Chapter 116116 Chu Song Successfully Takes the College Entrance Examination
When the news reached the Chu family, Chu Song was sitting lazily in the reclining chair, with one leg crossed and swinging it nonchalantly.
Others were either reviewing desperately or working hard on solving exercises, but she, on the other hand, looked relaxed and at ease, as if the days were peaceful and the clouds were rolling.
Little Jinyu stood on tiptoe, like a follower, massaging people's shoulders diligently.
Ye Xiuzhi's face darkened. "As an aunt, you enslave your own niece like this!"
"No, I volunteered." Chu Song opened one eye, glanced at Ye Xiuzhi, and then smiled and opened his arms. "Come here, little whale, let auntie hold you."
Chu Jinyu ran over happily and snuggled in the man's arms.
"Is it voluntary?"
Nodding.
Chu Song: "Look~"
Ye Xiuzhi: “…”
Not only that, Chu Song also turned the tables and said, "Look, now that you have a granddaughter, you don't even notice me anymore. Alas, little cabbage, the ground is yellow."
"Stop spitting blood at me! I don't have any!"
"Where is it not?"
Ye Xiuzhi: "Hey - let's see if I can deal with you today..."
"Hey, Mom, Xianxian is about to take the college entrance examination, so don't mess with her." Chu Heng hurriedly tried to stop the fight.
Ye Xiuzhi immediately went down the stairs. "I'll let you go this time. You stay home and study hard. If you run around again, I'll punish you!"
"I know, I know." Chu Song wanted to lift his tail to the sky, he was so fearless.
She had long seen through Ye Xiuzhi's paper tiger temper. Although she said that, she was actually reluctant to teach her a lesson.
The official date of the college entrance examination is a news that most people are both nervous and excited about.
Not only the Chu family, but the learning atmosphere of the entire team has changed. Everyone wants to break one minute into two minutes. Even the most unfocused people on weekdays now sit quietly at their desks, memorizing knowledge points diligently.
Chu Song still acts like her gay self.
This world is unfair. Talented people can easily succeed in anything they do. Chu Song is that talented person.
What's more, with her personality, even if she is furious behind her back, she will appear calm on the surface.
Otherwise, how can you install a big one?!
As time passed, the weather became colder and colder. In early December, the first snow fell in the village.
Now it was the final sprint stage, and Chu Song couldn't find any companions to build the snowman, so he had to give up. Then he was taken home by Ye Xiuzhi and concentrated on memorizing his lessons.
The test site was set up at the town's middle school, and Chu Song and his group arrived at the town's guesthouse the night before. Ye Xiuzhi was extremely worried, worried that they would not be able to catch up if they got up too late, worried that they would miss the time, and worried that something might happen on the way from the village to the town.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and checked into a guesthouse in town a day in advance, spending money to gain peace of mind.
That night, Ye Xiuzhi barely slept, even more nervous than the college entrance exam candidates. A thin layer of frost covered the windows of the guesthouse, and at first light, she tiptoed out of bed.
There is a breakfast stall at the door, and the boiling hot steam wrapped in the aroma of fried dough sticks drifts far away.
Ye Xiuzhi spotted the fried dough sticks shop at a glance. The stall owner was flipping the golden dough sticks in the oil pan with long chopsticks, and the pan made a sizzling sound.
Ye Xiuzhi's heart moved: "Comrade, give me three fried dough sticks and six boiled eggs."
"Okay!" The stall owner skillfully wrapped the dough sticks in oil paper and fished out the steaming eggs from the pot next to him. "Hey, are you buying this for your child? He looks like he's going to take an exam. One dough stick and two eggs, perfect score!"
Ye Xiuzhi was thinking exactly this. Upon hearing this, the wrinkles on her face relaxed. She quickly took the item and put it in her arms, covering it. "Yes, several children are going to take exams. I'd like to ask for your good wishes, I'd like to ask for your good wishes!"
The weather got cold quickly in winter, so she trotted back to the guesthouse, even pushing the door quietly.
Chu Song had just woken up, his eyes were half open, his hair was messy like a little madman, and he was still in standby mode.
She smelled the aroma of fried dough sticks, "Mom, did you buy fried dough sticks?"
"Hurry up and get up. Eat it while it's hot." Ye Xiuzhi put the breakfast on the table and turned to pour hot water for Chu Song. "You have an exam today. Eat a fried dough stick and two eggs for a good omen. Hurry up and get ready. I'll go next door and call Lao Er and Bao Shu over."
Chu Song came to the table and looked at the golden fried dough sticks and plump eggs wrapped in oil paper. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Mom, why do you still believe this? This is feudal superstition."
"Whether it works or not, it's always a good idea to try."
Chu Song went to wash up obediently. When she came back, Xiang Baoshu and Chu Heng had already finished their breakfast. Ye Xiuzhi helped her peel the eggs.
"Hurry up, I'm waiting for you."
Chu Song couldn't help but act a little mean, "Mom, should I eat the fried dough sticks first and then the eggs? Do them in that order, otherwise what will I do if I get 1 or 10 points on the test?"
Ye Xiuzhi: "...You're asking for a beating again, aren't you? Even eating can't stop you from talking."
“That’s what it is.”
Although Chu Song was a chatterbox, he quickly finished his breakfast, packed up, and headed towards the town's middle school, carrying cloth bags filled with stationery.
The road was a bit slippery after the snow, and Ye Xiuzhi held Chu Song's hand tightly all the way, for fear that she would fall and hurt her arm or hand, which would be disastrous.
Chu Song never expected that before she could do anything, Ye Xiuzhi would suffer from pre-exam anxiety disorder.
