Chapter 573 Su Hongmei's College Entrance Examination

He paused, then, as if remembering something, told Su Hongmei to take the other exam supplies to the exam venue first, and that he would find a way to deliver the admission ticket to her before the exam.

"Teacher Yu, forget it, I won't take the exam."

Su Hongmei's nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes. She also wanted to take the college entrance examination, but it would take time to reissue the admission ticket, and the teacher had just said that there wasn't enough time. She didn't want to cause any more trouble for the teacher.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Hearing the sob in her voice, the homeroom teacher felt a pang of sympathy. "Su Hongmei, you've worked hard for three years, enduring the pressure of your father not letting you study, going to school and working during the day, and finally making it to the college entrance exam. You're about to succeed. Are you willing to give up your brilliant future and fall into the quagmire your father wants you to go into?"

"...Waaah, teacher, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled!" Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Su Hongmei covered her mouth, crying helplessly and desperately.

The homeroom teacher sighed, "Then listen to me. Wipe away your tears, pack your things, and take a taxi to the exam venue. I will definitely deliver your admission ticket to you before the deadline. I believe you can get into university, and you must believe that I can get you into the exam venue. Let's work hard together, okay?"

Su Hongmei wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and clenched her hands. "...Okay."

"Go quickly, I need to find someone to help you get a replacement exam admission ticket."

The homeroom teacher comforted the girl, and after hearing her hang up, pressed the hang-up button and dialed another number. "Guotai, something happened. Your little sister's exam admission ticket was torn up by your dad... Okay, I'll wait for your call."

The homeroom teacher hung up the phone, rubbed his hands, which were sweaty from nervousness, and looked anxiously at the phone.

Seeing him glued to the phone, his colleague asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were going to take so-and-so from your class to the exam venue? Aren't you leaving yet? It takes at least half an hour to get from our school to the exam venue. What if we get stuck in traffic or something? Don't you need to make sure you have the time in advance?"

"...Oh, I've already told her to go directly to the exam venue. I'll go meet her right after I finish this call. You're still criticizing me, aren't you? You haven't left either, so hurry up and go."

The homeroom teacher smiled and gave a few perfunctory words. His colleague, who did have to lead the team, reminded him a couple of times and then quickly left.

There was still no response on the phone.

Ten minutes felt like ten hours to him.

Finally, the phone rang. He grabbed it and said, "Hello?"

A strange man's voice came from the other end of the line, "Teacher Yu, I am Su Guotai's younger brother, Su Min'an. The admission ticket has been replaced. I'll have someone deliver it to you. Are you at school or the examination hall now?"

The homeroom teacher let out a sigh of relief.

Very good.

He wiped the sweat from his brow before saying, "Take it to the exam hall. I've arranged to meet Su Hongmei at the exam hall entrance. Have someone come and find her then..."

He glanced down at his outfit and spoke.

Fearing he might get stuck in traffic, he added, "If you don't see me fifteen minutes before the exam starts, just give the admission ticket to Su Hongmei. Nothing is more important than this young girl's college entrance exam."

"...Okay, I understand, thank you, Teacher Yu."

After hanging up the phone, the homeroom teacher didn't linger. He grabbed a set of exam supplies he had prepared, ran out of the school, hailed a taxi, and rushed to the exam venue.

Thank goodness.

He arrived twenty minutes before the exam; the Su brothers' people had arrived before him.

Upon seeing him, I walked straight over and handed him an envelope. "The thing is inside."

The homeroom teacher was stunned for a moment, then opened the envelope and saw a brand new admission ticket. He couldn't hide his joy, shook the other person's hand, and thanked them repeatedly.

The other person waved his hand, saying he was just a messenger, and left in his car without exchanging pleasantries with the homeroom teacher.

The homeroom teacher didn't dwell on it much and took the admission ticket to find Su Hongmei.

When Su Hongmei saw the admission ticket, she felt dizzy for a moment, and the joy of regaining what she had lost surged over her instantly.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she bowed deeply to her homeroom teacher, saying, "Thank you, Teacher Yu! Thank you, Teacher Yu!"

