Liu Wangxue nodded. He was President Du’s fanboy, and the younger brother of the “Princess of a Lost Country”. She was deeply impressed.
"Qinglei is such a good kid!" Tao Huaxin heard this from Tao Huayu. She was surprised at first. That was a university in Beijing, so far away! The best student in Taojia Village in recent years was admitted to a provincial university.
"Yes, a very ambitious child." Gu Qingyue admired Tao Qinglei's energy very much. He dared to think and act, and would put his words into action, as if any difficulties were not worth mentioning in front of him.
After the show ended that day, Gu Qingyue contacted Teacher Wang the next day and asked him for detailed information about Communication University of China's admissions.
However, it has been several years since Mr. Wang’s son applied for Communication University of China, and he is not sure if there are any changes in the enrollment plan for the major of Digital Media Arts.
So, I helped to contact my senior, who happened to be the admissions officer for the School of Animation and Digital Arts next year. He sent me an admissions brochure and also gave me some advice.
After receiving the content forwarded by Teacher Wang, Gu Qingyue went to look up information related to the provincial art unified examination, compiled it into a document, printed it out, and then went to Tao Qinglei's home in person.
Tao Qinglei was still playing basketball outside at the time. When Qinglei's mother saw Gu Qingyue coming, she didn't know what it was about.
Shen Nian'an seldom came back since she became a teacher in Beijing. Qinglei's mother first met Gu Qingyue at her wedding with Shen Nian'an, and she rarely saw her since then.
It was in the past two years that Shen Nian'an brought her children back to live during the winter and summer vacations. Only then did she and Gu Qingyue become familiar with each other and knew that she, like Shen Nian'an, was also a university teacher.
Qinglei's mother was hanging clothes in the yard. She had just washed them and her hands were still wet. She wiped them on her apron and hurried over to greet him: "Teacher Gu is here. What's up?"
Gu Qingyue held up a small stack of printed materials, raised them, and said with a smile: "I came to see Qinglei. Last time he said he wanted to take the entrance exam for Communication University of China, so I found some information for him and brought it to him."
"Oh, oh," Qinglei's mother didn't know what to do for a moment.
She had never dealt with university teachers before, so she had a natural respect for people like Gu Qingyue. She quickly let them into the living room and poured them a glass of water. "Teacher Gu, please sit down first. Qinglei has gone out to play. I'll ask Qingxin to go and call him."
Qinglei's mother went upstairs and banged on the door, then called Tao Qingxin, "Hurry up, go out and call your brother. Teacher Gu is here. Don't keep him waiting."
Tao Qingxin felt that he had just fallen asleep, how could there be an earthquake? It took him a while to realize that it was his mother knocking on the door.
His hair was a little long, and he didn't know how he slept, but it looked like a Shamatte hairstyle. He walked downstairs in a daze and bowed to Gu Qingyue: "Hello, Teacher Gu!"
Gu Qingyue responded: "Oh, okay."
Her upbringing made her freeze and she didn't laugh out loud.
Qinglei's mother looked at Tao Qingxin floating out the door and felt a little embarrassed: "Teacher Gu, drink some water, drink some water."
It took only about ten minutes from the time Tao Qingxin left the house to the time Tao Qinglei came back. Qinglei's mother felt that these ten minutes were really unbearable. He had not even graduated from junior high school and had no idea what to talk about with Gu Qingyue.
Fortunately, Gu Qingyue was an easy-going person. She took the initiative to start a conversation and asked about Tao Qinglei's academic performance. However, it was basically just her asking a question and Qinglei's mother answering it.
"His father and I don't know what major he is going to take. We asked his class teacher, and he just said that he just needs to study hard and improve his college entrance examination scores," said Qinglei's mother.
It was hard for Gu Qingyue to judge whether this teacher was ignorant of the situation or irresponsible. But it was conceivable that if Tao Qinglei had not gone to "chase stars" and Liu Wangxue had not asked that question, he might really have thought that as long as he reached the college entrance examination score line, it would be fine.
Tao Qinglei ran back panting, and Gu Qingyue sat down with him at the coffee table. She took out the printed materials and explained them to him carefully from beginning to end, highlighting several key points.
During this time, Tao Qingxin came back slowly, as if sleepwalking, and went back upstairs to catch up on his sleep.
Qinglei's mother went to the vegetable garden to pick a basin of small tomatoes, washed some fruits, and brought them to Gu Qingyue. Then she did not leave, but sat aside and listened, but she was confused.
After Gu Qingyue finished speaking, Qinglei's mother asked, "How is it, Teacher Gu, can my Qinglei pass the exam?"
Gu Qingyue told the truth: "I can't judge this, because I'm not Qinglei's substitute teacher, nor do I teach art, so..."
"Then this..." Qinglei's mother looked worried.
"What do you think?" Gu Qingyue asked Tao Qinglei.
Tao Qinglei was not so sure: "Our teacher said that if I work hard for a year in my senior year, I might be able to reach the passing score. But the art exam..."
He looked at the exam content in the materials, such as sketching, color, and quick drawing, but he had never studied them systematically.
When he first fell in love with painting, he wanted to sign up for classes, but the tuition was too expensive and his parents thought it was a waste of time, so he saved his pocket money, bought cheap art supplies, and learned from videos on his phone.
Gu Qingyue probably understood his concerns and asked, "Do you mind if I take a look at your drawings?"
Tao Qinglei immediately ran upstairs and brought down a stack of notebooks of various sizes.
Gu Qingyue flipped through the works slowly, and then asked Tao Qinglei to pick out a few of his most satisfying works. She took photos and sent them to an art teacher she was familiar with, asking him to help judge them.
The reply came quickly: [Is the child self-taught? 】
Gu Qingyue did not avoid Tao Qinglei and showed him the content of the chat: [I am self-taught and have been painting for more than two years]
The art teacher then sent a voice message, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages, and finally suggested: "If conditions permit, you should still enroll in a class and seek guidance from a professional teacher, otherwise it may not be so easy to pass the art exam."
Then he sent another link, saying, "These are some videos I made recently, which talk about some basic techniques. You can let your child watch them first.
Many of the shortcomings I mentioned above are caused by a weak foundation or wrong methods. Let the children investigate themselves and make some efforts to correct them as soon as possible. "
Gu Qingyue thanked him, added Tao Qinglei as a friend, and forwarded all of this to him, saying, "Everything depends on human effort. Study hard!"
Tao Qinglei nodded solemnly and held the phone with great cherishment, as if he was holding a treasure that would lead to the future.
As for whether to sign up for the class, it was up to Qinglei's family to discuss and decide. Gu Qingyue felt that she had no right to interfere.
But she could see that Qinglei's mother was also very concerned about her youngest son, so before she left, she reminded her again: "The provincial art exam is in mid-December, and registration is usually in October. Please remind Qinglei at that time to check online in advance and don't miss the time."
Qinglei's mother agreed immediately.
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