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"Alright, that's pretty much what this meeting was about. Everyone, take advantage of the New Year holiday to think it over carefully, and you can recommend some candidates to me later." Li Huaide looked at everyone with a rather meaningful expression.

Everyone present was shrewd; they all knew what Li Huaide meant.

Since there were many university places available this time, Li Huaide decided to do a good deed and give face to the important leaders in the factory by asking them to recommend their close associates for university.

Everyone here is getting on in years. How many families don't have a few younger relatives who have just graduated and are facing the choice between being sent to the countryside or getting a job?

Li Huaide's intention was to offer benefits to everyone present, thereby making them genuinely grateful to him and further solidifying his position as factory director.

Everyone present was overjoyed upon hearing the news, except for Xiao Shan, who was filled with worry.

After all, everyone knows about his family's situation, and the content discussed in the meeting room today will inevitably be leaked sooner or later.

There will probably be quite a few people coming to me for a spot!

Sure enough, Xiao Shan had only rested at home for two days when Liu Haizhong came to his door with bags and packages.

Clearly, news of Li Huaide's meeting with them had already spread throughout the factory.

Otherwise, Liu Haizhong wouldn't have known about this.

"Second Uncle, what are you doing?" Although Xiao Shan knew why Liu Haizhong had come, he pretended not to know.

"Hey, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I brought you some things to visit!" Liu Haizhong said politely, but even Feng Chunlian, who was holding Xiao Jingshu beside him, could tell that his real intention was not what he said.

Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Second Uncle, just say what you need to say, don't beat around the bush!"

"Well, I heard you have some spots for worker-peasant-soldier college students!" Liu Haizhong rubbed his hands nervously. "I was thinking, could I send my son Guangqi to college? Guangqi is doing quite well in the commune these days, and the leaders there all praise him!"

Seeing that Liu Haizhong still favors Liu Guangqi, Xiao Shan was speechless.

Fortunately, Liu Guangtian has already moved out, and Liu Guangfu has gone to the countryside, otherwise the two brothers would probably be furious.

"Second Uncle, let me tell you the truth! This time, Director Li did ask me to select some people to recommend to him, and then our factory would recommend them to go to university. But these spots must be given to our factory's workers and grassroots cadres." Xiao Shan looked at Liu Haizhong with a serious expression. "Of course, if there are exceptionally outstanding children of workers or cadres who are willing to return to our steel rolling mill after graduating from university, we can make an exception. But Brother Guangqi is already married and can't focus on his studies anymore."

“The number of places for recommending students to university this time is very limited. Director Li also told me that these places are very precious and must be reserved for those who really need them. Guangqi’s child is still young. What will happen to his wife and child when he goes to university? So I will not consider Guangqi.”

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Liu Haizhong became anxious: "There's no need to worry about that. I'll have Guangqi send the children and daughter-in-law over, and my wife can take care of them!"

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt's health is already like that, and you still want him to take care of others? Isn't that a bit too much?" Xiao Shan looked at Liu Haizhong and said slowly, "Alright, there's no room for discussion on this. Take these things back with you!"

Seeing Xiao Shan display the imposing manner of a steel mill leader, Liu Haizhong could only slink away with his belongings.

After going to bed that night, Xiao Shan looked at Ding Qiunan lying next to him and asked, "Wife, do you want to go to university?"

Xiao Shan remembers that in the TV series, Ding Qiunan was very persistent about going to university.

If Ding Qiunan wants to go, he will definitely support her.

Although Ding Qiunan was somewhat tempted, she firmly shook her head: "I'm not going! Three years is too long. I want to stay with you and the children."

For Ding Qiunan now, Xiaoshan and her two children are clearly more important than going to university.

"If I could assign you to a university in Beijing, where you could commute every day, would you be willing to go?"

Ding Qiunan smiled and shook her head: "I'm not going! I'm doing fine working at the hospital now, I don't want to go through all that trouble!"

"Okay, if you don't want to go, then we won't go. I'll take care of you for the rest of your life." Xiao Shan put his arm around Ding Qiunan and said with a smile.

The next day, Ding Qiunan was at work at the hospital when she ran into Qin Huairu, who had come specifically to see her.

With an awkward smile, Qin Huairu said to Ding Qiunan, "Dr. Ding, I need to talk to you about something!"

