgot about it again."
Chen Yubing and Qiao He were both stunned. They never expected that the long-awaited admission letter would be for this reason?
Qiao Xinyi was the first to react. She smiled and took an apple from the cabinet and stuffed it into the post office bag.
"I didn't expect this to happen. I really don't know how to thank you for taking so long to help us. I'm so hot and thirsty on the way. Have an apple to cool down.
You are really good and responsible comrades. I must write a letter of praise to your unit for this matter. Thanks to you comrades who are responsible and patient, otherwise we might really know where my sister's admission letter has gone! ”
Qiao Xinyi warmly invited the comrades from the post office to stay for dinner, but everyone knew that such words were just polite talk, and she was not that stupid, so she smiled and declined.
However, Qiao Xinyi's kindness was hard to refuse, so he did not return the apple in the bag. He found a way to express his feelings and left happily.
He was happier to receive a letter of praise than to have an extra meal of dumplings. It was enough for the people to see his serious attitude towards work.
After watching the comrades from the post office leave, Qiao Xinyi sneered.
"An old lady with a cane, a grandmother, and two middle-aged men in their forties or fifties." Qiao Xinyi asked, "Is this the combination of Chen Ju and her brothers from her mother's family?"
"What did she do with Sister Wanghe's admission letter?" Qiao Yunbai asked, "She took it to show off to her husband?"
Qiao Yunbai understood this question, and Qiao Xinyi would be able to find the answer if she thought about it more.
Showing off is impossible. Chen Ju hates them so much, how could she show off?
If she deliberately took away the admission letter to anger them, based on Qiao Xinyi's understanding of Chen Ju, if Chen Ju wanted to vent her anger, she would definitely tear it up on the spot and throw the pieces at home for Chen Yubing and the others to see.
The fact that Chen Ju didn't tear it up on the spot means that she had other interests to gain by taking it.
Qiao Xinyi said, "The Qiao family doesn't have a child of the same age as you, so it must have been taken back for the Qiao family to use. Chen Ju either took it back to her niece or sold it."
"What?!" Fu Bai was extremely shocked. "Are you trying to impersonate someone else? Are you so bold? Are you afraid of being discovered?"
Qiao Xinyi nodded.
There was no information network back then, so it was not uncommon for people to go to school under someone else's identity, and many such cases were exposed in later generations.
Who can say courage?
But courage can change a person, can transform oneself into a student, how many people would be tempted?
Tuition costs money, and the state also gives living subsidies. Once you graduate, the state will assign you a job, and you will be a state official when you graduate.
What's more, Qiao He went to a normal college, and after graduation he could become a teacher, which was a respectable job. If his family had connections, he could work as a teacher for a few years and then be transferred to the Ministry of Education, and his career would be bright.
The greater the interests, the greater the courage.
After hearing what Qiao Xinyi said, Fu Bailu nodded, "Yes, I would also like to do this if I'm brave enough."
"My ex-grandmother must have sold Sister 땡 He's admission letter." Qiao Yunbai curled his lips, "She loves money so much. She and my uncle's family both favor boys over girls. How could they be willing to spend something that can be sold on their own daughter?"
Chen Yubing slapped her thigh and said, "I have to change the locks at home! It's also my fault for being so stupid. After I kicked Qiao Laiwang and Chen Ju out, I didn't even think of taking back their keys, nor did I think of changing the locks at home."
Chen Ju still had the key to her house, so she must have used the key to open the door and come in that day, and then she met the postman who came to deliver Qiao He's admission letter.
"Mom, let's go borrow Aunt Zhang Hua's bicycle while it's still early. Let Fu Qingshan buy a new lock and ask him to help change the locks at home today." Qiao Xinyi turned around and said to Fu Qingshan, "Remember to bring back a few more keys."
"Yeah." Fu Qingshan agreed and went out.
At that time, Qiao Laiwang and Chen Ju were kicked out one after another, and Qiao Xinyi happened to buy a house and get married. Chen Yubing was busy with work after work. When she was busy, she really didn't remember to change the locks.
Two minutes after Fu Qingshan left, Aunt Zhang Hua came over.
"Xinyi's mother, do you have any flour left at home? If so, lend me half a pound. I have enough flour at home. I'll buy some and return it to you after work tomorrow."
Aunt Zhang Hua explained with a smile, "My little bastard smelled the filling of your dumplings and made a fuss about wanting to eat dumplings tonight, so I'm making dumplings tonight as well. We have enough flour at home."
"Yes, Yunbai, go get it for your aunt." Chen Yubing quickly agreed.
Aunt Zhang Hua was waiting with a basin in her hand. She looked at Chen Yubing's expression and felt something was wrong. "What's wrong with you guys? You all look so happy. Did you lose money?"
Qiao Xinyi smiled again and asked Aunt Zhang Hua, "Aunt Zhang Hua, you are well-informed. Did you know that Chen Ju and her brothers from her mother's family came to the family compound later?"
Aunt Zhang Hua thought for a while and nodded. "I seem to have heard someone mention that one morning they saw your ex-grandmother coming with her brothers on crutches. They seemed to be coming to move her clothes. She said she didn't pack her things when she left."
Speaking of this photo, Auntie Hua took a picture of the empty basin in the house and said, "I remember now. I heard what Grandma Zhuangzhuang said on the first floor. What happened? Did your ex-grandma come to move clothes and steal things? Her old housekeeper, is she a habitual thief?"
Aunt Zhang Hua is a very impetuous person. When she mentioned Grandma Zhuangzhuang, she would shout down the corridor, "Grandma Zhuangzhuang, are you busy? If you are, come up and chat for a while. I have something to ask your family."
Grandma Zhuangzhuang, who was downstairs, was idle. When she heard Zhang Hua's voice, she responded with a "hello".
Grandma Zhuangzhuang came up after a while, her legs were nimble and she asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Grandma Zhuangzhuang, do you still remember the time you told me that Chen Ju and her brothers from her mother's side were coming back?" Zhang Hua asked.
"I'm not senile. How can I remember something that happened so recently?" Grandma Zhuangzhuang looked at Qiao Donghe and Qiao Yunbai. "You left early that day. I asked you where you were going downstairs, and you said you were going to play. Do you remember? That day."
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