Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that Chen Li had finally made up her mind, Wang Dong immediately responded: "Little sister..."

"Now that you've made the decision, hurry up and review..."

"You are not the only one in our courtyard who wants to take the college entrance examination."

"Today in the kitchen, Sha Zhu suddenly came to me and asked me about the college entrance examination. He also asked me where I could find review materials, saying that Sanmao from Liang Lati's family wanted to take the college entrance examination."

"If I remember correctly, Zhang Linbao from Aunt Zhang's family in the backyard also has good academic performance and should also take the college entrance examination."

"I don't know about the others, but including you, there are three of us..."

"Don't let yourself fail both of them."

Chen Li answered confidently: "Brother-in-law, don't worry..."

“Although I have forgotten a lot of things I learned in high school, I can quickly catch up if I review.”

"The top three scores in every exam are not exaggerated."

"Just wait and see. My college entrance exam results will definitely be better than theirs."

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Barely a month had passed when the news that the college entrance examination would be resumed this year spread throughout the courtyard.

Xiaodang and Kuihua, who were worried about finding a job, suddenly felt that they had found a way out.

You should know that going to college is not only free, but the school also gives out a lot of subsidies every month, which is enough to meet your personal living needs.

If they can get into university, they won't have to worry about money for the next three or four years.

In addition, they are guaranteed to be assigned jobs after graduation, and they are all cadre positions. The two of them don’t even have to look for jobs, and they can get higher salaries than Banggeng. Maybe in a few years, they can be promoted to cadres.

The more they thought about it, the hotter they became.

They found Qin Huairu as soon as possible: "Mom, Dad Yi... We don't want to look for jobs anymore, we want to take the college entrance examination..."

Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai also heard about the resumption of the college entrance examination this year, and heard that many young people in Siheyuan had already started reviewing.

In addition to Chen Li in the front yard, Sanmao in the middle yard, and Zhang Linbao in the back yard, even the third son of Yan Fugui in the front yard began to review, hoping to change his fate by passing the college entrance examination.

Although the college entrance examination is very difficult, the pass rate is also very low.

But if they pass the exam, the fate of their two daughters will be completely changed. Not only will they no longer have to worry about finding a job, they can also become cadres that everyone envies.

Qin Huairu was attracted on the spot.

But he did not nod immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Yi Zhonghai, wanting to hear his opinion.

Although Yi Zhonghai does not make money now, he was once an eighth-level fitter in the steel rolling mill. He has dealt with many cadres and must have more experience than himself.

Besides, in order to keep Banggeng's job at the steel rolling mill, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi gave Yi Zhonghai 600 yuan. Together with Yi Zhonghai's own savings, he had at least 1,300 yuan for retirement, which was much more than the savings of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi combined.

In addition, Yi Zhonghai also owns a house, which means that Yi Zhonghai still has a high status in the family.

Once Xiaodang and Kuihua decide to take the college entrance examination and not look for jobs for the time being, they will have no income for the next three or four months and can only eat and use things at home.

If Yi Zhonghai, the head of the family, does not agree, even if Qin Huairu nods, Xiaodang and Kuihua will not have an easy time in the next few months.

Faced with Xiaodang and Kuihua's expectant eyes, Yi Zhonghai did not think about it for too long.

His thoughts were very simple.

The more books Xiaodang and Kuihua read, the higher their status will be in the future, the more things they will have to take into account, and the more filial they will become.

Although I am their stepfather, I still have to be filial to them. If they can really get into college and become cadres in the future, it will only benefit me, not harm me.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement: "If you want to take the exam, go ahead..."

"If you can really get into college, you won't have to worry about your job."

Jia Zhang, who was standing by, became anxious.

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish, he couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Why would two money-losing bastards go to college? If they want to go to college, they should go to a good place."

"They will both be married off sooner or later. Even if they are admitted to university, it is for other families. What does it have to do with my Jia family?"

"Huai Ru, why don't you let Xiao Dang and Kui Hua take over Bang Geng's shift at the steel mill, so that Bang Geng can come back and take the college entrance exam..."

"When Banggeng gets admitted to university and becomes a cadre, we will enjoy a good life."

"And if we let these two money-losing bastards go to college, they will definitely have to eat and drink at home for the next few months. They don't earn any money, so who will pay for the extra living expenses at home?"

"I have no money anyway."

Xiaodang and Kuihua's faces instantly became worried, fearing that Qin Huairu would nod.

Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai spoke up at this time: "Forget about the jokes..."

"When he was in school, he always ranked last in the class in every exam, and he didn't even finish high school. Even if he went home to review, he still couldn't get into college."

"Xiaodang and Kuihua have attended high school, so they still have a good chance of getting into college."

"As for what you said about getting married..."

"Even if Xiaodang and Kuihua really get married in the future, they are still your Jia Zhang's granddaughters, and I, Yi Zhonghai, am still their stepfather."

"I believe they will continue to be filial to us as they should be."

"She won't ignore us just because she's married."

"As for the living expenses of the two girls in the past few months..."

"I, Yi Zhonghai, will not take advantage of you, Jia Zhangshi, at all."

Xiaodang and Kuihua couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and immediately thanked Yi Zhonghai: "Thank you, Father Yi..."

"No matter whether we can get into college in the future, we will both be filial to you in the future."

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Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

The courtyard seems particularly peaceful during this period.

Several young people are working hard for the upcoming college entrance examination. Their families don't want to hold them back, so they are very careful in everything they do, for fear of disturbing their studies.

Compared with the relaxed review atmosphere of Chen Li and others, Xiaodang and Kuihua frowned and scratched their heads from the very beginning of their review, looking very painful.

In the first two years after going to the countryside, in order to avoid going hungry, the two of them, at the instigation of Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, took a leave of absence from school and stayed at home making matchboxes every day, which meant that they had not learned most of the high school knowledge.

Now there are no teachers to teach them, and it is almost impossible for them to learn the knowledge that they can only learn in two years in school through self-study in just two or three months.

But they did not want to miss this good opportunity to change their destiny, so they could only struggle in the sea of ​​books with pain on their faces, and at the same time pray to God, hoping that they would have better luck than others in the college entrance examination.

At the same time, he was filled with hatred towards Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi. (End of this chapter)