Hua Zhian wasn't really confident; he had graduated from school several years ago and had forgotten a lot of the knowledge he had.
Even though Xiangyun had been urging him to study again since last year, he was busy and distracted, and he could count the number of times he actually picked up a book on his fingers.
But Xie Lanqiao was different. She had only graduated a little over a year ago, and her academic performance was quite good. She could solve many problems, which made him even more nervous.
He also wants to save face, so that one of them doesn't pass the exam while the other fails.
Upon seeing his sister return, he immediately grabbed his books, took his wife, and headed straight to the Jiang family home.
"Little sister, your second brother's reputation depends on you this time." Hua Zhian clasped his hands together. "You have to help your second brother."
Hua Xiangyun seemed to have been prepared, and took out several test papers from the room. "You guys do these papers first, just treat them as a mock college entrance exam."
These are practice problems they've done before, but they're quite challenging. Bringing them out is a good way to refresh their minds and encourage them to focus more on their studies.
Seeing his brother-in-law and his wife start writing their papers, Jiang Yi pulled them aside and whispered, "Are you sure this method will work? Don't destroy their confidence."
Hua Xiangyun said, "...Probably not. We've done these questions before, and there were some we couldn't solve." If they could solve all of them, the provincial and municipal champion titles would be theirs.
Hua Zhian and Xie Lanqiao looked at the papers. They had been full of confidence before, but as they continued working on the questions, their brows furrowed.
If the exam really consists of these question types, then they don't need to take it; they might as well just go home and sleep.
Seeing the two of them looking utterly hopeless, Hua Xiangyun wondered if she had gone a little too far.
At least both of them still had some basic qualities. Xie Lanqiao was better off, as she passed the minimum requirement, but Hua Zhian didn't manage to climb up.
He looked at Hua Xiangyun with tears welling up in his eyes, "Does this mean I'm not destined for that?"
Xie Lanqiao was also somewhat disheartened. Was this the difference between the countryside and the city? Her sister-in-law had given her a problem, and she had only managed to solve half of it.
You know, she was praised by her teachers at school back then, who said her knowledge was solid and well-developed. If it had been ten or twenty years earlier, she would definitely have been a college student...
"That's not quite right," Hua Xiangyun quickly explained, afraid of scaring people away. "I've set some difficult questions for you. It's normal that you can't solve many of them. We still have time, and you'll improve if you keep learning."
I don't think my second brother and sister-in-law just want to go to a vocational school. If we're going to take the exam, we should aim for the best.
"Little sister, aren't you overestimating your second brother?" Hua Zhian was almost brought to tears by the blow. With such terrible grades, his little sister still had the ambition to squeeze into those good schools. Wasn't this going to kill him?
No, even if it cost him his life, he might not be able to achieve that...
"Second brother, you've heard it before: anything is possible with human effort. Besides, we have a much better starting point than others. We've only just graduated, while some people have been out of high school for over ten years. Think about it, they've forgotten more than you have."
Besides, look at all the review materials and textbooks I have here—they're so complete! With such a great opportunity, don't you want to give it your all?
Xie Lanqiao said, "My little sister is right, we have to give it our all."
"If you really don't pass the exam, you can go back to work in the factory, and I'll stay home and help Grandma and the others with housework."
You always have to take a gamble; what if you succeed?
Hua Zhian, "...Then let's take a gamble?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "It all depends on yourself. But your second sister-in-law has a good foundation. If you study hard, she might be able to get into a good university."
Second brother, even if you didn't work hard, you could still have a college graduate wife.
Hua Zhian, “…”
"I must pass the exam," Xie Lanqiao said resolutely. She was currently unemployed, which was why her mother-in-law had been making sarcastic remarks about her recently.
If she had a college degree, she could stand tall with her head held high.
Let those gossiping people in the compound see that Xie Lanqiao is also outstanding and worthy of Hua Zhian.
"It's right that my second sister-in-law thinks that way. When college graduates, their starting point will definitely be higher than that of my second brother, who is just a worker..."
"Stop, stop talking, I'll try my best." Hua Zhian dared not let these two push him down any further, otherwise he would be worthless.
It's just studying, it's just taking exams. Give it your all, who knows who won't succeed?
Besides, he's only been away from school for two or three years, while Jiang Yi seems to have been gone for much longer.
Yes, if I remember correctly, he joined the army after graduating from junior high school. So his foundation was weaker than mine.
Wait, can a junior high school student register for the college entrance exam? Is my little sister going crazy? Is she talking nonsense? How could Jiang Yi possibly take the college entrance exam?
Jiang Yi glanced at him and laughed, "Second brother, you don't need to worry about me. I've already mastered the knowledge from high school and got my high school diploma again last year."
Is he the kind of person who does things he's not confident about? If he wants to see himself fail, he has to see if he gives himself the chance.
Hua Zhian really hadn't expected that the other person had such foresight and had prepared so early. He gave him a thumbs up, "Great foresight."
They were chatting animatedly, unaware that a bus had stopped on the county road, and two elderly people, with the help of the ticket seller, were getting off the bus carrying large bags of luggage.
"Isn't anyone coming to pick you up, you two elderly people?" The ticket seller asked with some concern, noticing their large amount of luggage.
For two elderly people of such advanced age to bring these things back is no small undertaking.
Hua Guangzong shook his head and smiled, "I was in such a hurry to get back that I forgot to send them a telegram."
"It's alright, we'll move these things home slowly. We should run into someone we know a little further on."
The ticket seller couldn't help much either; the whole busload of people was waiting to get going, so they could only grit their teeth and leave.
Tian Guihua said, "We came back so suddenly. There's so much stuff, the two of us can't carry it all back. Why don't I wait here for you to go back and find someone to help?"
“I’m worried about you being here alone. It’s okay, we’ll move forward slowly. It’s still early, as long as we get home before dark.”
Hua Guangzong remembered that Bao Guo and the others had just been in a car accident here last time, so how could he let his wife wait here alone?
Tian Guihua couldn't persuade him, so she could only slowly move forward.
"Do you think it will scare them if we suddenly come home?"
"That's for sure. I wonder if those kids are studying for the exam." When this news came out, they happened to be in Haishi. They couldn't sit still any longer. They packed their things, said goodbye to their old comrades, and immediately went to the station to buy train tickets to come back.
I was in such a hurry that I forgot to send a telegram. I guess my old friend was busy preparing for his child's exams and didn't have time to think about this.
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