"Congratulations, Lao Cao, your son is the champion! ”
That's it, Lao Cao, your family has won glory for our village! ”
Thank you, thank you, it's all my son's own efforts, haha, sit down, sit down." Lao Cao felt like a dream, and after 51 years of indifference, he never imagined that one day his family would become the pride of the whole village.
It was a day in August 2020, and the college entrance examination admission had just endedThe whole village knows that Cao Rui, the youngest son of the Lao Cao family, received an admission letter from Tsinghua University, and Lao Cao hosted a banquet at home for relatives and friends to celebrate.
There was an endless stream of relatives and friends who came to congratulate him, and Lao Cao was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Suddenly, Lao Zhu, a village cadre, hurriedly ran into the courtyard and whispered a few words to Lao Cao, Lao Cao's face changed greatly, and when he turned around, he said that there was an urgent matter at home, and politely "invited" relatives and friends out of the house.
What did the village cadres say to Lao Cao? What brought the celebration to an abrupt end? Cao Rui's Tsinghua admission letter, why is there a typo?
Lao Cao's family is an ordinary farmer in Diaofeng Town, Leizhou City, Guangdong, with three sons and one daughter, and their lives are busy and ordinary. Among the 4 children, 3 have already started a family, and only the youngest son Cao Rui is always with him.
Although the level of education is not high, Lao Cao and his wife also know the importance of reading and have high hopes for Cao Rui. On weekdays, I often told my youngest son to study hard, take the university entrance examination in the future, and not do a lifetime of manual work like them.
"The college entrance examination is coming soon, can you be admitted to university? ”Approaching the 2020 college entrance examination, Lao Cao asked Cao Rui tentatively. Because he was afraid of increasing his son's psychological burden, he had never asked his son so bluntly about his learning level before.
"Don't worry, I have good academic performance, and it is not difficult to get into a university. ”Cao Rui, who was sitting on the sofa, raised his eyes and looked at Lao Cao, "You have to believe me, as long as you play well, I can be admitted to a famous university." ”
Seeing that his son was so determined, Lao Cao seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, thinking that even if he couldn't get into a famous brand, it should be no problem to be admitted to an ordinary university.
Although he had expectations in his heart, Lao Cao did not pay too much attention to his son's college entrance examination, and was still busy farming and raising fish with his wife. It wasn't until the end of the college entrance examination that Lao Cao realized that the exam was over.
Did you fail the exam again? Regardless of his son's displeasure, Lao Cao wanted to know if his son had failed the exam again?
An eerie silence spread between father and son, each with their own thoughts.
Lao Cao thought about last yearWhen Cao Rui took the college entrance examination for the first time, his score couldn't even reach the junior college, the couple couldn't hide their disappointment and said to their son, "What book are you reading?" How can it be so low? ”。
Unexpectedly, the son reacted violently and yelled at them loudly"It's because I'm too nervous, and I don't play well on the spot, and I'm already very uncomfortable, and you still talk about me, are you trying to force me to death? ”After such a fuss, it took Lao Cao a long time to persuade his son.
Cao Rui's heart is also turning over at the moment, and the scar of last year's college entrance examination failure was once again uncovered because of Lao Cao's "again" word. The shame at that time, another year of purgatory-like torture in the third year of high school, and the nervous and insomniac night before the college entrance examination came to my heart.
Lao Cao stared at Cao Rui meaninglessly, and saw that his son took two deep breaths and calmed down a little, so he slowed down and shouted again: "Son, is this year's question difficult?" ”
No, this year's question is not difficult, don't guess. Cao Rui poured a glass of water and said while drinking"I've been outperforming this year and I should have a good score. ”
Lao Cao was overjoyed and wanted to ask a few more questions, but Cao Rui said that he was tired after the exam and wanted to go back to his room to rest, so Lao Cao had to hold all his curiosity back into his stomach.
In the following days, Lao Cao and his wife still went out to work during the day, and when they came home in the evening to see their son, as usual, they cleaned the house and set up hot meals on the table, and the couple felt that their son should do well in the exam this time. Lao Cao didn't know when the college entrance examination scores would be checked, so he asked Cao Rui several times, but all he got was a reply of "two days later", and he knew that his son was annoyed, so he didn't ask again.
