The college entrance examination is scheduled for the hot July. Everyone in the banker attaches great importance to Wang Gang's college entrance examination. Not only did his aunt Zhuang Hualin bring a lot of medicines from the hospital, but even his father and mother-in-law bought fruits for the house.
As the eldest son and direct grandson, my father and mother-in-law naturally hoped that Wang Gang could be named on the gold medal list and honor his ancestors. They even talked about a lot of things before the exam.
"Tunan, you are the eldest among the third generation of bankers. You must work hard for this college entrance examination and set a good example for your younger brothers and sisters." Grandma said sincerely.
"Mom, don't put too much pressure on Tunan. With his current grades, it's not difficult to get into college. It mainly depends on what kind of university he gets into." Zhuang Chaoying didn't want her son to be too stressed, nervous, and perform abnormally.
"Tu Nan can definitely do it. People say he is the reincarnation of Wenquxing." Father Zhuang said with a smile.
Huang Ling said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if Tunan doesn't do well in the exam this time. He is only fifteen years old. He can just review for another year."
Zhuang's mother opened her mouth and said, "If you study in high school for another year, wouldn't it mean that you have to pay tuition for another year?"
Huang Ling said speechlessly: "Tunan has good grades and has never spent any money to go to high school. Tuition is free."
Mother Zhuang was completely relieved and said, "That's good."
Zhuang Hualin turned to Wang Gang and said, "Don't be too stressed. I got some medicines from the hospital. If you feel uncomfortable, just take some."
Looking at the worried eyes of his family, Wang Gang smiled and said: "I'm actually not nervous at all. Don't pay too much attention to it. It's just a college entrance examination! It doesn't matter if you fail. Going to college is not the only way out."
Zhuang Chaoying frowned and said: "Tunan, you have the wrong idea. You have been working hard for so many years. Now that you are finally done, don't be careless if you are not nervous."
Huang Ling smiled and said: "I can rest assured about my son. Even though he is young, he is much more mature than the average person."
The person in the family who is least worried is probably Huang Ling. She is the only one who knows that her son usually submits articles to magazines. The manuscript fees she has saved are almost 10,000 yuan less.
Even if my son really fails the exam and cannot go to college, he will not worry about his future prospects.
Zhuang's father, Zhuang's mother, and Zhuang Hualin left after dinner. Wang Gang was rarely relaxed, so he went out for a walk to relax.
When he reached the alley, Wang Gang accidentally bumped into Wu Shanshan.
"Brother Tunan." Wu Shanshan pinched the corner of her clothes shyly, as if waiting for Wang Gang.
"Shanshan, are you looking for me?" Wang Gang said with a smile.
Wu Shanshan shyly took out a pen from her pocket and said: "You will take the college entrance examination tomorrow. I wish you good luck in the exam and a title on the gold list."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows, thought for a while and took the pen from Wu Shanshan.
"You have to work hard too."
Wu Shanshan is thirteen years old this year. Among the children of the same age in the alley, she is closer to Wang Gang.
Wu Shanshan often asks Wang Gang to borrow study materials, and sometimes she also borrows some extracurricular reading materials.
Wang Gang discovered that Wu Shanshan had grown up a lot and already had the youthfulness of a girl.
Wu Shanshan asked: "Brother Tunan, I heard that you want to take the Fudan exam."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Yes, I have already filled out my application form."
Wu Shanshan said seriously: "I will study hard and take the Fudan University exam in the future."
Wang Gang was startled and said with a strange expression: "Didn't Uncle Wu tell you?"
Wu Shanshan said innocently: "What did you say?"
Wang Gang said: "Uncle Wu came to see my dad two days ago to consult on technical secondary school majors."
Wu Shanshan's face instantly turned pale when she heard this.
"How could they do this? I clearly said that I would go to high school and go to college in the future." Wu Shanshan said angrily.
"Don't be anxious. Go home and discuss it with Uncle Wu. As long as you don't fill out the application form, everything will be done in time," Wang Gang said.
"Okay, I'll go home right away." Wu Shanshan turned around and wanted to go home, took two steps and then turned back.
"Brother Tunan, do you think I have any hope of getting into college?"
Wang Gang said: "You study very hard and skipped a grade in elementary school. Logically speaking, you have a good chance of going to college. However, you still have to discuss the matter of going to school with Uncle Wu and Aunt Zhang."
Wu Shanshan's face turned pale and she said, "I know what my dad is thinking. He thinks that since I'm a girl, it's useless to study so many books. I might as well go to a technical secondary school and work early to make money."
Wang Gang sighed and said: "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. Even if Uncle Wu thinks about it, he can't say that he is completely wrong."??
??Nowadays, the efficiency of cotton spinning mills has declined, and sometimes wages cannot be paid on time, making life difficult for every household.
If Wu Shanshan wants to go to high school or college, the cost of education is indeed very high. It is normal that Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei cannot afford it.
"But I want to go to college, and I want to stay with you." Wu Shanshan said to Wang Gang excitedly.
"Huh?" Wang Gang was stunned. Is Wu Shanshan confessing her love to him?
"No, I didn't mean that. I meant that I yearn for the university campus." Wu Shanshan's face turned red like a ripe apple, and she was so pretty.
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Then come on! I'll be waiting for you at Fudan."
Wu Shanshan widened her eyes, looked at Wang Gang in surprise, and then ran away shyly.
Wang Gang looked at Wu Shanshan's back and realized that what he just said might be somewhat ambiguous, but he didn't care much.
To him, Wu Shanshan was just the little sister next door.
Wang Gang didn't know how much impact his words had on Wu Shanshan. She had a big fight with her parents immediately after returning home and tried her best to go to high school and take the college entrance examination.
Wu Jianguo even slapped his daughter in the end, but Wu Shanshan never compromised. Instead, she went on a hunger strike to force Wu Jianguo to agree to let her go to high school.
"If you don't let me go to high school, I would rather starve to death at home." Wu Shanshan shouted loudly to Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei.
"Who are you scaring? I still don't believe you can starve yourself to death." Zhang Amei said bitterly.
Wu Shanshan looked at Zhang Amin angrily and stopped talking, but her eyes were unusually firm and persistent.
In the next few days, Wu Shanshan really didn't eat or even drink water. Wu Jianguo didn't care at first. When he found out that his daughter fainted from hunger, he immediately sent her to the hospital.
This incident caused a big fuss. The neighbors knew about the Wu family's affairs and started talking about it behind their backs.
Because Wang Gang needed to take the college entrance examination, he did not pay attention to Wu Shanshan. By the time he found out, Wu Shanshan had already been discharged from the hospital and returned home.
On the day of the college entrance examination, the whole family went to see Wang Gang into the examination room. Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei even helped buy breakfast early in the morning so that Wang Gang could eat well before taking the examination.
The college entrance examination lasted for three days. Wang Gang took the exam with ease and handed in every paper in advance, even though the invigilator repeatedly reminded him to check carefully.
Wang Gang was very confident that his score would definitely pass Fudan's cutoff, so naturally he didn't want to waste time in the examination room.
As he expected, the admission notice from Fudan University was sent home in August.
At the same time, Wu Shanshan also approached Wang Gang with the admission notice from No. 1 Middle School.
"Brother Tunan, I passed the No. 1 high school entrance examination."
Wang Gang was shocked to find that Wu Shanshan had lost a lot of weight, and her body was bursting with a lot of luck.
A lot of luck transferred from Wu Shanshan to Wang Gang. Wang Gang guessed that he had unintentionally changed Wu Shanshan's fate and benefited from it.