Anning ran to the post office, and Ge Hongi 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 ho, Uncle Sun had already reported this matter to the higher authorities.
The upper managent also made calls to the staff at Tuliang Village and confird 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 confird the truth of the situation and imdiately 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 Hongi from the post office.
Now that the newspaper is aware, the police station must respond, moreover, Anning as a child not returning ho could lead to mishaps in the streets, and if sothing happened, none would have peace of mind.
Ge Hongi 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 als at the police station’s canteen, where the chef would provide her food.
After saying this, Ge Hongi smiled and patted Anning’s head: "How co 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 Hongi squatted down to ask Anning.
Her colleagues were curious too, wondering how a little girl could know to co to the police station and even the provincial newspaper’s phone number.
Anning blinked, showing a look of frustration at Ge Hongi’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 Hongi 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 Hongi’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 Hongi 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 ans if you are willing to read, you’ll have everything."
"Huh?"
Ge Hongi was astonished, her mouth agape: "You know this, huh? Co, tell what you’ve learned?"
Anning counted on her fingers and told Ge Hongi: "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 morized 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 Hongi 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 Hongi still doubted.
She hurried out and soon returned with a dictionary: "Didn’t you say you’d morized the whole dictionary, then let test you."
Anning sat properly: "Sis, go ahead."
Ge Hongi couldn’t help but laugh.
When borrowing the dictionary, soone 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 Hongi looked at Anning, the more she liked her, then opened the dictionary: "Tell 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 Hongi, 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 ti, 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 Hongi put down the dictionary and exclaid: "Good thing you ca to report this case, if you stayed with the Zhang Family, this little genius could be wasted."
Indeed, wouldn’t it an Anning learned pinyin after attending a few classes and beca highly capable? If she attended classes like other kids, freely studied, how talented she could beco.
No one dared to imagine this.
Several officers quickly ran out and reported to their superiors.
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