"No, mom and dad, I took leave to come back, and I have some huge news to tell you," Jiang Changhai said, exaggeratedly holding up the newspaper.
"What good news? Is the commune awarding Mianmian a bonus?" Zhang Guihua's first reaction was about money.
"It's even more important than a bonus, look, Mianmian's essay got published in the newspaper, see, Mianmian's name," Jiang Changhai unfolded the newspaper, pointing at Jiang Mianmian's name for them to see.
Zhang Guihua, who was illiterate, looked where Jiang Changhai was pointing, and didn't react for a while.
It was actually Jiang Dashan who, seeing his granddaughter's name, became so excited that he started breathing heavily.
The villagers also stretched their necks to look at the newspaper in Jiang Changhai's hands, and those among them who could read were flush with excitement.
"My goodness, Mianmian actually, actually made it onto the newspaper? This child, this child is just too impressive!"
