The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 309 Simply raising kids won't work! (4.7K)

"I should be asking you, where do you want to go?"

Teacher Li grunted and squeaked like a little pig while nudging and shoving.

"There are quite a few places I want to go," Chen Jingle said, her neck tickling from being nudged.

Li Beixing looked up and said with a smile, "Don't worry! Summer vacation is long, we can play outside until we don't want to play anymore before coming back!"

Where you go isn't important; what matters is who you're with.

Going out with Chen Jingle is fine with her; she'll go anywhere and be happy to go.

Chen Jing chuckled and thought for a moment: "Summer is a good time to go to the north to escape the heat. We could consider Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, or even the grasslands and Northeast. What do you think?"

Perhaps it's because both cattle and horses yearn for the grasslands.

Even someone like him, who isn't particularly interested in scenery, has some longing and yearning for the grasslands.

Just like the description in the Ballad of Changle, the sky is vast and the fields are boundless, the wind blows the grass low and cattle and sheep can be seen. Just imagining it makes my skin crawl.

Shanxi is a great place to visit historical sites. It has the best-preserved ancient architecture in China and is also a region with a high carbon intake, making it perfect for a carb addict like Chen Jingle.

People say that Shanxi cuisine is not presentable, but Chen Jingle believes that a region's food culture is shaped by its environment and will always have its own unique characteristics.

Besides, noodles aren't bad either.

Go to northern Shaanxi to see the Loess Plateau, listen to folk songs and storytelling, and taste the unique cuisine of Northwest China.

As for Northeast China, needless to say, he wanted to see just how big the legendary portions of Northeast cuisine really were, try the local barbecue, and also experience the legendary emperor-level bathing culture.

Chen Jingle held Li Beixing in his arms and whispered his thoughts.

"Go! Everyone go! We'll be here for at least a month!"

Li Beixing generously agreed.

The key is going out to play, so that they can fully enjoy time together as a couple. For Teacher Li, that's the most important thing.

Since we've decided to travel during the summer vacation, we naturally need to do our research in advance.

This matter will be handled by Chen Jingle.

Who can blame him for being so smart? With such a powerful information processor, it would be a waste not to use it.

Without specifically gathering information, Chen Jingle had already roughly outlined a route in his mind that would start from Jiangbei, pass through the neighboring Nangui Province, head northwest, and finally go northeast, a journey that would take 30-45 days.

It covers aspects such as transportation, food, accommodation, and scenic spots.

If you think about it carefully, there are plenty of attractions with great appeal, especially in the mountains and rivers, in the neighboring province of Nangui.

There are also plenty of delicious foods, including all kinds of noodles.

However, to be blunt, the stunning scenery that many people yearn for is actually the mountains that others can never leave in their entire lives.

But then again, true heroism is loving life even after recognizing its harsh realities.

Some people dislike Jiayuguan, while others head straight for Baise Mountain.

……

Over the next few days, everyone got busy.

Besides being busy with his own work and studies, Chen Jingle would take Li Wenhui out for walks and sightseeing whenever he had free time.

Her biggest problem is that she has too narrow a perspective.

Students are a working class who do not participate in social production and naturally possess petty-bourgeois attributes. If they cannot realize the gap between the knowledge taught in textbooks and reality through practice as early as possible, they will only wake up after being beaten down by society after graduating from university.

That's why so many people ridicule college students who haven't graduated yet when they're interviewed and say their ideal salary is 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month.

A group of young people living in an ivory tower have no idea how hard it is to earn money. From the moment they start reading and learning to read, they have been serving the purpose of studying and taking exams. They can't lift a finger or do anything heavy. In the end, they get into a good university and think they are high-level intellectuals, superior to others, and look down on the workers and farmers at the bottom of their hearts.

In reality, getting into university and receiving higher education does not necessarily mean achieving upward social mobility.

An individual's class status is determined by their family and personal position.

In addition to the electronic gifts, Chen Jingle also gave Li Wenhui a set of "Selected Works".

