On October 21, 1977, a national radio broadcast announced the resumption of the college entrance examination. The educated youth who had been sent to the countryside felt like they had seen the light at the end of the tunnel, finally having the chance to return to the city. They all began to study diligently. However, time was tight. In just one month, they had lost so much knowledge, and it was unclear how many of them would be able to make the leap and enter university.
Cao An's experimental rice was successfully harvested, yielding 1,500 kilograms per acre. In that era, even 800 kilograms of early rice was considered a record for high yields. 1,500 kilograms of early rice was unprecedented. Consider that in later times, when disaster warnings were activated and grain production was rampant, yields of 2,000 kilograms per acre were considered a record! The Academy of Agricultural Sciences soon learned of the news, and Cao An offered to donate rice seeds for their research and to increase production.
Xia Youyou transferred the job at the scrap yard to her neighbor Aunt Wang's husband. He accidentally broke his foot at the steel factory and could not continue working there. She was preparing for the college entrance examination, so she discussed with Cao An and transferred the job directly to him for 200 yuan.
Qi Siling and Xiao Hai have changed a lot in the past six months with Xia Youyou. Because they have been driving cars outside all summer, they have become quite tanned.
The four of them met in the cabin that night. After not seeing each other for half a month, Xia Youyou couldn't help but smile when she saw their faces.
"If it weren't for the car lights, I really wouldn't be able to see you guys! Why is it so dark?"
There is no need to talk about Xiao Hai. He is dark to begin with, and after being exposed to the sun, only his white teeth can be seen when he smiles.
Qi Siling was tanned, his eyes dark and shiny. Seeing her laugh unrestrainedly, he raised his hand and stroked her. "You've grown taller again." Her increasingly beautiful face made her look even more pure and charming. Her waist-length hair was draped over her back. She wore a white autumn skirt with a loose knitted white shawl sweater over it, and her small leather shoes were polished to a shine. He ran his fingers through her hair, ruffling it, causing her to glance at him in anger.
Xia Youyou exercised all summer, seizing the opportunity to grow taller, and suddenly she grew to 1.58 meters tall. However, she was still a bit shorter than his 1.9 meters height.
"You're bringing up all sorts of issues." She raised her hand to compare her head with his chest, "You're still so short!"
"It's enough, not too high." Qi Siling liked her petite figure; he could lift her with one arm. Although he wasn't as strong as Cao An, it was still no problem for him to lift her with one hand. Besides, the little girl seemed to dislike her brother's muscles.
Xia Youyou tilted her head and stopped him from touching her. "How's your review going?" The two of them had been driving the car, and it wasn't known whether they had time to review.
"No problem, where are you going to take the exam?"
"I haven't thought about that yet. Let's go in and ask my brother."
The four of them sat around the small table, their eyes filled with suppressed excitement. Finally, their time had come! Cao An's heart was filled with ambition. Ever since meeting Xia Youyou, he had been constantly thinking about how to break through obstacles and develop an instrument that would be useful to the country as soon as possible.
Xia Youyou doesn't have such big ideals. She just feels that this era is getting more and more boring. She wants to have electronic products as soon as possible, and airplanes can fly everywhere so that she can go out and play. Let Cao An take on such a great task as saving the world. Hahaha~
"Brother Cao, what university and major do you want to apply to?"
Cao An poured tea for everyone and then began to talk.
"I plan to study measurement and control technology and instrumentation, and Youyou will study computer science and technology. Both are from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. What about you?"
Qi Siling and Xiao Hai had not expected that their goals would be so high. Qi Siling did not say anything, but Xiao Hai wailed.
"Ah! Brother Cao, can we lower our goals a bit? I don't think I can pass the exam!"
"How are your two reviews going?" Cao An took a sip of tea and looked at the two of them.
Qi Siling looked at Xiao Hai, who was lying on the table in a depressed state.
"I'm having a hard time." Xiao Hai didn't understand. How could he not catch up with Brother Qi even though he was studying for the same amount of time? "Is there any way I can learn faster?"
Xia Youyou said she was helpless. Some things that can be memorized by rote are easy, and math is not good either.
Several people shook their heads, and Xiao Hai just lay down and couldn't get up.
Qi Siling patted him helplessly and said, "It's also good to consider other schools. There are many good schools in Beijing."
"I can't go with you guys. It's boring wherever I go." He sat up straight. "No! I'll take a leave of absence to rest and retreat when I get back."
"What about you? What major do you want to study?" Xia Youyou looked at Qi Siling in confusion. Judging from his reaction, he probably also wanted to apply to Huazhong University.
"Can I do the same as you?" Qi Siling met her almond eyes, and their gazes met in the air.
Xia Youyou's heart began to beat for no apparent reason. She didn't understand why it was suddenly beating so fast when she wasn't frightened. She looked away and put her hand on her chest.
"What's wrong?" Qi Siling saw that she seemed to be in some discomfort and was holding her chest, so he asked.
Several people turned to look at her.
"It's okay." Xia Youyou lowered her head and picked up the water cup to drink, hiding the emotions in her eyes very well.
Qi Siling was a little worried about her. He tilted his head to see her lowered head. Seeing that her face looked okay, he felt relieved. "Let me study the same major as you."
Xia Youyou wondered why he wanted to learn the same thing as her. Her parents were experts in the field, so she'd been exposed to a lot since she was little. He had no foundation at all, so learning might be a bit difficult. Never mind, she'd just help him out when the time came.
"Okay." She nodded, no longer looking at him. "Brothers, let's stop dealing with the food and focus on the exam. I wish us all a bright future and success!"
The four of them raised their teacups and clinked them with tea instead of wine, "May your future be bright and your name be on the list of successful candidates!"
The lofty ambitions of these four people are the aspirations of all those taking the college entrance examination this time. In this era, this country has a lot of work to do and needs a large number of talents to build it.
The college entrance examination lasts for two days and covers five subjects, with an additional foreign language test on the third day.
Cao An and Xia Youyou walked into the examination room together. The moment they received the test paper, they unconsciously looked up at each other. Xia Youyou smiled freely and said silently, "Keep going."
As she expected, the questions were easy. She wrote down the answers quickly, checked them carefully, and then stood up and handed the test paper to the teacher.
"Teacher, I'm done."
The two teachers invigilating the exam were surprised by how quickly this pretty girl answered. They nodded as she left, then huddled together to review the test paper. After a moment, they looked at each other, seeing the same shock in each other's eyes.
Cao An then stood up and left the classroom under the teacher's shocked look.
At the same time, two people who were taking the exam in the capital also came out of the examination room at the same time.
"Brother Qi, I'm confident now!" Xiao Hai rushed towards Qi Siling. He thought it would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be just basics. In this case, he would definitely be able to go to Hua University with the others.
Qi Siling pushed him away in disgust, "If you don't quit smoking, don't hug me! What major are you considering studying?"
"I want to join you."
"No!" Isn't this causing trouble?
"Ah? Then what should I learn?" Xiao Hai was puzzled.
Qi Siling curled his lips and smiled evilly, "Go study economics."
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