Chapter 897 - 875: Straight-A Student in the 1980s 3 (Bonus for 100 Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 897: Chapter 875: Straight-A Student in the 1980s 3 (Bonus for 100 Monthly Tickets)

Anning ran to the post office, and Ge Hongmei searched several streets but couldn’t find Anning.

She never thought Anning would go to the post office.

She thought Anning went back out of spite.

When she returned home, Uncle Sun had already reported this matter to the higher authorities.

The upper management also made calls to the staff at Tuliang Village and confirmed that Anning was indeed bought, not a biological child of the Zhang Family, and the child is already seven years old, but still hasn’t been registered.

Since the matter is true, an arrest warrant must be issued.

Yet, before the arrest warrant was issued, the police station received a call from the newspaper office inquiring about the situation.

No one expected that a seven-year-old girl like Anning would have such courage, not only daring to report the case herself but also fearlessly calling the post office to reach the provincial newspaper, bringing the matter to them.

This issue must be given considerable attention.

The newspaper actually had tasks too.

Now, during the crackdown period, such reports are necessary, and Anning’s case is more intriguing and will draw attention.

After all, a girl who was sold reported not only to the police but also accused her biological and adoptive parents, which sparks much debate—is this an act of righteousness, or is it heartless?

Moreover, there are many aspects worthy of reporting in this matter.

The provincial newspaper confirmed the truth of the situation and immediately dispatched reporters to Y County to understand the situation and write a report.

And Anning was brought back to the police station again by Ge Hongmei from the post office.

Now that the newspaper is aware, the police station must respond, moreover, Anning as a child not returning home could lead to mishaps in the streets, and if something happened, none would have peace of mind.

Ge Hongmei tidied up the police station’s office to let Anning rest.

She took Anning inside, telling her she would stay here for the next few days, and that she could get meals at the police station’s canteen, where the chef would provide her food.

After saying this, Ge Hongmei smiled and patted Anning’s head: "How come you’re so courageous, daring to do anything?"

Anning blinked: "Sis, if I were not brave, if I couldn’t think of a solution, I wouldn’t have survived till now... Zhang Fugui and Li Guilan wished I were dead after Zhang Qiang was born."

"How did you know the newspaper’s phone number?"

Ge Hongmei squatted down to ask Anning.

Her colleagues were curious too, wondering how a little girl could know to come to the police station and even the provincial newspaper’s phone number.

Anning blinked, showing a look of frustration at Ge Hongmei’s ignorance: "Sis, I have a brain, I have eyes, I can think and see, what is a post office for? Everyone subscribes to newspapers from the post office; there must be many newspapers, and the phone numbers are on them."

Ge Hongmei slapped her forehead.

Indeed, she felt truly foolish for not thinking of that.

When she looked at Anning again, she felt the little girl was remarkably smart.

Now Ge Hongmei’s task was to take care of Anning.

She let Anning sit on the bed, sitting next to her: "Anning, how do you know so much? Who taught you all this?"

Anning looked at Ge Hongmei with her big eyes: "I taught myself; as long as one knows words, one can learn anything. Didn’t the ancients say, within books, there is jade; within books, there is a house of gold which means if you are willing to read, you’ll have everything."

"Huh?"

Ge Hongmei was astonished, her mouth agape: "You know this, huh? Come, tell me what you’ve learned?"

Anning counted on her fingers and told Ge Hongmei: "I secretly listened to the first-grade teacher while she taught students and learned Chinese pinyin. Once you learn pinyin and numbers, you can learn independently. There’s a chubby kid in our village who doesn’t love studying, but his mom wants him to succeed. She bought many books, including a dictionary. I borrowed it from him and memorized it all, recognized all the words in the books, and I read every textbook from first to sixth grade. Unfortunately, our village doesn’t have a junior high school, so I could only study up to sixth grade."

Heavens!

This was hard to believe.

A seven-year-old girl secretly listened to classes, learned pinyin, and self-studied all the textbooks from first to sixth grade. The more you hear, the more it feels like a wild tale.

Ge Hongmei didn’t believe it.

"Anning, don’t lie to deceive your sister."

Anning shook her head: "I wouldn’t deceive you, and I didn’t lie. As the teacher said, lying doesn’t make a good child. I am telling the truth."

But Ge Hongmei still doubted.

She hurried out and soon returned with a dictionary: "Didn’t you say you’d memorized the whole dictionary, then let me test you."

Anning sat properly: "Sis, go ahead."

Ge Hongmei couldn’t help but laugh.

When borrowing the dictionary, someone asked why she needed it, so she told them about Anning.

Several officers entered the room.

They all looked at Anning with curiosity.

Anning was not scared, sat properly, her back straight, eyes burning with eager fire, looking adorable and sweet.

The more Ge Hongmei looked at Anning, the more she liked her, then opened the dictionary: "Tell me what’s on page one hundred twenty-five?"

Anning coughed once and then began reciting, not only saying the words but also providing each word’s pinyin and definition without missing a single word.

Ge Hongmei, not giving up, asked for another page, which Anning recited flawlessly.

Then several officers tried, no matter which page they asked, Anning could recite word for word.

Now, everyone was shocked, not just shocked, but looked at Anning with starry eyes.

At this time, the early 1980s, during the reform and opening-up period, the state strongly advocated learning scientific and cultural knowledge, and people genuinely admired intellectuals, favored smart kids excelling in studies more.

Anning was not only proficient in learning but essentially a prodigy, increasing her importance even further.

Ge Hongmei put down the dictionary and exclaimed: "Good thing you came to report this case, if you stayed with the Zhang Family, this little genius could be wasted."

Indeed, wouldn’t it mean Anning learned pinyin after attending a few classes and became highly capable? If she attended classes like other kids, freely studied, how talented she could become.

No one dared to imagine this.

Several officers quickly ran out and reported to their superiors.