Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1822 Receiving Red Envelopes

Fortunately, I received the admission notice just two days later. It must be because it's in the same city, so I received it in the first batch. The efficiency is amazing.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, if they hadn't passed the exam, things would have been much more complicated, as they had already informed everyone around the world.

I tried to hold back, but I just couldn't resist. My joy was overflowing, and I wanted to tell everyone I knew about it.

His son is the first college student in the entire village!

Fortunately, he received the admission notice in just two days. When he got it, he called the village committee to clarify that it was a university in Shanghai, not Shanghai University.

This misunderstanding needs to be explained. After all, a banner was put up, and while people may spread rumors, he still needs to tell the truth to the village.

The village immediately corrected the mistake and said that if Ye Chenghu returned to the village, the village committee would reward him with a 200 yuan bonus for his academic advancement.

That's not a small amount; it's a month's salary.

When Ye Chenghu found out, he was grinning from ear to ear. "That's awesome! The village committee even gives out reward red envelopes? Dad, when are we going back?"

"Go back in the next couple of days. You've already received your acceptance letter, so all that's left is to wait for the start of the semester and register."

"Great! Will I get a ton of red envelopes when I get home?" Ye Chenghu's mouth watered just thinking about it.

"Look how happy you are! Should I throw a couple of tables at home for you?"

"Haha, didn't you say you were going to set up a shop in Zhoushan?"

"Either you set up two tables at home, since you have a lot of relatives. Otherwise, it's not good if you just receive red envelopes but don't treat them to a meal."

"Hehe, then you decide what to do."

All he had to do was collect the red envelopes—it was so awesome!

correct!

"Mom, I've passed the exam and received the acceptance letter! Shouldn't you do something to show your appreciation?"

"What does it mean?"

"My dad gave me a car, and the village committee even gave me a 200 yuan bonus. What about you? You're my mom! What are you going to give me as a reward?"

Lin Xiuqing chuckled, "You're my child, why should I reward you?"

When we were little, you always said I was adopted.

"You, who were adopted, should be even more grateful to me for raising you and turning you into a college student."

"I am their biological child, their biological child!"

"Then I'll take you shopping for clothes. You're going to college soon, so I'll buy you lots of new clothes and shoes."

Ye Chenghu was satisfied. "Okay, I'll keep all my old clothes for Yangyang to wear."

"You really dote on your younger brother."

The family of three chatted and laughed happily, sharing their joy and making arrangements for their return home.

After finishing his sentence, Ye Chenghu hurriedly called his close classmates to spread the word.

Ye Yaodong was making arrangements for the graduation banquet at the end of the month, as well as the boat trip back to his hometown in the next couple of days.

As soon as Ye Chenghu returned to Zhoushan, he was greeted warmly by all the factory workers.

"Cheng Hu got into a university in Shanghai?"

"Chenghu is back. What university did he get into?"

"Wow, that's incredible! She got into university?"

"Young Master Ye is really amazing..."

"Since Mr. Ye got into university, shouldn't he treat us to a meal?"

Ye Chenghu's face was stiff from smiling. Fortunately, he didn't encounter many people on his way to work. He didn't go to the workshop, but just went to his father's office and the finance office.

Those who tease him, "Little Boss Ye," are all his own people, such as Ye Xiuxiu from the finance department, who has now taken over Lin Dongxue's job.

Ye Chenghu joked with her, "If you want me to treat you to dinner, give me a red envelope first..."

"Did he really get into a university in Shanghai?"

"Where? They're just spreading rumors. It's a university in Shanghai, but not Shanghai University. The difference here is huge."

"It turns out that Grandpa had been saying that you got into a university in Shanghai. He's been wandering around the factory these past few days, telling everyone he meets a few words. He's probably already given out a whole carton of cigarettes."

"Haha, let him spend the money."

"I've already prepared a red envelope for you, go and get it from him right away."

"I'll go look for it..."

Ye Chenghu immediately went out to find his grandfather. Red envelopes were the most important thing; he had to collect them wherever he went.

Ye's father was sitting in the canteen, drinking a little wine and bragging to the people at the convenience store.

