Chapter 32 Spring Day Green (15) I'm waiting for your call
Unlike He Chuan's time, Wangchun City has reformed the college entrance examination this year. Students can apply for admission after the results are released. Students do not have to memorize answers and estimate their scores. Instead, they can apply more accurately based on their scores, thereby increasing their admission rate.
On June 21, the province-wide college entrance examination results were released, and candidates can check them through various means such as telephone and website.
A few years ago, Lin Xia's family bought a second-hand computer and installed an Internet cable. The whole family waited in front of the computer. In the early hours of the morning, the test results were released on time, but Lin Xia forcibly pushed Lin Xuedong and Zhao Qianyi out of the room, sat alone in front of the computer, and logged into the website.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of candidates across the province were clicking, and the website froze for a moment. Lin Xia's trembling hands kept clicking to refresh, once, twice... ten times... twenty times...
After an unknown amount of time, the blank page finally popped up with no content.
The scores are out.
At that moment, Lin Xia's mind went blank and her mood fell to the bottom.
This score is a bit low. If calculated based on the first-tier scores of previous years, the converted score is probably not enough to meet the admission score of Qingmei.
Lin Xia thought she would cry, but surprisingly she didn't. She calmly stood up, opened the door, and said hoarsely to Lin Xuedong and Zhao Qianyi who were waiting anxiously outside:
"See for yourself."
Then, ignoring their reactions, he went back to his room and fell headfirst onto the bed.
It's over, it's all over.
.
Lin Xia didn't know when she fell asleep, but she woke up to a loud argument.
When she opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. She was stunned for a long time before she realized that Lin Xuedong and Zhao Qianyi were arguing in the living room.
She tiptoed to the door and stood there quietly for a while, only to hear Lin Xuedong outside getting angry, which was rare, and asking harshly:
"If you hadn't insisted on sending Xia Xia all the way to Beijing to study painting, she wouldn't have fallen so far behind in her academic studies! You're always so ambitious, always thinking about doing big things and making a lot of money. Why did you put Xia Xia in danger too?"
Zhao Qianyi retorted sharply, "I harmed Xia Xia? Lin Xuedong, do you have any conscience? Who am I working so hard to make money in the provincial capital for? If I hadn't sent her to Beijing, would she have been able to get into Qingmei and Central Academy of Fine Arts?"
"You make money? What kind of money do you make? You've almost lost all the little savings our family has! Where were you when Xia Xia needed you the most? Who has been picking her up from school every day for the past three years? Who cooks her three meals a day?!"
"That's your duty as a father! It's all because of you! You've made no progress at work, you can't even get promoted to section chief, you're nothing, you can't even say a word in front of your father. If you had any of the skills of that woman surnamed He and her son, your father would definitely give you—"
There was a loud bang, and Lin Xuedong and Zhao Qianyi were startled. They turned their heads at the same time and saw Lin Xia standing at the door, looking at them expressionlessly.
The couple fell silent at the same time. The mess on the floor that was about to be revealed when the curtain of their seemingly ordinary and harmonious family was lifted was thus covered up.
Zhao Qianyi said nothing with a cold face. Lin Xuedong glanced at Lin Xia and sighed:
"Let's eat."
In the past few months, in order to supplement nutrition, there have always been less than four dishes on the table, including meat, vegetables, fish and meat, with a healthy combination.
But now, overnight, everything turned upside down, and the three of them were eating steamed buns with a plate of stir-fried vegetables with too much salt.
No one spoke, no one made a sound, and the atmosphere was so heavy that it made one's stomach ache.
In the end, it was Zhao Qianyi who spoke first:
"Just because the first-tier admission score hasn't come out yet doesn't necessarily mean you won't get in. What if it's lower this year? Did you look closely at your scores in those subjects? Are they the same as you expected? Is your liberal arts score too low? Your usual mock exam scores are higher than this! Should we go to the Education Bureau to check? How much does it cost to check one subject?"
Lin Xuedong glared at her and said, "Speak less!"
Zhao Qianyi was unwilling to be outdone: "What's wrong? Am I wrong? Isn't this trying to find a solution to the problem?"
Then she turned to Lin Xia and said, "Xia Xia, don't worry! At worst, you can just repeat a year. If you can get into Qingmei or CAFA this year, you can definitely get into next year. Just work harder on your academic performance. If you can't, we can go to the provincial capital to make up for it next year! I don't believe it!"
Lin Xia chewed the bun in her mouth mechanically and said softly:
"Also, Beilin."
With this score, she might not be able to get into CAFA or KUMI, but she is very confident about getting into BUFA. She can even choose the best major among them.
Zhao Qianyi seemed dissatisfied, but Lin Xuedong nodded:
"Okay, actually, Beilin is also pretty good. It's a key university and a 211. Let's go to Beilin."
