allendalepharm Chapter 260 Submitting for the exam
Chapter 260 Submitting for the exam
Xu Huizhen looked at Hou Kui like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. He was smart, capable, wise, and loyal. She had to keep this high-quality man for her eldest daughter.
Xu Huizhen said to Hou Kui enthusiastically: "Hou Kui, I heard from your mother that you have a photographic memory. My eldest daughter is also good at studying, and my family has prepared a lot of reference books. You can stay at my house for the time being, study with your brothers and sisters, communicate with each other, and encourage each other, and strive to get into college. At noon, Auntie Han will make delicious food for you, and you can eat here."
Hou Kui said, "Thank you, Auntie. You don't have to eat. I'll go home and eat."
Xu Huizhen: "Just eat at my house. You don't have to be polite to neighbors. It saves you from running back and forth and wasting time."
Humans are social animals, who doesn’t like to be lively? Hou Kui is the only child in his family, without any brothers or sisters, so his living environment is quite lonely. He was a little uncomfortable when he suddenly joined in.
Xu Jingli noticed his shyness, took out a book called "Algebra" from the self-study series, handed it to him and said, "Hello, Hou Kui, my mother said it is a great book for the college entrance examination. Let's take turns reading it. You read this algebra first, and then if you have any questions, we can exchange ideas."
Hou Kui looked at Xu Huizhen, who was very confident, and said with a blushing face, "Thank you, Jingli." Then everyone became familiar with each other.
Each of the eight children was like a chicken with blood, studying hard and preparing for the exam on December 12. This was the first college entrance examination after a decade, and it was a great opportunity to change their destiny. The country was now short of talents in all aspects. As long as they passed the exam, no matter what major they studied, they would be the pillars of the future national construction.
Xu Huizhen knew that the topic of the college entrance examination essay in Beijing in 1977 was "My Year of Fighting". This was due to the fact that she often read novels in her previous life. She didn't know which novel she saw it in, but she remembered it by accident.
Therefore, she wanted to give He Jiankun special lessons, because he was the worst among all the children. The twins studied better than him. Moreover, the twins were young, so even if they failed the exam this year, they could continue to review and take the exam again next year.
He Jiankun is not qualified, because the difficulty of the test will gradually increase next year. There are many smart people in the capital, and He Jiankun has no advantage at all.
We have to seize this opportunity this year. Because the review time is short and many people are not fully prepared, He Jiankun starts early and can achieve a surprise victory.
So Xu Huizhen gave He Jiankun a composition topic, which was "My Year of Fighting", and asked him to write.
He Jiankun wrote about his first year in the countryside, and his writing was fluent, but the theme was not prominent. An essay, especially one written in this era, must have a clear theme and cater to the pulse of the times.
As the director of the neighborhood committee, Xu Huizhen read the newspaper every day and had a good foundation in literature. So she revised He Jiankun's composition. The changes were so great that no trace of the original text could be seen.
She called He Jiankun over and patiently explained to him the reasons for the changes. He Jiankun read the revised composition and exclaimed: "Mom, you are really amazing. After your revision, I realized how bad my composition was."
Xu Huizhen said, "Rewrite it according to my changes and memorize it."
He Jiankun stared and said, "No way, Mom! I have to memorize the composition. I have too many things to memorize recently!"
Xu Huizhen said, "Silly son, if you are asked to write a similar essay during an exam, you can just use these contents. Be obedient, and mom will not harm you."
He Jiankun nodded helplessly and went to carry it obediently.
Then, Xu Huizhen gave him another topic, "An Unforgettable Day," and asked him to write it. The purpose was to cover up the truth and not make the matter seem so incredible. You gave him a topic that happened to be the exam topic, and made it seem like the exam topic was leaked. It was too fantastic!
When people are busy, time passes very quickly. Before we know it, a month has passed and it is finally December 12th.
Xu Huizhen told Cai Quanwu and Hu Yingzi to escort their children to the examination room to prevent any accidents on the way and delay the examination. Although they could not be as exaggerated as those parents in later generations, protecting the candidates in all directions, they still had to pay attention to it.
Hu Yingzi and Cai Quanwu nodded frantically. Now, Xu Huizhen's words were like an imperial decree in their hearts, and they obeyed them. Not to mention the distant past, just talking about the restoration of the college entrance examination, people can predict it in advance, just ask you if you accept it? And they didn't tell anyone else, but told their two families. Their children have reviewed for such a long time in advance. If they still fail the exam, they can only say that their children are as stupid as pigs and can't help the mud.
The four children in Xu Huizhen's family were divided into three examination rooms, which shows how many people took the exam.
The examination covers a wide range of people, from workers to farmers, educated youth who went to the countryside and returned to the city, demobilized soldiers, cadres and recent high school graduates, etc. The age limit is also relaxed to 35 years old.
According to statistics, there are 570 million people taking the exam, 27 of them are admitted, and the admission rate is 4.74%. It is really a battle of thousands of people trying to pass the exam! The competition is fierce, and of course there are many unqualified people who just want to try their luck.
On the morning of the 10th, Aunt Han prepared egg fried dough sticks for everyone. Xu Huizhen said, "Each of you four children can have one fried dough stick and two eggs."
He Shuyan protested, "Mom, how can one fried dough stick be enough? I want to eat three."
Xu Huizhen said with a smile: "Look, what does a fried dough stick and two eggs put together look like?" As she spoke, she placed the fried dough stick and eggs on a plate so that everyone could see it more clearly.
Xu Jingping blurted out: "Like 100!"
Xu Huizhen said, "Yes, let's just hope for good luck and wish each of you 100 points. Maybe it won't work?"
"Good! Good!" the children responded in unison and started eating.
After the meal, seeing that it was almost time, Xu Huizhen was responsible for sending He Jiankun, He Yuzhu was responsible for sending Xu Jingli and Xu Jingping, who were both in the same examination room, and He Daqing was responsible for sending He Shuyan. With a clear division of labor, the group went out in a mighty procession.
Han Qingqiu happily saw everyone off, saying, "I wish you a successful start and immediate success! I will cook for you at home and wait for your triumphant return."
He Jiankun's exam was at the Fourth Middle School. When they arrived at the school gate, there was still some time. Xu Huizhen advised, "Child, don't be nervous or stressed during the exam. Just do your best. If you pass, that's even better. If you don't, your father is the factory director and your mother is the neighborhood committee director. They can also arrange a good job for you. All roads lead to Rome. We can take other paths, too."
After He Jiankun entered the examination room, Xu Huizhen turned her attention to the other candidates who were hurrying in. Some of them had hope in their eyes, some had nervousness in their eyes, but everyone had a smile on their face. After all, this major move by the country allowed these people to see the dawn of hope.