Chapter 184: Chapter 184: The Final Exam Arrives
Thirdly, it was evident from the visit of Director Zhou a few days ago that Yu Cheng definitely wasn’t a child from a simple family.
His daughter won’t be able to stay in the countryside all her life. If she has a good relationship with Yu Cheng now, he might help her out in the future when she goes to the big city, considering their childhood friendship.
“Thank you, Uncle Jiang.”
Yu Cheng expressed his gratitude, and then added, “As for the money and the coupons left over from the purchases you made at the post office, you can keep them for yourself, Uncle Jiang, as a reward for helping me. I will send money and coupons every month on time.”
“Hey, if you talk like that, it means you see me as an outsider! For such a small favor, how can I take your money?” Jiang Changhai feigned displeasure.
Huh, if it had been someone else, he would surely have accepted it all.
Although Yu Cheng hadn’t known him for long, he was aware of his true nature. Hearing these words, he felt a warmth in his heart, “Then I won’t act like an outsider, but you should keep those coupons. My uncle doesn’t need them either.”
After hanging up the phone, the father and daughter went to the post office and retrieved Yu Cheng’s package.
The package wasn’t particularly big or heavy; it was just a thick envelope which, when opened at home, turned out to be filled with money and coupons.
“Wow, Dad, there is so much money and coupons!”
Jiang Changhai had made a decent amount of money recently, so when he saw the money, he managed to remain composed.
He calmed himself down and counted the money in the envelope, finding that there were a total of eight hundred yuan, in addition to food coupons, meat coupons, milk coupons, and various industrial coupons.
After counting the money, Jiang Changhai was also taken aback. He recalled what Yu Cheng had said: was it his friend who sent him this? His friend should be around his age, right?
A teenager managing to come up with so much money and coupons suggested that his friend’s family must be very well-off!
Just then, Su Wanyu returned home from chatting in the village. As she walked in and saw her husband with a stack of money and coupons, she swiftly shut the door behind her.
Then she asked, “Hubby, where did all this money and coupons come from?”
“This is from Buddy Yu’s friend. He sent it to him, asking me to retrieve his items. He even said to take this money as a reward for looking after his uncle.”
“So that’s what happened.”
As Su Wanyu spoke, she appraised the money and coupons, estimating a sum in her mind which made her heart jolt, “What kind of family does Yu Cheng belong to, to be able to send so much money?”
Stroking his chin, Jiang Changhai replied, “I’m not sure, but they’re certainly no ordinary family. My dear, I’ve already told Yu Cheng that I don’t want his money, and that I will use it to buy things for his uncle.”
“Sure thing, in our family, you make the decisions,” Su Wanyu had no objections. Although she was lazy and enjoyed her pleasures, she was not greedy for money.
Money, after all, was fine as long as there was enough.
Jiang Mianmian inherited this attitude from her mother. Being able to eat meat buns every day, enjoy a meat meal at school at noon, and occasionally visit a citizens’ restaurant to treat herself, was already more than sufficient for her.
However, this matter remained an unspoken secret among the three of them and was not shared with the other Jiang family members.
Time flew by quickly, and half a month had passed. The eagerly anticipated end-of-term exams finally arrived for Jiang Mianmian.
Zhang Guihua hoped she would rank first—not only would that mean not having to pay for schooling, but it might also come with a scholarship to help out at home.
Jiang Dashan, on the other hand, wished for someone from the Jiang family to become a scholar and change the family’s status.
But Sun Lixia hoped Jiang Mianmian would fail her exams, to thoroughly embarrass the main house!