Chapter 473: Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses (Page 1/2)

Huo Qingci thought for a moment and explained, "Qinghuan is in high school in the city, and their school's annual quotas are already determined from the beginning. As for the army's quotas, they can't be given to anyone casually.

Grandpa wanted Qinghuan to join the army, but Qinghuan disagreed, saying that he wanted to go to the countryside to work.

Grandpa had no choice but to agree to his decision and let him go to the countryside to train. When he has suffered enough, he will naturally want to come back. Then we will see what Grandpa says.

Lin Man calculated that it would take Huo Qinghuan half a year to graduate from high school, and it was impossible for him to go to the countryside immediately after graduation. He might have to stay at home for a few months, waiting for notice from above.

The college entrance examination would not be resumed until 1977. If he wanted to stay in the countryside, he would have to stay there for at least four years.

If Huo Qinghuan couldn't stand the hardship and didn't want to stay in the countryside anymore, he would definitely write back to ask for help from his grandfather, and maybe try to find a way to get him back.

"Qingci, it's really hard to go to the countryside. You should persuade Qinghuan not to go there." Lin Man advised kindly.

Huo Qingci frowned and replied, "Now he has only two options: go to the countryside or join the army."

"Can't you get him a job first?"

"I'll call my parents over this week and see what they say. Then I'll go ask around and see which factory is hiring temporary workers."

"Qingci, the college entrance exam will definitely be resumed in a few years. Since Qinghuan can't go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, then he shouldn't go. With his current grades, he will definitely have no problem getting into university in the future."

"Okay, I'll try to persuade him not to go to the countryside. I guess that kid was fooled by his enthusiastic classmates, so he didn't listen to the advice and wanted to go to the countryside."

Lin Man knew that Huo Qinghuan was in his rebellious period at this age, and he might not listen to the words of his elders now. At this age of passion, he was easily impulsive and was brainwashed into asking to go to the countryside.

"Huo Wenyao is still suffering in the Northwest. Fortunately, she married an educated youth. If she had married a local farmer, she would have been a farmer forever.

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You can ask Huo Wenyao to write a letter to Qinghuan, letting him know the hardships of going to the countryside, so that he won't be so obsessed with going to the countryside after graduating from high school."

"Okay, I'll go find Fourth Uncle tomorrow."

Lin Man decided to have a good talk with Huo Qinghuan this week. Apart from the four children, Huo Qinghuan was the one who listened to her the most in the family. She always treated him like her son.

Naturally, she didn't want him to go to the countryside to suffer, but if he really wanted to go there to train for a few years, she wouldn't stop him. She would just treat him as participating in a rural metamorphosis.

Huo Yining had sharp ears. When he heard his parents talking about his uncle, he came over and said, "Mom, I know why my uncle wants to go to the countryside."

Lin Man asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because someone told my uncle that after he graduated from high school, his grandparents would definitely help him find a wife."

"Your uncle is only sixteen years old this year. Why would he marry a wife?"

Huo Yining said disapprovingly: "Uncle is not old enough to get married, so he can get engaged first."

Lin Man stared at her eldest son with wide eyes. The boy was only six years old, how could he know this?

"Okay, don't worry about your uncle's affairs, just study hard."

Huo Yining said proudly, "Mom, I'm going to skip a grade and go straight to third grade next semester. I've been ranked number one in the class all year."

As long as her son's grades can keep up, Lin Man has no objection to him skipping a grade. Maybe all four children in their family may skip a grade in the future.

"If the teacher agrees to let you skip a grade, then go ahead. I have no objection to that. But your handwriting isn't very good, so you should find time to practice it."

"It's not that my handwriting is bad, it's just that my mom has too high expectations. My handwriting is better than my classmates', and the teacher never said my handwriting is bad."