Wu Chunqin was stunned for a moment, then laughed on the phone:
"Wen Ying won first prize. This is great news. You are a very good girl!"
Wu Chunqin knew that Chen Ru had no other acquaintances in Shanghai, and that Chen Ru and her husband had no connections in the literary circle. During the award judging process, Wu Chunqin did not help, and Wen Ying could only win the award based on her own strength.
Wu Chunqin's three-point liking for Wen Ying suddenly increased to six points.
Being proud when you have no strength is naive and ridiculous.
If you have the ability, pride is equivalent to confidence!
Chen Ru was embarrassed by Wu Chunqin's praise, and she was anxious about the admission with lowered scores. Wu Chunqin comforted Chen Ru and told her not to worry:
"If I hadn't won the prize, everything would have been difficult, with so many eyes watching. But now that I've won first prize, it's Wen Ying's turn. Judging from Wen Ying's current grades, she should have no problem getting into the first-tier universities, right?"
Chen Ru thought of Wen Ying's recent monthly exam ranking and felt that it would not be a problem for her to get into the first-tier universities, so she gave Wu Chunqin a positive answer.
Wu Chunqin assured Chen Ru.
Wen Ying is only in the first year of high school now, and there are still more than two years before the college entrance examination. She has an advantage over the players in Group A. Now she can reach the first-tier line. If she works hard in the remaining time and improves her total score by a few dozen points, Wen Ying will be able to study in Shanghai.
As for Wen Ying saying that she didn't want to study Chinese, Wu Chunqin didn't think it was a big deal.
The university where her husband, Professor Shen, works has more than one good major. Top subjects such as journalism and communication, economics, and mathematics can all be considered.
As long as Wen Ying's college entrance examination score is above the first-tier line, the higher the score, the easier it will be to negotiate conditions. It is not necessary to learn Chinese!
Wu Chunqin patiently explained to Chen Ru and cleared the fog in her eyes.
Chen Ru is obsessed with letting Wen Ying go to a prestigious school, but she doesn't know that the choice of major is just as important as the school. If you don't get into a prestigious school, your starting point will be lower than others, and choosing the wrong major will also be a big problem.
Chen Ru didn't think carefully about Wu Chunqin's analysis, and nodded frequently over the phone.
"Then I won't care about this matter anymore?"
"Of course I do!"
While having dinner together last night, Wu Chunqin had some understanding of Wen Ying's personality. It is a good thing to be confident, and Wen Ying's ability can match such confidence. However, it is one thing for a child to have ability, and parents always want to give their children a more secure "future". Wu Chunqin can understand Wen Ying, and she understands Chen Ru even more.
Teenagers in high school are somewhat rebellious.
I don’t have enough understanding of society and I’m disgusted by the unspoken rules of adults.
The more she disciplined, the more rebellious he became. Wu Chunqin suggested that Chen Ru should discipline him, but should let nature take its course.
"Don't be too realistic with her. I heard that the high school in Rongcheng is doing an exchange program with colleges in Shanghai. It's too late this year. Let Wenying join next year. Once she experiences the school firsthand, maybe she won't be so opposed to it."
As long as I have this New Concept First Prize, the timing is just right to talk about lowering the admission score when I am in the second year of high school next year.
After receiving Wu Chunqin's advice, Chen Ru felt relieved. Her anxiety turned into joy. "Chunqin, I really want to thank you!"
"What are you thanking me for? It's all Wen Ying's fault."
If the child doesn't live up to expectations, Wu Chunqin can't help even if she wants to.
Chen Ru let go of her psychological burden and was in such a good mood after hanging up the phone that she felt like she was about to take off. She looked at Wen Ying with particular favor. Not only did she not force Wen Ying to have awkward conversations with the judges, she also asked Wen Ying where she wanted to go for fun tomorrow.
This was the agreement the mother and daughter made on the plane when they came to Shanghai. After the game, they would stay in Shanghai for one more day and treat it as a trip.
"Oriental Pearl Tower?"
Wen Ying still remembers that she extorted three thousand yuan from Comrade Wen. The Oriental Pearl Tower was a place that outsiders had to visit when they came to Shanghai, at least that was the case in 2005.
Old Wen asked the mother and daughter to have a good meal in Shanghai. Wen Ying thought that it was worth checking out the revolving restaurant in the Oriental Pearl Tower. The taste of the food was secondary. The dining environment and atmosphere were good, especially for tourists from small cities. A trip to Shanghai and a meal at the revolving restaurant would be a good topic of conversation when they return home.
Chen Ru was in high spirits and agreed without much hesitation.
The mother and daughter got together to discuss where to go tomorrow, but they were not in a hurry to socialize. As they chatted, Wen Ying mentioned that she wanted to go to Chenghuang Temple to eat snacks. Chen Ru looked at her watch and saw that it was not too late, so she readily agreed to Wen Ying's request and took Wen Ying away from the venue.
On the other hand, Song Chan and his daughter met with representatives from two universities in succession, but were not satisfied with either.
The conditions offered by these two schools are good, but neither of them is what Song Chan wants to go to.
Song Chan is waiting for a better university.
If the mountain doesn't come to her, she will go find the mountain. Song Chan has no intention of traveling at all. Together with her father, she took the initiative to contact representatives of the universities she likes.
No one else rejected Song Chan.
But one thing is an unavoidable fact: the more famous and stronger the university, the less it will reduce the scores for first prize winners.
The university that Song Chan wants to go to is a popular one in Sichuan Province. Last year, the admission line for science majors was 119 points higher than the first-tier science line in Sichuan Province, and the admission line for liberal arts majors was 69 points higher than the first-tier liberal arts line in Sichuan Province. Only 15 people were admitted to the liberal arts major in the province!
Song Chan is a liberal arts student.
Her grades were good enough to get into the first-tier universities, but no matter how they talked, the university was only willing to lower the score by 30 points, so Song Chan was in great danger.
Moreover, the other party was willing to lower the score by 30 points on the condition that Song Chan could study Chinese.
Song's father was a poet when he was young, and Song Chan was also known as a talented girl. Logically, Song Chan should be eager to study Chinese, but in fact, she was not at all.
How can the Chinese department today be compared to before?
In the past, students applied for majors based on their personal preferences, or even without any clear plan. As long as they could be admitted, any major would be fine.
In the past, Chinese departments were full of talented men and women with accumulated knowledge and real writing skills. No matter where they were assigned to work after graduation, they would be able to thrive. Now that society is changing, people with clear minds and utilitarian ambitions are no longer willing to apply to Chinese departments.
Song Chan didn't want to study Chinese. She felt that the Chinese department couldn't teach her anything. She missed journalism!
From this point of view, Song Chan's love for writing seems to be because writing can bring her benefits, not because she likes writing from the bottom of her heart.
The father and daughter of the Song family talked for a while but failed to finalize the matter. Father Song was also very helpless:
"Luckily you still have time."
Song Chan is still in her second year of high school and her grades can still improve, but if she were in her third year, it would be more difficult.
Although she won the first prize, Song Chan was not happy that she was not valued by her favorite university.
It seems that Wen Ying’s grades are also mediocre. I wonder which university she chose?
Song Chan paid special attention to Wen Ying's movements, but she couldn't find her anywhere in the venue. She stopped another winner to ask, but the winner was not sure:
"I seemed to see her leaving the venue with her mother."
——No way?
Song Chan was so angry that she laughed: Either he had some strong connections in private and had already negotiated a place to go; or he was so stupid that he didn't even know how to seize this opportunity!
Did Wen Ying really take the first prize in the New Concept Writing Competition seriously?!
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