After the newspapers published the news about the resumption of the college entrance examination, Building 10 became the liveliest place in the compound.

The person everyone came to see was Miss Meng Xiuzhen. She was a freshman and had always had excellent grades. Young teachers would come to her with questions and would also borrow her notes.

At first, Meng Xiuzhen was not very willing to have people ask her questions about her daughters. First, not every military wife who came to live with her family had a good relationship with them. For example, Su Ting, she would be willing to have her daughters come to her home to teach her. However, Su Ting had a solid foundation and did not need anyone to teach her.

Secondly, there were too many people who came to ask for advice. In order to teach these people on the first day, she didn't read much and delayed her studies. She only had more than a month to review, which was too stressful.

Fortunately, the military wives who came to ask for advice were all very perceptive. They probably saw that she was unhappy, so they stopped coming to ask questions and instead borrowed her notes.

Meng Xiuzhen had no objection to this. From the first year of junior high school to the third year of high school, her daughter had made countless notes, so it was no big deal to lend a few of them out. Even the notes that her daughter was reading could be lent out. After all, they would return them after copying them, so it would not affect their review.

During the process of borrowing the notes, someone noticed that Miss Meng Xiuzhen was reading Su Ting's notes and started to inquire about it.

Miss Meng Xiuzhen was simple-minded and told the source of the notes.

The military wife was very puzzled after hearing this, as Su Ting only attended junior high school for two years and she had been out of school for ten years, while Miss Meng Xiuzhen graduated from high school this year and had always had excellent grades.

Why is she reading Su Ting's notes?

I was confused, but didn't take it seriously. I only mentioned it to someone in my study group.

After the college entrance examination registration ended, various study groups emerged in the compound. Some were organized by military wives who had good relationships and studied together, and some were organized by units. For example, the military district primary school also formed a study group to allow teachers to exchange learning results with each other and promote enthusiasm for learning.

The study group this military wife participated in was the former. They had good relationships with each other, but they were afraid of working in isolation, so they got together. She mentioned it casually, but another military wife in the same group named Dai Shulan took it to heart.

It just so happened that Dai Shulan had a good relationship with Su Ting, so she came to borrow the notebook the next day.

Su Ting was surprised and asked, "Why did you think of borrowing my notes?"

Dai Shulan is two years older than Su Ting and was already in the third year of junior high school when the big movement began. However, she had been away from school for too long and had not read much in recent years. She had forgotten a lot of junior high school knowledge, so she often felt confused when reviewing recently.

She didn't know whether her efforts could get the desired results. If not, she didn't know whether it was meaningful for her to put aside everything at home and spend so much time reviewing.

But she was reluctant to give up.

She had always had good grades while in school and had already decided on the career she wanted to pursue.

But the sudden great movement changed everything, and her dream became increasingly distant. She once chose to accept her fate, listen to her parents' advice, get married, have children, and quit her job.

But the seed of dream in her heart was not extinguished. When the college entrance examination was resumed, the seed sprouted.

And this is why she chose to sign up for the college entrance examination.

But ideals are full of hope, while reality is very cruel. During the learning process, she often felt that every step was difficult, and the regret in her heart grew deeper and deeper. If only she had read more books in the past years, it would have been better.

But the pace of the college entrance examination will not slow down because of her regret, she can only try her best to learn more.

This was also the main reason why she came to find Su Ting. She felt that at this critical juncture, Meng Xiuzhen's daughter would not waste time on useless notes.

Dai Shulan thought so and said so.

Su Ting smiled. Although she did not join the interest group, and she did not think of shouting that her notes could be borrowed when the Meng family came and went, it did not mean that she was unwilling to share with others. It was just that she took the initiative to take it out. With her academic qualifications here, others would inevitably ask questions and there were too many things that needed to be explained.

The more you say, the more mistakes you make. This is an unchangeable truth, and Su Ting has always kept it in mind.

But when Dai Shulan came to borrow her notebooks, she was not stingy and took out all the notes she had made during the review process in the past two years and the test papers she had written, allowing her to choose for herself.

Although Dai Shulan's basic knowledge was not solid, she was not stupid. When she saw these notes and test papers, she knew that Su Ting was really capable.

