The estimated score results spread quickly. Others were fine, with scores ranging from high to low, but since we were not sure about the cut-off score for the colleges we applied to, nothing was certain at the moment.
Lin Wei was different. Her scores were too high. Not only was she more than qualified to be admitted to the two universities in the capital, but her chances were also very high. She only applied to two universities in Guangzhou, so her admission was almost a certainty.
After the news spread, people who knew her came to congratulate Lin Wei.
Of course, there were also people who made sarcastic remarks, saying that the scores were just their own estimates and not the correct answers. It was not certain how many points Lin Wei had scored exactly, and now they were setting such a high standard, so they might as well be careful not to get slapped in the face if they didn't receive the admission letter.
There were also people who gloated over Lin Wei's misfortune, saying that she had applied too conservatively. She could have gone to university in the capital, but she only applied to a school in Guangzhou, and thus missed out on a good university. After hearing this, some people said, aren’t those two schools in Yangcheng also good universities? He retorted, how could it be better than the capital? In short, Lin Wei is picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.
Some also said that Lin Wei was cruel. By enrolling Zong Shao in a school so far away, her family would definitely not be able to take care of him in the future. It was okay for Zong Shao, a grown man, but it would be a hard life for the children in the family.
There were also people who went to persuade Zong Shao not to let Lin Wei go to college, saying that women's hearts would become wild after going to college. If Lin Wei had a good future and could go to a big city, would she be willing to return to this poor place like Yazhou Island?
Those who advised Zong Shao were directly dragged by him to spar with each other. Although he did not use any brutal force, he did not hold back too much either. He beat them so hard that their backs and waists ached for the next few days, but they could not express their pain. From then on, no one dared to complain to him anymore.
As for other people who said sarcastic things, as long as they didn't talk in front of Lin Wei, she ignored them, but when they danced in front of her, she would say a few words to them.
As for those who congratulated her in advance, she only said that the score was their own estimate, and she was not sure exactly how many points she had got. Nothing could be certain until the admission letter arrived.
The excitement continued until the end of January, when Zong Shao's transfer application was finally approved.
Seeing that Zong Shao only said half of his words, Lin Wei guessed that he was deliberately keeping her in suspense, but she was indeed anxious, so she asked, "What's the result? Was it approved or not?"
Zong Shao frowned and remained silent.
"Not approved?" Lin Wei's heart sank, but seeing his heavy expression, she tried to think positively, "It's actually nothing, I can apply again later, and it'll only be a few months, I can bring the kids back during the summer vacation..."
As she was talking, Lin Wei felt something was not right. She looked at Zong Shao carefully and saw that his frowned brows had relaxed at some point, and the corners of his lips were sometimes curled up and sometimes pursed down. It was obvious that he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
Lin Wei's voice suddenly stopped and she looked at him with pursed lips.
Seeing his wife about to lose her temper, Zong Shao put his fist to his lips, coughed lightly and said, "Actually, my transfer application has been approved."
Lin Wei crossed her arms and said, "Haha, then what?"
"The higher-ups have given me a month to hand over everything. I'll go to Guangzhou after the New Year, and our family won't have to be separated," Zong Shao said, then asked like a villain complaining first.
Lin Wei continued laughing: "I now feel that some of what they said is quite right. After I finish college, my future will definitely be bright. Besides, I will only be in my early thirties after college, so it will definitely not be difficult to find someone. Maybe I don’t have to wait until I graduate from college. I can meet like-minded classmates in school..."
Zong Shao: "...Wife, I was wrong."
…
Good things come in pairs. The day after Zong Shao’s transfer application was approved, someone came to inform Lin Wei to go for a physical examination.
It is a good thing to be notified to take a physical examination after the college entrance examination, which means that you have passed the score line. If you pass the physical examination, each school will select the best candidates based on your scores and then issue a notification letter.
At this time, there are no standard answers or transcripts to look at after the exam, and even the school's admission score is not announced to the public. Therefore, before the admission letter is issued, whether you have performed well in the exam and whether you have the opportunity to go to university can only be judged by whether you have been notified to take a physical examination.
