A key university?
That was too luxurious.
Even a vocational school or a technical secondary school.
Whitaker Scarlett’s fate would change!
Before Whitaker Scarlett even reported to County East High School, Elizabeth seemed to see her bright future.
Changing her fate, a job assigned by the state, changing her rural household registration to an urban one, getting a stable job, and completely saying goodbye to those unpleasant rumors—this future, though still unclear, was more in line with Elizabeth’s expectations.
She was so emotional that she burst into tears.
“Listen to your mother, study hard, don’t worry about the business, if it doesn’t work out, there’s still your uncle, what are you afraid of!”
“Yes, you child, we’re family, don’t be so formal.”
William and Amanda took turns encouraging her.
Whitaker Scarlett hesitated. Was she too hasty? Couldn’t she go to university and then run a business?
No, in this turbulent era, she wasn’t one of those destined to shine. She only had more foresight than others. If she didn’t seize the time, how could she achieve greater success than in her previous life!
She wasn’t here to be a failure.
Whitaker Scarlett’s wavering heart became firm again. Making money and studying didn’t conflict. To balance both, she would have to work harder.
So what?
She could do it.
She hugged Elizabeth, who was sobbing:
“Mom, believe in me.”
Greenfield County East High School was also worried.
This wasn’t a common occurrence. George and Teacher Sophie had interacted with Whitaker Scarlett and didn’t want to give up on this promising student. The school felt Whitaker Scarlett was a bit too stubborn. Even with a tuition waiver, she refused? There were students poorer than Whitaker Scarlett at County East High School, students who ate cold steamed buns and drank free soup every day to persist in their studies. Why couldn’t Whitaker Scarlett endure hardship?
Whitaker Scarlett thought, she had endured this kind of hardship in her past life, why should she experience it again?
It wasn’t that she couldn’t endure hardship, but there was no need to force herself to suffer. If County East High School didn’t agree, she would apply to County West High School. County West High School’s college entrance examination results were even worse this year; only two students were admitted to undergraduate programs.
Whitaker Scarlett didn’t care.
Her initial worry stemmed from uncertainty about how much knowledge she still remembered. After reviewing the textbooks, Whitaker Scarlett had a clear understanding of her abilities. They say that college entrance exams were difficult in the 1980s. In the few years after the resumption of the college entrance examination, students didn’t know how to study, and teachers didn’t know what to teach. Teachers were still adapting and exploring the exam questions; experience was accumulated bit by bit.
Whitaker Scarlett took the college entrance examination in 1995 in her past life, 18 years after the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977. And universities hadn’t expanded enrollment yet. Both teachers and students’ experience with the “college entrance examination” was incomparable to that of someone from 1983. Whitaker Scarlett’s previous diploma was quite valuable; she had simply chosen the wrong major. She had a good mind for learning.
Whitaker Scarlett preferred the latter over attending lectures and self-study.
She just needed to pick up the knowledge she had learned before. Her science subjects were always good; her weaker points, English and Politics, relied entirely on memorization. Without aiming for a prestigious university, Whitaker Scarlett believed getting into a key university wouldn’t be a problem.
She was confident, and her attitude was firm.
The school had no choice but to let her take another test. This time, it wasn’t a new, unimportant teacher proctoring the exam, nor were the papers handed out all at once. Instead, the subjects were tested one by one, and each paper was graded immediately after completion.
First was English. She performed as usual.
When she took the math exam, Teacher Sophie had already graded her English paper.
“She scored 66 points.”
Teacher Sophie was furious.
Whitaker Scarlett’s performance was remarkably consistent, only one point less than last time! But Teacher Sophie’s eyes ached. Those simple memorization and dictation questions were valuable scoring points, and Whitaker Scarlett had thrown them away—no, Whitaker Scarlett must attend County East High School. This promising student couldn’t be held back by her English score. He had to improve her foundation!
