Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After sending her son to the examination room, Xu Huizhen could not wait outside in the cold, so she had to ride her bicycle back to the neighborhood committee, where she waited for an hour and a half on pins and needles, and then rode her bicycle again to pick up her son from the examination room.

Fortunately, she is the boss in the unit and no one controls her, otherwise, how could she come and go freely.

It didn't take long for the students to come out of the entrance of No. 4 Middle School. Some were dejected, some were frowning, some were sighing, and very few were cheerful.

He Jiankun was the one who was beaming with joy. When he saw his mother from a distance, he opened his mouth wide and shouted, "Mom, Mom, I'm here!"

Xu Huizhen waved to him quickly, and Xu Jiankun ran over in two steps, saying excitedly: "Mom, thank you so much..."

Xu Huizhen quickly put her finger to her lips and made a gesture to keep quiet. He Jiankun stuck out his tongue and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed him, he whispered, "Mom, the self-study series you bought is really a great book for the college entrance examination. There were several math questions this morning that were the same as those in that book, but they were slightly modified. I think I got a great deal."

Xu Huizhen said, "Son, you are not a child anymore. You need to be calm. Look, everyone is so depressed, but you are so excited. Isn't that going to attract hatred? Be obedient. We won't discuss the past exams. Go home, eat, and prepare for the Chinese exam this afternoon."

He Jiankun looked around, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I'll do as you say."

Han Qingqiu was busy at home for the whole morning, preparing a lot of ingredients. The vegetables were cut, the ones that needed to be blanched were blanched, and the ones that needed to be pickled were also pickled. After following He Daqing for so many years, he has also acquired good cooking skills.

As soon as He Daqing came back with his grandson, he went into the kitchen, took the frying pan from Han Qingqiu, and said, "Go pour some hot water for the children, I'll cook."

Soon, a table of delicious dishes, both meat and vegetables, were served on the table. Little Yaoyao said warmly, "Grandpa, I am so happy that I can eat the delicious meals you cook every day!"

He Jiankun glanced at Yaoyao and muttered, "Little flatterer!"

He Daqing smiled and said, "I am very happy to cook for my grandson. Come on, everyone, eat while it's hot."

After a quick lunch and a short rest, we rushed to the examination room. We took the Chinese language test in the afternoon.

After He Jiankun got the test paper, he wrote his name first, then glanced through the test questions, and finally saw the essay topic and was shocked.

Oh my God, this is exactly the same topic as the composition his mother assigned him. It's such a blessing that luck has opened the door to good fortune, and he is so lucky!

More than two hours later, He Jiankun walked out of the examination room again. He changed his style in the morning and walked up to Xu Huizhen with a serious face and said, "Mom, you are not a human being!"

Xu Huizhen opened her mouth in surprise: "Ah?"

He Jiankun said seriously: "You are a fairy from the Ninth Heaven who has come down to earth."

Xu Huizhen laughed at her son's funny behavior. She scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense."

He Jiankun then said: "Mom, you know the composition topic and you..."

Xu Huizhen finally realized that it was the topic of the composition. She quickly covered her son's mouth and said, "Son, let's talk about it when we get home!"

If she said in public that she guessed the essay topic correctly, others might think that she had stolen the exam questions in advance. She might even be reported and go to the police station for investigation.

He Jiankun also reacted and nodded to show that he understood. Xu Huizhen then let go of her hand. This eldest son was good in every way except that he was too honest. What should she do about it?

As soon as he entered the house, He Jiankun, who had been holding back all the way, shouted to his brothers and sisters: "Mom is so amazing, she guessed the topic of the composition correctly!"

It seems like Xu Hui can't be stopped! This son is not honest, but stupid.

The others were stunned for a moment, and He Shuyan asked back, "Did mom estimate the topic of the composition? How come I don't know?"

Xu Jingping also shook his head and said, "I don't know either!"

Xu Jingli said with a stern face: "Mom, you are too biased. You guessed the topic of the composition correctly, why didn't you tell us and only told Jiankun?"

Xu Huizhen quickly explained, "No, I didn't! It's like this, you three are all good students, I'm not worried that you won't be able to get into college, I'm most worried about Jiankun, so I had nothing to do, so I gave him a few essay topics and asked him to practice writing, and I corrected them for him. Qiao'er's mother opened the door for Qiao'er, and Qiao'er came home. I just happened to get the right one. If I had known that I would be testing this essay, would I not have told you, they are all my biological children, right?"

Xu Huizhen looked sincere and innocent. Seeing his wife's look, He Yuzhu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Han Qingqiu quickly comforted them, "Don't worry, you guys can all go to college, just put your minds at ease. But Huizhen, I found that you are God's biological daughter, and you even guessed it right! It's amazing."

Xu Huizhen quickly changed the subject and said, "Okay, okay, if I hadn't asked you to start reviewing in advance, would you have done so well in the exam? After you leave, keep your mouths shut. Don't let others think that I stole the exam questions, or your scores will be invalidated."

He Yuzhu echoed, "Right, right, right. Don't be like Jiankun, who is so foolish and takes advantage of others. You will be the ones who suffer the consequences."

He Jiankun: "Dad, I didn't say anything outside. I just wanted to express my excitement at home! I'm not stupid, and neither are my brothers and sisters, right?"

The other three candidates curled their lips and ignored him.

Xu Huizhen said, "Let's not discuss the subjects we have already taken. Let's hurry up and study politics. It's better to sharpen your sword before the battle."

So the children all went into their rooms to sharpen their weapons before the battle.

The tense college entrance examination was over soon. There were four subjects in total: mathematics, Chinese, politics, comprehensive physics and chemistry, and comprehensive history and geography for liberal arts. Some students also had to take foreign language tests, but the He siblings did not take any.

After the exam, the eight candidates gathered at He's house again, reviewing the test questions and estimating their scores. It had been ten years since the college entrance examination, and there was no reference for the admission score. It was like a blind man groping in the dark, with no idea.

The score estimation can only be a rough estimate, unlike in later generations, where the correct answers will be available online after the exam.

In this day and age, everything depends on the memory of the brain, and there is strength in numbers. Try to recall the test questions as much as possible.

Xu Huizhen suggested: "Jingli and Shuyan, go to school tomorrow and ask the teacher if you can get the test papers. Maybe there are candidates who registered but didn't show up. This way, the school will have extra test papers."

Xu Jingli slapped her thigh and said, "Mom, you are so thoughtful. Let's go to school tomorrow and copy a copy if there is one."