Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 352 The College Entrance Examination is Imminent

Hetian Town.

Liu Dongran looked anxiously at Liu Yanran, whose face was pale, and asked with concern:
"Daughter, how are you doing now?"

Liu Yanran sneezed subconsciously and said in a trembling voice:

"I am fine, I am better than ever before."

She was sent to the storeroom immediately after giving birth and did not get any rest afterward. Liu Yanran's body has clearly been left with hidden injuries.

The thought of being reborn made her eyes shine brighter than ever before.

Despite her exhaustion, Liu Yanran took out another textbook and began to read.

She had to seize this one and only opportunity to change her family's fate.

The Liu family was practically bankrupt because of this plan, and Liu Dongran couldn't find anything to do, so she simply didn't have the resources to take the exam for another year.

The thought that she might become the village woman she used to despise filled Liu Yanran with motivation, and she began to devour the knowledge in her textbooks.

She must seize this opportunity that can change her destiny!
……

Time is like a gust of wind; it blows forward, but you can never catch a trace of it.

Despite some minor hiccups, Wang Chengpeng still managed to start the college entrance examination safely.

After a period of recuperation, Wang Chengpeng's injuries from fighting the wolf pack have basically healed and will not affect his participation in the exam at all.

Declining their families' company, Wang Chengpeng, Wang Zidong, and Zhu Hong headed to Hetian Town to prepare for the upcoming college entrance examination.

Due to the college entrance examination, the guesthouse, which was usually sparsely populated, is now overcrowded.

If they hadn't booked a room in advance, the three of them might not have been able to find accommodation at this point.

After all, this is a crucial moment for the college entrance examination. In order to win the top spot in this exam that carries the weight of countless families, no one would hesitate to spend the money to stay in a guesthouse for one night.

Even from Wangjia Village, the closest village to Hetian Town, it takes nearly half an hour to cycle to the examination site, not to mention the villages that are farther away.

If you only travel to Hetian Town on the day of the exam, the energy spent just on the journey will be enough to put most candidates at a disadvantage from the start.

In a sense, candidates living in towns naturally have a greater advantage than those living in villages.

Although each of them booked a room, Wang Zidong and Zhu Hong were both in Wang Chengpeng's room at the moment.

Judging from their anxious expressions, they took this exam, which was crucial to their future, very seriously, and it was precisely because of this seriousness that they appeared so nervous.

Looking at the calm and composed Wang Chengpeng, Wang Zidong pressed his trembling right hand down with his left and said:

"Pengzi, the college entrance exam is tomorrow, why aren't you nervous at all?"

"What if... what if we don't do well on the test? Wouldn't all the time we've spent studying over the past six months have been wasted?"

Just kidding, Wang Chengpeng has absolute confidence in his grades, so how could he possibly feel nervous about the college entrance examination?

Moreover, nervousness is completely useless to him except for affecting his own state of mind.

However, while everyone understands this principle, not everyone can be so thick-skinned or have such strong self-confidence when it comes to actually facing it.

Even Zhu Hong, who is usually carefree, was a little nervous, though he didn't show it as obviously as Wang Zidong.

"Nervous? I am very nervous, I just didn't show it."

Wang Chengpeng said calmly,
"Not to mention that we might not fail this college entrance exam, even if we do fail, it won't be a waste of a year's hard work."

"The knowledge you acquire is your own; no one can steal it or take it away from you."

With a bitter smile, Wang Zidong, still somewhat nervous with his teeth chattering, said:

"That makes sense, but I'm still nervous."

"Pengzi, you need to think of a solution quickly, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Even Zhu Hong chimed in at this point, saying:

"Brother Wang, I'm a little nervous too."

"You usually have the most ideas, there's nothing you can't solve, why don't you help us think of a solution?"

With a sigh, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that there was really nothing he could do about having these two unreliable teammates.

Thinking this, he opened a notebook he had prepared beforehand and said:

"You must have too much energy to be nervous."

