"Mr. Lin." Xu Nianhua saw Mr. Lin and felt very happy, especially seeing Mr. Lin’s face beaming with pride and delight, which made her feel a bit surprised.
Mr. Lin was always good at hiding his emotions; even when he was very happy, at most, his eyebrows would lift up to the sky, but now, he was smiling... almost like a silly uncle.
"Nianhua, Nian’an, you are both good children."
Mr. Lin said joyfully, "If it weren’t for your study methods, motivating your classmates to study hard, we wouldn’t have today."
"Do you know how many people from our class got into university this year?" Mr. Lin’s voice trembled with excitement, and even now, his heart couldn’t help but thrill whenever he thought of this.
Xu Nianhua was somewhat curious.
Xu Nian’an was momentarily shocked and said uncertainly, "Surely not everyone got in, right?"
Mr. Lin’s joyful face stiffened for a moment, and he glared at him, saying, "What kind of pipe dream are you having? Everyone got in? Do you think getting into university is like entering your family’s vegetable garden, where anyone who wishes can just come in?"
"Hehe." Xu Nian’an scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed; he was just taking a wild guess.
Mr. Lin, gesticulating and speaking, was so worked up that he didn’t even know what to say.
Xu Nianhua and Xu Nian’an exchanged a glance subconsciously, realizing this made up more than half the total number and was indeed quite impressive.
Without looking too far back, just look at last year—only ten got in then.
This year, just from their repeat class, thirty-two had been admitted, which was truly commendable.
"Nian’an, Nianhua, Mr. Lin, you’re all here?"
When Xu Qinghe arrived with the admission letters, he happened to see everyone gathered in the yard, greeted them joyfully, and then solemnly placed the letters in the hands of the siblings, saying, "Look, both of you got in, both to universities in Beining."
The small courtyard erupted with warm applause.
"Nianhua, we really are schoolmates now." Pei Yining dashed over, looking at the admission letter in her hand with pride, saying, "All the hard work was worth it; I finally get to be schoolmates with Nianhua."
"She is..." Zheng Jin stood next to Xu Nianhua, her gaze falling on Pei Yining, that pretty doll-like face looking even younger than them. Could it be she also got into Beining University?
Sigh, she wished she could go to Beining, but with her grades, getting into a university in South City was already quite good.
"This is Pei Yining, from Ningbei, a student who just took the college entrance exam like me, and, like me, was admitted to Beining University." Xu Nianhua introduced her, feeling genuinely excited at that moment when she held the admission letter in her hand.
For the first time in her two lifetimes, she had received an admission letter; she had finally gotten into a university.
What followed was a celebration for everyone, led by Mr. Lin, all the students from their class who got into university gathered together, no exception. Unlike the farewell dinner after the exams when everyone was filled with uncertainty about the future, now it was different; now, everyone was filled with anticipation for college life.
Throughout the toastings, there was nothing but joy.
"Brother, I’m so happy today." Pei Yining, though not one of their classmates, insisted on going to dinner with Xu Nianhua as a fellow candidate, even contributing money voluntarily, so she also joined in this celebration. Through the other students, she learned about another side of Xu Nianhua—the selfless way she helped classmates, and they had nothing but praise for her.