Chapter 1396: Chapter 1000: Full-time Mother’s Counterattack 8 (6,000) (2)
Both elders suggested she apply for a normal university and become a teacher—stable, and she’d also have the chance to run tutoring classes on the side, which doesn’t earn less than other professions.
Because of the Zhang Family’s connections, they managed to get her a lot of practice papers, and there were plenty of high schoolers in the neighborhood. A nanny who works as hard as Qi Qi was really rare, so as long as the Zhang Family spoke up, the benefits Qi Qi received were unimaginable. She had even studied together with these high schoolers during holidays.
And it turned out that the scores she got were actually not bad at all?
This really shocked Zhang Qian and his wife. "Didn’t you not go to high school? You’ve been self‑studying this whole time?" Could self‑study really get you five to six hundred points?
What could Qi Qi say? Of course she could only say she’d been studying on her own. She definitely couldn’t say that she’d long since had certain question types completely figured out.
In fact, she herself hadn’t expected to get over six hundred. She thought the old question types were outdated, but she’d overlooked the fact that she could also draw inferences from one instance. She had even bought a lot of practice books to grind through. The more questions she did, the more naturally she understood how to play the game.
However, what was simple to her looked like something really remarkable in other people’s eyes.
Once Zhang Qian realized she was a talent, he strongly lobbied for her to apply for a Law major. Even if she didn’t become a lawyer in the future, taking the civil service exam would also be excellent.
He even said, "If you want to be a teacher, you just need to take the Teacher Qualification Certificate exam. It doesn’t matter whether you graduate from a normal university or not, all can. But if you only choose a normal university, then your scope will be much narrower. Better to look further ahead and study law. The industries law touches are also many. Take our clients for example—there are loads of listed companies, and they come from all kinds of sectors."
If his earlier words had only been encouragement, after seeing her practice test results, Zhang Qian truly felt she could aim higher.
Qi Qi’s personality really fit this field: calm, poised, not talkative. Her eloquence hadn’t been trained yet, her on‑the‑spot reactions weren’t good enough, and she wasn’t exactly very smart, but all of that could be developed.
It had to be said, Zhang Qian really was an excellent mentor. Probably out of a genuine desire not to waste a talent, he talked to Qi Qi about a lot of things.
Only Cai Yuan looked at Qi Qi with deep worry and reluctance written all over her face. "They say all banquets under the Sky must come to an end, but Qi Qi, I really can’t bear to see you go. Yet I can’t stand in the way of your future either, so I can only silently give you my blessing. It’s not easy being a strong woman, and don’t just listen to Old Zhang all the time. For us women, being a teacher is actually pretty good. It’s not that we’re looking down on ourselves. Take me for example, I’ve regretted not becoming a teacher more than once. Sacrificing the small family for the greater good, overtime is the norm, and poor sleep has pushed me into early menopause. It’s really tough!"
Hearing this, Zhang Qian felt a bit unconvinced. "Don’t say it like that. Stand on the street and look around you—who has it easy? Every line of work, people at every level high, middle, and low—which one has it easy? What we’re saying are all just suggestions. The final decision right is still yours. Qi Qi, think it through carefully. Not just for yourself, but think more for your child too. If you get a chance to go to a big city, then go. Even though this place is also a new first‑tier city, compared with direct‑administration cities like Beijing and Shanghai, it still falls quite short. When you go to university, you can see more of the world and then look for a suitable place to settle down. Our place will always welcome you and your son. Whenever you feel like coming back, just come and visit."
His words were moving. Even though she hadn’t left yet, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang clearly felt that with her score, as long as she worked a bit harder, getting into a first‑tier university was no problem.
But the reality was: "There are a lot of candidates taking the college entrance exam in our province, and the admission ratio is pathetically low. To stand out from an army of a million, Qi Qi, you’ve really got it rough!"
At twenty‑five, already no longer young, competing with all those youngsters for resources might earn her the contempt of many. But Qi Qi never had the chance before. Now that she did, how could she possibly give it up?
From March to June, during these few months, every week she received all kinds of test papers and review key points through the couple’s connections. This was no different from having a Golden Finger opened up for her. If she still didn’t do well on the exam, that would really be hard to justify.
For this, she deliberately stopped doing food delivery, though she kept up her side job. She couldn’t give up that high income; in the future it would be a solid backing for her and her son.
In early June, the income from February, March, April, and May—after deducting daily expenses, her own medical insurance, and flexible employment pension—left her with a total savings of fifty thousand. Adding what she’d saved before, her total income had already reached one hundred and twenty thousand yuan. This was the result of a year of hard work.
