Wang Gang's Mom

"I... I'm Wang Gang's mom!" Old Wang's wife said!

Mayor Deng looked utterly bewildered.

Wang Gang's mom?

What did that have to do with him?

Mayor Deng thought for a moment. He didn't seem to have any relatives named Wang Gang. She had probably mistaken him for someone else.

Seeing Mayor Deng's confusion, Old Wang's wife reminded him again!

"My... son is Wang Gang... I'm his mom?"

Mayor Deng really couldn't remember who Wang Gang was.

He still had a task to attend to, so he nodded politely, then left with the procession.

Old Wang's wife was speechless. Why was this mayor a little dim?

Wang Gang's mom was right here!

Yet he still hadn't caught on and insisted on delivering the medal to her home in person!

Just as she was about to run home, she noticed Mayor Deng turning toward Building Three.

She immediately grew frantic, hopping up and down as she chased after him and shouted.

"Wrong way! Wrong way! Wang Gang's home is in Building Six!"

Her shouts instantly drew plenty of attention!

Old Wang's wife was already rather short and had eaten herself especially fat. Now, like a little steel cannon, she charged right up to the mayor!

Her enormous belly heaved as she panted for breath!

"M-Mayor, Wang Gang's home is in Building Six. You need to go one building farther!"

Mayor Deng looked at Old Wang's wife again, feeling thoroughly exasperated!

Why did she keep talking to him about Wang Gang? He was looking for Jiang Fan!

Could Wang Gang be Jiang Fan's nickname?

But then he thought again. Who would be stupid enough to pick Wang Gang as a nickname?

"Ma'am, I'm looking for Jiang Fan's home. Have you gotten something wrong?"

"Jiang Fan's home?"

Old Wang's wife froze, an unwelcome thought rising in her mind. Could Li Guiqin's son, Jiang Fan, have earned a second-class merit?

But how was that possible?

Her son was just a student. How could a student have rendered meritorious service to the country?

"Y-You mean Jiang Fan earned a second-class merit?" Old Wang's wife asked in disbelief!

"Yes. I've come especially on behalf of the municipal government today to present him with an honorary medal and a cash award!"

After receiving the mayor's confirmation, Old Wang's wife stood rooted to the spot in a daze.

Seeing that she had stopped talking, the mayor continued toward Building Three with the procession!

Old Wang's wife's face was a riot of colors, turning red, then white, then green, like a chameleon!

Just then, the people who had been chatting with Old Wang's wife beneath the pavilion hurried over too!

"What's going on, Old Wang's wife? Why is the mayor going to Building Three?"

Old Wang's wife's face instantly turned scarlet again, embarrassment shooting from the soles of her feet to the tips of her hair.

Recalling what she had just done, she had sworn up and down that the mayor was delivering a second-class merit to her son, and she had even stopped the mayor twice.

She felt like a clown now. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she became, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Seeing everyone looking at her curiously, Old Wang's wife stammered.

"I... I just remembered, there's... something I need to do at home. I'll head back first!"

With that, Old Wang's wife hauled her compass-shaped body away and raced toward Building Six!

Her face, as big as a washbasin, was filled with vexation, shame, and mortification.

Everyone looked astonished as Old Wang's wife left!

"That's not right! Knowing her, if the mayor were delivering a second-class merit medal to her family, she'd want the whole world to know. Why did she suddenly run off?"

"Do you think the mayor might not be delivering it to her family?"

"If it's not Old Wang's family, whose could it be? Old Wang's son is the only one in our complex serving in the military!"

"Stop guessing. Why don't we follow along and find out?"

Someone made the suggestion, and the group followed the drum-and-gong procession toward Building Three!

At Jiang Fan's home!

Jiang Jingguo beamed, holding a stack of admission letters!

"Xiao Fan, look. This is the admission letter from Capital University, this one's from Huaqing University, this one's from Dragon Country Peking University, this one's from Dragon University of Science and Technology, this one's..."

Jiang Jingguo spread all the admission letters across the coffee table, covering its entire surface. Every single one was from a top-tier institution in Dragon Country!

Looking at all those admission letters, Jiang Jingguo couldn't have been happier.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined so many institutions would fight over his son.

Li Guiqin came out of the kitchen and saw her husband showing off their son's admission letters again. She immediately said irritably!

"Jingguo, you go through them one by one every morning, noon, and night. Haven't you looked at them enough?"

"Our son was busy a while ago and didn't have time to choose a school. Now it's late August, and all the schools will be starting in a few days. Since our son still hasn't decided which school to attend, I'm helping him weigh his options! Hehe..."

Then Jiang Jingguo began explaining to Jiang Fan!

"Xiao Fan, Capital University has offered the best terms, but it isn't as prestigious as Dragon Country Peking University or Huaqing University..."

"I'd suggest Dragon Country Peking University. What do you think?"

Before Jiang Fan could answer, Li Xiu'e walked over and said!

"Son, I think Huaqing University is good. It's one of Dragon Country's top institutions, and I've heard the campus environment is wonderful!"

In fact, Li Xiu'e mainly suggested Huaqing University because Chu Ruoxi had gotten into it, and she could also tell that the girl had some feelings for her son.

If they attended the same university, they would surely become a couple!

If she had a daughter-in-law like Chu Ruoxi in the future, she would wake up laughing from her dreams!

"Although Huaqing University is good, it leans somewhat toward the humanities. Our son will be a scientist, so he should definitely focus on the sciences..."

Seeing Jiang Jingguo still insisting on Dragon Country Peking University, Li Guiqin irritably pulled him aside and whispered a few words!

Upon hearing them, Jiang Jingguo suddenly understood. "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"Son, I think your mother is right. Huaqing University is better after all..."

Just as Jiang Jingguo was lavishing praise on Huaqing University, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Who is it?"

Li Guiqin called out!

"It's Old Li!"

Recognizing the voice of Old Li from next door, Li Guiqin hurried to open the door!

"Oh, Old Li! Come in and sit down!"

Seeing Li Guiqin and Jiang Jingguo still looking so relaxed, Old Li became terribly anxious!

"Good heavens! You two really can keep your cool!"

Li Guiqin and Jiang Jingguo exchanged a glance, not understanding what Old Li meant.

"Didn't you hear the gongs and drums downstairs?"

"We did! I was just wondering whose family had something to celebrate!" Li Guiqin said. "Old Li, don't tell me it's yours?"

"What do you mean, mine? It's yours!"

Li Guiqin and Jiang Jingguo looked bewildered. If their family had something to celebrate, how could they not know?

"Old Li, what are you joking about? It'll be a few more years before our Xiao Fan gets married!"

"Good heavens, you two are going to worry me to death! Even the mayor is here, carrying a red booklet..."

Li Guiqin and Jiang Jingguo grew more confused the more they listened.

Just then, Jiang Fan stood up and said!

"Mom, Dad, the mayor is here to present me with a second-class merit!"