"Xia Minmin, if you have no objections, please sign this guarantee, and our agreement will be considered complete."
The Peking University professor took out a guarantee and a pen from his briefcase and placed them on the coffee table. Xia Minmin picked up the guarantee and intended to take a look.
The Peking University teacher was overjoyed. It seemed there was hope. Generally speaking, as long as the top scorer applied to a certain school, most of the students in the class would follow suit. It seemed their prize money was secure this time.
The doorbell rang, and Li Chunmei ran to open the door. A man and a woman were standing outside.
"Hello, is this Xia Minmin's home? We are from the admissions office of Tsinghua University. Is your child home?"
"Hello, hello, my child is home. But... the admissions office staff from Peking University are also here." Li Chunmei was a little embarrassed at this point.
The admissions officers at Peking University and Tsinghua University were also somewhat embarrassed.
"It's okay, we're all doing this for the child's good."
The living room was too small and there wasn't enough sofa to sit on, so Xia Jianguo moved two chairs from the dining room and placed them next to the coffee table, then poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them.
"This cup must be Xia Minmin's. She's so clever and quick-witted."
"Xia Minmin, would you like to come to Huaqing University? Xi Ang from your class has already agreed, and other classmates from your class have also signed guarantees with us one after another."
Xia Minmin couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. If she hadn't spoken to Xi Ang on the phone, she might have been fooled.
"Hehe, you're just making this up! We just spoke with Xi Ang on the phone, and he said there was no contract signed, but you're telling a completely different story."
The admissions officer from Tsinghua University was surprised to find that the admissions officer from Peking University had already spoken to Xi Ang on the phone, and the smile on his face was forced.
The guarantee on the coffee table clearly demonstrated that when they discussed the final step, the Tsinghua University professor reiterated his conditions, which were similar to those mentioned by Xi Ang. The option of not having a direct PhD program like Peking University was truly considerate.
"Thank you for your kind offer, teacher. I have already decided to apply to Peking University," Xia Minmin said to the admissions officer of Tsinghua University.
The admissions officer from Peking University smiled broadly and quickly handed Xia Minmin a pen. The signed guarantee was then carefully placed in their briefcase.
Undeterred, the admissions officer from Tsinghua University asked, "Xia Minmin, compared to Peking University, what aspects of our qualifications do you find unsatisfactory?"
"Direct PhD program! Peking University has agreed that as long as my grades are in the top three, I can get a direct PhD program."
After seeing off the admissions officers from the two universities, Xia Minmin and her family finally relaxed.
Xia Minmin called Tang Meng, "Mengmeng, are you still at the hotel?"
"No, my mom and I are on our way home. I'm not planning to apply, so we didn't have lunch there. About half of my classmates had lunch at the Tsinghua University Hotel. Which school are you planning to apply to?"
"Kyoto University, they offered very good terms."
"Yes, Teacher Chen told us to go to school at 3 p.m., and I'll wait for you at the usual place at 2:50 p.m."
...
Tang Meng stood in the pavilion and saw her best friend, who was fully armed, even wearing sunglasses.
"Xiaomin, isn't this a bit too much?"
You don't understand!
"Then what about your military training?"
"It's okay, I've already prepared seven high-SPF sunscreens, do you want one?"
Tang Meng shook her head and declined her best friend's offer. She didn't like the sticky texture of sunscreen, and besides, she wasn't that afraid of getting tanned. Moreover, she figured her future job would also involve getting tanned, so she didn't care even more.
"I bet Teacher Chen will talk to you about filling out your college application today," Xia Minmin said.
"I'm mentally prepared. I believe Teacher Chen won't force me; at most, he'll just feel sorry. You should worry about yourself; a TV station will definitely come to interview you this afternoon," Tang Meng joked.
Xia Minmin felt a headache coming on just thinking about this problem. The scene of social death that was hard to forget kept resurfacing in her mind. "I just hope they don't dig out the old videotapes and play them again."
Xia Minmin stopped talking and became lost in her own thoughts. She figured this embarrassment would last a lifetime. She just hoped her family wouldn't record the interview, especially Li Qing, who was definitely capable of doing such a thing.
"Hey, Tang Meng, Xia Minmin, you're just getting here too!"
Xia Minmin and the others turned their heads to look, and saw a female classmate from their class.
"Yes, which school are you planning to apply to?" Tang Meng asked.
The female student was also troubled. "I don't know yet. Peking University and Tsinghua University are both pretty good, but the aerospace engineering major I like is only so-so at both schools. I'm considering whether to choose a school or a major. What would you choose if you were in my shoes?"
Tang Meng was the most qualified to speak on this matter, but she didn't dare to make the decision for others, after all, this was a major life event.
"I like criminal investigation and plan to apply to the Public University. After all, it's about your future employment, so you need to think it through carefully."
The female student nodded thoughtfully, then smiled with relief, "Thank you, I understand. I've decided to apply for the major I like."
Xia Minmin looked at the two of them and said, "I think Teacher Chen will probably cry this year. I don't know how many people in our class chose other schools because of their majors."
The three of them looked at each other and smiled. Their class had broken the tradition that only students from Peking University and Tsinghua University were admitted to Professor Chen's class.
It was almost three o'clock, and the three of them jogged to the classroom. When they entered the classroom, Teacher Chen was surrounded by several students. Xia Minmin overheard that they were discussing the majors at the two schools.
"Class monitor, I heard from the admissions officer at Peking University that you chose their Guanghua School of Management?"
"Yes, the guarantee has been signed."
"Class monitor, I think we'll still be classmates in the future."
"Me too."
Xia Minmin estimated that there were about twelve students applying to Peking University, and another seven or eight students chose other schools because of their majors. Everyone's goals were very clear.
When Teacher Chen saw that all the students in the class had arrived, she stood on the podium with tears in her eyes.
"It's great to see you all again, students. You all did very well in the college entrance examination. According to the admission scores, all thirty of us in the class can get into Peking University and Tsinghua University."
"I am also glad that you have your own thoughts and choose the majors you love, instead of being bound by worldly constraints. Here, I wish you all a bright future and hope that in ten years, you will all become leaders in your respective fields."
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience, who spontaneously shouted, "Thank you, Teacher Chen!"
One mischievous student said, "Teacher Chen, we love you."
Xia Minmin had previously told Tang Meng that Teacher Chen would talk to them, but she didn't expect that Teacher Chen had always been thinking about them.
We'll probably meet again on the day we fill out college applications.
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