Chapter 206: Youth is Opportunity
Chapter 206: Youth is Opportunity
Sun Ying struck up a conversation with him: "Uncle, you're here to register too? How many years have you graduated?"
The uncle chuckled, "That's been around for quite a few years, about twenty years, I suppose."
"Do you still remember the knowledge in the textbook?" She had only graduated for less than two years, and she had already forgotten a lot of the knowledge in her junior high school textbooks, otherwise Teacher Shen would not have scolded her like that.
"I can't remember a lot of it, but whether I can remember it or not, I'll just try my best to review!"
The man had a great attitude: "If I forget something, I ask my son. If he doesn't know either, we study together using the materials. We'll work hard together, father and son!"
The uncle laughed again as he spoke, "At my age, I'm lucky to have this opportunity. I can't miss it. Even if I don't pass, it's okay; participation is what matters. My son is still young; he can take the exam again. If he doesn't pass the first time, he can try again. He'll definitely get into university!"
There were quite a few test takers like the uncle; among those queuing, I saw several who looked rather old.
The older man added, "This is the first time the exam is being held this year, so the age limit is lenient and there's no requirement for being unmarried. This will definitely change later, so if you can take the exam, do it now..."
Sun Ying nodded.
"Come here to get an application form and fill it out. You need three one-inch passport photos and a 50-cent application fee. After you finish filling out the application form, please submit all the other documents you have prepared."
When it was finally their turn, the three of them quickly picked up the registration forms and started filling them out.
There are admissions office staff available to help answer your questions when you fill out the application form.
"You must fill in the details of what subject, school, and major you want to apply for. Don't make any mistakes, especially if you're applying for a vocational school. Don't fill in the university section! Otherwise, you won't be able to get a transfer and won't receive an admission notice, and you'll be the ones who suffer!"
"If you don't know what humanities and sciences are when choosing a major, ask me. Don't just fill in random answers!"
"You know your own abilities. Think it through before you fill it out; this is a life-changing event!"
While other applicants were asked questions for each item they filled out, Yuan Xiu and her two companions took pens, leaned over the table, and quickly filled out the forms.
The three of them had already decided what majors and schools they would apply for. Teacher Shen had also explained any questions they had about beforehand, so they naturally knew how to fill out the forms.
Needless to say, Sun Ying applied to a vocational school. As for the major, she filled in a few that she was interested in, and she'll see which major she gets admitted to if she actually gets accepted.
It's also possible that you won't be admitted to any of the majors you applied for, and will be assigned to another major.
Wang Ting applied to universities; she has a high school diploma and is applying for majors related to music and dance.
As for Yuan Xiu, needless to say, she filled in "Traditional Chinese Medicine". With such a strong desire to study Traditional Chinese Medicine, they probably won't just transfer her to another major, right?
Another issue is the school. According to Teacher Shen, even if you fill in your preferred school when applying, you may still be assigned to another school during the official admission process.
In this regard, Yuan Xiu could only pray to Buddha to protect her and not send her to another place.
After registration closes, the next step is to wait for the application to be approved and then collect the admission ticket.
"I'm so nervous!" Sun Ying's legs went weak after she left the admissions office.
"Why are you so nervous? Are you afraid your application materials won't pass the review?" Wang Ting helped her up.
"No," Sun Ying said with a pained expression, "I've already registered, and the exam is getting closer. What if I fail?"
Wang Ting slapped her on the shoulder and said seriously, "Comrade Sun Ying! The exam hasn't even started yet, how can you let yourself down! That uncle from earlier, he's already thirty-eight or thirty-nine, and he still took the exam, didn't he? What are you afraid of? Even if you didn't study well this time and didn't pass, you're still young, you can try again next year! Keep trying! I believe you can do it!"
Sun Ying: "...If you don't pass the exam, will you try again next year?"
Wang Ting withdrew her hand and touched her braid. "It's not that I necessarily have to do *that*... My expectations of myself... I think I can pass the exam!"
"So confident?" Sun Ying raised an eyebrow. If she's so confident, why did she change her mind three times?
"My major is different. I applied for art-related majors. My aunt Shen said that these majors have the fewest applicants and the required academic scores are not particularly high, so I still have a good chance."
With that, Wang Ting revealed all her confidence.
Sun Ying sighed, "Why do I feel like I'm the most likely to fail? Sister Xiuxiu will definitely pass the exam."
Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Do you have that much confidence in me?"
Both of them nodded: "Teacher Shen said that you have the best grasp of the knowledge points among the three of us. If you can't pass the exam, then our chances are even slimmer."
"By the way, Yuan Xiu, if you don't pass the exam this time, will you still take it?"
He just said he had confidence in her, and now he's saying she won't pass the exam.
"Go ahead and take the test! I'm still young, I'll have plenty of opportunities!"
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Knowing that Yuan Xiu was going to take the college entrance examination, Hao Jia took over most of the work in the pharmacy so that Yuan Xiu could study diligently while at work.
This scene wasn't limited to the pharmacy; it happened in other departments as well.
The hospital leaders held a special meeting to make adjustments in each department so that staff members who were going to take the college entrance examination would have ample time to review their lessons.
To provide employees with a better learning environment, the hospital has set aside an office as a classroom so that employees who have registered for the exam can review their lessons together after get off work.
This provides better study conditions for employees living in the dormitory, so as not to disturb other people in the dormitory or be disturbed by others coming and going.
Yuan Xiu had never been to this classroom, not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't have time. After get off work at noon, she had to ride her bicycle home to breastfeed her two children, not to mention in the evening.
The two children are still young and cannot be weaned off breast milk. Yuan Xiu also wants to let them eat for a few more months while they can still eat, because later on, they won't be able to eat as much as they want.
So, before getting up in the morning, she had to feed them once, and before leaving, she would express the milk and put it in a bottle so that Aunt Zhao and her mother-in-law could feed them again in the morning.
When Yuan Xiu returned home at noon, her breasts were so swollen that she could only express some milk after feeding both children. After having lunch and resting at home, she fed the children again and expressed some more milk to feed them with a bottle in the afternoon.
If the children don't get enough to eat during feeding, they can be supplemented with formula.
The two little ones are picky eaters. At first, they didn't want to drink from the bottle, especially the older brother. After fussing twice and realizing it was no use, he found that no matter how much he cried, the bottle was still the best thing to put in his mouth, so he had no choice but to accept it with a sad expression.
When Yuan Xiu gets off work and comes home, he will start to act cute. Even though he is full, he will not let go. As soon as Yuan Xiu moves, he will take a couple of bites.
Fortunately, he was the last one to be fed. If he had been the first one, he probably would have cried and fussed again.
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