Accidentally entered a high gate

Over here, Tian Jinglan and the others became more and more frightened and regretful as they thought about it.

Meanwhile, the situation was quite different at the Zheng family's home. They had received a letter from Zheng Chunfang.

Tian Erya first had her eldest grandson read it, then her second grandson, then her eldest grandson, and so on...

Tian Erya first had her second grandson read aloud because she was afraid her eldest grandson would misread it. Later, she had both grandsons take turns reading it to her because she was so happy.

The others were happy too.

Zheng Fugui: "Our Chunfang is really lucky. Many girls who marry into the city don't have a good life."

Tian Erya: "What do you mean Chunfang is lucky? It's because her mother-in-law is a good person."

"Yes, yes, yes! Chunfang has met a good mother-in-law. Don't go out and brag about it. If you go out and brag, and other people ask Chunfang to do this or that for them, will you agree or not? If you agree, it will put Chunfang in a difficult position; if you don't agree, you'll offend people."

Zheng Daniu, Zheng Xinhua, and Zheng Jianhua: "We're not going out to show off."

Li Guihua: "People from Lifeng's unit came to our brigade. If anyone asks them how Chunfang is doing in Beijing, they'll probably tell us. Plus what happened last night..."

Zheng Fugui, Zheng Daniu, Zheng Xinhua, Zheng Jianhua: "..." Forgot about those bandits!

Tian Erya said with a smile, "If anyone asks you to get Chunfang's help, tell them to come to me. Everyone knows that I'm the one in charge in our family."

"I'll see what kind of help they want from Chunfang. If they want Chunfang to get them some rare stuff, I'll tell them to go cool off somewhere else."

"If they want Chunfang to help them buy some life-saving medicine or something, I'll talk to Chunfang about it."

"Chunfang grew up in the Yanhe Brigade, and no one in the brigade ever bullied her. We can't just not help her after she went to Beijing. Besides, we still have to stay in the Yanhe Brigade."

Also.

"Old woman/mother/grandmother, you are so thoughtful."

"Hahaha... Come on, read it to Grandma two more times."

"it is good."

On the other side, after receiving Lü Huizhen's call, the Party Secretary thought he must have misheard. "What did you just say you wanted the factory to send you?"

"Work clothes and liberation shoes."

Secretary: "..." Did I hear that right? "Why?"

"I'll report back to you when I get back."

Okay. "Send a copy of the application back."

"Okay. Thank you for your help. I've found out about Xiao Ma's situation. Xiao Ma and his wife are indeed husband and wife. Their child is their biological child."

The secretary was a little surprised. "You found out so quickly? If I remember correctly, you only arrived there yesterday, right?"

"If you remember correctly, we did arrive yesterday. The reason we found out so quickly is because everyone in the county knows that Xiao Ma's wife gave birth to a daughter."

Lü Huizhen briefly recounted what happened before and after Xiao Wanwan's birth. She then emphasized again that everyone in the county knew about it.

Secretary: "..." No wonder that kid dared to send someone to investigate. "Even if you've found out the truth, you can't come back immediately."

"I know, we will help our farmers work hard. Don't worry."

"Okay. Be careful."

Lü Huizhen: "..." Some security measures are noticeable, but others... never mind, I don't want to think about them anymore, the more I think about them, the more upset I get. "Okay. You go ahead with your work."

"Um."

After the secretary hung up the phone, he sent someone to fetch Ma Lifeng.

Ma Lifeng arrived and stood at the door, loudly asking, "Secretary, what did you call me for?"

Secretary: "..." Why are you shouting so loudly? "Come in."

"I won't go in. I'm afraid people will say I molested you."

Secretary: "..." He's almost sixty... Is this kid really afraid of what others will say? Or is he just teasing him?

People in nearby offices and in the hallway: "..." This kid really dares to say that!

The Party Secretary stood up, walked to the door, and patted Ma Lifeng on the head. "You rascal! Director Lü just called to say that everyone in the county where you went to work knows your wife gave birth to a daughter, and that she looks a lot like you. Director Lü and the others found out in less than a day."

"snort!"

"You brat!" The secretary slapped him again. "Come in."

Ma Lifeng lifted his leg and walked inside.

The secretary, seeing that he hadn't closed the door, wanted to beat him up again. "Close the door."

After closing the door, Ma Lifeng immediately adopted a fawning expression and walked to the secretary's desk, saying, "Secretary, I'm doing this for your own good. Secretary, what did you need me for?"

"You brat! Sit down."

"Okay!"

After Ma Lifeng sat down, the Party Secretary looked at him and said, "I called you here for two reasons: first, to tell you that your case has been investigated and clarified; second, to ask if you want to go to university. If you do, the factory will recommend you. You spent two years in the countryside and you're a good student."

Upon hearing this, Ma Lifeng said, "Thank you! However, you should still recommend someone else. On the surface, this matter seems to stem from the feeling that my wife is not good enough for me, but in reality, it's out of jealousy. I was allocated an apartment as soon as I joined the factory. And it was a newly built apartment. Otherwise, even if I married a beggar, they wouldn't call me a rabbit."

Secretary: "..." He knew kids from those kinds of families couldn't be too bad. "Wouldn't you like to reconsider?"

"No need. I'm already conspicuous enough."

"Why don't you talk to your family about it?"

"No need. My wife doesn't want to stand out either. My dad..." If his father knew the factory wanted to recommend him for university, he'd definitely think he'd gotten tired after just a few days and wanted to go to university to slack off. "My dad thinks practical experience is more important than theory."

"Alright. You're still young, it's not too late to start in a couple of years."

"Yes. Thank you. Is there anything else you need?"

"Work hard."

"Yes!" Ma Lifeng stood up and saluted the secretary. "I'm going back to work."

"Go."

As soon as Ma Lifeng left, the secretary's lips curled up, and the curl grew higher and higher.

In the evening, after Zheng Chunfang got off work, Ma Lifeng told her about the secretary's intention to recommend him for university and about the phone call with Lü Huizhen.

Zheng Chunfang didn't think much of it. Everyone in the county knew she had given birth. "Aren't you afraid that in two years no one will recommend you anymore?"

"I'm not afraid." With his father and his two older brothers around, he had nothing to worry about. However, he wanted to wait a few more years to see if the old man's words would come true.

His reasons for wanting to wait a few more years were threefold: first, he felt that universities were too chaotic; second, he felt that today's university students were like the successful candidates in the imperial examinations of the past; and third, he believed that he could pass the exams if they were reinstated.

While cooking, Zheng Chunfang said, "As long as you don't regret it, it's fine. Now that Director Lü has called back, can we go back and check on Wanwan?"

Ma Lifeng didn't want to go back. "You got pregnant just a few days after we got married."

Zheng Chunfang: "..." What does that mean?

"Let's wait for Director Lü to come back before we go see her."

Zheng Chunfang: "..." Aren't you afraid your daughter will forget you?