Chapter 218 Save the Child
Seeing that Lin Xiangnan was about to leave work, Chief Engineer Zhang was still a little worried, "Xiao Lin..."
"Stop talking, stop talking, I swear to be loyal to Factory 132 until death." Lin Xiangnan was afraid that Chief Engineer Zhang would say something greasy and embarrassing, and she quickly swore allegiance.
Chief Engineer Zhang was satisfied now, and waved his hand, "Okay, you can go home. Be careful on your way back."
Lin Xiangnan ran in front, running very fast.
Only Gu Zhenhua was left behind to comfort Director Song, "Don't be depressed. It was just a coincidence that Xiaonan was able to solve the case. He is not as experienced as you."
"I'm just envious." Director Song sighed, "Why is it that Chief Engineer Zhang has a group of smart people under him, while I have a group of reckless people under me?"
"We also have a bunch of reckless men in our group." Gu Zhenhua said as a matter of course: "Those who play with guns are incomparable to those who play with pens."
"Ah!" Director Song sighed, "Our unit is really short of talent."
"Every unit is short of money. Our army is short of money, and so is Xiaonan's department." Gu Zhenhua complained, "If everyone is short of money, do you feel a little more balanced?"
"It seems to be a little better."
Without a sound talent training system, ten years later, there has been a talent gap in various units.
It cannot be said that the country's development has stagnated, but it is true that it is developing slowly.
But the situation is a little better now. Some professors and researchers have been rehabilitated and returned to the city.
But that group of educated youth are still staying in the countryside.
Some educated youth have stayed in the countryside for ten years. No matter how smart they are, there is no way to return to the city, so they can only work in the fields.
After so many years, I'm almost exhausted.
When the People's Daily announced the resumption of the college entrance examination in October, urban youths like Lin Xiangnan were still relatively calm, but the educated youth from the countryside could not help but cry when they saw the news.
Not to mention those who were still in the countryside, even Lin Xiangdong, who had already returned to the city, couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
"Everyone has been waiting for this opportunity for ten years. Ten years."
If he had known that he could still return to the city after taking the college entrance examination, he would not have felt guilty and let down his former lover.
But it was too late to regret what he had done. Now he was just feeling lucky that after so many years since the college entrance examination, he finally recovered.
"During this time, I went to the bookstore and the scrap yard to collect some materials. They are a bit heavy. Little brother, please accompany me to the post office to mail the books."
"I'm here." Lin Xiangxi excitedly put the newspaper away and hurried to help Lin Xiangdong move things.
Seeing Lin Xiangdong's red eyes, he leaned in closer and said in surprise: "Brother, you actually cried. You didn't even cry when we broke off the engagement, but you actually cried when you saw this news."
Lin Xiangdong explained in a gentle voice, "The college entrance examination is different. This is hope."
He felt sad, and just thought about the hard times when he worked in the countryside, and also thought about his brothers and sisters in the educated youth camp.
The Lin family had no shortage of study materials. Lin Xiangnan got the news early on and sent a bunch of them back to them.
But in the countryside, even the daily needs of food and clothing cannot be met, and spiritual food such as books are even more scarce.
Lin Xiangdong even worried in his heart whether his educated youth friends in the countryside could afford the fifty-cent college entrance examination registration fee.
When they were in the countryside, they were really poor and it was common for them to go hungry.
Lin Xiangdong's condition has improved now, but he has not forgotten his brothers and sisters at the educated youth site. He collected information and sent it back.
"You know what? My second sister is always well-informed." Lin Xiangxi straightened his chest and raised his head. "She reviewed several months in advance. I think I'm incredibly strong now."
"Your second sister gave you a few extra months. If you don't do well in the exam, I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be."
"You've only studied seriously for a few months. But there was an older woman in the youth training center where I studied, who never put down her books for so many years. I think there are people like this in every youth training center."
"The college entrance examination has been suspended for more than ten years. There are so many young people who want to go to college. I don't know how many people have signed up. We are like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge..."
With every word Lin Xiangdong spoke, Lin Xiangxi's shoulders lowered a little. By the end, he even shrank his neck.
"I want to read. I'll go back and read now." Lin Xiangxi encouraged himself, "I love reading the most."
Lin Xiangdong is an artistic young man. Lin Xiangnan and Hu Meili are not worried about him at all. They are only worried about Lin Xiangxi.
Lin Xiangxi is young and lively, and can't sit still. He has never studied seriously before and has a poor foundation. It's very risky to think about it.
After seeing the news about the college entrance examination, Lin Xiangnan and Hu Meili sent the deadly chain letters back to their hometown.
This made Lin Xiangxi's scalp tingle and he felt under a lot of pressure.
When he replied, he almost swore that he had really studied hard during this period.
When he heard that Lin Xiangdong had sent a book to his old friend, Gu Zhenhua suddenly thought of something.
"My second brother is still working as an educated youth in the countryside. I should send him some books."
He had just joined the army and received a subsidy of 6 yuan a month, which was enough to support himself. His second brother was even worse off, working as an educated youth in the countryside, and it was difficult for him to support himself, let alone support his younger brother.
Over the years, the two sides have barely exchanged letters.
Although they haven't been in touch for a long time, the college entrance examination is a major turning point in life. Gu Zhenhua also wanted to help his second brother, since it was an easy thing to do anyway.
He looked at Lin Xiangnan and asked, "Do you have any extra at home?"
"Yes. I have prepared several sets. I'll pack one for you."
In addition to sending some to his family, Lin Xiangnan also prepared some to take to his workplace.
Just as Gu Zhenhua thought, if it is something that is easy to do, then help if you can. There are many high school students in their department, and they all want to go to college.
However, most of the information in their factory is related to the major. There is no information on some subjects at all, and those information are difficult to find.
It's impossible to get full marks in physics and chemistry and zero in other subjects during the exam.
If you are too biased in one subject, you will not be able to get into a good university.
Therefore, the books that Lin Xiangnan brought were very popular, and people came to borrow books and copy them every day.
The thickness of the notes made Lin Xiangnan's hands ache just looking at them, and he couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart that he had a good brain and could remember everything after reading it once, without wasting time on this.
"Engineer Lin, you have read all these books, right? I can't memorize so much now. Engineer Lin, can you help me mark the key points?" Wang Shuhua pulled Lin Xiangnan's sleeve and begged eagerly.
As an apprentice who had studied with Lin Xiangnan, Wang Shuhua was well aware of Lin Xiangnan's abilities. After copying the book, she began to curry favor with him.
"There are several books. I can't memorize them all. I really can't memorize them all. Mr. Lin, please save the child. I am your favorite apprentice!"