"Dad, I found my score, more than 700 points! ”One evening, as soon as Lao Cao and his wife entered the house, Cao Rui came to them with his mobile phone.
It's true? Show me. Lao Cao vaguely felt that his son's reaction was a little wrong, as if it was too bland and not excited at all.
You see, this is checked in the college entrance examination inquiry system, how many points are in each subject, and what is the total score, which is clearly placed there. Cao Rui handed the mobile phone to Lao Cao, and when he saw that Lao Cao wanted to click on the mobile phone screen to flip back, he hurriedly added:"This is a screenshot**,There are many people who have queried in the past two days.,It's hard to get into the system.,I've tried dozens of times.,It's too troublesome to re-enter.,So I took a screenshot directly for you to see.。 ”
Looking at his son's achievements, the corners of Lao Cao's mouth unconsciously raised, and he excitedly shook his fingers to enlarge and shrink ** and look back and forth, "It's really more than 700 points, not bad, my son is amazing!" ”
"So what kind of university can I go to with this score? ”Lao Cao was reluctant to return the mobile phone to his son for a while, and held the mobile phone tightly and looked up and asked.
"This point can go to Tsinghua University. ”Cao Rui snatched the mobile phone from Lao Cao's hand and put it in his trouser pocket, "I told you not to worry, I did well in the test." ”
Okay, good", Lao Cao nodded with a smile, thinking that he must tell his relatives and friends the good news tomorrow, his son is too embarrassing for Lao Cao's parents.
The next day, the news that Cao Rui scored more than 700 points spread all over his relatives, friends and neighborhoods, shocking everyone.
Cao Rui, did you take the test more than 700? Can you go to Tsinghua University? Every day Cao Rui can encounter such inquiries when he goes out, no matter who asks, he always answers: "That's right, I will definitely be able to go to Tsinghua University, and the notice will be sent in a few days." ”
Waiting left and right, Lao Cao's family finally waited for Cao Rui's express. In front of his parents, Cao Rui tore open the courier envelope and took out an admission letter from Tsinghua University. Seeing the big words "Tsinghua University", Lao Cao hugged his son and patted him on the back, "Okay, great, my son is glorious!" ”
Seeing that his father was so happy, Cao Rui also laughed. "Quick, wife, come and take pictures of me and my son, I want to tell all my relatives and friends that my son has been admitted to Tsinghua University!" Lao Cao held the notice, Cao Rui held Lao Cao, and the father and son took a happy group photo.
In the past few days, we will set up a banquet, invite relatives and friends to celebrate, and set off firecrackersLet the whole village know that our old Cao family has a top student from Tsinghua University! Lao Cao fiddled with his mobile phone and posted it to Moments as he spoke, missing the worry that flashed in Cao Rui's eyes.
That night, Cao Rui was lying in bed tossing and turning, and the admission letter was thrown on the desk indiscriminately. He seemed to have returned to the days before the college entrance examination, a moment of worry and a moment of joy.
Cao Rui's academic performance is actually not good, and he feels that he is really not a piece of reading material. Since junior high school, he has not met the knowledge in the textbooks, the class is like listening to a book from heaven, the sound of the lecture is like a lullaby, and his eyelids are so heavy that he can't hold a matchstick. Fortunately, the knowledge in junior high school is relatively simple, and it is a "cramming" education, so he can keep up with it if he stumbles. Although the test results are not ranked in the class, they are not at the bottom.
When he arrived in high school, Cao Rui found that he couldn't get mixed up according to the learning method of junior high school, which was simply two worlds. High school knowledge is not only obscure, but the teacher no longer "cramms" every day, in this "stocking" mode, the good grades are getting better and better, and the ones who can't keep up are falling farther and farther, and he belongs to the latter.
Cao Rui also worked hard once, but the foundation of junior high school was not solid, and the learning method was not right, so it always backfired. "No matter how serious you are, it's useless", Cao Rui thought to himself, since he didn't expect to get a good score in the exam if he studied hard, it was better to give up completely, and he could mix day by day.
