A Simple Divination, Confession And Punishment

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The neighbors became puzzled.

　　"Failed the exam? Does that mean you didn't get into university?"

　　"You look so smart, and the master also said that you are blessed by Wenquxing. How could you not be admitted to university?"

　　"Yes, did something unexpected happen during the exam? For example, a fever. I have a relative in the inland area, and she had a fever during the college entrance examination, which caused her to perform poorly on the exam."

　　"Nothing unexpected."

　　Chen Xi shook his head regretfully: "I really didn't get into college. During the time when the admission letters were being sent out, I waited at the entrance of the village every day. After waiting for a long time, all my classmates received the letters, but I didn't."

　　"It's ridiculous." Chen Xi showed a bitter smile on her face, and her half-tied hair fell softly on her shoulders.

　　With this gentle image, if you were to say he is a university teacher in the inland areas, people would believe it.

　　"Before the college entrance examination, I also had great ambitions. My hometown is in the mountainous area, a very poor and backward place. I saw that many children in Hong Kong would eat snacks, but in my hometown, children were lucky to have enough food, not to mention snacks."

　　"I used to think that if I studied hard, I could work for my hometown after graduation. Unfortunately, all my ambitions were dashed when I failed the exam."

　　"At first, I didn't want to accept the reality and wanted to repeat my studies. I always believed that I could pass the exam, until my father broke his waist and had to stay in bed, and our family had financial problems. There was no way they could support me to repeat my studies for another year."

　　"For my first job, I worked as a clerk in a garment factory arranged by a relative."

　　"I worked there for five years, and then my boss went bankrupt, so I had to start a new job. At that time, a relative told me that my cousin was doing well, and asked me to follow her and come to Hong Kong to start a career."

　　Having said this, Chen Xi smiled gently again.

　　"My cousin and I grew up together. Although we are not biological children, we are more like biological children. She is a very nice person. The housing prices in Hong Kong are very high, but she did not let me rent an apartment and just lived with her. She is also someone I admire very much. After all, I did not get into university, but she did."

　　In Chen Xi's opinion, the test paper that year was a little difficult even for her.

　　What about my cousin.

　　Chu Yuening counted on her fingers, "How is your cousin's academic performance?"

　　"It didn't start well." Chen Xi shook his head. "From elementary school to high school, her grades were average. After junior high school, my cousin didn't want to continue studying. It was her uncle who insisted that she continue studying. Fortunately, she did not let her family down. She came to her senses in the last semester of high school and was eventually admitted to university."

　　"That's good." Chen Xi smiled, with envy in his eyes. "The village hasn't had a college student for decades. Now that my cousin has come out, it can be regarded as telling other villagers that as long as they work hard, anyone can go to college."

　　The neighbors sighed deeply and felt sorry for Chen Xi who failed the exam.

　　"Ms. Chen, now that things have come to this, we can only look forward."