Chapter 644: Encouragement to go to college
Chapter 644: Encouragement to go to college
The next day.
There was nothing to do today, so Li Kailang slept in as usual.
"Li Kailang, open the door! I'm here to wish you a happy new year!"
"coming!"
After being woken up, Li Kailang opened the door groggily.
"How did you come?"
Li Kailang looked at Lou Xiaoe outside the door in surprise.
Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e pouted in dissatisfaction: "Why? Can't I come to wish you a happy new year? If you don't welcome me, then I'm leaving!"
After that, he turned around and left.
Li Kailang waved his hand jokingly: "Okay, then you go, I'm going to sleep first."
After saying that, he slowly closed the door.
"You want to chase me away? You wish! I won't leave."
With rebellious thoughts rising in her heart, Lou Xiao'e turned around and strode into the house.
Then he put the things in his hand on the table angrily, sat down on the sofa with a puff of anger, and crossed his arms across his chest, as if he would not let this matter go until you could appease him.
Seeing this, Li Kailang also felt a headache. The joke was too much.
Ask him to coax others, but he can't learn it. What skills does a single guy have to coax others? The best way is to change the subject.
"Why did you come to see me so early in the morning? You are the daughter of the Lou family. Shouldn't you be meeting relatives and friends with your father?"
As expected, when she mentioned this, Lou Xiao'e shifted her attention and her face turned red with anger.
"Humph, I just don't want to see them. Every time we meet, they always talk about this and that. It's so annoying."
"I can't get angry after being told off, I have to smile and nod, I really don't know what's so good about New Year's greetings."
After expressing her worries, Lou Xiao'e felt much better.
"You are the daughter of the Lou family, how dare they say that to you?"
Lou Xiao'e complained bitterly: "Why should I be afraid? They are all my father's relatives and friends. They are not bad people. Why can't I finish my speech?"
"It's just that he's bad. He's my dad's elder, and he gave in. How can I, a junior, not give in?"
"It's still much more comfortable here. No one comes to disturb you. I'll do as you say. Spending the New Year is more tiring than studying."
After venting her complaints, Lou Xiao'e's mood finally improved, and her sitting posture became much more relaxed.
Li Kailang chatted with her for a while.
Suddenly, Lou Xiao'e's face darkened and she asked, "Li Kailang, why can't I go to college? Is this factor so strong? It just defines a person."
"Ah?" Li Kailang didn't react for a moment when he heard Lou Xiao'e suddenly change the subject.
When he finally realized what was happening, he didn't know how to comfort her.
Lou Xiao'e had good grades and wanted to go to university, but she was suddenly told that she could not go to university. Everyone understands this disappointment.
Could it be that Lou Zhenhua asked Lou Xiao'e to come over so that he could help comfort her?
"Did your father tell you?"
"I've said it, but I just don't accept it. Why can't I go to college?"
Li Kailang couldn't say much about the ingredients and could only seek comfort from other sources.
"Do you really want to go to college? College is much more tiring than high school."
"Huh?" Lou Xiao'e looked puzzled. "Don't try to lie to me. I've found out everything. Going to college is easy. There are only two classes a day."
"Haha~"
Seeing this, Li Kailang realized that Lou Xiao'e had no idea how hard it was to be in college.
"Yeah, there are only two classes a day, and each class lasts half a day. Isn't that too few classes?"
"Going to college is not as easy as going to high school now. It requires a lot of professional knowledge. For someone like me who is studying at a night university, it is even harder. I have to rush to attend every class."
"If I could do it again, I would never go to night school. I don't even have time to rest properly, and I still have to take exams. It's too tiring."
"Ah? Are you so tired?" Lou Xiao'e was a little hesitant.
This was completely different from the wonderful college life she had imagined.
Seeing this, Li Kailang naturally went on to talk about the hardships of college.
Gradually, Lou Xiao'e felt intimidated and afraid of college.
"Even if you don't study now, you are still better than most Chinese people. You can find a job anywhere. Maybe someone will come to you."
"With your high school education, you are just a matchmaker. In the eyes of matchmakers, you are very popular. There are so many people wanting you that the queue can fill up this alley."
"Really? Am I that great?" Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but touch her face which turned red from being praised.
Seeing Lou Xiao'e's thoughts gradually changing, Li Kailang couldn't help but nod. It seemed that his advice was very useful.
Patting her on the shoulder, he asked, "Do you still want to go to college now?"
"I don't want to read it anymore." Lou Xiao'e shook her head repeatedly.
"Well, children can be taught."
"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going back now. I'm leaving."
Lou Xiao'e, who had come to terms with it, left after saying a few words.
"Oops~"
"I'm sorry, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Please pay attention to the road when you come out."
"Yes, yes. I'm sorry."
He Yushui touched his aching head.
Lou Xiao'e kept apologizing.
She ran out just now without paying attention and bumped into He Yushui.
He Yushui paused for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm fine, you can go now."
"I'm really sorry."
He Yushui waved her hand and Lou Xiao'e left immediately, secretly telling herself not to be so impulsive next time.
