Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 53 Cheap Fate

Zhai Da hadn't been here for a while, and Hai Ge wondered if he had used the money for Internet access to date someone, so he smiled and said, "If you run out of money, tell me and I'll turn on the computer for you."

Internet cafe management systems these days are not that professional, network administrators have a lot of authority, and there are many loopholes that can be exploited.

Zhai Da even remembered that the spirited girl "talked" with Brother Xiao Hai for a month in order to get free internet access.

Zhai Da smiled and said, "The college entrance examination is coming soon. I don't have time to come."

Brother Hai was quite surprised: "You really study hard? Can you get into college?"

"Let's give it a try. By the way, Brother Hai, we have some school registration matters to do. Which computer of yours is the safest? I need to log into the 'Bulk Provincial Examination Institute'."

Brother Hai thought for a moment and said, "Then you can use my computer. I can't guarantee that the other computers are clean."

Brother Hai trusts Zhai Da very much. He has been a network administrator for almost ten years. It can be said that he has watched Zhai Da grow up. There will be basically no customers coming to turn on the computer at this time, so he simply gave his seat to Zhai Da and went out to buy breakfast.

Zhai Da moved another chair and sat behind the bar with Lu Wei.

I opened the browser, searched the URL, and then logged in to the "Bulk Provincial Education Examination Institute".

This is the official website, but it is quite simple, and even the template is not clear. However, it is the lifeblood of countless students in Bulk Province.

For students of today's era, they basically do not need to log in to this website in person. These things have only been moved to the Internet for a few years. In most cases, schools and units at all levels perform batch operations on their behalf.

But as I said to Lu Wei last night, everyone has the right to take the college entrance examination.

This is how the people in the news every year who “go to college with their son”, “take the college entrance examination for the 20th time”, and “a grandma moves into the dormitory” all come from.

As long as you have a high school diploma or equivalent, you can sign up. In the past, you had to go to the relevant departments in various places, but now you can do it online.

(Even if you have not completed nine years of compulsory education, you can still go to the education department to take a test to prove your academic ability.)
Although Lu Wei did not take the college entrance examination, she has a high school diploma.

It is called graduation, but in order not to affect the college entrance examination sprint, the corresponding examinations are actually held in the second semester of the second year of high school. It is called the "Ordinary High School Academic Proficiency Examination."

The difficulty is extremely low, with a national pass rate of 95%, and it is basically just a formality.

Lu Wei's graduation certificate was usually kept in a bag with other documents, but she took them out when she was kicked out that day.

Zhai Da found the registration link and first had to help Lu Wei register for the "Subject Level Examination" and then register for the College Entrance Examination.

In the past, these "checkpoints" closed the application/modification permissions very early, but this year due to the arrival of the new 08 regulations, the deadline has been significantly delayed (each province is different and each province formulates its own regulations).

Based on Lu Wei's graduation certificate, Zhai Da entered the corresponding student ID number, a sixteen-digit string containing uppercase letters.

Then enter your ID number.

Fill in the basic information path correctly, generate the initial account and initial password, and then log in again.
After a series of operations, Lu Wei officially signed up for the "Subject Level Test", including physics on the same day as the college entrance examination, and "Chemistry and Biology" next month.

Since it is a public registration, the admission ticket will be sent by postal express, and Zhai Da’s address will be directly filled in as Sanmao Community.

He suddenly remembered a joke from his previous life about the new regulations of 08. After that chaotic summer ended, someone complained online that all adults should sign up for subject level tests.

Because the top 20% of the province's scores in elective subjects (physics/history) are A, so as long as mom, dad, grandparents all sign up and hand in blank papers, it can be ensured that every child in the province will get an A.

Of course, this is just a joke. No one can really mobilize so many people, and the higher-ups won't really allow such a mess. It won't be easy for those who make the rules to patch them.

Now, what he and Lu Wei need to face is the grade of the compulsory course in a month. In terms of absolute score, a score of 90 or above can get an A. Lu Wei should be able to do it easily, but he needs to work harder.

Then, it was time to register for the college entrance examination, which was also done on the official website of the examination institute, but it was more rigorous. Lu Wei needed to go to the local education department offline to undergo offline real-name authentication and listen to relevant briefings. The admission ticket also had to be collected offline in person.

Before logging out, Zhai Da also changed the initial password.

After finishing all this, Zhai Da breathed a sigh of relief, and Lu Wei also felt that she had accomplished something important, and she felt relieved. Hai Ge came back from breakfast at some point, secretly observing Zhai Da and his "girlfriend". When he saw that Zhai Da had finished his work, he asked, "Are you done?"

Zhai Da nodded: "Thank you, Brother Hai, have you confirmed that the computer is safe?"

Brother Hai smiled and said, "I've thought about this a lot. I've been tinkering with this computer myself for several years. It's cleaner than most computers on the market. I do a deep clean every week."

Brother Hai handed over two starch sausages, and Zhai Da didn't hesitate to give one to Lu Wei.

"You kid, isn't it a bit late to start studying now? I think Wu Yue has given up and is watching cartoons in front of me every day."

Zhai Da said: "The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago. The second best time is now."

I originally wanted to use this well-known saying to make a joke, but I didn't expect Brother Hai to actually nod seriously.

"Indeed, that makes sense. Xiaoda, if you have a chance, you should try your best, even if it means going to a junior college."

"Don't be like me. When I was studying, I thought studying was useless. After I stopped studying, I realized that I was the one who was useless."

Zhai Da only knew a rough outline of Hai Ge's story, so he could only comfort him in a formal way: "Don't say that. All roads lead to Rome."

Brother Hai said self-deprecatingly: "Do you know who I envy the most?"

"Uh, college student?"

"That's not the case. College students are pretty stupid too."

"That is?"

"I envy those who have seen a lot and have a broad vision, unlike me, who has been hiding in the Internet cafe for ten years, with a dark sky and a dark night, and has never left Dongyang."

"Actually, you can also travel more often," Zhai Da suggested.

"But it costs money to be knowledgeable and broaden your horizons. Without money, you can only be tied to your job like a dog. Ordinary people like us don't have any chance. The best and fairest opportunity in life is actually to study."

Brother Hai ordered a red basil, took a breath and said:
"The tuition fee for Peking University and Tsinghua University is only 5000 yuan a year. Just think about it, how cheap is this opportunity to change your life?"

Zhai Da shook his head: "But not everyone has this talent."

"How many people are really not talented? They are just lazy and like to play around. I've seen too many of them as a network administrator."

Brother Hai subconsciously handed a piece of red soda to Zhai Da, and Zhai Da also subconsciously took it. As a result, Brother Hai reacted and snatched it back.

"Don't smoke if you haven't learned it yet. When you start working, there will be a time when you will smoke one cigarette after another."

However, Zhai Da did not leave immediately. Instead, he took a bottle of iced black tea from behind the bar, a medium-sized 1-liter bottle.

"Brother Hai used your computer, I'll buy you a drink."

Brother Hai smiled and said, "You can just take it from the container and treat me?"

"The goods on the container belong to the boss too. I paid for it."

Although the main business was over, he wanted to chat with Brother Hai for a few more words.

Because when Brother Hai was touching the cigarette just now, he saw a broken line extending from the other person's pocket.

　There are recommendation tickets every day. If no one wants them, give them to Xiao Xin~
　　

(End of this chapter)