And just by looking at the thickness of the test papers and notes, one can tell that Su Ting must have started reviewing a long time ago, or even that she may have never given up studying.

Dai Shulan was excited, but she did not rush to get the summary notes. Instead, she picked out the math notes for the first and second grades of junior high school and borrowed two test papers from Su Ting. She planned to finish reading these first and then consider the others.

When leaving, Dai Shulan asked: "If other people ask where the notes came from, can I tell them the truth?"

Su Ting was stunned for a moment and smiled, "Okay."

Dai Shulan felt relieved and took the notes to the study group. When the other military wives saw that the notes she took out were different from the previous ones, they asked her a few questions.

After learning that the notebook was borrowed from Su Ting, a military wife asked, "Why did you suddenly ask her to borrow the notebook?"

"I find her notes very useful," said Dai Shulan.

This is the truth. During the review period, Dai Shulan did not make much progress in her studies, but she has read quite a few notes. Some of the notes looked very thick, but when she opened them she realized that they were not useful. Other notes contained useful information, but were really hard to understand.

Su Ting's handwriting style is very concise and clear, and she also wrote a lot of her personal learning methods and insights, which are very useful to her.

There was a chapter that she had been studying vaguely before. She seemed to understand it, but when she did the questions, she had no idea how to do it. However, when she looked through the book, she remembered all the formulas and had no idea what was wrong. Therefore, the questions in that chapter have always been her weak point. She was at a loss when she encountered them.

But after reading Su Ting's notes last night, she felt that she had figured it out, and she did the questions more smoothly than before.

The military wives who were reviewing with me all looked skeptical: "Are you sure?"

It's not that they look down on Su Ting. Those who studied with her all had high academic qualifications. The worst one, Dai Shulan, had only been studying for more than a month in the third year of junior high school.

Having also been away from school for so many years, they all had difficulty in reviewing. Su Ting had just entered the first grade of junior high school when her classes were suspended, and they really couldn't believe that her notes were useful.

Seeing everyone's inner thoughts, Dai Shulan said, "If you don't believe it, forget it." She lowered her head and continued to review.

If Dai Shulan had come to argue, their minds might not have changed, but her attitude made everyone nervous. After looking at each other, someone couldn't help but ask, "How many notes did you borrow? Can you let us see them too?"

People who can review together will have good relationships. Dai Shulan hoped that everyone could get good grades. Otherwise, she would not have asked that question when borrowing notes.

If Su Ting had refused at that time, Dai Shulan would have respected her opinion and not brought the notebook to the study group, but Su Ting said it was okay, so she didn't care and handed the notebook out.

After reading it for a while, a military wife asked, "Is this really the note taken by Su Ting?"

Dai Shulan said: "She gave it to me personally, how could it be fake?"

"She had such good grades in school?"

They were all preparing for the college entrance examination, so they could tell at a glance whether the notes were useful or not. If these notes were really written by Su Ting, then her grades in school must have been exceptionally good.

Dai Shulan shook her head: "I don't know what her grades were when she was in school, but she has a solid foundation. Do you want to use it? If you do, I'll copy it for you."

Everyone said without hesitation: "Yes."

Two or three people could copy one note together. Within a few days, everyone in Dai Shulan's study group was using Su Ting's notes and papers. Then the word spread from one to ten. In less than half a month, the number of people looking to borrow Su Ting's notes was almost breaking down the door of her house.

…

After more than a month of intense review, the college entrance examination is finally here.

In order for Su Ting to be in a good mental state for the exam, He Dongchuan began to urge the two children to brush their teeth, wash up and go to bed after dinner the night before.

Not only did the two children go to bed early, but the couple also went back to their room and lay down before nine o'clock.

Moreover, after falling asleep, He Dongchuan was particularly honest. Although he was close to Su Ting as a human heater, his two hands did not cross the line at all.

However, Su Ting felt that his good intentions were wasted. She did not feel sleepy after going to bed. She felt bored with her eyes closed, so she pulled He Dongchuan to talk: "What do you think I should do if I don't pass the exam?"

