Xie Changzheng’s prediction was correct. There was indeed a registered letter for him in the post office. If he didn’t come today, the letter would be delivered to the production team by the postman tomorrow.
He was worried about this, so he came to the county post office the day before the postman went to the commune to deliver letters every week to get the letter in advance.
His application to accompany the army had been approved. In the letter, the leader also asked about Xie Changzheng’s injury and expressed his wishes.
Xie Changzheng put the letter away. His injury had healed, but for the sake of the future, he wanted to rest for another ten days or half a month to consolidate his injury.
Moreover, there was another person, Xie Fusheng, in the family. His special condition did not allow him to endure long-distance travel, especially in this era when trains were crowded. The overly crowded environment could easily make Fusheng psychologically restless.
Xie Changzheng wanted to take advantage of this time to teach the child well.
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After returning home, Xie Changzheng showed Xu Chunxiu the letter sent by the army.
The couple tacitly kept the matter a secret and told no one else before they left the village, for fear that the people in the old house would find out and cause trouble.
However, there was a commotion in the old house at the moment. Even if they knew about it, they probably wouldn’t be able to take care of them for a while.
It turned out that Xie Xiuzhu wanted to transfer to another school. She was originally studying at Gaoyang Junior High School in the county. However, now she suddenly had the idea to transfer to the No. 2 National Cotton Mill Affiliated Middle School.
The No. 2 National Cotton Mill is a municipal unit and is considered one of the factories with relatively good performance in the area. Because of its good performance, the factory has many supporting facilities that benefit its employees, such as the No. 2 National Cotton Mill’s affiliated hospital, the No. 2 National Cotton Mill’s affiliated primary and middle schools, and the No. 2 National Cotton Mill’s office kindergarten.
As one of the welfare benefits of the National Cotton Mill, children of factory employees can naturally attend this type of affiliated school for free.
Of course, the number of places available to each person is not unlimited. Ordinary workers only have two places, and cadres have two more places.
Because of this, people other than the children of employees of the National Cotton Mill who want to attend are not without opportunities.
These days, everyone has many relatives, especially those who work in the National Cotton Mill. Even if they are thousands of miles away, there are poor relatives vying to become relatives with them. Those families with few children will give the extra places to their relatives’ children.
In a family, if both parents are workers in the National Cotton Mill, the grandparents also work in the National Cotton Mill, and then they find a daughter-in-law who also works in the National Cotton Mill, then there are eight places for schooling at once.
There are certainly not so many places for their own children. Some children who are not of school age or have long passed the school age must also be removed.
If all the remaining places are given to the children of relatives, it will definitely not be cost-effective. Therefore, a new business has emerged privately, that is, the buying and selling of school registration.
Those who want to study in the National Cotton Mill Affiliated Middle School and Primary School spend money to buy a place from a family who has plenty of places, and then they simply just make up a kinship relationship; the factory office will not investigate in detail.
Because the school is named after the National Cotton Mill, most of the students who attend are children of employees of the National Cotton Mill. If they perform well during their studies, there is a certain chance that they can directly enter the National Cotton Mill to work after graduation.
Therefore, many families would rather spend more money to buy such a place and fight for an opportunity for their children.
Xie Xiuzhu wanted to transfer to the National Cotton Mill Affiliated Middle School because she knew that Jiang Cheng was studying in that school. That man and Fu Yanshu were both children of employees of the National Cotton Mill. It was there that Xie Wu met them and began their ill-fated relationship that lasted for decades.
Now, Xie Xiuzhu was afraid of the wolf cub, so she naturally did not dare to target this cold-blooded man. As a result, the number of high-quality men around her who could be favored by Xie Xiuzhu suddenly became scarce.
She selected the few men available, and only Jiang Cheng aroused some interest in Xie Xiuzhu’s heart.
In her memory, Jiang Cheng’s family background was also very good.
His father was one of the first people to stop working and go into business. In the 1990s, he was already worth millions.
As a second-generation rich man, Jiang Cheng did not have the bad habit of looking down on others. On the contrary, he was gentle and polite, a gentleman who was tolerant and courteous to others.
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