Free Web NovelChapter 126: Chapter 126: Acceptance Letter
When Su Li estimated her score, she thought she had done pretty well. She was confident she could get into her dream university, but she never imagined she would be the city’s top scorer.
After leaving the school and the excited crowd, the slow-to-react Su Li finally began to feel a thrill of excitement.
’City’s top scorer... the city’s top scorer...’ This was something she wouldn’t have dared to dream of in her past life, but in this life, she had actually done it.
"Heh heh..." Su Li chuckled to herself as she walked down the road, her steps light and carefree.
In sharp contrast to Su Li’s elation, Qin Shanshan was in agony.
Su Li didn’t spare a thought for Qin Shanshan’s hatred and resentment.
In a wonderful moment so full of surprises, there was no room to think about unpleasant people or things.
Her scores were out. Now, all that was left was to wait for the acceptance letter.
Su Li’s score was well above the cutoff. If her chances of admission weren’t a full one hundred percent, they were at least ninety-nine.
While waiting for her acceptance letter, Su Li began preparing for what came next.
Once the letter arrived, she would be off to the Imperial City for university. She had to pack what she needed to bring and also get things in order at the factory.
After several busy days, Su Li returned to Xinghua Village upon hearing that people had started receiving their acceptance letters.
Her household registration had been transferred to Xinghua Village, so her acceptance letter would be sent there. She needed to be there to receive it and also to pack Little Tang Mo’s things.
Su Li planned to take Little Tang Mo with her when she went to the Imperial City for university.
Little Tang Mo would start school, she would start university, and she would file for divorce. Fortunately, Tang Yuanxiao’s military base wasn’t far from the Imperial City, which made things convenient.
After the college entrance exam, Su Li received a letter from Tang Yuanxiao and learned that Qin Shanshan had told him she was taking it.
When Tang Yuanxiao received Qin Shanshan’s letter, he was, to be honest, stunned. And after the shock came a sense of melancholy.
Su Li had never told him about the exam. When all was said and done, it just proved she didn’t trust him.
Tang Yuanxiao didn’t express any opposition to Su Li taking the exam—perhaps because it was too late to object anyway. In fact, his words carried a comforting tone.
"Now that the exam is over, don’t worry about the results. As long as you did your best, that’s what matters... It should be about time for you to join me at the base. Momo starts school in September..."
Over the past six months, Tang Yuanxiao had been writing back much more frequently, averaging three letters a month. The amount he wrote to Su Li was several times more than before.
He wrote about all sorts of trivial, fragmented things—about the base, about his life—and then asked a heap of questions about how things were back home.
Su Li couldn’t be bothered with his long-winded letters, but luckily, she had a little helper in Little Tang Mo.
After she replied to the first letter, the correspondence became a regular thing between Little Tang Mo and Tang Yuanxiao. Little Tang Mo, Mrs. Tang, and Tang Yuanxiao were all happy about it, and Su Li was relieved.
Tang Yuanxiao was especially pleased that Su Li was substitute teaching and was also able to tutor Little Tang Mo. He praised and thanked her in every letter, telling her how hard she must be working.
Tang Yuanxiao was desperately trying to close the distance with Su Li and save their marriage, but unfortunately, his efforts had minimal effect.
Perhaps he was just too clumsy with his words. In the end, he couldn’t even persuade his own mother. Mrs. Tang’s hands and feet had recovered, but she still refused to go.
With Mrs. Tang refusing to go to the city, the only option was for Su Li to take Little Tang Mo to join Tang Yuanxiao.
Su Li tried to keep a low profile upon returning to Xinghua Village, but she was destined to be the center of attention.
Mrs. Tang had already told the villagers that Su Li would be taking Little Tang Mo to join Tang Yuanxiao, so her return didn’t come as a surprise.
Several people had applied for jobs at her factory but weren’t hired, so they cursed Su Li relentlessly behind her back. To her face, however, they were all smiles.
Su Li had money now, after all.
The villagers were actually quite looking forward to Su Li leaving for the city. They thought that with her gone, they might have a chance to get a job at the factory or find other work.
Within two days of her return, people started asking about her exam score. Their tone was mocking, clearly hoping to see her make a fool of herself.
Qin Shanshan’s results hadn’t been good, and since she didn’t come back to announce them, the villagers didn’t know the details. Instead, they got clever and filled in the blanks themselves.
They didn’t understand the process of scores being released before the acceptance letters. All they cared about was when Su Li would have to kowtow to Qin Shanshan. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Su Li could see right through them but wasn’t in the mood to engage. She simply said she was waiting for the acceptance letter.
An acceptance letter—everyone knew what that was. The villagers who didn’t believe she’d get one would say half-heartedly, "It should be arriving soon, then."
And indeed, the acceptance letter arrived very quickly.
On the third day of Su Li’s return to Xinghua Village, just after lunch, the postman entered the village, dripping with sweat and gasping for breath.
As soon as he entered the village, as luck would have it, he ran into Fang Yulan.
Fang Yulan had been keeping a low profile recently. The issue with Zhao Wenming hadn’t blown over yet, and she was still suspended from her job.
In the end, Zhao Wenming couldn’t bear to give up his status as the county magistrate’s son-in-law and was still finding ways to fight the magistrate’s wife, so Fang Yulan had been forced to lay low.
But even as she lay low, her hatred for Su Li only grew stronger.
Listless a moment ago, she jolted upright upon seeing the postman and asked, "Any acceptance letters?"
The postman’s eyes lit up. "Yes! Ma’am, do you know..."
The postman was about to ask for the address, but Fang Yulan cut him off with a wave of her hand. "I know who it’s for! I’ll go get them. You just wait at the village committee office!"
Getting into a university was a joyous occasion for the entire village. It was common practice to present the acceptance letter at the committee office so everyone could celebrate together.
The postman smiled and nodded. "Alrighty then."
Delivering acceptance letters was an important part of a postman’s duty each year. If someone got into a prestigious university, they would even set off firecrackers to celebrate the delivery.
He’d even been approved to bring firecrackers with him today.
After thanking the ’kind and enthusiastic’ Fang Yulan, the postman headed toward the village committee office.
Fang Yulan immediately broke into a run, shouting, "Caihua’s acceptance letter is here! If you want to see the kowtow, hurry to the village committee office!"
Her running and shouting stirred up a commotion. People who had finished eating, and even those who were still in the middle of their meal, either dropped their bowls or ran outside holding them, eager to see what was happening.
Fang Yulan shouted all the way to the Tang Family’s gate. A flicker of malice in her eyes, she yelled inside, "The postman’s at the village committee office! The acceptance letter is here!"
Seeing Su Li emerge and run toward the committee office, she ducked into Qin Shanshan’s house.
"Caihua... Shanshan, are you home? Your acceptance letter is here! Hurry and come get it with Auntie!"
Qin Shanshan’s house was empty. Fang Yulan shouted again, "Shanshan, where are you? Come on out! I saw you sneak back last night!"
Behind her closed door, Qin Shanshan, who was in the middle of packing, froze.
Qin Shanshan had snuck back into the village after dark the previous night. Hearing the acceptance letters were on their way, she had rushed back, intending to pack her things and slip away again that night. She never expected...
She gritted her teeth and remained silent, hoping Fang Yulan would just leave.
But the next second, Fang Yulan pushed the door right open.
"I knew you were home! Why didn’t you say anything? Come on, let’s go get your acceptance letter..."
Fang Yulan started dragging Qin Shanshan away, her eyes glinting with excitement and malice. With a sudden surge of strength, she completely ignored Qin Shanshan’s struggles and shouts, hauling her toward the village committee office.
