"Mom, why don't you let my sister-in-law and the others go back first. If we all stay here, who will cook lunch? After Qiurui finishes lunch, he still has to take exams in the afternoon." Zhang Wenfu said helplessly when he saw that his parents were determined not to leave.
"First and second generation families, go back and make lunch. We've been eating dry food these past few days, so make a hearty lunch. Don't let my daughter starve and delay her college entrance exam.
Mr. San, if you're not feeling well, let's go back and rest together.
As for the others, if you are willing to wait here for Qiu Rui to come out, then wait. If not, then go back.
"Anyway, your dad and I have made up our minds. We'll be waiting here for Qiu Rui to finish his exams and come out these few days," Zhou Guihua said in an unquestionable tone.
Yes, Yu Yang and Zhang Wenmin have been married for more than a year and finally got pregnant. She is now three months pregnant.
"Okay, Mom, my sister-in-law and I will go back to cook." Before leaving, Gao Erping and Xie Lin winked at their head of the household and the children, asking them to wait here until their sister-in-law finished her exams.
Now my sister-in-law can make money by writing articles even though she hasn't even started college yet. She has made a lot of money. When she goes to college, won't she be even more successful?
Therefore, they all thought in their hearts that they should curry favor with their sister-in-law, so that they might be able to benefit from her and help their family in the future.
"Dad, Mom, you just wait here. I'll go home and get you some water and food. Bring some small stools over so we can sit and wait." Zhang Wenfu said as he also went home.
A short while later, Zhang Wenfu returned with a large package containing several bottles of water, some dry food, and a few small stools. He placed the items in front of his parents and carefully positioned the stools so they could sit comfortably while they waited.
When Zhang Qiurui was taking the college entrance exam, Zhou Guihua, Zhang Ercheng and others were even more nervous than she was.
During the three consecutive days of exams, Zhou Guihua and Zhang Ercheng stayed by the school gate, waiting for Zhang Qiurui to finish each exam so that they could go home for dinner together.
Whenever Zhang Qiurui walked out of the examination room and saw the expectant and nervous eyes of his parents and brothers, a warm feeling surged in his heart.
She knew that she was not only fighting for her own future, but also for the expectations and pride of her family.
"Qiurui, how did you do in the exam?" When Zhang Qiurui finished his last exam, Zhou Guihua was always the first to come forward and ask with concern.
Zhang Qiurui always smiled and replied, "Mom, it's pretty good. The questions aren't difficult. It feels about the same as my usual exams."
"It's settled. My aunt can go to college in September this year." Zhang Mingqi smiled and said immediately after hearing what her aunt said.
She knew her aunt's personality. She always meant what she said and never lied. Since her aunt said it was not difficult, then she would definitely go to college.
"Let's go home and have dinner." Seeing his little girl looking confident, his face was filled with joy.
The family walked happily towards home. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, lengthening their shadows and warming the way home.
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August passed in a blink of an eye, and as time approached September, the college entrance examination scores had not come out, and the admission notices to universities had not come out either. This made Zhou Guihua and Zhang Ercheng very anxious.
The two of them were still whispering, wondering if their little girl hadn't done well in the college entrance exam and hadn't been admitted to university.
As time approaches September, this feeling becomes increasingly bad.
In those days, people would send letters to inform us of their college entrance examination scores, but it was not as convenient as it is in later generations where we could log in to a computer to check them.
"Second brother, you have been resting at home for several days. Don't you want to go to work at the Agricultural Bureau?" On August 25th, Zhang Qiurui's college entrance examination scores and admission notice had not yet come out. Zhou Guihua looked unhappy when she saw her second brother, and said in a bad mood.
"Mom! I'm in a hurry to get Qiurui's grades and admission letter, so I took two days off to come back and wait." Zhang Wenfu glanced at his own Qiurui, and seeing that she was calm, his anxious heart slowly calmed down.
Zhang Wenfu's job at the Agricultural Bureau was actually taken over by his brother-in-law, who went to work at the Agricultural Bureau.
He was about to go to Beijing to study with his younger sister, but he had not yet told his parents about these things.
"You have a conscience." Zhou Guihua's expression relaxed when she heard it.
"Is this Zhang Qiurui's house?" At this time, a loud voice sounded outside the house.
"Here he comes." Zhou Guihua heard the voice and ran quickly. She saw a young man who looked like a postman standing at the door with a professional smile on his face.
Zhou Guihua's face showed an expression of great joy.
"Who is Zhang Qiurui? Here are two letters for her to sign for." asked the postman.
"It's me." Zhang Qiurui, who was walking behind, hurried forward, signed his name, and then received the two letters.
After the postman left, Zhang Ercheng, Zhou Guihua, Zhang Wenfu and others stared at the two letters in Zhang Qiurui's hands.
They already knew something in their hearts, but were just waiting for the final confirmation.
"98 points in Chinese, 100 points in mathematics, 97 points in politics, 98 points in history, and 100 points in geography, with a total score of 493 points. I ranked first in the college entrance examination in Xiaoxiang Province." Zhang Qiurui opened the college entrance examination transcript and read out his scores aloud.
Zhang Qiurui also scored 100 points in English, but in that era English was not included in the college entrance examination score, so it was not counted in the total score.
"My aunt got such a high score, she will definitely be admitted to the Yenching Film Academy." Zhang Mingqi, who was standing by, was excited and delighted when she heard the college entrance examination score reported by her aunt. She was also happy for her aunt.
"This is the admission letter from the Yenching Film Academy." After Zhang Qiurui opened another letter, which turned out to be the admission letter from the Yenching Film Academy, Zhou Guihua took it carefully.
Although she was illiterate, she looked at it carefully for a few times and seemed to be able to see something from it.
Tears of excitement glistened in her eyes, her hands trembled slightly, and her face was filled with indescribable pride and joy.
After Zhang Ercheng took it, his face flushed and an uncontrollable smile hung on the corners of his mouth. He repeatedly stroked the heavy admission letter, as if it was the fruit of his hard work over the years.
He looked up at Zhang Qiurui, his eyes full of admiration and pride: "Son, you did it! You brought honor to our family!"
"Mingqi and Mingren, you two go to the county and tell your father, uncle and aunt that Qiurui has been admitted to university." Zhou Guihua happily instructed her eldest granddaughter and grandson to report the good news.
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