Chapter 267: Making a long-distance call home, the variables are a bit big (please subscribe)
It's not during the Chinese New Year, so there aren't many calls at the post office.
When Cheng Xuemin got here, he could call directly without queuing up, and the transfer time was also very fast.
After waiting for a few minutes, Cheng Xuemin got through and called their northern Shaanxi Commune.
"Hey, is it Xuemin?!"
As soon as the call was connected, the old uncle's cheerful and silly voice came from over there, which made Cheng Xuemin smile slightly. It had been a while since he heard his old uncle's voice.
And judging from the old uncle's mood, it's obvious that cousin Qin Xiaolian's estimate should also come out.
He must have done well in the exam, otherwise my uncle would not be so happy.
"It's me, my uncle, Xuemin!"
"Xiaolian, my sister, brother-in-law, and the others are all here, right?"
Cheng Xuemin then spoke and replied to the old uncle over there.
"It's Xuemin! It's Xuemin! I just said that the long-distance call from Yanjing must be my Xuemin!"
There was the voice of the old uncle talking to someone else, emphasizing that the call from Yan Jing must be his eldest nephew.
Apparently!
On this day, the old uncle and the others were waiting for Cheng Xuemin's call. The old uncle is even more indispensable, bragging with the cadres in the commune.
Cheng Xuemin did not interrupt, but waited for his uncle to speak.
There were also faint shouts from other people over there, and Cheng Xuemin seemed to hear the voices of his parents.
Then he asked: "Uncle, who are you talking to? Are they my parents? Are they there too?"
"Yes, yes, Xuemin! Your mother is waiting at the commune!"
"And your sister and brother-in-law Xiaolian have also just returned from the county. They are waiting here for your call!"
Soon, the old uncle followed up and said to Cheng Xuemin, "Xuemin, wait, I'll ask your mother to answer the phone!"
"No, no, no, his uncle, long-distance calls are expensive, his uncle, just tell Xuemin!"
As soon as the old uncle finished speaking, Cheng Xuemin's mother's voice came over the other side and she repeatedly declined. She was obviously worried that long-distance calls were expensive and wanted the old uncle to keep the conversation short.
That’s right!
In this day and age, no one can make long-distance calls!
It’s all about writing letters!
Cheng Xuemin, who was listening here, didn't know what to say. With their family's current situation, how could they afford long-distance phone calls?
It doesn't matter to Cheng Xuemin, but the problem is that for his uncle and his mother, even answering the phone counts as money.
Moreover, the phone bill in this era is the same for both incoming and outgoing calls.
That is to say, if Cheng Xuemin makes a phone call that costs ten yuan, the phone bill from his hometown will also cost ten yuan. It is normal for my mother to feel distressed about the phone bill.
"Take it, pick it up! If you have time to decline, you can talk to Xuemin now!"
There was another rejection between my uncle and my mother over there. It was indeed the same as what my uncle said. If they continued to decline politely, they could indeed say two sentences!
Cheng Xuemin did the same and shouted: "Mom, please answer the phone, it'll be okay!"
"Here, pick up quickly, Xuemin is calling you on the phone!" I heard my uncle's voice again.
"Hello, Xuemin?"
Then, my mother Qin Guilan's weak and timid voice came from the phone. This was her first time answering the phone.
"Yes, yes, Mom, it's me, it's me, can you hear me?"
Cheng Xuemin couldn't say how happy he was when he heard his mother's voice, and he shouted repeatedly.
"You can hear it, baby, mom can hear it!" My mother's trembling voice came from the other side again, and then she shouted again and again, "He's clicking, he's clicking, old man, old man, listen. Listen, it’s Xuemin’s voice, it’s Wa’er Xuemin’s voice!”
"Let's get down to business. I'll slap you to death with my forehead again!"
It's Cheng Xuemin's voice. Sure enough, he is still the same bad-tempered person who wants to beat you to death.
The "da" in my mother's mouth actually means "father". The old man also calls Cheng Xuemin "Laozi". In the northern Shaanxi dialect, "da" means "father" and "old man" refers to the husband.
When the Feng family was happy, they would often jokingly call Cheng Xuemin "old man".
"Baby, why don't you say something to me? You're so scared that I'm going to tell you!" Mom Qin Guilan's words came from over there again.
But Cheng Xuemin was confused by these words. His father was worried about the phone bill and urged his mother to get down to business quickly, but why did his mother say this suddenly?
For a moment, Cheng Xuemin couldn't understand it at all.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Why are you telling me this? Do you believe me or not? I'll beat you to death?"
Cheng Xuemin asked doubtfully, and his father Cheng Youben's explosive words were also heard from the other side.
"If you say it, you should say it. Old man, you have to say it even if you beat your forehead to death!"
"My dear, why didn't you tell your family about your going south to the front line? Your sister told me when she came back, baby, do you know that I was almost scared to death!"
After a stubborn exchange of words with his father, the mother over there shouted to the phone again.
Hey, that’s what happened!