"...My grandson is the first college student in our whole village. He's really made something of himself. Our ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke. I never expected him to be so good at studying..."

"He didn't seem very bright before, but I didn't expect his intelligence to be in his studies. He takes after his father, no, he takes after his mother, because his father wasn't good at studying either."

"His mother's family, Dongxue, used to work in the finance department here. She was also the first college graduate in the whole village. The Lin family has a good background..."

"Our Ye family has a good lineage. Although they're not good at studying, they're all clever. His father used to seem unreliable, he could carry two sacks of grain into the ditch, but he's smart and knows how to make money..."

As soon as Ye Chenghu walked in, he heard his grandfather gossiping about his father again...

The older they get, the more they like to tell old stories, and they like to repeat the same old tales over and over again.

He felt embarrassed for his father after hearing that.

"Grandpa..."

"Oh? Ah, Chenghu is back?" Ye's father stood up with a look of surprise and waved to him. "Come here quickly and let me see. My college student is here."

Why are you drinking in broad daylight?

"Isn't that great? Haha, did you get your acceptance letter yet?"

“I got it, so I came over today. Dad said he’s planning to go back to our hometown in the next couple of days.”

“I’m going back with you too. Our ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke, we have to go and pay our respects to our ancestors.”

“My dad said the same thing.”

"Where's your acceptance letter? What does it look like? Let me see it."

"I didn't bring it with me. It's at home in Shanghai. If I bring it back and it gets lost or broken, I won't be able to register."

Mr. Ye nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, we can't just take it. We need to take it to register for school. It's safer to keep it at home."

"Don't drink too much in broad daylight. I'm going back to the dorm. I'll check if Brother Jiang and the others are there."

"Yes, they're playing games in their dorm. All they do all day is play games."

"Didn't he go out to deliver goods?"

“He and Chenghe take turns playing games in the dormitory when they are not delivering goods.”

Ye Chenghu bought a bunch of popsicles and went straight to their dorm to find them.

Although he was thinking about the red envelope from Ye's father, he was too embarrassed to ask for it in the cafeteria. He just greeted his grandfather to let him know he was there.

The dormitory door was wide open, and before he even reached the door, he could hear them shouting and playing games.

As he approached, he shouted, "Don't move! Checking the guards!"

"Hey, here comes the college student."

"How come our college students have time to come back?"

"He'll definitely come back to treat us to a meal."

"Tch~ I'll treat you to popsicles!"

Several people scrambled for it.

When are you going to treat us to dinner?

"When are you going to give us red envelopes?" Ye Chenghu spread his hands and waved them in front of them. "Hurry up, all the brothers should show their appreciation."

"Sure thing, introduce me to a classmate, and I'll give you a matchmaker's bonus."

If he hadn't seen the words come out of Lin Guangming's mouth, he would have thought it was Ye Chengjiang who said them.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"No, I'm just too jealous of Ajiang."

Ye Chenghu was a little confused.

Ye Chengjiang said smugly, "In a few days, I'm going to Shanghai to meet my pen pal. We've already made plans."

"Holy crap!" Ye Chenghu's eyes widened. "You're going to Shanghai to see Huang Yuxiu?"

"correct."

"Meeting up in real life?"

"Do you want to come with me? If you come with me, I won't feel awkward. Do you want to?"

"I can't go, I have to go back to my hometown to collect a red envelope," Ye Chenghu said, his mind still preoccupied with his plans to meet Huang Yuxiu in person. "You're actually meeting Huang Yuxiu? Are you two having a good chat?"

"It's alright, anyway, I replied to the letter as soon as I received it, and we arranged to meet in the middle of the month. She said she had finished the college entrance examination, probably had no hope of passing, and did not want to repeat a year. She said she was not cut out for studying and was already preparing to look for a job."

"Indeed, her score seems to be too low, quite a bit short. She's usually in the middle to lower ranks of the class."

Ye Chengjiang put down his game console, leaned closer to him, and asked, "Since she wants to find a job, do you think it's okay if I bring her here to work?"

Ye Chenghu: "!!!"

