Reborn in 1977

Chapter 405 I Need to Review

Emerging from the health center, Chen Fan boarded the bus heading to North City.

His destination, of course, was Jiang Tiantian.

As with previous encounters, there was no direct "rendezvous." Chen Fan merely passed by the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, glanced inside, and exchanged a look with her.

Ten minutes later, he waited for Jiang Tiantian, who came running, in the woods by the river.

As soon as she reached him, Chen Fan said directly, "The news is confirmed. The college entrance examination is officially reinstated this year."

Jiang Tiantian, unable to catch her breath, widened her eyes abruptly, "It's really true?"

Although Teacher Guo and Teacher He had spoken about this matter with great certainty before, she hadn't held much hope in her heart.

Even though Chen Fan had asked her to buy books and study, she was only studying because Chen Fan asked her to. Except for the times when she tossed and turned in bed late at night, thinking about the possibility of the college entrance examination being reinstated, she didn't dare to think about it at all at other times.

But now Chen Fan was telling her that the college entrance examination was really going to be reinstated!

Chen Fan nodded lightly and smiled at her, "I see you're sitting on pins and needles in the supply and marketing cooperative. It's time to seize the opportunity to change your environment."

Jiang Tiantian stared at him blankly, stunned for several seconds before unconsciously lowering her head and whispering, "Can I also register?"

The college entrance examination also requires political vetting, right?!

Chen Fan smiled, "Lili asked the same question this morning."

Jiang Tiantian raised her head abruptly, looking at him intently.

Chen Fan gazed into her eyes, "My answer is, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, you must put in a hundred times the effort."

Hearing this, Jiang Tiantian finally came back to her senses and nodded slowly, "Understood."

She turned to look at the river in the distance, "Dad often tells us that all efforts will not be in vain. Even when you are at your lowest point, you must be prepared to climb to the peak at any time."

Then she pursed her lips, turned to look at Chen Fan, and a smile bloomed on her face, "Thank you."

Chen Fan shrugged and smiled, "No need for pleasantries. How is your study progress going?"

Jiang Tiantian smiled, "It's okay. I followed your advice. I don't look at the too difficult problems. I start with the simple ones first, then proceed step by step, and try to finish algebra and geometry. If there's still time, I'll learn more."

Chen Fan nodded slowly, "I went to the education office this morning and found out that the registration scope for this college entrance examination is very broad. Anyone under the age of 30 can apply, so there should be many people participating in the college entrance examination this year."

Jiang Tiantian frowned slightly, "In that case, the competition will be very fierce."

After a pause, she smiled again, "But that's right. I don't know how many people are waiting for this opportunity. No one would easily give it up."

Chen Fan smiled, "You don't need to worry too much. I heard Teacher Guo say that the knowledge level of the best high school graduates now is only equivalent to that of a first-year junior high school student in the past (Vice President's original words), especially in mathematics, which is far behind, so your chances are not small."

Jiang Tiantian wrinkled her nose and smiled at him, "You forgot, I only graduated from a technical secondary school four years ago. I studied the same textbooks, and my learning level is not much higher than theirs."

Chen Fan, however, didn't quite agree, saying, "If you were just from an ordinary family, that might be true. But your aunt and uncle are both senior intellectuals. I don't believe they didn't teach you more knowledge beyond the textbooks."

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips, her eyes flashed, but she just smiled without saying a word.

Seeing her expression, Chen Fan knew that her knowledge level was definitely not as simple as she said.

In fact, this can be seen from Jiang Lili.

Jiang Lili hadn't touched textbooks for three years, and her only reading material was Mr. Li's anthology, but after Chen Fan brought back the textbooks and self-study series on mathematics, physics, and chemistry, she was able to get started quickly.

At the beginning, he thought it was because Jiang Lili's foundation was very solid, but after understanding that the knowledge points in the textbooks were seriously behind the old textbooks, he knew that she should have studied them before.

Having a foundation in the first place, re-learning will naturally be faster.

