Chapter 416
Su Miao turned around and saw Tao Aihong. She came from a remote village and her parents were hard-working farmers.
She has two younger siblings, and it is not easy for her family to tighten their belts to support her schooling.
The school also provides great support, and her name is included in the annual poverty subsidy.
For rural children like Tao Aihong, the college entrance examination is undoubtedly a key turning point in changing their destiny. It is the biggest way for them to break free from the shackles of poverty, step into a broader world, and improve their social class.
At this moment, she was not crying because of the failure in the exam, but because of the sorrow for her own fate.
Several of her good classmates gathered around her and comforted her softly.
Hu Xiaodie whispered, "Tao Aihong usually has good grades. She's ahead of me, but she didn't pass? What a pity."
At this time, Lin Wang, who was sitting in the front, couldn't help himself and said with a heavy sob in his voice: "I can usually get on the 380, why didn't I get on this time?"
Lin Guodong consoled him, "If you don't get in this time, then wait until next year. You're not far behind. Just study for another year and you can get into undergraduate studies straight away!"
Hu Xiaodie echoed, "Yeah, good things come to those who wait. Look at the students in our class who are repeating the year. Their grades have improved significantly. You'll definitely be able to do it next year!"
Regarding the question of repeating a grade that the two of them were talking about, Lin Wang was unusually silent.
He has always had a good attitude and often said, "Good food is never too late" and that he would repeat the year if he failed the exam, but now he is silent.
After a long while, he said in a low voice:
“I may not be able to repeat the year.”
Meng Jiajia asked in surprise, "Why? Although your family doesn't have two working parents, your dad works at the substation, and the benefits there are among the best."
Lin Guodong thought for a moment and said, "Is it your father who wants you to join the company and take over? He shouldn't be too old, so there's no need to be so anxious, right?
Go back and discuss it carefully, and repeat a year, otherwise it would be a shame."
Lin Wang wiped his face with his hand and replied, "My grandmother is sick, and our family savings have been used up in two months, and the follow-up treatment will cost a lot.
I have younger siblings, and it’s really hard to make money just relying on my dad’s salary and my mom’s odd jobs.
If I can successfully get into university, I won’t have to pay tuition fees and I can even get subsidies. Then I can go out to work and study and not spend my family’s money, and I can even give some to my family.
But now..."
Hu Xiaodie and Lin Wang were classmates in junior high school and knew his family. She said regretfully, "Your grandma loves you so much, she must be very sad..."
"I plan to tell my family when I get home that I only scored 300 points, which is far from the passing score. Repeating the exam won't help much, so I won't be coming."
There was a hint of determination in his voice, as if he had grown up in this short half hour and was ready to take on the burden of life.
At this time, the head teacher walked into the classroom. As a teacher with decades of experience, he had taught more than a dozen graduating classes.
Logically, she should be used to such scenes, but when she looked at the students she had worked so hard to educate, she still felt very sad.
I couldn't help but think that our higher education resources are still too scarce. Those who were able to get into high school are already the best among their peers. It's a pity that they couldn't continue their studies.
Although she was very reluctant, as the class teacher, she still had to fulfill her duties and arrange the next teaching activities.
Since the students who failed the exam cannot take part in this year's college entrance exam, there is little point in continuing to stay in school, and it may also affect the preparations of the students who passed the exam.
So according to convention, they can pack up their books and stationery today and have their holiday starting tomorrow.
After the college entrance examination is over, registration for retaking the exam and issuance of graduation certificates will be carried out uniformly.
At the end, she gave a long speech to affirm her classmates' excellence and their efforts in their studies.
Her eyes slowly swept across the faces of each student, and she said earnestly:
"In the past few years of our interactions, I have witnessed the hard work and dedication of each of you. You are undoubtedly the best.
The college entrance examination is an important checkpoint, but it is definitely not the end.
For students who have passed the pre-selection, preparation has only just begun. Don’t slack off and persevere.
For those students who didn’t pass, don’t be discouraged. You are so young, and you still have a long way to go and many opportunities in the future.
You are the hope of China and the future of the nation. Don't be confined by an exam.
All roads lead to Rome. Although the paths you take in the future may be different, I hope everyone can face the future bravely and move forward bravely.
Our society is becoming more and more open, providing more and more opportunities for everyone.
Children, don't accept your fate! Move forward! Who you are and what you can do are defined only by you!
After the head teacher finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the classroom, and everyone was digesting the teacher's heartfelt words.
This was followed by thunderous applause. No matter what the future held, at least at that moment, they were encouraged and filled with the courage to move forward.
In the next two classes, no one could concentrate on reading. I don't know who started writing in the yearbook.
There was no special booklet. Everyone took out a notebook and exchanged them to write down their good wishes for each other.
It’s not time for graduation yet, but the sadness of parting has already been previewed.
Su Miao has only been in the class for less than a year, but many classmates have come to exchange yearbooks with her. Most of them are affirmative of her excellence and think that she has a bright future.
After school, students who failed the preliminary selection had to take their books and stationery away.
Three years of textbooks and exercise books, a thick stack, the youth feels heavy in my hands.
Some students didn’t have bicycles and couldn’t take all of them at once, so they took some first and came back to get the rest tomorrow.
The desks in the classroom, which were originally piled with thick books, were suddenly half empty, looking a bit desolate.
Several people helped Lin Wang move books and other things, and went to the place where bicycles were stored in the school.
Lin Wang tied the book to the back seat with a rope and said to them with a smile:
"Come on! Get into college! I won't be here tomorrow. I'll go out and look for a job.
When you are going to Wutong Temple, please let me know. I can't be absent since we have an appointment to go together. I will go and pray for you.
"Okay! I'm leaving! If you become rich, don't forget me. If you become successful in the future, don't forget me, your old classmate!"
He had a bright smile on his face. After he finished speaking, he got on his bike and rode forward without waiting for anyone's response.
Several people watched his back as he walked away in silence. They saw that Lin Wang's originally straight back gradually sagged, as if all his strength had been drained away.
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