Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 281 College Entrance Examination Registration

Li Wanru blushed and pushed Xu Jichang's hand away: "Be careful, Wansi will be back soon."

"I'll come back when I come back."

Xu Jichang appeared nonchalant on the surface, but in fact he gave up.

There were too many things to deal with in the small workshop. Xu Jichang went there whenever he had time since he opened his business.

Repairing machines, teaching workers to work, dealing with disputes among his subordinates... various matters occupy almost all of his time.

Xu Jichang was so busy that he turned his back on what was happening outside the window, so that when the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was announced, it was Shen Qingrui who told him.

When Shen Qingrui told Xu Jichang the news, he was repairing the hydraulic clamps in the workshop.

"Oh, I've recovered."

Xu Jichang said without raising his head and continued to repair the parts of the hydraulic clamp with a screwdriver.

In later generations, hydraulic pliers are just an ordinary labor tool.

However, in this era, they were extremely expensive. Especially for Xu Jichang's small private workshop, it was not easy to buy one. If something went wrong, he would have to take it home and repair it carefully.

Seeing Xu Jichang's reaction, Shen Qingrui felt a little worried: "Oh, there are only two months left before the exam."

"Why don't you care at all?"

Xu Jichang heard the urgency in Shen Qingrui's voice and put down the hydraulic clamp: "No, I'm ready."

"really?"

Shen Qingrui was doubtful.

Every time she came to Xu Jichang's place, she never saw Xu Jichang reading, either busy making money or playing with girls.

Are you sure you can pass the exam?
  Xu Jichang walked up to Shen Qingrui, held her shoulders and led her to sit down at the desk: "Of course. If I say I want to go to college, I will, and I will never let go."

"But you have to work harder. Otherwise, when I go to college and see so many beautiful girls, I forget about you who failed the exam."

He actually said something like forgetting about himself?
  After hearing this, Shen Qingrui rolled her eyelids deliberately: "Huh, how dare you."

"If that happens, I will come to you every day and make you miserable."

"Hey, give it a try."

Xu Jichang continued to hold Shen Qingrui in his arms and said, "Okay, no kidding, you have to sprint with all your strength in the rest of the time."

"There has been no college entrance examination for more than ten years, and all the talents across the country have been accumulated. This class is the most elite class."

"Don't underestimate the enemy, you know? Try to pass the exam in one try."

In fact, about half a year after the 77 college entrance examination, the 78 college entrance examination began, which means candidates had two opportunities in about half a year.

However, Xu Jichang did not intend to tell Shen Qingrui this. Firstly, it would be too strange to predict too accurately. Secondly, he wanted Shen Qingrui to try his best.

"Yeah, I'll work hard. You have to calm down and spend more time studying."

Shen Qingrui said seriously.

"Squeak."

While the two were talking, the door of the house was opened.

Xu Jichang let go of Shen Qingrui, and before he could even raise his head, he heard Du Xiaojing's cheerful voice: "Jichang, look what I bought you."

As expected, it was time to go shopping and play again.

Xu Jichang smiled bitterly in his heart and stood up from the chair: "What did you buy?"

I saw Du Xiaojing holding a bag high in the yard, looking a little struggling.

"Well, you haven't seen it before."

She quickly walked to the window, opened the zipper of her bag, and revealed a dark object inside, "This is called a VCD."

"The import and export store finally had it in stock, so I bought it from there."

Shen Qingrui was shocked first: VCD? What is this?
  Why does this black iron lump in the bag have an English name?

Xu Jichang was much calmer: "Oh, it's not the one who played the video tape. It's not like I've never seen it before."

In the eyes of ordinary people, color TVs and VCDs are things that became popular only very late.

In fact, in the late 70s and early 80s, the goods were available in some big cities in Beijing and Shanghai, but there were very few channels, and most people were reluctant to buy them even if they came into contact with them.

Du Xiaojing bought the VCD by herself today, and Xu Jichang felt that she had begun to show the temperament of a prodigal woman.

"Oh, you've seen it."

Du Xiaojing felt a little disappointed when he saw Xu Jichang's calm attitude.

Fortunately, Shen Qingrui was still staring at the VCD in surprise, which gave her some comfort.

Du Xiaojing quickly ran into the house carrying the heavy VCD, took it out of the bag and put it next to the TV.

"Qingrui, let me introduce to you. VCD is used to play video tapes. With it, you can watch whatever you want without being restricted by the TV station."

"Let me show you..."

