Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Li Juan opened the door and rushed out, running up to her teacher and hugging her arm as she asked in delighted surprise:
"Teacher Chang, what brought you here?"
Then she turned to her classmate. "Ren Wenxia, how come you're here? When did you arrive?"
By the time Li Long got out, Teacher Chang, a woman of about forty, was already chatting with Li Jianguo-at that moment, Li Jianguo had displayed an agility rarely seen in someone his age, getting out only a few seconds after Li Juan.
"Congratulations!" Ren Wenxia said with a smile, holding Li Juan's hand.
"Renmin University! You got in! Your admission notice arrived!"
"Ah!" Although she had already prepared herself for the possibility, Li Juan still cried out in delighted surprise at Ren Wenxia's words, then turned to Teacher Chang.
"Yes." Teacher Chang, who had been talking to Li Jianguo about this very thing, took a sheet of paper from her bag-yes, admission notices at the time were just a sheet of paper-and handed it to him.
Li Long distinctly saw his eldest brother's hands trembling a little as he took the paper and examined it carefully. Then Li Juan, standing beside him, eagerly took it from him.
"Hehe, I got in!" Li Juan glanced at it and smiled happily. "I got in!"
Liang Yuemei came over, her face beaming, and said to Teacher Chang and Ren Wenxia:
"Thank you for coming all this way to deliver Li Juan's admission notice... Carry on chatting. I'll cook. Stay for lunch."
"No, no, we can't stay. We have to return to school. There are other things to do. Here, Li Juan, sign here." Teacher Chang took out a notebook. "The registration date is on the notice. Get