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Chapter 8 College Entrance Examination Results (asking for monthly tickets)
There was no deviation in history, and Lu Changge's college entrance examination score was fixed at 588 points.

"Do you want to repeat the year?" asked Lu's mother.

Lu Changge shook his head. He had already thought about this problem.

"Dad, Mom, now that the results are out, I have a few words from my heart that I want to tell you."

"This should have happened a long time ago. Your mother and I don't know how to start the conversation!"

"First of all... I'm really sorry. You guys invested money and energy into my education, but in the end, I didn't get the results I wanted. As your son, I definitely feel so sorry for you."

Mr. and Mrs. Lu didn't expect it to be so formal, and they didn't know how to respond.

Lu Changge continued, "Also, I've thought about this. While the college entrance exam is important, it doesn't determine a person's entire life. I won't let it get me down, and I don't think that going to college is the end of my studies. I will definitely continue to work hard. In short, I won't joke about my life."

As for whether or not to repeat the year, I don't want to. I want to be exposed to the outside world sooner, adapt sooner, and grow up sooner. That's all I have to say."

Lu's father and mother glanced at each other, and finally it was Lu's father who spoke: "Your mother and I are both tongue-tied and can't say first, second, or third. We just have the same idea, hoping that you can have a good future. Of course, it is meant to bring honor to us, but the key is you. It is you who has a good future.

As for whether to repeat or not, I think you should repeat because your grades have always been good and you deserve to go to a better university. It's too much of a loss to be in this position now. We also think a good university is important, so we're not rushing to make a conclusion.

Of course, if you've decided not to repeat the year, then don't repeat it. Just choose a good major and have a stable job in the future. That's all that matters."

Mr. Lu has some of the controlling tendencies of a parent, but he is very restrained.

So Lu Changge is still lucky, at least he doesn't have unreasonable parents.

"Mom, what do you think?"

"I'll leave it to you, son. Old Lu, my son still has his own ideas."

Father Lu said, "I didn't force him. He said what he thought, and I said what I thought. I raised my son with three good things in mind: a good job, a good daughter-in-law, and a good grandchild. If you really want to enter society a year earlier, I don't have much objection. But you have to find a daughter-in-law earlier. You can't follow the fashion of young people in big cities. If you're not married by the age of 25 or 26, won't that drive me crazy?"
The Lu family only has you and Lu Changqing. That little bastard has no hope of learning his lesson, so the responsibility of carrying on the family line falls largely on your shoulders. If you fail again, then our old Lu family will be doomed. The incense will be gone in the future, and I will be sorry for your grandfather."

Lu Changge didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Dad, we were just talking about the college entrance exam. Why did we end up talking about incense?"

It's as if there is a fortune of hundreds of billions to inherit.

"If you really compare, incense is more important. Some of my friends make a lot of money, but they only have daughters. What's that called? It's like a hen crowing, but in the end, all the hard work for half a lifetime is given to someone else's son."

"Dad, that's called the hen crowing. A hen crowing is awful."

"Anyway, it means the same thing."

Okay, okay, Lu Changge didn't argue too much with him about these old-fashioned ideas.

"I understand. I'm also concerned about finding a partner."

After being distracted by Lu's father, the atmosphere actually became better. Lu's mother hurriedly urged, "Let's eat first, or the food will get cold soon."

In the evening, people from all walks of life started calling to inquire about the scores, including relatives, friends of his parents, and Lu Changge's own classmates.

Zhu Xingyu scored 459, and just like in his previous life, it was difficult for him to get into undergraduate school.

But he had no problem, as he had his own father back in Huaishui. As for a big city like Jiangzhou, Lu Changge knew that he had a cousin who was a boss there.

Having a good life is better than anything else.

He Feier's score is 573, and she is now concerned about the score line for the first-tier universities.

About half an hour later, Mother Lu received a call from Grandpa, who specifically asked Lu Changge to answer the phone.

Mother Lu first said that the child was upset because he did not do well in the exam, and then she gave the phone to Lu Changge.

My grandfather is the principal of the town’s middle school. He has always been quite majestic, and he holds great financial power and has strict requirements. Not to mention Lu Changge, even Lu’s mother has been a little afraid of him for many years.

