More than twenty days after the exam, the results came out. As expected, Lin Xiaocui and Luo Chunlei scored very high, while Wang Xu's score was low. He did poorly on the last subject, which he was sure to pass.

As for Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye, even if they did well in the previous subjects, a difference of one subject's score would create a huge gap.

When it came time to fill out college applications, they still had to go to the commune, so they simply gave up on that option.

Wang Xu didn't give up. He had three choices. If he had filled in universities within the province, he might have been accepted by one of them. But he, like Luo Chunlei, filled in universities in Beijing.

When the admission notices arrived, he was unsurprisingly not accepted, while Lin Xiaocui and Luo Chunlei were both admitted to Tsinghua University, applying to the Department of Economics and the Department of Architecture, respectively.

They were initially worried about not having enough points and lacked confidence, but Lu Wanqing insisted that they fill in this as their first choice.

She knew the admission scores back then. She didn't take the college entrance exam for some reason, but she had always paid attention to it. She even said at the time that she was glad she didn't take it, because even if she had, her score wouldn't have been high enough.

Having been given a second chance at life, Lin Xiaocui and Luo Chunlei never imagined that things that were once unattainable could be accomplished so easily under her guidance.

Six months later in July, there will be another college entrance examination. She and Lin Ye must seize the opportunity to get into the capital and keep them company.

The notice stated that they would be required to report to the school for a physical examination in mid-February, which would be after the New Year.

Lin Xiaocui and Luo Chunlei tried to comfort Wang Xu, but Wang Xu seemed indifferent, not taking his failure in the college entrance examination seriously at all: "At worst, I can take the exam again in July. Besides, I have to go with your second brother to build a house, so I don't have time to be sad."

Lin Xiaocui knew that Wang Xu, who usually seemed carefree, actually cared a lot. If she and Luo Chunlei went to Beijing, the three of them would be separated and wouldn't be able to see each other again during summer and winter vacations.

Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel a little sad, and suggested that a few of them find a place to get together.

This is a secret between the three of them. Whenever they have something to do, they like to find a place to sit down and talk about their ideals and the future.

Unexpectedly, before the group had even left the hospital, Liu Ying came looking for them.

Lin Xiaocui rushed towards her: "How did you find your way here?"

Liu Ying, dressed in a floral cotton-padded jacket, with a rosy complexion, was usually very generous, but this time she was a little shy. "I heard the admission notices came down, so I came to ask if you all received them? And also to see a few babies."

After she finished speaking, her gaze lingered on Wang Xu's face for a second before quickly looking away.

Lin Xiaocui assumed that it was her first time visiting the countryside and that she was a little shy, so she quickly led her into the kitchen, saying, "It's cold outside, let's talk inside."

Liu Ying entered the house, put down some canned fruit she was carrying, rubbed her hands together, and sat down in a chair.

Upon hearing her words, Lin Xiaocui guessed that she might not have received the admission notice. When she mentioned that she had received the notice, she suppressed her excitement.

Liu Ying didn't seem to care and was even a little relaxed, because Wang Xu hadn't received a notification either.

"Wang Xu, do you plan to take the exam again in the future?" Liu Ying asked directly.

Wang Xu scratched his head. "Who knows? I want to join a construction team. If I do well and the team can't do without me, then I won't take the exam. I've already experienced the college entrance exam once, so I have no regrets!"

Liu Ying nodded, her eyes sparkling. "I'm also looking for an opportunity. The factory is going to hold an accounting training course soon, and I've been selected. Maybe I can become an accountant."

In this day and age, accounting is a profession that everyone envies. If she can switch from being a worker to an accountant, it doesn't matter whether she goes to university or not. Many college graduates may not be able to find such a good job.

People in this era still have very simple and down-to-earth ideas.

The expected somber atmosphere was dispelled by Wang Xu and Liu Ying's respective plans, and Lin Xiaocui and Luo Chunlei felt no more burdened when they mentioned that they had been admitted to Tsinghua University!

For a long time to come, their names will appear on the lips of the villagers, accompanied by complex emotions such as envy and boasting.

When Lu Wanqing heard that Liu Ying had arrived, she quickly came out carrying the baby.

Behind her followed Lin Chunhua and Zhao Xiaolan, each holding one in their arms, creating a truly spectacular scene!

The babies had just woken up and were playing with their fingers. Liu Ying's heart melted when she saw their soft, cuddly appearance.

"You've grown so much, so chubby, you've taken such good care of your baby!" she said, teasing him.

Lu Wanqing asked Lin Xiaocui to pick more vegetables from the garden so that Liu Ying could stay for lunch.

Liu Ying didn't stand on ceremony and said she would only leave after she had played with the babies enough.

If it were anyone else, Elaine Chao would definitely not let him hold the baby, but Liu Ying was an exception. She reached out her hand, and Elaine Chao carefully handed the baby to her.

"Wang Xu, have you ever held a baby?" Liu Ying suddenly asked Wang Xu, who was standing next to her.

Wang Xu immediately stepped aside, "No, my sister doesn't have to be carried around all the time anymore, I don't want to be tormented by them again!"

When Chen Xiangxiu was too busy, she would ask Wang Xu to help change Yao Yao's diapers. Sometimes, Yao Yao was too naughty and would kick him as soon as he took off the diaper with poop on it, getting poop all over his hand.

He already has a phobia of babies.

Let him see, but whatever you do, don't let him do it himself.

Seeing his cowardly appearance, Luo Chunlei almost couldn't help but laugh through his cold face.

"What are you laughing at? If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself?" Wang Xu glared at him.

Luo Chunlei quickly stepped aside, saying, "The reverse psychology won't work. I'm going to help pick the vegetables!"

"Go ahead, go ahead, you're even more of a coward than me!" Wang Xu scoffed at him.

Liu Ying couldn't help but laugh. Her initial awkwardness vanished, and she quickly joined Lu Wanqing and the others in laughter.

The three babies are quite well-behaved. After their first month, they stopped crying for milk at night and were able to sleep through the night.

Lu Wanqing no longer has to stay up all night to breastfeed, and Lin Ye is finally free to get a good night's sleep.

However, Lu Wanqing was experiencing severe engorgement and discomfort from not having her baby nurse for a long time at night. There was no other way but for Lin Ye to wake up once to relieve her discomfort. Of course, he was more than happy to do so; it turned out that this was what the babies' milk tasted like...

When it was time to eat, the babies went to sleep. Lin Chunhua brought the food to the bedroom to eat, watching them as she ate.

Lu Wanqing chatted with the children. Although they were only a few years apart in age, she was already a mother of three and knew a lot, so she had become their spiritual leader.

After dinner, Lu Wanqing took Liu Ying to see her studio, where many newly made cheongsams were displayed, each one elegant and beautiful.

However, when she saw the style she had given to her friend last time, she paused for a moment, as if she had thought of something, and said hesitantly:

There's something I'm not sure if I should say!