Chapter 82
82 Chapter 81, College Entrance Exam
At night, Li Xu and Li Miao brought Ji Yuanyuan to sleep in the west room, while Li Zhiming and his wife brought Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang to sleep in the east room.
Li Xu’s hand gently patted Ji Yuanyuan’s back. When she realized that her daughter had fallen asleep, she said softly, “Don’t take today’s matter to heart. Take the exam the day after tomorrow properly and don’t be nervous, understand?”
Li Miao replied softly, “I understand, Sister.”
The next afternoon, Li Xu also brought the children back to the city. Li Miao took a bus back to school to prepare for tomorrow’s exam.
Li Miao was the first child in their family to take the college entrance exam. Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua both took it very seriously, so early in the morning on the day of the college entrance exam, they took a bus to the city and waited outside the exam hall.
Li Xu cooked a few dishes for the three children in the afternoon. After she gave some to them, she put the rest into the lunch box and rode the little tricycle to the exam hall.
The three children had always been very obedient, so Li Xu was not worried. She was just a little worried about Li Miao now.
In order not to put pressure on Li Miao in the past few months, she had never mentioned the about the results in front of her.
She didn’t know how her preparation was going, or if she would be nervous during the exam.
It was July now, and the weather was very hot. When Li Xu arrived at the exam hall, she was already so tired that her forehead was covered in sweat.
Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua were standing at the door, constantly looking inside.
The sun today was very poisonous. Standing under the sun made people feel a little dizzy. The two of them also had no other way.
Each of them took a fertilizer bag and folded it into a triangle. They wore it like a bamboo hat to block the sun.
Li Xu said with some amusement, “Dad, Mom, you can just stay under the shade of the tree. You can just come back when Miaomiao comes out. Why suffer like this?”
There were other parents at the door, but they were all hiding under the shade of the tree. Only the two of them stood foolishly at the door.
Li Zhiming held a tobacco pipe in his hand. He put it in his mouth and took a deep breath before saying, “I can’t sit still. Getting up and walking around made me feel better.”
After a pause, Li zhiming said, “If Miaomiao can get into a university, she will be the first university student in our village.”
There was no lack of pride in his tone.
Their village was originally small. There weren’t many families in total. Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, there hadn’t been a single college student in the village.
Li Xu put down the lunch box in her hand and said, “I only came to brought Miaomiao’s share of lunch. After she came out and chatted with her for a while, I’ll go home for lunch. You guys can come home with me to eat and take a break. I’ll come here again with you guys in the evening.”
Li zhiming nodded, “Okay.”
After waiting for a while, there was movement inside. The students of the college entrance examination walked out one after another.
Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua quickly took down the fertilizer bag on their heads. They were afraid that Li Miao’s classmates would see it. It would be embarrassing.
When Li Miao returned home, she said that most of her classmates were from the city. Few of them came from the countryside.
After looking around for a while, Liu Guihua was the first to see Li Miao. “Miaomiao, here…”
Li Xu followed her and saw that Li Miao looked relaxed. It seemed that he had done well in the exam.
Li Xu’s heart, which had been wrung all the way, finally settled down.
Li Miao came over very quickly. Li Xu hurriedly handed the lunchbox to her, “Take it back and eat. Have a good rest at noon, we’ll come back at the evening.”
The college entrance exam was a major event. The teachers were also afraid that the students would drop the ball, so they had been working together for the past few days. The students were not allowed to act alone.
After the exam, the examinees had to gather at the entrance. The teachers would lead the team back to a nearby hotel to rest.
Li Miao’s school was far from the exam venue. Therefore, the school had booked a hotel nearby for them to rest at noon and at night. The food was also fixed, but many parents wanted their children to eat better and come over to deliver the food.
Li Miao came out early. There were still many students in the class who had not come out, so they could still say a few words.
“Father, Mother, Sister, I’ll just eat with the students in the class. It’s so hot now, so don’t suffer along.” Li Miao looked at the sweat on the faces of the three people and said with some heartache.
Li Zhiming waved his hand, “Your mother and I have been working in the fields a lot during the summer. We’re just standing for a while now, we are not tired.”
Li Xu also said, “Don’t worry, I’ll bring Father and Mother home to rest later. I’ll bring them over when the sun isn’t so fierce in the evening.”
Li Miao also knew that she couldn’t persuade her parents, so she could only instruct Li xu, “When you’re free tonight, boil some mung bean soup for our parents. least they get sunstroke.”
Li Xu nodded, “Don’t worry about that, have a good rest in the afternoon.”
Li Miao wanted to say more, but the teacher was already calling for them to gather.
She hurriedly said, “I have to go, you guys should hurry back.”
With that, she carried the lunch box to the gathering place. Then, she was brought by the teacher to the hotel they had booked to rest.
After Li Miao’s figure disappeared, Li Xu called out to Li Zhiming and Liu guihua, “Dad, Mom, let’s go too.”
The examination venue was not far from Li Miao’s house. Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua were afraid of tiring Li Xu, so they didn’t dare to sit in the tricycle. They followed Li Xu all the way home.
The three of them stayed at home for a while. It was almost time for school. Ji Yuanyuan was woken up by the sound of the door opening. She got out of bed and began to slowly put on her clothes.
As she put on her clothes, she was still worried.
The weather was so hot. She didn’t know if there was an electric fan in the exam hall.
July was the hottest month of the year. The exam must be very uncomfortable at this time. Ji Yuanyuan felt sorry for Li Miao and was glad that she would not have to face the sun during the college entrance exams in the future.
Before 2002, the college entrance exams were held in early July. After 2002, it became early June.
Moreover, when Ji Yuanyuan took the college entrance exams, there would definitely be air-conditioning in the classroom. At the very least, there would be electric fans. It would be better than now.
Ji Yuanyuan walked out of the bedroom after putting on his clothes. Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang had already come out. Li Xu was cooking in the kitchen while talking to them.
“Have the results been released yet? Did the teacher say when the school holidays would start?”
Ji Zi’ang yawned. It was obvious that he had not slept enough. Ji Zixuan answered Li Xu very seriously, “The results haven’t been released yet. The teacher said that the results would be released in the afternoon. The teacher did not say anything about the holidays either.”
Li Xu said, “Alright, hurry up and go to school. I might not be home tonight, but I’ll prepare dinner. When the three of you come back, do your homework and don’t run around, okay?”
The three little ones answered in unison, “Got it, Mom.”
After answering Li Xu’s question, Ji Zixuan greeted his grandparents and then went to school.
After the exam, the teachers were busy correcting the papers, sorting out the results, and filling in the Certificate of Honor. They had no time to care about the children.
Therefore, the first class in the afternoon, the classrooms were in a mess.
The classroom was noisy and chaotic. There were all kinds of things to do.
When it was the second class, the teacher walked in with the Certificate of Honor.
The teacher sat on a stool and began to read the results.