After Du Xiaojing introduced Shen Qingrui very quickly, he turned around and started to connect the plug on the VCD.

The problem is that there are so many VCD plugs in the early version that Du Xiaojing will not be able to match them at all for a while, and the busier he gets, the more confused he becomes.

Xu Jichang watched from the side and put his hand on his forehead, and finally patted Du Xiaojing's waist helplessly: "Get out of the way, let me do it."

"I can do it. It won't be over soon."

Du Xiaojing was still unconvinced until Xu Jichang pushed him away.

After Xu Jichang took over from her, he connected all the sockets and turned on the power: "Do you have a CD?"

"Yes, we bought them together from a foreign trade store."

Du Xiaojing took out a few more boxes from the bag and handed them to Xu Jichang, "There are some for martial arts and some for Peking opera."

Foreign trade store.

Xu Jichang finally understood where she got it.

Foreign trade stores can be understood as luxury stores in the current era. The goods inside do not require tickets, the prices are extremely high, and you can even buy imported goods.

In this era when most people's wages do not exceed one hundred, the prices of many items in foreign trade stores are already calculated in thousands.

"It must be expensive, right?"

Shen Qingrui said timidly from the side.

"More than a thousand, the money you paid for the wedding when you got married."

Du Xiaojing wrote lightly while watching Xu Jichang operate the VCD without raising his head.

Shen Qingrui was greatly surprised: although she had not officially held a wedding with Xu Jichang, she also knew the importance of saving money for a married woman.

Spend all your money just to buy an appliance that plays video tapes?
  Shen Qingrui really can't learn such courage.

"Squeak..."

At this time, Xu Jichang had put the disc and inserted it into the VCD. After the TV made a sound, pictures began to play on the screen.

Shen Qingrui's eyes immediately fixed on the screen.

This is a martial arts film, and the cover features the hero's dashing figure, which she has never seen in other shows.

Du Xiaojing's eyes were firmly fixed on the screen, and he even forgot to sit down.

Xu Jichang held Du Xiaojing's hand with one hand, and secretly held Shen Qingrui's little hand with the other.

Martial arts movies are good to watch, but the black and white ones are a bit unsatisfying after all.

I'll get them something colorful next time.

……

A few days later, Xu Jichang went to the space shelf and moved a color TV out, announcing the retirement of black and white TVs.

After connecting the plug and turning on the TV, Xu Jichang invited Du Xiaojing over.

As soon as he walked to the door of the bedroom, surprise burst into Du Xiaojing's eyes: "Colored ones?"

The color picture and the screen being so big... are really rare.

Her family has never seen such a good TV.

"How can it be fake?"

Xu Jichang pulled her inside and sat down by the bed, "Let's play that day's martial arts movie again." Du Xiaojing immediately stood up excitedly, ran over to open the VCD, put the disc in and played the movie.

Not to mention, with the color screen, every move and action of the characters feels much more vivid, which is completely different from the black and white TV.

Du Xiaojing watched the whole process intently, wishing to engrave every scene in his mind.

By the time the movie ended, she was still a little reluctant to leave, and her thoughts were still lingering.

"How much did it cost? The picture quality is so clear."

Du Xiaojing looked at the credits at the end of the movie and asked Xu Jichang who was sitting next to him.

"Don't worry about it. As long as you like it."

Xu Jichang chuckled and said, "I can't spend all my money now."

"Didn't you spend the last deposit on the VCD when you bought it? I'll give you five thousand later."

"Huh? Five thousand?"

Du Xiaojing was surprised and waved his hands hurriedly, "No, there's really no need for so many."

"Take it, you can buy whatever you want."

Xu Jichang stood up and opened the bedroom cupboard door, took out a wad of banknotes and put it into Du Xiaojing's hand.

Most of his money is kept in the space, except for emergencies at home.

Du Xiaojing coyly wanted to put the money back.

Xu Jichang resolutely refused, "She is my wife, why are you so polite? Just take it."

“In the future, just buy whatever you like, don’t worry about not having enough money.”

Du Xiaojing's heart skipped a beat: How much money did his man earn?

Xu Jichang saw Du Xiaojing's inner doubts and whispered a number in her ear.

Du Xiaojing was frightened: "So many?"

"Where did you make all the money?"

Xu Jichang's wife was shocked and couldn't help but feel proud: "Count how many businesses I have under my name now."

Du Xiaojing really took inventory for a while, and then took a deep breath: "Yes, local goods, electrical appliance repair, the kitchen help business in partnership with Lan Qimei, buying roast duck, and this workshop..."

