Training the Heavens

Chapter 28 Reporter Interview

Gao Jialin only used two sentences and a cry and a smile to give Qin Baosheng and others a heavy blow.

This is much better than cursing. The changes in expressions of Ma Yue and others are enough to prove that Gao Jialin chose the right method. In front of these big leaders, the more restrained you are, the more easily they will be moved.

If it were grassroots cadres, the situation would be the other way around, because they are in different environments, have different identities and statuses, and naturally have different preferences and ways of doing things.

It wasn't until Gao Jialin's crying subsided that Ma Yue came over and patted his shoulder to comfort him. "Jialin, it's okay, it's all over. You'll be able to go to college soon. This is a great thing, so don't be sad!"

Gao Jialin wiped away a tear and continued to flatter Qin Baosheng, Gao Minglou, Ma Zhansheng and the others. "Thank you, leaders. If it weren't for you, I would have missed this opportunity. You have seen my family's financial situation, and my parents have already borrowed a lot of money to support my education. If I can't go to university this year, I will probably have to give up my studies and go home to farm!"

Ma Yue suddenly fell silent. He walked straight into the cave without saying a word. The situation inside also confirmed Gao Jialin's statement. The house could be described as bare. It was really difficult for such a family to afford to send their children to repeat the grade.

Moreover, even if Gao Jialin repeated a year and successfully passed the entrance exam, he still could not go to university because Gao Minglou had already transferred his household registration, and Gao Minglou would definitely not allow Gao Jialin to pass the exam.

At that time, he would only need to use some small tricks to ruin Gao Jialin's college entrance examination, such as bribing a few gangsters before the college entrance examination, and letting them find an excuse to beat Gao Jialin up, so that he could not take the exam.

"Leader, come and have some water!" Gao Yude nervously poured a bowl of water over. This was the water their family usually used to entertain guests.

Gao Yude took a long time to pick out a relatively intact bowl, but after Ma Yue took it, he still found a few small cracks on the edge of the bowl.

He took a sip of water and asked, "Brother, it's not easy for your family to support your children's education, right?"

"We have to support my child to study no matter how difficult it is. I would have accepted it if my child didn't study well and couldn't pass the exam. But now the child has passed the exam, but has become like this. I can't accept it!" Gao Yude didn't know until now why Gao Jialin didn't receive the admission letter. As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and tears washed out grooves on his dusty face.

Ma Yue was distressed by this scene. Fortunately, their family had a good boy like Gao Jialin, who was able to find out the truth of the matter and thought of writing a letter of complaint to their unit. If it were a duller boy, he would probably just accept his fate.

Ma Yue comforted Gao Yude and asked him to bring the account book to look at. This account book was made using Gao Jialin's old exercise book. Both sides were filled with Gao Jialin's homework. The handwriting was neat and tidy, and it was full of check marks made by the teacher. It was obvious at a glance that it was the work of a good student.

Gao Yude wrote down the account using a crooked notation that only he could understand. He pointed to the account and read it to Ma Yue one by one. "This three dollars and fifty-six cents is borrowed from the neighbor, and this four dollars and thirty-seven cents is from Uncle Jialin."
Ma Yue waved to Zhang Lifeng and took a photo of the account book. When he returned the account book to Zhang Lifeng, he consoled him, "Brother, Jialin has been admitted to university now. Your family's life will definitely get better and better."

"Can Jialin really go to college?" Gao Yude still couldn't believe it.

After repeated assurances from Ma Yue, Zheng Zhihua, Jin Guoping and others, he smiled happily, "My Lord, you have finally made the decision for us!" Such a simple performance was even better than Gao Chenglin's acting. This account book will remain in the depths of Ma Yue's mind for a long time, and perhaps it will have a chance to be published in the newspapers. Correspondingly, the treatment of Gao Minglou and others will become more serious.

After sitting for a while, Ma Yue and the others stood up and prepared to leave. "Okay, just wait at home for the next few days. Good news will come soon!"

"Why are you leaving so fast? Why don't you eat first? Jialin's mother, why are you still standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and kill the chicken and cook!" Gao Yude suddenly became anxious. It was unreasonable for a guest to leave without eating.

Jin Guoping quickly stopped him, "No, no, the leaders still have work to do. They have to deal with this matter quickly. The sooner it is handled, the sooner Jialin can get the notice back."

"No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat, right? You guys came all the way here to help Jialin, I'd feel bad if you didn't have a meal!"

"Brother, let's forget it this time. When you send the notice back in a few days, I will not only have a meal with you, but also drink with you." Jin Guoping had already made up his mind to bring him two new pens when the time comes. He just saw that the pen Gao Jialin put on the table was wrapped with tape and tied with string, and it would be unusable soon.

After a long period of refusals, Gao Yude reluctantly let everyone go. Ma Yue, Zheng Zhihua, Jin Guoping and others continued to lead the team to handle the case, but Zhang Lifeng stayed because he still wanted to interview Gao Jialin.

While he was concentrating on interviewing Gao Chenglin, Gao Yangshi quickly went out to kill the old hen, plucked the feathers, gutted it, chopped it into pieces, and stewed it quickly. She had no idea what the reporter did, but she just treated him as a big leader from the capital, and she must treat him well.

"Student Jialin, it must have been very hard for you to study these years?" Zhang Lifeng took out his shorthand notebook and asked the first question.

Gao Jialin was silent for a moment before answering, "For me, it's not hard at all. I've loved studying since I was a child, and now I can take the college entrance exam. When I think about the wonderful life I'll have in college, even if I get up at dawn every day and study until late at night, I don't find it hard at all!"

"It's really hard. I'm already 18 years old, and most of the younger people in the village have already started helping with housework to ease the burden. But I can only watch my parents toil all day long. If I hadn't had the hope of going to college, I would have gone home to farm with them long ago!"

As one question after another was asked, Zhang Lifeng's impression of Gao Jialin became better and better. This kid is not only a good student, but also very sensible. Almost every sentence he said touched on what he cared about most, and the answers he gave would definitely please the leaders and readers.

The wording and sentence structure were also very good, and these answers could be published directly in the newspaper without much modification, saving him a lot of time and energy.

After asking the last question, Zhang Lifeng couldn't help but say, "Jialin, I see that you scored very high in the Chinese language section of the college entrance examination, and you applied for the Chinese Department. Would you be interested in writing an article about your learning experience to encourage students to study hard?"

(End of this chapter)