The hot June is definitely the hardest month for many students.
Especially for senior high school students, except for those scumbags whose grades are so bad that even their parents want to give up, most of them still want to get into a good school, first to bring glory to their parents and secondly to earn a good future for themselves.
For rural children, it is undoubtedly a huge leap to get into college, so they are all in a tense and anxious atmosphere - they get up early and study at night to welcome the arrival of Black July.
The day after Professor Fan arrived, the Provincial Normal University Admissions Office called.
He said that Chen Wenjun and Tian Xiaoxue had excellent English scores and could be directly admitted to the Normal University's foreign language major without taking the college entrance examination. He asked them if they were willing to accept the recommendation.
If you are willing, you can fill out the "Registration Form for Recommended Students" before June 20, and have the school stamp it with the official seal and send it to the Admissions Office of the Provincial Normal University.
This news was like a happy egg dropped from the sky, and Principal Chi was stunned.
What? Are there quotas for recommendation in the town? Two of them came at once!
Chen Wenjun and Tian Xiaoxue were called to the principal's office. After hearing the news, they were ecstatic.
Especially Tian Xiaoxue, she was so excited that she cried on the spot.
To be honest, with her grades, it would be a bit difficult to get into the Provincial Normal University if she took the college entrance examination. She didn't expect to receive an admission notice. This surprise was so great that she cried twice to stop herself.
"Jingle Bell--"
The phone rang again.
Principal Chi coughed twice, suppressed his excitement, and picked up the phone to answer:
"Hello? Yes, I am. What? Kyoto University of Foreign Studies? Did I hear it correctly? Yes, yes! It's from our school, special prize! Yes, yes! Okay, okay, I will definitely convey it to you, before the end of June, right?
No problem, no problem!”
After hanging up the phone, Principal Chi's face glowed with excitement. He rubbed his hands and said to Chen Wenjun: "Wenjun, do you know about Kyoto University of Foreign Studies? The person who just called was the teacher from the admissions office outside Beijing. He said that you were admitted directly and did not need to take the college entrance examination.
…Oh my God! I can’t believe it…”
Principal Chi’s chubby body bounced twice and ran next door to Director Huang to share his inner excitement and joy:
"Old Huang! Old Huang! Our school has two recommended students! Yes! One of them was admitted to Capital Foreign Studies University!"
The good news quickly hovered over the school like it had wings. Soon, all the teachers and students in the school heard the good news, and then it spread to the entire Fjord Town.
Almost everyone in the town knows that Teacher Xu, who has been here for less than a year, not only brought out a national-level competition special prize, but also taught two recommended students!
The parents of those students who had originally intended to transfer back to the town couldn't sit still and came to Principal Chi again, hoping to transfer back next semester.
“We are willing to lend you the tuition fee!”
"If one is not enough, double it!"
"Principal, let us come back!"
"..."
Principal Chi still said the same thing: You can come and take the final admissions exam! If you pass the exam, you won’t need to borrow a penny from your study fees. If you don’t, there’s nothing I can do about it.
Parents of students: Alas! What I thought was the best way at the beginning has now become a sin.
Perhaps because the temptations of doing well in the unified examination, winning English competitions, and being recommended to a college were too great, these parents not only did not back down, but also became more courageous in their fight.
After hearing about it, other parents of students also began to inquire about the enrollment situation for the next school year in Fjord Town.
Among them, there is the County No. 1 Middle School that is looking for good seedlings early in the morning.
The principal of County No. 1 Middle School immediately couldn't sit still.
In the entire Yupu County, the best source of students has always been from the County No. 1 Middle School.
Only the unwanted items from County No. 1 Middle School have been picked up by other middle schools, and there have never been cases where the leftovers picked up by others have been left to County No. 1 Middle School.
How can you swallow that a rural middle school suddenly appeared out of nowhere to compete with him for students?
"Are these people crazy? There's just one more English teacher in Fjord Town. How has anything else changed? Are you willing to give up all the other subjects just for English? Are you stupid? The college entrance examination has always been based on the total score.
Yes, even if I get a perfect score in English but fail in other subjects, my overall score will still not be improved!”
Liu Fuhai, the principal of County No. 1 Middle School, held an emergency meeting of all teachers in the school, where he gritted his teeth and commented on the stupid behavior of those parents.
"The situation is indeed a bit pessimistic." The vice-principal frowned and said, "Fjord Middle School has two new teachers this month, both from Provincial Normal University. One is an outstanding graduate of the Department of Foreign Languages, and the other is said to be Professor Wang from the Department of Chemistry.
His proud pupil.”
The implication is that from now on, Chemistry will also rise in Fjord Middle School.
Liu Fuhai was so angry that his heart ached. He covered his chest and looked for a quick-acting heart-saving pill again: "Is it assigned by the Personnel Bureau?"
"It doesn't seem like that. They asked to go there themselves."
"Bewitched! I think everyone is bewitched!" Liu Fuhai said angrily, "What's so good about a mere township middle school! One, two or three, they all ran there and squatted there. Go! Let them go!
I want to see who is the winner in this year's college entrance examination! The name of Yupu No. 1 Middle School will always belong to our county No. 1 Middle School!"
…
"Feng Shui is changing. This year's college entrance examination will put pressure on County No. 1 Middle School!"
After the principals of No. 5 Middle School and Shikan Middle School met, they all sighed when they talked about this matter.
"By the way, how come Lao Chi knows a professor from the Provincial Normal University? Could he be his former alumnus?"
"I heard it's not the case. It's someone Xu Suizhu knows."
"Oh, Xiao Xu is really a talent! You said the treatment in our two schools is not bad, but why are the students who failed to pass the exam willing to come back to express gratitude and repay their alma mater?" said the principal of No. 5 Middle School with envy.
The principal of Shikan Middle School adjusted his thick black-framed glasses: "Then I have to ask you. Anyway, in Shikan, no one has passed the provincial exam so far. The best institution is the Provincial Normal University, and it is easy to get into it.
Two of them are only juniors this year, how do you want them to repay?"
"...Stop talking!" The principal of No. 5 Middle School waved his hand feebly. It hurt my heart!
No matter what, when every high school faces the college entrance examination, everyone is a competitor. Even among brother schools, there are undercurrents.
Fjord Middle School has two new teachers at once, both of whom are top students who graduated from the Provincial Normal University. One is an arts student and the other is a science teacher. Not only do other schools envy them, but the students in the town also gain a lot of confidence.
Xu Suizhu ignored the disturbances from the outside world.
Although privately, there were many foreign school leaders and students’ parents who came to visit with gifts, but she declined them all with a smile.
After work on Saturday, she returned to the fishing village with Professor Fan, Xia Mingli, and Deng Zhijie who were eager to go fishing.
The last time Professor Fan came here, the Xu family's old house had not been renovated, so he stayed at a neighbor's house for the night. This time, he didn't have to worry about not having enough beds.
Xu Suizhu gave up her room to Professor Fan and Xia Mingli, and Deng Zhijie made do with a wire folding bed in the main room for one night.
She and Doudou went to her aunt's house, and her aunt wished she could live there.