Yun Jin is playing hide-and-seek with Xiao Niangao.
From afar, Li Aimei's excited voice could be heard: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, listen to the radio! The college entrance exam has been reinstated! I can take the exam now, sister-in-law!!!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Jin glanced at the calendar and realized it was around these two days. It turned out to be today.
Yun Jin smiled and congratulated Li Aimei, who was panting as she ran upstairs but couldn't help grinning foolishly, "That's great, you just made it in time. Study hard and get into your dream university."
Li Aimei excitedly hugged Yun: "Thank you for comforting me, sister-in-law. I never thought the college entrance examination would really be reinstated. Did you know this day would come?"
Yun Jin smiled and shook her head, showing no sign of the panic she felt at being almost exposed. She calmly explained, "I didn't expect to be right either. You're probably just lucky to have caught a good time!"
"Sister-in-law is right!" Li Aimei was so happy about the resumption of the college entrance examination that she didn't doubt Yun Jin's words and chuckled foolishly.
Hao hugged Xiao Nian Gao and spun her around, making her laugh out loud. Xiao Nian Gao declared, "I'm all grown up now, and I want to go to university too!"
"Little Rice Cake is so smart, she'll definitely get into university!" Li Aimei exclaimed dramatically.
Little Rice Cake nodded confidently.
Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Mom, are you going to take the college entrance exam too?"
Yun Jin: "......."
Yes, I've attended [a certain program], and I even studied abroad!
Of course, that's in real life; in the novel, she doesn't plan to take the exam.
Li Aimei looked at Yun Jin expectantly: "Sister-in-law, let's take the exam together!"
Yun Jin smiled and politely declined, "Take my exam with you. I'm just a primary school graduate, so I won't join in the fun."
Li Aimei looked regretful. Thinking about it, it makes sense. There's a big difference between high school and elementary school knowledge. What if I don't pass the exam?
Besides, my sister-in-law still has to take care of Nian Gao. She's married, unlike me, who isn't married and doesn't have children, so I can focus on my university studies.
If my sister-in-law is going to take the college entrance exam, she can't bring her child with her!
Whether they can get into university or not is another matter, but going to university is not a good time to bring a child along!
Even as Li Aimei was happy, Yun Jin didn't forget to urge her to go back and study more. She pointed out that in ten years, all the talented people would be taking the college entrance examination together, and with so many educated youth sent to the countryside, there would be millions of people across the country, making the competition fierce.
Li Aimei thought about it and agreed, saying that her English was not good and she planned to go back and brush up on it.
Yun Jin didn't want her to waste her time: "I guess the first year will be the first year after the exam, and there won't be an English test. You should spend more time reviewing Chinese and math."
Li Aimei, unsuspecting, went back to review her math and Chinese studies, as she needed to memorize a large number of poems.
Take out all your junior high school textbooks and bury yourself in studying.
The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination caused a stir in the compound. Many people began to study hard and saw hope in the exam. Even those children who didn't like to study were forced to study by their parents.
"We missed our chance, so you must seize it, study hard, get into university, and become useful college students!"
"Now your older brothers and sisters can come back from the countryside after taking the exam, and they can finally go back to the city."
“We’re too old to take the exam, but the young people can give it a try. Old Li, Old Cheng, and Old He’s sons, daughters, and daughters-in-law are all going to take the college entrance exam. Now the kids are all being taken care of by their mothers.”
"By the way, Rice Cake Mom isn't very old, will she also take the college entrance exam?"
"Who? Her? She didn't even finish elementary school, how could she take the college entrance exam? She can't take it, she's not qualified!"
"As expected, she comes from the countryside; her level of education is different from that of people who received education in the city."
"It's a pity. It would be great if he could go to university. He doesn't seem like someone who can't study."
"Even if she wasn't a college graduate, she still married Deputy Brigade Commander He. Now she's the deputy brigade commander's wife, and she's more assertive than any of us," someone said sarcastically.
Yun Jin happened to be passing by with Xiao Niangao and said with a smile, "You women are so envious, aren't you? Let you men work harder, go on more missions and make more contributions, and in the future you will be the wives of brigade commanders, division commanders, and even chiefs!"
The sisters-in-law were caught off guard by Yun Jin's overhearing, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.
"They're too old for that, let's leave the opportunities to the younger generation," the sister-in-law said, trying to save face.
Yun Jin followed suit: "I have children and a family, so I don't bother with taking the college entrance exam. As you all know, I come from the countryside, I know a few words, so taking the college entrance exam is not difficult for me."
"But you ladies, aren't you from the city? You're highly educated. It's a shame you didn't go to university. It would be good for you to educate your grandchildren in the future, don't you think?"
The older women who were encouraged to take the college entrance exam have long forgotten what they learned.
They knew that Yun Jin was retaliating against them for looking down on her for coming from the countryside.
So they use their urban identity to morally blackmail them.
Realizing they couldn't afford to offend Yun Jin, they all made excuses, saying they had something to do, and slipped away one by one.
Yun Jin sneered inwardly and took Xiao Niangao home.
Little Niangao, despite her young age, knew that her mother had been wronged, and she affectionately hugged Yun Jin's neck, saying, "Mom, don't be angry. I'll go to university and make you proud!"
"Okay, Mom is waiting for you to get into university, and then we'll treat everyone to a feast!" Yun Jin felt a warmth in her heart, happy that she had given birth to a good daughter.
Looking at her little glutinous rice cake, who was planning to support her when she grew up, Yun Jin asked, "If Mommy hadn't gone to university, would you have looked down on Mommy?"
Little Rice Cake shook its head.
Yun Jin then asked, "Would you be happy if Mom also took the college entrance exam?"
Little Rice Cake didn't nod, but said in a childish voice, "I'm happy no matter what Mom does."
"My daughter is so good!" Yun Jin hugged Xiao Niangao and kissed her on the cheek. "My sweet baby, Mommy has decided to go to university!"
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