Applying to college at that time was much more difficult than in later times. In her college entrance examination year, the college entrance examination scores were released first and then the students filled in their applications. However, even so, some students still did not apply properly because the admission score line was adjusted that year. At that time, applying to colleges required filling in the application form first, submitting the form, and then taking the college entrance examination.

Moreover, because this is the first college entrance examination in ten years, the admission score line ten years ago does not have much reference significance for them, and the difficulty of the exam is about the same.

Therefore, the situation they faced could be described as being in the dark.

Although Su Ting felt that she had done well in her review and would definitely be able to get into university as long as she didn't perform poorly, to be honest, the passing scores for the universities she applied to were actually quite high.

Before the exam, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

He Dongchuan had more confidence in Su Ting than she had in herself. After hearing this, he said without hesitation: "It's impossible. You studied so well. If you can't pass the exam, wouldn't all the military wives in our compound be wiped out?"

"Whether you can pass the exam or not cannot be judged solely by your grades. It also depends on the school you apply to. Some people may not study that well, but they may apply to a school with a low score requirement, so they can still be admitted. Some people may have good grades, but the school they apply to has a high score requirement, so they may fail." Su Ting is now worried that she will be the latter.

Su Ting was so clear-headed that He Dongchuan couldn't brag anymore and said seriously, "I think you shouldn't think too much before the exam. Get a good sleep tonight so that you can be in a good state tomorrow. When you are in a good state, just give your best and you will have a better chance of passing the exam. Don't you agree?"

"Intellectually, I know what you said makes sense, but emotionally I can't sleep right now." Su Ting sighed, "I always feel uneasy."

"There's nothing to be nervous about. Even if you don't pass this year, you still have next year and the year after. As long as you want to take the exam, I will always support you." He Dongchuan's voice was tinged with smile. "Don't worry, even if you want to take the college entrance examination with Xiaoyan in the future, I won't laugh at you."

Su Ting thought of that scene and reached out to pinch He Dongchuan's arm: "Are you cursing me?"

He Dongchuan's arms were full of muscles, and she didn't use much force, so it felt like pinching someone, which made him laugh out loud. He explained, "No, I was just expressing my support for you."

Su Ting chuckled: "Thank you for your support, but I don't want to thank you!"

After joking, Su Ting leaned into his arms and said, "If I really don't pass the exam this year, I will lower my goal next year. I don't want to take the college entrance examination with Xiao Yan. It's too ugly."

He Dongchuan did not continue what she said. If she was sad, she said she was adjusting her emotions, but he said it would be easily misunderstood as him not having confidence in her. At this juncture, it was too depressing.

Finally, he hugged the girl in his arms and said, "I believe you can get good grades."

…

Although she didn't go to bed early enough, Su Ting had a good sleep quality that night.

The next morning she was slowly woken up. It was not yet completely bright outside and the light inside was a little dim. Looking at the little girl lying on the bed, Su Ting asked in surprise, "When did you get up?"

"It took me one, two, three minutes to get up..." He counted slowly on his fingers. Perhaps he didn't understand, so he changed his words and said, "It's been a lot of minutes!"

"Really?" Su Ting reached out to turn on the light, sat up, reached for the sweater hanging at the end of the bed, put it on and asked, "Why did you get up so early today?"

"Dad asked me to get up," he said slowly, looking up, "Dad said today's test is very important to mom, and asked my brother and I to be good and not cause trouble for mom."

Su Ting smiled and asked, "You just got up obediently?"

"Yeah, I'm going to be super good today!" He said slowly, and walked to the bed with his short legs, "Mom, what clothes do you want to wear? I'll get them for you."

"Wow! It seems I can enjoy the slow service today." Su Ting pointed at the cotton padded jacket and said, "I want to put on my coat first."

The quilted shirt was hanging in the middle of the rack at the end of the bed. Her arms were not long enough to reach it while standing by the bed, so she trotted over, pulled off the quilted shirt, held it in her arms, and ran to Su Ting, shouting, "Mom! Here!"

"Thank you." Su Ting reached out and took the cotton shirt, put it on and said, "I still need long pants now."

She slowly went to get her trousers and socks. The socks were under the drawer of the closet. Su Ting's and He Dongchuan's socks were mixed together. She couldn't tell which pair belonged to whom, so she ran back and forth twice.