He Yushui touched his slightly aching head and walked towards the central courtyard.
"Good morning, Yushui." Qin Huairu walked around the yard with her big belly, supporting her waist.
"Morning, Sister Qin."
"Yu Shui." Qin Huairu wanted to say something, but He Yu Shui had already left.
"The feelings have faded and everything has changed." Qin Huairu said sadly, as if she was becoming less and less popular.
Ever since He Daqing left, He Yushui had been raising her personally, and at that time He Yushui treated her as her own mother.
But unknowingly, the relationship between the two became more and more distant, especially after He Yushui lived in the school, the relationship became even more distant.
Nowadays, when we meet, the most we do is say hello, nothing else.
"Ah~"
While Qin Huairu was still feeling sentimental, He Yushui went to see his sister-in-law Jin Huainu.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
"The rain is back. How about we eat white flour buns in the morning? I made you a brown sugar bun."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." He Yushui thanked her happily, hugged her arm affectionately and snuggled with her.
"You're such a grown-up, but you're still acting like a child?"
"My sister-in-law is good to me. I am just a child and I just want to be with my sister-in-law."
"Oh? Your brother doesn't want to be with me anymore?"
"No, I have a sister-in-law, why do I need my brother?" He Yushui said with a smile.
"You kid." Jin Huainu tapped He Yushui's forehead, with a look of reluctance in his eyes.
Although she was not very happy about Jin Huainu's arrival at first, He Yushui accepted this sister-in-law very much after getting to know her.
At least her sister-in-law knows her preferences and can cook delicious food for her, which is much better than Sha Zhu.
"Yu Shui, how come I'm your brother and you don't even want me anymore? Are you trying to rebel?" Sha Zhu pretended to be angry.
"Hmph, my sister-in-law is better than you, I want my sister-in-law." He Yushui said subconsciously, and then started to stick close to Jin Huainu.
"You're so good. You don't even have me as your brother in your eyes. I think you're just itching for trouble." Seeing how close the two were, Sha Zhu immediately became jealous and pretended to fight.
"Zhu Zi! If you dare to hit my sister, just try it! I'll see if you're itching for trouble!" Jin Huainu said to protect his son.
After that, he picked up a rolling pin and chased after Sha Zhu to beat him. Sha Zhu pretended to be caught up, and Jin Huainu hit him lightly a few times: "Sister, look at your sister-in-law to avenge you!"
"Ah!" Sha Zhu pretended to scream twice just to show his worth.
"Sister-in-law is so awesome, beat him, beat him!" He Yushui enjoyed it and cheered Jin Huainu on.
Outside the house, Qin Huairu listened to the three people playing and felt even more sad.
Turning her head to look at the Jia family, perhaps it was because of the Jia family's repeated actions that He Yushui's good impression of her disappeared completely.
The family played for a while before settling down to prepare for breakfast.
During Chinese New Year, people usually eat breakfast later than usual.
The family chatted at the dinner table.
Jin Huainu asked, "Yushui, how are you doing with your studies recently? Are there any difficulties?"
He Yushui said while eating: "It's OK, no problem."
"That's good, as long as you can solve it." Jin Huainu didn't delve too deeply into his studies.
“Does Yushui have the confidence to be admitted to university?”
When it comes to this, Sha Zhu and He Yushui can't help but put down their chopsticks: "I don't know, I haven't finished studying yet, and the college entrance examination will be next year, we'll tell you then."
"But if I can, of course I want to go to college. It's a college, who doesn't want to go there?"
Jin Huainu smiled and said, "Then I wish you success in getting into college. Our family has a college student, and I will be proud to tell others about it in the future."
"Just tell me that my sister-in-law is a college student, and everyone who doesn't see her will envy me."
Sha Zhu's eyes flickered involuntarily: "That's right, the most powerful Liu Guangqi in my generation only went to a technical secondary school, look at how Liu Haizhong is showing off."
"Tell everyone that my son is from a technical secondary school. If you can get into college, I'll talk to Liu Haizhong all day long to see who's better!"
For a moment, Sha Zhu couldn't help but feel angry and competitive.
When Liu Guangqi was admitted to secondary technical school, Liu Haizhong was so proud that he told everyone about it, which made his peers ashamed.
Fortunately, Liu Guangqi was later harmed by Liu Haizhong and became a warehouse keeper.
Finally, he left home and finally saved his face.
The expectations of the two people for her immediately increased her pressure.
It is much harder to get into college now than in later times. There are only a few universities and the number of admitted students is not large. You can imagine how difficult it is for everyone to get in.
The invisible screening mechanism for college entrance exams starts with studying, and those with poor academic performance and family background are gradually screened out over time.
If there are 100 students in the first grade, there may be 70 left in the third grade, and 30 left in the sixth grade.
There is no nine-year compulsory education now, and going to school is free. Only literacy classes are free, but they only teach people to read and write.
For most families, reading is just for the purpose of learning to read and will not interfere with busy farming work because of reading.
