Chapter 1397: Chapter 1000: The Full-time Mother’s Counterattack 8 (6,000) (Part 3)
On June 7th and 8th, with the blessings of the Zhang Family and the future hopes of her son, she stepped into the examination hall.
Apart from dealing with the strange gazes of those around her, she was also caught by reporters who wanted to interview her. She thought, maybe her existence, or her future success, could bring hope to others, especially divorced women. So, she accepted the interview.
[I am already 25 years old this year, with a three and a half-year-old son, divorced for a year, now working as a nanny and running food deliveries. I only have a technical school diploma. It was this time last year when I got divorced and had the idea to change my fate, that’s why I studied for a year to step back into the examination hall!]
"Do you have any predictions about your examination state and results?"
Qi Qi nodded: [My state is of course excellent. As for the results, if I’m fortunate, I’ll definitely share the good news. If not, I hope everyone won’t mock us older exam takers, because unless you push yourself, how do you know your potential? Keep going, moms, as long as we control our own destiny, nothing can’t be changed with effort. It’s key whether you want to do it. Relying on yourself is better than on others, let’s work hard together!]
It’s hard to estimate scores in liberal arts, but scoring over 600 should be no problem. This is the confidence she gained from a year of hard work.
By the end of June, the admission scores were released. She ranked third in the province with a literature score of 666, Chinese 140, math 150, English 150, and a slightly lower general knowledge score of 226. She mainly focused her review on three subjects: Chinese, math, and English, not spending too much time on general studies, which relied on past accumulation and cramming before exams.
Her strength lies in her prowess in math and English, her Chinese isn’t weak either. Even science top scorers struggled, but ranking third in the province in liberal arts was impressive enough to leave the Zhang Family astonished.
"Amazing, truly incredible, I never expected such good news for our family. Now that the scores are out, with your scores, even if it’s not Tsinghua and Peking University, you have the confidence for at least the top ten liberal arts majors and universities in the country."
In the following days, the Zhang Family couple, on behalf of her parents, started helping her choose a major. Zhang Qian, a graduate of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, strongly recommended it to her.
"You can also choose Renmin University or China University of Political Science and Law, these are all good schools."
"With her scores, can’t she go to Tsinghua and Peking University?"
Zhang Qian smiled and nodded: "It’s not that she can’t go, I just don’t have a good impression of these two cradles for cultivating talents for foreigners."
Qi Qi was surprised by this statement, but also appreciated it, as she felt the same way.
Not just her, even Huawei’s president set up experimental bases at Xi Gong University and Harbin Institute of Technology, not choosing Tsinghua or Peking University.
They don’t want the talents they painstakingly cultivate to end up going abroad.
In the end, given her older age, Qi Qi chose the low-key yet luxurious China University of Political Science and Law.
Law is a field full of challenges, it’s completely new to her. Experiencing it in this life could be worthwhile, whether she becomes a lawyer or pursues graduate studies or civil service exams in the future remains to be discussed.
At least Qi Qi could finish this summer, Cai Yuan didn’t even charge her the remaining rent, allowing her to cancel her lease and move directly into their home, making it easier to manage the three children, and considering the child’s kindergarten, she might have to find a place to rent after moving to Beijing.
Unexpectedly, after twists and turns, she returned to Beijing. She’s familiar with this city, but the rents in Beijing are quite shocking. A one-bedroom, one-living-room apartment costs around six to seven thousand yuan a month. Renting entirely, though expensive, is less of a hassle, and she and her child also need a relatively comfortable environment since she definitely couldn’t stay at the school.
By mid-August, her savings reached 150,000 yuan. Besides saving over two months of rent, the child hadn’t gone to school for these months, and their injuries largely healed, except for a small scar at the corner of her eye, which needed a minor surgery, though it wasn’t a big deal.
After she canceled her lease, all the furniture and appliances in the house were packed into the space, including the electric bike, telling others they were all sold at a low price.
By mid-August, holding the admission notice, she bid farewell to Cai Yuan’s family, and the mother and son embarked on their journey to Beijing, since they needed to find a school and rent a place ahead of time. Just these alone require at least ten thousand yuan a month. Although it seems she has 150,000 yuan, in reality, it can only sustain a year’s expenses. To feel secure, she needed to continue her food deliveries and part-time jobs, and she couldn’t solely rely on computer-related part-time jobs, gradually engaging in other industries as well.
