I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 217: The Admission Notice

Yuan Xiu, who was seeking knowledge, welcomed all who came, and in the end, she even lent out her notes from the past year of review.

It wasn't lent to just one person, but to several people who borrowed it to copy, and then returned it to her after they finished copying it.

Jiang Zhou arrived when it was time to leave work.

He had barely arrived at the hospital entrance when someone told him the good news in advance!

"Chief of Staff Jiang, your wife has received her acceptance letter! She's been accepted into medical school!"

"Chief of Staff Jiang! Congratulations!"

"Thanks!"

When Yuan Xiu came out, she could tell from his expression that he knew. "I was just saying I wanted to be the first to tell you this good news!"

Jiang Zhou extended his hand: "Being the first person to see your acceptance letter is fine too."

Yuan Xiu handed him the admission notice, saying, "Then you're not the first one; quite a few people in the hospital have seen it."

"If I can't be the first outside, I'll be the first at home."

Jiang Zhou opened the admission notice, looked at it, and then looked up at Yuan Xiu earnestly, saying, "Congratulations on becoming a university student!"

Yuan Xiu patted his shoulder, sat down on the back of the bicycle, and said, "Let's go! Let's go back and make dumplings!"

"Just dumplings?" Jiang Zhou pushed off hard with his feet, and the two wheels of the bicycle spun rapidly.

"Isn't eating dumplings enough? Chief of Staff Jiang, your demands are too high."

"What I mean is, would you like to have a drink? There's still some red wine that Mom brought over last time that we didn't finish."

"Okay, then let's have a drink..."

Yuan Xiu remembered that she was supposed to write a letter to inform An Hui after receiving the admission notice, so she wrote the letter after returning home and also took photos of the two children and sent them over.

An Hui received the letter the day before the Lunar New Year.

That day, Chen Yumei happened to be having dinner at her parents' home with her husband and children.

"Dad, this is a New Year's gift from Xiao Zhou's company. Their company did well this year, so the New Year's gifts are also good. They are perfect for people your age to nourish their bodies, so we brought them over for you. Please take a look."

Uncle Chen looked at it and said, "I don't need anything here. You can take it back to your in-laws."

Her husband, Xiao Zhou, said, "My parents have some; this is for you."

An Hui came in from outside with the letter in her hand. Xiao Zhou immediately pulled out one of the gifts he had brought. "Aunt An, this is for you. I went on a business trip to the south a few days ago and bought a few silk scarves. One for each of the women in our family."

An Hui smiled and accepted it, "Xiao Zhou, you're so thoughtful."

Uncle Chen looked at the letter in her hand. "Who sent it?"

"It was sent by Xiao Yuan. She said she received the admission notice and also sent some photos of the children."

Uncle Chen: "Oh, so fast? Which university is it?"

"Medical school".

"Not bad, not bad," Uncle Chen laughed. "Our family is going to have a doctor."

Xiao Zhou chimed in from the side, "Having family members in the hospital will make it easier to see a doctor in the future."

Chen Yumei pinched his lower back. "Are you out of things to say? What kind of illness is this during the New Year?"

Xiao Zhou hissed softly and chuckled awkwardly, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that having connections in our medical system will definitely make things much more convenient in the future."

This is all about connections.

Chen Yumei was already upset about not getting into university, so she couldn't listen to any of this. "With my dad around, what can't we do!"

Xiao Zhou then fell silent. It was indeed convenient for them to have their father-in-law around, but his father-in-law was getting old and would eventually retire. There's a saying, "When people leave, the tea grows cold." The couple were just coasting along at work; who would give them face in the future?

Jiang Zhou and his lover were different. One was in the army with a bright future, while the other was a prospective medical student who would definitely be a key talent to be cultivated after graduation.

The couple will both achieve great things in the future, so maintaining a good relationship with them is the right thing to do.

Unfortunately, his wife didn't understand these things.

In life and in work, one should act solely according to one's own preferences.

Often, people offend others without even realizing it.

The two left carrying large and small bags; they brought more things than they took away.

An Hui didn't care about any of that. She packed up a large package, packed everything up, and sent it all out.

……

This year, our family not only gained two more children for the New Year, but also Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao didn't go back to her hometown for the Spring Festival; instead, she stayed here to help them take care of their children.

On New Year's Eve, Yuan Xiu got up early and dressed each of the two little ones in a red cotton-padded jacket.

This cotton-padded jacket was sent by Anhui after she went back. Not only was there a red cotton-padded jacket, but there was also a little red hat and little red shoes. It was all very festive!

After getting dressed, Yuan Xiu and Jiang Zhou each carried one of them downstairs. Aunt Zhao heard the noise and came out of the kitchen. Seeing them, she laughed, "Oh my! They're so red, like two little tomatoes!"

Knowing this was a compliment, the two little ones were delighted! They clapped their hands happily!

For breakfast, we had glutinous rice balls, which Aunt Zhao made early in the morning. The plump white glutinous rice balls were filled with sweet brown sugar, and the brown sugar would ooze out when you bit into them.

The two little ones sat in the cradle, drooling with longing, their little mouths agape, wanting their parents to feed them.

"You can't eat that," Yuan Xiu coaxed them. "When you're a little older, Mommy will make you something delicious."

In two more months, you can start introducing complementary foods.

The little ones couldn't understand any of this. When they saw their mother talking to them, they thought their "dream had come true," so they opened their mouths even wider and laughed even harder.

They waited and waited, but nothing came. Everyone was only concerned with eating and didn't care about them. The little ones got angry!

Qiaoqiao immediately yelled, "Ah!"

The little hand patted the armrest of the cradle forcefully.

Zhizhi looked aggrieved and whimpered. She stopped looking at her mother and stared at her father with her big eyes filled with tears.

Jiang Zhou felt sorry for him, "You really can't eat this?"

"No," Aunt Zhao said. "The child is still young and has a weak stomach. Let him grow a little more before feeding him glutinous rice balls. Glutinous rice is sticky and hard to digest. Even older people should eat less of it, let alone a child this young."

Jiang Zhou: "You can't eat it. Wait until Zhizhi is a little older, and Dad will buy you whatever you want to eat."

Zhizhi: "Waaah..."

Qiaoqiao huffed, "Ugh!"

Yuan Xiu quickly finished eating, then pushed them away from the table, saying, "How about Mom teaches you to sing? Come on, come on."

"A chubby little boy rides a horse to Chengdu. Chengdu is so much fun. The chubby little boy rides a white horse, riding it high. The chubby little boy wields a Guan Dao (a type of halberd), wielding it with great skill. The chubby little boy eats tangyuan (sweet rice balls)..."

After she finished singing, Yuan Xiu asked, "Who is the chubby baby?"

Zhizhi pointed at Qiaoqiao.

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Oh, it's my brother?"

Qiao Qiao: "...Huh?"

Aunt Zhao and Jiang Zhou looked over from the restaurant and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the two little ones had stopped making a fuss.

Aunt Zhao laughed and said, "Little Yuan is really good at coaxing children, and the songs he sings here are quite interesting; I've never heard them before."

"This is the first time I've heard of their hometown dialect."