If she can read it carefully, even if she can't fully understand it right away due to the lag in education, at least in the future, it can help her avoid many detours in life.

After all, I can't help her for the rest of my life.

Another topic that has been causing the most buzz online these past two days is the release of college entrance examination results and cut-off scores for various provinces.

Some are happy and some are sad.

This happens every year.

The results for South East Province are released relatively late, around 11 a.m. on the 25th.

Li Wenhui checked her score immediately, and it was slightly higher than her estimated score: 624 points, ranking her 11985th.

In Southeastern Province, this is already a very impressive achievement in science, considering that out of nearly 80 test takers, 52 to 56 are science students. Getting into a 985 university should not be a problem.

Although 985 and 211 are no longer the only criteria for college application, look at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is not a 985 or 211 university, right?

However, most people still habitually choose 985 and 211 universities.

However, her specific grades were somewhat unbalanced: Chinese 127, Math 99, English 138, Physics 75, Biology 91, and Chemistry 95.

This result...

Okay, Chen Jingle knows which direction she should develop in.

If her math and physics scores aren't good, she'll definitely have no chance with computer science or electronics. Even if she gets in, it will be a painful experience. It's better for her to study something she's good at and interested in.

The key point is filling out the college application form next, which I feel is even more important than the college entrance examination.

After all, the college entrance examination only requires answering questions, while filling out college applications involves many more considerations.

……

The aunt also knew the importance of volunteering, so she brought Li Wenhui directly to Chen Jingle: "I asked her if she wanted to be a teacher or a doctor, but she said she didn't like it. Can you help me persuade her?"

I advised her to study medicine and become a teacher.

Chen Jingle was speechless: "Hey aunt, you have a smartphone, don't you? Wenhui is taking the college entrance exam, didn't you do any research on the schools and majors beforehand? Even if you don't know about these majors, you should at least keep up with the news or what's going on around you."

Take Jiangbei District for example. Let alone the Municipal People's Hospital, even the district and county-level People's Hospitals now require a master's degree for permanent positions. In two years, maybe even township health centers will require one. Under these circumstances, how can you still let her study medicine?

"And then there are the teachers. The entire country is downsizing, and this year many places have even stopped hiring teachers altogether. According to a survey report by Beijing Normal University, by 2035, there will be 150 million primary school teachers and 37 secondary school teachers nationwide. Adding high school and university teachers, the surplus number of teachers may exceed 200 million. Going to teacher training college now, what's the difference between that and joining the Communist Party in 49?"

Too many flaws.

Teacher Li also offered advice from the side, smiling and saying, "Auntie, it's really not easy for teacher trainees to find jobs these days. Even with such a high population growth rate in Jiangbei, many rural primary and secondary schools are still merging or closing down. Even in the provincial capital, many private kindergartens and primary schools have been shut down because there are indeed fewer students than before."

The aunt paused for a moment upon hearing this, then stammered, "You know, I'm not very educated, how would I know these things? I just heard from others that teachers have stable jobs and doctors become more valuable with age, and I just wanted her to have a stable job in the future..."

Chen Jingle: "..."

She's clearly a very demanding parent, but she only focuses on motivating her child and shifting the pressure onto them. It seems like as long as they get into university, that's all that matters; she never considers the future.

Typical Chinese parents, at least be a little more responsible!

Simply knowing how to raise children in a tiring way is not enough!
Putting aside her aunt's opinion, Chen Jingle thought for a moment and said to Li Wenhui, "Do you have any thoughts of your own?"

Li Wenhui hesitated, then said, "As long as it makes money, that's fine."

Make money.

Chen Jingle frowned: "If we're talking about the most lucrative fields, then it's naturally the new engineering disciplines. But with your math and physics skills, you can't learn them. Graduates with master's degrees in new engineering from two top-tier universities all earn pretty high salaries."

Being admitted to two 985 universities is basically the ceiling for ordinary people; the next level up is C9, the top five universities in China, or Tsinghua and Peking University.

