Middle school entrance exam results
Seeing that her second sister didn't want to continue, Liu Xiangmei stopped pressing her for details. Every family has its own unspoken worries. From now on, she would stay in the county town with Yaoyao; there would always be a chance.
Remembering her original plan, she opened her mouth, intending to talk to her second sister about staying at her second sister's house first. If her second sister had any connections, she would ask her to help her find a job; if not, she would try to find one herself.
But now that I see my second sister is also in trouble, I'll just let it go. She'll try to find a place in the county town herself, and then talk to my second sister when she's settled.
To be honest, she left the county in a bit too haste this time. She should have asked someone to find her a job and made connections before leaving. But she didn't know many people in the county, let alone anyone who could help her. Besides, she didn't want to see her family back home again. Although she was in a bit of a rush, she didn't regret it.
Now, she and her daughter certainly wouldn't beg and plead to go to her second sister's house anymore. She didn't want to be mocked by that old hag from the Sun family again. Since she wasn't going to bother her second sister anymore, there was even less reason for her to worry about her.
Both sisters chose to keep their predicaments to themselves, not wanting to trouble each other. Although they used to be inseparable sisters, they hadn't lived together for so many years and only saw each other briefly during holidays. Things were different now.
However, both sisters chose to keep it a secret in order not to cause trouble for each other. In the end, their desire to protect each other remained unchanged.
Liu Xiangmei raised the corners of her lips, "It's been so boring at home. There's not much work to do in the fields lately, so I thought since school is about to start, I might as well bring Yaoyao here to see the school gate."
Liu Xiangqiu then remembered that her niece would be starting high school in the second half of the year. She had been too preoccupied with other things lately and hadn't had time to think about it. Last time her brother-in-law passed away, she had taken a man to the funeral, but she didn't have a chance to pay her respects. Now, she touched her pockets but couldn't find anything. She had left in a hurry and hadn't brought anything with her.
She got up and sat down next to Yao Yao, putting her arm around Yao Yao's shoulder. "My niece is really amazing. When you start school, I'll take you to the school to complete the procedures." Then she said to Liu Xiangmei, "You don't need to leave the county. It's too much trouble to go back and forth. I'll pick Yao Yao up from the bus station and take her to school."
Liu Xiangmei neither agreed nor disagreed; she was already planning to find work in the county, and she would definitely have time to take Yao Yao there then.
Remembering that my second sister's family also has a student taking the high school entrance exam this year, when my second sister went to Yao Yao's house for her father's funeral, she was too sad and busy to ask about it. Now she brought it up: "Your Xiaomin is also taking the high school entrance exam this year, right? How did it go?"
Speaking of her daughter, Liu Xiangqiu sighed, "She didn't do well on the exam and didn't get into the county's top high school by two points."
Liu Xiangqiu was extremely worried when she talked about her daughter's college entrance exams.
There are currently three high schools in the county, but the other two are located in towns, which are quite far from the county seat.
When Xiaomin was filling out her college application, her teachers said that based on her usual grades, as long as she performed consistently, she would have no problem getting into the county's top high school. After all, the educational level of junior high schools in the county was better than that of junior high schools in the town. Most of the students admitted to the county's top high school each year came from junior high schools in the county town, and Xiaomin's usual test rankings were also very high, so she only applied to the county's top high school.
However, the problem is that Xiaomin did not perform consistently in this high school entrance exam. Her scores were much lower than usual, and now she not only doesn't meet the cutoff score for the county's top high school, but she also can't go to the other two high schools.
It was precisely because my daughter failed to get into the county's top high school in this year's high school entrance exam that my mother-in-law had something to say about her. She would say all the time that my daughter was a spendthrift and that no matter how much money she spent on her studies, she wouldn't amount to anything. She said she was no better than her nephew and that it would be better to save the money for her nephew. She also said that her nephew was a good student and got perfect scores in every subject, and that he was sure to be the top student.
Haha, my nephew is only in first grade. Her daughter, Xiaomin, used to get perfect scores in every subject, not to mention in first grade. She just had a bad day in the high school entrance exam.
After the results came out, she was terribly worried to see her daughter locked in her room. She didn't know why, but as her daughter grew older, she seemed to become less and less close to her mother, always keeping her head down and never sharing her innermost thoughts. Sigh!
Liu Xiangqiu thought about her daughter, her eyes fixed on Wang Yao. She wished her child was as lively and clever as Wang Yao.
Liu Xiangmei frowned. "So what do you plan to do now?"
Liu Xiangqiu said in a muffled voice, "When the results first came out, Xiaomin said she wanted to study for another year, but my mother-in-law immediately refused. After that, when asked again, Xiaomin wouldn't say anything. You saw Xiaomin's personality just now, she..."
Before Liu Xiangqiu could finish speaking, Liu Xiangmei interrupted her: "The child said he wanted to review, but you disagreed. What else can the child say? And you still have the nerve to blame the child for having a bad personality? I think..."
Before Liu Xiangmei could finish her sentence, Sun Dong interrupted her as he walked over, "Wife, what are you doing here?"
Liu Xiangqiu then noticed Sun Dong. She stood up and said, "Your chess stall closed so early today? My younger sister brought Yao Yao. I'll take them to the park to chat."
Sun Dong has no other hobbies in his spare time. His favorite thing to do is to set up a chess stall with a few like-minded friends and play chess.
Sun Dong looked at Liu Xiangmei, whose face was pale, and wondered what was wrong. "Little sister is here. Why don't you take her home for dinner? Are you feeding the mosquitoes in the park? Come on, Yao Yao, come home with your second uncle. Your second uncle will stew meat for you today."
Liu Xiangmei remained seated while Sun Dongneng sat still, but Wang Yao, as the younger generation, could not. She stood up and politely declined with a smile: "Second Uncle, my mother and I have some things to do, so we won't bother you today. Maybe next time."
Sun Dong was about to persuade her again when he heard Liu Xiangmei snort coldly, "Second brother-in-law, you still have the mind to eat and drink? I just heard that you go to play chess with people every day. You live such a leisurely life. Have you solved the problem of your daughter Xiaomin's schooling?"
Sun Dong pretended not to notice the unfriendly tone in Liu Xiangmei's voice and said gently, "Xiaomin didn't pass the exam this year, so she can't go to No. 2 or No. 3 Middle School now. She can only go to vocational school. She can learn a skill and make a living that way."
Liu Xiangmei: "Xiaomin's grades are quite good, why go to vocational school? She made a mistake this time, she can just try again. Doesn't the child want to review? Why don't you agree? Did you discuss it with Xiaomin?"
Listening to Liu Xiangmei's barrage of questions, Sun Dong sighed helplessly. His sister-in-law's personality hadn't changed much; she always got anxious about the smallest things.
But he still spoke gently: "Grades are the only standard to test ability. Xiaomin's failure to pass the exam means that her learning ability is not good. Even if she studies for another year, it will still not work. It is normal for girls to lack stamina in their studies. We don't need to force her."
That's utter nonsense. If you don't do well on one test, does that mean you're incompetent? What about your usual excellent grades?
What does "forcing" mean? Forcing a child to study when they don't want to is called forcing. Xiaomin is willing to review on her own, so how can that be called forcing?
Liu Xiangmei looked at Liu Xiangqiu, "Is that what you mean too? You want Xiaomin to give up such good grades and go to vocational school? Xiaomin is your only child!"
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