Chapter 160: Clarify the Path of Life

The third day of the sixth lunar month, Saturday.

Deng Yunheng came back today. After dinner, the family sat under the longan tree at the door and chatted.

Deng Shirong smoked a few cigarettes before he put down the pipe and said, "Yunheng, your pre-exam scores in the past two months were very good. You will take the college entrance examination the day after tomorrow. Do you have the confidence to be admitted to your ideal university?"

Deng Yunheng thought of his ideal university and said, "Dad, it is not difficult for me to get into university, but I am not sure whether I can get into the ideal university. I am afraid I will have to wait until I finish the exam to have an idea in my mind."

Hearing this, Deng Shirong knew that his second son's goal should not be low. However, this was also normal. After all, his second son had achieved very good scores in the preliminaries exam two months ago, so it was understandable that he set a higher goal.

Deng Yuntai praised: "Yunheng, you are really amazing. When the country just resumed the college entrance examination, the difficulty of the college entrance examination was not as high as it is now. But I couldn't even get into a technical secondary school, let alone a university. I am really far behind you."

Technical secondary schools in this era are really amazing. You can take the entrance exam for a technical secondary school when you are in junior high school, and you can also take the entrance exam for a technical secondary school when you are in high school.

Also, because many of today's technical secondary schools are four-year programs, which are similar to universities in later generations, some people in later generations use technical secondary schools, junior colleges and universities to correspond to the third-tier, second-tier and first-tier universities in later generations. Although this comparison is not very appropriate, it does make sense.

Deng Yunzhen couldn't help but laugh when she heard this: "Brother, you are already lucky. At least you can get into Songshan High School. Unlike me, I couldn't even get into the worst high school, let alone go to college."

"Studying also requires talent. To be more precise, it requires talent and hard work. Neither is indispensable."

Deng Shirong smiled and continued, "In my opinion, the two with the best academic talent in our family right now are Yunheng and Yunsong. In the past, Yunheng only had talent but didn't study hard enough, so his grades were just average. But since last year, Yunheng started to work hard, so his grades have improved by leaps and bounds."

Deng Yunheng was also sitting next to him. Hearing this, he said unconvincedly, "Dad, why do you only praise my second and third brothers? I am also a good student!"

Deng Shirong couldn't help but nodded and smiled, "Yes, I almost missed our Xiaoheng. You have a good talent for studying. You should continue to work hard and strive to become the top student in the whole grade like your second brother."

"Well……"

Deng Yunheng's face fell when he heard this. He couldn't even get the first place in the class. It seemed a bit difficult for him to become the unrivaled first place in the whole grade!

Deng Shirong ignored his youngest son's confusion. He looked at his second son and said, "I heard that after you take the college entrance examination, the school will organize you to fill in your application form. Is that true?"

Deng Yunheng said: "I heard from the teacher that this is indeed the case."

Deng Shirong said: "I don't know how to fill in the application form. It's up to you. Just fill it out according to your own ideas. If you don't get into your ideal university this time and you don't want to go to another university, then come back to repeat your studies and take the exam again next year."

Deng Yunheng hummed and said, "I understand!"

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and added, "Also, regarding your choice of major, if you can successfully enter your ideal university, I have a few suggestions for you to listen to."

Although his father had not received much education, Deng Yunheng still admired his father's broad knowledge and nodded, "Okay, go ahead."

Deng Yunzhen, Zhang Xiuping and the younger ones didn’t understand what “professional” meant. Only Deng Yuntai, who had attended high school, could understand it.

"Yunheng, before I give you any advice, I want to ask you a question."

Without waiting for his answer, Deng Shirong asked directly: "After you graduate from university, do you want to be an official? Or do you want to be an entrepreneur? Of course, you can also choose to be a doctor, or continue your studies in school and become a scientist or scholar."

Deng Yunheng was stunned by this question. He was just a high school student. His biggest goal was to get into his ideal university. How could he think so far ahead?

"Dad, I've never thought about this question."

"Then you should think about it carefully now. If you have a clear goal, you can choose a suitable major, which will be beneficial to you in the future."

Deng Yunheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he heard this. Scientists and scholars were definitely out of the question and could be crossed out. He also had no interest in being a doctor or a teacher. After thinking about it for a while, the only options left were being an official and an entrepreneur.

So, is it better to choose to be an official or to be an entrepreneur?

Being an official is an option that few men can refuse from ancient times to the present. After all, which man does not want to hold great power? Those men who say they are not interested in being an official are just because they think the position is too low. If they can become one of the few, do you think they are interested? Being an entrepreneur is also the lifelong pursuit of many people. Although Deng Yunheng's understanding of entrepreneurs is only superficial, the things that appear on the surface have already made him itch. Being an official may not necessarily bring his family to success, but being an entrepreneur can definitely do so.

Thinking of this, Deng Yunheng looked at his father and said, "Dad, I am very interested in being an official and an entrepreneur. Which path do you think is better for me?"

Deng Shirong thought about his second son's character in his previous life, and the advantages he would have after his rebirth, so he said without hesitation: "If you let me choose for you, I would definitely choose to let you be an entrepreneur."

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Deng Yunheng asked curiously, "Why? Isn't being an official the most prestigious thing?"

Deng Shirong sighed and said, "Yunheng, the officialdom is not as simple as you think. If you just want to be a low-level official and eat commercial grain, it doesn't matter. But if you are ambitious and want to be a high-ranking official, then struggle is inevitable.

Wherever there is struggle, there is risk.

You should be clear about what happened in the past few years. You are not as calm as Yunsong, so I don't recommend you to take this risky path. There is no such big risk in doing business. At most, you will lose all your wealth. As long as you are fine, you can make a comeback sooner or later."

Hearing this, Deng Yunheng no longer hesitated and nodded, "Dad, you make sense, then I will work hard to become an entrepreneur!"

Seeing his second son listening to his advice, Deng Shirong smiled with satisfaction and said, "If you want to do business and become an entrepreneur, then you can just major in economics in college."

Deng Yunheng had a clue in his mind and said with a smile: "Well, I understand!"

His father's words directly helped him clarify his life path, which will undoubtedly be of great help to his future.

(End of this chapter)