Qin Xizhen was pressed for time, especially when Cheng Ran hinted that good days were coming. She raced against time and didn't want to delay making money for a moment. She was so ambitious that she didn't stay in Chengdu for a few days and flew away. When she got on the plane, she sent a text message to Cheng Ran, "The hard-working bird has to go out to find food again. It's very motivated, but it doesn't have the good fortune of you to enjoy the leisure and honor of the holiday... So angry."
"Forget it. Considering your special situation after the college entrance examination, I will take the rest from now on and you can do the work!"
Thinking of Qin Xizhen's puffy cheeks, Cheng Ran couldn't help laughing and sent a text message back, "The more capable, the more work."
"Go away. You're so lazy!"
Qin Xizhen sent a text message and turned off her phone. She changed from her previous gritted teeth state to a fresh, charming and graceful state in a second, and greeted the flight attendant who pulled the cabin partition curtain and came over to ask for a photo.
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Jiang Hongshao returned to Chengdu after the first semester of her three-year preparatory year in the UK. Jiang Yueqin had been transferred to another job a few months ago and was no longer here. Especially after Jiang Hongshao went abroad, the yard in Chengdu was basically vacant for a long time and was cleaned regularly by Li Jingping's clients.
It was just during Jiang Hongshao's vacation that the family reunited in Chengdu. It happened that Jiang Yueqin's class reunion was held in Chengdu. Jiang Yueqin attended with her husband and daughter. Most of the people at the scene also brought their families, all from all over the country. Although Jiang Yueqin had experienced a huge failure in Chengdu not long ago and was transferred to a ministry, her work had just started. This time when she returned to Chengdu to attend the class reunion, she still looked normal. People who knew the inside story had to admire her resilience.
This time's university reunion was the largest in scale compared to previous ones, with the largest number of attendees. Jiang Yueqin's university classmates graduated from prestigious universities, and most of them have good careers. Some are now in important positions, some are scholars doing research, some are university professors, and some have started businesses. Not only those who are living in other places came, but some who went abroad also brought their families and children back to participate.
Coincidentally, many of the college classmates at that time completed their studies, went out to work, and established families and had children. They basically completed their studies at the same time, and many of them were separated by one or two years. Therefore, among the dozens of classmates' families present today, at least seven or eight families have children who have just taken the college entrance examination, some of them went to school in the past one or two years, and some of them are a little younger. At present, the issue of further education has naturally become the main topic.
"You said his dad is a doctor of engineering after all, and I've had good grades since I was a child, but my child can only barely get into a second-tier university this time. I'm exhausted. What's the point of his dad's high degree? The key is that he can't spare the time to tutor his own child. We quarreled every day about this for a while..."
"In the final analysis, you are lucky to go abroad. You can earn dollars abroad, and your children can go to foreign universities. You don't have to worry about the scarcity of educational resources in China!"
Some people envy life abroad, while others complain about life abroad.
"… You don't understand because you haven't lived there. In fact, the pressure is very high. If you want to go to a good university, you have to participate in a lot of activities in order to get extra points for sports. My child swims, does gymnastics, karate, basketball, hockey, rugby… These classes are expensive, and some professional sports equipment costs a lot of money… Even the middle class is still stretched. Look, once the semester is over, traveling outside costs a lot of money. It's a lot of money. The key is that if I can't apply for a scholarship this time, the tuition will also be very high… "
"After all, Liu Qin is the best. She married a director. This time her child scored 565 in liberal arts in the college entrance examination and was admitted to Peking University. You can see how happy she is. She wants to show her child off..."
The woman called Liu Qin was wearing a cheongsam in the crowd. She was followed by a boy wearing glasses but with a somewhat indifferent look between his brows. He was her son Zhao Jie, who was accepting compliments from all sides at this time.
"So Beijing is still better. Last year, in the national unified exam, Tsinghua University and Peking University's liberal arts and science scores for students in the capital were lower than those in other places. For example, in Sichuan Province, Peking University's liberal arts and science scores were 30 to 40 points higher on average. Isn't this too unfair? So this year's 'unified college entrance examination, provincial questions', isn't it just a fig leaf!"
"That's true, but when we took the college entrance examination, we also had a unified test paper. However, students from educationally backward provinces did not score high. Should we give up on these provinces? But in reality, the policy will still favor these provinces, and try to raise their admission rates. Then some provinces with large education and population will have to sacrifice their admission rates. Is it fair? It's definitely not fair, but where is the real fairness in the world? The only fairness is that what you have worked so hard to learn is yours, and no one can take it away. There is nothing fairer in the world than this."
