Once Meimei goes abroad, no one knows how many years she will not come back. Li Jinfeng must spend more time with her daughter in the limited time.
"Meimei, you're amazing! Mom is just as happy now as she was when you got into university and won the top spot in the college entrance exam. No... even happier than before."
Now this is the path her daughter wants to take. As a mother, she supports her and feels great joy.
Meimei: "I'm happy too, but I want to see mom even more! Oh, mom, there's one more thing. My uncle-in-law asked my uncle Xiaojiu to sign up for an exam in June. It seems there are three exam areas: our capital, Shanghai, and Guangzhou."
"What kind of exam?" Li Jinfeng asked.
"It's an entirely English test, with listening and written sections, called... the TOEFL! My uncle said his friend in the education department told him it's very popular abroad, so if you want to study in the US, it's best to take it."
It was 1981, and no one, including Meimei, had a comprehensive understanding of the TOEFL test.
Because the TOEFL test was not held in China last year, it was only in February this year that the TOEFL was negotiated to be introduced into the country.
Many students in China don’t even know what TOEFL is, and the trend of studying abroad has not yet started.
It cannot be said that it is not a blessing for Xiaojiu to be able to take the first TOEFL exam.
"Has Xiaojiu signed up?" Li Jinfeng asked.
"Of course I did. The registration fee is $19. I wanted to apply, but since I'm not going to a university in the US, I gave up. During this time, Uncle Xiaojiu has been studying professional knowledge and whenever he has time, he's been speaking with professors in our Foreign Languages Department who have studied abroad!"
Speaking is also a type of listening.
Xiaojiu is very smart. He looks for teachers who have been abroad, have dealt with foreigners, and their English is relatively authentic.
"His notice hasn't arrived yet?" Li Jinfeng asked.
"No! Uncle Xiaojiu said that if the notice didn't come, he would take the TOEFL and send the TOEFL results over."
There are many things that cannot be rushed, and the same goes for Xiaojiu’s notice.
Li Jinfeng said, "Then wait for me to come over and help you get a passport to go abroad."
"good!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Jinfeng immediately told the Li family that Meimei was going to study abroad.
The people in the Li family didn’t know that they could study abroad.
One by one, they all found it magical.
Zhao Meixia even asked, "Can our Gou Wa go abroad?"
Li Jinfeng: "You need to apply. If you are accepted by a foreign school, then you can!"
After hearing this, Zhao Meixia blushed with excitement. She also had to ask her son if he wanted to go abroad.
The Li family is well off now and can afford to send their children to school as long as they are willing to study.
"Right now, these kids are about to graduate from college. Tuantuan and Xiaojiu will graduate in February next year, Meimei and Gou Wa, Da Chou and Er Chou will all graduate in July next year. I heard that college graduates are guaranteed jobs after graduation." Li Dahe said.
Li Jinfeng: "That's exactly what happened!"
"So they will all stay in the city then?" Li Fuman asked.
"It's a good thing to stay in the city. I'll have a stable job and eat state-funded food!" Zhao Meixia felt happy when she thought of that scene.
At this moment, she no longer thought about whether Gou Wa would go abroad or not. It was too far away, and the job that was assigned to her was more practical.
It used to be so difficult to move from the countryside to the city. Some people worked hard all their lives but still couldn’t get a city hukou.
These kids are really amazing. Once they go to university, they become city dwellers.
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