There's nothing we can do about it. No one in Lu Ma's generation earns as much as Grandpa's retirement salary.

Fortunately, Lu Changge is now in a middle-aged mentality, so he is not nervous.

"Uncle, it's me, Changge."

Uncle means grandpa, uncle's father.

But his grandmother was called Auntie, and as a younger generation, he couldn't understand why Huaishui was called that. "Your mother said you didn't do well on the test. What was your score?"

"588 points, a bit of a poor performance."

"You've lost some of your level. What happened? Can you still pass the first-tier line?"

"You should be able to pass the first-tier line, but it's probably a little high. I'm sorry to disappoint you, uncle."

"Disappointed or not, the result is already like this. What are your plans?"

Lu Changge said, "My dad asked me to repeat the year, but I don't really want to. I'll just continue studying in college. It's not like I'll stop studying after I pass the college entrance exam."

"You are right that you should keep learning as long as you live. When will you go to the countryside? Grandpa will talk to you again."

"I just have to go to school the day after tomorrow, I have time for everything else."

"Okay, give the phone to your mother."

Lu Changge remembered that his first cell phone was bought by his grandfather, but that was in 07. He didn't buy one in 06 because he immediately decided to repeat his studies.

He decided not to repeat the year this time, and didn't mention it. He was wondering if he wouldn't buy it because his score was too low.

Mother Lu went to pick up the phone, listened to a few words and then hung up.

"What did you say?"

"He said he wanted to buy a cell phone for you and Xiaoxue. You'll need it for college."

Lu Changge thought, that’s not bad, it’s worth it that he didn’t ask his parents for money for a few days, and he was reluctant to spend even the 28,000 yuan.

In fact, families like theirs will inevitably develop a mentality that if you don't spend Mr. He's money, he will spend it all on Mr. Xu.

The same goes for Xu.

Only someone like Lu's father, who is too concerned about his reputation, would stretch his neck and shout, "If we don't let him buy it, can't we afford to buy a phone for our son ourselves?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu's mother retorted, "He bought it for Xiaoxue but not for Changge. When has my father ever done such a thing? You are deliberately trying to stir up trouble."

"Where did I start a conflict? I didn't want him to pay, but you blame me?"

Mother Lu ignored him and said to her son, "Xiaoxue will come to the county town from the countryside tomorrow and buy a cell phone. Your grandfather gave her 5,000 yuan and let her take it all. But she won't live with us, she'll live with her aunt. When she gets to the county, I'll go with you."

After the college entrance examination results are released, senior high school students have to go to school again, mainly to retrieve their academic files and other personal information. In addition, the school will also issue a "Guide to Filling in College Entrance Examination Applications."

Nowadays, there is still a considerable proportion of rural students who are admitted to universities, but they know nothing about universities and majors, including their parents, so the Provincial Education Center has issued this guide for unified distribution.

Xu Qiuxue attended another high school that was as famous as Huaishui Middle School, Xingtu Senior High School, but she was a boarding student. The dormitory was no longer available at that time, so she could only live with her relatives for the time being.

As for why I don’t live in his house, that’s the difference between being a biological aunt and not being a biological aunt.

"It's just to buy a cell phone. I can go with her. At worst, I can take her back after we go."

Mother Lu nodded. "It's up to you."

"Changge, Dad will give you another thousand to buy one better than her." Dad actually started to search his pockets.

This made Lu's mother start to scold, "Lu Weijun, you are sick. Isn't a 2,500 yuan phone enough?"

Lu Changge just wanted to laugh, but he felt sympathy for his father. It was his father-in-law's fault for being so strong.

"By the way, Mom, how many points did Xu Qiuxue get in the exam?"

"692."

Lu Changge actually knew that her score was high, after all, he had memories of it from his past life, but he remembered it was around 670. He didn't expect that his memory was wrong and her score was actually more than a hundred points higher than his.

In fact, since he was a child, he was forced to be compared with Xu Qiuxue because of the open and secret struggles between the He and Xu families. Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost.

But when both of them grew up, they regarded these as jokes, and at that time, only memories remained.

(End of this chapter)