If you were lucky enough to catch the boom in the internet industry a few years ago, computer-related annual salaries were truly high.

Li Wenhui lowered her head in shame.

"However, aside from the major categories of mathematics and physics, you can find good ones in other fields if you look carefully," Chen Jingle comforted him. In life, many times, choice is more important than effort.

Whether a choice is correct or not depends on the amount of information one possesses; choosing a major is a typical example of who has more information.

South East Province now implements a parallel and one-time application system. If you don't fill out your application well, you may not only miss out on your desired school, but you may even be rejected outright.

for example.

Li Wenhui's score of 624 was high enough to get into South China University of Technology, but she wanted to aim for a mid-to-upper-tier 985 university. She was worried about not getting into her preferred major and being assigned to a less desirable program at the university, so she chose not to accept any transfer offers. As a result, although her score met South China University of Technology's admission requirements, she couldn't be admitted because she refused to accept a transfer offer. This meant she was directly rejected, without even the opportunity to be considered by a second university.

This is a one-time volunteering.

Therefore, Chen Jingle prefers a more conservative approach to college application. The old three-stage application method of "aiming high, being realistic, and having a safe option" is no longer suitable for the current version.

"You said before that you were open to pursuing a master's degree, right?" he asked.

"Mmm." Li Wenhui nodded.

Chen Jingle then asked, "Do you accept students from universities outside the province?"

My aunt couldn't help but interrupt: "It's better to stay within the province. Going outside the province is too far, and it's hard to find a job in another province."

Chen Jingle: "..."

I've never heard of a double 9 engineering master's degree making it hard to find a job. Did you think I was some mediocre, useless liberal arts student from a second-tier university?
Li Wenhui glanced at her mother, hesitated, and said, "It would be best if we could stay in the province."

"Okay, then we'll prioritize universities within the province."

Chen Jingle didn't say anything.

I just feel that with her ranking, she doesn't have many options within the province, but she would have a much wider range of choices if she went to universities outside the province.

At least if you choose a major but not a school, you have more options.

Unfortunately, most students and parents in the southern provinces or Lingnan region don't seem to like studying outside the province.

……

There are only two local 985 universities in the province: Sun Yat-sen University and South China University of Technology.

The former is definitely not enough, and the latter is barely acceptable, so one can only choose a non-popular major.

The other two 211 universities have only average engineering programs, and the other 985 universities and the branch campuses of the two Hong Kong universities don't have many students, so they're not enough to qualify.

If you're not too concerned about whether a university is a 985 or 211 institution, Shenzhen University is actually a good choice.

Whether a school of this caliber is strong or not can be judged by the number of academicians it has. By the standards of the past 92 universities, it is indeed somewhat outdated.

After asking Li Wenhui and learning that she was not interested in studying emerging engineering fields such as computer science and electronics, Chen Jingle knew that he had guessed correctly.

"I'm not good at math and physics, so I can't choose new engineering majors, and even electrical engineering is difficult to choose. The combined arts and sciences majors are too competitive, so I have to go into chemistry and biology-related fields, but I have to exclude biology, leaving only chemistry. Chemistry and materials science are actually options if I want to pursue graduate studies."

This is where the advantage of having a broad knowledge base becomes apparent.

Many parents spend thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan to find agencies to help them register, but these agencies may not be able to provide more information than Chen Jingle, and the final result is not much better.

We live in the internet age, and most information can be found online if you're willing. The key issue is that compiling and organizing it is quite troublesome.

Chen Jingle is concerned not only with the choice of majors for college entrance examinations and the research level of universities, but also with various policies and plans, the specific completion rate of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the general direction of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and so on.

When all these factors are combined, it becomes clear which directions the government will focus its investments on in the future and which industries will not be eliminated.

According to Chen Jingle's understanding, graduates from engineering majors at 211 universities and above generally have decent incomes.

