Chapter 561: Admission Notice
Chapter 561: Admission Notice
He Xiuhui's heart was pounding.
He Mu said, "It's not a relative. It's a family planning to open a factory. Ah Hui, you're out of work now, right? I'm taking her to see if they're hiring."
Xu Zhihai didn't suspect anything, as He Xiuhui had come back under the pretext of looking for a job. "Are they hiring?"
He Xiuhui was afraid of running into neighbors. Fortunately, most people were either at the dock or in Big Tree Garden at this time. She hurriedly said, "Not yet, let's go!"
He Mu added, "The factory isn't built yet, and they haven't started hiring. We'll check back later. Come on, stay for dinner tonight and head back to Zhen Shang afterward. I'll buy some seafood."
Xu Zhihai turned away and started to leave.
Just then, Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying ran out, chattering. "Hurry up, Elder Brother is waiting!"
Hearing their voices, Xu Zhihai turned around and saw the two sisters running out. Both were wearing identical dresses, one in pink and the other in blue, with two beautiful braids each.
They looked both pretty and adorable.
He Xiuhui's heart raced.
Zhou Zhou looked a lot like her.
Xu Zhihai didn't see Zhou Zhou's face clearly, only her clothes. He couldn't help but comment, "These rich girls are dressed even more beautifully than the kids in Zhen Shang."
He Mu quickly deflected, "Their father has houses in Zhen Shang and the city. The girl goes to school in Zhen Shang!"
Xu Zhihai wasn't interested in where the girl went to school but was curious about how they had so much money and what kind of factory they were opening. He Mu gave a guarded but thorough explanation.
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After Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying left, Jiang Xia put away the certificate and decided to wait for the market day to find He Xiuhui.
She glanced at the time and then at her elder brother, who was chewing on his fist in the stroller.
Jiang Xia smiled, took his hand away, and wiped the saliva with a handkerchief. She asked, "Does your little fist taste good? Would you like to go find your younger brother and sister?"
The little hand was taken away, and the white, tender baby looked up at his mother as she picked him up, making a vague "um" sound.
He was so cute!
Jiang Xia couldn't resist kissing him. "Dabao, does that mean you agree? Then we'll go find your younger brother and sister!"
It was almost two months, and the three children's skin had improved a lot, becoming as white and smooth as a boiled egg, with rosy cheeks.
Jiang Xia had heard that the more wrinkled a baby's skin was at birth, the fairer it would be later. It seemed to be true.
In any case, the three children's skin was getting better and better.
"Let's go! We'll find your younger brother and sister and see what fish Dad caught today for Mom to eat. Do you want to eat it, Dabao?"
Jiang Xia carried her elder brother out of the yard. The little yellow dog that Yingying and Zhou Zhou had bought wagged its tail, trying to follow them out. Jiang Xia quickly shooed it back inside. "Xiao Zhao can't go out. You and Xiao Cai stay and guard the door, don't let any bad people in, okay?"
The two pets were named Xiao Zhao and Xiao Cai by Zhou Fu.
Jiang Xia quickly closed the gate and walked out.
When she reached the dock, Jiang Xia saw a crowd gathered at the entrance of the commune team.
"So, this is what an admission notice looks like?"
"This is from Capital City University? What's the difference between Capital City University and Q University?"
Capital City was so far from the small fishing village that the people here only knew of Beijing University and Q University, which were very famous.
They didn't know about the other universities in Capital City.
After all, no one from their village had ever been admitted to a university in Capital City.
The only one who had been was Zhou Chengsen, who was admitted to a local university back when it was still a workers' and peasants' university, but that was still quite an achievement.
Zhou Li explained, "Capital City University is a normal college, while Beijing University is a comprehensive university with many colleges, such as the medical college and the foreign language college. Normal colleges are for training teachers."
Of course, this was just a guess based on what Jiang Xia had said. When she asked Wenwan if that was what she meant, Wenwan didn’t deny it, so it must be true.
"So, Wenwan will come back to be a primary school teacher?"
"What primary school teacher? She graduated from university, so she’ll definitely be a senior high school teacher. Look, primary school teachers usually only have a junior high school education!"
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Although it’s a normal college, Wenwan chose a foreign languages major, so she can work as a translator after graduation."
"A translator?"
Zhou Li replied, "Sure, she can be a translator, or work at a publishing house or newspaper office. There are many jobs that pay better than teaching!"
"Wow! Our commune team has produced its first female university graduate! A future great translator."
"Zhou Guohua really knows how to choose a wife, picking a female top scorer."
Wenwan finally modestly added, "Not a top scorer, I’m far from that! During the exam, I had just given birth, so I didn’t do well."
Zhou Li immediately said, "That’s true. Wenwan had a difficult labor! She only rested for a few days before taking the exam. After the exam, her face was pale. Otherwise, she would have done much better!"
"Getting into a university in the Capital City is already a great achievement."
"Exactly! Our entire commune team doesn’t have many university graduates."
Jiang Xia understood that Wenwan had likely been accepted into the Capital City University, which was impressive. But this didn’t concern her, so she walked toward the dock.
Zhou Li saw Jiang Xia “dodging” and quickly called out to her, "Xia, didn’t you also take the Gaokao? Did you receive your admission notice?"
She had been helping Wenwan keep an eye out for the admission notices. Every day when the postman arrived, she would ask if there were any for Jiang Xia.
She never saw any.
She even specifically asked the postman, who said that out of their commune team’s several villages, only Wenwan had received an admission notice.
Wenwan also looked at Jiang Xia. She went to the town’s post office and the commune team office every day to check for her admission notice, but she never saw Jiang Xia’s.
So, this must be Jiang Xia’s fourth failed Gaokao attempt, right?
The other villagers finally remembered Jiang Xia. Some had heard that she had taken the Gaokao and started asking, "Xia, did you receive your admission notice?"
"Xia, which university did you get into?"
"Xia, you’re so capable, you must have gotten into a university this time!"
"Even Wenwan got in, so Xia must have too!"
"Right! Xia, which university did you get into?"
Wenwan: "…"
What did they mean by ‘even Wenwan got in, so Xia must have too’?
She admitted her English wasn’t as good as Jiang Xia’s, but in other subjects, she might not be any worse.
These villagers were just seeing Jiang Xia as powerful and wealthy, and they were being two-faced!
It was already so late, and Jiang Xia still hadn’t received an admission notice. If she had gotten in, it would be to some very remote and poor school.
The good schools would have already finished their admissions!
Tian Caifua, after listening to Zhou Li’s boasting for so long, finally waited for someone to ask about Jiang Xia.
She didn’t wait for Jiang Xia to answer and preemptively said, "My Xia received her admission notice a long time ago!"
Zhou Li, upon hearing this, felt that Tian Caifua was lying, but she was always good with words. Even if she wanted to expose the lie, she would do it nicely. She smiled and said, "Oh, you received it early? That’s fantastic! Our village has produced two university graduates, probably more than any nearby commune teams! Congratulations, Xia! Which university did you get into?"
Everyone also offered their congratulations: "Congratulations, Xia! Which university did you get into?" (End of Chapter)
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