Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 298 True or False First Love 98_1

Chapter 298: Chapter 298 True or False First Love 98_1

No matter how everyone discussed it, no matter how surprised they felt, there were also many who believed that if Zhou Lina, who had graduated years ago, could take the college entrance exam, it made no sense for them not to succeed.

Thus, when registration began, there was a small peak in sign-ups, but afterward, hardly anyone else registered.

After all, having been away from school for many years, they truly had no confidence in taking the Gaokao.

But knowing that Zhou Lina was participating, quite a few people mustered the courage to sign up for the Gaokao.

The reason was that they had only graduated from high school less than two years ago, and it made no sense for them to score worse than Zhou Lina.

Zhou Lina, busy with the back and forth between work and home, had no idea that she had become the benchmark against which everyone else compared themselves.

She only learned about this from Gu Wei’s mouth, "Where do they get the confidence from, thinking their exam scores will be better than mine?"

"Don’t they think I’ll do poorly just because I casually said I wanted to give it a try?"

When she had registered for the Gaokao, a colleague had asked her what made her think of taking the exam, and that was what she had said.

Zhou Lina felt wronged just thinking about it, "I can’t very well tell them that I’m definitely going to get into college."

"Although I do have confidence in myself." If she failed to get into college this time, Zhou Lina really felt she would have to jump off a building, truly unable to face living on.

"It’s good that no one is going to ask you for advice." Gu Kai thought this was a good thing, "I’ve heard people say that it’s just wishful thinking, a factory worker from the drama workshop, actually hoping to get into college."

Even though he couldn’t see the person who said it when he went out, he had a goal, and indeed there were not many with such a distinctive voice.

"If they think we can’t get in, we have to fight for our pride and truly shock them."

Gu Kai knew that the three of them would definitely get into college, but he didn’t know which one, "We’ll work hard to get into a university in Capital City."

"Then we’ll try to stay and work in Capital City."

"I, I want to come back." Zhou Xuan had absolutely no objection to attending college in Capital City, but he hoped to return and work here after graduation.

Because Zhang Shifen was here, and he, as her son, had the duty of taking care of her in old age.

"At that time, I’ll see if I can get Mom to work in Capital City too." Gu Kai had thought of this long ago.

"If you stay here, whether you achieve success or not, they won’t let you off the hook."

Zhou Lina could disregard Zhou Dajiang, but Zhou Xuan, being the biological son, couldn’t possibly ignore him.

Could Zhang Shifen’s job be transferred to Capital City as well? Zhou Xuan was surprised, and so was Zhou Lina.

She thought that once Zhang Shifen retired, she would move to Capital City and live with her siblings.

In these times, job transfers were really not easy, let alone transferring to work in Capital City, which was even harder.

Yet, to Gu Kai, it seemed like not a difficult matter at all.

"Of course, getting into the city’s general union is difficult."

"My aunt said that she would transfer back to Capital City to work, and when that happens, she will propose to bring Mom back with her to work at the hospital’s union."

Gu Kai knew that since Gu Wei had already spoken up, the possibility of success was high, but he still felt a bit embarrassed.

Zhang Shifen’s work here was thriving and promising, and if she stayed a few more years, she would certainly be promoted again.

To work in Capital City was basically a demotion, and not everyone might agree to it.

Zhang Shifen didn’t think too much about it, "I have no objections." She agreed without hesitation.

"Wherever you guys are, I’ll be there too."

"Besides, if you stay here to work, some thick-skinned people will definitely swarm around you."

After hearing what Zhou Dajiang said from Zhou Lina, Zhang Shifen looked down on him even more.

At the same time, it reinforced her determination to keep a distance from him and their son, feeling a man who always schemes about such petty things really has a narrow vision.

Once there were no issues with the most likely problematic parts, the family firmed up their plan to study and work in Capital City, and they took their studies even more seriously.

Days passed, and regardless of how the review went or the confidence level, the first college entrance exam after the recovery arrived belatedly.

Even in winter, even though the days got light late, it didn’t stop many from arriving early at the examination center.

Zhou Lina realized just how old many of these exam-takers were after seeing their faces marked by the passage of time.

"We can definitely do it." A few days before the exam, Zhou Lina completed a mock test paper which, of course, was more difficult than the actual college entrance exam.

A few days before the exam, the number of people who registered for this college entrance exam and the total number of places offered by universities were announced.

It could indeed be likened to a vast army trying to cross a single-log bridge, with everyone exclaiming how low the admission ratio was and speculating that the difficulty of the exam would surely be substantial.

Many agreed with this belief, asking how else to select candidates. However, what they didn’t know was that the actual difficulty of the exam wasn’t that great.

As long as one could master the basics and apply them flexibly, passing the exam wouldn’t be too difficult.

But many had been away from school for years, and even among those still in education, quite a few hadn’t taken their studies seriously, merely coasting through to obtain a diploma.

After the announcement of the college entrance exam’s return, not to mention systematic revision, some didn’t even have all their textbooks—how were they supposed to sit the exam?

This truly drove many to despair, scouring the streets for textbooks and exercise books, desperately seeking teachers, only to discover they didn’t understand much of the material.

You could say that amidst the chaos, without a clue, and just as they were finally getting their bearings, it was time for the exam.

Once Zhou Lina got her hands on the exam paper, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that both Gu Kai and Zhou Xuan were set to get into university.

After two days of exams, many had finished except for those in specific subjects that required an English test—most were done with the college entrance exam.

Zhou Lina and her group of three had finished their exams, meaning Zhou Xuan could finally rest properly, while Zhou Lina and her husband couldn’t afford to rest—they had to go to work.

On the first day back at work after the exam, quite a few colleagues asked Zhou Lina how it went.

Zhou Lina replied with a smile, "I think it went well, but we have to wait for the results."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that Zhou Lina just wanted to save face, truly believing she hadn’t done well.

In the finance department, it wasn’t just Zhou Lina who had taken the college entrance exam—two other staff members and some colleagues’ children also sat for it.

They all firmly believed they or their children had done well, often discussing their estimated scores.

Of course, they didn’t forget to ask Zhou Lina if she had estimated her score, "I haven’t estimated it."

"Without estimating, how do you know which university to apply to?" her colleague couldn’t help but express surprise.

"Just write down the university you want to attend," Zhou Lina replied, lowering her head to continue her work attentively.

Seeing her like this, everyone suddenly understood; they thought that Zhou Lina felt she couldn’t make it and thus was acting carelessly.

They were originally quite worried since their own estimated scores weren’t great, but the thought of Zhou Lina being at the bottom immediately lifted their spirits.

Over the past few months, Zhou Lina had grown accustomed to being at the bottom, anyway, she was about to surprise them all.