I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 598: Start Over Again

Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Start Over Again

The scorching summer sun almost melted the asphalt pavement. Underneath the locust tree, stands filled with parents waiting to send their children into exams. There were also some who were huddled against the corners of walls, using the scarce shade for some coolness.

The Northern sky, stark in its winter coldness, was now brutally hot during the summer. It was like all the moisture in the air had been sucked dry. It was intensely hot and stifling, with no breeze at all.

Wang Cuihua was all ears, listening to the discussions from the parents nearby, her heart clenched with unease for Suizi.

Yu Shuisheng was eating watermelon with his three kids, the boy and girl twins had watermelon all over their faces.

The sound of eating attracted disdainful glances from the other parents nearby. Those who knew they were there for the exam were surprised, while those who didn’t thought they were having a picnic. They hadn’t seen such disengaged parents before.

"Hey, what do you think Suizi’s odds are?" Wang Cuihua had asked this question countless times already.

It was her son and daughter-in-law’s exam day, and she had mingled with the other parents, learning quite a bit of "insider" information.

There are seven subjects for the exam: Chinese, Physics, Chemistry, Politics, each worth 100 points. Mathematics is worth 120 points, English is 70, and Biology is 30. It was said to be a lot harder than last year.

"Why are you worried about Suizi? She never does anything she’s not sure of. Shouldn’t you be worried about our wayward son?"

"Well, he’s definitely not getting in, so why should I bother with him? I’m just worried that Suizi’s too ambitious, trying to make a bet with her mother about Qingbei. If she doesn’t get in, I’m afraid she’ll be so upset that with this heat, her health might be affected."

"Mother, don’t worry, Suizi was out shopping with my brother after her exams yesterday. She must be confident in her results." Jiaojiao felt like her mother was more nervous than her sister-in-law.

"My sister-in-law will definitely get in, and I think my brother might even get into college as well."

"When did you start having such faith in your brother?"

"Well, my sister-in-law promised me a luxury three-day trip to Beijing if my brother gets in. We’ll eat roast duck, climb the Great Wall, and watch the flag-raising ceremony."

To fulfill her dreams, Jiaojiao ate a well-balanced diet these past few days and prayed earnestly for her brother.

The exams lasted three days and today was the last day.

Wang Cuihua’s anxiety did not affect Suizi in the examination room.

The old-fashioned fan creaked as it rattled round and round. The weather was hot, but it did not deter the students’ determination towards their dreams.

Those who were seated here had all passed a preliminary exam. Suizi glanced casually across the room, noting the young-looking faces. There were also a few like Suizi and Yu Jingting who had passed the preliminaries as social examinees.

Yu Jingting was also at this test site, but not in the same room as Suizi. Suizi wasn’t sure how he was doing. Her heart fluttered until the last exam paper was distributed.

She had given Yu Jingting the likely questions for the exam. It wasn’t 100% accurate, but it was about 80% correct.

Especially the last big question was exactly the same; she saw him answer it.

The exams over the past few days had also been more or less like this. After the exams, Yu Jingting felt numb. His wife had accurately predicted all the questions. Before the exam, he thought he was merely acting as a stand-in. But after the exams, Yu Jingting started pondering, should he... also apply for Qingbei?

Being schoolmates with his wife doesn’t seem impossible.

Suizi finished very quickly and, fanning herself, strolled around. As the proctor noticed she had stopped writing and walked over to check, he was taken aback by what he saw on Suizi’s paper.

He subconsciously checked Suizi’s name, Chen Hansui, a name the exam proctor would remember.

When the results were out, the proctor intentionally looked for the ranking and seeing Chen Hansui’s name, he showed a surprised expression of encountering a genius.

It was expected.

Suizi’s papers were very distinctive, neat like calligraphy competition work. She always finished first, then rested her cheeks on her hands, gazing out of the window. At turn-in time, she was the first to turn in her paper, never changing a single word from the moment she finished writing.

It was like she wasn’t taking the exam but just showing off her intelligence. The proctors noticed Suizi; compared to the others, she seemed to be playing in a different league.

After the exam, Suizi felt tremendously lightened.

She had accomplished this period’s goal for her two lives, lightening the load, and making good use of this period of time.

She felt a weight on her shoulder, a strong arm draped over her, regardless of the surrounding eyes.

The exposed arm exhibited powerful muscle lines, brimming with youthful energy, making Suizi’s eyes curve delightfully.

"It will be more than ten days before the results are published. Let’s go out for a bit."

"Aren’t you going to ask me about the exam?" Yu Jingting was expecting some praise.

Suizi just gave him a gentle smile.

"No need to ask, after the estimated scores, we can directly choose our college."

She was confident about her prediction.

The total mark is 620; the lowest admission score for her desired school in the province should be around 480. This year, the full score for Maths is 120, but the average math score nationwide is only 26.

Such scores are unimaginable in the future, but in the present where the college entrance examination had just been revived for a few years, with a severe lack of qualified teachers and students with weak foundational knowledge, it’s quite an objective number.

Three years later, due to educational reforms, Yu Jingting would be too old for the college entrance examination and the difficulty of the exam would have increased, so now was his only chance for an education. Suizi had firmly seized this opportunity.

"Hey, why are you crying?" Yu Jingting had thought that Suizi could relax now after the exams, only to find her laughing so hard she began to cry.

Wang Cuihua brought everyone over. Seeing Suizi cry, they assumed she bombed the exam and hurried to console her.

"Hey, it doesn’t matter how you did, there are so many people who never went to school and are still living good lives. Even if you didn’t do well, you can just be a lowly principal."

Those comments attracted sidelong glances from the examinees nearby. If they don’t do well, they would have to go home and be a principal... what kind of family is this?

"Mom, I’m actually happy. If Jingting and I can be schoolmates, would you be happy?"

"It’s not even night yet. Why start dreaming? This boy is just filling up a quota. No matter how the result turns out, we should relax once the exam is over. Let’s go home and celebrate."

Even now, Wang Cuihua refused to believe her son could get into college. When Suizi mentioned that he could become her schoolmate, Wang Cuihua thought her daughter was upset because of the exam and was talking nonsense.

Who is Suizi? She was a destined Qingbei student in everyone’s eyes. No one believed that Yu Jingting, who had only started studying at the last moment, could do well on the exams.

The day after the exams, Fan Huang sent word that he had arranged a job for Yu Jingting. He gave him a stack of materials for him to familiarize himself with and asked him to report to the unit once Suizi went to college in Beijing.

Furthermore, Fan sent a piece of calligraphy written by himself, a present for Yu Jingting.

"Veering off course, advancing as planned, now we proceed all the way from the beginning..."

Yu Jingting read the words given by Fan Huang a couple of times. In the end, he understood. Didn’t this mean that even if he didn’t pass the exam, he should not be disheartened, and shine within his own field?

"Wife, your new dad is making fun of me, isn’t he?"

"Not to worry, once our results are released and we go to Beijing together, we can settle the score." Exam preparations have kept them busy leaving no time to deal other matters.

But now the exams were over, it was the perfect time to settle some old scores.

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