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"It's true," Su Lang said, pulling her youngest son back slightly. "The radio is broadcasting it on the news, and it'll definitely be in the newspapers tomorrow."

Zhuang Yi is a teacher, a high school teacher, and also a scholar.

He dared not question the policies, but the future paths of the students he had taught over the years had already been predetermined.

Young people with urban household registration are mostly sent to the countryside, and rural students who finish high school mostly have no choice but to return to their hometowns to farm.

Whether one can enter a factory, join the army, or be recommended for school admission depends not on academic ability, but on quotas, political vetting, and personal connections.

As an educator, Zhuang Yi understands the importance of restoring the college entrance examination even better than his students.

Over the years, worker-peasant-soldier students have relied on the recommendation system for admission, and their academic performance has not been valued. Some students have even said in front of Zhuang Yi that "studying is useless."

Zhuang Yi wanted to offer advice, but he lacked the confidence to refute it.

Now that the college entrance examination has finally resumed, Zhuang Yi suddenly felt energized. "Okay, okay, I'll go buy the newspaper first thing tomorrow morning. You, you study hard!"

"yes!"

The next day, the military region immediately convened a meeting of officers and soldiers to announce the notice of the resumption of the college entrance examination, and the military loudspeakers repeatedly broadcast the policy.

They also contacted the local commune and connected with the villages and village secretaries throughout the island.

During the day, the good news was broadcast repeatedly via the commune's wired broadcast system and through loudspeakers at the village entrance.

For a decade, the selection of students for higher education institutions has stagnated, and there is a severe shortage of technical talent in all sectors.

For society, this also opens up channels for upward mobility, so that one's birth no longer determines one's life, and going to the countryside is no longer the only destination for young people.

The first college entrance examination this winter will be conducted on the principles of voluntary application, unified examination, and merit-based admission.

All workers, farmers, educated youth who went to the countryside or returned to their hometowns, demobilized soldiers, active cadres, and recent high school graduates, as long as they have a clear political history, support the policies of the Party and the state, love labor, and are in good health, may voluntarily register to participate in this enrollment examination.

The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination caused a stir throughout the entire island.

The news spread like wildfire, and everyone was talking about it.

Most people were both excited and apprehensive. Even if they weren't entirely confident, the vast majority decided to give it a shot.

The island now has a large factory, and the local finances are doing well.

To support the test takers, power grids were installed in several villages that previously lacked electricity to maintain a stable power supply as much as possible.

The students at the school also got busy.

Zhuang Yi and several teachers formed a group to provide tutoring for second-year high school students.

Su Jue sent Jiang Chengzhou some review materials from the capital. Jiang Chengzhou offered them to the teachers at his school and also took Su Jue and a few friends to get extra lessons.

Halfway through the process, Zhuang Yi and several other teachers also noticed.

Jiang Chengzhou, Yan Yuan, Li Xuan, and a few others have a good foundation and absorb knowledge quickly, making them even more likely to get into university than most students in their second year of high school.

There's really nothing we can do about it.

High school is now a two-year program, and most second-year students are not focusing on their studies but are already thinking about their next steps.

Jiang Chengzhou originally had his own plans, and his uncle and aunt always cared a lot about his grades. In addition, he was also very competitive and did not want to fall too far behind his good friends, so his grades were always good.

Li Xuan is another story altogether.

He spends all his time reading and is the only one in his group who is nearsighted.

Then there's Yan Yuan. His family situation and environment weren't as easy as Jiang Chengzhou's and Li Xuan's, but he not only supported his own family and his grandfather's small family, but his grades were also consistently on par with Li Xuan's.

Zhuang Yi talked to the three of them afterwards, suggesting they go home and discuss it with their parents, and perhaps they could take the college entrance examination this winter.

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang both felt it was unnecessary.

In the first college entrance examination, a large number of educated youth who had wasted more than a decade of their studies had no time to react and simply gave up applying.

Many people from disadvantaged backgrounds are also hesitant to believe the policy change and therefore do not register.

The number of people who truly prepare seriously for the exam is limited. If Jiang Chengzhou could participate in this year's college entrance examination, he would probably be more likely to stand out.

However, the first college entrance examination also had many disadvantages.

The first problem is that the preparation time is too short, the syllabus and review materials are incomplete, and you can only learn blindly.

The acceptance rate is low, the competition is extremely fierce, and each province sets its own exam questions, so the exam standards are not stable.

After a decade of stagnation, universities suffered from a shortage of resources and faculty. There was not even a complete list of universities or provincial enrollment plans, nor were specific universities listed. Information was extremely limited.

After listening to his uncle and aunt's analysis, Jiang Chengzhou quickly understood and decided to take the exam again next year.

The same applies to Li Xuan's family.

Yan Yuan wanted to take the college entrance exam earlier, but his grandfather heard that Jiang Chengzhou and Li Xuan were both taking the exam next year, so he also insisted that Yan Yuan take the exam next year.

He knew that he was just an old man and didn't understand many things. His grandson had these two good friends, and his parents were capable and insightful. Following them would be the right thing to do.

Despite this, the three young men still attended extra classes with the high school sophomores every day after school.

Liu Chunhua asked Ma Xiaobei to go with her, but Ma Xiaobei couldn't keep up and gave up.

However, Shen Man joined them and worked even harder than the three young men.

Originally, the three boys were a bit smug because they couldn't compete with the second-year high school students. But Shen Man's arrival gave them a sense of urgency, and no one dared to be careless about their studies anymore.

Jiang Chengzhou leaves early and returns late, and goes to school on weekends as well.

Besides her own studies, Linlin also kept doing the homework assigned to her by her second uncle, Su Jue.

My two older children are simply angels, so easy to take care of.

Lin Zhilan's only headache was Su Li.

Since her "puppy love" was discovered, Su Li has become even more blatant.

He goes to play with Zhuang Nuo every day, but luckily Zhuang Yi is at school all day now, so he hasn't beaten the kid up.

Zhuang Nuo's mother, Meng Lan, was an operating room nurse. She was overjoyed when Zhuang Yi told her about the two little ones.

She and Lin Zhilan were colleagues, though their relationship was limited to exchanging smiles and greetings when they met. However, this did not prevent her from having a good impression of Lin Zhilan.

A person's character, manners, and bottom line are mostly cultivated at home over many years.

As the saying goes, "When buying pigs, look at the pen." People from upright families are more or less influenced by their family in their way of doing things, their sense of right and wrong, and their habits of treating others.

Su Li is still young, so it's hard to say.

Just by looking at Jiang Chengzhou and Linlin, you can tell that their parents' education is excellent.

Besides, Meng Lan had just heard Zhuang Yi say that Su Li, despite his young age, was generous and responsible, and respected and knew his place with girls. Meng Jing didn't believe that his family hadn't taught him that.

Anyway, Lin Zhilan and Captain Su's family is a good circle, so let's see how Su Li, this little piggy, fares.

Zhuang Yi was so angry when he heard his wife's words that he said it was nonsense.

Meng Lan said frankly, "How is this a fallacy? When I was dating you, I also inquired about your family."