At this moment, the school gate is already crowded with people, all of whom are parents or candidates sending their children to take the exam. Everyone has an expression of nervousness and anticipation on their face.
Ye Xiuzhi kept repeating the things to pay attention to before the exam. Not to mention Chu Song, Chu Heng and Xiang Baoshu were all helpless and could only nod repeatedly.
Seeing that the time was almost up, before Chu Song followed the other candidates into the examination room, Ye Xiuzhi pulled her aside again, took out a few pieces of fruit candy from her pocket and stuffed them into her hands: "Keep them in your pocket. If you feel slow in thinking, just suck on one. I heard it can help you stay alert."
"..." Chu Song reluctantly put the candy into his pocket and waved his hand, "Let's go in."
"Go ahead."
Seeing several figures disappear at the entrance of the examination room, Ye Xiuzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart immediately tightened. She muttered to herself, "I will definitely do well in the exam, I will definitely do well in the exam..."
The first subject was Chinese. In this impoverished era, even the college entrance examination papers were not printed clearly, and the blurry papers exuded a strong smell of ink.
As for the questions, they were a real daunting task for Chu Song. There were seven major questions, covering punctuation, word filling, sentence correction, reading comprehension, and composition, and none of them were difficult.
In order not to cause psychological pressure to other candidates, Chu Song had a rare moment of conscience and did not hand in his paper and leave early.
In the afternoon, we had math, which was a bit more challenging than Chinese. But it was still just functional equations and geometry, like calculating volume and area.
There are two remaining subjects: politics and liberal arts. After all, Chu Song is not a native of this era, so his political acumen may not be a perfect match, but it is not a big deal.
All in all, the college entrance examination was completed smoothly.
Some were happy and some were worried. As soon as they left the examination room, some people gathered in groups of three or four, nervously reviewing the questions and checking the answers.
Ye Xiuzhi, on the other hand, broke away from her usual behavior and didn't ask any more questions. The exam was already over and she couldn't regret it. It was all in the past, so she might as well look forward.
Ye Xiuzhi: "Come on, you've all worked so hard, I'll treat you all to a good meal today."
Chu Song looked at him expectantly: "What do you want to eat?"
"Let's go to the state-owned restaurant and have beef noodles."
Chu Song: "...You are too stingy, that's all."
Ye Xiuzhi rolled her eyes at her. "You don't know how expensive food and fuel are until you manage a household. Money isn't that easy to earn. When you go to college, you won't need to spend money on things like this, right?"
"Maybe I won't pass the exam."
The result was another warning look.
Ye Xiuzhi ordered four bowls of beef, a plate of seasonal vegetables and braised pork. Although she was teasing her daughter, she was not that stingy.
After eating and drinking, the few of them went home, and the college entrance examination came to an end for the time being.
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"Chu Xianxian! Xianxian!"
Chu Song was being directed by her mother to work. She squatted on the ground and worked hard to pull out radishes from the field. When she heard the noise outside the door, she decisively dropped the radishes in her hand and ran out happily.
Ye Xiuzhi complained jokingly: "Oh, a lazy donkey trying to get on the millstone."
Chu Song: "Ni Jieya? Why are you here?"
Ni Jieya had wanted to come for a long time, but because Chu Song was a college entrance exam candidate, she was afraid that it would interfere with his studies, so she had been holding back. As soon as the exam was over, she packed up her things and came over.
Chu Song is now her beloved military advisor.
"I came here to tell you some good news."
Chu Song: "What good news?"
"Didn't you tell me before that we needed more advertising? I listened to you and kept trying to find connections. Now, the TV station has finally relented and said they can give us 30 seconds of commercial time."
"real?"
"real!"
Chu Song: "That's good news. Are you ready for this 30-second commercial?"
Ni Jieya nodded. "I already have an idea and I'm going to ask for your opinion. By the way, do you have time now?"
Compared to pulling radishes... Chu Song made a decisive decision, "Yes, I have plenty of time!"
Ni Jieya smiled and said, "That's great. I came here by bike today, so I can take you with me."
"Stop, where are you trying to run to?" Ye Xiuzhi appeared silently behind Chu Song.
"Mom, I'm going to do some serious business. If you don't believe me, just ask..."
Ye Xiuzhi put her hat on and glared at her: "You'll freeze to death if you run out like this."
Chu Song leaned against her clingingly, "Mom, I knew you were the best to me."
"Don't give me that." Ye Xiuzhi stuffed some change into her pocket. "When you're out and about, don't take advantage of others, and don't let others take advantage of you. Always have money in your pocket."
"I know."
Ni Jieya smiled as she watched the scene. "Aunt Ye, don't worry. I will take good care of you."
Ye Xiuzhi was quite trusting of people. Knowing that Chai Xueqi also worked in her textile factory, she enthusiastically gave her a bag of pickles and asked her to take them home.
Ni Jieya pushed and pulled with the other person for a long time, but finally accepted the offer because she couldn't refuse the kindness.
On the way, she sighed: "Aunt Ye is so good to you."
Chu Song was pleased: "Of course, it doesn't matter who it is."
Ni Jieya's initial idea for the advertisement was to find actors to wear clothes from the third factory and show the clothes one by one like a catwalk show. Chu Song took a look at it and shook his head in rejection.
Firstly, the actors are not eye-catching enough, and secondly, showing them one by one is a waste of time, and whether it can tap into the audience's purchasing desire is also a question.
Ni Jieya humbly asked: "That's right, how should we shoot it?"
"Advertising is all about showing the beautiful side of happiness! It creates a false sense of happiness in the audience's eyes, and they'll naturally be drawn in."
Ni Jieya murmured: "...Happiness."
"Yes, happiness."
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