Looking at Jiang Tiantian, Chen Fan smiled, "This college entrance examination will normally test five subjects: politics, Chinese, and mathematics are common tests, and then science students test physics and chemistry, while liberal arts students test history and geography.

Your chosen major is in liberal arts, so you don't need to worry about physics and chemistry. It's difficult to score particularly high in politics and Chinese, but as long as you study a little, it's also difficult to score too low, so you don't need to spend too much energy on them.

In addition, just take the time to read through history and geography twice and deepen your memory. The key subject for the exam is mathematics, which is also the focus of differentiating scores."

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips and nodded vigorously, "I will study hard."

After a pause, she unconsciously looked back. There was no one within two hundred meters, so she whispered, "My parents are both college graduates majoring in science. I will ask them about things I don't understand. Lili can only rely on you."

Chen Fan chuckled, "Don't worry, she's making very good progress now. It's you who shouldn't be surpassed by her."

Jiang Tiantian smiled brightly, "I only hope that she can get the highest score, the higher the better, preferably much higher than me!"

Chen Fan looked at her, and after several seconds, he said softly, "Your father is right, all efforts will not be in vain. You will definitely seize this opportunity."

Jiang Tiantian nodded lightly. She looked at Chen Fan curiously, "What about you? Will you also register for the college entrance examination?"

After a pause, she continued, "I know you want to take a correspondence diploma, but if possible, I suggest you reconsider carefully. Going to university is not only about learning knowledge, but also about many other aspects, not just future development and benefits, but also interpersonal relationships, ways of thinking, and even…"

After she said a lot, Chen Fan smiled and shrugged, "Teacher Guo said that the postgraduate entrance examination is also about to be reinstated, so I plan to go straight to graduate school after getting my correspondence bachelor's degree."

Jiang Tiantian was stunned, staring at him blankly with wide eyes.

Can it be like this?

…

After saying goodbye to Jiang Tiantian, Chen Fan carried his backpack, took a bus around Yunhu City for more than an hour, mailed out more than a dozen manuscripts through different post offices, and finally returned to the passenger terminal, took his small boat, and sailed back to Lujiawan.

The mighty Yangtze River flows eastward, and thousands of boats race on the water.

The small boat slowly shuttled among the large and small boats, attracting countless gazes.

If you say it's a small boat, it also has a boat engine.

If you say it's a speedboat, isn't it a fat version?

With that round head, can this thing even rush forward?

Amidst the attention of the crowd, Chen Fan carefully avoided the large ships, then found a gap and increased the horsepower, breaking through the waves with a 'biu' and rushing into the Liuhua River.

Returning to Lujiawan, before approaching the river bank, he saw someone sitting on the dock from afar.

As the boat got closer, Chen Fan recognized it as An Quan.

At this time, An Quan couldn't wait to stand up. When the boat docked, he immediately asked, "How is the situation?"

Chen Fan turned the wheel to lower the anchor, and then threw the cable to the shore. An Quan immediately grabbed the cable and tied it to the wooden stake.

He didn't stop talking, "I received Sanhu's call this morning, and I ran over as soon as possible. I've been waiting for you here for most of the day. What did the education office say? Can someone like me apply?"

Chen Fan jumped onto the dock, looking at him speechlessly, "Wouldn't you wait for me at my house?"

An Quan tightened the rope, took two quick steps and ran to his side, "My house is full of girls, how can I stay there? Hey, hey, can you be more direct, am I qualified enough?"

Chen Fan nodded very directly, "Qualified."

An Quan grabbed his arm with a 'swoosh,' his nervous expression overflowing, "Really?"

Chen Fan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "This morning, Yang Secretary and I had a meeting to discuss that we would only say to the outside world that the college entrance examination is about to be reinstated, and we don't know anything else."

An Quan nodded immediately, "I understand, I understand, I won't tell anyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, he said, "Except for my wife."

Chen Fan smiled, "Sister-in-law is one of us, of course it's different."