"My third uncle's factory needs female workers anyway, so I'll call her over to work there. What do you think?"

"Are you serious? You want to date her?"

"I'll go to Shanghai in a couple of days to see if she's pretty and has a good personality before deciding whether to try and bring her over. Can you tell me about her?"

Ye Chenghu was completely dumbfounded; he hadn't even finished processing such important information.

He licked his popsicle and said blankly, "She's a local, don't even think about getting her here. I don't know her well, she's closer to Zheng Shuya. She's more lively and talkative, not quiet at all, always making a fuss, so her grades aren't good. Anyway, I think she's really noisy."

"At the time, I asked if anyone wanted to have a pen pal. She was an active person and volunteered to do so, so I introduced her to you."

Ye Chengjiang listened without breaking into a smile, "Lively is great, I like lively people. How does she look? That's the key!"

Ye Chenghu said irritably, "So-so. She looks about 1.6 meters tall, but she's not as pretty as Zheng Shuya."

"What you're saying is pointless. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so of course you think Zheng Shuya is perfect in every way."

"Definitely. Zheng Shuya is a million times better than her. She's so quiet and well-behaved. Huang Yuxiu's name sounds very gentle, but she seems to have inexhaustible energy all day long."

Ye Chengjiang slammed his hand on the table. "I like it this way. Girls should be lively and active."

Lin Guangwen leaned over and said obsequiously, "Brother Hu, can you introduce me to a female classmate? She doesn't have to be a college student, just someone who failed the college entrance exam."

Ye Chenghu laughed at him, "Why are you getting involved?"

"You're all going to be in pairs, and I'm all alone. Have pity on me."

"I'm not a pimp, get lost, find someone else."

Ye Chengjiang made a surprising statement: "Why go to such lengths? Go after Ye Jingjing! She lives downstairs, it's so close!"

Ye Chenghe's eyes widened. "That's my sister! What right does he have?!"

His first reaction was to resist, and then he glared fiercely at Lin Guangwen.

“Go after Ye Xiuxiu. She’s older and ready to get married, which is perfect for you! She lives downstairs and works at the factory, so it’s even more convenient for you.”

Now it was Ye Chengjiang's turn to disagree. "Why should I? Why should my sister introduce him to him? What makes him so special?"

"Then why should I take my sister? She's still young."

"Don't let the rich water flow to outsiders' fields."

"Then marry Jingjing to Lin Guangwen!"

"You fucking..."

Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe were arguing so hard they rolled up their sleeves and got really angry.

Lin Guangwen silently stepped back and moved aside, then whispered, "Why don't you two have a fight first, and whoever loses becomes my brother-in-law?"

"You fucking dream..."

The two stopped arguing and united against Lin Guangwen, ganging up on him.

Ye Chenghu listened to their argument as if it were a show.

The dormitory was noisy and bustling, filled with the sounds of several boys making a racket.

After returning to Zhoushan, Ye Yaodong quickly made some arrangements and then took Ye Chenghu and his father back to their hometown.

This trip back will bring honor to our ancestors.

They had just arrived at the village entrance when they saw a banner held up by bamboo poles at the entrance.

Warmest congratulations to Ye Chenghu from our village for getting into a university in Shanghai!
Ye Chenghu felt ashamed just looking at it and covered his face as he entered the village.

"Dad, how many days has this banner been up? When are you going to take it down?"

"I don't know. When you go to the village committee to collect your red envelope later, you can ask. Isn't that an honor? I'll go home and get my camera to take a picture with you later."

"No!" he exclaimed vehemently.

This is so embarrassing. He only got into a junior college, and they made such a big fuss about it. It's enough to make your scalp tingle.

He wants to get into Fudan University; that would be a real honor, and we'd love to hang a banner like that at the village entrance for a year.

Mr. Ye said enthusiastically, "Why don't we take a group photo? Let's take a picture to remember this moment and show it to everyone later."

"Go ahead and take pictures, we'll take a photo together."

"I do want to, but it's not like I'm the one who gets into university."

Ye Chenghu ran straight home.