"Even last-minute preparations can be effective!"

"While there's still time, I'll give you a crash course."

"Let me think, I've covered most of the key points, and you've all learned them. Now it's all about how you perform on the spot."

"How about this, I'll give you a few essay topics to practice with."

"I don't believe you have time to think about something as trivial as the college entrance exam tomorrow when you're writing your essays."

At this point, Wang Chengpeng glanced down at his watch on his left wrist and continued:
"It's only a little past seven o'clock now, just enough time to practice two essays, plus analysis, there's just enough time."

With the sound of a pen writing, Wang Chengpeng quickly wrote down two essay topics in his notebook and placed them directly in front of the two people.

They exchanged a glance, and then, forgetting all about being nervous, they started writing down the questions quickly.

They suddenly realized that they had brought this upon themselves. If they hadn't been making a fuss over nothing, how could they have ended up in the miserable situation of having to do homework in the middle of the night?
While the two went back to their room to work on their problems, Wang Chengpeng didn't do any last-minute cramming. Instead, he looked out the guesthouse window at the bright moon hanging in the sky, lost in thought.

In fact, most of the other candidates were reacting in the same way as the three of them.

You can either be nervous, cram at the last minute, or remain calm and composed.

Clearly, Xia Mingyue belonged to the last category of people. At this moment, she was staying in a guesthouse not far from Wang Chengpeng, sitting blankly on the bed in a daze.

While casually flipping through "La Dame aux Camélias" in her hands, Xia Mingyue's thoughts seemed to have completely drifted away from her favorite book, flying to an infinitely distant place.

Finally, she let out a long sigh, closed the book in her hands, and quietly lay down on the bed. Tomorrow was the battle that would determine her fate; she could only succeed, not fail.

Thinking of this, Xia Mingyue subconsciously looked at the textbooks she had brought for review.

With Wang Chengpeng's help, she had excellent conditions for reviewing her studies.
She read through all the textbooks and reference books that were originally hard to come by, and under these circumstances, she felt that it was only natural that she was able to get into university.

"Comrade Wang, I just don't know which university you prefer."

With this question in mind, Xia Mingyue finally fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next day, Wang Chengpeng and his two companions got up very early.

With the help of Wang's essay adjustment method, Wang Zidong and Zhu Hong also got a great rest. Not only that, they also successfully learned two essay questions.

These two essay questions contain the key to helping them defeat their enemies.

For Wang Chengpeng, the college entrance examination is a very distant memory, and he has forgotten almost 99% of the questions.

No matter how blurry his memory was, he could never forget the Chinese essay topic from his college entrance exam years ago. The topic that was presented last night was a variation of the Chinese essay topic from his memory.

With Wang Chengpeng's help, the two should have no problem getting into a good university.

After checking the necessary stationery and having a quick breakfast, the three of them headed to their exam venue—the No. 1 Middle School.

Unlike the usual tranquility, the school was now packed with students of all ages.

There were even many candidates who were a year or two older than Wang Chengpeng. They appeared to be parents who came to see their children off to the exam, but in reality, they were also students taking the college entrance examination.

Although the three were at the same test center, they were not in the same exam room and soon parted ways, agreeing to meet up again at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School after the exam.

Walking into the familiar examination room again, Wang Chengpeng was filled with mixed emotions.

In his past life, he walked into the examination hall with high hopes, just like he does now, and finally achieved a very good score.

However, at that time, Wang Tieshan's family was already in dire straits due to the exorbitant bride price and the exploitation by his adoptive father's family. In addition, he also had a son to raise. In the end, Wang Chengpeng gave up the extremely generous offer and stayed in Wangjia Village.

The chances to change one's fate in a lifetime are pitifully few. After missing this one and only opportunity, Wang Chengpeng's life became extremely bleak. In the end, he lived a miserable life and died in depression.

But Wang Chengpeng is completely different now. He not only has more knowledge, but also more capital, and he has arranged everything at home very clearly.

