"Is there an acceptance letter for my son Zhiyuan?"
"Did my Zhiyuan get into college?"
As Zhao Juxiang watched the postman step back, she couldn’t help but step forward, saying excitedly, "Comrade postman, please say something."
Seeing him remain silent, Zhao Juxiang kept urging him.
As the postman reached into his green bag for the acceptance letter, he said, "There is a letter."
To avoid what happened last year, the postman quickly took out the acceptance letter.
"You got in, Zhiyuan! You’ve been admitted to college!"
Zhao Juxiang had waited day and night and finally received the long-awaited acceptance letter.
"That’s wonderful, my Zhiyuan is really accomplished."
Zhao Juxiang’s voice was shrill, and when she shouted, the nearby neighbors could all hear her.
"Mom, did I really get in?" Xu Zhiyuan had been napping; startled by Zhao Juxiang’s shout, he jumped up immediately.
"Of course it’s true, look, here’s the admission letter."
Zhao Juxiang carefully handed the admission letter to Xu Zhiyuan. Seeing him tear it open eagerly, she hurriedly said, "Be careful, slowly, don’t rip it!"
"South City Normal University!"
Xu Zhiyuan held the admission letter, dancing with joy, tears of excitement falling.
"I knew it, my Zhiyuan was bound to get in."
As Zhao Juxiang watched the neighbors gather around, she proudly boasted about her son getting into college. She was ready to throw back the mockery she had received the previous year in their faces.
Getting into college was an incredibly honorable and prestigious affair.
Zhao Juxiang reveled in the envious glances of everyone, her smile almost reaching her ears. As she saw the postman about to leave, she quickly grabbed his hand and asked, "Comrade, how many from Shuangzhu Village got into college? Is it just my Zhiyuan who made it?"
"Not just him." The postman shook his head and said, "Your village is quite remarkable this year, four students were admitted to college!"
When the postman mentioned this, he gave them a thumbs-up, praising, "Your village is really impressive!"
In the past years, there were times when the village didn’t even have one student get into college, but this year suddenly four had made it.
"Did Xu Nianhua and his siblings get in too?"
"And Xiao Gang, his results were good too."
The villagers were all talking at once; only a few had good grades and had taken the college entrance exam.
Zhao Juxiang was just feeling happy, but upon hearing that the Xu siblings had also been admitted, the joy on her face faded slightly; her own son should be the most outstanding.
The postman soon found the Xu family home.
"Uncle Qinghe, the mail delivery with the acceptance letters has arrived." The villagers had run early to Qingsong Furniture Factory to inform him.
Xu Qinghe came out just as the postman arrived. The moment he received the letter, his eyes turned red with emotion, and he said excitedly, "Comrade, thank you for your hard work."
"It’s what I should do." After delivering the letter there, the postman went on to deliver the acceptance letter to the Xiao Family.
"Uncle Qinghe, which universities did Nian’an and Nianhua get into?" Xu Song asked curiously, craning his neck to peek at what was in his hand.
Xu Qinghe had been too overwhelmed with excitement to take a close look; now, he picked up the letters.