On this day, 5.7 million people took the college entrance exam.
Jiang Cheng and Shen Que were not in the same exam hall. When she arrived, the sea of people finally made her feel the gravity of the moment.
The tide of the era was about to begin.
Jiang Cheng followed the crowd into the exam hall, got her stationery checked, found her seat by the assigned number, and sat down.
Waiting for the exam to start.
Soon, the invigilator came in, opened the exam paper seals on the spot, and the test began.
The questions were not difficult.
That was for Jiang Cheng or those who had reviewed well.
For those who hadn’t touched a book in years or were merely trying their luck, it might have been challenging.
Jiang Cheng was not the first to submit her paper; she reviewed her answers calmly after writing, waiting patiently.
Only when others turned in their papers did she stand up and do the same, leaving the hall without giving anyone a chance to discuss answers with her.
The two exam days passed quickly.
When the last subject was done, many students were crying, laughing, or making noise outside the exam hall.
Jiang Cheng watched them with a smile, then rode her bicycle away towards the sunset and tomorrow.
After the college entrance exam ended, many people went to Jiang Cheng’s house just to check answers with her.
But they all left empty-handed because Jiang Cheng wasn’t there; she had gone to Beijing.
She had left right after the exam without leaving a spare moment for anyone.
Jiang Cheng went to Beijing by herself.
In Beijing, she found Shen Que’s comrade, who helped her buy a house.
The house wasn’t far from the university, with a primary school nearby.
She organized the house alone in Beijing, waiting for the exam results so that the household registration could be transferred.
Actually, if she were willing to accept a job in Beijing, the registration could have been transferred directly, but she refused.
Director Leng visited a few times, only to leave disappointed.
While arranging the house in Beijing, Jiang Cheng semi-enrolled at Jing City University.
Semi-enrolled because her results weren’t out yet, and once they were, she would still be a student.
Nevertheless, Jiang Cheng went to Jing City University early to help prepare for the school year’s start.
She had no choice, having intended to apply to the Foreign Languages Institute, where Jiang Cheng knew two-thirds of the teachers.
First of all, Jing City University’s vice president was Teacher Lü’s senior, Teacher Lü was the dean of the Foreign Languages Institute, Teacher Qi was the department head, and three teachers she had previously worked with were also at the institute.
None of the teachers doubted Jiang Cheng’s admission to Jing City University; they wondered why she wanted to apply to the Foreign Languages Institute.
"You already know more than a dozen languages and could teach them. What else do you need to learn?"
Jiang Cheng offered no answer, merely saying they would find out in time.
Though the teachers didn’t understand, they still appreciated having her help.
Thus, Jiang Cheng became the first "prospective student" asked to work before receiving the admission letter.
When the exam results came out, Jiang Cheng’s top scores did too.
Other universities tried to recruit her, only to find she was already at Jing City University preparing for the new students.
Before they had a chance to speak, everyone from the vice president to the doorman surrounded them.
Forget about stealing her away—leaving with both shoes was lucky enough.
As results continued to come in, Jiang Cheng was the first to stamp her admission letter and the first to avoid any postage fees to receive it.
Not only that, but she also joined the process of mailing out the admission letters.
Shen Que, Li Chunxiang, Jian Yueer, Sun Jiandong, Zhao Chengde, and Hua Ying whom Jiang Cheng knew, along with Bai Lu from Sea City, all miraculously got into Jing City University as well.
Once the admission letters were sent out, Jiang Cheng did not return to S City.
She was busy with the new student orientation.
The matters of moving from S City were fully entrusted to Shen Que and Grandma Shen.


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