Training the Heavens

Chapter 60 Good things happen one after another
The hustle and bustle in front of Gao Jialin's house lasted until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Even those who wanted to make money didn't want to work on this day and went home to prepare for the New Year.

Gao Yude finally got to spend his money. He straightened his back and went to the town to buy New Year's goods. He had two chickens in his left hand, two fish in his right hand, and his backpack was filled with tens of thousands of firecrackers. Wherever he went, people looked at him with envy.

If someone else says that this is the father of Gao Jialin from Gaojia Village, others will be even more envious.

"His family's ancestral graves are well-buried. Now that his child has been admitted to university, he'll probably be able to move to a big city and live a good life in a few years! Upstairs and downstairs, electricity and telephones, and meat for every meal!"

After hearing these words, Gao Yude felt like he was floating, and felt that all the hard work in the first half of his life was worth it.

Gao Jialin has been drinking since New Year's Eve. He drinks at home on the first day of the 30th and then on the second day of the New Year, he goes around the village to drink. Today he comes to my house, tomorrow he goes to your house, and the day after tomorrow he goes to his house. After the relatives and friends who are close to him have dinner at each house, it is the seventh day of the New Year.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the workers came back and continued to build the cave. They were busy until the fourteenth day, when they went back to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

After the Lantern Festival, they returned to work, while Gao Jialin took the company bus and started his journey back to school, carrying local specialties from his hometown.

This time going to school was much easier than last time. After arriving in Yinxia, ​​I took a mail bus all the way to Xi'an, and then went to the train station to find a way to get a license plate for the lower berth of a hard sleeper car. I chatted, ate and drank with people in the car during the day, and slept at night.

When I woke up, I was back in Shanghai. I got on the bus from the station and more than an hour later, I started distributing Shaanxi red dates in dormitory 404.

"They're delicious, big and sweet, much better than the red dates I've had before!" Ma Chuanjie couldn't bear to eat any more after eating two. "I'll save the rest and let my parents try them when I get home this weekend."

Nowadays, it is not like the future. Open JD.com, forget about JD.com. Open Pinduoduo, and specialties from all over the world will appear in front of you with the swipe of your fingers. If you want to eat something fresh, just place an order. Whether it is Russian purple candy or Serbian cheese, it can be delivered in three or two days.

Nowadays, due to the backward transportation and logistics, it is difficult for ordinary people to eat specialties from other places, so it is so rare for them to taste the red dates from northern Shaanxi.

"You guys try it first, I'll go find Teacher Cui to get the transcript." Gao Jialin said and left the dormitory. There was no internet at the time, and he still didn't know the results of his final exam.

This may not be a bad thing. At least you won’t be depressed about finding out that you failed a course during the Chinese New Year. You can celebrate the New Year happily.

When they arrived at homeroom teacher Ke Wanwei's office, his face lit up with joy the moment he saw Gao Jialin. "Jialin, you've brought honor to our class again this time! You got first place in the final exam, and the school also named you a "Three Good Students," "Outstanding Student Leader," and "Outstanding League Member!" You're the only one in Pujiang College to receive all four of these honors!

"It's all thanks to your good teaching!" Gao Jialin was very calm. He had already obtained a doctorate degree and was not too excited about such a small honor.

"I can't give you the certificate now. Teacher Zhang will give it to you personally during the class meeting tonight. Take the transcript back first! Your dormitory 404 is good. No one has failed a course. When you hand out the transcripts later, comfort those who failed and tell them not to worry and to study hard. It won't matter if they pass the make-up exam! But you can't be as careless this semester as you were last semester. You have to focus on studying!" Today's college students are all chosen ones and are very proud. Ke Wanwei was worried that some people would not be able to accept the blow of failing a course and do something stupid, so he gave them a few special instructions.

After chatting for a while, I came out with the transcript and met Zhang Changqing in the corridor. He was also smiling and said, "Hurry up and hand out the transcripts. Come over to me after you're done. I have something good to tell you!"

He first went to the girls' dormitory and shouted a few times downstairs, and the League Secretary Luo Xuemei came down. Gao Jialin handed her the report card, reminded her a few words of skills on notifying students who failed the course of their grades, and then left.

In the 1980s, it was not that you couldn't go to the girls' dormitory in universities. As long as you had a valid reason, the dormitory manager would let you in. Even female college students at that time would not wear such cool clothes in the dormitory like in later generations. Gao Jialin was too lazy to go up.

After going through all the boys' dormitories one by one, distributing the report cards and comforting the unlucky few who failed their exams, Gao Jialin hurried to find Zhang Changqing.

"Teacher Ke has already told you about the honors you've received at school, right? Well, I have even better news for you! The Municipal Youth League Committee and the Municipal Student Union sent a notice a few days ago: You, Gao Jialin, have been awarded the 1984 Municipal Outstanding College Student, Outstanding Student Leader, and Outstanding League Member honors for your outstanding performance last semester!"

"In a few days, the city will hold a commendation meeting. By then, your name, Gao Jialin, will be known throughout all the universities in Shanghai!"

Has my reputation spread throughout all the universities in Shanghai? Wasn't this achievement already achieved when "Young Friends Come to Meet" was published? Gao Jialin muttered to himself, a bright smile blooming on his face, and he kept expressing humility and gratitude.

"Jialin, this isn't just about honor!" Zhang Changqing reminded him, fearing he didn't understand. "Every year, the Student Union gives priority to recruiting students who have received honors. So, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll probably be able to become a representative of the Municipal Student Union this semester!"

"If you continue to work hard after joining the Municipal Student Union, you'll have the opportunity to join the National Student Union and become a representative of college students nationwide! I guess you don't quite understand what this means, so let me give you an example!"

"Among the representatives who attended the National Student Union Conference in 79, some are now cadres at the deputy director level! Think about it, it has only been a few years since he graduated? Only four years at most!" Zhang Changqing's words were full of envy. A college student who graduated four years ago has a higher rank than himself. How can this be justified!
Gao Jialin also knew that he would be on the same level as Sha Ruijin in the future, but he was not that powerful yet, because there were elders among the student union representatives.

Of course, joining the Student Union does not mean you can rise to the top. Looking at all the members of the Student Union in history, most of them ended up having mediocre lives in the future. This is just an opportunity, and whether you can grasp it depends on yourself.

In the evening, Gao Jialin once again stole the limelight at the class meeting, but few of the students in the audience were jealous because they had already become numb.

After the class meeting, Gao Jialin's life returned to normal. He attended classes every day, wrote some manuscripts for "Story Club", and continued to go to Wei Su'e's house on weekends to tutor Mingliang.

That day, after the supplementary lessons, Gao Jialin was preparing to go to Heniu Xinliang for a good meal, but he didn't expect that as soon as they met, he told Gao Jialin a good news.

(End of this chapter)