Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 860 - 861: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 109

Chapter 860: Chapter 861: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 109

Zhang Yu, who had joined the new unit, was incredibly busy getting used to new colleagues and the new job.

Plus, there was a high school examination candidate at home, but fortunately, Zhou Min was sensible and took good care of the two nephews.

And so, amidst various expectations, the winter high school examination finally arrived, "For today’s breakfast, a fried dough stick and two eggs."

Zhang Yu once again prepared the exam meal, and seeing the familiar meal, Zhang Li laughed, "I didn’t expect I would get to enjoy this too."

"You must enjoy it," Zhang Yu gestured for Zhang Li to eat, "Don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

"You have a fallback, you can still work even if you don’t get into university."

"Take it easy."

"You’ve been working for several years, and you often read in your free time. You should know that not many can do that."

Zhang Yu knew Zhang Li’s capabilities. In short, as long as Zhang Li performed steadily, she would definitely achieve good results.

"Our family has a complete set of junior and senior high school books. Think about the many who don’t even have books, let alone review exercises."

Zhang Yu continuously tried to relieve Zhang Li’s stress, who smiled in response, "Sister, don’t worry, I am confident."

If she, who has always been studying patiently, can’t achieve good results, that would really be a big joke.

"Right, after the exam, I’ll treat you to roast duck." Although the meals at home had been quite good, Zhang Yu dared not have too rich a diet for fear of health issues.

"Roast duck?" Before Zhang Li could respond, Zhou Min and the two children were surprised.

"Sister, you must do well in the exam."

"Aunt Xiao Li, go for it." Although the two children didn’t quite understand why everyone was so tense, they craved the chance to eat roast duck.

"Alright, rest assured, I will definitely get good results."

Rejecting the offer to be escorted to the examination site, Zhang Li rode her bicycle to the venue with the full blessing of her family.

Ren Jiahao happened to be leaving for work and saw Zhang Li cycling; seeing her silhouette, he knew she must be going to take the high school examination.

"Hmph, someone who has been working for years still dreaming about getting into university, as if it’s such an easy task?"

Ren Jiahao didn’t believe at all that Zhang Li would get into the university, "What a waste of money."

Thinking about the universities that were about to resume recruitment, Ren Jiahao was in a foul mood; wasn’t it his university graduate status that enabled him to show off in the factory?

Once universities expanded enrollment, there would be more and more graduates, so would his status as a university graduate still be valued?

Although he felt that he had studied very seriously while in university, he knew that the added benefit of his graduate status would gradually diminish.

"Really, why bother resuming university entrance exams." Ren Jiahao was definitely among those who opposed the reinstatement of the exams.

No matter how unhappy he was on the inside, something that had been decided by higher-ups was not for him to grumble about.

In the following days, Ren Jiahao was in a bad mood, displeased with everyone he saw, and though people were unhappy with his behavior, they didn’t speak up.

They could understand why he was in a foul mood; they had grievances with this university graduate in the technical department.

Average in ability and not serious about learning, he put on airs as if he was the almighty university graduate.

"Let’s see how much longer he can be smug. When the time comes, we’ll definitely replace him with a skilled technician. We absolutely do not want to see that person’s attitude again," thought the others.

No matter how the candidates assessed this winter high school examination, it had come to an end like this.

For the last exam, Zhang Yu had specifically taken leave to pick up Zhang Li.

Even though it wasn’t customary to pick up examination candidates from the venue, she knew that coming out and seeing someone there to meet her would definitely be exciting.

Zhang Li walked quietly towards the exit of the examination hall, not discussing the answers with the people around her.

"Xiao Li." Zhang Yu, with sharp eyes, quickly spotted her and called out loudly.

Zhou Min also saw her, "Sis."

"Auntie." The two children were also hopping around, incessantly waving at Zhang Li.

Holding them, Zhou Zhitao kept exclaiming how lucky they were that he exercised regularly, otherwise, he really couldn’t have kept up.

Hearing the familiar voices, Zhang Li looked up and saw her family members standing at the entrance.

She was so excited that she dashed over, "Sis, brother-in-law, Xiao Min, why are you guys here?"

"Here to pick you up," Zhang Yu wrapped her arms around her, "it just so happens the whole family is going out for a meal."

"To celebrate the end of your exams."

"But I don’t know the results yet." Zhang Li was confident in herself, feeling that she should achieve a good score, but she couldn’t be certain until the results were released.

"No problem. We will celebrate again once the results are out. We have confidence in you."

"Today we are celebrating the end of your exams. For the next couple of days, rest well and don’t go to work." After all, working in the archives is easygoing.

"No, I’ll go to work." Zhang Li knew they meant well, "I have nothing much to do, I can work at my unit."

"And get a salary." She was about to start school soon and would have no income.

Seeing Zhang Li insist on going to work, Zhang Yu didn’t press the matter, "Alright then."

Soon the results came out and Zhang Li achieved a very good score. Zhang Yu knew that attending a prestigious university was a sure thing, "You should be able to get into your first choice."

Honestly, she had thought about what major Zhang Li might choose, but she never imagined that she would want to study law.

While surprised, she also felt that it wasn’t too unexpected for her to choose this field.

It’s just that she didn’t know whether Zhang Li would enter the judiciary or become a lawyer in the future. Regardless of which path she took, they would always support her from behind.

What Zhang Yu hadn’t expected was that Zhang Li would go even further than she imagined. After graduating from university, Zhang Li actually secured a spot for publicly-funded study abroad.

When this news came out, it stunned her; she obviously knew about the opportunity for publicly-funded study abroad, but she had never actually considered it.

The spots for studying abroad were more often allocated to those in the sciences, and while the humanities received some, the quotas were really limited.

Yet Zhang Li got one, which was surprising enough for Zhang Yu, "Xiao Li, why didn’t you tell me?"

This was definitely something that required long-term preparation and wasn’t easy to obtain.

Zhang Li smiled, "It’s nothing, Sis. You know how hard I work."

"It’s just putting in a little more effort, and I’ve always been hardworking."

"Sis, I will definitely come back." Zhang Li knew that not all those who go abroad return, but she was certain she would return.

Overseas might be great, but no matter how great, it’s not home. There’s no sister or brother-in-law, no nephews, no beloved family.

As the news of Zhang Li obtaining the publicly-funded overseas study spot spread, the quadrangle became thoroughly excited.

Over the years, the number of people doing business had increased steadily, with many in the quadrangle heading south to purchase goods, and their business ventures gradually taking shape.

Previously, in everyone’s eyes, the well-off couple Zhang Yu didn’t seem much, and they didn’t pay much attention to them.

Now that Zhang Li had secured a publicly-funded spot abroad, everyone’s focus returned to the Zhang family once again.