At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

(A large portion of the outline was cut in the middle, so some details have to be briefly added as the plot progresses.)

When Yi Zhonghai and Tan Xiulian ran to the gate.

Yi Zhongding had just finished signing his name.

"Little brother (an older brother suggested this form of address, so I'll change it), did you get into that Traditional Chinese Medicine college?"

Yi Zhonghai rubbed his hands together nervously and asked.

Although Yi Zhongding had already discussed it with them when he applied.

Moreover, he consistently ranked among the top three in his class throughout all three years of high school.

But when this result came about...

They remained incredibly nervous.

"You passed the exam, brother and sister-in-law. Here is the admission notice, please take a look."

Yi Zhongding handed over the admission notice with a smile.

"Good, good, good, hahaha, great! Our Yi family has produced a college student! Thank you to the country, thank you to the organization."

Tears welled up in Yi Zhonghai's eyes as he accepted the notification letter with trembling hands.

But he didn't open it immediately.

Instead, a hand gently caressed the envelope of the notification letter, as if stroking a lover.

"Quick, open it and take a look."

Tan Xiulian was even more excited than him, her whole body trembling.

"Little brother, do it yourself. I'm clumsy, don't tear it by accident."

Yi Zhonghai suppressed his excitement and returned the notification letter.

"Niannian, Zhongding, read what you wrote. This is the first time I've ever seen a university admission letter."

Someone shouted from the side.

Yi Zhongding did not refuse. He took the envelope, opened it, and took out a notification slip.

I opened it and started reading.

Yi Zhongding:

Based on your political background, health condition, exam results, and your preferences, this decision is made.

We have decided to admit you to the XX major in the Medical Department of our College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We hope that you will actively and happily prepare according to the time and precautions stipulated by our college, and arrive at the college on time to register and enroll, in accordance with the needs of our country's socialist construction and the people's medical cause.

......

The back side contains a long list of various matters.

The major was not specified.

Because at this point, you can't just learn whatever you want.

Instead, you learn whatever the country needs you to learn.

"Great, great! Haha, our Yi family has produced a college graduate!"

Yi Zhonghai was still incredibly excited, raising both fists in a gesture of triumph.

"Quick, little brother, go back home and tell your parents."

Tan Xiulian wiped away her tears and pulled him inside.

Yi Zhongding didn't refuse and followed her home.

"Of course, let's go back first. Excuse me, neighbors."

Yi Zhonghai cupped his hands in greeting to those around him, then looked forward to going home.

"Old Yi, this is such a great thing, we have to treat everyone to a meal to celebrate!"

Yan Bugui remained true to his original aspirations, only thinking about freeloading at the banquet.

to him.

It's a good thing that you got into university.

But a feast is necessary for a joyous occasion.

These past two or three years.

His family's life became increasingly difficult.

"We'll talk about it later. I'll definitely set up two tables in the yard."

Yi Zhonghai didn't bother arguing with him, so he hurriedly replied and left.

But the Yi family went home.

These neighbors were reluctant to leave.

They gathered at the main entrance and started chatting.

"Old Yi has really had a lucky few years. His life is visibly getting better and better, and now he even has a younger brother who got into university. How wonderful is his future going to be?"

"Of course, every meal is white flour steamed buns, every few days there are white flour dumplings with meat filling, and every ten days or so there is braised pork belly with lots of oil. You just put it in your mouth and gently lick it, and the oil melts and flows down your throat like you're drinking water."

"Hiss...you've made my mouth water."

"A person's fate is hard to predict. Tell me, what were Old Yi and his wife like before? We won't say anything bad about them, that's what we could see. But these past few years..."

"That's right. He became the workshop director and built a large, detached house. He has a large family and all his children are so smart and clever."

"Hey, if you ask me, when did Director Yi's life start to get better? It started after his younger brother and sister came to visit, you guys can figure it out."

"What, you've figured it out?"

"Of course, you don't know, a few days ago I went back to my hometown, and you know what a coincidence, my uncle's son passed away, and his grandchildren became orphans. I took them home and took good care of them. You'll all be envious then."

"No, your cousin is dead, is it appropriate for you to be so happy?"

"What? Whether I'm happy or unhappy, life goes on, doesn't it? I brought my nephew and niece home to raise, are my cousins ​​happy or not? Of course they are, if they're happy, I'm happy."

"Something feels off, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

"I'm different from this guy. We don't have any cousins. If we did, we couldn't just wish for them to die, right? Hehe, I adopted a pair of children of martyrs from the neighborhood office and we're taking good care of them. This Yi Zhongding is also a child of a martyr. I think there's something going on here, something to say about him."

"Hey, I've thought about it too. Tell me, what are the children of martyrs? They're the nation's treasures, they're bound to benefit from the country's fortune to some extent, right?"

"Is it the same principle as those old ways of having a bit of imperial aura?"

"Pah, don't talk nonsense. That's not what I meant. How can they be the same? One is a lackey of feudalism, while the martyr is a people's hero."

"So, according to you? Not only are your own cousins' children not enough, but you also have to adopt the children of martyrs?"

"No, sir, you're not planning to send your nephew and niece back to their hometown, are you? That's not how a man from Beijing behaves."

"No, I'm thinking of adopting another one."

......

Yan Bugui tried to chime in, but couldn't get a word in edgewise.

He was so anxious he was jumping up and down.

Is this the time to talk about these things? Shouldn't this be the time to think about having a graduation banquet?

Liu Haizhong listened quietly for a while, then silently went home with his hands behind his back.

a year ago.

He had also longed for such a time.

They were even prepared.

Unfortunately, his eldest son, Liu Guangqi, the "destined" heir of the Liu family, failed the entrance exam for vocational school twice.

The first year is when the entrance exams are held.

It was around the time he became the workshop team leader.

This made him so happy he was practically beside himself.

We're just waiting for our eldest son to get into a vocational school.

This makes it a double celebration.

As a result, Liu Guangqi fell asleep in the examination room during the exam.

This dampened much of his joy at becoming an official.

He repeated his studies and took the exam again the following year.

But once I got into the exam room, I suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded.

The test paper was done terribly.

Even so.

However, thanks to Liu Haizhong's down-to-earth teaching of his apprentices in the factory, he won the honors of outstanding master and advanced worker in the factory for two consecutive years.

A pie fell into their house.

This period was marked by a shortage of talent.

Therefore, the enrollment quota for vocational school students and university students each year is greater than the number of graduates that year.

This group of people is called "selected cadres".

Liu Guangqi secured a spot.

But he might have been so overjoyed that he cried and lost his mind, and prematurely announced it.