Chapter 438

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Niu Lin Xin held her new mobile phone, trembling with joy.

She immediately skillfully unwrapped the phone packaging, then activated the new phone, inserted the SIM card, and logged into the phone with her own Apple account.

All in one smooth motion.

This phone was already hers.

No one could change this fact.

Niu Chunsheng was quite speechless, quite depressed.

But he couldn't say anything about it either.

He wanted to give Wang Xiaohua some small favors, in order to build a good relationship with Wang Xiaohua.

It was just a pity that Wang Xiaohua had always deliberately kept his distance from him, refusing to accept his favors.

He really couldn't figure out why Wang Xiaohua had this attitude?

Generally, a poor kid his age, if someone gave him a phone, would probably be overjoyed long ago.

Yet Wang Xiaohua could maintain restraint all along.

This might be where Wang Xiaohua differs from others.

Just that now he cannot build a good guanxi with Wang Xiaohua; if he tries to build guanxi with Wang Xiaohua in the future, it will probably be difficult, and he would need to pay a price far greater than now.

Never mind the future; even in a few days, trying to build good guanxi with Wang Xiaohua would likely be much harder than now.

Now that the college entrance exam results are released, in a few days, Wang Xiaohua's score of 681 will absolutely spread throughout the entire county town.

By then, not only will the school celebrate him, even the big leaders of the county government will probably visit his home.

And the major entrepreneurs in the county town will also one after another send him bonuses, to freeload on this heat, raising their visibility and sense of honor.

But fortunately, Wang Xiaohua agreed to come tutor his daughter.

Although he is the one paying, he and Wang Xiaohua have an employer-employee relationship, but this also counts as a kind of guanxi.

Why don't I also, in the name of the enterprise, send Wang Xiaohua a bonus?

As long as it's given jointly with the government, Wang Xiaohua probably won't refuse again.

Niu Chunsheng silently drove the car, thinking this in his heart.

Wang Xiaohua, on the other hand, borrowed a phone from Niu Lin Xin and made a call to Li Jianjia.

"Hello, Jianjia, it's me, Xiaohua."

"Xiaohua, how did you do?" Li Jianjia asked urgently.

That eager tone seemed to care even more than about her own score.

"681 points. You?"

Wang Xiaohua answered honestly.

"Holy shit!" The usually reserved Li Jianjia directly exclaimed, "Xiaohua, you're awesome! Too awesome! 681, that means you'll get into Tsinghua or Peking University!"

Wang Xiaohua said modestly:

"This counts as a fluke, I performed beyond my usual level. You also know, I normally can't score this high. And whether I can get into Tsinghua or Peking University is actually still uncertain. I estimate I'm right around their admission score line. How did you do?"

Li Jianjia said: "I performed normally, 612 points. This score is quite awkward. Sun Yat-sen University is out of the question. Even if I get into South China University of Technology, I can't pick a good major. But South China Agricultural University, South China Normal University, Guangwai — I'm a bit unwilling to settle for those. Sigh."

Then in a joking tone: "Why don't I also apply to universities in the capital? Don't know what schools there I could apply to."

Wang Xiaohua was slightly stunned:

"Didn't you say you weren't planning to leave the province?"

Li Jianjia laughed:

"We'll see. I'm a bit at a loss now. I'll discuss with my parents later. Oh right, Zhao Xiaoyan said she bombed the exam. She called me, crying terribly, and said she wants to repeat a year."

"How many points did she get?"

"591 points."

"This score isn't bad, not very low."

"But this year the arts score line is very high. The first-tier line for arts is 594 points. She hasn't reached the first-tier line yet."

This year the arts score line is indeed very high. In previous years, the science score line was always higher than arts. This year's first-tier line, arts actually surpassed science by a full 20 points — a complete reversal.

"Is that so..." Wang Xiaohua couldn't help feeling sorry for Zhao Xiaoyan.

"My dad's calling me out to eat. Won't chat for now."

"Okay then, goodbye."

Wang Xiaohua hung up Li Jianjia's call, then immediately called his mother Li Xiulan as well.

"Hello, Mom."

"Xiaohua, are you used to living in the county town? Is the money enough?"

"Still used to it, money's enough. My college entrance exam score is out."

"How many points? Could it be 681 points?"

"Mom, how did you know?" Wang Xiaohua couldn't help being surprised.

"I just got a call, saying they're from some university admissions office, wanting to recruit you to their university. They said your score qualifies for their university. I thought it was a scammer."

