Yu Linyun was extremely angry.
She had just picked up two pieces of meat when she was scolded. Hua Qingqing had eaten so much just now, but Grandma simply turned a blind eye!
Did she even remember who her real granddaughter was!
Yu Linyun angrily put down her chopsticks and shot a fierce glare at Hua Qingqing.
Hua Qingqing didn't have the time to care. She'd rather use this time to eat a couple more pieces of meat.
Alas, it was just that Wan Yindi's cooking skills were so poor. She was so stingy with the oil.
She really craved the fresh meat dumplings from the state - run restaurant.
...
Since Lin Dongsheng promised to help Hua Qingqing solve the school enrollment issue, he didn't waste any time. The next day, he went to the commune middle school, only to learn that Song Ming had gone to the county for a meeting.
So he waited for a day and went again.
This time he wasn't so unlucky. Song Ming was at school.
Lin Dongsheng found him. After some polite exchanges, he stated his purpose.
"Principal Song, there's a girl in our brigade who has self - studied junior high school third - grade knowledge and wants to come to school."
Song Ming fell silent.
Why had there been so many people self - studying up to the third grade of junior high school recently?
Song Ming didn't give an immediate yes, but he didn't refuse either.
After all, a student's knowledge couldn't be judged just by words. This was a school, not a literacy class where anyone could enter.
"Captain Lin, ask that girl to come to school some other day. I have a few test papers here. As long as she passes the exam, she can enroll."
Hearing this, Lin Dongsheng didn't feel it appropriate to press further.
The principal had said that everything would depend on real ability.
Now it was up to Hua Qingqing to show her true skills.
Lin Dongsheng brought the news back to Hua Qingqing.
Hua Qingqing never expected it to be so simple. All she had to do was pass the exam?
This was something she was familiar with. After all, she had already done junior high school third - grade test papers!
The next day, Hua Qingqing borrowed a bike from the Lin family and headed straight for the commune.
She set off early, but instead of going to school right away, she went to the post office.
A few days ago, she had written two letters to her parents who were living it up in a far - off place. Today was a good opportunity to mail them.
"Hey, you're here. I was just thinking that if you didn't come, I'd have someone send this to your brigade."
The person on duty at the counter today was still Zhang Jin, Sister Zhang, who she had met last time.
Hua Qingqing walked over with a smile, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket, and put them on the counter.
"Sister Zhang, have some sunflower seeds. I brought them from home. They didn't cost anything."
Hearing this, Zhang Jin didn't decline. She took out a big parcel from below.
"This was delivered the day before yesterday. It's from Hong Kong. There's quite a lot of stuff. Take it home and open it."
Hua Qingqing nodded and took the reminder.
Since she came to this era, apart from some members of the Yu family, most of the people she had met were kind. Brigade Captain Lin Dongsheng, his wife Yu Linxiu, Yu Linyang, and even Zhang Jin, whom she had only met twice, would remind her for her convenience. And the old doorman at the commune middle school would even take the initiative to ask the principal for her.
Hua Qingqing found that she was getting more and more used to and integrated into this era.
"Sister Zhang, today I also want to mail a letter to my parents besides picking up the parcel."
Since there were few people at the counter, Zhang Jin quickly helped her handle it. Probably afraid that she was in a hurry, she even told her the approximate time of delivery.
Hua Qingqing paid the fee, picked up the parcel, and left the post office.
Then she came to the commune middle school.
Uncle Li recognized her at a glance. He asked her to park the bike in the small room at the entrance and then led her to the principal's office.
It was called an office, but in fact, it was just a shabby little room. However, it was very clean and tidy inside. Hua Qingqing stood at the door and took a peek inside. She didn't go in directly and smelled the scent of ink and books.
"Principal Song, the girl who brought the test papers here a few days ago has come for the exam."
"Come in."
Hua Qingqing had just walked in.
The principal, who was sitting at his desk, stood up. He was a bit short and thin, with a gentle rather than a severe expression. He smiled at her kindly and then took out a few test papers from the drawer and asked her to sit at the table and chair in the corner to write.
It was straightforward enough.
Seeing this, Hua Qingqing didn't say anything else. She took the papers and got to work.
Two hours passed, and she finished four test papers.
The principal stood beside her and looked at the papers she had finished writing. He looked very carefully.
Song Ming had quite high expectations for this girl who had "recommended herself" with the test papers she had already done. He never suspected that she had copied them. From her answers, it was obvious that she didn't seem like someone who had self - studied.
The test papers he had taken out covered four subjects: Chinese, algebra, geometry, and physics. Chinese and algebra were the main subjects in the first year of junior high school, while geometry and physics were the main subjects in the second year. He didn't include chemistry from the third year.
This set of test papers was a bit more difficult than the ones the girl had brought a few days ago.
He had originally planned to allow the girl to enroll if her scores in each subject exceeded 60. Now, looking at the papers, her scores were far beyond 60.
Song Ming could hardly hold back his smile.
It seemed that their commune middle school would probably have one more quota to enter the No. 1 Middle School in the county this year!
"You can come to school tomorrow. Our school has dormitories. If it's inconvenient for you to go home, you can stay at school. The accommodation fee per semester is five yuan, and the meal fee in the cafeteria is eight yuan."
Dormitories?
She seemed to remember Yu Linyang mentioning it.
Students could stay in the middle - school dormitories, otherwise, it would be inconvenient to commute. The Star - of - Five - Points Production Brigade wasn't very close to the commune. The twins had to get up very early every day to go to school.
Wan Yindi had mentioned more than once that she wanted the children to stay in the school dormitory. She had been talking about it since the twins started their first year of junior high school until their third year. Unfortunately, Grandma Fang had the final say and always refused.
The only reason was that 13 yuan per semester was too much.
Grandma Fang was really partial.
The twins needed 26 yuan per semester in total, but she just wouldn't give it. However, Yu Linsen got quite a bit of pocket money every month and even had his own means of transportation!
Hua Qingqing didn't really want to stay in the dormitory. There were so many delicious things in her room. If she wasn't at home, would those things still be safe? They would definitely be taken away.
Hua Qingqing declined. She lowered her eyes, and when she looked up again, a bitter look flashed across her face.
"No, it's fine for me to stay at home."
When Song Ming saw her expression, he started to overthink.
This child was so talented, yet she had been delayed until now to start school. It must be that her family didn't want her to, right?
The phenomenon of preferring sons over daughters had always existed. For the same matter of studying, some girls would just stop going to school halfway. When you asked, they would say that their family didn't want them to study and wanted them to go back and do housework.
Song Ming was very angry, but what could he change with just his own strength?
Such a good student mustn't be prevented from studying because of her family.
Song Ming: "Which brigade are you from?"
Hua Qingqing: "The Star - of - Five - Points Production Brigade."
"The Star - of - Five - Points Production Brigade? Do you know Captain Lin?"
Hua Qingqing nodded.
So it turned out that after she had finished the test papers, the principal still didn't know who had recommended her!
Didn't that mean that the test papers she had shown before had actually worked?
Song Ming sighed, saying that a shining talent would always stand out.
Hua Qingqing: "Principal Song, could you grade these test papers for me? I want to take them home and show them to my family. I want them to know that it's not wrong for me to study!"
Song Ming of course wouldn't refuse.
He not only graded the papers but also wrote comments on each one, with very straightforward words of praise.
After the Yu family learned that she was really going to study at the commune middle school, they all had different expressions.
But the one with the biggest reaction was actually Yu Linyun.