Song Liyun deliberately added fuel to the fire: "Captain, shouldn't the quota for university admissions be decided based on the principles of fairness and impartiality?"

Captain Huang: "I don't know how you came to this conclusion, but I can tell you that Guo Jing is different from you; he doesn't need the quota."

“Going to university is meant to stay in the city and get a job. Guojing doesn’t need to go to university; he can still get a job with his skills.”

“You may not know, but at the end of last year, the steel mill offered Guojing a job as a technician there. However, Guojing wanted to stay in the countryside and did not agree to go to the steel mill.”

"You all know that technicians earn much more than ordinary workers. Some college graduates don't even earn as much as technicians. Guo Jing doesn't even want a job he already has. Why would he need a college spot just to go back to the city or find a job?"

Others may not know Gao Guojing's ambitions, but Captain Huang knows them very well. What Gao Guojing really wants to do is join the army. He has no intention of staying here for long, so naturally he won't think about becoming a worker-peasant-soldier student or finding a job.

The adults in the Gao family each have their own achievements.

Gao Guojing brought considerable revenue to Shangfen Brigade; Gao Shujing was even more impressive, teaching them how to grow watermelons, generating at least tens of thousands of yuan in revenue each year.

This year, under Gao Shujing's guidance, the Shangfen Brigade planted several seasons of watermelons, generating more income than his orange grove.

After Yu Rujia arrived, none of the team members went to the town for medical treatment; they all got their medical needs met with her, truly ensuring the health of the team members at the lowest possible cost.

Of the three of them, any one of them deserves his recommendation, but unfortunately, they can't use these spots.

Captain Huang was too busy trying to befriend the three people who could genuinely help the Shangfen Brigade, so why would he be foolish enough to risk offending them by spreading Gao Guojing's ambitions everywhere?

Hearing that Gao Guojing wouldn't leave the Shangfen Brigade, Qi Tianxin breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he stayed, she would have a chance.

Ding Xiaoxi: "I knew the brigade leader wasn't going to talk to the educated youth about going to university."

Captain Huang: "You can't say that. I did go to his house to talk about going to university, but the person I was talking to was Shujing. He was a commune official and knew a lot more about these things than I did."

Hou Dayong pressed further, "What did Officer Gao say?"

Captain Huang: "It is true that there are worker-peasant-soldier students. However, each commune can only have a few spots each year. These spots are not reserved for educated youth. All outstanding young people can use them."

"Secondly, educated youth must have served in the countryside for three years and performed well before they can apply if there are available slots."

"In what way do you think you've met the standards? Is it that you've served the required number of years? Or is your performance among the best in the entire Shangfen Brigade? You should know very well how much trouble you've caused here."

"We will not pursue those past incidents, but if anyone causes trouble again, they will be given a demerit, and all those who receive a demerit will be disqualified from competing for worker-peasant-soldier quotas."

"If you have any objections to what I said, feel free to go to the educated youth office to ask."

Upon hearing his words, the educated youth felt their hearts sink. They knew that university spots were hard to come by, but they hadn't imagined they were this difficult. Moreover, there were time limits; it was obvious they were no longer eligible.

A group of educated youth returned to the educated youth compound in disappointment, and Hou Dayong called all of them together for a meeting.

Hou Dayong said seriously, "We are educated youth, from all over the country. We have different living habits and our own little thoughts."

"As the team leader, I usually act as a peacemaker when you cause trouble every few days, so that you don't take the trouble too seriously."

"It's my fault for not doing my job properly. I need to reflect on it, and you should criticize and correct me as needed."

The team leader of the educated youth compound was recommended by the educated youth and approved by the brigade before officially taking office.

Hou Dayong was mature-looking and honest in his dealings with others. Among the educated youth who had a lot of ulterior motives, he seemed a bit out of place. With the idea of ​​not letting his rivals get ahead, Hou Dayong took advantage of the situation and became the team leader of the educated youth.

That's why Hou Dayong, the team leader, didn't have much authority in the educated youth compound. He was also a very honest person and couldn't do anything to intimidate others.

When problems arise, I usually step in to act as a peacemaker. If I can persuade them, I will; if I can't, I'll let them make a scene. If things get out of hand, someone who can't stand it will naturally report it to Captain Huang.

The educated youth compound was constantly causing trouble. As soon as Captain Huang arrived, the people in the brigade would know about it, which gave people the impression that the educated youth who were forced to go to the countryside were not as good in character as those who went voluntarily.

However, no matter how honest Hou Dayong was, he still had his own little schemes. In the past, he didn't want to offend people because there was no benefit to be gained.

Things are different now. With the carrot of going back to the city to go to university and get a job dangling in front of him, even though the number of places is limited and he still has to compete with all the young people in the commune, he is not without a chance.

After parting ways with Captain Huang, Hou Dayong analyzed the matter in his mind. University places are not given out casually; there are academic requirements.

Very few people in the brigade graduated from junior high school, and not a single person graduated from high school in several years. Therefore, his real rivals were the people from the educated youth institute. If he wanted to get a spot, he had to suppress them and let Brigade Leader Huang see his strength.

Zhou Likang, one of the frequent troublemakers, said: "Hou Zhiqing was also doing it for our educated youth institute. Let's not talk about the past. We should be more careful in the future."

One of the troublemakers, Song Liyun, pursed her lips, wanting to say that she didn't care about university admission quotas and didn't need to pay attention to these things, but she still had some emotional intelligence and didn't say these words.

Hou Dayong: "If no one has anything to say, then I will say it. You have all heard what Captain Huang said: those who cause trouble and receive demerits are not qualified to compete for university admission."

“Even if it’s not for others, you should think about yourselves. I hope that your words and actions in the future will be worthy of the title of educated youth. Even if there are disagreements, you can come to me for judgment, or resolve them privately.”

"Don't let this matter get out of the educated youth compound, so as not to damage the compound's reputation."

Zou Jiahui, who had the idea of ​​returning to the city, was the first to stand up and respond to his suggestion: "What Hou Zhiqing said makes sense. In order to get a spot in university, we should indeed pay attention to our reputation."

With a unified goal in mind, the educated youth community all agreed to behave more restrained in the future.

However, Gao Shujing's information network was even better than that of Captain Huang. He was a favorite of the commune and various factories. If we could befriend him, wouldn't a job be a piece of cake?

The educated youth who came two years ago had already tried it, but only a few of them went to Yu's house last year, and even fewer of the educated youth who came this year have gone. Many of them are starting to get restless again.