Chapter 218

College Entrance Examination

"According to Xinhua News Agency, this year, as of now, the total number of applicants for the college entrance examination in the Republic is 4.68 million, and the number of admitted applicants is expected to be around 300,000. The average admission rate has reached 6%, which is the first time in the history of the Republic. It is reported that this year's college entrance examination emphasizes general education.

Therefore, candidates will not only take the main subjects such as Chinese, mathematics, English and physics, but also military training will be one of the subjects in the college entrance examination. This includes military housekeeping, field service and infantry training. If there are students who are not good at one subject or lack military qualities, they should also strengthen their physical training. "

On the radio, the announcer continued speaking with clear voice.

Chen Lina, Hu Su, He Lanshan, Yuan Hua, and several other women all had ears sticking up like rabbits.

"I have some old ginseng at home. How about stewing one for each child?" said He Lanshan.

Chen Lina said, "No, the children are already full of yang energy. If you stew a ginseng root by yourself, you will have nosebleeds in the exam room."

"Then what do you think we should give them? I heard that the military training will be held in Uru and will be conducted by people from the Uruguay Armed Forces. I guess the boys won't have much experience, but there's no way the girls can pass the test." He Lanshan was almost mad.

If she had known that she would have to take military training, she could have just given a heads-up and sent Gao Xiaobing to the armed forces for training in advance.

This is terrible. Gao Xiaobing's military training will definitely be a weak point.

How can you fight your way through such a huge crowd? Take the entrance exam to Beijing Foreign Studies University.

"Don't think about it. Just cook for them when it's time to cook for them. Just send them to the exam when it's time to send them to the exam. Don't put too much pressure on the children, okay?" Yuan Hua said.

He Junqiang has always been an excellent student and the child is stable. Of course, the divorce of his parents makes the child mature. Yuan Hua has nothing to fear about his son.

Chen Lina thought about it and agreed. She didn't say anything, turned around and went home to prepare meals for the children.

Although Su Xiangdong is a wicked scoundrel, he is the most open-minded person among all the leaders of the autonomous region.

He pestered Gao Feng, and after the district government moved into the new office building, he gave the entire old district government to the automobile manufacturer to use as an office.

The district government building originally consisted of two buildings, a main building and a secondary building. Su Gong, who knew how to enjoy life, had the secondary building cleaned up and renovated it into a staff dormitory.

As a specially hired test driver, Chen Lina was assigned a two-bedroom, one-living room house. Although it was not decorated much and, of course, had no property rights, having such a house provided her family with a place to live in the mining area.

There are two bunk beds in one room and only one bunk bed in the other room. This simple home has made many people almost envy them to death.

Especially He Min, who recently started dating a new female worker in the wool textile factory and is preparing to get married. However, she was only assigned a single dormitory, which made her eyes red with envy.

The day of the exam is coming soon. Liu Xiaohong doesn't have to go home for the next few days and just eats at Chen Lina's house.

When Nie Weimin and I walked in, they all looked confused. Studying had made them stupid, and of course, the number of people taking the exam had also scared them.

"All the top students in the country who were delayed in the past ten years will take the exam together with you. You two are only sixteen years old. Even if you fail, it's still a honor. Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and sit in the living room and have your meal." said Nie Gong.

During the crackdown a few months ago to capture oil dealers, he was hit in one arm by a sand bullet. Until now, that arm is still not very useful and needs to be moved all the time.

Nie Weimin went into the kitchen and saw Chen Lina was cooking.

The small stoves in the city are not as convenient for cooking as the big stoves in the countryside, and they are powered by beehive coal. It was a hot day and Chen Lina was sweating profusely.

Suddenly, I felt the wind was cool from behind, so Chen Lina said, "Nieh Weijiang, get out quickly, be careful or the oil will splash onto you."

"There are four of us brothers and sisters, but you only have Nie Weijiang in your heart, not us," said Nie Weimin.

Chen Lina turned around and saw the young man Nie Weimin fanning her with a large palm-leaf fan.

"I have an exam tomorrow, and I need to help Liu Xiaohong with her studies. Are you free to help me now?" Chen Lina said.

She was preparing cold dishes, steamed eggplant with garlic paste and mixed cucumber. All the cold noodles had been cooked and mixed, emitting an oily aroma, and were quietly drying on the felt board.

