Song Jiajia was reading a book in her room when her mother suddenly arrived. "Mother, why are you here? It's so cold and the road is slippery. Come in quickly."
After entering the inner room, Song's mother looked around and didn't see Chen Shi. Her heart sank. Could what was being said outside be true?
She looked at her innocent youngest daughter and asked, "Jiajia, where did Xiao Shen go?"
"Oh, Shen Shi went to the educated youth center to talk to people." Song Jiajia originally wanted to go too, but it was so cold that she couldn't go to the boys' dormitory, so she had to give up.
Upon hearing this, Song's mother was furious and grabbed Song Jiajia's arm. "Jiajia, tell me the truth, is Xiao Shen going to take the college entrance exam?"
"Yes, Mother, what's wrong?" Song Jiajia was startled when she saw her mother suddenly slump on the bed and quickly went to help her up.
"My daughter, what will become of you!" Song's mother wailed, holding Song Jiajia. "Who knows if Shen Shi has any conscience? What if he leaves on his own? How much suffering will you endure!"
Song Jiajia realized the reason for her mother's unusual behavior and was immediately at a loss for words, saying, "Mom, don't worry, not only is Chen Shi going to take the college entrance exam, but I'm going too."
"What! Jiajia, you're going to take the college entrance exam too? Did I hear that right?!" Song's mother sat up in surprise.
“I’ll take the exam too, we’ll go to university together,” Song Jiajia said to Song.
"Good, going to university is good!" Song's mother's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. "Back then, I was worried about you, so you couldn't go to high school. Now, your mother supports you."
Song Jiajia leaned against her mother's chest, raised her chin, and said, "Mom, just wait, you'll soon have a college student daughter!"
"Oh! Mother is waiting for our Jiajia." Song's mother's face beamed with joy.
Ever since Song's mother learned that Song Jiajia was also going to take the college entrance examination, she has been walking like a proud rooster.
That day, Song's mother made chicken soup and sent it to Shen Shi and his brother to help them catch up on their studies since they were working too hard on their brains. Unexpectedly, they ran into their nemesis Li Cuihua, who loved to make sarcastic remarks, on the way.
"Hey, isn't this the village chief's house? What are you doing with those things?" Aunt Li was a sarcastic old woman, and her words were always sarcastic.
"Mind your own business," Song's mother retorted before picking up her basket and walking away.
Aunt Li shouted from behind, "What are you so smug about? Everyone knows your son-in-law is about to run away. Let's see how arrogant you are when your daughter becomes a widow."
Enraged, Song's mother turned back and scratched her face, causing another uproar in the village.
Now everyone in the village is saying: Song's youngest son-in-law is indeed no good. Song's mother is so angry that she has scratched the face of Aunt Li, who was trying to persuade her. It seems that this educated youth will run away after he gets into university.
This matter also reached the ears of Shen Shi and Song Jiajia. Song Jiajia chuckled, "I didn't expect my mom to be so fierce."
Shen Shi nodded and said, "It seems that the saying 'You can't mess with your mother-in-law' is true."
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter, then immersed themselves in the ocean of knowledge together.
Two months passed quickly, and the college entrance examination began in the blink of an eye.
Songjiawan is not far from the town, only a 20-minute bike ride away. Song Jiajia and Shen Shi got up at around 5 a.m.
Song's mother made breakfast for them: steamed buns with scrambled eggs and rice porridge.
Song's mother was also extremely nervous, constantly nagging, "It's better to be early than late, eat quickly, and then hurry up and go."
Before leaving, Chen checked his belongings one last time to make sure he had everything and hadn't forgotten anything, then rode his bike with Song Jiajia to town.
When they arrived, there was still an hour before the exam. The area outside the exam hall was packed with people. Chen Shi and Song Jiajia were not in the same exam hall.
Shen Shi first led Song Jiajia to the vicinity of her examination room, patted her head, and said, "Go on."
Song Jiajia nodded, then urged Chen Shi, "I'm fine now, you should go to the exam hall quickly."
Shen Shi hummed in agreement, and the two parted ways.
After entering the examination room, Chen Shi looked around. Since it was the first batch after the resumption of the examination, there were all kinds of people in the examination room, including high school students in their teens and fathers in their thirties.
Ring ring~ Ring ring~
The exam bell rang, and Shen Shi quickly glanced at the paper; thankfully, the questions weren't too difficult.
The exam lasted all morning. At noon, Shen Shi met up with Song Jiajia, and the two ate a bowl of noodles with shredded pork to warm themselves up before continuing the exam in the afternoon.
Everything went smoothly, and the two-day exam came to a successful conclusion.
Shen Shi and Song Jiajia compared their answers, and they found that their answers were almost identical. Now, it was time to go home and wait for their results.
As everyone knows, Song Jiajia also took the college entrance examination. Some people think it's great that the couple took the exam together and can go to university together in the future.
Many others were just waiting to see her fail, thinking, "Song Jiajia is only a junior high school student; she's dreaming if she thinks she can get into university!"
After the college entrance examination, Shen Shi and Song Jiajia had some free time. It was already December and the New Year was just around the corner. The couple often rode their bicycles to the town and bought a lot of things to have a prosperous New Year.
With the crackling sound of firecrackers, the new year has arrived.
This is Shen Shi's fourth year in Songjiawan, a year full of hope, where all new things will unfold.
After the New Year, around the tenth day of the first lunar month, the college entrance examination results were finally released.
Shen took Song Jiajia to town to see the list of successful candidates. The bulletin board was crowded with people, some looking at the results and others just watching the excitement.
Looking at the throng of people, Song Jiajia asked anxiously, "How are we supposed to get in with so many people?"
"It's easy for something to happen if there are too many people. I'll just squeeze in and take a look. Jiajia, you wait here for me."
After settling Song Jiajia in, Shen Shi used his outstanding figure to push through the crowd and reach the red list.
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