Chapter 41 Is your nephew on the same level as you?
In Cheng Xuyuan's impression, making a phone call is very simple.
But when he filled out a call form at the post office and waited for more than an hour before hearing the voice of Cheng Xu going to machine number 3, he was so moved that tears almost fell! Finally got a call! It's easy to make a phone call! Just as he walked over quickly, the fat post office worker said, "Young man, speak quickly if you have something to say."
"You're a bit far away. It'll cost 1.2 yuan per minute."
"And there's one dollar for the dial-up fee."
Although he received a huge sum of 125 yuan today, the charge of 1.2 yuan per minute still made Cheng Xuyuan feel distressed.
So after saying thank you, he quickly picked up the black telephone receiver.
"I'm Cheng Jiadong. Who's looking for me?" The crackling sound of electricity on the phone changed the original taste of the voice.
It is not easy to hear the meaning of words clearly.
"Uncle, I'm Cheng Xuyuan." Cheng Xuyuan hurriedly asked, "How's things at home?"
The reason why he called Cheng Jiadong instead of his father Cheng Jiaxing was because Cheng Jiadong's unit had a phone number.
Although Chengjiazhuang Brigade had a telephone, it was very difficult to get through.
"Everything is fine at home!" Cheng Jiadong said, "Kid, tell me what's the matter quickly. The phone bill is expensive!"
"Didn't I tell you? Just write to me if you have anything to say."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't care about his uncle's complaints. He quickly said, "Uncle, I heard that the college entrance examination results are coming out soon."
"Do you know my grades?"
Cheng Jiadong said: "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it for you."
"I'll tell you the first time the score comes out."
"Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now!"
Cheng Xuyuan never expected that his uncle was more anxious than him, the one who paid.
He hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm fine..."
I was halfway through my sentence when the other end of the phone hung up.
Listening to the beeping sound in the microphone, Cheng Xuyuan was speechless.
I waited for an hour and a half and only spoke for one minute. The efficiency of this phone call is really too low.
But the goal has been achieved.
Cheng Xuyuan put down the phone and went to pay the bill. Looking at the amount of two dollars and twenty cents, Cheng Xuyuan felt a pang of heartache.
After all, these two dollars and twenty cents are enough to order two main dishes at a restaurant!
It seems I should make fewer phone calls in the future!
Cheng Jiadong put down the phone in his hand, complaining in his heart that this little nephew really doesn't know how expensive food and fuel are.
I called from afar just to ask about my college entrance examination results.
Can't you write a letter?
What's more, you don't know your own level, and yet you call me.
Although he was complaining in his heart, Cheng Jiadong still walked towards the office next door.
This is the office in charge of college admissions.
"Lao Qi, are the results out?"
Lao Qi is a middle-aged man in his forties with a fair face. He wears a pair of thick glasses and looks gentle and refined.
He smiled and said, "Old Cheng, someone in your family is taking the college entrance examination too!"
"That's right. The kid just called me and asked me if the results were out."
Lao Qi smiled and said, "Hey, your kid called just in time. I just got the results of the candidates in our county."
Cheng Jiadong was not too excited about this unexpected surprise.
After all, what does it matter if the results are out? What does it have to do with my nephew?
"Old Cheng, our county has achieved a high score this time!"
Lao Qi said excitedly: "342 points, that's the highest score in our entire region!"
Cheng Jiadong and others also had speculations about the college entrance examination results. After all, they were in the education department, and according to their research, the score for admission to college should be around 200 points.
The rates for junior colleges and technical secondary schools are even lower.
Cheng Jiadong felt that his nephew could at best get into a technical secondary school.
For ordinary people, technical secondary school is also an arrangement that changes their destiny.
But for Cheng Xuyuan, who has already gone to Yanjing and become a Yanjing citizen, it has no meaning at all.
Does Cheng Xuyuan have to go back to the regional agricultural machinery school and then be assigned to the county as an ordinary clerk?
"More than 340 points, who is so good?" Cheng Jiadong asked curiously at this time.
Lao Qi pushed up his glasses and said, "This candidate seems to be surnamed Cheng. Lao Cheng, is he your nephew?"
Cheng Jiadong shook his head and said, "How could it be my nephew? If he scores 200 points, I will buy you a drink."
"Then it's a deal." Lao Qi said with a smile, "I really want to drink this wine."
"Tell me what your nephew's name is, so I can check it for you?"
Cheng Jiadong was just about to say Cheng Xuyuan's name when Shen Yumo's name flashed through his mind.
I wonder how this cold and aloof ex-nephew's wife did in the exam? No matter what, she should have a better foundation than her nephew.
In an instant, he changed his mind and said, "Please help me check Shen Yumo first!"
Lao Qi didn't quite understand what he meant, but he still picked up a stack of manuscript paper and started looking it up.
The scores at that time were all copied onto manuscript paper.
"We found Shen Yumo. He scored 65 in Chinese, 32 in math, 43 in history and geography, and 56 in politics, for a total of 196. This score is pretty good, and he can at least get into a junior college."
Lao Qi said: "This child did well in the exam!"
Lao Qi, who knew the college entrance examination admission situation, knew very well that no matter whether it was a university or a junior college, as long as he could be admitted, he could change his destiny.
Even if you get into a technical secondary school, it will change the young person's life.
Shen Yumo could only get into a junior college.
Cheng Jiadong felt a little disappointed, but for some reason, he felt inexplicably relieved.
He hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, I did well in the exam."
"Old Cheng, tell me your nephew's name so I can help you find him." Old Qi said, "Wait a minute, I have something else to do!"
Cheng Jiadong said: "My nephew's name is Cheng Xuyuan. It's faster for you to find his name from the back. His grades are not as good as Shen Yumo's!"
Lao Qi nodded and started flipping through the stack of manuscripts from the back.
One, two, three...
After searching for six or seven minutes, I still couldn't find Cheng Xuyuan's name.
Cheng Jiadong couldn't help but asked anxiously, "Lao Qi, why haven't you found it yet?"
"You said your nephew's academic performance is not as good as Shen Yumo's, but I have already checked over 200 points and still haven't found your nephew's name."
“Has he signed up?”
Lao Qi, who had already turned to the penultimate page, asked with some doubt.
"Yes. He just called me and told me to pay attention to his college entrance examination results."
"If he didn't take the exam, why would he let me pay attention to this?" Cheng Jiadong said without question.
Lao Qi stopped talking and continued to look through the manuscript in his hand.
Half a minute later, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Old Cheng, what's your nephew's name?"
"Cheng Xuyuan, what's wrong?" Cheng Jiadong walked towards Lao Qi and said.
"Are we in the same boat as you, the rising sun, the distant one?" Lao Qi's voice was trembling a little.
Cheng Jiadong curled his lips. What level is this Old Qi? It’s a pity that he is still a scholar in the unit!
If my nephew is not in the same class as me, how can he be in the same class as you? "Yes, my nephew is in the same class as me." Cheng Xuyuan said unhappily.
"Old Cheng, you want to treat me to a drink, and you want Maotai!" Old Qi shouted excitedly: "You are such a mean guy, you deliberately let me find you from behind!"
"Let me tell you, he scored 342. He's the one I mentioned with the highest score in our county!"
"You...just be happy!"
The first round we have been looking forward to has begun. Big guys, I urgently need your support. Only the more support you give me, the more motivation I will have!
(End of this chapter)
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