Chapter 394: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 394: The College Entrance Exam Arrives

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Xiaohua took a Volunteer Application Guide from his Homeroom Teacher to look at.

Looking back and forth, he still couldn't make heads or tails of it.

This Volunteer Application Guide only introduced various schools and various majors, and most of it was official boilerplate, talking only about the advantages of each major, never mentioning the drawbacks, or just glossing over them.

"Xiao Hua, you haven't even taken the college entrance exam yet, and you're already looking at the application guide?"

That evening, after finishing the study tasks he had assigned himself, Wang Xiaohua flipped through the application guide.

Li Jianjia at the next table suddenly asked with a smile.

"Just flipping through it casually, to relax my mind."

Wang Xiaohua answered politely.

Li Jianjia was from County Town, and her parents worked at some units there.

She not only had good grades and good looks, but also a good temper, and was very friendly to people.

"This kind of thing, you should wait until after the college entrance exam, then discuss it with your parents together, and research it yourself. If you can't figure it out, after all, we haven't entered society yet and don't understand anything."

Li Jianjia said this, which was also a kind suggestion.

Wang Xiaohua forced a smile:

"I'd like to, but my parents are rural people, they have no education, and can't give me much advice."

Wang Xiaohua knew in his heart that the reason the Homeroom Teacher gave him the application guide early and asked him to consider this matter in advance was because the Homeroom Teacher knew his family situation, worried that after the college entrance exam, he wouldn't have time to think and would just fill out his application in a muddle.

As Homeroom Teacher, she had seen too many children from rural areas whose grades were decent, but when applying to schools and filling out majors, they made a mess of it, so that what was originally a good opportunity to change their fate, they would instead muddle into another pit.

"Oh, is that so..."

Li Jianjia's gaze toward Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but carry some sympathy.

But at the same time, she also felt admiration.

She knew in her heart that the difficulties and obstacles Wang Xiaohua faced in life were ten times or even a hundred times more than hers, someone who had grown up in a middle-class family in County Town since childhood.

Under such conditions, Wang Xiaohua could still rise against the trend and become the one who steadily held first place in the Special Elite Class all year round; the effort he put in was truly beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

"If you don't understand, after the college entrance exam we can discuss it together. My parents started researching this half a year ago. By then I can ask them for you, and let them give you some advice."

Li Jianjia said this, appearing very enthusiastic.

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly thanked her:

"Thank you. We'll talk about it later. For now, the college entrance exam must come first."

In the blink of an eye it was June 6th, with only one day left until the college entrance exam.

The college entrance exam countdown posted beside the blackboard had only the last thin sheet of paper left, fluttering up and down with the airflow from the electric fan.

The teacher had written college entrance exam blessings on the blackboard.

That evening after Evening Self-study, no one knew who started it, but everyone began writing college entrance exam blessings on the blackboard one after another.

Soon the blackboard was densely covered with all kinds of handwriting.

The Homeroom Teacher even specially brought a camera over, organized everyone in front of the blackboard, and took a Group Photo.

Then she had everyone hand over their Admission Tickets to her, to come pick them up at her place early the next morning, and then she announced dismissal, telling everyone to go back and rest well tonight.

The purpose of doing this was to avoid having some students forget to bring their Admission Tickets the next day.

Every year, some students experienced the matter of forgetting their Admission Tickets.

The Homeroom Teacher, having been a teacher for so many years, had long gained experience and had countermeasures.

To avoid the situation of forgetting Admission Tickets, she decided to collect all the students' Admission Tickets the night before, and hand them out to everyone the next morning.

After the Chinese exam tomorrow morning, she would also collect everyone's Admission Tickets, and hand them out to everyone again one hour before the math exam in the afternoon.

Although doing this was a bit troublesome, she had no complaints about it at all. She only wanted every one of her students to finish every subject smoothly, and achieve ideal scores in every subject.

That night after returning to the dormitory, the lights were turned off punctually after ten o'clock.

Inside the Special Elite Class dormitory, it was quiet and still.

No one spoke.

But many students tossed and turned with insomnia.

The pressure brought by the college entrance exam was truly not ordinary.

Wang Xiaohua also felt his head was exceptionally clear, with not a bit of sleepiness.

But he knew he had to sleep.

He had a method for falling asleep quickly: that was to stare wide-eyed at the gray ceiling, then recall happy things from his childhood.

This could quickly relieve the pressure in his heart, calm his emotions, and then enter dreamland.

Although most of his childhood was spent in the shadow of his parents' quarrels, there were also beautiful memories.

When he was young, his mother went to dig cassava, and he sat on the bamboo basket his mother carried. As his mother walked along, the basket swayed with her footsteps, just like a rocking chair, and he laughed happily in the basket...

In primary school, Li Yuncui gave him a Tape Recorder, and he was almost overjoyed. Speaking of that Tape Recorder, he still kept it, and it could still work when plugged in...

He didn't know how Li Yuncui was doing now. The last time he saw her was more than a year ago. At that time, her friend said she only scored over two hundred on the exam. For this college entrance exam, he didn't know what kind of scores she could achieve...

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but feel a faint sadness in his heart.

Wang Xiaohua's thoughts flew wildly, recalling all sorts of past events, not thinking about the college entrance exam, shifting his attention away. Soon his sleepiness surged up.

Without realizing it, he entered dreamland.

Early the next morning, at five-thirty, just as the sky was brightening, some students got up to brush their teeth.

After waking up, Wang Xiaohua brushed his teeth, washed his face, then took his lunchbox to the canteen for breakfast.

After hastily finishing breakfast, he came to the classroom, only to see many classmates had already arrived.

Some classmates had already begun exchanging souvenirs and contact information with each other.

Others were still buried in their studies, not wasting a single minute or second.

Around seven o'clock in the morning, the Homeroom Teacher hurriedly arrived, distributed admission tickets to everyone, then said a few words to them.

He told them not to be nervous, to treat it as an ordinary exam; it didn't matter if they did poorly, because life was not only about the gaokao, doing well didn't mean they would necessarily live well afterward, and doing poorly didn't mean their future lives would be defeated, and so on.

At seven-thirty, everyone began carrying their admission tickets, signing pens, and other exam supplies, heading one after another to their respective exam venues.

This county town had only two high schools, while the gaokao venue was set at Erzhong next door, because Erzhong's teaching buildings were basically newly built, and its classroom environment and supporting facilities were far better than No. 1 High School's.

Everyone went from No. 1 High School in groups to Erzhong; along the road there were many volunteers organized by the Government, maintaining order and providing help to examinees.

Chinese was tested this morning, mathematics this afternoon, and tomorrow English and the science comprehensive.

Wang Xiaohua arrived at Erzhong's exam venue, and it was only eight o'clock.

There was still one hour until the nine o'clock start time.

Other classmates came into the classroom one after another; after taking their seats, everyone did their own thing—some were reading essays, some were reciting ancient poems, some were chatting idly.

Some were trembling with nervousness, some were calm and composed, and some were even spacing out.

Wang Xiaohua was the one spacing out.

His mind was completely blank, with no thoughts at all, calm as a windless lake surface.

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