The homeroom teacher helped her up and gently patted her shoulder.

"Study hard, get into university, leave your dad's little courtyard, and live the life you want."

Su Hongmei nodded emphatically.

Inside the campus, the bell rang, signaling that students could enter the examination room; the exam was about to begin.

The homeroom teacher quickly glanced at the exam supplies she had prepared, then handed her the one she had prepared herself. "You need to use a 2B pencil. Your regular one won't do. If you don't fill in the answer sheet properly, the machine won't be able to read the answers."

Su Hongmei nodded with lingering fear, thanked her homeroom teacher again, and then followed the crowd into the campus.

After finishing the exam in the morning, her homeroom teacher and English teacher were waiting for her under a tree when she came out of the exam room. The English teacher was holding a thermos. When she saw her come out, she smiled, went up to her, opened the thermos, and handed it to her.

"Have some water. Teacher Yu and I will take you to lunch. I've booked a room at the hotel next door. Rest for a while after lunch."

Su Hongmei thanked them and had lunch with the two teachers. During the break, her English teacher stayed with her, while her homeroom teacher returned to school.

She went to take the exam in the afternoon, and her English teacher accompanied her into the exam room.

After the exam, her English teacher picked her up, took her out for dinner, and accompanied her back to the hotel to rest. "Don't go home for the next couple of days, so as not to affect your exams."

Su Hongmei nodded obediently.

The English teacher smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Your grades have always been very stable. Just treat the college entrance exam like a regular test, and you'll get into the university you want."

Su Hongmei's eyes brightened slightly.

"I want to go to a foreign language university, and I want to learn English like the teachers."

"Great! The uses of English will become more and more widespread in the future, and I believe there will be many job opportunities. What do you want to do after graduation? Become a translator? Or become a teacher like your teacher?"

Su Hongmei shook her head; she hadn't decided yet.

All she knew was that she wanted to make money, lots and lots of money, the kind of money she could spend whenever she wanted.

The English teacher hummed in agreement. "No rush. You can think about this when you get to college. It's late, go to sleep. I'll wake you up tomorrow."

With two teachers taking turns accompanying her, Su Hongmei felt that her college entrance examination was not as terrible as she had imagined.

After two days of exams, the homeroom teacher told Su Hongmei to get a good night's rest and go to school the next day to estimate her scores.

The English teacher asked her to come home with her, but Su Hongmei refused, saying that she would stay at the hotel so it would be more convenient for her to work.

The teacher couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she didn't press the matter further.

The application process in 1993 involved taking an exam first, then estimating scores, filling out application forms, and finally being admitted based on the final scores.

Su Hongmei listed a foreign language university as her first choice.

She wants to learn English.

When her sister-in-law was dating her brother, she envied her sister-in-law for speaking fluent English. After her sister-in-law married into the family, she taught her pronunciation and English, hugging her and laughing, saying, "When you grow up and have money, little sister, go abroad for your sister-in-law and see for yourself. Foreigners all speak English..."

My sister-in-law said that Paris has the Eiffel Tower, Egypt has the pyramids, the Netherlands has tulips, and Russians eat potatoes as a staple food. She wants to go and see them.

She also wanted to go and see.

After submitting her college application, Su Hongmei waited for her scores to come out. During this time, she worked at the shop for a few days and told Sister Li that she would sleep in their office at night. Once university started, she would move directly to the school dormitory.

She doesn't plan to go back to the house where Su Youfu lived.

On the day the scores came out, she told Sister Li in advance that she wanted to borrow the store's phone to check her score. Sister Li didn't say a word and told her to call as soon as possible. She even patted her with a smile and said, "...I hope we can hear good news from you when we go to work tomorrow."

Su Hongmei nodded in agreement.

The clock on the wall had just struck twelve when she took a deep breath and eagerly picked up the phone to dial the number she had memorized. "...Please enter your examination admission ticket number and date of birth...Your college entrance examination scores are as follows..."