How have you been studying lately? "It's good. ”
Is it difficult to study now? "It's not hard, I will. ”
Did you do well in your final exams this year? "Well, it's okay, it's high in the grade. ”
For three years, every time Lao Cao asked him about his studies, Cao Rui was ashamed to say that his grades were very good. Because his son has always been well-behaved at home, Lao Cao himself is also busy with farm work, so he doesn't think too much, and only gives Cao Rui money every once in a while, wanting his son to buy more counseling books and nutritional products.
After 3 years of coaxing and deception, the moment to see the real chapter in the college entrance examination has come in a blink of an eye. In the first college entrance examination, the scores were miserable, Cao Rui found a reason for "abnormal performance", and successfully passed the test in front of Lao Cao. After repeating his studies for a year, Cao Rui thought that "once he was born and twice matured", he already had experience, and if he did it again, he would be admitted to university no matter how he could.
It's naïve to think about, but the reality is cruel. Cao Rui's experience didn't play a role in repeating, what should not be or not, and what should be low is still a low score.
What to do? What to do? The second college entrance examination is approaching, Cao Rui is becoming more and more tormented, and he thinks about the way out in his mind every day. He knows that he can't be admitted to college, and the reason for "playing abnormally" can't be used a second time, so what other way can he pass the test smoothly again? After thinking about it, he turned his heart sideways and finally thought of a way for himselfAt that moment, he was relieved.
For two days in a row, Lao Cao happily took Cao Rui with him, one would go to buy firecrackers and flowers, one would buy items for the banquet, and the other would go to see if the banners for celebration in the village were hanging.
With such a big movement, Cao Rui became a celebrity known to everyone in the village for a while. On the day of the banquet, there was laughter and laughter in the courtyard of Lao Cao's house, and there were endless firecrackers outside the courtyard, just like a celebratory music, until the arrival of Lao Zhu, a village cadre, this music suddenly lost its voice.
"Stop celebrating, stop setting off firecrackers, and take down the celebratory banners in the village! ”Lao Zhu leaned into Lao Cao's ear and whispered.
Why? What happened? Lao Cao was very puzzled, "My son was admitted to Tsinghua University, this is a good thing, why not celebrate?" ”
Lao Zhu glanced at Lao Cao and felt a little headache:"What is Tsinghua University, the notice is fake! ”
An hour ago, Lao Cao's family was happily feasting relatives and friends, and the happy ** and the photo of the father and son dominated everyone's circle of friends in the village, and Lao Zhu also went to the WeChat group to communicate with the town.
Mayor Chen is also in the groupHe was shocked and delighted that there was a Tsinghua student in the town, because the Education Bureau had not informed him of anything. He has always been careful, and after seeing **, he deliberately enlarged the notice to see what major Cao Rui was taking. The more he looked at Mayor Chen's brows, the tighter he wrinkled, so he dialed the ** of the Zhanjiang Municipal Education Bureau without hesitation, and immediately contacted Lao Zhu, a village cadre.
Cao Rui (left) with his father.
Don't spread the word about it anymore, and the festivities will stop quickly. Mayor Chen said quickly.
Lao Zhu was also puzzled, and hurriedly asked what the reason was.
"Cao Rui's Tsinghua admission letter is fake! There are several typos and omissions on it. ”Mayor Chen was a little angry, "I just called the Municipal Education Bureau to confirm."No one in the town was admitted to Tsinghua University, and Cao Rui's score was also checked, and it was only more than 200 points, how is this possible to go to Tsinghua University? ”
Yes? Lao Zhu was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and countless thoughts turned in his mind for a whileDid Cao Rui deceive everyone? Or was Cao Rui also deceived by criminals?
Lao Cao felt that Lao Zhu's words were like a thunderclap in his ears, which shook his brain. The spirit of beating "invited" Daohe's relatives and friends, and only Lao Cao's family of three and Lao Zhu were left in the silence of the courtyard.
You see,Undergraduate admission letter, write the notice of admission to this subjectHigher education, written as a high degree of education, reported as a report! Lao Zhu took the notice from Cao Rui's hand and pointed to the typos and missing words on it one by one, "This is obviously a fake notice, how can the notice from a famous university be so rough." ”
Lao Cao's eyes were red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and glared at Cao Rui, only to see Cao Rui with his head down, silently confronting each other without saying a word.
Cao Rui, where did you get this notice? Seeing that the atmosphere was solemn, he was afraid that Lao Cao would beat Cao Rui first if he disagreed, so Lao Zhu took the lead in asking gently.
