Chapter 314 - 315: The College Entrance Exam Approaches (Part 9)
Three days before the college entrance exam, by this time everything was basically set. No matter how hard you crammed, it wouldn’t help and might even have a counterproductive effect, making your brain tense and fatigued, so everyone had the rare opportunity to relax a bit.
That afternoon after school, the headteacher handed out volunteer forms to everyone. This was the moment to decide everyone’s future achievements, and they could fill in three university choices.
Every student thought carefully and estimated which university they had the best chance of getting into based on their mock exam results. The applications couldn’t be filled out carelessly, otherwise, a minor oversight could distance them from their ideal university.
Luo Lanzhen had thought it through a long time ago. She wanted to help Nianyang and her father manage the clothing factory in the future, and she also didn’t want to be too far from Nianyang, so her first choice was Pingjing First Medical University, majoring in apparel management.
As for the second and third choices, she picked two universities in the provincial capital that were inferior to Pingjing.
Jiang Tian also had Pingjing’s Third Medical University as her first choice. Her results made getting into Medical University a bit of a stretch, so she chose the provincial capital schools for her second and third choices as well.
Only Nianyang filled in just one choice, Pingjing First Medical University.
A few of the girls happily checked their volunteer forms, then submitted them together, and left the classroom hand in hand.
There were no evening self-study sessions in the three days, so they could take this time to relax and go shopping.
Yang Haiyan sat at her seat, holding the volunteer form in hand, hesitant to move.
Her grades were not even good enough for a third-rate university, so what was she supposed to fill?
After studying diligently for over ten years, to end up like this was truly pathetic and heartbreaking.
Unwilling, she was really unwilling!
Yang Haiyan’s expression was gloomy. She grabbed a pen and carelessly filled in a university. By the time it was her turn to submit the form, all the other classmates had already left.
Everyone’s forms were piled up on the podium, and the headteacher couldn’t carry them all by himself. Yang Haiyan looked at the forms, a plan forming in her mind, and spoke up timidly,
"Teacher, let me help you take half to the office."
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The night before the college entrance exam, the cold wind howled, bringing with it the first big snowfall of the winter. When they pulled open the curtains in the morning, the outside was already a blanket of white, the air biting cold.
"Look, it’s snowing, it’s snowing, it’s so beautiful. It’s just mid-January, the snow is really early and heavy this year!"
Jiang Tian said loudly, pointing at the snow outside. Their town was in the south, and it usually wouldn’t snow until February, and even then, rarely so heavily.
Luo Lanzhen also expressed her amazement,
"Great, a heavy snowfall is a sign of a bountiful year. This means we’ll definitely get into the universities of our dreams!"
"We definitely will!"
Nianyang smiled too, while Yang Haiyan, who had just dressed and was about to leave the room, suddenly let out a cold laugh. She cast a meaningful look at Nianyang before walking out the door.
This whole week Yang Haiyan had been quiet and low-key, so was she acting weird today?
Nianyang frowned, when something abnormal happens, there’s bound to be something up.
She felt the need to be on guard against Yang Haiyan, they were about to take the exams soon, and nothing must go wrong.
The three girls finished washing up, put on warm down jackets, and went to the cafeteria for breakfast. As they passed the school gate, they saw many parents anxiously waiting outside.
Luo Lanzhen’s sharp eyes spotted her father, so she hurried over to speak with him.
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[Dear readers, the idea of stealing someone else’s volunteer form comes from a news event, so I included it as a classic plot device. Please be gentle with your critiques]