Reborn in 1977

Chapter 419: Human Effort

Hearing Chen Fan's words, the two sisters exchanged glances, and in the next second, they looked at him with surprise in their eyes almost simultaneously, "Really?"

If the problem of their parents could really be solved, then all the troubles their family faced would disappear.

Unlike before, they didn't dare to eat what they wanted, wear what they wanted, or even talk too much, living with their heads down, feeling inferior to others both openly and secretly.

Nor would they have to be like they were now, clearly able to go all out to prepare for the college entrance examination in a legitimate way, but instead acting as if they were doing something shameful, having to hide everything.

Chen Fan laughed and said, "Of course it's true, but timing is very important. Some things are not yet ready, and I need to prepare more. But at the latest, there should be results within two or three months."

Jiang Tiantian came back to her senses and quickly said, "It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that this surprise is too big, and we couldn't accept it for a while."

Jiang Lili nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."

Then she grinned and said, "I believe everything you say."

After she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Will this make things difficult for you?"

Solving the problem of their parents was not a small matter, at least more troublesome than letting the two sisters take the college entrance examination and go to university.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to directly solve the root problem? Why let them move around and stay in this room every day to study?

Chen Fan transferred his work relationship to the Health Department for them to go to university. Now that he wants to solve a more troublesome matter, she can't imagine what price he will have to pay.

Jiang Tiantian next to her also looked at Chen Fan with a nervous face. She had thought of this just now, but it was more appropriate for her sister to say this. She had originally wanted to remind her, but she didn't expect her to say it first.

Since she was determined to fulfill her sister's wishes, she naturally couldn't let Chen Fan think that her sister only cared about her family and didn't consider him at all.

It's good now.

Chen Fan looked at them and smiled, "This matter is really not troublesome. Once the east wind arrives, it will be a matter of course. Anyway, you will know when the time comes, don't worry, it won't be difficult at all."

Hearing this, the two sisters were still a little puzzled, but they were relieved.

They had 100% trust in Chen Fan. If he said he could solve it, he would definitely be able to solve it.

After speaking, Chen Fan thought for a while, then looked at them and said, "Originally, I wanted you to apply to a university that was further away, so that you could stay away from other people's attention…"

Speaking of this, he changed the subject. He turned his gaze to Jiang Lili and smiled, "You want to be a fashion designer. Coincidentally, the best textile university in the country is the East China Textile Institute of Technology in Shanghai. When you fill out your application, you can apply for the textile major of this school, which can be regarded as fulfilling your childhood dream."

Jiang Lili looked up at him, her eyes glistening.

Studying at the university where her parents once studied was a sentence she had said to Chen Fan during a casual chat. She didn't expect him to remember it all the time!

Jiang Tiantian next to her didn't hear her sister speak, so she turned her face to take a look. Goodness, her eyes were about to be glued to him. She couldn't help but sigh secretly and quietly poked her.

Jiang Lili came back to her senses, her pretty face instantly flushed red, and she quickly nodded repeatedly, "Oh, oh, I'll apply to East China Textile Institute of Technology."

Chen Fan looked at her shy appearance and felt it was very interesting, but he didn't dare to tease her, her sister was still there.

After a pause of two seconds, he continued, "If you go to Shanghai to study, your sister can also go with you. At that time, you can apply to the Chinese Department of Fudan University for a major in literature, and you can take care of each other."

Speaking of this, he looked at the two of them again, "This is just my previous idea. If everything goes well, when you enroll, your uncle and aunt's problems can be solved, so you don't need to run so far to study. Do you want to change your plans?"

Jiang Tiantian and Jiang Lili looked at each other, with a few thoughtful expressions in their eyes.

After a while, the two sisters didn't avoid Chen Fan and discussed it in front of him.

Jiang Tiantian, "If mom and dad can restore their positions, they will definitely devote themselves to their work with all their heart as before. It doesn't really make much difference whether we are by their side or not.

Going to East China Textile Institute of Technology is your dream since you were a child. I don't think you need to change it."

Jiang Lili also took her hand and said, "You have liked literary works since you were a child, and your ideal is to become a writer. Why don't you continue to apply to Fudan…"

The two chattered for a while, and finally unanimously decided, "No change!"

"However,"

Jiang Tiantian hesitated, "If we only score around 70 points, can we get into these two universities?"

Jiang Lili was also a little apprehensive. Needless to say about Fudan, East China Textile Institute of Technology is also one of the best textile universities in the country. The score requirements for such a school must be very high, right?

Chen Fan looked at the two of them, shook his head gently and smiled, "If you can't get in, take the exam again next year."

Anyway, he already had an idea to overturn the case for their parents, so he joked.

The two sisters were stunned when they heard this, and then saw his smiling face, how could they not understand that he was joking.