"I will work hard and strive to become the second college student in our school."
"Eat more. Eating more will give you more energy so that you can study with peace of mind." Jin Huainu picked up some pickles.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." He Yushui said with a smile, but she didn't have much hope for herself.
Her grades were in the middle of the class, so it was quite difficult for her to get admitted.
In fact, she knew whether she had the ability to get into university from the high school entrance examination.
There are two options for those who do well in the high school entrance examination. One is to go to a technical secondary school, like Liu Guangqi. There is no need to elaborate on this.
The second is to go to high school, which is divided into two categories.
One is to do what she did in the exam, thinking of taking a chance and turning the bicycle into a motorcycle, so as to come from behind and overtake others and get admitted to university.
The second is that if you do well enough in the exam and are not satisfied with just a technical secondary school, you will study for another three years before being admitted to a university.
After graduation, you will put the knowledge you have learned in school into practice, and in less than two or three years you will be able to catch up with the results of three to five years of hard work in a technical secondary school.
Once they catch up, the two are no longer in the same position.
Because she was worried, He Yushui didn't pay much attention to her meal. Even her favorite brown sugar steamed buns tasted bland.
"Sister-in-law, brother, I'm full and I'm going back to study."
"Yeah." Sha Zhu nodded.
Jin Huainu rolled his eyes and said, "There's no need to rush to study during the New Year. Just have a good rest and don't hurt your body."
"I understand, sister-in-law. I'll learn it for a while."
After saying that, He Yushui went back to his room to study.
Silly Zhu was still confused and said, "Why not study? If you study a little longer, you will be better than others."
Jin Huainu was so angry that he hit Sha Zhu's hand with chopsticks.
"what!"
"What do you know? Studying is also a tiring thing. Do you think studying is that simple?"
"What's so difficult about studying? You don't have to work and you just sit on a stool and go to school all day." Sha Zhu muttered, blowing cool air on his hands.
Jin Huainu retorted: "How can studying be easy? Why don't you go to college? Ah, speak up!"
"Why didn't you do better in the exams when you were studying? It's easy to say, but it doesn't mean you did that well. You didn't even finish junior high school."
Shazhu was so shocked that he stammered and couldn't utter a word.
Jin Huainu also knew about Sha Zhu's past experience. Sha Zhu began to learn cooking from He Daqing in junior high school.
At that time, Sha Zhu was not serious about studying and just spent his time idling around, so He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to study with him.
Fortunately, he followed him to learn, otherwise, once he left, Sha Zhu’s cooking skills were not good, and they might have no food to eat.
"Okay, stop eating." Jin Huainu cleaned up the dishes angrily.
"I haven't finished eating yet."
"I'm hungry." Jin Huainu collected the dishes and went outside to wash.
I saw Xiaodang flapping his legs and running to the front yard. It was obvious that he was going to play with Yan Jiedi.
"Brother Li."
When the two saw Li Kailang going out, they greeted him politely.
"Oh." Looking at the two children, Li Kailang took out some candy and gave it to them.
"Thank you, brother." The two little girls ate it immediately.
"Damn it!" Banggeng couldn't help swallowing his saliva while watching the two of them eating candy, gritting his teeth in hatred.
If he goes to ask for candy, he won't get any. But if Xiaodang goes to ask for it, he will get it, but he won't be given any every time.
Xiaodang didn't dare to leave candy for Banggeng. Once, he gave it to Banggeng. After that, Xiaodang had no candy to eat for several times and could only watch Yan Jiedi eat.
After a few times, Yan Jie Di vaguely understood that it was best to eat the candy first and not keep it.
"Xiao Li, you are going out."
Suddenly, a voice came.
"Aunt Zhao, is there anything wrong?" Li Kailang looked at Aunt Zhao.
The person who impressed her most was her niece.
"It's okay. I was planning to wish you a happy new year, but forget it if you have something else to do."
"I'm fine, Aunt Zhao, come in and have a seat."
"No, no, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll just wish you a happy new year here. Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!" Li Kailang responded with a fist salute.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore since you've already celebrated the New Year. Just go about your business."
After saying that, he left first regardless of Li Kailang's persuasion.
"How strange." Li Kailang was completely confused and couldn't understand what Aunt Zhao was doing.
Aunt Zhao murmured to herself, "Fortunately, I didn't get on bad terms with Xiao Li, otherwise I would be in trouble."
"Humph, you still want to come back? What for? You want to bully others, right? You wish! Go back to the countryside."
Aunt Zhao saw the letter in her pocket. It was sent from outside the city.
Who else could send her a letter? It was her niece Tingting, the good niece who almost put her in jail.
He even wrote a letter, wanting to come up and wish me a happy new year.
The New Year’s greetings are fake, the real purpose is to want to stay here.
Aunt Zhao is not stupid, so how could she agree to this? What if she gets harmed again?
Besides, with the current food shortage, raising a useless person? How is that possible?
When she got home, Aunt Zhao threw it directly into the fire and it burned to ashes.
(End of this chapter)