Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1968 - 1969: The Passerby Female Intellectual Youth 111
Wang Yan was working in the farm when she heard the news, and she was shocked.
Ever since the man’s identity was revealed, and there were no more children, Wang Yan and the man’s feelings underwent a 180-degree shift. Previously, she was all about pleasing him and helping him with the work.
Now, they both find each other irritating, barely speaking at home, each using their money separately.
Upon hearing the news about the resumption of the university entrance exam, her first reaction was, of course, to take the exam; she must change her fate, she can’t spend her whole life farming here.
She knew that Zhang Yu would definitely take the exam; she still remembers how disappointed Zhang Yu was when the news of the exam halt spread back then.
What was she doing then? Wang Yan thought about it and remembered that she had a look of glee, not because her grades were good, actually, it was partly thanks to Zhang Yu guiding her sometimes; if he couldn’t help, there was Zhang Jie.
But now the situation is different, she hasn’t read books for years and has long returned the knowledge to the teachers. To really prepare for the exam, there’s a lot to be done.
Most importantly, for the exam, you need books, yet when she rushed to the bookstore, the review materials were long gone.
She quickly hurried to the scrap station, thinking there might be some old textbooks and study guides. However, when she arrived there, she immediately saw the scrap station packed with people.
Everyone was carpet-searching for books and review materials, carefully flipping through anything with text, afraid something might escape their notice.
Anyway, when it was her turn, how could she hope for success? She went there with hopes only to return disappointed. Luckily, later the team somehow procured textbooks and organized group revisions.
Initially, Wang Yan felt her high school grades were decent, despite not having touched books for years. With some review, she should catch up with the pace and be admitted to a school.
She thought not to put too much pressure on herself; as long as she could attend any university, she could leave the farm, never farming again.
But reality was harsh; Wang Yan found herself unable to keep up, especially with math. Watching the teacher solve problems, analyzing why things had to be done in certain ways, she really felt the urge to rest.
Wang Yan was shocked by her own performance, but not only she faced setbacks; many intellectual youth who believed their grades were fine found out their performance had regressed significantly.
Some people, after being hit, would become dispirited, like Wang Yan. Some, however, remained unwilling to give up, considering the relaxed enrollment conditions might not be available next year.
Furthermore, with half a year more of revision, others would also have that time; there would be much improvement. Better to work hard now, and strive to get admitted.
Amid such anticipation, the day of the exam arrived. Zhang Yu and Zhang Jie had already checked into the guesthouse the day before, along with Yao Ying, booking a three-person room, avoiding the crowd.
Yao Ying knew Zhang Yu and Zhang Jie were smart, and they had been revising for more than a year, likely to achieve good scores.
Even though Zhang Wei always said the exam wouldn’t be too difficult because many intellectual youth had been in the countryside for years, forgetting most of what they learned. Seeing the two kids’ smiling faces, Yao Ying couldn’t relax. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Only when she saw the two kids come out grinning did she know they must have done well, likely to be accepted by a school.
Yao Ying was about to go ask them how the exam went, when others pulled them aside, "What do you think of the difficulty level of this exam?"
Well, when asked about the difficulty, Zhang Yu couldn’t say the exam was easy; that would annoy people. "I think it was okay."
Beside him, Zhang Jie added with a smile, "If you know how to solve them, it feels easy; if you don’t, it feels quite difficult."
The reporter hearing this felt like they were being interviewed, but upon thinking it over, such an interview was no interview at all.
Luckily, after interviewing the others, their answers were normal, allowing the reporter to breathe a sigh of relief. If every interviewee were like Zhang Yu, it would be really exasperating.
Once the results came out, the reporter went again to interview the top ten exam scorers in the city, only to find the siblings she interviewed outside the exam hall became interview subjects once more.
After completing the interview, the reporter congratulated Zhang Yu and Zhang Jie, "I really didn’t expect to interview you again."
Zhang Yu and Zhang Jie didn’t expect the interviewer to be an old acquaintance, "Yes, really didn’t expect."
As the reporter left the Zhang Family’s place, they inexplicably recalled a phrase, that this pair of siblings would reach great heights.
Not because of their exam scores, but because in their small house, there really were many books, often frequented books. In such an environment, how could the kids not excel?
Zhang Yu and the others didn’t know the reporter had such high expectations for them; they were busy packing to go to the Capital City for registration.
Indeed, they both registered at Capital City University; Zhao Tong along with the Xia sisters also registered at Capital City University, as for Lu Yun, she registered at a provincial university.
Yes, their dormitory, which housed five people in total, all got admitted to universities, and good ones too. When the news spread, everyone was amazed.
Wang Yan knew Zhang Yu would definitely get into a university; she never expected him to do so well and get into R University.
As for her, even after overcoming initial setbacks and working hard again, attending classes diligently, studying late into the night each day.
She thought if not a university, then getting into a technical school would do, yet her final combined score barely exceeded 100 points.
This score simply wouldn’t get her admitted to any school, whereas a certain "fake," who often boasted of his good academic performance, claiming he’d definitely get into university, scored 150 points.
Everyone expressed no surprise; this person is known for empty boasting, no truth in his words.
After knowing Zhang Yu got into R University, initially wanting to give up was suppressed; no matter what, she must give it a go. The gap between her and Zhang Yu was already large; if she didn’t take this chance to catch up, the gap would only widen in her lifetime; she was unwilling.
She figured her upcoming time should be spent studying hard to strive for university admission.
The "fake" also wanted to get into university, but after his stepfather wrote to the farm warning him repeatedly, it essentially meant they had given up on him there.
If he couldn’t get into university, he’d be farming here forever, and he couldn’t accept that.
So the two continued to confidently take the exam, only to fail repeatedly, not even getting into technical school; kept trying until the age of 30, then finally abandoning the exam pursuit.
To attend the university entrance exams, they never left the farm; abandoning the exams and wanting to return to the city, they found no place for them there anymore, leaving them to become farmers for life on the farm.
