"Brother, brother, brother Cao, you are finally here, I miss you so much!"

Cao Zhiqiang was also deeply touched by Qiao Simei rushing towards him and hugging him, and by the deep affection he expressed.

Ever since, Cao Zhiqiang smiled and lowered his head and touched Qiao Simei's head: "Simei, I miss you too."

"You lied!" Qiao Simei, who could only hold Cao Zhiqiang's butt with her hands because of her height, suddenly raised her head, "If you really miss me, why haven't you come to me for so long? Do you know how much I miss you?

You don’t even miss me, huh!”

Having said this, Qiao Simei let go of her hands and pursed her lips, obviously looking angry.

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, squatted down and said, "Okay, Simei, it's my fault. I shouldn't have been busy with work and neglected you. I accept my punishment and treat you to a big dinner another day to make amends, okay?"

"That's pretty much it." Qiao Simei laughed, "I want to eat Western food!"

"Okay, let's eat Western food!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"I also want to buy a beautiful dress!" Qiao Simei made the conditions again.

"No problem!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded again.

"I also want to go to the zoo." Qiao Simei added.

This time, before Cao Zhiqiang opened his mouth, Cao Lili's voice came from behind: "Simei, that's enough! Don't go too far!"

"Humph!" Qiao Simei folded her arms, "But Brother Cao is obviously wrong."

"Yes, yes, it's my fault." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, then stood up, "Okay, tomorrow is Sunday, I will take you to the zoo, is that okay?"

"Great!" Qiao Simei laughed, "Well, since you are so sincere, I forgive you!"

Cao Lili shook her head, walked up to Cao Zhiqiang and said, "Brother, come in first. What are you saying if you block the door? It will make people see how embarrassed you are."

Cao Zhiqiang followed him through the door, and then he found a tall, elegant young woman standing aside, smiling and nodding to him.

"Hello."

Cao Zhiqiang immediately realized that this was the tutor he had found for Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, Xiang Dongfang.

Strictly speaking, Xiang Dongfang is not a teacher, she is still a student of Peking Normal School at this time.

However, unlike other college students, Xiang Dongfang is one of the very few people who is not in a hurry to graduate and do internships after graduating from college, but continues to study in school and pursue graduate studies.

To put it more simply, Xiang Dongfang is currently a graduate student, a proper graduate student, not an undergraduate.

Taking the postgraduate entrance examination was very common in later generations, but in 1983, it was still a very rare thing.

It's not that graduate students are not recognized, on the contrary, the value of graduate students is quite high at this time.

The main reason is that it is too difficult for graduate students at this time.

Especially for ordinary people, it is not easy to pass the exam, and secondly, they think it is not cost-effective and have insufficient understanding of graduate students.

Because even if you are admitted to graduate school, you still have to study for at least three more years.

This time is a heavy burden for most ordinary families at this time.

Especially for girls who generally get married very young during this period, this is something that is not very acceptable.

And even if you graduate from a master's degree, it may seem more valuable than an undergraduate degree, but in fact it is not much higher.

Especially if they go to factories or institutions, graduate students will arrive at least three years later than other undergraduates at the same time, which is equivalent to losing three years of working experience. This is a real loss.

Furthermore, when graduate students work in government agencies and institutions, the difference between graduate students and undergraduate students is not that big.

However, some key universities and other places have a relatively high demand for graduate students.

But the problem is that the salary of college teachers at this time is actually not high, otherwise there would be no saying that those who research missiles are not as good as those who sell tea eggs.

Of course, in general, graduate students are still very valuable, very respected, and more popular in the medium to long term.

But the problem is that the cost of a three-year postgraduate degree is very high, and it is difficult for ordinary families to afford it.

For ordinary families at this time, the shorter the schooling time, the better.

Therefore, few students who can be tested at this time have poor family circumstances.

But in the early 1980s, there were a few families with good family conditions who fully supported their children's exams and were able to pass the exams?

Very rare!

Of course, other issues are minor.

To put it bluntly, the most important reason why there are so few students taking the postgraduate entrance examination at this time is that the postgraduate examination at this time is particularly difficult, even more difficult than the college entrance examination.

Those who were able to pass the postgraduate entrance examination during this period were all truly top students and truly gifted geniuses.

If you are not a gifted student, don't think about graduate school at this time, because it is too difficult, and there is no back door.

The trend of taking the postgraduate entrance examination through the back door actually only gradually emerged after the 1990s, but in the early 1980s, the real practice had not yet begun.

Because in the early 1980s, those ordinary academic circles in colleges and universities that could independently recruit graduate students were still largely inactive at this time.

Historically, the degree system was officially launched in China in 1981, which was divided into the so-called bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctoral degree.

The first batch of self-trained PhDs in China, the so-called Eighteenth Doctors, only appeared in May 1983.

