Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1456 My Altay 3

Xu Qin's grandfather, Xu Jianguo, and his wife lived in the village below, and their grandchildren would go there to spend time with them during the winter and summer vacations. Of course, they also went back to the county town, but most of the time it was because there were meetings arranged by the government, and they would come to visit their children and grandchildren.

After Xu Qin stayed at home for one day, she was sent by Xu Meifang to her grandparents' house. She happened to miss Zhang Fengxia and Li Wenxiu, mother and daughter, who were some distance away.

Li Wenxiu's school starts her last semester of senior year. Zhang Fengxia knows that her grades are not very good because she is too biased in her studies, but there is a guy like her who is going to college in the capital, so she thinks of bringing her child to her house to ask for advice.

Xu Meifang had just seen Xu Qin off when she turned around and ran into Zhang Fengxia and her daughter. She smiled and greeted them, but it was a cold day and it was impossible for everyone to stand outside and greet each other.

Zhang Fengxia hurriedly explained her purpose. Xu Meifang looked at Li Wenxiu, who was like a little chicken, and felt that it was such a bad luck. "Our Xiaoqin just went out to visit her grandparents. She will probably be back during the Chinese New Year."

"What an unfortunate coincidence..." Zhang Fengxia was also very sorry, but Xu Qin would definitely come back during the Chinese New Year, so she could only wait.

On the way back, Li Wenxiu couldn't help muttering, "It would be nice if I could go to the capital too."

Zhang Fengxia felt melancholy. She didn't expect a girl like her to achieve much, but at least she should have a skill to make a living so that she could live a good life without lacking food and clothing, right?

Thinking of Xu Qin, Zhang Fengxia had heard a lot about the Xu family. She couldn't help but say, "Xu Qin is really hardworking when she studies. She never has time to play around."

Li Wenxiu was still a typical student, eating and playing happily all day long. If there wasn't a college student who was admitted to the capital living near her home, she would not even worry about studying.

Today, I followed my biological mother Zhang Fengxia to visit. I was completely yearning for the capital and wanted to get more news about the capital from Xu Qin.

Xu Qin didn't stay in the village for long, just ten days, before she returned to the county town with her grandparents. The family gathered together to happily prepare for the New Year. With her return, the people around her yearned for the capital city again.

Li Wenxiu also came quickly.

Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu didn't know each other very well, even though their two families lived very close to each other and even though Li Wenxiu was only one grade lower than her, she only knew this person, her family situation and some other things. They could say hello when they met, but they were not familiar with each other.

But Xu Meifang had already told Xu Qin that Li Wenxiu wanted to learn more about universities and prepare for the college entrance examination, so she must take it seriously.

Xu Qin took the initiative to invite Li Wenxiu to her room to talk. "Li Wenxiu, my mother has already said that if you want to know about universities outside, you can come to my room to talk. It's too noisy outside and it's not convenient to talk."

Many children were gathered in the living room watching DVDs. Xu Qin brought them back from the capital. There were both domestic and foreign movies, which were very popular. The one playing now was "My Fair Princess". This series was suitable for all ages. Li Wenxiu was fascinated after watching it for a while.

Seeing that Li Wenxiu suddenly became reserved, Xu Qin asked directly: "Do you have a favorite city?"

Li Wenxiu was a little slow to react, but she quickly replied, "Yes, the capital! And my father's hometown, Shenyang in Northeast China!"

Xu Qin said, "When you have time, go find an internet cafe and search for universities in the capital and Shenyang. Then find the websites of these schools and call the teachers in the admissions office to ask what the admission score is and what majors are available."

"Many cities have universities, technical secondary schools and junior colleges. As long as you study hard, pick a major that interests you and pay a little attention when filling out your application, you can almost certainly go to school in the city you like."

Li Wenxiu took a while to react, and suddenly realized that what seemed like a big deal to her, getting into college, had become so simple in Xu Qin's mouth.

She couldn't help but smile and sigh: "It sounds like getting into college isn't that difficult..."

Xu Qin couldn't help but laugh too. "The college entrance examination, or the National College Entrance Examination, is a selective exam. Generally speaking, as long as you have a normal IQ and a serious attitude towards study, you can basically pass the undergraduate score line."

"In the final analysis, the more famous schools are, the more likely they are to select students with better brains and better learning abilities, so it all comes down to the students' personal qualities."

"It was only after I went to college that I realized that students in big cities have other ways to go to college besides the college entrance examination. Not to mention the majors in each school, there are also many categories of universities themselves."

Xu Qin's major is the popular computer science. Originally, no one in the Xu family understood these professional choices, but her class teacher had some foresight and suggested that Xu Qin choose computer science as her major.

After hearing so much, Li Wenxiu finally had a clear understanding of the university. She couldn't help but ask, "Xu Qin, what is the capital like?"

Without saying anything, Xu Qin took out the photo albums she brought back and said, "These two albums contain the photos I took everywhere during this semester. There are landscapes and group photos with people. You can take a look at these first and ask me if you have any questions."

The first photo was of course Tiananmen Square. Xu Qin took the initiative to explain: "Tiananmen Square is usually crowded with people. On the first day of every month and major holidays, there are live performances of military bands during the flag-raising ceremony. I also queued up to watch it. It was really moving."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Tiananmen Gate doesn't look tall in photos. In fact, Tiananmen Gate was originally called Chengtian Gate. Later, during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Tiananmen Gate. It is the main gate of the Forbidden City and is 34.7 meters high, almost as tall as a ten-story building!"

The height of more than 34 meters did not allow Li Wenxiu to have an intuitive understanding of the height of Tiananmen Square, but the height of a ten-story building was very intuitive. She could not help but exclaimed and quickly asked: "Xu Qin, have you been up there? Can others go up there too?"

Xu Qin smiled and replied, "You can go up to the tower, but there is a limit on the number of people. If you go at the wrong time, you may not be able to go up. The same is true for the Forbidden City behind. Many places are closed and you are not allowed to go in. It is really big inside. If you want to visit it all in one day, you have to run very fast."

Li Wenxiu listened quietly to Xu Qin describing the content of each photo and the circumstances when it was taken, as if she was also involved.

The time they were talking passed quickly, and soon the voices of housewives from upstairs and downstairs could be heard calling their children to come home for dinner. Li Wenxiu realized that it was getting late, so she quickly got up, returned the photo album to Xu Qin, and said goodbye and left.

Xu Qin did not keep her. She could sense Li Wenxiu's spirituality from her conversation, and planned to suggest her writing when she came next time.