"If, if even Beilin can't do it..."
Lin Xia took a deep breath.
"Then I'll repeat it."
Although it was really painful to start over again, and although she really didn't want to repeat the year, Beilin was her bottom line. If she couldn't get into Beilin, she didn't want to waste her time going to other, lower-ranked schools.
Now her vision is higher and her ambitions are greater, and so are Lin Xuedong and Zhao Qianyi. Once, they only thought about getting into a key university, but now, all three of them have a vague desire to get into CAFA or Tsinghua University. Once you've seen the world, it's really hard to pretend you know nothing.
The province's first-tier university entrance scores would be announced in two days. These two days were particularly agonizing. During this time, Lin Xia spoke with Song Ci by phone and learned that her score was also slightly lower than expected, but she would still easily get into a key university. In the class group chat, everyone, led by Lu Hong, reported their scores. Some performed exceptionally well, while others underperformed. It was a mixed bag of joy and sorrow. The rankings were roughly the same as in regular mock exams, but the overall scores seemed to be on the low side.
Before the actual cutoff scores were released, rumors swirled, some with more than a grain of salt: scores in the liberal arts exam were lowered, some questions were beyond the syllabus, and last year's Wangchun did so well that he was underperformed this year. These rumors, both true and false, left people apprehensive. However, the consensus was that scores were generally low this year, and the first-tier scoreline would undoubtedly be lowered accordingly.
However, whether it will actually decrease and by how much it will decrease remains unknown.
Two days later, Lin Xia's family of three gathered in front of the computer again. This time the computer worked without any lag and the website was refreshed smoothly, allowing the three people in front of the computer to see the results happily.
The admission score of Tsinghua University and the United States has a very complicated calculation formula. It requires the school entrance examination score divided by the school entrance examination score line multiplied by 100, and the cultural score divided by the first-class admission score line multiplied by 100. Add the two together and compare the result with the score line announced by Tsinghua University and the United States.
In this formula, the only item Lin Xia was missing was the first-tier score line, so she had already deduced what the first-tier score line should be in order to be admitted.
The moment the number popped up on the screen, Lin Xia understood.
She passed the exam.
In the end, her score exceeded the passing score by more than 70 points. No matter what changes or setbacks there were, she would definitely be able to pass the exam.
Get admitted to Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, one of the best universities in the country, the palace of her dreams.
Chinese people have a special affection for Tsinghua University and Peking University. When these two signs are smashed, it is similar to the ancient achievements of being named on the imperial examination list or passing the imperial examination.
At this moment, no one could remain calm. The entire family was filled with joy, tears of joy, sweeping away the gloom and anxiety of the previous two days. Zhao Qianyi hugged Lin Xia tightly and kissed her twice. Lin Xuedong quickly calculated the score again to make sure it was correct. He also patted Lin Xia's head with satisfaction and praised her repeatedly, as if this family had always been so harmonious and warm, as if Lin Xia had always been their proudest daughter.
After the joy and excitement, the parents went to call relatives and friends, and Lin Xia returned to her room, took out her cell phone, and dialed the number that had been lying quietly in the address book for a long time, with no name marked on it, like a guilty thief.
Finally, she could fulfill her promise.
After the college entrance examination, she did not contact He Chuan immediately. She was afraid that everything would not go as she wished, and she did not dare to face him.
It was so late, he should have turned off his phone and gone to bed, maybe still working on his paper? Maybe she should call him tomorrow, but she couldn't help it. She had to share this overwhelming joy and exciting excitement with him first.
After dialing the number, there was no sound of the phone being turned off.
Beep-beep-beep-
After a few seconds of long tone, the call was connected.
He didn't speak, and she didn't speak either. For a moment, the only sound in the receiver was the sound of each other's long breathing.
"What are you doing?"
She spoke softly.
He smiled and answered slowly:
"Xia Xia, I'm waiting for your call."
Lin Xia's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable heat instantly swept through her body, making her tremble slightly.
Thousands of miles away, he has always been thinking about her!
"He Chuan——"
Lin Xia spoke with a hoarse voice and choked sobs,
"I got into Qingmei..."
In the distant other side, in the dazzling glass city of Hong Kong, in the dormitory of United College on the mountain, He Chuan stood by the corridor window, gazing at the sea level faintly revealed in the distant night, and sincerely breathed a sigh of relief for her.
"I know, Xia Xia."
He said slowly and firmly,
"The other day I visited Tsinghua University with you. You didn't say anything, but I saw the light in your eyes and I knew you could succeed."
"Congratulations, you got what you wanted."
At this moment, Lin Xia finally burst into tears.
Twelve years of hard study, ten years of hard training in art, all those smeared papers, sharpened pencils, splashed paints, shed tears and sweat, kowtowed heads, vows made, dreams dreamed, congratulations to me, now, I have finally got what I wanted.
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