When Zhao Xiaolan isn't making clothes, she's like a child who never grew up. Seeing Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing making such a commotion, she thought they were going somewhere to play!
If it were just a regular trip to the county town for errands, it would be fine to bring her along, but now she's going to take the college entrance exam.
In those days, the college entrance examination was a major event. It is said that when the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was received, the whole country was excited and everyone with a little education wanted to register.
In order to screen people, the community also conducted a preliminary test in November. It was suggested that those who wanted to join in the fun should not cause trouble. Lu Wanqing knew that the final number was still far beyond her expectations, reaching 5.7 million.
The final acceptance rate was less than five percent.
This shows just how fierce the competition is.
Since they had decided to take the exam, they were determined to go all out. They went to the county town early to familiarize themselves with the exam location and prepare in advance, but they didn't have the time or energy to take care of Zhao Xiaolan.
Lin Chunhua, clutching her stomach, hurried over to comfort her, "Mom, Aye and the others are on important business, let's not go and cause trouble!"
Lin Ye also tried to persuade him, saying that he had to take care of Lu Wanqing and didn't have the extra energy to take care of her. If something happened to her, it would be a loss.
Lu Wanqing tried to persuade her, even offering her White Rabbit candies, but it was no use. In the end, she was drawn to Yao Yao in Chen Xiangxiu's arms and reluctantly came out of the truck bed.
Lu Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, but also found it amusing. Under the cheering gazes of the crowd, the tractor finally set off.
An hour later, the tractor stopped in front of a guesthouse.
This guesthouse is close to Hope Primary School, and it's called Hope Guesthouse. Lu Wanqing asked Lin Ye to book it in advance.
When they checked in, they realized how wise their decision was, because the guesthouse was already full of examinees before noon.
Some groups of four or five people squeezed into one room because of the limited room availability.
They've all come from far away, so they can't just keep going home every day. The guesthouse room usually costs one yuan a day, but it suddenly went up to two yuan a day. There's nothing we can do about it, so we just grit our teeth and stay there!
Lin Ye booked three rooms directly. Because he booked early, the price was 1.5 yuan per day. Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing shared a room, Wang Xu and Luo Chunlei shared a room, and Lin Xiaocui shared a room by herself.
Lin Xiaocui gasped. One yuan and fifty cents a day, that would be forty-five yuan a month, which is two months' wages for a worker. That's really outrageous.
Fortunately, she had some savings, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to use a room by herself at all.
However, after seeing the room, she could no longer bring herself to suggest squeezing in with her sister-in-law. The small room had only one bed, which was only about a meter wide. If she and her sister-in-law squeezed in, there was no way Lin Ye could squeeze in with Wang Xu and Luo Chunlei.
Wang Xu and Luo Chunlei, those two lads, I don't know what they ate lately, they've grown taller by leaps and bounds. Before, when they stood at eye level with her, they could talk to each other, but now she has to tilt her head back to communicate with them!
Lin Xiaocui thought about this and that, put her things in her room and tidied up, then skipped over to Lu Wanqing's room.
"Sister-in-law, let me help you tidy up!"
Seeing Lin Ye pile large and small bags on the bed, Lin Xiaocui quickly pressed Lu Wanqing down onto a chair next to her and started helping her unpack.
For items that weren't needed immediately, I simply stuffed the packages into the closet. For everyday toiletries, I took them out, put them in an enamel basin, and placed them under the table.
Take out all the clothes I need to wear in the next couple of days and put them in an easily accessible place.
Fortunately, the weather is cold, so I don't need to take a shower, which saves me a lot of trouble.
The guesthouse only has one public pool and one public toilet, which are usually in short supply, let alone a place to take a shower.
After a while, Wang Xu and Luo Chunlei also came over. "It's still early, shall we go and take a look at the Hope School?"
Lin Xiaocui responded enthusiastically, saying she would finish cleaning up immediately.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "We can clean up the rest when we get back. Let's go scout the location."
Lin Ye grinned upon hearing this, "You're not going to scout the place, you're not going to be a thief!"
Lu Wanqing playfully pinched Lin Ye's arm, "That'll teach you to talk back to me!"
This was her first time taking the college entrance exam, and she only knew these strategies from what she had heard from others in her previous life.
Anyway, there's no harm in getting familiar with the exam venue. She'd heard that many candidates missed the exam because they went to the wrong venue.
As they walked out of the guesthouse, they found that many people outside were already asking where the Hope Primary School was located.
Lin Ye had already visited once before, so he naturally knew what was going on. He called out to everyone, "You should all follow us!"
Suddenly, the group heading to Hope Primary School grew by about ten people, and many more joined along the way, turning it into a large and impressive procession.
Everyone's face was beaming with smiles. They didn't see each other as competitors, but rather encouraged one another.
Some people saw that Lu Wanqing's belly was very big and asked her when she was going to give birth.
"It's just these few days, what a coincidence!" Lu Wanqing didn't feel offended at all.
The line of test takers included teenagers and men in their forties and fifties; they were just showing concern and had no ill intentions.
Lin Ye helped her to Hope Primary School, which was probably the largest primary school in the county. No wonder an exam room was set up here.
As they walked around the campus, they could see many banners with red ribbons, such as "Fight for the college entrance examination, change your destiny, fight on despite setbacks, and laugh at the heroes," and "Seize the day and strive for progress," which made people's blood boil.
Just as the group arrived in front of the teaching building, another pregnant woman came out of the classroom.
"Oh, Wanqing, what brings you here?" Wu Minzhi's eyes shone with excitement.
When she saw the two young men and a little girl following behind her, she understood immediately and said, "Are you bringing your younger siblings to take the college entrance exam? Look at you, all pregnant, it must be so inconvenient!"
Lu Wanqing chuckled, but didn't directly expose her. Instead, she said, "You're also pregnant. I heard someone say that once you get pregnant with your second child, you won't be working anymore!"
Wu Minzhi smiled a little shyly, "The children in my class can't do without me, and since I'm not feeling unwell, I'll just continue teaching them!"
The school was used for the college entrance examination, and the students were all on holiday, but the teachers had to stay to decorate the classrooms.
After learning that Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye were also going to take the college entrance examination, she volunteered to tell them how to find their classrooms.
The classrooms were quickly assigned. Not all of them were in the same exam room. Lin Xiaocui, Wang Xu, and Luo Chunlei were assigned to one exam room at the east end, while Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing were assigned to two adjacent exam rooms at the west end.
Just as everyone was wondering what criteria were used to assign the exam rooms, Liu Ying, dressed in work clothes, also appeared at the entrance of the teaching building.
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