Chapter 57: Failed the Exam
Jiang Xinbai couldn't help but roll his eyes quietly. His sister-in-law was really good at comforting herself.
Yang Xiufen didn't care that much. She waved her hand to end the topic, and then asked Yang Xiumin, who was listening to them carefully, "Little sister, tell me about yourself! Are you sure you can get into the technical secondary school?"
All eyes were focused on Yang Xiumin for a moment. She covered her eyes with her hands and whispered, "Sister, why are you talking about this on a happy day?"
"Xiao Min, your elder sister cares about you. No matter what, it would be best if you can go. If you can't, we should also think of a solution in advance, right?" Sun Erni patted her little daughter gently. This girl, isn't it good to have someone to take care of her?
"Yes, Xiumin, there's no need to put so much pressure on yourself." Su Qiuyan also said that if her sister-in-law failed to get into technical secondary school, she would have to stay at home.
At the age of fourteen, they can't even find a job. If they go to high school, they'll have to pay more money. Although they don't have to pay, it's not worth it when they think about it.
Therefore, it would be best to be admitted to a technical secondary school, so that you can go out to work in two or three years. At that time, you will only be sixteen or seventeen years old, and naturally you can help your family earn money for a few more years.
Jiang Xinbai was happy to be alone, she never said a word. Xiumin didn't look like a bookworm, she probably had no chance of getting into a technical secondary school.
As expected, Yang Xiumin shook her head gently. "The announcement came out a few days ago. I didn't pass the exam, but I was afraid that my parents would be disappointed, so I didn't dare to tell them."
"Girl, why are you holding it in your heart? If you can't pass the exam, then you can't pass it." Sun Erni frowned and looked at her little daughter with heartache. No wonder she was so quiet and didn't enjoy her meal these days.
Yang Xiufen really couldn't bear to see her mother like that. She was so distressed that she failed the exam. "Mom, don't say anything first. Let me ask you, Xiumin, do you want to continue going to school?"
Yang Xiumin looked up at her elder sister and shook her head, "Sister, I can't concentrate on studying anymore."
"So what do you want to do? You didn't get into technical secondary school, and you don't want to go to high school, so you're just going to stay at home?"
Yang Xiufen didn't want her younger sister to stay at home, because staying at home meant that all kinds of housework would fall on her younger sister.
After all, the eldest sister-in-law has her own job, and the second sister-in-law is also covering for the younger brother and sister-in-law. The younger brother and sister-in-law are pregnant and naturally can't do any work. Mom has to paste matchboxes, so in the end, most of the housework is still done by the younger sister.
"Yeah, Xiumin, you're so bored staying at home. You don't even go to school. You must have studied so hard that you've become stupid."
Li Huifen shook her head, thinking that her sister-in-law had lived too well and had never suffered. Like her, she only graduated from elementary school, but she didn't know many words. She wanted to continue her studies, but her parents had no money at that time and couldn't support her.
With her intelligence, if she continued to go to junior high school, a technical secondary school would be a piece of cake. But now she can only pay for a temporary job and has been waiting for a job assignment.
Yang Xiumin, who was forced into a corner, pointed at Jiang Xinbai and said, "How can you be bored? Third sister-in-law is about to give birth. I will take care of her and take care of the baby. I have something to do."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Xinbai, causing her to wave her hands repeatedly, "This is not what I taught you. I didn't want Xiumin to take care of my child."
"Puchi," Li Huifen couldn't help laughing, "Third sister-in-law, you look so anxious. I didn't say it was you who taught me to do that. But what Xiumin said does make sense. It would be good to have more people to help you after you give birth to the baby."
"What's good about that? It's not right for a little girl to take care of a child at home."
Sun Erni was the first to be unhappy. Although she valued her son more, her daughter was also her own. How could she not know how tiring it was to take care of a child? How could she let her young daughter suffer like this?
Hearing this, Li Huifen stopped talking, but she kept muttering in her heart, why can't a little girl take care of a child, who doesn't go through this? Like her, she was only five years old and she was already carrying her brother everywhere, and it didn't hinder her from growing up! In the end, the mother-in-law just felt sorry for her own child, so if she didn't want to take care of the child, then don't take care of it, anyway, she wasn't helping her take care of the child.
Jiang Xinbai was also a little embarrassed. She remembered that it was now May and an official document would be issued in December this year, requiring all educated youth who were neither in school nor working to go to the countryside to provide support.
The sister-in-law is in an awkward position. She is stuck here. If she doesn't go to school, she will definitely not be able to escape. After all, going to the countryside was not mandatory before, but was mainly voluntary. But it will not be the case now. After all, none of the five children in the Yang family went to the countryside. If you are labeled as having a negative attitude, it will be difficult for you not to go to the countryside.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xinbai could only persuade her tactfully: "Xiumin, I think you should continue to go to high school. It doesn't matter if you can't learn. We can just treat it as a certificate. This way, you will have a better chance of winning when the factory recruits workers later. After all, graduating from high school is different from graduating from junior high school."
"Third sister-in-law, do you also dislike me staying at home?" Yang Xiumin looked at Jiang Xinbai with red eyes. Why didn't she want to stay at home? She was the one working!
Jiang Xinbai had a headache. Why couldn't he explain it clearly?
Yang Xiufen frowned, "Xiumin, your third sister-in-law doesn't mean that. Listen to what the eldest sister said. Just go to high school obediently. When you get your diploma, the eldest sister will arrange a job for you."
Hearing this, before Yang Xiumin could say anything, Su Qiuyan and Li Huifen's eyes lit up. Su Qiuyan, in particular, looked at her sister-in-law eagerly, wanting to say something, but not knowing how to say it, and was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Sun Erni patted her little daughter a few times, then said, "Xiao Min, just listen to your elder sister and go to high school. I don't ask you to be famous in school."
"Then you can't blame me if I don't study well, right?" Yang Xiumin asked for a guarantee in advance. After all, she knew her own strengths and weaknesses.
"Okay, I don't blame you." Sun Erni nodded, then looked at Su Qiuyan and sighed, "Xiu Fen, Xiao Min is not in a hurry to get a job. She is your second sister-in-law. She is now helping Xin Bai to take over. Can you see if there is a suitable job for her?"
"Yes, yes, Xiufen, I have also been paying attention for a long time, but I can't find it. Can you help me check it out?"
Su Qiuyan did ask around, but some of the jobs were only known to their internal staff and were rarely revealed to outsiders.
Yang Xiufen glanced at Su Qiuyan and said hesitantly, "Second sister-in-law, I remember you graduated from elementary school?"
"Yeah, I'm not as good as you who graduated from junior high school. My family was also in financial difficulty at that time and had no money for me to continue my studies."
Su Qiuyan said with a red face. Her thoughts were the same as her elder sister-in-law Li Huifen. She thought that if she continued to go to school, she would definitely be able to pass the technical secondary school entrance examination. After all, she was still very smart. So she looked down on her younger sister-in-law for not being able to pass the technical secondary school entrance examination. She was well fed and well fed, but her studies were not good. As for now, she had to spend money to go to high school. She couldn't stop it. Didn't she see that her elder sister-in-law also agreed? She didn't dare to offend her elder sister-in-law.
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