Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

These days, it's like a top scholar has emerged from a region when a student from a junior college comes along, let alone the Tanka people.

In no time, many families came to Nanyu.

This includes Chen Yongding's family.

Upon seeing Lin Qin, Zhou Shuifang immediately asked, "I heard you got into a junior college? Where are you going to study?"

Seeing everyone staring at her expectantly, Lin Qin couldn't help but smile. "I applied to Anshi Normal College in Anshi."

"Wow! Everyone knows Anshi Normal College! It's not easy to get into that school! You're really amazing! I think your kids are all college material! They're destined for great things!" Zhou Shuifang's praises just kept pouring out of her.

Grandpa Chen and the other elderly people discussed whether to set off fireworks or firecrackers, so that those who looked down on us Tanka people could see us and feel proud.

Of course, this kind of thing needs to be discussed with Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin.

For the next few days, Lin Qin was so busy that she didn't have time to take her child to daycare.

The modified diesel tricycle is ready, so Lin Yi can send the children out earlier without any delay.

From the moment Lin Qin was admitted to junior college, Nan Yu held a banquet for several days in a row. First, he entertained the familiar Tanka people, then he prayed, set off fireworks and firecrackers, and hung banners. The festivities lasted for three to five days. After that, Lin Yi returned to Shanglin Village with bags of wedding candy and delivered them to each household to tell the village the news that Lin Qin had been admitted to junior college.

The villagers were shocked, but they all offered their congratulations and compliments.

Only Lin Zhi and Li Lian were unhappy and were cursing and swearing.

"What's so great about her? She's just a money-loser. She got into a junior college, so what? No matter how successful she is, she's still a married daughter. What are you going to do with her now?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers all laughed at the couple, saying, "Don't be sour grapes! If you're so capable, let your two sons get into a junior college and see what happens!"

The couple were embarrassed and got angry, so they started arguing with the villagers.

When he got home, he saw that Lin Qingxiang's new house was only half-built, which made him even angrier, and he cursed loudly.

Lin Yi wasn't unaware of this, but he didn't care anymore. After delivering the wedding candies to everyone, he immediately returned to the seafood restaurant and distributed the remaining candies to the neighbors in the vicinity.

Just then, Liu Ling came to the seafood restaurant to share the good news, and Lin Yi immediately told her that Lin Qin had been admitted to a junior college and gave her a lot of wedding candy.

Liu Ling was overjoyed. "Uncle, tell Sister Lin Qin that I also got into a junior college. I originally wanted to apply to a college outside of Beijing, but my grandma didn't want me to go too far away, so I applied to Anshi Normal College just like Sister Lin Qin. We'll be classmates from now on. Tell Sister Lin Qin to come visit me when she has time."

"Okay, okay! Uncle will remember!" Lin Yi grinned from ear to ear, then turned around and packed some more seafood for Liu Ling. "Take these back and eat. You helped my Aqin a lot before, and Uncle didn't have a chance to thank you."

Liu Ling refused, but Lin Yifei gave in. After a long struggle, Liu Ling gave in and went back with a bunch of things.

I ran into Li San's mother as soon as I reached the alley entrance.

"Hey! Isn't this our top female student? Where have you been? Bought seafood? Are you having a feast again?"

When Liu Ling's college admission notice was delivered, her family had already set up two tables to entertain relatives and friends. That day, Ma Cuihua cursed for two hours straight, and all the neighbors in the neighborhood could hear it.

Even the neighborhood director went over and spoke up, but it was no use; everyone was disgusted.

Even the usually good-tempered Granny Liu had been arguing with Ma Cuihua for a long time. If they were to set up a table again, the two families would surely come to blows!
Liu Ling shook her head, smiling brightly, "It wasn't me, it was given by Sister Lin Qin's father. Sister Lin Qin and I got into the same school, and her uncle treated me to wedding candy and also gave me some seafood."

"What? What did you say? Lin Qin also got into a junior college?" Old Mrs. Li's loud voice startled half the street. Liu Ling, however, seemed oblivious and nodded obediently, saying, "Sister Lin Qin is amazing. She only took two years and got a good score. I have to go now, Auntie, I need to take these things home."

Li San's mother watched as Liu Ling entered the house and began to whisper among herself and the others.

In less than half an hour, Ma Cuihua's family also learned that Lin Qin had been admitted to a junior college.

"Bang!" Ma Cuihua slammed her hand on the table, her old face contorted with anger. "Why? Why did that bitch get into a junior college?"

If it weren't for Lin Qin causing trouble at the school, Liu Li wouldn't have ended up being hated by everyone. If it weren't for Lin Qin's disturbance, her daughter would be the second college student in the Liu family.

Lin Qin ruined everything, and now the instigator has actually been admitted to a junior college. Ma Cuihua simply cannot accept it, nor is she willing to accept it.

Even more upset than Ma Cuihua was Xu Manzhi. Ever since she learned that Lin Qin had been admitted to a junior college, she had been green with envy, but she hadn't said it out loud. "Mom, do you think Lin Qin used some underhanded means to get in?"

She didn't believe that someone as stupid as Lin Qin could have such abilities.

Ma Cuihua was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "Is there any need to say more? Those who studied from a young age didn't pass the exam, but she, a half-baked student who only studied for two years, passed it? You're kidding me!"

Xu Manzhi took Ma Cuihua's words to heart.

He would tell everyone he met that Lin Qin cheated and used improper means to get into the university, and he even made it sound very convincing.

Not many people believe her.

Outraged, Xu Manzhi went to the Education Bureau to report Lin Qin for cheating on the college entrance examination.

The Education Bureau naturally took this seriously and summoned Lin Qin for investigation.

Lin Qin then realized that she had been reported, and she couldn't help but laugh in anger. She didn't panic, and handed over all the test papers and exercises she had done over the past two years to the leaders of the Education Bureau, and also asked Teacher Su to testify for her.

They even completed a test paper on the spot at the Education Bureau that was of similar difficulty to the college entrance examination.

Based on the investigation conducted by the Education Bureau, Lin Qin was ultimately proven innocent.

But this wasn't the end of it. Lin Qin had no intention of letting it go peacefully. She used her connections to find out that it was Xu Manzhi who had reported her, and she went to the police station to file a report.

To put it bluntly, Xu Manzhi was just an ordinary woman with a bit of cleverness. Apart from witnessing Liu Li being arrested, she herself had never been to a police station.

When the police came to her door, she was so frightened she almost fainted.

The Liu family courtyard was filled with wailing and shouting, and curses could be heard from time to time.

When the neighborhood director arrived, he learned the whole story from the police and was speechless.

After the police took Xu Manzhi away, the neighborhood director went to inquire about how to handle the matter.

Ma Cuihua and Liu Yongguo hurriedly called Liu Yongming back, asking him to find connections to help them, and also gave Lin Qin a good scolding.

Liu Yongming hadn't been back for a while and had no idea that Lin Qin had been admitted to a junior college, nor did he know that Xu Manzhi had caused such a big mess. In front of Liu Yongguo, he scolded Xu Manzhi angrily and then went out to find connections.

Actually, this matter isn't a big deal, but there's a lot of room for maneuver. However, no matter how many connections Liu Yongming used, he couldn't smooth things over; they simply told him it had to be handled officially. (End of Chapter)