This time, he was finally able to enter university and fulfill his long-held dream.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengpeng couldn't help but think of Liu Yanran, who caused all this tragedy, and believed that she must have really liked the big gift he had given her.

Judging by the time, this harlot should have finished giving birth long ago. I just don't know if she died in childbirth like she did in her previous life.

However, none of this mattered to Wang Chengpeng anymore; he simply couldn't be bothered with a clown like Liu Yanran.
If he wanted, he had a hundred ways to make that slut get the punishment she deserved.

Just as Wang Chengpeng was thinking that, a familiar figure flashed by, and it seemed to be Liu Yanran, whom he had just been talking about.

When they tried to search more carefully, Wang Chengpeng had already been led to the examination hall by the crowd, and they had completely lost sight of his familiar figure.

Why is Liu Yanran here? Could it be that Shen Wei didn't keep his promise to her and did what he was supposed to do?
To be on the safe side, Wang Chengpeng decided to arrange for Zhu Hong to go to Zhoujia Village to inquire about Liu Yanran's situation after the exams. He absolutely would not allow this harlot Liu Yanran to have even the slightest chance of turning the tables.

For now, the exam is what he needs to focus on most.

The first subject I took this morning was politics.

For Wang Chengpeng, taking a subject that requires both memory and critical thinking was virtually effortless.

In the two-and-a-half-hour exam, Wang Chengpeng finished answering all the questions in about half of the allotted time.

Without wasting any more time in the exam room, Wang Chengpeng handed in his paper immediately.

Seeing Wang Chengpeng hand in his paper early, the proctor shook his head helplessly and whispered a word of advice:
"Comrade, this college entrance examination is a rare opportunity. Why don't you write some more? You should at least fill the test paper before you leave."

In his eyes, Wang Chengpeng must have given up because the questions were too difficult.

But now the exam is on politics, so even if you don't know the answer, you might still get points as long as you answer it.

Although it's not as competitive as it is in later years where one point can instantly defeat many people, every extra point earned brings you one step closer to getting into university.

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Chengpeng said confidently:

"Thank you for your kind offer, comrade, but I think this is enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chengpeng got up, handed in his paper, and left the examination room.

Perhaps Wang Chengpeng's smile was too confident, which gave the proctor the illusion that Wang Chengpeng did not hand in his paper early because the questions were too difficult.

With a slight shake of his head, the proctor immediately rejected the idea.

Politics is a subject that is neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy. However, even something as simple as filling in the exam paper with words is not an easy task and requires a lot of time.

It would be truly amazing if Wang Chengpeng could finish the entire test paper in just one hour!

Although he had finished the first exam of the morning, Wang Chengpeng was not in a hurry to leave No. 1 Middle School, after all, he still had to wait for Wang Zidong and Zhu Hong.

Wang Chengpeng found a place to sit down and looked up at the sky, contemplating his future.

Although he has already filled out his college application, it does not mean that Wang Chengpeng's future is set. He can still make himself stronger through hard work.

However, Wang Chengpeng in his previous life had never been able to enter a university and didn't know much about universities, so he couldn't think of what to do for a while.

However, just as Wang Chengpeng was wholeheartedly contemplating how to develop his career, a clear and pleasant voice rang in his ears:

"Comrade, may I ask what you're thinking about while you're sitting here?"

"Let me guess, I think you've been thinking about the questions from this morning, especially the ones you weren't sure about, am I right?"

The person who struck up a conversation with Wang Chengpeng was named Kong Xueyan, a reporter from a radio station. She had originally just gone home to visit her family, but her professional instincts kicked in, and she immediately went to the nearest high school to check on the situation.

If there's no reward, then consider it a walk to clear your mind; if you're lucky enough to stumble upon a big news story, then that's a pleasant surprise.

She arrived a little early and saw Wang Chengpeng sitting alone outside. She immediately went up to him, hoping to find something to talk about.

(End of this chapter)