Xu Shike lowered his head and smiled. "Uncle, I see you're not just an old man, so I won't beat around the bush with you. The current situation is changing, don't you think it's getting bigger and bigger? Besides, the country is recovering now, and it's a time when we need a large number of talents. I think the higher-ups will open a university soon to recruit talents."

After hearing what he said, Old Man Zhong remained silent for a long time.

"Your analysis is correct. I hope everything you said can be realized as you said." At this time, a rare relaxed smile appeared on his old face.

"I'll remember what you said. If I find any information like this, I'll keep it for you."

Xu Shike's face lit up with joy, and he quickly thanked him, "Thank you, sir."

"No need to thank me. I think you have a pretty smart brain. If they really set up a college entrance exam, it would be a contribution to the country if you could pass it."

After hearing his words full of profound wisdom, Xu Shike bowed to him with admiration, "Uncle, I see you are not just an ordinary old man. I wonder if I could ask you what you did before?"

Old Man Zhong was startled for a moment, but soon he spoke as if nothing had happened, "I'm just an old man, what can I do? I'm just a scrap collector, I can't compare to you young people."

Xu Shike smiled, but he knew in his heart that this old man was hiding something from the outside world.

"I spoke too much." He smiled self-reproachfully.

Old man Zhong looked nonchalant and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay."

Anyway, he has experienced so many things, and small things like this are really not a big deal to him.

At this time, both of them saw Jiang Shanshan standing not far away.

The two of them tacitly stopped talking about this topic.

Seeing that they were silent, Jiang Shanshan walked towards them.

"Don't you have to go to work today?" she asked as she sat next to Xu Shike.

"The factory arranged for me to go to a place called Jilong Village later to see if there are any pigs to be collected there?" he said.

"Isn't your factory a meat processing plant? Why do you have to go to the countryside to collect pigs yourself?" she said with a smile.

Xu Like smiled helplessly and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and the meat consumption will be huge. The factory is worried that everyone won't be able to buy meat to celebrate the New Year, so we made this preparation in advance."

After talking for a while, he stood up when he saw it was getting late. "You and your son should continue to work here. I'm going to go out to work too."

Before leaving, he went in again to take a look at his son sleeping on the wooden board, his eyes full of fatherly love.

Jiang Shanshan took him to the door of the waste collection station.

"I spoke to that old man Zhong for a while. He's really a man with a story to tell. You should work hard with him. We'll make plans after the exam time is announced."

Jiang Shanshan nodded as he listened.

At this moment, she remembered the things she had picked up not long ago, and whispered a few words in his ear with joy.

Xu Shike's eyes lit up immediately, and a smile appeared on the corners of his sharp-edged mouth. "Well done! If those things are really true, then our family won't have to struggle anymore."

Jiang Shanshan called out his name seriously at this time, "Xu Shike, after coming here and seeing all the things that have been destroyed, I have an idea. I want to do my best to protect these pitiful things of the past."