When Su Ting was dressed, she was already out of breath and her face was red, but she was very excited. She asked with a bright smile: "Mom, was I good today?"

"Very good."

The praised He Yan slowly ran out and found the bathroom to wash up and boasted: "Brother, I just did so many things for mom!"

He Yan was brushing his teeth. He turned his head when he heard the sound, biting his toothbrush and asked curiously, "What did you do for Mom?"

"I helped Mommy get a coat, pants, and socks," she counted slowly on her fingers, "Mom and Daddy had so many socks, and I almost got the wrong ones. Mommy said the black ones were Daddy's socks, so I went to change a pair, and I found Mommy's socks right away!"

"Didn't you go change your socks?" He Yan asked doubtfully.

"I didn't know it before, but after my mother told me, I found it right away." She said slowly, puffing out her chest proudly. She thought she was very smart.

Seeing her smug look, He Yan understood what she meant and praised her, "Wow, sister, you are so smart?"

Slowly narrowed his eyes: "Hehe~"

After showing off to his brother, he slowly went to the kitchen to show off to his father again. After receiving his father's praise, he went to call his mother and brother to eat with satisfaction.

After breakfast, He Dongchuan washed the dishes while Su Ting went into the room to check the exam stationery and took the notes for the subjects she would take in the morning. Although she might not read them, she always felt at ease holding them.

After packing up, He Dongchuan took the two children to send Su Ting to the examination room.

The examination locations for these military wives in the compound were all in the county college. In order to show support, the army specially arranged people to drive them and drop them off, and the Military Family Settlement Office also arranged individuals to handle logistics.

When they went out, a truck had already stopped at the gate of the compound. There were two or more military wives in the car, all of whom were taking advantage of the time before the exam to memorize some knowledge points.

A woman in her thirties with short hair and wearing a thick cotton jacket was standing next to the car, pacing with a notebook in her hand.

Although the sun came out today, it was too early and the sunlight was not very warm. The breath she exhaled was filled with white mist. She could not stand and had to walk to keep warm.

Seeing them coming out, the other party strode forward and pushed the notebook and pen in front of Su Ting: "Come on, sign your name."

Su Ting quickly signed her name on the registration list and asked, "When do we leave?"

"We'll leave at 7:30," the other party answered, and then asked jokingly, "Comrade He, are we going to stop here, or are we going to take you to the examination room?"

Su Ting was looking at her watch and was a little slow to react. It was He Yan who rushed to answer: "We have to send Mom to school!"

The other party smiled and asked, "Were you waiting outside while Mom was taking the exam?"

"Yeah!" He Yan and Man Man nodded in unison.

"Aren't you afraid of the cold?"

"No."

After listening to what they said, Su Ting said to He Dongchuan, "There are still eighteen minutes left. Should we get on the bus and wait, or stand here and wait?"

"All is fine." said He Dongchuan.

Su Ting said, "Then let's wait here. At least there's some sunshine."

There were many military wives in the compound who signed up for the college entrance examination this time, more than forty to nearly fifty people in total. They came out not too late, and after standing still, someone would come out of the compound from time to time.

Shen Xuan and her daughter Meng Xiuzhen came out together. Seeing He Dongchuan and his brother and sister, Meng Xiuzhen asked in surprise, "Is Captain He here to take the exam as well?"

"Um."

Man Man thought that Meng Xiuzhen didn't see him and his brother, so he emphasized, "We are still here!"

He Yan followed up by saying, “Yes, and we are not sending you to take the exam, we are accompanying you!”

He tilted his head slowly and asked, "Is it different?"

"Of course it's different. When we send our children to take the exam, we send them here. But when we send our mothers to school, we have to wait outside. This is called accompanying them to take the exam."

Slowly it dawned on me: “Oh!”

Meng Xiuzhen quickly asked Su Ting: "Are they really going to send you to the county high school?"

Su Ting nodded: "Yes."

Meng Xiuzhen originally thought that it would be enough to send her child to the gate and watch her get on the bus. However, when she saw Su Ting's family, she realized that there were also test-takers accompanying her. She asked hesitantly, "How about I take you to school, too?"

