Chapter 81
After three days of observation, Su Miao felt that Yingzi was quick and efficient, hardworking, cheerful and always smiling, and very suitable for the reception work in the front hall.
At the same time, he is also very sensible. He does not go near the cashier counter. When he goes into the kitchen to help serve the dishes, he just takes them and comes out without looking around.
Su Miao and the others were very satisfied with her performance, so Yingzi officially stayed at Su Ji Food Shop.
Previously in Ning County, Su Yu’s salary was 40 yuan a month. When he arrived in Yongcheng, the market environment was different and his salary was definitely going to increase. In addition, he was promoted to the second-in-command of the kitchen, so his salary increased to 60 yuan a month.
Yingzi's salary is 50 yuan a month, including two meals on weekdays. According to tradition, the store is closed every Sunday.
The business license that was applied for was also issued. With Yingzi joining the store, everything in the store was back on track.
Su Miao and Ye Jiayin no longer need to stay in the store. Su Miao only needs to come to help take orders during the busiest times.
She could finally relax and enjoy the remaining summer vacation. At the same time, she also received a letter from Li Yuanyuan.
Although Su Miao tutored her for a year and her grades improved a lot compared to her previous life, she still failed to get into Yongcheng No. 1 Middle School.
Because English is currently only promoted in some areas, each junior high school only looks at the total scores of Chinese and mathematics when setting the admission line.
This year, the admission score for Yongcheng No. 1 Middle School is 192 points, which means that an average score of 96 in each subject is required to get in.
Li Yuanyuan scored 95 points in English, 94 in Chinese, and 96 in Mathematics, which was a difference of two points in the two main subjects.
There is a gap between the educational resources in the city and those in the county. The grades that were originally very good in the county are not so outstanding in the city. Su Miao is the only candidate in the county who scored full marks, while there are 8 in the city.
This admission score is based on the score of the unified examination, and the subsequent class placement examination is independently set by No. 1 Middle School, which is several levels more difficult than the unified examination.
Su Miao thought the class placement test that the principal of a primary school had asked her to do was easy, but to be on the safe side, she still carefully reviewed the junior high school knowledge that she had already gone through several times, and carefully completed the exercise book given by Ye Jiayin.
Because her current goal is not just to stay in junior high school for three years as usual, which is a waste of time. She wants to find a way to skip a grade, and it would be best if she can take the junior high school entrance examination with her sister Jiayin next year.
However, No. 1 Middle School has strict regulations regarding skipping grades. It is not something that can be achieved by just taking one exam. According to Jiayin, a one-semester probation period is required. During this period, students must rank among the top in every test and demonstrate knowledge and learning ability beyond their current stage before they can apply for skipping grades.
Ye Jiayin knew she wanted to skip a grade, so he threw all the final exam papers at her. Then, holding the paper with almost full marks, he said in disbelief, "Miaomiao, has anyone ever told you that you're a genius? You're so good at every subject."
"Well, my dad always praises me for being smart, but... I actually made a spelling mistake. This is totally wrong. I actually made a mistake copying the politics paper. Woo woo woo woo!"
Su Miao lay on the political examination paper, feeling upset about being deducted points for copying the wrong characters!
"Alright! Alright! It's okay if you're wrong. With your current knowledge, you'll definitely be able to skip a grade. Don't be so hard on yourself. Just be more careful during the actual exam."
With Ye Jiayin's encouragement, Su Miao relaxed and finally had the leisure to read the magazines she had bought before, even though many issues had passed.
In an era when electronic products were not so popular, magazines that were mainly text-based and supplemented by pictures became a low-cost and convenient form of entertainment.
The Listener, June Meeting, and Echo are the most popular representatives, and were once known as the Three Musketeers of Toilet Reading.
These three magazines have their own writing styles. The more high-end one should be "The Listener". In the 1980s, with the gradual opening of the market, various Western ideas and foreign cultures poured into the country, which had an unprecedented impact on the long-blank spiritual entertainment market in the country.
People have developed a strong curiosity and desire for entertainment, knowledge and Western culture.
The Listener was born in this context. The magazine is positioned as a comprehensive digest that emphasizes knowledge diversity and high quality.
Following the trend, The Listener published a large number of excellent Western works in the 1980s, introducing foreign knowledge and information, which was very fresh and attractive to domestic readers.
In addition, in response to the growing desire for knowledge among the entire nation, it has as many as 13 columns, including scientific encyclopedias and strange stories, occupying a place in the magazine industry in the form of a hodgepodge.
In contrast, "June Meeting" and "Echo" focus on storytelling.
But the two books are different. "June Meeting" is a more down-to-earth type, covering ancient and modern myths, folk legends, real-life stories, both Chinese and foreign, with a wide range of themes. In addition to the stories, there is also a special humor section. (The author loved it when he was a child)
The various storylines are fascinating and the overall language style is easy to understand, which greatly lowers the threshold for reading text and conquers almost all groups including farmers, workers, students and intellectuals. It is a truly national magazine.
"June Meeting" is relatively small in size and easy to carry. As a "pocket book", its length is mainly short and medium, which can be suitable for fragmented reading.
One of its founding purposes was to maintain the oral nature of the stories so that they could be remembered by readers and spread through oral retelling.
Compared with the previous two books, "Echo" is a bit unconventional!
By mixing emotions and love stories, and magnifying certain ideas or details in the stories and placing them into life, the purpose of sensationalism or curiosity is achieved.
Sometimes, the author even uses a voyeuristic perspective, highlights contradictions, and uses a narrative with strong emotional impact to keep readers coming back for more.
This style is also reflected to a large extent in the title, which creates a "finishing touch" effect and a strong visual impact.
It fully arouses the readers' curiosity and desire to pry into other people's private lives. The article is straightforward, easy to understand and highly provocative.
Su Miao liked reading it very much when she was in college. It contained many inspiring stories of women's growth, as well as the success stories of many successful women. It had the effect of encouraging and guiding women.
Many of the emotional stories in the magazine are educational for women, helping them avoid being deceived and falling into traps, and promoting women's spirit of independence and self-reliance.
At that time, she became good friends with the aunt at the school newsstand with two bags of dried purple sweet potatoes. Every time a new magazine arrived, the aunt would specially save a copy for her, saving her the trouble of having to wait like other students.
Especially the long serial novels by some well-known authors, which often make students wait anxiously and imagine thousands of subsequent plots in their minds, but the authors' writing always surprises people.
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