The military wives performed well this time. About twenty people took the college entrance examination, and nine of them were notified to take physical examinations. But this will not be the final number of admissions. According to speculation, it would be good if four people could pass.
But no matter what the result is, everyone is happy when going for a physical examination, and they always have more hope than others.
The physical examination results came out quickly, and all nine people passed. When they went back, one person started singing, and the others were inspired to sing along, so much so that strangers they met on the road looked at them with strange eyes.
But no one cared, they laughed and joked all the way back to the family area.
The family area was full of acquaintances, and when they saw them they gathered around. Those who didn't know the situation asked them where they had been, while those who knew asked them what the outcome was.
When they knew that they had passed the physical examination, the people who gathered around congratulated them and they talked and laughed for a while before dispersing.
After entering the family area, Lin Wei first went to Yang Yi's house to pick up the child.
Because she was not sure how many people would take the physical examination and when it would be over, Lin Wei sent her three children to Yang Yi's home before leaving and asked her to help take care of them.
When she entered the yard, Yang Yi was sitting and chatting with her neighbors. When she saw Lin Wei entering the yard, she asked, "How was the physical examination?"
One of the military wives who was chatting with Yang Yi asked, "What kind of physical examination?"
Yang Yi said: "Didn't Xiaolin take the college entrance examination? I heard that those who have passed the score line have to go to the county for a physical examination. If the results are OK, they just need to wait for the admission notice at home."
Lin Wei explained: "In fact, having a good result does not necessarily mean you will be admitted. It also depends on the admission score of each school and the number of volunteers you fill in. Some people may fail even if they have done well in the exam but have filled in a high number of volunteers."
"Is it so troublesome?" Yang Yi asked.
"Yes, there are many tricks involved."
One of the short-haired military wives who knew the situation said, "But you should be fine, right? I heard from others that your estimated score is quite high, and you can even apply to Capital University."
Although another military wife was not familiar with the physical examination, she had heard about Lin Wei's score estimation and application, so she asked, "The score line of the school you applied to seems to be much lower?"
"Normally it will be lower, but I'm not sure how much lower," Lin Wei said conservatively, "and my estimate is not based on the correct answer, so the estimated score may be different from the actual score."
The short-haired military wife asked, "Is the estimated score usually higher, or the actual score?"
Yang Yi said uncertainly: "The estimated score should be higher, right?"
"It's hard to say. Some people don't remember all the answers, so their scores vary greatly. But for me, I think my score will be higher."
The short-haired military wife said, "So, your admission is not a sure thing?"
As soon as she said this, the military wife who had not known the situation before gave her an elbow and said, "The score she estimated before was enough to get into Capital University. Even if the actual score is a little lower than estimated, the probability of getting in is still very high."
Yang Yi agreed: "That's right."
"Thank you all for your good wishes." Lin Wei smiled and asked where the children had gone.
Yang Yi said: "They went out to play with those two from my family. Why don't you stay at my house for a while? Maybe they will be back soon."
Ruirui was fine, but Beibei was only two years old, with short arms and legs, following a group of older kids everywhere. Lin Wei was worried, so she said, "I'll go look for them."
"That's fine."
After leaving the yard where Yang Yi's house was, Lin Wei asked people and followed the direction they pointed, and finally found the three children on the beach.
Yang Yi's two children were also there, and there were four or five other children, both boys and girls, aged seven or eight, who were playing house. But maybe something happened, the scene was a bit chaotic, everyone was talking at once, their voices were getting louder and louder, as if they were a bit out of control.
However, the three siblings did not participate. They were standing outside the quarrel circle and talking. Lin Wei was very relieved and walked around to call them back.
Before Lin Wei could even open her mouth, she heard Mingming say to Beibei, "You have to call me daddy!"
Lin Wei: “?!!”
Beibei was also confused: "But dad is dad, and brother is brother."
Mingming said with a serious expression: "We are just playing house now. I am the father, not the brother."
Lin Wei understood. She thought that the boy was going to tear down the house because he hadn’t been disciplined for three days.
Beibei seemed to understand and said, "Okay, brother."
