Not long after my second cousin’s engagement party, the day of the high school entrance examination arrived.

In the early 1990s, the pre-examination system for the high school entrance examination here had not yet been abolished.

The so-called "preliminary examination" is actually a "preliminary examination" similar to the high school entrance examination held by each township before the high school entrance examination.

The reason for doing this is that the quality of students in many towns and villages is too poor. Through the "preliminary examination", some so-called "poor students" who are ranked at the bottom of the school and have no hope of being admitted to high school, or to normal school or technical secondary school can be screened out.

Only candidates who can pass the preliminary examination can take part in the county-wide high school entrance examination.

In her previous life, Jiang Tian never made it to the third year of junior high school, and she didn’t know that the current high school entrance examination actually has a “preliminary exam” stage.

However, she had never thought about getting into high school, and she had no pressure during the preliminary exam. Unexpectedly, after the preliminary exam results came out, Jiang Tian actually ranked 66th in the whole school!

Although with this score, there is basically no chance of getting into the county high school, but if you are lucky, there will definitely be no problem in reaching the general high school score.

When the results came out, the class teacher, Mr. Ouyang, was shocked.

He didn't expect that Jiang Tian, ​​a poor student, actually "successfully counterattacked" in the last semester of the third year of junior high school.

Of course, what he didn't expect was that several students in his class, who he had high hopes for and had already stepped half a foot into regular high school, actually failed the pre-test...

This is a big trouble.

Failure to pass the preliminary examination means that you will not be able to take part in the subsequent high school entrance examination.

These students who failed to be admitted have only two choices: either repeat the year next year, or go home to farm or work.

On the day when the preliminary examination results came out, many students who failed the exam in the third grade of Caoding Middle School couldn't help crying.

Failing the preliminary examination means that they will have no chance of taking the subsequent high school entrance examination.

However, there were also some students who were originally at the bottom of the class and had long anticipated that they would fail in the preliminary examination. As soon as the results came out, they hurriedly packed their bags and planned to go out to work for a few months, and then report directly to the vocational school with the tuition fees after the opening.

Looking at those failed students lying on the table with red eyes from crying, Ouyang Sihai felt sorry for them.

Most of the students at Caodi Middle School come from average-income families.

It’s not so bad for boys. They can go home and beg their parents. If their grades are not too bad, their family may be able to grit their teeth and let them repeat a year.

But for many female students from the countryside, it is likely that this is the only chance to change their fate...

Perhaps it was because I was aware of this that I was too nervous during the exam and performed poorly.

Otherwise, with these students' usual grades, there would be no problem for them to pass the preliminary exam.

What a pity.

"Wait! Who said there's no chance?" Jiang Tian suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the podium, "Teacher Ouyang, can I have a word with the students who failed the exam?"

Ouyang Sihai was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was going to take this opportunity to persuade the students who failed the exam to enroll in her vocational school.

After thinking about it, I decided to go to a vocational school to learn a skill and become a skilled worker in the future, which is better than going back to the village to farm.

Ouyang Sihai silently picked up his big teacup and sat in Jiang Tian's seat in the back row.

Jiang Tian stood on the podium and called out the names of those students who usually had better grades than her but unexpectedly failed the exam this time.

"Isn't it just that you failed the test this time? Since you don't have experience the first time, then you can take the test again next year!"

"All of you have better grades than me. You must have performed poorly this time because you were too nervous. I believe that if I let you take the test again, you will definitely pass the preliminary exam."

Jiang Tian's words made those students who had not performed well feel much better, but some still held pessimistic thoughts -

"I also want to repeat a year, but my younger brother will also go to junior high school next year, and our family definitely can't afford to send two people to junior high school."

"Yes, my parents also told me to give it a try. If I pass, they will sell everything they have to let me pass. If I fail, I will just go home and find a husband."

Everyone knows that it is difficult for parents to send their children to school, especially if there are several children in the family. They can't let their younger siblings drop out of school just to let them go to school, right?

They all understood the logic, but after three years of junior high school and more than a thousand days and nights of hard work, they failed because they were too nervous about an exam. How could they accept this?

"Tiantian, I know you must have a way, can you help us?" The boy who had a younger brother who was about to go to junior high school suddenly stood up.

Then, the eyes of others also stared at Jiang Tian with anticipation.

Jiang Tian does have a solution, and this solution allows them to work and study at the same time.

"I know you all are unwilling to give up and want to repeat your studies for another year to give yourself another chance."

"Aren't you just worried that your family can't afford to pay for you to repeat your studies?"

"There are still more than three months until the next semester starts. Why don't you come to our vocational school and get a summer job?"

This year, Xiangjun Vocational School has decided to add a few more popular majors thanks to the investment from the wealthy boss Tong.

Recently, Tong Zhiyuan has been looking for some skilled masters and persuading them to come to the vocational school to take part-time classes.

It is easy to find teachers. After all, many old teachers have been laid off in recent years. Being able to teach in a vocational school not only earns you a salary, but also looks respectable when you talk about it. When Tong Zhiyuan goes out to recruit people, he is very selective.

However, the addition of several majors at once meant that the school had to arrange new classrooms, new dormitories, and other supporting equipment and facilities before the start of the next semester.

Jiang Tian originally planned to recruit students directly from the school for this part-time job opportunity. After all, there were many poor students in their vocational school, and many people were willing to work part-time for the school during the summer vacation to earn some living expenses.

We have to recruit people anyway, so we don’t mind having a few more.

"Moreover, if you come to our vocational school to work as a summer intern, in addition to getting paid, you can also live in the dormitory."

"I know that if you go back to your own home during the summer vacation, you will definitely help with housework. Going to a vocational school to work as a summer intern, you can work during the day and study in the dormitory at night. This means that you have three more months of study time than the next batch of repeaters..."

This is why Jiang Tian wants them to go to vocational school to work as summer interns.

In fact, with her current connections, it is not difficult to find lucrative part-time summer jobs for several classmates.

Whether it's Sister Fang's fast food restaurant, her milk tea shop, barbecue restaurant, or even the several rice dumpling factories owned by grandma, where can't they arrange a few summer workers?

However, none of these jobs are more suitable for them than going to vocational school.

Because Jiang Tian knew that the purpose of their working was not to make money, but to save up tuition for themselves to repeat their studies next year.

Making money is not the goal. Their real goal is to give themselves another chance and change their destiny through studying.