Chapter 87 The Gu Family Has Good News!
The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Shu rode her bike to school. When she arrived at the office, her homeroom teacher was there.
Seeing Gu Shu approach, the homeroom teacher's eyes lit up, and she beckoned to him: "Come here quickly! What have you thought about what we discussed yesterday? What did your family say?"
Gu Shu told him her decision: "I've made up my mind, I'm going to choose the No. 1 Middle School in the city!"
The homeroom teacher slapped the desk with delight: "Good lad, I knew you'd choose this! Go fill it out in the computer lab! Have fun when you get back. I'll also be looking into the city's admission scores soon, and I'll contact you as soon as I find out!"
Gu Shu nodded and walked towards the computer lab with the homeroom teacher.
After filling out his college application, Gu Shu was completely free. After playing at home for a week, Gu Qingming dragged him to the construction site.
In late June in Jiang City, it was already very hot. Even at midday, the machines on the construction site were still running with a bang.
The construction site stretched as far as the eye could see. Gu Shu, wearing a hard hat, followed behind Gu Qingming, panting, and asked, "Dad, how many houses are we going to build on this land?"
Gu Qingming went to the makeshift kitchen and told the cook to cook more mung bean porridge today to help everyone cool off in the summer heat.
After explaining, he answered Gu Shu's question: "Originally, we only planned to build one-piece, three-story buildings. But after your uncle and I went to the city to investigate, we decided to split it up and build six buildings, each with five floors and six rooms per floor! Five buildings will be single rooms, and one building will be a two-bedroom, one-living room building. The remaining land will be used as a market, which should have about two hundred stalls!"
Gu Shu tried to calculate it, but the more she calculated, the more confused she became, so she finally gave up.
"Do we have enough money?" He was a little worried about this.
Gu Qingming led his men around the construction site and sighed, "At first, we thought we'd have some money left over, but the further we go, the more money we need. The apartments in the city are so nicely renovated, with private bathrooms and tiled floors and walls! Your uncle and I have decided that if it's not enough, we'll take out a loan from the bank using this land to cover this, and then use the rest to buy more houses in the city! I've noticed that in just one month, the price of houses has gone up by another 500 yuan per square meter! It's sure to keep going up! Your uncle and I don't have any experience or talent in business, so we'll just buy houses and land. We'll see how you develop yourselves when you're all grown up."
Gu Shu opened his mouth, but then thought better of it. He didn't have that hobby. As for Ahua, he figured she probably wasn't interested either. Ayin might be, but Ale was still too young and didn't understand anything yet.
After working on the construction site for a week, Gu Shu called on Li Dalong and Li Xiaoming to take flyers and run all over the city and county.
Ever since they learned that the Gu family had bought such a large piece of land, Li Dalong and Li Xiaoming have been following Gu Shu's lead without question. With such a powerful backer, when else would they get a chance to latch onto him?! So much so that when the villagers asked them where they had been, they simply replied, "We went to the city to collect garbage to make money."
In late June and early July, the sky was cloudless.
Because the results will be released in the next few days, Gu Shu has stopped going to the city. During the time he went to the city, he became so tanned that he almost shone!
The old lady carried two watermelons into the yard and saw him lying on a deck chair under the persimmon tree, enjoying the cool shade.
"I bought two melons. Put them in the well to chill them. When your younger siblings come back at noon, they can cut one to cool off!"
Gu Shu immediately stood up: "Okay, coming right away!"
Just as I got up, the landline in the room rang.
"I'll answer the phone first!" Lately, he's been the one answering the phone whenever it rings at home, afraid of missing important information.
Hello, who is this?
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the excited voice of his homeroom teacher came through the phone: "Gu Shu! You've passed the cutoff score for the city's No. 1 High School! You've made it! Our school is so lucky this year! Li Mingxuan made it into Jiang City's admission line! You've got into the city's No. 1 High School! This year, our school has five students admitted to the county's key high schools! And seven to the Experimental High School!"
Gu Shu didn't hear anything, only that he had logged on!
"I'm online? I'm online! Grandma, I've passed the admission line for No. 1 High School! Ahhh, I'm online!" Gu Shu slammed down the phone, went out, hugged the old lady, and jumped around.