Mingming breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally made sense, but he felt that calling her sister wasn't quite appropriate. But thinking that the game was forced to be interrupted because of the quarrel, and that there seemed to be no problem with his sister calling him that, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Mingming was just thinking about it when he heard his sister loudly shout "Mom" and ran behind him. He was completely relieved, thinking that his sister really understood the rules of the game of playing house. Just now, she refused to call the girl who played the role of mother "Mom".
The next second, Mingming heard his brother shouting, "Mom!"
Mingming: “Eh?” Isn’t my younger brother playing the role of the uncle?
Just as she was wondering, Lin Wei heard her mother's voice behind her: "Beibei, have you been good today?"
Mingming turned around suddenly, widened his eyes and asked, "Mom, you're back?"
"Yes, it's Mingming's father." Lin Wei said with a smile.
Mingming's fair face flushed instantly: "I, I, we were having an old shígG Dujia family."
Lin Wei smiled and said, "I know, but if Dad knew that you let your sister call you dad when you were playing house, do you know what would happen?"
You will get beaten.
These three words immediately popped up in Mingming's mind. He shuddered and asked, "Mom, can you please not tell Dad about this?"
"Sure." Lin Wei agreed immediately.
I was relieved, but the next second I heard my mother say, "What do you want to bribe me with?"
"But, is this possible?" Mingming looked at Lin Wei in disbelief.
Lin Wei nodded without blushing or panting: "If you want mom to keep a secret for you, of course you have to give her some benefits."
Mingming's face suddenly fell, and he hung his head and said, "But, but I have nothing."
"How could that be? Don't you have a small treasury?"
Lin Wei is very clear about the financial situation of her three children. The richest one is undoubtedly Ruirui. He has been able to save money since he was young and has at least twenty yuan in savings.
I clearly had no habit of saving money in the past two years, and I spent every penny I earned. But during the Chinese New Year last year, I was greatly stimulated when I learned about my younger brother's savings. This year, I made up my mind to follow his example. I didn't dare to spend the money I earned from doing housework, and I saved a few dollars in a year.
As for Beibei, the little girl had no idea about money. Lin Wei didn't often give her pocket money. Most of the time, she ate and drank from her two brothers and had no savings.
Although it is obviously not easy to save money, Lin Wei was ruthless in cheating her son. Not only did she cheat herself, she also cheated the two younger ones as well, because she was not the only one who had a big mouth.
Of course, Lin Wei didn't cheat her son too much. She told Ruirui and Beibei that the price of the snacks they chose could not exceed 50 cents.
Ruirui felt a little reluctant about killing her brother, so she only picked a bag of spicy strips that cost one cent.
Beibei didn't think too much about it and agreed immediately, but because he had no concept of money, he directly picked a bag of White Rabbit milk candy.
Mingming saw it, and his expression instantly changed from pain to horror.
It was not until Lin Wei took away the White Rabbit milk candy, saying that it was too expensive and asked Beibei to pick other snacks that Mingming patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Beibei said aggrievedly: "Beibei wants to eat rabbit."
Mingming's heart was lifted.
"Rabbit can't be eaten." Lin Wei said, weighing out fifty cents worth of melon seeds and asking Mingming to come and pay the bill.
Mingming looked at what his mother and brother bought, and heaved a sigh of relief while asking, "Isn't your sister buying anything?"
"Do you want to buy some candy for your sister?" Lin Wei asked with a smile.
Mingming quickly shook his head to pay the bill. He is very poor, okay!
Lin Wei looked like she was in love, and asked Mingming, "Will you still dare to be a father in the future?"
Mingming held the remaining three yuan and twenty-three cents in his savings and shook his head decisively, saying that he no longer wanted to be a father.
Seeing that Mingming had learned his lesson, Lin Wei bought the bag of White Rabbit candy, handed one to her daughter who was about to cry, and said, "You can't eat rabbits, but you can eat candy." She then gave two candies each to Mingming and Ruirui.
While eating the sweet milk candy, Mingming gradually came to his senses. Melon seeds and spicy strips are not as expensive as milk candy, so... it seems that I can still be a father?
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