Ding Qiunan could roughly understand why Qin Huairu had come to see her just by looking at her expression.

After all, Xiao Shan is currently on leave at home enjoying her vacation, and her husband has never liked Qin Huairu, so Qin Huairu doesn't dare to go to her house.

Looking at Qin Huairu, who was waiting expectantly for her reply, Ding Qiunan said seriously, "Sister-in-law, I know what you want to say! My husband has already said that the selection for university is based on outstanding workers and grassroots cadres being chosen from within the factory. Your son, Banggeng, doesn't meet the requirements!"

Qin Huairu sighed after hearing Ding Qiunan's words: "Dr. Ding, I understand what you're saying. But you're also a mother, so you should understand how I feel. As a mother, even though I know it's impossible, I still want to try for him!"

As she spoke, Qin Huairu began to sob softly.

Ding Qiunan understood Qin Huairu's meaning.

She would feel guilty if she didn't come.

She knew it was impossible, but she still came.

As a mother, I just wanted to fight for my son.

Ding Qiunan sighed and comforted Qin Huairu.

Ding Qiunan's workplace was affected by the impact of the university admission quota, not to mention her home in Xiaoshan.

People, both acquaintances and strangers, all rushed into the courtyard.

Finally, Xiao Shan couldn't bear it any longer and ran to the front yard to bolt the gate.

He also instructed the Third Uncle's family not to open the door for anyone who came, unless it was someone returning from their own yard.

This finally gave me some peace and quiet.

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Only then did Xiaoshan finally have some peace and quiet.

However, this was not a long-term solution, so Xiao Shan asked in the chat group if anyone had any ideas to help him.

Zhang Chulan: "That's easy! You can just go out and hide for a while! Anyway, you're on your annual leave now, so why not take your family on a trip?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Speechless gif! Do you think this is the 21st century, where you can just travel anywhere you want?!"

Zhang Chulan: "Oh, right, I forgot about that."

Zhou Bingkun: "Since you, the group leader, don't want to give these spots to just anyone, why not give them to those who truly need them or are capable of doing so?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "That's true, but even if I give the money to people who really need it or are capable of doing so, I can't guarantee that people won't gossip about me behind my back!"

Liu Bei: "Then why don't you hold a public test? Those who pass the test will be eligible for the spots you have!"

Upon seeing the advice Liu Bei offered, Xiao Shan's heart stirred.

Yes, if we hold our own exam and give the spots to those who are ranked higher, then no one can criticize us, right?

And you can also find peace and quiet.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Uncle is right, thank you for your guidance! I remember our factory has a night school. I'll organize an exam there and give the spots to those who rank high!"

Li Ye: "That's a good idea, just like our imperial examination system."

Huang Rong: "Little Li, didn't you want to reinstate the imperial examination system? How's the reinstatement going?"

Li Ye: "It's alright, at least I've filled most of the vacancies on my side!"

Huang Rong: "@Zhang Sanfeng, Master Zhang, how's your disciple's dragon-seizing attempt going? Are you going to hold an imperial examination to select officials?"

Zhang Sanfeng: "We've already occupied half of the southwest, and it won't be long before we sweep across the entire country! At that time, we'll definitely need to implement the imperial examination system!"

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Seeing that everyone in the group had veered the conversation towards the imperial examinations, Xiao Shan quietly remained a lurker on the sidelines.

After dinner, Xiao Shan said to Ding Qiunan, "Wife, isn't there a night school at the factory?"

"Hmm!" Ding Qiunan nodded, looking at Xiao Shan with some curiosity and asking, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Shan sighed and said, "I've been driven crazy by all these people coming to my door trying to pull strings! So I've decided to hold an exam at the night school in March 1973, and I'll allocate the spots I have to those who score high! When you go to work at the factory tomorrow, please help me spread the word about this!"

After hearing Xiao Shan's idea, Ding Qiunan frowned slightly: "Honey, I heard that there are some mixed-up people among the workers in our factory who attend night school!"

Ding Qiunan didn't finish her sentence, but Xiao Shan knew what she meant.

Most of the people who attended night school in the factory were from poor families or had bad backgrounds.