In other words, at this time, there were no doctors trained by domestic universities in China, only imported doctors.

In fact, these imported Ph.D.s generally have high moral standards. Their criteria for measuring students are firstly their talent level, and secondly their moral level. Both are indispensable.

There are only a small number of colleges and universities, and the threshold is very high. It is naturally difficult to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and it is naturally not cost-effective.

In other words, graduate students are a very scarce and valuable resource at this time. Although it does not depend on family background or money, very few can be admitted to graduate school.

Precisely because the test standards are too high, 99% of college students will not consider going to graduate school. It is a waste of time and energy.

At this time, those who can really study for graduate school, and those who dare to study for graduate school, are either ignorant people who don't know how high the sky is, or they are real geniuses.

Obviously, this Ms. Xiang Dongfang is definitely not an ignorant person, but a true genius.

Yes, if he is not a genius, others will not recommend him to Cao Zhiqiang.

Because Xiang Dongfang was, strictly speaking, recommended to Cao Zhiqiang by a female teaching assistant at Beijing Normal University, and that female teaching assistant was a student of high-ranking cadres, a friend of Hao Shuwen, and had also attended the forest dance.

Cao Zhiqiang met the female teaching assistant through Hao Shuwen, and through that female teaching assistant, he got this talented student Xiang Dongfang.

At first, Cao Zhiqiang didn't pay much attention to this, but it was later that Xiang Dongfang started living here, and then through Cao Lili's mouth, he realized that this sister Xiang was a genius.

Especially in mathematics, Dongfang is far better than ordinary people in this subject, and his English level is also very high. He is a real genius academic master.

The problem is that Xiang Dongfang is not only an academic master, but also an educator. Since she came, not only Cao Lili's academic performance has improved by leaps and bounds, but even Qiao Simei, who Cao Zhiqiang thought was not good at studying, has amazing academic performance.

rapid rise.

If it weren't for Xiang Dongfang's excellent education, Cao Zhiqiang would not have agreed to let her live here.

"Oh, Xiao Xiang, you are here too." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded to the other party.

"Hehehe." Qiao Simei suddenly laughed from behind.

"Why are you laughing?" Cao Zhiqiang turned to look at Qiao Simei.

Qiao Simei laughed and said: "Brother Cao, you are only nineteen years old this year, but Sister Xiang is already twenty-two this year. She is three years older than you! She is older than you, and you still call her Xiao Xiang, don't you?

Think it’s funny?”

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned and looked at Xiang Dongfang again. He really didn't expect that the other party was actually twenty-two years old.

But when I think about it, it's normal. Everyone has gone to graduate school, so being twenty-two is normal.

"It doesn't matter." Xiang Dongfang smiled, "Manager Cao is used to being a leader, so it's normal to say this. And I'm not too particular about this. On the contrary, I think it's more cordial for you to call me Xiaoxiang."

"Haha." Cao Zhiqiang smiled awkwardly, "Teacher Xiang was joking."

Seemingly seeing Cao Zhiqiang's embarrassment, Xiang Dongfang pursed his lips and smiled again: "Manager Cao, please sit down quickly. Strictly speaking, you are the host and I am the guest. If you don't sit down, I will stand with you all the time.

You are welcome."

"Oh?" Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xiang Dongfang and smiled, "That's right."

Nodding, Cao Zhiqiang walked to the sofa and sat down. Then Xiang Dongfang took the initiative to pour a glass of water: "Boss, you drink water. If you don't like it, can I pour you tea?"

"No, no, no." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hands, suddenly feeling much more relaxed.

Looking at Xiang Dongfang again, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Teacher Xiang, please sit down too and let's chat. It seems that we have never sat down and talked in detail like this since you came, right?"

"Okay." Xiang Dongfang smiled and sat opposite Cao Zhiqiang, "You are the leader, and you are busy with things. It is normal to ignore this matter. If not for this, you would not ask me to tutor these two sisters.

"

Speaking of this, Xiang Dongfang poured himself a glass of water, holding the water glass in both hands and said: "Manager Cao, I have never had the opportunity to thank you. Now I use water instead of wine. Thank you for giving me this opportunity and a place to stay."

After speaking, Xiang Dongfang drank the glass of water in one gulp.

This confused Cao Zhiqiang: "Wait a minute, you came to be my sister's tutor. I should be thanking you. Why are you thanking me in return?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled and said: "That's right, you allowed me to stay here for a long time and gave me such a high tutoring fee, which helped me a lot.

Not to mention that your tutoring fee is higher than the salary of lecturers in our school and can perfectly meet my daily needs. Just let me live here and give me a better learning environment. Then what do you think I should do?

Shouldn’t I thank you?”

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Well, you said tutoring fees are high. I don't deny this, but the learning environment here is better than school?"
To be continued...