The old lady was also very excited: "Oh my god, it's really online! It's in the top high school in the city! Call your dad and the others! Let them be happy! By the way, what score did you get?!"
"Huh? What score? I don't know! Oh dear, I forgot to ask the teacher. I'll go ask now!"
Gu Shu slapped his forehead and hurriedly went back to contact his teacher again. Fortunately, the teacher was not angry.
"Your total score is 825! The admission cutoff score for the No. 1 High School this year is the same as last year, 810! The admission notice has already been sent to the school! Come and pick it up when you have time!"
"I'm going right away!" Gu Shu said, then hung up the phone. She took out her shoes and changed them, saying, "I got 825 points! Grandma, I'm going to get the admission notice now. You can talk to my dad and the others!" After saying that, she ran to the yard, pushed her bike, and rushed to the school.
The old lady chilled the watermelon, took out her phone book, and dialed the number listed.
Gu Shu sped all the way to the school, and when he arrived, the office was already packed with people.
When he arrived, everyone congratulated him, some with envy, some with jealousy, some with disappointment, and some with resentment. Gu Shu ignored them all and squeezed next to the homeroom teacher.
The homeroom teacher was talking to Li Mingxuan when he saw him coming over, and told him to wait a moment.
Li Mingxuan also saw Gu Shu, smiled and nodded at him. He said that his own admission to Jianggao High School was due to talent, while Gu Shu's admission to the city's No. 1 High School was truly the result of hard work! He especially admired Gu Shu for his self-discipline and willingness to endure hardship!
Congratulations!
Gu Shu grinned and said, "Congratulations to you too! But you're really amazing! You actually got into Jiang High School! What was your score?"
The homeroom teacher smiled and said, "This year, Jiang High School's cutoff score is 830. Li Mingxuan scored 850, plus a perfect 40 in physical education, for a total of 890, ranking third in the county! He also has several other certificates. This year, the first and second place were both students from the county. The first place score was 854, with a total of 894, and the second place score was 852, with a total of 892. The difference isn't significant! Jiang High School only considers pure scores, not physical education! Your ranking in the county is 140! If you were at the No. 1 High School in the city, you would probably be in a regular class. However, they have a placement test when students choose between arts and sciences, at which time they will re-divide the elite classes and regular classes. You need to work harder!"
Gu Shu didn't have time to marvel at how amazing Li Mingxuan was. After hearing the teacher's words, she suddenly felt a lot of pressure. There were still two months of summer vacation left, so she should take a look at the high school knowledge in the next two months!
Li Mingxuan noticed Gu Shu's worry and said with a smile, "I believe you can keep up. Tomorrow I'm going to the city to buy high school practice books and tutoring materials. Want to come along? My dad should be going back to pay respects this afternoon, and he'll be holding a graduation banquet in the village in a few days. When are you having yours? It wouldn't be good if the times clashed, otherwise it would be difficult for the other villagers to be in two places at once."
Li Mingxuan's father is very capable. He opened a shop in town a long time ago and later opened a branch in the county. Li Mingxuan himself is handsome and good at studying. His family is simply a winner in life.
"Are you from the same village?" the homeroom teacher asked, puzzled.
Li Mingxuan nodded: "That's right, my dad opened a shop in town, so we all live there. But we still go back to work on the land at home during summer and winter vacations."
The homeroom teacher understood: "Your village must have amazing feng shui! Two of you got into schools in the city! Keep it up, top universities are calling your names!"
Gu Shu felt immense pressure! However, having someone accompany him to buy study guides and have a reference point was better than blindly rushing around alone, so he and Li Mingxuan agreed to go to the market the day after tomorrow.
After receiving the notice, Gu Shu didn't waste any time. After saying goodbye to everyone, she immediately headed home!
As soon as Gu Shu arrived at the door, he saw the old man come out with a large roll of firecrackers. After Gu Shu went inside, he lit the firecrackers, and the crackling sound echoed throughout the entire Li Family Village.
A passerby saw this and asked with a smile, "Old Gu, setting off firecrackers in broad daylight, what's the occasion?!"
The old man smiled and called out to him, "My eldest grandson got into the city's high school! Great news for the Gu family! Remember to come over for a drink at the graduation celebration!"
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