Then he said, "There are only two conditions for registration: first, not over 30 years old, and second, a registration fee of 50 cents."

Anquan followed him upstairs, stumbling on a step. Luckily, he grabbed Chen Fan's arm and quickly regained his balance. Then, he simply turned around and stood in front of Chen Fan, "Is there anything else?"

Chen Fan stopped, spreading his hands. "That's it."

Anquan looked blank. "Huh?"

Chen Fan looked at him and smiled. "If you're talking about registration qualifications, it's just these two. Nothing else."

Anquan stared at him, wide-eyed. "Not exceeding 30 years old? Registration fee of 50 cents?"

Chen Fan nodded. "That's right."

The next second, Anquan's eyes turned red. He murmured, "They haven't forgotten us... they haven't forgotten us..."

Seeing his reaction, Chen Fan felt a pang in his heart.

People are diverse, especially among such a large number of educated youth.

The term 'educated youth' is just a label given to them by the times. Stripped of this label, they are simply living, breathing individuals.

Some are good, some are bad, but most are ordinary people who drift with the tide.

In the tide of the times, all ideals and pursuits are luxuries. Survival is the reality.

But beyond reality, they also have desires, hoping that one day they will be noticed again and return to the city to live their former lives, but... ...

Now, the 30-year-old limit lets Anquan know that the authorities are still paying attention to the educated youth.

By this year, most of them shouldn't be over 30 years old!

That's enough!

Anquan wiped his face, his eyes still bloodshot, but his face was full of smiles. "Good, good."

After a pause, he continued to ask, "Is there any other information?"

Chen Fan looked at him, forcing a smile and pretending to be nonchalant. "Yes, politics, Chinese, and mathematics are tested regardless of whether you're in arts or sciences. Then, arts students take history and geography, while science students take physics and chemistry.

In addition, those applying for foreign language majors will have an additional foreign language test. English and Russian are both acceptable. If you're applying for medicine and biology-related majors, you'll also have an additional biology test.

That's all I've found out. I don't know anything else."

After speaking, he patted Anquan's arm and continued walking towards the dam.

Anquan instinctively followed him, muttering to himself with his head down, "Not exceeding 30 years old, test politics, Chinese, mathematics, history, geography?"

After walking for a while, he suddenly rushed to Chen Fan's side and asked, "Let me ask you something."

Chen Fan glanced at him, not stopping. "Speak."

Anquan, "Is finance an arts or science subject? And what about fine arts, arts or science?"

Chen Fan resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "My suggestion is, instead of worrying about these things now, you should think about how to review."

Anquan raised his head, his eyes filled with admiration. "I know you have the Self-Study Series in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. I don't want anything else, just lend me the math one!"

Chen Fan refused without hesitation. "Impossible."

Anquan's face stiffened. He looked at him in disbelief. Was he really that heartless?

Chen Fan put his arm around his shoulder and walked upwards, saying, "If you take the book away, will you be able to study quietly when the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination is announced?"

Anquan blinked and immediately shook his head. "Impossible!"

Chen Fan, "That's right. Look, I've already thought about it. There are currently three complete sets of the Self-Study Series in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry in Lujiawan, as well as a dozen scattered study materials for mathematics, physics, and chemistry. I must not lend mine out, but you and your wife can come here to study, and I'll even provide two meals a day."

Anquan, "Why not three meals?"

Chen Fan, "Four meals are fine. If you and your wife can study until 10 pm, you can even have a late-night snack. Anyway, there are still a few guest rooms on the first floor of my new house. You can stay here overnight."

Anquan, "Got it. I'll bring her over later."

Chen Fan, "You have to pay for living expenses."

Anquan, "No problem, but you know my salary isn't high, can you reduce it a bit?"

Chen Fan, "... ..."

... ...

Two days later, in a corner of the Hongxing Production Brigade, Ding Qian dragged her tired body back home. Without even taking off her clothes, she lay down on the bed to rest.

She was indeed tired, but she was also truly happy.

