Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1171

Chapter 1171: Chapter 1044: Countdown to the College Entrance Exam

Xi Zi went to work in the provincial city...

Zhang Ziwen and Zhang Mingzuo took on the responsibility as the eldest.

As the eldest, besides supervising the younger siblings to keep secrets, he also had to urge them to study.

Zhang the Second was still somewhat curious about the results of the children’s discussion that night. However, these little rascals were all so tricky, no matter how much he tried, they laughed it off and didn’t reveal a single word.

The only visible change was after work, he and Brother Guo Fu would take a stroll: Hey... each of them was really holding onto textbooks that hadn’t been touched in hundreds of years, studying hard with the books sent by their little brother.

If he didn’t know that Old Zhang’s family were fundamentally peasants, he would have thought they were from a family of intellectuals.

The children didn’t speak, and neither he nor Brother Guo Fu and Mr. Zhang exposed them. Instead, they pulled Zhang Chunming aside for a little chat, and as parents, they made more time to take care of the grandchildren at home.

Everything was in tacit cooperation, even the daughters-in-law were nervously flipping through books, puzzled about what was happening.

Zhang Ziwen and the others meant to keep it secret, but there’s no such thing as an impervious wall. Moreover, even if their wives were filial to their mothers-in-law, when they had questions, how could they not mention it to their parents?

The smart in-laws figured that since all the grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law of Old Zhang’s family were starting to study, they also got their own children to study;

The bewildered in-laws were still puzzled. After a round at their relatives’, they thought, let’s just follow Old Zhang’s family, it couldn’t be wrong!

At the end of August, during the second phone call between Mr. Zhang, Mother Zhang, and their youngest son, it was confirmed that the proposal to restore university entrance exams had been mentioned at the meeting, and specific plans would come out soon.

By October, the news of restoring the entrance exams spread like spring thunder across Shen Zhou, bringing a spring of science as well as rebirth for countless intellectuals.

One by one, scholars walked out from their constraints, and one young educated person after another resumed their studies with calloused hands.

Overnight, paper became invaluable in Luoyang.

To most people, "university entrance exams" were synonymous with youthful "anxiety." But in this October, it became the only chance for millions to defy age, marital status, and background restrictions, a way to change their fate.

No one was not thrilled!

There was less than a month to the stipulated exam date.

Parents who cared about their children knew that now heaven had given them a chance to go to college, so they had to fight for it no matter what.

But everyone understood more that this year’s exams were like a battalion crossing a narrow bridge, a real test of ability. Everyone was working hard, hoping to be among those who successfully crossed the difficult bridge.

At this critical moment, with emotions surging, Zhang Ziwen made a phone call.

"Hello, who is this?"

The familiar voice on the other end quickly calmed Zhang Ziwen, "Uncle, it’s me, Ziwen."

"Hey, it’s you, kid. What’s up, looking for your uncle?"

Hearing the familiar tone of Zhang Guoqing, Zhang Ziwen smiled knowingly, "Your eldest nephew is troubled, I can’t decide whether to take the entrance exams."

"Hey... what’s there to decide! Just go take it, and deal with it when the results are out."

On that end, Zhang Guoqing’s voice turned serious, "Xiao Wen, you need to look far ahead. The further the goal, the further you can go in the future."

Zhang Ziwen clenched his fists, "Uncle, I’ll do my best!"

"And don’t be too tense, just see how much you can score. There are three hundred and sixty trades, success doesn’t only lie in university; if you work heartily, you’ll achieve something."

"Thank you, uncle."

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