After hearing this, Cheng Xuemin suddenly realized that it was his elder sister who told his family about his visit to the south for a condolence performance in the first half of the year after he returned home.
After losing contact with him on the front line for more than two months, Cheng Xuemin didn't even write a letter to tell his family about this matter.
When the elder sister went back, she forgot to tell her not to tell her family whether to report good news or bad news. Now she has obviously told her everything.
"Mom, isn't this okay?"
"Just say these words and give me a call. Believe it or not, I will beat you to death!"
Then there were words of fighting from the other side, which made Cheng Xuemin who was listening here really dumbfounded.
His parents were just like this, worrying about the long-distance phone bill while arguing and wasting time.
"Xuemin, your mother is just worried about you! Even if you do such a big thing, you won't even write a letter to your family!"
The phone was grabbed by his father, and he spoke the same words as his mother, with a lot of trembling in his voice. I don't know if he was excited to answer the phone for the first time, or because he was scared.
"Dad, isn't it okay now? It's all over!" Cheng Xuemin couldn't help but choke up after hearing the heart-warming words.
My mother was worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away, let alone such a big thing as going south to the front line. She didn't dare to tell her family at that time, because she was afraid that they would worry!
"Yes, yes, it's all in the past, it's all in the past!"
"How is the little squirrel? How is my son? Now that the college entrance examination is over, are you and my son taking the little squirrel back to spend the summer vacation?"
It can be seen that Cheng Xuemin is more sweet-tempered than his mother. He keeps urging him to talk about business. When he grabs the phone, he is actually more nagging than his mother.
"Dad, I discussed it with my son. The weather is too hot. The little squirrel is just one month old and my son is just out of confinement. It is not suitable for him to go far away, so I won't go back during the summer vacation!" "Yes, yes, yes, Xuemin, you are. You're right, I'll tell you if you don't tell me, the little squirrel is just one month old, don't bring it out in a hurry!"
As soon as Cheng Xuemin finished speaking, his father over there nodded in praise, but Cheng Xuemin could hear the disappointment in his tone.
After all, how long have you been looking forward to the stars and the moon?
Ever since Cheng Xuemin came to Beijing last year, his family has been looking forward to having his eldest grandson born as soon as possible and taking him back to recognize his ancestors.
"That's right! Dad, tell Mom too, wait a minute!"
"When the little squirrel gets older, and during the winter vacation this year, my parents and I will take him back to celebrate the New Year, just in time to create a family tree for him!"
Cheng Xuemin knew what his father was worried about. He was afraid that his eldest grandson would not be able to come back for a while and would become the grandson of the old Feng family over time.
So when they returned from Yanjing, they told Cheng Xuemin that if the child was a grandson, they would take it back as soon as possible to create a family tree.
"Okay, okay, this is the truth, this is the truth!" After hearing this, Father Cheng nodded repeatedly on the phone.
"Full text, full text, you come and tell your brother, you tell your brother!"
After Cheng's father finished talking about the business over there, he didn't say a few more words. He was still worried about the phone bill. He handed the phone directly to his brother-in-law Wang Quanwen and asked him to talk to Cheng Xuemin.
"Ahem, okay, da!"
What brother-in-law Wang Quanwen said to Cheng's father came over there, and soon his words came over the phone, "Hey, hey, hey, Xuemin, that's right!"
"Um, your sister and Xiaolian just came back from the county! Both your sister and Xiaolian did very well in the exam. Your sister estimated her score to be over 450, and Xiaolian's score to be over 440. !”
Before Cheng Xuemin could say hello to him, his brother-in-law Wang Quanwen on the other end of the phone said excitedly.
This is just talking about business directly, without any nonsense!
Cheng Xuemin here also felt very good after hearing this. The elder sister and cousin did very well in the exam just like the sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law.
The next step is to guide them in filling out their application forms!
Cousin Xiaolian must be from Yenching University. When she went back, she made an appointment with her sister-in-law, Zhu Shan, the end of the Feng family, and they were going to be admitted to Yenching University together.
Older sister Cheng Wenxiu also definitely wants to take the Yenching University exam, but first she has to see how her brother-in-law Wang Quanwen, who is studying at home, does in the exam.
If my brother-in-law can get into Yenching, then my sister must be at Yenching University. If she can't get into Yenching, we can only stay together in the provincial capital.
However, there are also good universities in the provincial capital. Xi'an Jiaotong University is actually very good, and Northwest Polytechnic is also not bad.
certainly!
Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou must have hoped that they could take the exam and come back to Yanjing, so that the little squirrel would have an aunt to take care of it.
"Sister, she estimated the score to be over 450 points? Xiaolian also has over 440 points? That's not bad!"
"What about you, brother-in-law? What's your estimate?"
After hearing this estimate, Cheng Xuemin replied and asked his brother-in-law how much he had estimated.
Now it's up to my brother-in-law, he shouldn't be too out of line.