"She scored higher than me in math last time, and we took the second round of the exam together. It was only during the national competition that I passed and she didn't, but the difference was only one point. Why are you so biased?" Nie Weimin said.

Chen Lina also knew that Liu Xiaohong's excellence was something even she had to look up to.

But no matter what, Nie Weimin can go abroad to participate in competitions, while Liu Xiaohong will only be able to advance to the national level.

After the noodles were selected, everyone ate together. After the meal, in order to provide Nie Weimin and Liu Xiaohong with a quiet environment for reviewing, Chen Lina took all the children away and let only the two of them study at home.

Afternoon, car factory.

"Engineer Chen, you're here?" Su Xiangdong himself wore a safety helmet and lay on the ground watching the engineers modify the car.

As soon as he saw Chen Lina coming in, he rolled out from under the car on roller skates.

"Come, Engineer Chen, we have added more horsepower. The rims and the entire chassis are all made of new steel. The oil lines are also new. Even the spark plugs were remade according to your requirements. Come on, get in the car and try it." Su Xiangdong said, and asked his sister to come over.

Chen Lina still handed her sister over to Anna. Now in the workshop of the automobile factory, no matter the engineers or test drivers, no one called her Miss Chen or Director Chen. Everyone called her Engineer Chen.

What a cool name.

She put on the helmet and tried it out in the factory. She felt everything was OK this time, so she called on the walkie-talkie and headed back into the desert.

After trying out the desert for a while, she called Su Xiangdong into the car and asked, "Is the Beijing leadership delegation coming in September?"

"Really?"

"This car still doesn't work. It's not because of your steel and other raw materials, but because of its design flaws. That's why it can't run. You're fantasizing about letting the leaders take a ride in both the Mercedes-Benz you imported from Germany and our car, and showing the performance of our new car in terms of acceleration, driving feel, riding comfort, stability, and other aspects, right?"

Su Xiangdong is very well behaved now. No, he is as well behaved as a kitten. "Yes, Mr. Chen is absolutely right."

"To use Nicholas Tse's words, we have a barrier with capitalism when it comes to car manufacturing," Chen Lina then added.

Su Xiangdong sighed softly, "I must build a car better than the Mercedes-Benz. This is not only for the leaders to see, but also a personal and urgent wish of mine. What should I do?"

Chen Lina smiled and said, "There is someone who can help you, but he won't help you for nothing."

"who?"

"A hoe."

"He knows about cars?" Su Xiangdong frowned.

Chen Lina laughed, "He not only knows cars, but he has even been the one who modified my jeep. Didn't you merge with the motorcycle factory? Go ask the old employees of the motorcycle factory to see if he used to modify vehicles for the armed forces and the government at the motorcycle factory?"

Su Xiangdong is a handsome young man with fair skin and clean features. He has become a lot rougher after spending nearly a year at the frontier.

Punching his chest repeatedly, he said, "Chen Lina, you two are just bastards. If I ask him to help me, will he ask me to produce evidence to prove that I am the oil tyrant, and then let me put handcuffs on myself and go to jail?"

"Oh my god, you're so right." Chen Lina took off her helmet and got out of the car, walking towards her jeep. "Now, no one steals oil in the mining area, but what about Jingbian and Daqing? Oh, the oil thieves in those places were all your men. You are the richest man in the Republic. Have you ever thought that you will pay for your actions sooner or later?"

Su Xiangdong: "Okay, after I deal with the leaders, I will confess and go to jail, but before that, let the workers help us modify the vehicle."

If a bad guy suddenly turns good, there must be something fishy going on.

Chen Lina shook her head. "No, Mr. Nie said that you have to give him the evidence of your crime before he will help you."

Su Xiangdong was walking forward and saw a trash can on the side of the road. He stretched out his foot to kick it, but the trash can was full of dirt. He didn't knock it over, but he was in so much pain that he picked up his foot and jumped away.

As a result, when they were returning home in the evening, they entered the yard together and met again.

Just then, Deng Chun and Nie Weijiang were playing in the yard, and Su Xiangdong called out, "Deng Chun, come here and give your godfather a hug."

Deng Chun and Sandan were pretending to play chess and neither of them paid any attention to Su Xiangdong.