At the beginning of this year, the production team collected the chicks from each household, saying they were going to support Lujiawan in developing sideline breeding.

At that time, she didn't quite understand. They could have raised the chicks themselves, or even sold them. Why support Lujiawan?

Although they gave money, it wasn't paid in cash, but on credit. What was the difference between that and giving it away for free?

However, the leaders of the production team had already made a decision, and her mother-in-law was also from Lujiawan, so she could only remain silent and hand over most of the chicks she had painstakingly hatched.

Originally, she had prepared to lose everything, but she didn't expect to receive news that Lujiawan was opening cooked food stores in the county town and the district committee.

Previously, Lujiawan had raised so many chickens, ducks, and geese, but it still wasn't enough to supply the cooked food stores. Hongxing and the other three brigades immediately began searching for seedlings and expanding breeding.

The chickens, ducks, and geese that had already been raised were also sent to Lujiawan, and all the money for the seedlings was settled in cash together.

By this time, everyone knew that Lujiawan was going to prosper. Ding Qian also resolutely invested all her capital to expand the breeding scale at home.

Once this batch of seedlings grew up, her family would have a prosperous year this year!

It's just too tiring... ...

Ding Qian lay on the bed, drowsily falling asleep, when she suddenly heard a familiar voice outside.

"Ding Qian, Ding Qian... ..."

Hearing the call, Ding Qian dragged her tired body out of bed. She sat down first to calm herself before standing up and walking outside.

As soon as she walked out of the room, she saw a woman in a white nurse's uniform entering the house.

Ding Qian forced a smile on her face. "Yanan, you're here."

If Chen Fan were here, he would recognize that this person named Yanan was the educated Shanghai youth nurse from the Nanhug Commune Health Center.

Lu Yanan hurried forward, panting a few times first. "Your place is too remote. My feet hurt from walking."

Hearing this, Ding Qian couldn't help but feel bitter. Did I want to stay in such a remote place? If I could be recruited like you, I would be a glorious worker now!

Seeing her expression, Lu Yanan secretly scolded herself. Then, she quickly changed the subject. "Let me tell you, Brother An has moved into Teacher Chen's house in Lujiawan with his wife and started reviewing."

Ding Qian looked at her in confusion. "Reviewing?"

Lu Yanan nodded vigorously, saying seriously, "It's news spread by Teacher Chen. It's said that a teacher from the Education Department of the District Committee informed him that the college entrance examination will be resumed soon!"

"Resume the college entrance examination?"

Ding Qian's eyes immediately lit up with unprecedented brightness, but the next second, she fell into darkness again, lowering her head with a mouthful of bitterness. "What's the use of resuming the college entrance examination? I'm married and have two children."

Lu Yanan suddenly grabbed her shoulders, staring into her eyes. "Don't you understand?"

Ding Qian raised her head. "Understand what?"

Lu Yanan, "Brother An, is reviewing with his wife at Teacher Chen's house! ! !"

Ding Qian looked at her in confusion. "Isn't it just Brother An and his wife... ..."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly woke up, grabbing Lu Yanan's arm tightly. "Are you saying that even if you're married, you can still register?"

Lu Yanan shook her head, saying seriously, "I don't know, and even Brother An doesn't know. Before coming, I went to find him. He told me that knowing the news that the college entrance examination will be resumed soon is enough. If you're not eligible to register, just consider it a waste of time, but if you are eligible to register... ..."

Speaking here, she paused and changed the subject again. "Brother An said that the authorities will not forget us, so we must be fully prepared. We must, must not wait until the opportunity comes, but we can't seize it!"

Ding Qian looked at her blankly. So, even if it's just inaccurate information, you have to go all out?

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Yanan was also a little anxious. "What are you still thinking about? You, me, and Brother An are all from Shanghai. He has already started working hard with his wife. I'm also going to prepare for the review. What about you? Are you planning to stay here forever and never return to Shanghai?"

Hearing this, Ding Qian suddenly raised her head. "Yanan, I want to review, I want to review!"