In fact, she missed one thing, that is, Xu Jichang had sold seafood before, because Xu Jichang didn't tell her about it.

"So from now on, you can spend whatever you want, and it won't be a big problem."

Xu Jichang shrugged.

Du Xiaojing smiled: "Could it be that my spending money is your motivation to make money?"

"Isn't it just for my wife to make money?"

Xu Jichang also smiled and kissed Du Xiaojing on the cheek.

"The curtains are not drawn."

Du Xiaojing gently pushed Xu Jichang and pointed to the window.

"What are you afraid of? We live in a high-walled compound."

While talking, Xu Jichang hugged Du Xiaojing and pressed him on the bed.

……

……

With the announcement of the college entrance examination date, the examination atmosphere in society has gradually become stronger.

Even for an educated youth who is joining the queue, as long as the team knows that he wants to take the college entrance examination, his labor tasks will usually be reduced or reduced.

Not to mention the cities, there are countless young people who intend to take the college entrance examination, and even some middle-aged people who have married have to sign up.

Those who can afford it will find ways to get review materials for their children, and those who can't at least get textbooks.

Although it has only introduced a policy to resume the college entrance examination, it has not clearly stated how to arrange the future arrangements for graduates.

But everyone is keenly aware that this is an opportunity for the carp to leap over the dragon's gate.

Xu Jichang chatted with the girls and found that most of them wanted to sign up for the exam regardless of whether they were confident or not.

"Then let's sign up together tomorrow."

After finally confirming Yu Yingzi's intention, Xu Jichang said to her, "Xiao Jing, Zhu Wei, and Dan Rui are all going."

They are no longer studying in high school. They apply for the exam as social workers and need to go to the street office to register.

"Hey, everyone go."

Yu Yingzi looked a little scared after hearing this.

Almost everyone around her applied for it, which means that the reference rate in society is also very high.

Xu Jichang saw her worry: "Don't be afraid. Your review conditions are better than most people in society."

"I believe you can."

Xu Jichang looked very firm, but Yu Yingzi still lacked confidence: "I will try my best..."

……

Early the next morning, Xu Jichang and his girls took their household registration books and went to the street office to register together.

I saw that the entrance to the small courtyard of the street office was crowded with people, and the queue stretched all the way to the entrance of the alley.

"Hey, there are so many people."

Du Xiaojing said with wide eyes.

Xu Jichang wondered whether he was surprised: "We came early, and there will be more people in the future."

This college entrance examination is truly a battle of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Not to mention queuing to the entrance of the alley, even queuing to the other side of the road is normal.

Not to mention that the popularity of middle schools in the Beijing area is already high, so the application rate is naturally not comparable to other areas.

The team slowly moved forward, and the autumn wind brought the chill from further north to everyone equally.

From time to time, someone would hiss with the cold, and it would feel better until the sun came out.

After waiting in line for about two or three hours, it was finally Xu Jichang and Du Xiaojing's turn.

The registration area for social examination candidates is in a small office with three wooden tables with peeling paint and a chair.

The street worker is a middle-aged woman who is sitting on a chair at the moment. She must be responsible for supervising and guiding the candidates to fill in the form.

Each time two people filled it out, Xu Jichang and Du Xiaojing came in one after another. They both wrote married in the marital status column and signed each other's names in the spouse name column.

"Yo, couple."

When the staff saw what the two people had filled in, they said with a smile, "You must not have children yet."

Du Xiaojing blushed, but Xu Jichang was very generous: "Yes, otherwise why would both of them sign up?"

"It's good. Both of us are making progress."

After finishing speaking, the staff member collected the registration forms of the two people and said, "Come out, the next two."

Behind are Yu Yingzi and Zhu Wei.

Xu Jichang and Du Xiaojing came out and stood on the other side of the door waiting for them.

"I feel like I can't do it."

Du Xiaojing said with fear, "The competition is too fierce."

"Try it, otherwise how will you know the result?"

Xu Jichang didn't have much confidence in Du Xiaojing's achievements, but he still encouraged him.

After all, she is his wife, so she still has to show her support.

"Ugh."

Du Xiaojing sighed and remained silent for a while.

At this moment, she regretted a little and felt that she should have spent more time on studying at the beginning.

Xu Ji had often seen his wife look like this, so he took her hand and squeezed it tightly: "Why panic? If you fail the exam, you won't live the same life."

(End of this chapter)