Su Xiangdong stood there for a long time, and when he saw Erdan coming in with a large bunch of pork belly, he immediately started to drool. "It seems that Engineer Chen is going to cook in the mining area today?"

"The children at home don't have enough to eat, so forget it," said Chen Lina.

Su Xiangdong was so angry that he rolled his eyes again and left.

After dinner, Chen Lina took the younger children home. Before leaving, she saw Nie Weimin had a strange look on his face, so she said, "If you think it's inconvenient, I'll take Liu Xiaohong back to the farm."

"No, we each live in a room, and people look at me like an enemy and don't want to talk to me, so you don't have to worry about it," said Nie Weimin.

He also gave Liu Xiaohong a sow, and specifically told her that it was frost-proof and she didn't have to sleep on a kang in the winter. As a result, Liu Xiaohong calmly told him that, firstly, she would be admitted to university and the government would pay for her tuition, and secondly, she could make money by taking photos for a clothing factory.

Therefore, Liu Xiaohong no longer raises pigs.

Nie Weimin stood in the farm for a long time holding the frost-resistant white cucumber, then turned around and gave it to the day lily.

Day Huali was so moved that he started praising him everywhere, saying that no one was more filial than Dadan.

"Enemy can effectively reduce the secretion of hormones during adolescence. Have a good sleep at night. Your father and I will come to pick you up early tomorrow and take you to the examination room, okay?" Chen Lina said.

Nie Weimin licked his tongue, looked down at Chen Lina, and said, "Go, go, go, hurry up, if I can't sleep, I'll be a puppy."

In fact, during such tense times, children really can't sleep.

Nie Weimin was also afraid that he would not be able to sleep, so he secretly got two tablets of Anesthesia from the hospital. But he was still a child, so he did not dare to take more. He took half a pill himself and put half a pill in Liu Xiaohong's cup.

Liu Xiaohong finished taking a shower in the bathroom, came out and gulped down the water, then went to sleep in the master bedroom.

Nie Weimin was furious, wondering why she was not on guard at all. If someone with ulterior motives had drugged her, she would have died long ago.

Half a tablet of Analgin was a large enough amount for two children, and they both fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Nie Weimin woke up early and saw that it was bright outside the window. He thought to himself, I’m doomed. I must have overslept for such an important exam.

When I rushed out of the bedroom, Liu Xiaohong was also standing at the bedroom door.

Fortunately, according to the alarm clock on the wall, there are still thirty minutes left.

The person who made breakfast in the kitchen was actually a laborer.

"Brush your teeth, wash your face, and then eat." said the worker.

Pointing to a pile of grapes on the table, he said, "Liu Xiaohong, eat half of them. Start eating now. Don't waste time."

"Uncle, I don't like eating grapes." said Liu Xiaohong.

Nie Gong said, "You are a girl. You cannot compare with boys in terms of physical strength, especially when it is almost noon. You will feel tired after answering papers all morning. You will feel anxious and sleepy because of hunger. You are not allowed to bring food to the exam, so replenishing sugar in the morning can keep you energetic for the whole morning." This is why it is important to eat fruit for breakfast.

Liu Xiaohong was not a pretentious child. She grabbed a bunch of grapes and started putting them into her mouth.

After taking a big gulp of water, they began to eat the mutton and carrot buns that the engineer had brought from the base. They each ate three large buns and drank a large bowl of porridge, then hurried downstairs, leaving only fifteen minutes before the exam.

"Dad, Dad, my admission ticket." Nie Weimin suddenly felt his pocket and started calling again.

Liu Xiaohong touched her pencil case and answer board and her face turned pale.

"It's not common to forget to bring your admission ticket before the college entrance examination, but if you keep worrying about it, the chances of forgetting it are very high."

As he said this, the engineer patted the hood of the car and said, "Okay, the admission tickets of both of them are on the hood of the car."

Nie Weimin thought that Chen Lina and her younger brothers would not come, but when he arrived at the examination room, he found that Chen Lina and her younger brothers were waiting outside the examination room.

"Brother, our school has been occupied by you guys." said Erdan.

Sandan also said, "You guys have taken ours too."

The college entrance examination is used by middle schools, so middle school students are very happy because they all have holidays.