Jiang Lili wrinkled her nose and pouted, while Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips and smiled, shaking her head almost imperceptibly.

Chen Fan coughed dryly and smiled, "If you are not at ease, you can set the target score at 80, so you will be more confident."

After a pause, he said again, "However, according to my analysis, most of the students should have the same mentality as you…"

He looked at the two of them and smiled, "Do you understand what I mean?"

The two sisters rolled their eyes, looked at each other, and suddenly realized, "It's just gambling to pick up the leftovers!"

Chen Fan smiled without saying a word. They thought they were gambling, but only he knew that it was a sure thing to get into a key university with an average score of around 70.

…

They had an exam in the afternoon, so Chen Fan didn't stay any longer. After leaving the room, he went to the Health Department next door.

Lin Liwen and Xia Yuping had both signed up for the exam, so they were naturally not in the office. Chen Fan greeted Sister Qin and Sister Yu and went directly into Sister Zhou's office.

Sister Zhou was lying on the table looking at documents. Hearing the movement, she raised her head to take a look. When she found out it was him, she immediately closed the folder and put it aside, stretched her waist, leaned on the back of her chair, and smiled, "Are you here to see them again?"

Chen Fan pulled out a chair and sat down, pouring water for himself, "Why do you say again? I haven't come many times, have I?"

Then he raised his head, "Wait a minute, who are 'they'?"

Sister Zhou gave him a pair of white eyes, "You're acting like an old man at such a young age."

She picked up her teacup and took a sip, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, "Not really many times, maybe two or three times a week."

In the next second, she leaned forward and looked at him with feigned curiosity, "Tell me, is it the older sister or the younger sister?"

Chen Fan's face fell, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of Sister Zhou!"

Sister Zhou laughed, "Forget it if you don't want to say, you'll announce it sooner or later anyway."

Then she raised her head, "Speak, what's the matter this time?"

Chen Fan's expression straightened, "Look at what you're saying, am I the kind of person who doesn't come to your door if I have nothing to do?"

Sister Zhou raised her eyebrows slightly, "Heh, okay, nothing to do, right? Then I won't care."

Chen Fan coughed twice, staring at her intently, "There was nothing to do originally, but, Sister Zhou, haven't you been resting well these days?"

Sister Zhou immediately touched her face, "Do I look haggard?"

Saying that, she took out a palm-sized mirror from the drawer and looked at it, "Not bad."

Chen Fan lay on the table, staring at her face, "From the look of your face, you have a bit of excessive internal heat. Have you been staying up late often recently?"

Sister Zhou put down the mirror, turned her head to look at him, "You also understand Chinese medicine?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "What are you saying? I learned from the old doctor in our commune's health center. This is nothing."

Sister Zhou stretched out her hand, "Okay, then take my pulse."

"No problem."

Chen Fan casually grabbed a book to put under her arm, placed his fingers on her pulse, and after a moment, he pretended to say, "Well, it is indeed an excess of deficiency fire, but it's not a big problem. I'll find Old Wang from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to prescribe some medicine for you, and it will be fine after a few days of conditioning."

Sister Zhou thought he was joking with her, and slapped the back of his hand, "Bah, Old Wang is my father-in-law, do I need you to see a doctor?"

Chen Fan grinned and chuckled, "Look, isn't this a coincidence?"

He really didn't know about this, including Sister Zhou's little problem was also real.

She's a leading figure in the Health Bureau, would she lack doctors to see? It's just that at the end of the year, all kinds of work are so busy that she wouldn't even have the problem of excess deficiency fire.

With an old Chinese medicine practitioner at home, there's even less of a problem.

It seems that his medical skills are not very useful.

Could it be that he really has to go back to the production team to be a traveling doctor to make the most of his abilities?

However, if these medical skills are exposed, he would be very busy.

Well, let's think about it again.

After slapping him, Sister Zhou leaned back and rested on the back of the chair, smiling, "Alright, since you made me happy, tell me, what's the matter?"

Chen Fan regained his thoughts and said with a smile, "Sister Zhou, do you know anyone in the Provincial Education Commission?"

Sister Zhou was stunned again when she heard this, and frowned slightly, "Why are you asking this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly sighed and shook her head, "You're really worried about those two sisters. Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

Chen Fan immediately denied it, "No, this has nothing to do with them."

Sister Zhou's face was full of disbelief, "Really has nothing to do with it?"

Chen Fan didn't dare to say any more, and immediately changed the subject, saying, "It's like this, after the college entrance examination is over, in a few days, candidates will be notified for physical examinations according to a 2-to-1 ratio, and then those who pass the physical examination will have to fill in their application forms, is that right?"