It was given to me by the head teacher. Cao Rui whispered.
Then I'll contact your homeroom teacher to verify it in the next few days. Lao Zhu turned to Lao Cao again and comfortingly persuaded him not to be in a hurry to get angry first, the top priority was to figure things out.
After Lao Zhu left, Cao Rui went back to the house with his head bowed, Lao Cao sat in the empty courtyard without saying a word, and the firecrackers raised high in the corner of the wall were dazzlingly red.
The next day, the local student aid association also came to Lao Cao's house. In order to find out the notice**, the staff asked Cao Rui to take out the envelope of the express notice. Scan the *** on the order to enter the courier number, the method is exhausted, but you can't find the shipping address. Coincidentally, Lao Zhu also informed Lao Cao of the result of asking the head teacher:No one gave Cao Rui any notice.
Let's go, I'll go with you to check the college entrance examination scores, and I want to see the scores you found on the computer in front of me! The ** of the notice became a mystery for a while, and Lao Cao suddenly remembered the stubble of the college entrance examination scores, and the computer system can always distinguish the authenticity of it.
After a check, Cao Rui's total score was only 235 points, without a passing in a subject, and his English was even lower, only 22 points. No matter how dull he was, Lao Cao also knew that it was impossible to be admitted to Tsinghua University with this score, so he was furious for a while, grabbed Cao Rui and pushed him twice.
"Why is this score different from the last time you showed me? Lao Cao asked angrily.
* Exposed one after another, Cao Rui knew that he could no longer continue to be confused, so he had to tell the truth and discernment:"That's what I retouched after I took a screenshot. ”
Where did the notice come from? Lao Cao took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger.
I went online and paid someone to fake it! The more Cao Rui spoke, the quieter his voice became.
Huh, how much did it cost? Lao Cao felt that the blood in his whole body was rushing to the top of his head.
3,000 yuan, usually saved for living expenses! ”
Lao Cao finally figured out the whole ** planned by his son, remembering the smiling appearance in front of relatives and friends these days, suddenly Li Kui became a Li ghost, he felt that he was the biggest joke in the village, and their family was afraid that they would never be able to raise their heads in the village.
"How dare you deceive people? How dare you tell such a big lie? Your whole family has lost their faces! ”Lao Cao couldn't hold back any longer, and yelled at Cao Rui, and a fierce quarrel broke out between father and son.
That night, Lao Cao had insomnia, and he suddenly felt that his son who was sleeping next door seemed like a stranger, and he looked at his wife who couldn't stop crying: "When did my son become like this?" Hasn't he always been very well-behaved and obedient? The wife cried even harder.
The news of forging the notice spread faster than the news of receiving the notice, and the next day, the whole village knew about the Cao family. Not only that, but some people also posted this incident on Weibo, and Cao Rui was upgraded to a "celebrity" on the whole network. Immediately afterwards, newspapers and TV reported that Cao Rui was once again upgraded to a "celebrity" across the country.
For several days, Lao Cao had no intention of working. The neighbors passed by his door, the courtyard door was tightly closed, and the courtyard was silent without a single sound. Cao Rui locked himself in the house, only ate a few mouthfuls of food every day, did not sleep all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and Lao Cao began to worry about whether his son would not think of doing stupid things.
Although the Leizhou Municipal Public Security Bureau saidCao Rui's actions are in the category of morality and have not caused harm to society, and he will not be held responsible for forging the notice, but the Cao family was embarrassed to go out in the village after this "oolong".
Ten days later, the neighbors saw that the gate of Cao's house was empty, and the old Cao was bent over and cleaning the yard.
Lao Cao, we thought that no one in your family was at home, but what about your son? The neighbor stood by the gate, feeling that Lao Cao had aged dozens of years in the past few days, and asked cautiously.
"His brother took him to Zhongshan to live for a while. ”Lao Cao continued to bow his head and sweep the floor, and replied weakly"The child knew he was wrong, and he regretted it. ”
Since then, no one in the village has seen Cao Rui again, and Lao Cao and his wife are rarely seen, only occasionally revealing a crack in the door, revealing that the owner's house is not far away.
In order to protect the privacy of the parties, the names of the people in the article have been changed).