Especially if you go into electrochemistry and electrical materials, such as new energy batteries or semiconductor materials, you can at least get rid of the "dead end" label if you pursue a master's degree.

There's really nothing that can be done about living things and the environment.

These are all unavoidable choices made when there is no other option but to choose new engineering disciplines. If one could choose new engineering disciplines, they would definitely be better.

Then find the score distribution table from the provincial education examination authority.

With a score of 624, there are 468 people in this score range, ranking 12432nd in total. Li Wenhui's ranking is 11985.

There is still a chance for Chinese students.

Looking at the specific cut-off scores, it's not easy to get into the top-tier chemistry program, but there are opportunities in general materials science, light industry, and chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

It just so happens that she personally leans towards chemistry and biology.

Let's take a look at the fourth round of discipline evaluation in domestic universities.

Discipline evaluation is a very important reference standard, especially for those with a clear professional direction. You must refer to the discipline evaluation. There are actually many hidden gems among them. Many universities that are strong in a certain major can easily surpass those 985 and 211 universities in that field.

Many students and parents only know how to choose a school and then randomly fill in a similar major, without understanding the level of that major nationwide, what kind of jobs they can do after graduation, and what their future prospects are.

Just like how her aunt initially wanted Li Wenhui to study at a teacher's college or a medical school.

These are all examples of information asymmetry.

"Take Chemical Engineering and Technology as an example. The strongest universities in China are actually Tianjin University and East China University of Science and Technology. These two can get an A+ rating. Then there's Tsinghua University, which is in the top 2, followed by Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Nanjing University of Technology, and Zhejiang University, which are all A-level. South China University of Technology is in the third tier, A-level, ranking 12th." Chen Jingle showed everyone the data.

Of course, 12th place is already a very strong level.

However, its status within the industry is not as authoritative as that of Tianjin University and East China University of Science and Technology.

If you want to stay in the province, then choosing South China University of Technology is indeed a good choice, as it is highly regarded within the province.

Especially in engineering.

After all, everyone's requirements are different. We can't expect everyone to travel thousands of miles away and stay for four years or even longer in order to get a better major or school.

Then there's materials engineering.

It requires a bit more physics than chemical engineering, but if you get admitted to materials engineering, South China University of Technology is stronger than East China University of Science and Technology. After all, South China University of Technology has several academicians in materials science.

Academicians, and this isn't even the most prestigious university.

Chen Jingle could only lament that he hadn't studied hard enough during his student days and hadn't been able to get into a good university. Now that his knowledge level had improved, he didn't have time to go back to campus to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree.

Fortunately, knowledge can be acquired through active learning; it simply involves studying more literature.

He wasn't pursuing academic qualifications, but rather knowledge.

Chemical engineering and materials science are not considered top-tier majors, so the required scores aren't high and should be attainable.

“South China University of Technology reduced its enrollment last year, but it is expanding this year. Based on the scores and rankings from last year and the year before, Wenhui’s score is good enough to get in, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Chen Jingle said with a smile.

Li Beixing watched him with a smile as he continuously consulted various materials. Well, that's a kind of charm, isn't it?

Chen Jingle has the broadest knowledge base of anyone she knows; she seems to know everything.

He's better than those old professors at universities.

Anyway, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask him. He can solve any problem for you clearly, almost like a professional.

……

At last.

To be on the safe side, Chen Jingle considered several other majors besides chemical engineering and materials science, hoping to get admitted on the first try and avoid having to be assigned to another major.

Chemical materials is already a major that has already been assigned to a different major; it would be too bad if it were assigned to another one.

If you're only considering your major, the safest bet would be to apply to a top-tier 211 university like East China University of Science and Technology, or a university like Shenzhen University.

The problem with parallel application and one-time admission lies here.

My aunt and Li Wenhui both thought South China University of Technology was better, so let's apply there.

I'll submit my application as soon as possible, then wait patiently for my acceptance letter without disrupting my regular work schedule.

(End of this chapter)