Such people can only rely on their own hard work and struggle to shed the labels they carry, so they desperately absorb knowledge in night school.

"It's alright, I only care about grades, nothing else." Xiao Shan had thought it through very clearly. "This university spot has fallen into my hands, and I don't have anyone I want to recommend. So I might as well be fair and give everyone a fair chance to compete."

"Besides, if you can't even get good grades in night school, you'll just be wasting your time and the country's resources if you go to university. In that case, I'd rather recommend those who really want to learn and enrich themselves to go to university."

Moreover, even if they came from a humble background, they were still employees of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

After they graduate from university, they will most likely return to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to continue working and contribute to the factory.

"But if you do this, won't the other leaders in the factory have something to say?" Ding Qiunan was still a little worried.

After all, if Xiaoshan does this, wouldn't it be embarrassing for those leaders who use their quotas to send their own children and grandchildren to university?

"What could they possibly have to say! Honey, don't forget, I'm the head of the purchasing department now, they're all trying to curry favor with me!" Xiao Shan gave Ding Qiunan a wicked smile.

Ding Qiunan looked at Xiao Shan's wicked smile and was speechless.

However, what Xiao Shan said was true. Now he controls all the materials in the entire Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and everyone is indeed trying to curry favor with him!

The next day, after Ding Qiunan conveyed Xiaoshan's message to the steel rolling mill, everyone in the mill fell silent.

This completely eliminates the possibility of people trying to get a recommendation spot through back channels in Xiaoshan.

To secure a spot from Xiaoshan, you must achieve excellent results in the night school exams!

This news brought mixed feelings to the workers at the steel rolling mill.

Those who are worried are naturally the workers who want to get into university by pulling strings and using connections.

Those workers who were already attending night school were happy, because Xiaoshan gave them a fair chance to compete.

In this day and age, for people like them who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, getting a fair chance to compete is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

In many situations, once people hear about their background, they simply won't even consider them.

But now Xiaoshan has said that they will not consider anything else, only the exam results.

So how could these workers not be excited?

Furthermore, Xiao Shan stated that he and the purchasing department would jointly complete the task of setting the exam papers, invigilating, and grading the exam, thus virtually eliminating the possibility of anyone tampering with the exam.

As long as they have real talent and skills, they will have the opportunity to go to university.

Many people thought they were dreaming when they heard the news, since such a good thing only happens in dreams.

They knew about the university admission spot, but they never imagined it might fall into their laps.

Based on past experience, such a good opportunity would definitely be divided up by important internal leaders, and it would not be available to ordinary workers like them.

But things are different now. Xiaoshan has fairly placed the spots in front of everyone. As long as they compete and fight for them, they will have a chance. Everyone is on the same starting line.

There are still about three months until the exam. As long as they study hard during this time, they will have the opportunity to enter university and become government officials after graduation.

In no time, the night school at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was overwhelmed with workers eager to sign up.

Everyone was holding their breath, eager to give it their all.

After all, this is a chance to change one's destiny; who wouldn't want to give it a try?

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With everyone's attention focused on the exams in March next year, the number of people bothering Xiao Shan and his group naturally decreased.

Basically, only a few people from the institute would come to Xiao Shan, hoping that he would reveal the content of the exam and give them some key points.

But Xiao Shan refused all of these offers: "This is a fair and just opportunity. I won't give anyone special treatment; otherwise, it would be irresponsible to the other workers in our factory."

Seeing Xiaoshan's attitude, everyone felt reassured.

Even people in Xiaoshan's own neighborhood didn't go easy on him, which shows that this exam was truly fair, just, and transparent. They don't need to worry about having their spots snatched up by people with connections.

As a result, a wave of learning swept through the steel rolling mill.

The factory was filled with praise for Xiaoshan.

After all, Xiao Shan's leader is different from other leaders; he truly cares about ordinary workers like them.

It's important to understand that even if someone in Xiaoshan doesn't have relatives or friends of the right age, selling these spots through bribery and back channels can still be a huge fortune.

However, Xiaoshan did not do that. Instead, it fairly placed these spots in front of everyone, allowing everyone to pursue and compete for them.

Xiao Shan had only one requirement: those who received the quota from him should study management in college and then work in the purchasing department after returning home.

In the eyes of most people, such a request is not even a request.