Sure enough, the news that the college entrance examination would be resumed soon spread quietly in the village.
Of course, this was all spread secretly, and only the educated youth and a small number of well-educated young people in the village were interested.
As soon as the news came out, the educated youth were all excited. Regardless of whether they were married or not, they all began to inquire about more information about the college entrance examination. Some wrote to their families to inquire, and some went to bookstores or post offices to look for newspapers and magazines to see if there was any information published...
The more people inquired, the more convinced they were that the news was true, so they began looking for books and review materials, and even became absent-minded when going to work.
The junior and senior high school textbooks that Zhang Weihong brought became very popular. Everyone came to her to borrow them. She was generous and let them copy them down.
When the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was officially announced, all the educated youth were in tears, hugged each other, cried, laughed, and shouted, and some even lay on the ground and pounded the ground with their hands, trying to vent all the confusion, pain, and despair hidden in their hearts over the years...
They have finally waited for this day!
Zhang Weihong ran to Gu Shichu's house and hugged her tightly without saying a word, but she was trembling slightly, obviously crying.
Gu Shichu pushed her away only after she had cried enough.
Zhang Weihong wiped her tears a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm just too excited."
"I understand." Gu Shichu said with a smile. She had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"You are also going to take the college entrance examination this time, right? I will review with you." Zhang Weihong suggested.
"Okay." Gu Shichu agreed.
After that, Zhang Weihong went to Gu Shichu's house every day to review together, because her home was quieter than the Youth League compound.
Other educated youth also began to review intensively and reduced their working hours. The team leader did not stop them and even assigned them some light work to prevent them from getting tired.
If more educated youth in the village were admitted to university, the team leader's political achievements would be better and the villagers would also be proud of him, so the team leader cooperated so well.
Ji Mingtao saw that Gu Shichu was getting busier and busier, studying all day long. He also remembered that she had taken junior high and high school courses with Zhang Weihong in the past few years and had not relaxed at all. In addition, she once said that she would leave the village if she had the chance.
So Ji Mingtao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Gu Shichu had already known that the college entrance examination would be resumed, so she wanted to rely on the college entrance examination to leave here
However, he quickly rejected it himself. Unless Gu Shichu had the ability to foresee things, she would not have known. He felt that he was overthinking.
He didn't know that Gu Shichu was clear about the order in which history developed.
At this moment, he hugged Gu Shichu and asked her: "The opportunity to leave the village you mentioned, is it the college entrance examination?"
Gu Shichu nodded lazily: "That's right. So we will be finished soon."
She raised half of her body and lay on Ji Mingtao's chest, putting her hands on his handsome face with clear contours, her fingers brushing along his eyes, nose, lips, and chin one by one.
"I really can't bear to leave you." She sighed. She would soon lose a man who met her aesthetic and taste.
It's such a pity. It's not easy to find a male companion who is knowledgeable, interesting, and not nosy and is willing to have a secret relationship with you.
Ji Mingtao's eyes darkened, he grabbed Gu Shichu's hand that was messing with him, and asked in a low voice:
"Which city and university do you want to go to?"
Gu Shichu chuckled and raised his eyebrows: "Why, are you so sure that I will pass the exam? You even asked me directly where I was going."
"You will not be able to pass the exam?" Ji Mingtao asked back with a serious look, looking at her steadily.
"Of course not!" Gu Shichu said confidently, with no intention of keeping it a secret from him.
"I'd naturally go to the best city and study at the best university. So I'm looking at Jinghua University in Beijing."
Ji Mingtao nodded, thoughtfully: "Got it."
Gu Shichu thought he was just asking casually, so he didn't take it too seriously.
On the day of the college entrance examination, Gu Shichu, Zhang Weihong and other people from the village who were taking the exam went to the examination center in the city to take the exam.
The other educated youth were a little surprised to see Gu Shichu. They obviously didn’t expect that such an unexpected person like her would also take the college entrance examination.
However, everyone was very nervous at that time and was busy memorizing test knowledge, and had no time to pay attention to Gu Shichu.
After seeing the test questions, Gu Shichu felt that she had decided to go to Beijing. These questions were not difficult for her and she was not worried at all about failing the test.
However, not everyone in the examination room was as confident as she was. Some even cried because they couldn't answer the questions.
Gu Shichu finished several exams without distraction. As soon as they were over, people from the same village gathered together and compared their answers with each other.
When he heard that everyone had the same answer as his, he was overjoyed; but when he heard that someone had a different answer from his, his face turned pale and he became frightened.
"Shichu, aren't you worried about your answer?" Zhang Weihong couldn't help asking after checking the answers with others. She saw Gu Shichu walking leisurely without any worry on his face.
"That's not right. The exam is over and everything is settled. Checking the answers again will only make me more anxious and nervous, and it won't add any extra points to my score." Gu Shichu said indifferently.
"You are open-minded, but I am not. Even if I am uneasy, I have to compare answers with everyone." Zhang Weihong sighed and went back to discuss with everyone.
When everyone returned to the village, the villagers who saw them came back asked them how they did in the exam and whether they had confidence.
When they saw Gu Shichu among them, they were immediately shocked:
"Gu Shichu? Why did you come back with them? Are you going to take the college entrance examination too?"
Gu Shichu looked at the aunt who was making a fuss, nodded and replied: "Yes, I am going to take the college entrance examination too."
The auntie asked, "You're going too? How many years of school have you attended? You won't hand in a blank paper, will you?"
"After all, I have attended junior high school, and I asked Zhang Weihong to help me with high school knowledge. What's wrong with taking the exam? This is the first year of the resumption of the college entrance examination, so it must not be difficult. What if I'm lucky enough to pass it?" Gu Shichu said.
"That's right! This year is the first year that the college entrance examination has been resumed, so it won't be difficult. Oh, if I had known earlier, I would have let my two boys take the exam. If they really pass, I can also be the mother of a college student! What a pity!" The aunt slapped her thigh and sighed.
Gu Shichu smiled slightly. She would not tell her aunt that the first year would not be too difficult, but there were too many candidates taking the exam!
The number of people who have taken the exam accumulated over the past ten years is such a huge number. With so many competitors, it would be difficult for the aunt's son to pass the exam.
Others laughed at the auntie: "Mrs. Li, your two sons haven't even finished the second grade of elementary school, and you want to follow their example and take the college entrance examination? Isn't this a joke? No matter how easy it is, it's not their turn to become a college student!"
The auntie retorted, "Why not? My son is so smart! Last time the captain calculated centimeters for our family and gave us three points less, and the eldest boy knew it all!"
Everyone laughed when they heard it.