Chapter 357: Fifth Place in the Province
Xia Juanjuan didn't expect to get 10 extra points. The subjective topic had too many variables, so she underestimated the score a bit.
The detailed scores of each subject were written in small letters at the back. Xia Juanjuan took a look and saw that she got 88 in politics, which meant that she had gained 8 points in this subject alone. It seemed that her intensive review had been quite effective.
History and geography: 92, Chinese: 88, Mathematics: 94, which is pretty much the same as I estimated.
Xia Juanjuan didn't like to attract attention, so after looking at the score, she was about to leave with Fu Nanzheng.
Coincidentally, Zhu Xiaopeng and Fang Zhenzhen had also checked their scores. When they saw her, they came over and talked to her for a few words.
"Juanjuan, you did really well in the exam! Even better than me, who only went to high school and one year of college! I really admire you!" Zhu Xiaopeng said excitedly.
Even though he didn't take the exam, he can tell others in the future that the top few people in the county came from Qingshui Village. That would be a great honor!
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Brother Xiaopeng, sister-in-law, how did you do in the exam? I was lucky. I had nothing to do on the island, so my third brother found me textbooks from elementary school to high school. I didn't want to be blind, but I didn't expect to encounter the restored college entrance examination. If you had studied for a long time, you could have done so well."
Although this is not true, anyone who hears this will feel better. Yes, if I had enough time to study, I could pass the exam!
Zhu Xiaopeng smiled sheepishly and said, "Your sister-in-law and I both scored over 200 points. She scored a little higher than me, but luckily she didn't have a back-up. Hahaha! Anyway, congratulations! Our Qingshui Village has also produced a golden phoenix!"
Fang Zhenzhen said nothing, but looked at Fu Nanzheng suspiciously.
Isn't Xia Juanjuan married? Why is she still going out with a man? Aren't they afraid of gossip?
As if she had guessed Fang Zhenzhen's thoughts, Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "More than 200 points should be enough to pass the line, which is very good. My third brother and I have something else to do, so we'll leave first."
After Xia Juanjuan left, Fang Zhenzhen asked, "Who is that man? Isn't Xia Juanjuan married?"
Zhu Xiaopeng frowned and said, "Don't make wild guesses! Didn't I introduce her to you? She's the third brother. It hasn't spread in the village, but I heard that Juanjuan was picked up by Uncle Xia and his friends and her biological parents are from Beijing! So he must be her biological third brother."
Fang Zhenzhen was also a little surprised when she heard this. No wonder the man just now didn't look like a rural guy. It turned out he was from Beijing?
She said enviously, "Is that so? Then why doesn't she go home and take the exam in Beijing? She has to compete with so many people in Hebei Province. How fierce is that?"
Zhu Xiaopeng said, "Other people can get 360 points no matter where they take the exam! Why are you so worried? Hurry back and tell your family the good news. We both scored over 200, so we should be able to pass the line and probably be admitted to the Normal University in Hebei Province!"
Fang Zhenzhen thought about it and decided to give a shot in advance. She said, "Zhu Xiaopeng, let me be frank. Even if I go to the normal school, after graduation, don't even think about me going back to the small school in the village. I will definitely stay in the city! If you insist on going back, I... we'll break up!"
Zhu Xiaopeng didn't think that far ahead and said anxiously, "That's a few years away. Why are you in such a hurry to talk about it now?"
It’s not that he doesn’t want to stay in the city, otherwise why would he apply to university?
But just in a moment, the gray but innocent smiling faces of the children in the village emerged in my mind, and I couldn't help but hesitate.
Anyway, this matter will not happen for four years, and he will not be able to influence the state's allocation at that time.
It was Fang Zhenzhen's words that made him feel a little depressed.
We already have a child, and there is no conflict between the two of us. Why would she suddenly say she wants to break up with him in the future...
Sometimes, a seemingly careless word between husband and wife can hurt each other's feelings.
Not to mention Zhu Xiaopeng, Xia Juanjuan returned to Beijing with Fu Nanzheng after checking her grades.
Naturally, the Fu family was also very happy. Fu Weixin immediately asked Aunt Chen to buy some fresh fish and mutton. They had tofu fish soup and hand-pulled mutton for dinner.
A few days later, the mayor of Mo County went to Qingshui Village in person to meet Xia Juanjuan, because Xia Juanjuan's grades were undoubtedly the best in Mo County.
However, if that were all, that would be enough.
She is still ranked fifth in Hebei Province!
There are 5.7 million candidates in the country's 32 provinces and cities. Even if they are distributed evenly, there will be nearly 180,000 candidates in each province. What's more, Hebei, Henan and Shandong provinces are famous for their large populations.
A conservative estimate of doubling the number of 180,000 candidates would be considered a small number.
Ranked fifth among 360,000 candidates!
What a concept!
The mayor of Mo County did not go alone, he was accompanied by several people from the provincial capital.
It's a pity that I missed it.
Secretary Zhao was surprised and delighted when he heard that Xia Juanjuan had ranked fifth in the province. He said with a smile, "Li Zhan's wife... No, it was Comrade Xia Juanjuan. She is not in the village. She is in Beijing now."
As he spoke, he recounted Xia Juanjuan's life story.
The mayor of Mo County was his former comrade-in-arms, and Fu Weixin was also his former superior. After hearing this, he also sighed.
It turns out that such a thing happened in the old leader’s family.
As he said this, he turned around and said to the people from the provincial capital: "Secretary Sun, Principal Zhang, you see this person is not in the village, and Comrade Xia Juanjuan has such a background, and her first wish is Peking University. This matter... is not easy to handle."
It turned out that among the people who came with the county governor, one was the secretary of the vice governor in charge of education, whose surname was Sun, and the other two were the president and the academic director of Ji University.
Key universities have priority in admission.
Therefore, even if students did not apply to Hebei University when filling out their application forms, they can still be admitted by Hebei University as long as their scores are high enough.
Xia Juanjuan applied for all the universities in Beijing, so naturally she didn't apply for a university with a high hope.
Moreover, his first choice was Kyoto University, the best school in the country, and the key point is that this score is good enough to get in!
After the results came out, the Peking University Admissions Office called several times to ask for Xia Juanjuan's organizational relationship!
It's really not good for Jida to just intercept without even saying hello.
But that's the fifth place in the province, and Hebei Province is reluctant to let him go.
Therefore, they sent someone back to persuade Xia Juanjuan to stay in her hometown province to study.
Originally, when County Mayor Mo came over, he also wanted Xia Juanjuan to stay.
Peking University is certainly good, but retaining talent in the province is also one of his political achievements.
But now, he feels that if he wants to keep talents in the province, his parents who have been separated for many years are both from Beijing. It is not easy for them to meet each other, so it would be better for them to go to the same city.
This requires people to stay in Hebei Province. Hebei University cannot compare with Peking University, and after graduation they will probably be assigned to the province. Isn't that separating people from their flesh and blood?
Secretary Sun and Principal Zhang looked at each other and both felt that this matter was becoming a bit tricky.
However, they were not the ones who could make the final decision, so they just laughed and said, "County Governor, let's report the situation to the higher-ups first. Since Comrade Xia is not here today, let's go back first."