"Xuemin, I think it's okay. It's all thanks to you. I estimate it to be over 370 points. The teacher at the county high school also said that it's fine to go to Xi'an Jiaotong University in our provincial capital!"
My brother-in-law also estimated it to be more than 370. This score is indeed very good. Even here in Yanjing, in addition to Yan University, Huaqing National People's University, and several other key universities, you should be able to get into it.
Judging from what the brother-in-law said on the phone, the teacher at his county high school suggested that he apply to Xi'an Jiaotong University in the provincial capital?
This is completely different from the previous plan.
yes!
If I can't get into Yan Da Hua Qing National People's Congress, my brother-in-law's score is indeed the best choice to go to Xijiao University.
But XJTU is not in Yanjing, but in their provincial capital!
If my brother-in-law applies to Xi'an Jiaotong University, my elder sister Cheng Wenxiu may only apply to Xi'an Jiaotong University even if she passes the admission score of Yan'an University.
It's impossible for them to go to college separately, right?
Of course, even so, Cheng Xuemin still hopes that his brother-in-law can apply for a university in Yanjing.
Regardless of the ranking of colleges and universities!
I don't expect my brother-in-law to fill in the application form for a university in Yanjing, and my sister will come with me to take care of the little squirrel.
It's all for the future development of the two of them.
Xi'an Jiaotong University is indeed better than other universities in Yanjing, but there is an absolute advantage in applying for universities in Yanjing.
In fact, this advantage cannot be seen in today's era.
But in the next ten years, it becomes extremely precious.
This advantage is Yanjing household registration.
If my brother-in-law and the others are admitted to Yanjing, they will automatically obtain the Yanjing household registration and be transferred from rural to non-agricultural land. If they can stay and work in Yanjing after graduation, their household registration will not be transferred back to their place of origin.
But maybe in the eyes of my brother-in-law and others, if they can get admitted to Xi'an Jiaotong University, they can also obtain urban household registration and convert from rural to non-agricultural.
As long as they are transferred from rural to non-agricultural land, the urban household registration in any city will be the same to my brother-in-law and others.
Of course, Cheng Xuemin thought so in his heart, but it was not easy to say this directly to his brother-in-law on the phone.
Anyway, my brother-in-law and the others made their own decisions on where to fill in the form, and Cheng Xuemin only made suggestions and guidance.
So after a thought, Cheng Xuemin congratulated his brother-in-law on the phone and said, "Brother-in-law, you also estimated the score at more than 370 points? Congratulations to you, brother-in-law!"
"Xuemin, what are you talking about? This is not all thanks to you, Xuemin!" Brother-in-law Wang Quanwen was obviously very happy there. After all, among the educated youth of this era, who doesn't want to go to college, and who doesn't look forward to going to college?
They were originally a delayed generation. My brother-in-law Wang Quanwen had taken the exam once before, but it was a pity that he failed to pass the exam.
I originally accepted my fate and was content to be a private teacher in the brigade primary school.
Who knew that there would be such a chance to change my destiny!
It’s estimated at over three hundred and seventy points!
When the scores were estimated, brother-in-law Wang Quanwen himself didn't believe that he could get such a high score.
With a score of over 370, according to last year's college entrance examination admission situation, not only can I go to a key university, but I also have many, many choices.
This is all due to his brother-in-law, Cheng Xuemin.
"That's not what you said, brother-in-law. That's really not what you said. In fact, brother-in-law, you have a solid foundation!" No matter how hard Cheng Xuemin takes credit, we are all part of the family.
"Xuemin, I'm not going to be polite to you on the phone. We'll talk about this when you get back!"
"Your sister estimated it at over 450 points, and Xiaolian also estimated it at over 440 points. They both said that they would apply to Yenching University. Do you think it's okay?"
The brother-in-law over there also kept his story short and went straight to the point. It was also the elder sister next to him who was urging him to talk about business. Cheng Xuemin here could faintly hear it.
"There is no problem for Xiaolian to apply to Yenching University. Our school only accepts three majors: Chinese Classics, International Politics, and Journalism. I suggest she consider the Journalism Department!"
Several members of the family volunteered to fill out the form, but Cheng Xuemin had already considered it in his mind.
Cousin Qin Xiaolian is positive and optimistic. She has applied for the journalism department and will do well in the future, whether she works at a provincial TV station or stays at Yanjing Broadcasting Media as a reporter or host.
Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo, she said she wanted to study Chinese with her sister, but Cheng Xuemin thought it would be better for her to study international politics.
In the family, her father, Feng, is connected with the Foreign Publishing House. Whether she inherits her father's career or directly enters the National Academy of Sciences, her future is bright.
In fact, Cheng Xuemin also considered the elder sister Cheng Wenxiu. As her name suggests, she is quiet and suitable for classical literature in the Chinese Department. After graduation, Cheng Xuemin will help her find a way to stay in school and stay on campus to engage in literature research, which is very suitable for her!
But with the current situation, I might not be admitted to Yanjing, so I have no choice but to give up!
…
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)