Qin Gaoguan'an City, Tongcheng County, Dongjia Village.

In a family with the surname Dong.

The boss is worried about money.

His second son, Dong Yuhui, lived up to everyone's expectations, surpassed the first-tier line and became the first prospective college student in their family.

This made Lao Dong more energetic in his farm work. His waist and legs no longer hurt, and he could finish harvesting two acres of wheat in one breath without even panting.

When the people in the village heard that the second son of the Dong family had achieved grades above the first-tier line, they were not surprised.

The heavy farm work has bent their backs, and these numb people have bowed their heads in life early on.

There are only three things in their world: eating, sleeping and working.

Therefore, when they heard that the college entrance examination score of Dong Yuhui, the second son of the Dong family, came out, and that it was above the first-tier line, they did not react much, because most people did not know what above the first-tier line meant. They would just think, if he passed the exam, he would just go to school. It was not bad for the village to have an educated person.

In the scorching summer, Dong Yuhui was very sensible and helped his parents share some of the chores within his ability.

When his parents went out to farm, he took his younger brothers and sisters to do the housework and wash clothes. When it was almost time for dinner, he rolled up his sleeves and quickly prepared dinner, waiting for his parents to come back.

After finishing all these, Dong Yuhui wanted to help his parents harvest the wheat.

Old Dong looked at his sensible son with heartache and refused: "Yuhui, I know you feel sorry for your parents, but you are an educated person, you should not do these things, you just need to study hard and go out."

Although Mr. Dong is not well educated, he knows the importance of education.

Although his family conditions were not very good, this harmonious and loving atmosphere warmed the sensible Dong Yuhui and enabled him to grow smoothly into a person with a healthy personality and stable emotions.

After returning from the Internet cafe after checking his scores, Dong Yuhui's happiness only lasted for a few seconds. The rest was the question of what to do with his tuition fees?

Given their current financial situation, their family cannot afford any school.

A few years ago, Dong Yuhui's mother was in poor health and had an operation, which made the already poor family even worse off.

Dong Yuhui was very clear about his family's conditions.

The question now is, where will the tuition fees come from? This question seriously troubles Dong Yuhui.

The same is true for the boss.

When his son stood in front of him and explained the concept of "super one book" to him for a long time, Mr. Dong finally understood the general idea.

His understanding was that his son was almost the reincarnation of Wenquxing, and his test scores were enough to get into a top university in the country.

Old Dong was very happy and proud to hear his son say that, and his wrinkled face broke into a grin.

After he finished laughing, he asked, "Son, how much does it cost to go to college for a year?"

“I don’t know yet, but it’s probably a bit expensive.”

"Which school do you want to go to?"

"Qinghua University."

Hearing that the tuition was a bit expensive, Mr. Dong, who was holding the sickle, frowned instantly.

"No, we must find out clearly. Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will still support you in your studies!" After saying that, Lao Dong wiped the sweat off his forehead, threw down his sickle, walked under the shade of a tree, unscrewed the water bottle, drank most of the bottle of water, and moistened his throat.

He tremblingly took out his old-fashioned cell phone and called his relative in the city: "Hello, cousin, this is Mr. Dong."

"That's right. My Dong Yuhui's college entrance examination score is out, and he's above the first-tier line!"

"You are a person who has ventured into the big city. I would like to ask you, how much does Frog University cost per year?"

"Dad, it's not Frog University, it's Qinghua University," Dong Yuhui corrected.

"Yes, yes, yes. Oh, I said it wrong. It's Qinghua University! Do you know what year it is?"

"What?!" The old boss, who was originally trying to comfort himself, suddenly couldn't laugh anymore and his smile froze instantly.

"Okay, okay, thank you."

"Dad, what did my uncle say?" Dong Yuhui asked anxiously.

Old Dong raised his hand tremblingly with a solemn expression, and slowly opened it, showing five fingers.

"Five thousand a year?"

Old Dong nodded weakly.

Five thousand yuan is not a small expense for their family.

Dong Yuhui's mother is still recovering from surgery and has no labor force. The whole family relies on Dong alone to make a living by farming.

She also raised four children: the eldest sister Dong Yuting, the second child Dong Yuhui, the third child Dong Yuhua, and the fourth child Dong Yuling.

The pressure is enormous, as the family is already heavily in debt due to the medical treatment of the child's mother.

I really can't come up with five thousand.

One night, Mr. Dong's hair turned white with worry.

The next day, he took Dong Yuhui to Chang'an City by bus. Many of his relatives were doing well in Chang'an City. He planned to borrow money from every household for the sake of his child. Even if he had to sell everything he had, he would support a college student no matter how difficult it was!

I have suffered enough from the pain of being uneducated. This is how my life will be. I can only farm and do nothing but farm. Do my children have to inherit my poverty and continue my fate? No!!!

Taking a shabby urban-rural bus, the father and son came to Chang'an City and waited at the hot bus stop for the No. 9 bus to Dong Yuhui's uncle's house.

As my uncle's house was quite remote, the father and son were reluctant to take a taxi, so they walked for half an hour in the scorching afternoon before arriving.

When he heard that he was here to borrow money, my uncle's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "My family is also in a difficult situation. How about you just take a thousand first? Just think of it as my participation in Dong Yuhui's college entrance examination wedding."

After much trouble, he finally borrowed 1,000 yuan. When he left his uncle's house, Dong Yuhui felt a little discouraged.

The boss consoled her, "That's great. You've borrowed 1,000 yuan. You only need 4,000 yuan left, and you can go to school!"

The father and son went door to door and borrowed money from all their relatives in Chang'an City, but they could only borrow 2500 yuan, which was still half of the tuition.

Moreover, to study, one needs not only tuition fees, but also living expenses and travel expenses.

Dong Yuhui became even more discouraged. For a moment, he wanted to give up. He hung his head and said dejectedly, "Dad, why don't you just stop studying?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! You are a rare genius! The literary star in the opera script!"

"Don't panic, I'll think of a solution."

In the evening, in order to save money, the father and son, who had no more money to borrow, bought a few steamed buns, had a simple meal with boiled water, and took the rural bus back home.

When the family saw the father and son, they immediately asked with concern: "How are you? Did you borrow the money?"

“Don’t mention it. Times are tough. It’s not easy for our relatives…” Old Dong looked a little sad, knowing that it was difficult for all his relatives.

“I only borrowed half…”

"What about the tuition fees?" Dong Yuhui's mother asked with concern. This was related to her son's future.

"It's so worrying."

"Dad, I've made up my mind. I won't go to Qinghua University anymore. The tuition is too expensive."

"I'll see which one has the lowest tuition fee and go to that one," said Dong Yuhui.

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