"Peking University's! They called me too!" Wang Zhanggen's voice came from the side.

"Right, Peking University's!" Li Xiulan said to Wang Xiaohua.

Wang Xiaohua was somewhat stunned; he completely hadn't expected that the scores had only just come out, and that side had already called his home so quickly.

But this was also normal.

In previous years, Tsinghua and Peking University would take action immediately as soon as the college entrance exam scores came out, sparing no effort to recruit that tiny handful of top-scoring students.

Whoever's speed was fast, they would be able to snatch the high-quality student sources.

In order to snatch students, they would also promise to give various superior conditions.

"Xiaohua, you really scored 681 points?" Li Xiulan asked at this time.

"Mom, it's true, I scored 681 points."

"Can this score get into Peking University?"

"It should be able to, but no matter who calls, you all must not lightly agree; the matter of filling out the volunteer application doesn't need you to worry about it, I'll make my own plans."

"Okay okay, you make your own plans, your dad and I actually don't understand much either, so we won't blindly meddle; your dad said he wants you to apply for a major that can become an official, I scolded him a round, he hasn't even gotten a junior high diploma, what blind commanding?"

Wang Xiaohua gave a bitter smile:

"As long as he doesn't blindly command, then I'm reassured; you tell dad, let him be at ease, I'll definitely apply for a major that can become an official; oh right, when the file bag is mailed back home, absolutely do not open it."

Wang Xiaohua saying this actually didn't count as lying; now as long as one participates in the civil servant exam, passing it means becoming a civil servant, that is to say, no matter what major Wang Xiaohua applies for, he can all go be an official, the only problem is whether he wants to or not.

"I know, the file bag cannot be opened, you said so before, I've been remembering it, yesterday I even reminded your dad, he also agreed with a mouthful of promises."

Li Xiulan also said: "Your dad is very happy now, smiling so much his mouth can't close, also saying our ancestral grave is emitting blue smoke; not long ago your dad didn't have a cerebral hemorrhage that spent not a little money? Your dad was still thinking of going to relocate the grave, the Geography Master was already agreed upon, but now he's changed his mind, not planning to relocate the grave anymore, also saying you could score such a high score, that's definitely the ancestors manifesting spirits; if we go disturb the ancestors at this time, that would be rash."

Wang Xiaohua hearing this, didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Feelings-wise, his own twelve years of bitter study in cold windows, in his parents' eyes, still wasn't as great as the effect of that one grave mound in the mountain.

If it were before, Wang Xiaohua would high or low have to complain a few sentences about his parents' superstitious behavior.

Now Wang Xiaohua, after the matter of his father being angered by him into cerebral hemorrhage, hospitalization, and surgery, in terms of conducting oneself and handling affairs, has become much more rounded than before; some unimportant matters, he won't go bicker with his parents anymore.

"Family matters, you all decide for yourselves; whether to relocate the grave or not, I have no opinion, as long as you all can be at ease in your hearts."

Wang Xiaohua spoke like this.

Li Xiulan at this time said:

"Your dad just had me ask you, this time do you want to hold a banquet?"

Last time Wang Zhanggen wanted to hold a banquet, he was firmly opposed.

This time Wang Xiaohua no longer resisted and rejected like before:

"Whatever; if you want to hold it then hold it, but I suggest, if holding it also depends on economic strength; if there isn't that much money, then don't make it so grand and imposing."

Li Xiulan nodded:

"Okay, in a bit I'll discuss with your dad."

After Li Xiulan hung up Wang Xiaohua's phone, she said to Wang Zhanggen:

"Xiaohua said it's up to you; whether to hold it or not, he doesn't oppose."

Wang Zhanggen pondered for a moment, but in the end gave an answer that was beyond expectations:

"Then let's forget it, save him from being unhappy, and moreover the family has no money left."

Li Xiulan's face showed surprise:

"You don't want to add luster to your face? I thought even if you had to borrow money you'd want to hold it!"

Wang Zhanggen pulled a long face:

"My son scored such a high score, even Tsinghua and Peking University are taking the initiative to call and recruit him, still need a mere banquet to add luster to my face? You're not joking, are you!"

Wang Zhanggen also said: "Do you believe it or not, in no more than a few days, even the county's Big Leader will come visit us!"

Li Xiulan's face full of disbelief: "You pull it; those Big Leaders are so busy, how would they have time to come visit us ordinary people!"