"No need, I can do it myself." Miss Meng Xiuzhen said. She knew that her father and siblings were all at home, and her mother would definitely not be able to leave.

Meng Xiuzhen heard her say this, hesitated and said, "Okay."

However, when Shen Xuan looked at the He family, a hint of envy flashed across her eyes.

Although her husband did not object to her taking the college entrance examination, he could not be said to support her. When he knew that she was going to take the exam today, he did not say anything, let alone accompany her to take the exam.

My husband didn't come, my child is young and likes to stay in bed, and the weather is so cold that I couldn't even think of getting up early to send her off.

But she did not let herself indulge in this loss. After saying hello to Su Ting's family, she got on the bus, found a seat to sit down, took out her notes and immersed herself in cramming before the exam.

At 7:28, the last military wife arrived. The staff of the Military Family Settlement Office sat in the front carriage and told the driver that they could set off.

The distance from the Navy Compound to the County Hospital was not short, but this vehicle was arranged by the military to pick up military wives and did not stop along the way, so it was not yet 8:10 when we arrived at the County Hospital.

After the truck stopped at the gate of the county high school, the wives of the soldiers got off the truck one after another. After landing, they did not stay for long and went directly into the school with their admission tickets.

Before Su Ting went in, He Dongchuan asked, "Have you brought everything? Are you feeling hungry?"

"Everything is ready. No one is upset." Su Ting handed the notes to He Dongchuan, bent down and kissed the two children respectively, "Mom is going to take the exam. You two should be good with dad. Don't let them stay outside in the wind all the time. Go to the nearby shops that are open to shop more."

He Dongchuan said: "Well, do well in the exam."

The brother and sister also echoed: "Do well in the exam, come on, Mom!"

…

This year's college entrance examination was held over two days. The first day tested mathematics and political science, and the second day tested history, geography/physics, chemistry, and Chinese.

Su Ting took the history and geography exams. Firstly, when she started reviewing, she had graduated from high school a long time ago and had long forgotten all the physics, chemistry and biology knowledge. Without a famous teacher to teach her, it was not easy to brush up on it. History and geography mainly rely on memory, which is her strong point. Secondly, when she just started reviewing, Su Ting had already decided to study Chinese in the future, so it was just right for her to choose the liberal arts subject in the college entrance examination.

It seems that the Chinese major has little to do with the comics industry that Su Ting will work in in the future, but in fact, comics need stories to support them. If the painting is the skin, then the story is the bone, and both are indispensable.

Even before Su Ting traveled through time, there was no real comic profession in the country, and many comic practitioners actually had a background in art.

But Su Ting studied painting in her previous life, and she attended a very good university, which was at least ranked in the top two among art academies.

When she was in school, she was always the favorite of her teachers. Everyone said that she was talented and smart. She also thought so. So before her family suffered a change, her dream was to become a famous painter.

It was not until she had nothing that she realized that before becoming a famous painter, the first thing she had to do was to fill her stomach, and to fill her stomach, she had to give up her dreams.

Su Ting made a decision quickly.

Su Ting felt very uncomfortable when she first changed her career. She felt that she was a coward and had abandoned her ideals. So when she found that she could no longer paint the paintings she wanted, she felt that this was God's punishment for her.

It was not until she had gone through a long period of baptism that Su Ting gradually understood that there was no punishment. She could not draw because her teacher had praised her for her talent, but in fact she was not that talented.

Some people can paint more touching paintings after experiencing hardships, but she gradually became ordinary in the hardships of life.

After realizing this, Su Ting felt completely relieved and chose another path.

Fortunately, life has worn away her talent for painting, but her skills are still there. Her basic skills are very solid, and she has a good imagination. The cartoons she draws are funny and cute. Otherwise, even with the support of a big V, she would not have become an overnight sensation.

After traveling through time, she continued her side job from her previous life, and her performance was pretty good along the way, so she no longer bore the grudges about giving up in her previous life. When choosing a major, she did not insist on continuing her unfinished dream from her previous life, but just wanted to choose a major that would be more helpful to drawing comics or manga.

After careful consideration, Su Ting's first choice was to apply to the Chinese Department of Fudan University.

