Chapter 25: Stab to the Sky
The most direct way is to report to the regional administrative office. If you report now, they can immediately start the investigation process. Maybe they will send a team on the same day to go back to Kuanzhou with Gao Jialin.
But this also poses certain risks, because Qin Baosheng was able to become the second-in-command of Kuanzhou County in just over ten years after graduating from the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Gao Jialin would definitely not believe that there was no one supporting him.
If he bumped into Qin Baosheng's supporters, wouldn't it be like suing Qi Tongwei but ended up suing Gao Yuliang? It would be strange if there was a good result! So if he wanted to make trouble, he might as well make it bigger and directly stab the sky. Gao Jialin didn't believe it. Could the antenna on Qin Baosheng's forehead grow to the sky? If he really had this ability, he wouldn't owe Gao Minglou a favor.
So Gao Jialin left the regional post office and went to another post office branch to buy stationery, registered envelopes and 24 cents worth of stamps.
Now, the cost of sending a letter within the same city is 4 cents, and the cost of sending a letter to other places (outside the city) is 8 cents. Registered mail is a little more expensive, and each letter needs a stamp of 1.2 cents, so 24 cents is just enough for two letters.
For such a big thing, it is too risky to send only one letter, so an extra backup is necessary.
He took out the report letter he had already written from his bag, modified it slightly, and then stuffed the letter and other evidence into a large envelope. He sealed it, put a stamp on it, and asked a staff member to mail the first letter.
Today's mission was temporarily over. I found a store nearby and bought some steamed buns to fill my stomach. Then I walked out of the city and hid under a bridge to take a nap for the whole night.
When I woke up in the morning, I washed my face with river water, went back to the city, changed the business location and sent the second letter.
If the two letters had been sent out together yesterday, even if they were from different business outlets, there was a high probability that they would have been sent to the same mail truck, and the risk of loss would not have been reduced much.
If I post it today, it will be different. I can stay up all night to double the chance of success. This deal is very cost-effective.
Moreover, the two letters were mailed to different units. Unless Gao Jialin was so unlucky that he would be struck by lightning while walking on a sunny day, this matter would definitely be known to the people in heaven.
After doing all this, Gao Jialin bought a few steamed buns and went out of the city. After waiting for a while, he got on the bus back to Kuanzhou County.
As usual, I got off the bus outside the county town and took a small road to return home. This time I deliberately walked slower on the way, rested for a while outside Gaojia Village, and returned home only after dark.
As soon as he entered the house, Gao Yude urged, "Mother, hurry up and cook for Jialin! The baby came back so late, he must be starving!"
"Dad, Mom, I ate on the way and I'm still full now! I have good news to tell you, I have a plan for going to college!" Gao Jialin closed the cave door, lit the oil lamp, and took out a note from his arms.
"Hey, earlier I always felt that I didn't do well in math, so I didn't dare to check my results. But after checking, I found out that I actually did quite well. I got 473 points, which is more than ten points higher than the passing score. It's enough to go to college! And it's a good school."
"The notice has come, but something went wrong so it wasn't delivered to your home. I have taken care of all these things now. Don't worry, I estimate that there will be good news in ten days at most!"
"Really?" Gao Yude couldn't believe it for a moment, fearing that his child would go crazy because he wanted to go to college so much.
"It's written clearly here!" Gao Jialin pointed to the score and showed it to Gao Yude. Even though he couldn't read, he could still understand the three Arabic numerals 473 and the red seal.
Under the dim oil lamp, Gao Yude stared at the three numbers on the slip of paper, as well as the bright red stamp at the end. After a long while, he slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh my God, you finally opened your eyes! My child finally got into college!"
"Jia Lin, all the hard work you have endured over the past few years has not been in vain! This is great news. Mom will go kill a chicken for you now!" Gao Yang turned around and prepared to kill the last laying hen in the house to celebrate.
"Yes, yes, yes. You go kill the chicken, and I'll go to the kid's uncle's house. He's very worried about the kid. Now that the kid has been admitted to university, it's time to let his family know. Jialin, can I take this note? Forget it, it won't matter when he comes home to see it later." Gao Yude was worried that losing the note would affect his child's college education.
"Dad, Mom, let's not rush!" Gao Jialin quickly stopped them. He didn't want Gao Minglou to know the news now.
"After all, the notice has not been delivered to my home yet. If I tell them now, what if someone finds out and becomes jealous of my family and goes to the county to file a complaint? I might not be able to go to college! So I'd better be quiet these days!" Gao Jialin took out the reason he had prepared long ago.
Hearing this, they both calmed down immediately. The humanitarian flood had only been going on for a few years, and they had seen a lot of things like what Gao Jialin described.
Gao Yude quickly opened the door and walked around his cave several times, fearing that someone might have heard what he said under the window. He returned with a smile on his face only after he was sure it was safe. "You're right. Let's just be patient for a few days and tell them after the notice comes."
"We said we can do it a few days later. Let's celebrate with Jialin tonight. I'll go kill the chicken now!" Gao Yang was determined not to let the old hen in her family survive the day.
"Yes, you go kill the chicken and I'll heat up the wine. Jialin is about to become a cadre, so it's time for him to start drinking!" Gao Yude found the jar of wine.
Nowadays, as long as you are admitted to a university, you will immediately become a cadre. You don’t have to pay tuition fees and you can get subsidies every month. Your years in school are counted as your years of service, and you will be directly assigned to a state-owned unit after graduation. As long as you don’t commit suicide, you will have a stable job for life.
Gao Yude heard all this a few days ago when Gao Minglou forced him to go to his home to attend a graduation banquet. He was full of envy at the time, but he didn't expect to hear such good news today. He definitely had to drink a few cups of wine.
"Let's not kill the chicken yet. What if others see that our old hen is gone and wonder what we can do? We can have a few drinks. We still have dates at home. They'll go well with the wine! Mom, come too. Let's have a few drinks together!"
They didn't drink much, but they talked a lot. Gao Jialin described to them the bright future of his family. The smiles on Gao Yude and Gao Yangshi's faces almost never stopped. Even when they fell asleep, they could hear the laughter in their dreams.
In the next few days, they followed Gao Jialin's instructions and worked in the fields as usual without revealing any flaws. Only when they came back at night could they celebrate with confidence.
During this period, Gao Minglou came twice again, but Gao Jialin still pretended that he had not recovered from the blow and lay on the kang and fell asleep.
A week later, the first letter was finally delivered to its destination.
(End of this chapter)
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