Sister Zhou frowned slightly and nodded, "Yes, that's the process."

She asked puzzledly, "Why are you saying this? Let me tell you, this year's college entrance examination is very strict. No matter how capable your Sister Zuo is, she wouldn't dare to interfere in this area."

Sister Zuo is her best friend, the deputy director of the Education Department, named Zuo Qiuping.

After Jiang Lili's sisters' work relationship was transferred to the Education Department, Chen Fan specially asked Sister Zhou to come forward and invite her to the Worker-Peasant Restaurant for a meal, which was a small token of appreciation, and that's how they met.

Chen Fan laughed and leaned forward, lowering his voice and said, "It's not interference, it's inquiring about information."

Sister Zhou, "What information are you inquiring about?"

Chen Fan gestured and said, "After all the candidates fill in their application forms, won't they be summarized level by level, and then the Provincial Education Commission can grasp the application situation of the entire province? I want to ask her to help me inquire about it at that time, for example, how many people in the province have applied for the Chinese Department of Peking University, and how many of them have reached the score line, that's the kind of information."

Sister Zhou looked at him puzzledly, and was about to say that the application forms have all been filled out, and the application forms will also be sent to the Provincial Admissions Office along with the students' files for the staff of the admissions colleges to review. If the colleges determine the admission, they will transfer the files away, otherwise they will be returned, and then provided to other colleges in the order of filling in the application forms, until the admissions work is over and no college is willing to admit them, then the files will be returned to the district and county education bureaus.

But the time has passed, what's the use of inquiring about this information?

But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

This matter may be useless to others, but for the Jiang sisters, it may really be of great use.

At least know whether they have reached the admission score line, and then if it is not smooth, they can think of other ways.

Chen Fan knew that she had misunderstood when he saw the change in her expression, and immediately smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, tell Sister Zuo about this, and she will know what to do."

Sister Zhou was stunned again, frowning and looking at him, could there be any inside story?

Chen Fan didn't explain much, just smiled and said, "Actually, what you think is right. I really want to know the admission status of the two sisters in advance. After all, Sister Zuo can only help with filling in the application form. She can't influence the admissions teachers of the colleges.

However, if I can get the news, I can make some preparations in advance, so that I don't have the opportunity to work hard after the dust settles."

Filling in the application form in advance and sending the files to the Provincial Education Commission Admissions Office at a ratio of 1.2 times the transfer line, no one is allowed to interfere, and everything seems fair and reasonable.

But since it is filled in first and then transferred, and there is such a long time in between, how can there be no room for manipulation?

Chen Fan didn't want to use this loophole to do anything, he just wanted to know whether Jiang Tiantian and Jiang Lili's applications would be squeezed out artificially.

After all, although this year does not require looking at family relationships, there are many people who are stuck at this step.

If you can get the news in advance, you can also respond in advance.

In fact, it is already good now. The college entrance examination more than ten years ago was even more exciting.

Before taking the college entrance examination, students had to fill in their application forms first, and then take the college entrance examination.

People who can see this information can calmly help their relatives and children change their application forms to good schools with insufficient enrollment, so as long as they don't do too badly in the exam, they can basically be admitted.

Now it is to take the exam first and then fill in the application form. Even if you can't see the scores, you can roughly estimate it, which is already very good.

In the future, it will gradually change, becoming more and more open and transparent, and overall it is still getting better.

Hearing Chen Fan's words, Sister Zhou nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "I don't have any acquaintances in the Provincial Education Commission, but your Sister Zuo definitely does. Anyway, this matter is not urgent, I will mention it to her next time I see her."

After speaking, she hesitated again, "Tell me the truth, does this matter benefit her?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly, "Then it depends on whether she has any relatives or children who are taking the college entrance examination."

As soon as Sister Zhou heard this, she instantly understood and nodded lightly, "Understood, I will keep this matter in mind."

After a pause, she turned her head to look at Chen Fan, her eyes full of strangeness, "Even I can't figure out the tricks inside, where did you hear it from?"

Chen Fan smacked his lips and sighed, "Do you need to listen to this? 'Man proposes, God disposes', things are done by people, even if you don't deliberately harm the interests of others directly, this loophole alone is enough space for manipulation."

He didn't feel any burden in his heart when he said this, because whether he was there or not, people would do the same. The difference is whether Sister Zuo herself knows it.

If she doesn't know, there is just one more of her. If she already knows the tricks inside, Chen Fan is equal to saying nothing today, and earns an opportunity to inquire about the inside information for nothing.

It's that simple.

On the other hand, Sister Zhou was used to it, and turned her head and put the matter aside in a huff, and said angrily, "Is that how you use 'Man proposes, God disposes'? You are still a teacher, aren't you afraid of leading the students astray?"