My sister said, "Study hard for the exam. Big brother is good at everything except that he always thinks he is too smart."

The clever little girl always hits the nail on the head. Nie Weimin is smart enough, but he is too self-righteous. Sometimes he makes mistakes because he is too smart.

"I will." said Nie Weimin.

My sister said, "Brother, we will always be here waiting for you."

"What are you doing? It's so embarrassing."

"It will give you pressure, calm you down and make you excited. Go ahead," said Chen Lina.

In front of the college entrance examination, everyone is a parent, regardless of status. He Lanshan was also accompanying her children to take the exam, and Chen Lina was afraid that she would come to lobby her again, so she left the children and the laborer outside and went home to cook.

It is said that all the meat in the market was sold out since morning today.

Chen Lina didn't have to fight for the meat. Although Chen Lili couldn't come because she was busy, she sent the best meat from the farm, as well as a lot of vegetables and fruits.

As usual, she fried a few dishes. It was lunchtime, but she didn't dare to cook rice because she was afraid that the children would be thirsty in the afternoon. Instead, she cooked the spicy mutton soup and noodles.

When Nie Weimin and Liu Xiaohong came in, the food was already on the table.

Erdan brought a few younger ones with him, and they ate in the corridor as they were afraid that the two older ones would disturb others.

As for Nie Gong, he also hid in the corridor. After Chen Lina finished cooking noodles for the two children, she also went downstairs.

Erdan had just started playing the guitar when someone upstairs threw a rotten egg down from his chair.

Well, it’s noon now, if he plays again, the people upstairs will throw their stinky shoes down.

So Erdan had nothing to do, so he went over to his two younger brothers and watched them play chess.

Chen Lina and Nian Gong were walking around in the yard, holding their sister who had fallen asleep at noon.

"Su Xiangdong wants you to help him improve the design of the vehicle. What's more, he is very wild. He wants to build a car that is as comfortable to drive and ride as a Mercedes-Benz. I joked with him and told him that you would only help him if he could provide evidence of being a gas tyrant." Only then did Chen Lina talk to Nie Gong about Su Xiangdong.

Nie Gong seemed to have known about this for a long time. "You probably don't know why he has such a knot in his heart?" he said.

"Every man wants to build a good car, or a car that is better than others. It's human nature," said Chen Lina.

Nie Gong said, "It's my nature, but I'm also forced to do it. Do you know that this year, the mainland and Hong Kong have started to trade with each other? Of course, the South will benefit first.

But our border areas, because of wool and cotton, and also because of Deng Dongya's vigorous efforts, are also among the first regions to open up trade, and Su Xiangdong's ex-wife and her wealthy husband are about to follow the inspection team from Beijing to inspect the border areas. "

"So, what does he want to do? He doesn't want to hit his ex-wife's gang to death with a car, right? Or, does he want to let his ex-wife fly to the sky?" Chen Lina said.

The fifth concubine, that definitely means there is no actual evidence of marriage.

However, for many years, it has been normal for girls from northern Taiwan to come to Hong Kong to be concubines, or for some wealthy people in Hong Kong to have mistresses in mainland China.

Even now, incidents of fleeing to Hong Kong occur from time to time.

People always think that there is heaven and the mainland is hell. Su Xiangdong's ex-wife sneaked there. Now she has returned as a member of the inspection team in a grand manner. Su Xiangdong's doubts about this world and his pain can be imagined.

"Perhaps, a car better than a Mercedes-Benz is his last dignity," said the worker.

"So, you want to help him?" Chen Lina said.

Nie Gong was holding the sleeping lady in his arms. The lady was covered with his work clothes, while he himself was wearing a white shirt and was still sweating.

"Of course I will help him. This is not just to help Su Xiangdong and me, but you have to help too. We must let those running dogs who have surrendered to capitalism see our happy life now, and let them know that our international communism is absolutely no worse than theirs." Nie Gong said with his neck stiff.

Therefore, when a stronger enemy comes, even if there is a blood feud from the previous life, let's put it aside for now and deal with it together. Let's just deal with the class enemy, Chen Lina thought.

However, evidence from the oil tycoon is still needed.

If Su Xiangdong doesn't hand over the evidence of his crime, Nie Gong will not help him.