CHAPTER 476: CHAPTER 476: A MOTHER WHO TRICKS HER DAUGHTER

Gong Tao is currently troubled because he’s already received his acceptance letter, and he’s about to pack up and leave. Informing the Gong Family is becoming an urgent matter.

"I wonder how sending this letter back home will cause imbalance in their hearts." He recalled last time when Gong Zhuang mentioned in his letter that Gong Zheng’s exam results weren’t promising; it was clear he hadn’t done well.

Gong Tao didn’t understand why Gong Zheng didn’t perform well in the exams. As an elder brother far away in the Northeast, he didn’t have the energy to manage it. He just didn’t know how Gong Zheng would feel knowing he went to Beijing for university.

If he could, Gong Tao really didn’t want to write back, but he simply couldn’t avoid it.

Gong Tao was worried, and so were the Cai siblings. "Sigh, I also have to notify my family."

Cai Ming was reluctant to contact the Cai Family, although back when he came to the Northeast, an agreement had been signed with the Cai Family.

The question is, is this agreement even valid? If it were truly effective, it wouldn’t be something the Cai Family would do.

"I don’t want to write either, otherwise they might just rush to Beijing to find me." Cai Ming knew the Cai Family too well—a family that wouldn’t even let go of the rations when he was a knowledge youth in the Northeast—who knows how they would react upon learning of his university admission.

Cai Meina wore a similar expression, "Sigh, I always thought leaving the Northeast would be great, but now I wonder if leaving the Northeast is really a good thing."

This question left everyone present stumped. No, it should be that it left the adults like Gong Tao stumped. For people like Gong Ruwen, although they had some reluctance to leave the Northeast, they also greatly anticipated the prosperity of Beijing.

"Mom, of course going to Beijing is better." Even when Gong Ruini later recalled the high price of rice from Red Flag Brigade and how farming alone could lead to a comfortable life, it still couldn’t compare to going to Beijing.

Beijing is where their parents can develop the best, and as their little sister said, that’s where the good stuff is.

Gong Ruwen remembered firmly what Hua Miaozhu said about the prosperity of antique collecting. In the past few chaotic years, it’s getting better now, otherwise how could their parents go to university?

All these years here, they really hadn’t received any good things. Even if there were, it was at the beginning; afterwards, truly good stuff was increasingly rare.

Only by going to Beijing could they obtain good things. Thinking of what his little sister said, Gong Ruwen became excited.

"Why are we thinking so much now? After all, we are poor students. Do you think we have money to buy a house?" Gong Tao pondered and believed that even if the Gong Family knew they got into university, so what?

"We only have a little stipend a month, so even if they want to make a fuss, so what." At least first finish several years of university, and if there are issues later, they’ll deal with it then.

"It’s just that Cai Ming might find it a bit embarrassing. He’s not married yet, and if his partner finds out about this later, it will be quite awkward for him." Gong Tao genuinely wasn’t afraid of the Gong Family led by Zhang Lan.

He knew that currently, Gong Zhuang was the most promising in front of him from the Gong Family, and also, "The reason I came to the Northeast in the first place was because of Gong Qiang’s fault, and the family agreed to it, so I don’t owe the Gong Family anything."

Gong Tao didn’t believe Gong Qiang would be so thick-skinned, "If Gong Qiang really dares to open his mouth, watch how I send him back."

In the past, Gong Tao used to feel that siblings should help each other if possible, but now he wouldn’t think that way. Some people are worth the effort, and some aren’t.

Gong Tao casually mentioned, which reminded Cai Meina why she previously found some matters strange, "Cai Ming, has Yanan written to you?"

Although correspondence wasn’t very frequent before, there was typically a letter each month. But now, since receiving one in November, Gao Yanan hadn’t sent another. What’s the issue here?

Yes, yes, Gong Ruini also recalled that after the initial promising review letter from her future aunt, there had been no response.

Initially, one might not have known how the exams went, but since the results have been out for so long, and even the acceptance letters have been received, how come there’s no news?

Surely she didn’t fail, right? Gong Ruini thought that possibility was low because Cai Ming had mentioned her good scores, and it made no sense for her not to do well.

Gong Ruini was really puzzled. Could something have happened?

Cai Ming was actually quite anxious too, but without receiving a letter, he had no choice. Besides the endless waiting, he had nothing else to do.

If possible, Cai Ming would like to go back and take a look, and he really missed Yanan since it had been so long since they’d met.

Cai Meina and her folks were experienced and understood what was on Cai Ming’s mind.

"Why don’t you go back and take a look? After all, you need to report to school eventually." Everyone wasn’t short on money, just big money. And without receiving any letters, Cai Ming was restless in every way. Cai Meina thought that since the busiest time had passed, they should let Cai Ming go back and check.

This proposal was hard to resist, but after thinking it through, Cai Ming declined the suggestion, "The shipment to Beijing will be busy."

Though Cai Ming was worried about Gao Yanan, he was needed more here, and more importantly, "We’ve agreed to meet in Beijing."

Cai Ming clenched his fist, stating confidently they would meet in Beijing, "I’ve already sent the acceptance letter to Yanan."

The action was unbelievably quick. Gong Ruini really couldn’t believe how fast Cai Ming acted. Wait, they only received the acceptance letters yesterday, and she hadn’t seen her uncle go out.

Gong Ruini didn’t believe that Cai Ming would let someone else mail such an important letter, except for one possibility.

No way, Gong Ruini looked at Cai Ming in astonishment. This brother’s speed was a bit too fast!

It was then that Gong Ruini remembered when everyone was excitedly discussing university admissions, her uncle seemed to have gone missing for a while.

Who said people of this era were more reserved in their feelings? Is this attitude reserved?

Not reserved at all, really. Gong Ruini stated that no matter when, when emotions are involved, they’re intense.

"Good boy," Gong Tao recalled the timing when Cai Ming would have mailed the letter, "Be quick and strive to have a child in university, just like your sister."

"Once you’re in a job, you can devote yourself fully to work." Gong Tao was genuinely not hurrying Cai Ming, but Cai Ming wasn’t getting any younger. At his age, Gong Tao was already a father, and Cai Ming wasn’t even married yet.

Cai Ming felt shy because of what Gong Tao said, and although Gong Ruini and the others didn’t speak, these two kids beside him were undoubtedly amused.

Cai Ming was all sorts of embarrassed, but Cai Meina wholeheartedly agreed and supported her husband’s suggestion, "Right, once the child is born, I can help take care of it. Ni Zi can also help."

"After all, she likes children."

Uh, her own mother was overly blunt. Gong Ruini was dumbfounded. Who said she liked children?

She was good to Zhan Banxia and Zhan Zisu because they would one day be heirs of Shiyu Hall, and also because they were smart and sensible.

If confronted with a constantly crying child, Gong Ruini wouldn’t hesitate, not even if it were her own younger brother.

But her own mother couldn’t resist giving her some troublesome tasks, sigh, it wasn’t just any trouble.