Chapter 472 Tsinghua

The Sheng family's house is quite large, spanning east to west, enough to build seven or eight large rooms.

After thinking it over, Sheng Xiping decided that since he was going to build it once anyway, he might as well build it bigger and build seven rooms.

One room was reserved at the west end to serve as a boiler room and garage, while six rooms at the east end were used for living.

In fact, Sheng Xiping really wanted to build a two-story house, but after thinking about it, he realized that it would be too ostentatious.

Besides, there aren't that many people in the family, and it wouldn't be good for the house to be too big and just sitting idle, so I gave up on that idea.

Just then, since Sheng Xitai was on holiday and had nothing to do at home, the two brothers, along with Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu, started to organize and tidy up their things.

The house needs to be rebuilt, so all the furniture and other items need to be moved outside.

So they built a shed in the front yard and moved everything outside. What could be stored in the warehouse was stored there, and what could be stored in the shed was stored there.

Just in time, once they've all finished packing, the elementary school final exam results will be released, and Sheng Xinhua will return to school to hear his grades and collect his summer homework.

Sheng Xinhua is a good student. Anyway, the elementary school lessons weren't too difficult. He got 100 points in both Chinese and math, and the teacher didn't assign too much homework.

Then, Sheng Xiping sent Sheng Xitai, Aunt Li, and the two boys back to the forest farm, and he and his wife moved to live in the corner building.

At home, they directly hired Lin Jian's construction team to come and demolish what needed to be demolished and remove what needed to be removed.

The three houses, which were originally perfectly fine, were razed to the ground.

Lin Jian's construction team is highly professional, and Sheng Xiping is not short of money either. All kinds of building materials are transported back directly. How could the work be slow?

On July 16th, construction began on the house, with the foundation being dug.

When building a house, a foundation of about 1.8 meters is usually sufficient. However, Sheng Xiping told the construction team that it should be at least 2.45 meters.

In addition, foundations also need to be laid for the main partition walls.

The foundation must be solid, because who knows, maybe one year he'll be in a good mood and build another floor?

The construction team doesn't care about any of that; as long as the money is there, they'll do whatever they're told.

And so, with a factory on one side and a house under construction on the other, both were bustling with activity.

Seven houses were easy to build; the foundation was laid in just a few days. A reinforced concrete ring beam was then erected around the foundation. Once the concrete of the ring beam had cured, the bricklaying began.

In the past, when houses were made of adobe, the walls were quite thick. Now that bricks are used, they are usually built with a 3:7 ratio of brick to wall.

While the bricklayers were working, the carpenters also started their work, making the roof beams, doors, and windows first, and installing the doors and windows as they built the walls.

Once the brick wall is level with the doors and windows, a reinforced concrete ring beam is then installed on top.

With a deep foundation and these two ring beams, this house is absolutely sturdy and will definitely not experience problems such as foundation subsidence or wall cracking.

On August 8th, the roof beam of the new house was raised.

Sheng Liancheng and his wife, Sheng Xitai, and many people from the forest farm and the alkali field, as well as some teachers from Songlin High School, came to help.

With Lin Jian's construction team and so many people working, the job will definitely be done quickly.

In just one morning, the entire process of installing the roof beams, nailing the purlins, hanging the tiles, and even nailing the shed poles and laying the shed was completed.

Sheng Xiping booked a table at the Forestry Bureau Hotel and hosted the lunch there.

"Thank you all for your hard work. It's not convenient to entertain guests at home, so we'll have to eat out."

Today I've prepared a simple meal of light wine and vegetables. Please don't mind, everyone. We're resting this afternoon, so eat and drink as much as you like for lunch.

The banquet was held in the hall, with five or six tables set up, each with ten dishes, including chicken, fish, meat, eggs, and more.

Two cases of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and five or six cases of beer were moved over from the side. Drink whatever you like, it's up to you.

Zhou Mingyuan hadn't returned from his overseas inspection trip yet. Sheng Liancheng, Liu Changde, and the high school's director and teachers were sitting together.

"Teacher Cao, thank you so much for taking such good care of my son Xitai these past few years."

This kid has always been mischievous and troublesome, causing you a lot of trouble these past two years.

Among the teachers who came to help was Mr. Cao, Sheng Xitai's homeroom teacher, and Sheng Liancheng had no choice but to exchange a few polite words with him.

"No way! Xitai is a great kid. He's bright and hardworking. I've never seen such an outstanding child."

That little rascal is so smart! Look how well he did on the test this time! He got 691 points, ranking first in our county and first in the entire forestry system in the province.

"Brother Sheng, you can be happy now. He's guaranteed admission to Tsinghua this time. Don't forget to treat us when the acceptance letter arrives!"

Teacher Cao regarded Sheng Xitai as his own eyes; in his eyes, Sheng Xitai was good in every way and excellent in every aspect.

Even Sheng Liancheng couldn't say a bad word about his favorite student.

In recent years, the subjects and scores for the college entrance examination have been reformed, and they are different from those of previous years.

The current science subjects are: Chinese 120, Mathematics 120, Foreign Language 100, Physics 100, Chemistry 100, Politics 100, Biology 70, for a total score of 710.

For humanities students, Chinese, mathematics, English, and politics are all the same, geography is 100 points, history is 100 points, and the total score is 640 points.

Sheng Xitai studied science and scored a total of 691 points across seven subjects. He achieved full marks in the other four subjects, except for Chinese, foreign language, and politics.

Previously, college entrance examination results were managed by the Education Department of the Bureau. However, since the establishment of Songlin High School, the results have been directly distributed to the high school.

A few days ago, when the report cards arrived, Songlin High School was in an uproar.

Sheng Xitai achieved first place in the entire school, first place in the county, and first place in the forestry system of the entire province, bringing unparalleled glory to Songlin High School.

The bureau and the school have both said that rewards must be given, not only to the students, but also to the homeroom teachers and subject teachers.

Zhou Qinglan's class will be entering their senior year of high school in the fall. She was at school, and as soon as the results came out, Zhou Qinglan immediately called Qianchuan Forest Farm to share the good news.

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