Although some people at the scene could not stand Liu Qin's behavior of showing off her own child, they had to admit that what could be done, he was a student of Peking University, of course it was worth celebrating. Among the children at the reunion, some were admitted to Rongda University, some went to Nankai University, and some were still undecided. It is undeniable that they were not as wealthy as others.
In fact, Liu Qin's most attention in today's class reunion is Jiang Yueqin. This is due to the obstacles in college. Jiang Yueqin was very successful at that time, with a good family background and a hot-tempered personality. She took the lead in doing many innovative things. Liu Qin, who came from a rural background, was not convinced and secretly listed her as a competitor, wanting to compete with her in everything.
Many years after graduation, she heard rumors about Jiang Yueqin's background among her classmates, and she felt even worse. She later stayed in the capital on her own and found a husband who could help her the most, but when she compared herself with Jiang Yueqin, she suddenly lost her sense of superiority. Fortunately, her son is doing well, and now it's time to show off.
When Liu Qin met Jiang Yueqin's family, Liu Qin asked her son to call someone. Jiang Yueqin nodded and said, "Zhao Jie, you did well in the exam."
"It's not easy. This child works very hard, just like me back then." Liu Qin smiled faintly.
Jiang Yueqin looked at Liu Qin and said, "Yes, in our class back then, you would go to the English corner and recite aloud every day before dawn. It seems that this hard work was inherited from you."
Liu Qin said, "I can't compare to you. You always get the highest SAT score. Your daughter seems to be the same as you were back then. Our Xiao Zhao can't compare to her. Hong Shao, I heard that you studied abroad at University College London?"
Jiang Hongshao was startled and said, "I'm still studying for the preparatory course."
Liu Qin said, "Yes, British universities do not recognize Chinese scores. You have to go through their preparatory courses. Of course, Auntie believes that you will pass in the end."
Then she looked at Jiang Yueqin and Li Jingping and smiled, "Your family, there must be a way."
Many people were watching this, and of course there were many who knew that there had always been some competition between the two. Over the years, classmates would privately talk about the things that happened between the two in a teasing tone. No one would have thought that this was still a problem in Liu Qin's mind.
Liu Qin's words were obviously implying that University College London is a world-renowned university. Tsinghua University and Peking University in this era certainly have the highest status in China. However, compared with these famous foreign universities, of course the moon is rounder abroad, not to mention that the foreign fever has always existed. If Jiang Yueqin's daughter really studied abroad at University College London, her Zhao Jie certainly could not compare.
But Liu Qin asked about Jiang Hongshao's preparatory course, and by saying this, the tone changed, emphasizing that Jiang Hongshao was not actually admitted to the undergraduate program at University College London. On the other hand, it also hinted that with Jiang Yueqin's family background, it seemed easy for her to manipulate her children into such a world-renowned school.
After finishing speaking, Liu Qin just smiled and seemed to be admonishing her son, "Did you hear me? You should learn more from your sister Hongshao! You just went to Peking University, but you are still far from it! If you can also study in the UK like your sister Hongshao, your mother will probably wake up laughing in her sleep... Of course, my family doesn't have that ability, you have to rely on yourself."
After saying this, Liu Qin smiled and pulled her son to meet the classmates who came over to celebrate.
Li Jingping and Jiang Yueqin's faces were quite ugly. Liu Qin was just using the Jiang family's background to expose their true colors. How much of a negative reaction would this cause among their classmates
Jiang Yueqin had actually been in a low mood recently and had thought about not attending this reunion, but thinking that Jiang Hongshao was in Chengdu, she wanted to visit her daughter and relieve herself in the environment of university classmates. However, she encountered such an upsetting thing at the reunion.
Liu Qin had been feeling depressed for many years, and now that his son had brought honor to the family, he seemed to be able to finally hold his head high.
However, in addition to the Liu Qin incident, the disturbance caused by Jiang Yueqin has also been causing repercussions. At least, there are people who know about it at the class reunion today, but everyone tacitly does not mention the disturbance caused by what happened in Chengdu a few months ago. After Liu Qin's disruption, when they sat down to eat, they still avoided mentioning it. Although there were some lively atmosphere among the classmates who were good at speaking, and even washed away Liu Qin who caused dissatisfaction among some people by showing off his own children, the overall atmosphere was still not as cheerful as in previous years. It seems that the disturbance caused by Jiang Yueqin has created some barriers between classmates that cannot be mentioned.
When the banquet was in full swing, a classmate who was the vice president of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China came over and talked to Li Jingping. Li Jingping was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Then I'll go over later."
The vice president of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China went out, and soon brought in Cheng Feiyang and his family from another private room in the Bridge Restaurant.
When Cheng Ran and his parents walked in, they looked at Jiang Hongshao, and they both understood each other tacitly.