There's still a pile of red paper scraps in front of my house. How come the traces of firecrackers haven't been swept away even after so long?

Ye's mother happened to be home at that moment. When she saw him running back, she was excited and quickly grabbed him.

"Oh my, my college student is back! I have to hurry up and set off another string of firecrackers."

"A pile of red paper at the door, are you still going to leave it there?"

“That was for celebration. Now that you’re back, you should set off another one to welcome the college student home in glory.”

He quickly ran inside and hid, otherwise his neighbors would come out and shower him with compliments.

Ye Yaodong and his father entered their home just as the sound of firecrackers was heard, and then exchanged pleasantries with their neighbors across a wall.

As soon as Ye Chenghu returned, Ye Xiaoxi rushed over and said, "Big brother, congratulations on getting into Shanghai University!"

"Bring the red envelope!"

She slapped him, saying, "Dream on! I'm still a child. Go to the village committee and get it. They'll give you a red envelope as a reward."

"It's too hot. Let's go in the evening when the sun isn't so strong."

"Big brother, now that you've been admitted to university, is Xiaoya going to be my sister-in-law?"

"We're just dating, we still need to study."

"Big brother, you really got into university. You got in and now you have Sister Xiaoya to date, a car, and you can get lots of red envelopes when you come back. It's such a good deal."

Ye Chenghu was naturally proud. Getting into university meant he had everything he needed, and all his hard work and dedication to studying had paid off.

Pei Yu chimed in with enthusiastic praise, "Cousin, you're so amazing! You're the most amazing one in the family!"

"That is!"

"Big brother, how many red envelopes have you received? I want to go to university too!"

"Not a single hair was received."

He originally thought that going back to Zhoushan would bring him a bunch of red envelopes, and going back to his hometown would bring him even more, but he ended up with nothing.

"How could that be! These past two days, so many people have come to our house to give us red envelopes, saying they're helping you get into university."

"Really?"

Ye Chenghu was overjoyed; he finally saw a red envelope.

Didn't you receive a red envelope up there?

"No, I've never met any relatives other than my own family, just my grandfather and Brother Jiang and a few others."

"Didn't Brother Jiang and the others give you a red envelope?"

"No, they even asked me to treat them to dinner."

Father Ye walked in and said with a smile, "It's not time yet. We'll be hosting a banquet in Zhou City at the end of the month. I said we won't accept any favors, but everyone will give you a small red envelope."

"Hehe, so it's just not the right time yet."

"Your peers should see how they are doing. See if they've given you anything, and whatever they give you, take it all. Everyone can make money anyway."

"They're all rolling in money!"

Ye's mother also said with a smile, "As soon as we heard the news, everyone came over to give us red envelopes. I told them that we weren't having a banquet, but they all said it was for Chenghu's schooling, not a favor. The red envelopes weren't very big, so I accepted them all. I'll give them to you later so you can make a little money."

Mr. Ye then said, "Prepare two more later, one for each of us. He's so promising, getting into university, he deserves a big bonus."

"Why don't you give it to yourself? Why did you go all the way back home to ask me to give you two portions? You should pay for your own portion."

"You're still distinguishing between you and me?"

"I'm giving out two red envelopes, one for you and one for me, of course I'll share them."

While the two old men were bickering, the old lady had already taken the red envelope she had wrapped and handed it to Ye Chenghu with a smile.

She had prepared the red envelopes well in advance and kept them in her room, so she would go back to her room to get them as soon as he came back.

"Take this quickly. It's for you to buy things to eat when you go to university. This is your grandmother's gift. Your grandmother doesn't have much money, so I can't give you much. Please take it quickly."

Ye Chenghu was obsessed with receiving red envelopes, but he really didn't dare to accept the old lady's money.

"No need, you're too old for that. Keep it for yourself. I have a bunch of red envelopes here."

"What can I spend? Take this quickly, don't argue, or it will fall. Those red envelopes were given by others, this one is from Grandma, take it quickly."

Ye Yaodong said, "Take this. It's a little something from the old lady as a reward for you."

"So I'll take it? I'll really take it?" Ye Chenghu happily stuffed the red envelope into his pocket, his body behaving in good faith.

