Over the next three days, the tense college entrance exams went by smoothly and peacefully.
When the last foreign language exam was over, Xu Nianhua felt a weight lift off her shoulders. Looking up at the clear blue sky, she was seized with the urge to shout loudly, to release all her pent-up emotions.
The stressful college entrance exams were finally over, and she could start building her career!
Otherwise, whenever she wanted to do something, her mom would worry and urge her to focus on her studies. Now that the exams were over, that was no longer a concern.
"Little sister, the foreign language exam was really easy this time!"
Xu Nian’an approached her excitedly, feeling that this time, the foreign language test was much easier than before.
"Of course, with me teaching you, it would be strange if you still couldn’t do it." Xu Nianhua said proudly. Over the past year, she had been teaching her older brother foreign languages using methods from previous training, and as he was not a slow learner, the exam naturally felt easy for him.
Besides, the foreign language exams today are not as difficult as they will be in the future, so scoring high is still quite feasible.
"Nianhua, if I get into university, you’ll be my lucky star," Zheng Jin ran up to Xu Nianhua and hugged her, saying excitedly.
"Whether I get into a university or not, Xu is still my lucky star," Chen Hu looked at Xu Nianhua with pure adoration in his eyes. He wanted to hide his feelings, but didn’t realize that his thoughts could not be concealed at all.
Xu Nian’an slapped Chen Hu’s shoulder and stood in front of him, creating a distance between them., "Chen Hu, it seems you did quite well in the exams too. You think you can make it into university this year?"
"I should be able to." Chen Hu missed the required marks by just a little last year and had improved a lot this year. Therefore, he felt confident about qualifying for university. He wanted to talk more with Xu Nianhua, but Xu Nian’an was always blocking his view, and Chen Hu felt too embarrassed to speak up.
The classmates were all discussing whether the foreign language exam had gotten easier, as they all managed to do it.
Unlike before, when just the sight of the foreign language paper would give them headaches, almost making them want to submit a blank sheet.
"Lucky stars or not, your good results are all due to your own efforts," Xu Nianhua said modestly. Even though she had done her best to help everyone with foreign languages and other subjects, she felt that it was inseparable from everyone’s hard work.
"But you provided us with so much material and taught us so many study methods," Zheng Jin was truly grateful to Xu Nianhua. She had been planning to give up this year, but her dad insisted she continue studying. So, she had to study one more year and, fortunately, she met Xu Nianhua. Her performance had improved a lot, increasing her confidence in getting into university.
All she wanted was to get into a normal education college.
"Ah, it will be difficult to meet each other again in the future." The college entrance exams had just ended, and what awaited them were different paths; some would go to different places for university, and those who did not pass would give up schooling to find a job. Getting everyone together again in the future would not be easy.
"How about we all have a meal together today?"
At that suggestion, Zheng Jin’s eyes suddenly lit up.
"Classmates, we just finished our college entrance exams today. How about we all get together for a celebratory meal?"
Zheng Jin’s suggestion was well received by many classmates though some did not agree. Ultimately, twenty-three people, including Xu Zhiyuan, decided to go for the