Today was actually Cheng Ran's family's celebration banquet for his college entrance exam. They invited the family to Rongcheng, and the relatives who were already in Rongcheng, and the classmates of Jiang Hongshao's parents, to meet on the same day and at the same place. At this time, Rongcheng couldn't choose. There were basically only a few top restaurants that could be named. The Langqiao Restaurant in Hejiangting happened to be a famous high-end place. Everyone in Rongcheng knew this restaurant. A table could easily cost thousands of yuan. Often, if you told people that you had eaten here, you would often get a look of condescension from others.
Cheng Ran's graduation banquet was held here. It was a coincidence that the two parties met on that day. In fact, I had already told Jiang Hongshao about it.
But it is often the case that you meet acquaintances at the same place for dinner, and it is not uncommon to meet at the same table. After the vice president of the University of Electronic Science and Technology met Cheng Feiyang in the corridor, he also knew that Cheng Feiyang Fulong was developed by Li Jingping, so he told Li Jingping about meeting Cheng Feiyang and went to meet him. The vice president of the university brought wine to Cheng Ran's table and toasted, and then mentioned that Li Shuji was his classmate. Cheng Feiyang led his family to get up and come over.
When they saw Cheng Ran, Li Jingping and Jiang Yueqin looked at each other, and then looked at Jiang Hongshao at the same time. Their expressions were actually very clear.
I'm afraid you two already knew that the other was here!
Jiang Hongshao just refused to make eye contact with her parents and just smiled slightly.
Jiang Yueqin retracted her gaze. The vice president of Rongcheng University of Electronic Science and Technology couldn't wait to announce it to everyone. He probably got excited when he saw Cheng Feiyang just for this moment. "Everyone, this is Mr. Cheng from Fulong Company! This is Mr. Xu from Rongcheng Yanhua Real Estate. I am very honored to announce that their son, this handsome boy Cheng Ran, is the number one science student in our Sichuan Province!"
One stone throws up countless waves.
Now, everyone was really attracted by the top scholar who was so close to them.
In comparison, the identities of Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan were no longer important. The first thing some people did was to ask how they taught their children. Some asked how Cheng Ran learned and whether he had any secrets.
Even Liu Qin and her son Zhao Jie looked Cheng Ran's family up and down.
Although Liu Qin is proud of his son, and although rumors such as "Beijing locals can get into Peking University with 400 points" are all rumors, it is understandable that the capital's educational resources are indeed well-developed. Locals who rank in the top fifth of the pyramid can go to a first-tier university, but to be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University, you still need to be excellent and outstanding, with an admission rate of at least one in a thousand. His son can go to Peking University today, which is one of the best in a thousand, and it is also excellent.
However, one thing is certain, that is, it is easier for Beijing natives to get into Tsinghua University and Peking University than for those from other provinces. The specific difference in ease may be the difference between the admission rate of Beijing natives of 1/1000 and the admission rate of those from other provinces of 1/10000.
Especially in a province like Sichuan where the number of college entrance examination candidates is high, being admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University is one in ten thousand. Not to mention what it means to be the provincial champion.
So even though Liu Qin was proud of her son, she was somewhat self-aware in front of the provincial champion who was in the spotlight. She knew that she must not approach him at this time, so as not to make herself look bad.
Cheng Feiyang was facing Li Jingping, holding up his glass, "Li Shuji, you are not only my former leader, but also an old friend. Fulong's start back then was inseparable from your support..."
"You are awesome... We are here to serve..."
No matter what grudges there are between the two parties, in this situation, Jiang Yueqin and Cheng Feiyang will naturally still behave as they should and they have to save face.
After clinking glasses with Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan, Li Jingping and Jiang Yueqin turned to Cheng Ran in public.
Li Jingping said, "I can't believe it... When you came to my house to study with Hongshao, your grades weren't as good as Hongshao's. Later, you two were competing with each other in No. 10 Middle School, ranking first and second. It's a pity that Hongshao went abroad, otherwise, would you two have fought for the top spot?"
Everyone fell silent.
Look at Jiang Hongshao, then look at Cheng Ran.
Cheng Ran smiled back, "I think it's a pity too."
"It's not a pity... You are bringing honor to the people of Sichuan! Keep up the good work and keep fighting."
Just as Cheng Ran was about to raise his glass to drink beer, Jiang Yueqin also handed over his glass, "Then I also wish you a bright future!"
"I'll lend you my blessing." Cheng Ran smiled, "This is the best blessing I've received today."
Jiang Yueqin drank the entire white cup in one gulp.
The look at Cheng Ran was accompanied by a fierce and depressed look, which made him look unhappy but unable to get rid of it.