The fact that all of Zhou's children were going to take the college entrance examination surprised many people on Guangming Road.
Xu Huixue and Shen Wenxiu are not included. These two originally did not have jobs. If they could pass the college entrance examination and get into university, they would be given a stable job after graduation.
What about Zhou Cunzong?
He took over his mother's job back then. What will happen to his job if he goes to university?
You already have a stable job, why are you still thinking about taking the college entrance exam?
What if I don't pass the exam?
What about work?
Zhou Cunzong needed to study hard for the college entrance examination, so a relative from his uncle's side came to help him with his work.
When she was filling in for someone else, her salary belonged to her. If Zhou Cunzong got into university, she could even buy the job herself.
This young woman was a sent-down youth who recently returned to the city; she is a relative of the Zhou family.
She had a decent relationship with Zhou Cunzong. After returning to the city, this cousin was unemployed, so filling in for Zhou Cunzong was a good way out.
"Wenxiu, what do you mean? You and your son-in-law are about to take the college entrance exam, how can your son-in-law's job be given to an outsider?"
"Have you forgotten that your brother doesn't have a job yet? Your son-in-law's job is perfect for your brother!"
When the Shen family heard that Zhou Cunzong was going to take the college entrance examination and that his cousin had taken over his job at the supply and marketing cooperative, they were in an uproar.
Shen Wencai still doesn't have a job. Even though Shen Wencai is lame, He Caiping feels that her son is fully capable of taking over Zhou Cunzong's job.
Zhou Cunzong's cousin, a married woman, why did she get her son-in-law's job?
"You spendthrift! Why don't you let your brother have your son-in-law's job? Do you know how difficult things are for him right now?"
"Quickly tell your son-in-law not to give the job to that woman, but to give it to Wencai." He Caiping urged her to get the job back as soon as possible, and not let it fall into the wrong hands.
“Mom…” Shen Wenxiu didn’t expect her mother to come to the door again.
Actually, her mother had been much quieter in the past two years, and she thought everyone had tacitly agreed and that things could be peaceful.
Who knew that her mother would come to the door again, this time because of Zhou Cunzong's job problem.
“Mom, Cunzong can give his job to whomever he wants. It was given to him by my mother-in-law. He has to take the college entrance exam now, so he can’t leave his job open. That’s why his cousin is filling in for him.”
"This is my in-laws' decision, what can I say?"
"Besides, don't you know Wencai's situation? How could my in-laws possibly give him a job?"
When Shen Wencai first came to her house, he directly confronted her mother-in-law, which angered her. Now he wants to get the job from Zhou Cunzong.
That was her mother-in-law's original position. She had to retire so that Zhou Cunzong could take over. How could she possibly let Shen Wencai fill in for her?
"You traitorous bastard, can't you help your brother?"
"Mom, didn't you say that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl? I'm already married into the Zhou family, so she can't help her own family too much."
"And you're saying Ah Zong's cousin is an outsider? Ah Zong's cousin shares the same surname as Ah Zong; they're both from the Zhou family."
“Wencai is different. His surname is Shen, while Azong’s surname is Zhou. They are two different families, okay?”
Shen Wenxiu knew perfectly well what kind of people her family members were and there was no way she could help them get Zhou Cunzong's job.
Zhou Cunzong's cousin is taking over his job. If Zhou Cunzong gets into university, his cousin will buy the job.
If the job is indeed given to Shen Wencai, then don't expect the Shen family to pay a single penny; you should definitely get the job for free.
Shen Wenxiu wasn't truly cold-hearted towards her family and refused to give them any benefits, but it was impossible for her to take no money at all.
She knows very well which choice to make: giving the job to her cousin would bring her money, while giving it to her brother might mean she'd have to pay him out of pocket.
No matter what He Caiping said, Shen Wenxiu had no intention of telling Zhou Cunzong her thoughts and requests.
He Caiping did approach Zhou Cunzong, but the Zhou family was controlled by Chen Suwen, and He Caiping had no chance of winning against her.
In the end, He Caiping slunk away, saying that Zhou Cunzong was delusional and would never get into university, and might even lose his secure job.
There are also Zhou's two daughters-in-law, neither of whom are academically inclined. Taking the college entrance examination would be a complete waste of their time; they would definitely not pass.
When Shen Wenxiu found out, she was so angry with her own mother that she almost cried, but she gritted her teeth and didn't go back to make a scene. Instead, she studied hard and wanted to prove to everyone that she could get into university.
Facts speak louder than words. Once she actually passed the exam, all the rumors and gossip would be dispelled.
She wanted to prove to her parents that she, their daughter, was far superior to their beloved son.
The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came in October, and the examination took place in December.
Winters in Guangdong Province are not particularly cold, and the Zhou family members entered the examination hall wearing slightly thicker coats.
"None of us took the college entrance exam back then, and we never imagined that one day we would be sending our children to the exam hall."
Chen Suwen watched Xu Huixue and the couple Shen Wenxiu and Zhou Cunzong enter the examination hall, his face full of emotion.
Neither she nor Zhou Qingyun took the college entrance examination in their previous life, nor did the original couple in this life. Who knew that one day they would actually send their son and daughter-in-law, who were already parents, into the examination hall?
"It's quite a novel experience," Zhou Qingyun said with a smile, handing her a cup of hot tea.
Holding the thermos, Chen Suwen took a sip of hot tea to warm herself. "I don't know how things are going with A-Ling. She shouldn't be studying so hard that she forgets to eat and sleep, right?"
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