Chapter 1419 College Admissions 3
Red characters on white paper were posted outside the office on the bulletin board, a whole list of positions, more than forty, with no age or gender restrictions, just none of the names of Lu Family’s children, nor Zhou Zhou from the educated youth.
"Eh, Dad, why are there no Tianzhi and Guan Yu? And Zhou Zhou?"
Wang Zhengguo glanced at his eldest son who had run in, "Ajiang has sent a telegram home, instructing not to let our own children participate in the competition for university positions designated for workers, peasants, and soldiers. The children were very obedient and thus withdrew voluntarily. Zhou Zhou is a smart kid; seeing the brothers Tianzhi withdrawing, she also followed suit. She expressed that she has been living very peacefully in our brigade, a serenity she had never experienced before, and does not want to compete with everyone for the university position, no matter what the final outcome is, conflicts will for sure arise before decisions are made."
When there are more monks than porridge, the voting cannot prevent the competition that takes place beforehand, especially among the educated youth who might privately guard against and sabotage each other to secure the competitive slot.
But if we don’t use this method, no matter who gets to go to university in the end, those who don’t will surely be discontent.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhengguo immediately said: "Ring the gong, call everyone to gather for a meeting straight away, how could we give them time to canvas for votes? Let’s vote by a show of hands, whoever gets the most support will go to school."
Wang Dachun thought about it and agreed, went out to ring the gong to gather the crowd, and took the opportunity to pull his wife and children aside to whisper.
The scene was spectacular, comparable to slaughtering pigs during the New Year, and it was fortunate that the busy farming season was over, otherwise, who would be in the mood.