sinovels Chapter 88 The Belated Acceptance Letter
Chapter 88 The Belated Acceptance Letter
Qian Cheng was also stunned.
Captain Li ran up to Zhang Mingxi and shoved the envelope into his hand.
"Your acceptance letter! It just arrived!"
Zhang Mingxi looked down and saw that the envelope was addressed to "Zhang Mingxi" and signed "Provincial Admissions Office" at the bottom.
Her hands trembled, and it took her several tries to tear it open.
There was a piece of paper inside.
After she finished reading it, she froze.
Qian Cheng leaned closer to take a look and saw that it read: "Comrade Zhang Mingxi, you have been admitted to the Chinese Department of Liaoning Normal University. Please report to the university before September 10th."
Liaoning Normal University.
They went to the same school.
Qian Cheng was stunned.
Zhang Mingxi was also stunned.
The two looked at each other, and remained silent for a long time.
Captain Li was extremely anxious: "How is it? Is that right? Say something!"
Zhang Mingxi suddenly burst into tears.
Captain Li was startled: "What happened? You didn't pass the exam?"
Zhang Mingxi shook her head, crying so hard she couldn't speak, and shoved the letter into his hand.
Captain Li took it, paused for a moment, and then smiled.
"You got in? Then why are you crying?"
Zhang Mingxi kept crying, her whole body trembling.
Qian Cheng stood beside her, watching her cry, and suddenly smiled too.
As I laughed, my eyes welled up with tears.
He reached out, pulled Zhang Mingxi over, and hugged her.
Zhang Mingxi leaned on his shoulder and cried uncontrollably.
Captain Li watched from the side, scratched his head, and turned to leave.
After taking a few steps, he turned back and called out, "Chengzi, remember to treat us to dinner tonight!"
Only the two of them remained in the courtyard.
The sun was shining, and it felt warm and cozy.
Zhang Mingxi cried for a long time before slowly stopping.
She looked up at Qian Cheng, her eyes red and swollen, but glistening with tears.
"Qian Cheng, I passed the exam."
Qian Cheng nodded: "Yes, I passed the exam."
"We go to the same school as you."
"Yes, a school."
Zhang Mingxi suddenly laughed, a laugh that was both silly and sweet.
"Then all my crying yesterday was for nothing."
Qian Cheng laughed too: "Yeah, all that crying for nothing."
Zhang Mingxi reached out and punched him: "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
Qian Cheng said, "How would I know? I'm not the messenger."
Zhang Mingxi punched him again, then buried her face in his chest and stopped talking.
Qian Cheng held her in his arms, feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
He recalled the torment of last night, the discomfort of this morning, and the surprise of that moment just now.
My heart was filled with a bittersweet feeling, a surge of emotions.
After a long while, Zhang Mingxi suddenly said, "Qian Cheng."
"Um?"
"We can really go to school together now."
Qian Cheng said, "Okay, let's go together."
Zhang Mingxi looked up at him, her eyes shining like stars.
"very nice."
Qian Cheng looked at her, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
Yes, that's great.
That night, Qian Cheng's house became lively again.
Captain Li and Secretary Zheng both came, as did Zhang Changtian and Deng Jingshu, and the villagers crowded the room again.
When everyone heard that Zhang Mingxi had also passed the exam, they were all happy for them.
"Our village has produced two college students all at once!"
"Still the same school!"
"Aren't they a match made in heaven?"
"When are you going to the wedding?"
Zhang Mingxi blushed and hid behind Deng Jingshu, not daring to look up.
Qian Cheng was quite generous, laughing and saying, "Wait until graduation, wait until graduation."
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Changtian sat to the side, smoking a pipe. His face was expressionless, but the corners of his mouth were turned up, which he couldn't hide.
He glanced at Qian Cheng, then at his daughter, feeling a surge of happiness.
This kid, I didn't misjudge him.
