That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 566: People bully us and then we leave

Li Ye parked the Santana in front of the gate of the county's No. 2 Middle School. Bean-sized raindrops hit the roof of the Santana, making a dull "dong dong dong dong" sound.

The weather in July is like a child’s face, changing in an instant.

A sudden heavy rain finally dispelled the heat that had lasted for several days and brought a brief coolness to the earth.

Parents who came to pick up their children finally showed up at the gate of the County No. 2 Middle School. They were holding umbrellas and craning their necks to look inside the campus.

"Oh, it would be great if this rain had started the day before yesterday!"

"That's right. My child has been having trouble sleeping at night because of the heat these past few days. He has to think hard about the college entrance exams during the day. God is not helping him~"

"Shh, don't say that. Even if God helped me today, this last English exam is the most difficult, at least it will cool down the kids, right?"

"My child can get 50 or 60 points in English. I took him to worship Old Huai last night. He should be able to pass this year."

"Fifty or sixty points? That should be possible. I remember that year when Li Ye's two daughters were admitted to the Beijing Aviation College, their English scores were less than fifty or sixty points!"

"It's different now! It's getting harder and harder to get into university. Li Ye was able to get into Beijing University with a score of 470 or 480. Now, even 530 or 540 is not even safe. It would be great if he could get 600."

"Six hundred points? That would require a dream from Old Huai. Three years have passed. Who else can get six hundred points?"

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Li Ye sat in a Santana on the roadside, opened the window a little, and listened to the discussions and nagging of the parents outside. He could feel the expectations and anxieties in their hearts.

By 1985, even the most stubborn parents knew the benefits of going to college. In the past, there was a saying that if you can't pass the exam, you can just work, and "the earlier you start working, the earlier you can earn money."

Nowadays, "a half-level associate degree can crush people to death", and a high school student may never catch up with a junior college student in his entire life.

However, the success rate of repeating the exam has been decreasing in recent years, and the admission score line has been increasing year by year.

Although the total score reached 690, an increase of 50 points compared to 1981, the undergraduate admission score also increased by 40 to 50 points.

You can imagine the difficulty involved.

And this is just the beginning. For example, in 528, the admission score of Beijing University in Dongshan Province was 562 for liberal arts and for science.

This is a score that even top students would be scared of, especially since the model of applying for admission first and then taking the college entrance examination makes most top students dare not take the risk.

Just two years later, the score exceeded 619. In , the admission score for science majors in Dongshan Province was points, ranking tenth in the country. The candidates in the top nine provinces were even more miserable.

In a few years, 600 points will only be the threshold for 211 universities, and it will be difficult for an averagely intelligent child to get in even if he studies hard.

Therefore, the idea that students with average IQ can get into Peking University by just doing a lot of practice questions and studying hard will soon no longer exist. 211 is the limit of what ordinary people can do.

Children who can get into 985 or above must be smart and hardworking. They are the children who owed their parents in the previous life and are here to repay their parents in this life.

"Ling ring ring~"

“It’s coming out~”

The umbrellas at the door suddenly became messy, and the children who had finished their exams poured out of the school like sheep.

Li Ye saw a folding umbrella with plain purple flowers at first glance.

Li Juan walked out of the school gate holding an umbrella and found Li Ye's car as soon as she looked around.

A happy smile suddenly appeared on the little girl's face. Under the attention of all the students and parents, she quickly ran to the front of Santana, put away her umbrella, opened the door and climbed in.

"Brother, actually you don't have to come pick me up, I can just walk back by myself. This is the first time I use my little flower umbrella!"

Li Ye said as he drove: "Oh, so you're willing to walk home in the rain just to show off your little flower umbrella? The water on the street is up to your ankles. How about I stop the car and let you get out to wade in the water?"

"Oh, then...it's better to take a car."

Li Juan smiled embarrassedly. The little girl had enjoyed the treatment of being picked up and dropped off by car these days, and she was actually feeling very happy.

Li Ye glanced at Li Juan, who was blushing with shame, and asked with a smile: "From your looks, you did well in the exam this afternoon, right?"

Li Juan's face was filled with an unstoppable smile: "Not bad, I think at least 80 points."

"That's pretty good."

Li Ye knew the personality of his adopted sister. If she said she could get 80 points, then the actual situation would most likely be over 90 points.

If little sister Li Ying says she can get 80 points, then you would be lucky if you just cut it in half and give it 40 points.

