Chapter 379: Chapter 379

Cai Ming also saw this news in the school’s newspaper, and look how excited he got.

He grabbed the newspaper and rushed home; this was the best news he’d received in a while.

Cai Ming didn’t even know how he got back here, but he was in such a good mood today that he didn’t want to worry if there might be any problems.

"Brother Zhao, I even brought the newspaper back, you can take a look." Cai Ming knew that no matter what he said, Zhao Gang and the others might not feel reassured.

So Cai Ming simply brought the newspaper home; after reading the news, his brother-in-law would know it wasn’t a lie, and then they could focus on studying seriously.

Although everyone had been diligently reviewing lately, the absence of any news had caused some restlessness.

Now that this official document appeared, it definitely would be a relief for his brother-in-law and the others.

Zhao Gang eagerly reached for the newspaper, but Zhan Jing quickly snatched it away, "Let me see, let me see."

Well, his wife grabbed it, so he had no choice but to wait obediently for her to read it first.

"Read it out loud, read it out loud." Cai Meina came a few steps late, but she was really curious about the content of the newspaper, so she loudly asked Zhan Jing to read it out loud.

:"Yes, yes, read it out loud." Gong Tao agreed that this was the best approach.

With everyone’s request, Zhan Jing obliged, "The candidates eligible for the restored college entrance exam are:"

As soon as they heard this, everyone perked up their ears. This was the crucial question of whether they could take the exam.

"Workers and farmers, sent-down youths and returned educated youths, demobilized soldiers, cadres, and current high school graduates."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang and his friends were definitely within the criteria. They were workers before, then became farmers, and could also be considered sent-down educated youths. Yes, they fit the criteria, Zhao Gang and the others concluded.

"This year’s college entrance exam will prioritize major universities, universities of medicine, teacher-training universities, and agricultural universities. Graduates will be assigned jobs by the state."

"The college entrance exam this time will be held nationwide in one month." When Zhan Jing read to this point, her voice lowered.

Oh, no way, Cai Meina was stunned, "The exam is in a month?"

"Can we do well in such a short time?" Zhao Gang also wore a bitter expression; he honestly hadn’t expected the exam date to come so quickly.

Even though they had started reviewing as early as August, how could they have known—having left school for so long—many things had already been returned to the teachers. They originally planned to review last year’s lessons and then take the exam without issues.

But now, with the exam moved up to a month later, it was far beyond their expectations, wasn’t it?

"Aren’t college entrance exams usually in July?" Gong Tao was also in a daze, wondering how they could manage this. Could he really take the exam?

They had just returned to their senses from the joy of knowing they could take the exam. They were all delighted, but with such a tight timeline, even signing up might not guarantee passing the exam.

Gong Ruini and the others were also thrilled when they heard about the restored college entrance exam and came running over.

They had expected to see excited smiles, but instead, they saw everyone looking dumbfounded. What was going on?

Gong Ruini and the others were dumbfounded too, and the congratulations they meant to say to their parents just couldn’t make it out; could it be they couldn’t take the exam?

Gong Ruini also panicked, wondering if the so-called butterfly effect was waiting here for her, leaving her quite frightened.

Heavens, they surely had some tricks up their sleeves, waiting here for them. Sigh, Gong Ruini was out of options; after all, this concerned leadership decisions; one couldn’t really count on the college entrance exam to change one’s fate.

Zhao Xuran didn’t dare to ask, so he peeked at the newspaper. Something wasn’t right—the requirements for registration were clearly stated, and his parents absolutely met them.

Reading further, Zhao Xuran was shocked, "The exam is in a month?"

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"It’s cold to have exams in the winter." Zhao Xuran expressed that his parents needn’t worry if that was the only concern.

"It’s in a month’s time, son." Zhan Jing gripped Zhao Xuran’s arm tightly, emphasizing the point.

An exam in a month? Gong Ruini just figured it would be a winter test, thinking it was in December, not expecting it to be late November. But sooner or later, they’d have to face the exam room, and Gong Ruini actually felt, "I think it’s not bad to have it next month."

Wow, tight timeline and still saying it’s good—Cai Meina and the others were puzzled, contemplating why Gong Ruini would think this way.

"We have books, workbooks, and exam papers. But what do they have?" Gong Ruini said, expressing that they genuinely had abundant resources compared to many others, truly fortunate.

"Do they have books?"

"Not many people brought books during the relocation, did they?" Gong Ruini recalled something Cai Ming mentioned about friends at the information point who didn’t bring books. Now they had exams, and could they review without books?

Especially since some had left school years ago, no matter how good their foundation, it was likely fading.

"Besides, Mom and Dad, you’ve been studying since August, so you have learned a lot. But them, even if they start now, can they be confident?"

"Not to mention they might not have practice papers."

"Didn’t Uncle Zhao use the excuse of mailing a package to make a trip to the city?" Apart from selling some herbs, he checked at the waste station for high school textbooks, bringing back a big pile of books, some unopened papers, which wore out Zhao Gang.

Exactly, Zhao Gang smacked his thigh, realizing they felt time pressure, didn’t the other educated youths feel it too?

They didn’t have books yet; they needed to borrow books and start revising again—not to mention having time to do papers—just getting through the high school textbooks once was a significant pressure for them.

It’s not that Zhao Gang didn’t care about others, but he had to consider his family; there’re only so many spots nationwide. If others did well, their chances would be gone.

"I also support having the exam early." Only by catching them off guard could it allow older candidates to score well on the exam.

No one was a fool; listening to Gong Ruini and Zhao Gang’s exchanges, they all came to realize and praised how wise the leadership was, and so on.

Seeing them change their expressions swiftly, seamlessly transitioning, Gong Ruini had to admit that talents like these, not serving as civil servants, were a great loss to national work dedicated to serving the people.