Last night, Su Ting was so anxious that she couldn't sleep. But when she entered the examination room and received the test papers, she calmed down.

She read the questions quickly, picked up her pen and began to write.

The questions in the first college entrance examination after ten years were not difficult, especially for someone like Su Ting who had experienced the college entrance examination in her previous life and reviewed two years in advance in this life, the difficulty was not really high.

The exam lasted two hours, and she finished the test paper in less than an hour and a half. However, she did not hand it in immediately. Instead, she checked the test paper carefully and stopped writing two minutes before the bell rang.

The bell rang and Su Ting was the first to hand in her paper.

When she went out, she looked at the people sitting on both sides of the aisle. They were either writing furiously or scratching their ears and cheeks. The former had almost filled up their test papers, while the latter had only half of their papers left blank. They all looked worried.

When Su Ting looked at others, others were also looking at her...test paper.

When they found out that she had written a very satisfactory paper, many people showed envy in their eyes. After she left the examination room, some people even talked to her and asked her if she would graduate from high school this year.

Su Ting was so amused that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No, my child is already a few years old."

"That's impossible. You look so young."

Although Su Ting was very happy to hear this, she did not acquiesce. She smiled and said, "Really, I am already 25 years old and have been away from school for many years."

"Ah? I really can't tell," the other party looked at Su Ting's smooth and fair skin, "and when you handed in the paper, I saw that you seemed to have filled it up."

Su Ting said modestly: "I just wrote it casually."

The two walked out while chatting, and separated when they reached the school gate, one went to the gathering point of his team, and the other walked towards the truck parked at the school gate.

She should be the first to hand in her papers. The other wives of soldiers had not returned. Only the logistics clerk stood there. When he saw Su Ting, he asked, "How did you do on the exam? Are you thirsty?"

"Fortunately," Su Ting raised the military water bottle in her hand, "I brought water."

As she spoke, she looked around. She had been out for so long, but she still hadn't seen He Dongchuan and...

Just as the thought flashed through her mind, she saw Man Man jump out from the other side of the truck and shout, "Mom!"

Su Ting was startled, and was a little slow to show a surprised expression: "Why are you hiding behind the truck?"

"Because I want to give my mother a surprise."

He Dongchuan took He Yan to the mother and daughter and asked, "How did you do in the exam?"

In front of her family, Su Ting was not humble: "I feel good about myself."

"You feel good about yourself, so you must have done well in the exam." He Dongchuan encouraged her, "Are you hungry? Let's find a place to eat?"

"Don't you want to go back with the truck to eat?" At noon, the truck would pick up the wives of the soldiers and take them back to the compound for lunch, and then send them back after they finished eating.

He Dongchuan said: "It takes an hour to go back and forth, and if someone dawdles, the time for lunch will not exceed half an hour. It is better to find a restaurant in the county, where you can rest for a while."

Su Ting thought about it and agreed, so she said something to the logistics clerk, and went to a nearby restaurant with He Dongchuan and the two children.

There were a lot of people in the restaurant. After all, it was the day of the college entrance examination. No one would be reluctant to spend money at such an important time. Those who lived in the county town were fine, but those who lived far away would choose to eat in the county, and some even stayed in the county guesthouse at night instead of going home.

The hotel staff were extremely busy, but their service attitude was better than ever. Today was a happy day after all, so it wasn't appropriate to have a sullen face.

Su Ting and her friends were lucky. When they entered the restaurant, there was a table occupied. He Dongchuan quickly grabbed a seat and let Su Ting and her friends sit down. Then he took the money and ticket to the front desk to order food.

After ordering the dishes and returning to the dining table, He Dongchuan said, "It will take half an hour to an hour to serve the dishes. Why don't you lie down and take a nap?"

As he spoke, he took out notebooks from the bag he brought with him and placed them side by side in front of Su Ting. The table was too greasy and Su Ting was afraid that she would not be able to lie down on it without something to put on it.

I have to say, he knows Su Ting very well.

She was a little hesitant at first, firstly because she felt the desk was a little dirty, and secondly because she was not very sleepy. But looking at the notebooks neatly spread out on the desk, she obediently chose to lie down and sleep.