The Santana stopped at the gate of the Li family's yard. Li Juan opened the door first and got out of the car, holding an umbrella to shield Li Ye from the rain. When the brother and sister entered the yard, half of Li Juan's shoulder was wet, but Li Ye's body was not wet at all.

Li Ye was about to say something to Li Juan when the little sister Li Ying suddenly opened the window and waved at the two of them eagerly.

"Hey, brother, grandma and dad were both angry just now. Grandma said that she would let dad deal with you later. Dad just put on his military belt. I think it seems to be true this time."

Li Juan was immediately shocked and asked, "Why? Grandma said that? Why do you want to punish our brother?"

Li Juan is very clear about the power structure in the family. Even though Li Kaijian has the title of father, he is basically unable to deal with Li Ye.

But it’s different when grandma speaks, it’s more effective than grandpa Li Zhong’s words.

Li Ying shook her little head like a rattle and lowered her voice and said, "I don't know, but my aunt came just now. I don't think she will punish my brother in front of outsiders. Why don't you take this opportunity to go out and hide!"

"Yes, brother, you should go out and hide! Just stay at Brother Dayong's house for a day, and grandma will only be mad at you for a day at most."

Sister Li Ying was stunned for a moment, and also thought that her sister's idea was right, so she hurriedly urged Li Ye to go out and hide.

Li Ye frowned slightly, turned around and walked out.

He wasn't afraid of his father's punishment. It was just Lu Jingyao's business. He just needed to explain it clearly.

He didn't want to run into the aunt who suddenly came to his house.

Last year, my eldest aunt Li Mingyue and her family went to Beijing to attend her sister Li Yue’s wedding. After feeling ignored, they cried and said, “We will never see each other again.”

As a result, less than a year later, he came to me again, eagerly asking for something.
However, before Li Ye had taken a few steps, his aunt Li Mingyue saw him.

"Xiao Ye and Xiao Juan are back? Come in quickly, what are you doing standing under the eaves?"

Li Ye looked back and saw his aunt Li Mingyue standing at the door of the main house, smiling and looking amiable.

Li Ye was fine, but Li Juan couldn't help but shudder.

This aunt always looked at Han Chunmei and her three children with contempt. This was the first time Li Juan had seen such a kind smile.

"Let's go!"

Li Ye said lightly, took Li Juan's umbrella, held it up and walked into the main house together.

Sitting in the main room were grandpa Li Zhongfa, grandma Wu Juying, dad Li Kaijian, aunt Li Mingyue, and cousin Cui Aiguo who hadn't been seen for a long time.

Cui Aiguo has grown taller than in previous years. The acne on his face has disappeared, leaving only a few shallow pits, which still bear the marks of his youth.

Seeing Li Ye enter the room, Cui Aiguo hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up.

"Brother, you are back."

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"Hey, sit down, sit down and talk."

Although Li Ye disliked Cui Aiguo, he still maintained the generosity of a cousin and politely let Cui Aiguo sit down.

After sitting down, Li Ye did not speak, but just guessed the purpose of his aunt and her son's visit.

The matter that could make my aunt so aggrieved must be no small matter. It must be related to my uncle or Cui Aiguo.

Cui Aiguo is a junior college student and graduated this year.
Sure enough, not long after Li Ye sat down, his aunt began to complain: "Dad! Aiguo studied in the northwest for three years and suffered so much, but now he is being arranged to work in the county fertilizer factory."

"Look at Xiao Liu who was assigned to the county a few years ago. He also has a college degree. Aiguo also has a college degree. You have to make the decision for Aiguo!"

"Many of their technical secondary school students have been assigned to steel mills in the city. Isn't this bullying us?"

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Li Kaijian worked at the county fertilizer factory. After hearing what his sister said, he said with some displeasure: "Isn't it enough to be assigned to our fertilizer factory? Our fertilizer factory is doing very well now."

The Qinghe County Fertilizer Plant updated its technology two years ago and stopped producing liquid ammonia. Instead, it produced ammonium carbonate fertilizer. The products not only meet the needs of the county, but also cover several nearby counties and are very popular.

But Li Mingyue retorted in a second, saying disdainfully: "The benefits are great but there is no future. You have worked for Kaijian for 30 years and only managed to become a workshop director. Xiao Liu from the county became a regular officer in four years. Can you catch up with him in this lifetime?"

Li Ye understood that Li Mingyue was jealous of Xiao Liu from the other county who was being promoted rapidly and had a bright future.

(End of this chapter)