Ye's mother also took out a stack of red envelopes and handed them to him, telling him which red envelope belonged to whom. The names were already written on them, but she still had to tell him.

When someone gives you a red envelope, you should know who gave it to you and be grateful.

"...Just know who gave them to you. More people will come to give you red envelopes later. This one is from me, and this one is from your grandpa. It's all agreed that they'll be used for your registration."

Ye Chenghu accepted the two thick red envelopes, his eyes crinkling with a smile. It was still his family who gave him more.

The twins, who were engrossed in the game, heard the words "red envelope" and ran over shouting.

Wow, there are so many red envelopes! My eyes are practically glowing red from all the red envelopes!

"My cousin is going to strike it rich, he's got so many red envelopes."

Ye Huimei took the opportunity to educate them, "Your cousin got the red envelope because he studied hard and got into university. You should also study hard and get into university like your cousin, then you will get one too."

"You call us idiots every day."

"Yeah, you call us good-for-nothings every day, but can good-for-nothings even get into university?"

Ye Huimei almost choked on her breath, wishing she had a suitable weapon. "You guys are going to drive me crazy! You're all such good-for-nothings!"

"See, you're calling us good-for-nothings again."

"I must have owed you all something in my past life..."

Ye Xiaoxi and Pei Yu covered their mouths and chuckled to themselves.

Mother Ye happily went to cook some snacks for Ye Chenghu. "I'm going to cook poached eggs in sweet soup for Chenghu. Let me know if any of you want some, and I'll cook a lot."

"I~"

"I~"

Everyone was calling out, and after counting the heads, Mother Ye had a good idea of ​​the number.

"Cook two for Dongzi too. He must be starving after just getting back. Third brother, go kill a chicken."

Ye's father agreed and went to get a kitchen knife, "Make me two poached eggs too. You can't just make me do chores and not give me anything to eat."

Mother Ye: "We have everything, and you'll get yours too."

Ye Chenghu had already taken a bunch of red envelopes to the sofa and started opening them.

"Brother, do you need my help?"

"No need, I'll take it apart myself! Why are you all so well-behaved, staying at home instead of going out to play?"

"It's too sunny. They won't let us go out. They only let us stay at home to watch TV and play games. We can only go out to play after the sun goes down."

"That's rare, the sun has risen in the west."

Pei Yu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Yesterday, my sister accidentally stepped on and seriously injured a chick. She was scared, so she didn't dare to run outside and stayed home to take care of the chick today."

"So careless?"

Ye Huimei was also talking to Ye Yaodong, "I heard that we're going to have two banquets in Zhoushan. Does that mean we won't be having one at home?"

"I was thinking of having a couple of tables at home. We've already received so many red envelopes. Even though it's not exactly a favor, I'd still like to invite our relatives and friends who are home for a meal, just to make it more lively."

"Then we'll hold two events."

"Don't talk about having two events, making it so formal. Just say you're inviting everyone over for a meal. After all, it's just a college entrance exam, no need to make a big fuss. Just buy some good food, and that'll be fine for the banquet."

"Okay, once we decide on a date, I'll have Mom inform our relatives and friends."

"Let's say three days from now. The sooner we host the dinner, the sooner we can feel at ease. We also need to host two or three more banquets in Zhoushan at the end of the month, so we need to go up there as soon as possible."

Ye Yaodong felt that he had been running around for the past two months, going back and forth between home twice and between Shanghai and the city of Shanghai.

Since his child took the college entrance examination, he has felt extremely busy, with hardly any free time, as he is always on the go.

Mother Ye interjected, "Then we still need to choose an auspicious day before having a dinner party. Chenghu's maternal grandparents said they want to come over when he returns."

Ye Chenghu grinned, "That's right, the red envelopes for my grandparents and uncles and aunts haven't arrived yet, but they're sure to be huge!"

"I'll use these red envelopes you earned to treat you to a meal."

"We haven't even had a chance to warm up to it yet, and you've already got your hands on it."

"You get into college and become rich, but we're all bleeding money out of our pockets."