Deng Jingshu held Zhang Mingxi's hand, her eyes red-rimmed.
"Mom never expected that my daughter would get into university."
Zhang Mingxi leaned on her shoulder and whispered, "Mom, it was Qian Cheng who helped me."
Deng Jingshu glanced at Qian Cheng, her eyes full of satisfaction.
Hou Yufen stood beside her, beaming from ear to ear.
She never imagined that things would turn out this way in her life.
Qian Lu and his sister-in-law were also there; the sister-in-law was heavily pregnant and had a smile on her face.
"Chengzi, Mingxi, from now on you will be university students."
Qian Cheng said, "Sister-in-law, after the baby is born, I'll be his godfather."
The sister-in-law smiled: "Okay, you keep your word."
That night, the festivities lasted until midnight before finally ending.
Everyone left, and the room became quiet.
Qian Cheng and Zhang Mingxi sat in the courtyard, looking at the moon in the sky.
The moon was round and bright, illuminating the courtyard.
Zhang Mingxi leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Qian Cheng, we're reporting for duty on September 10th, there's still more than a month to go."
Qian Cheng said, "Yes, there's still time to prepare."
Zhang Mingxi asked, "What are you preparing?"
Qian Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Prepare clothes, prepare luggage, prepare tickets. We also need to transfer our household registration and collect our student grants."
Zhang Mingxi listened and nodded.
"You've thought of everything."
Qian Cheng laughed: "It's not that I'm being thoughtful, it's that I have to think about it."
Zhang Mingxi smiled too.
After a long while, she suddenly said, "Qian Cheng."
"Um?"
"From now on, we can really be together."
Qian Cheng said, "Yeah, that's really true."
Zhang Mingxi smiled, a sweet smile.
The moon shone, the wind blew, and the courtyard was quiet.
The two leaned against each other, neither of them speaking.
But my heart is full of joy.
The next day, Qian Cheng went to the county.
He first went to find Cui Minggui and told him the good news.
Cui Minggui was overjoyed to hear this.
"Great! Great! You both passed the exam, that's wonderful!"
He stood up and patted Qian Cheng on the shoulder.
"Kid, I've known for a long time that you're something special. Study hard, and come back to see me after you graduate."
Qian Cheng nodded: "Boss Cui, don't worry, I will definitely come back to see you."
Cui Minggui smiled, took two tickets out of the drawer, and handed them to him.
"Here are industrial vouchers. Take them and use them to buy some things to prepare for school."
Qian Cheng was taken aback: "Boss Cui, this..."
Cui Minggui waved his hand: "Take it. Consider it my congratulatory gift to you two."
Qian Cheng took the ticket, his heart warming.
"Thank you, Mr. Cui."
Cui Minggui laughed: "No need to thank me, just study hard, that's enough to thank me."
After leaving Qingping Hotel, Qian Cheng went to the department store.
With those two industrial coupons, he bought two new quilts, two new washbasins, and two new schoolbags.
There was a lot of stuff, so I tied it to the back of my bicycle and rode back to the village.
Zhang Mingxi was stunned when he saw those things.
"Why did you buy so much?"
Qian Cheng said, "It's for school. We'll each take one."
Zhang Mingxi's eyes welled up with tears again as she looked at the new quilts, new washbasins, and new schoolbags.
"Qian Cheng, you're so kind."
Qian Cheng laughed: "No problem, it's only right."
In the days that followed, the two were busy making preparations.
I had to go to the commune several times to transfer my household registration, fill out a bunch of forms to receive my student grant, and pack my luggage, making sure I had everything I needed to bring.
Hou Yufen made two new outfits and two new pairs of shoes for Qian Cheng.
Deng Jingshu also made two new outfits for Zhang Mingxi, as well as a new cotton-padded jacket, saying that he should wear it when it gets cold.
Days passed by, and before we knew it, it was early September.
The day of reporting for duty is getting closer and closer.