Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time to announce the college entrance examination results.
Because Song Ze was in the county, it was convenient for him, so Xia Qingqing had arranged with him from the beginning to ask him to check the results and then come to Shihe Brigade to tell them.
Early that morning, Liang Shuang and Ding Miao arrived at Xia Qingqing's house. Even though they knew Song Ze wouldn't arrive so soon, they couldn't bear to wait at home.
Liang Shuang seemed restless, taking sips of water every now and then, then standing up and pacing a few steps, muttering to herself:
"What should I do? I think I must have done terribly on the exam. Oh dear, I should have followed Miao Miao's example and filled in a junior college as my last choice. It would have been safer."
"If I fail to get into university because I didn't fill out my application properly, I'll really want to kill myself."
When filling out college applications before the exam, Liang Shuang was quite confident in her abilities. She filled all three of her choices with universities in Shanghai and didn't fill out any vocational colleges.
After the exam, she began to doubt herself and regretted not applying for a junior college, which would have increased her chances of being admitted.
Ding Miao sat on the stool, biting her fingers incessantly, not paying any attention to Liang Shuang's rambling. She was afraid she wouldn't even be able to get into a junior college.
Xia Qingqing remained the calmest, secretly shaking her head as she watched the two anxious people. They were just worrying too much.
It's no exaggeration to say that the two of them studied with her for so long; if they still couldn't get into university, that would be a real slap in her face.
The three waited all morning but Song Ze didn't show up. Eventually, they got impatient and went to stake out the village entrance.
After waiting for more than half an hour in the cold wind, Song Ze finally arrived on his bicycle just before noon.
Song Ze was unusually excited when he saw Xia Qingqing, and his fair face flushed red.
Before even getting off his bicycle, he couldn't wait to shout at Xia Qingqing, "Qingqing, you got 384 points! 384! You're amazing!"
These words stunned the three people who were about to say something.
Xia Qingqing unconsciously smiled happily; this result was truly beyond her expectations.
After the exam, she estimated her score to be around 350 to 360.
Unexpectedly, the score was nearly 20 points higher than she had estimated.
Her hard work of studying for over a year was finally rewarded.
"Qingqing, you're awesome! You really are the best."
"Yes, that's amazing. Now Qingqing, you're guaranteed to get into Peking University."
Liang Shuang and Ding Miao congratulated Xia Qingqing in unison, their faces full of smiles of happiness for her.
With a total score of 400, scoring 384 was something they wouldn't even dare to dream of, yet Xia Qingqing actually did it.
With Xia Qingqing's score as a baseline, Liang Shuang and Ding Miao also eagerly inquired about their own grades.
Song Ze was prepared and handed them a slip of paper with their scores recorded on it.
Liang Shuang scored 268 points, and Ding Miao scored 232 points.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, both of them will be able to get into their ideal universities.
Both of them chose relatively conservative universities. Liang Shuang's first choice was a normal university in Shanghai, and she wanted to become a teacher after graduation.
Ding Miao chose a finance and economics university in her province, majoring in accounting. She said she wants to be an accountant in the future.
Song Ze parked his bicycle and was then pulled away by Xia Qingqing.
"Aze, you haven't told us your score yet?" Xia Qingqing asked with a smile.
Song Ze pointed to a number: "251 points, I almost got 250," which made him both laugh and cry.
"Hahaha..." Xia Qingqing burst into laughter upon hearing the number.
However, the score was about what she had estimated.
Song Ze's first choice was an engineering university in Beijing, and his score was definitely good enough.
"Qingqing, there's something I want to tell you, it's just... I think," Song Ze looked at Xia Qingqing, hesitating to speak.
Xia Qingqing gestured with her lips, signaling him to speak frankly.
"We'll be heading to Beijing when school starts. Should I visit Uncle Xia and Aunt Zhang at your house first?" Song Ze asked Xia Qingqing nervously, waiting for her answer.
What he didn't say was that he wanted to get engaged to Xia Qingqing first.
Later, Qingqing went to study at Beijing North University, which is the best university in the country. She will definitely meet many outstanding people there.
He was afraid that Xia Qingqing would be blinded by the allure of the outside world, so he wanted to give himself a legal identity first.
Hearing Song Ze bring up the matter again, Xia Qingqing scratched her head helplessly.
If she says no now, won't she seem like a bad woman?
Thinking of Song Ze's somewhat difficult maternal grandfather, Xia Qingqing felt that she couldn't rush the matter of taking Song Ze home to meet her parents.
She should at least meet Song Ze's grandfather first. If he's a difficult old man, then she and Song Ze will probably have to say goodbye.
She didn't want to test Song Ze's heart about who was more important to him, her or Song Ze's grandfather.
No matter what, he was the old man who raised Song Ze. If Song Ze could disregard his grandfather who raised him since childhood for a girl he liked, it would make Xia Qingqing feel heartbroken.
But if Song Ze makes her suffer because of her grandfather's feelings, then she should definitely not keep this man.
When dating, you can just find a man you like. But marriage must be taken seriously. It involves two families and requires the approval of both sides' relatives. Only then will it be easier to be happy in the future.
Seeing that Xia Qingqing hadn't answered him for a long time, Song Ze couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
She pouted and said aggrievedly, "Qingqing, don't feel embarrassed. It's okay if I don't go now."
Song Ze encouraged himself. Qingqing's reluctance to take him home now meant she wasn't completely satisfied with him yet. He would continue to work hard to gain Qingqing's approval.
Looking at his obedient appearance, Xia Qingqing felt a strange urge to tease him.
She tried to resist, but couldn't help ruffling Song Ze's soft hair.
Then, looking at Song Ze seriously, she said, "I do have some concerns right now. You told me before that your grandfather isn't very supportive of us being together. I'd like to wait until I have the chance to meet your grandfather before we talk about other things, is that okay?"
When Song Ze heard that Qingqing was not dissatisfied with him, but with the unexpected public figure, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she got a little angry at her grandfather for the trouble he had caused her: "Grandpa, if your eldest grandson can't find a wife in the future, you will be fully responsible."
"Qingqing, I understand."
"But don't worry, when Grandpa finds out you're a college student from Beijing, he'll just think I'm not good enough for you," Song Ze said confidently.
Old Master Shen himself was a rough and uncultured man, not good at studying, but his wife was a lady from a scholarly family, and their two daughters were as intelligent as his wife, which made him very happy.
As it turned out, by Song Ze's generation, his eldest grandson seemed to have inherited his dislike of studying, which caused him a lot of worry.
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