After Lu Zhou finished all of his business in Jinling, he took the train back home and reunited with his parents. He also taught Xiao Tong, who was taking the college entrance exam for the first time.
After all, he got into the university with his own abilities. Even though Lu Zhou did not know much about liberal arts, he was still quite knowledgeable about some exam techniques.
He might not be able to help her get more points, but he could easily help her lose points that she shouldn't have.
As for the rest, it would depend on how well she studied in the past three years.
It was soon June 7th.
On this day of great joy and great sorrow, it always rained at this time.
Lu Zhou rode his bicycle and wore a raincoat. He passed through the rain and stopped at the small shed in front of Sixth High School.
"We're here, come on down."
A small hand lifted the back of the raincoat, and Xiao Tong crawled out from under the raincoat. She carefully stood firm on the cement floor covered with puddles.
"Brother …"
"Good luck." Lu Zhou looked at his sister's anxious expression and patted her head. He gave her an encouraging look and said, "I'll wait for you here."
Xiao Tong's anxious eyes gradually became firm as she nodded.
"Mhmm! I'll do my best! "
After saying that, she opened the umbrella and rushed into the rain, jogging in the direction of the school gate.
"Remember to double check after you're done!"
Lu Zhou shouted at the school gate. He looked at Xiao Tong disappearing at the school gate and smirked.
Sixth High School was divided into middle school and high school. When he was in high school, Xiao Tong was in middle school next door.
Back then, there were only two bicycles at home. One was for his dad, and the other was for him.
Every time they went to school, he would drive her to school. It wasn't until he went to Jinling to study that Xiao Tong began to ride her own bicycle.
Because they were so familiar with each other, Lu Zhou did not even realize that this crying little girl had grown up.
Perhaps, to her, it wasn't a bad thing for her to study in another city.
After all, if she always relied on him and always hoped that her "brother" would be there for her, then she would never grow up.
"Good luck."
Lu Zhou, who was standing in the car shed, sighed and took out his phone.
As promised, he would wait here until Xiao Tong finished her exam, just like the parents waiting at the school gate.
Looking at the time, there was still half an hour before the exam began.
Just as Lu Zhou was struggling with what to do to pass the time, he suddenly received a message on WeChat.
Meng Qi: Master! I'm about to enter the examination hall. I'm so nervous. Can you bless me? (。 .////)]
Seeing this message, Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback. He then smiled and typed on the screen.
[Good luck! May your dreams come true!]
Hit send.
He waited for a while, but there was no reply.
Just when Lu Zhou thought she had entered the examination hall, he received a message from the other side.
It was just a short sentence.
[Thank you!!!]
…
The college entrance examination ended very smoothly.
According to Xiao Tong's own estimation, 590 points was stable. She had a chance of getting 600 points. As for how much she could get, it would depend on the teacher's judgment. After all, it was hard to predict how well she would do in the liberal arts. The same answer could be changed by a different teacher.
After the exam, Lu Zhou and Xiao Tong studied it together.
According to the 2015 cutoff score for Jin Ling University in Hubei, 600 points was definitely not enough for science subjects. However, there was still a lot of hope for liberal arts.
Regardless, with the end of the college entrance examination, Xiao Tong's first major event in her life was finally over.
Finally liberated from the heavy workload of studying, the little girl completely turned on her lazy self. She laid on the sofa all day long and played the recently popular King of Glory. Occasionally, her classmates would come downstairs and call her out to play, but she did not want to move.
Sometimes, when Lu Zhou looked at his sister like this, he could not help but feel emotional.
It's good to be young.
After she goes to university, she will probably find out that these two months will be the most leisurely and happiest two months of her life.
After playing a game, Xiao Tong turned around and looked at her brother, who was sitting next to her, staring intently at the computer screen.
She sighed and said, "Brother, if only I had a smart brain like you."
Lu Zhou did not even need to look at his phone to know that Xiao Tong most likely just played another game.
"I don't rely entirely on my intelligence. A lot of things are learned through practice."
He remembered that he scored around 640 points in the exam. Although he might not be able to compete with the top students in the provincial capital, he was still quite bad * ss in a small place like Jiangcheng High School.
Xiao Tong seemed to feel hopeless about her fate. She threw away her phone and sat up from the sofa. She moved closer to Lu Zhou and curiously looked at the information on the computer. "Brother, what are you playing?"
Lu Zhou glanced at her and said, "… Organizing the interview materials."
Xiao Tong tilted her head and said, "Interview?"
"Yeah," said Lu Zhou as he nodded and said, "Princeton's fall semester is coming soon. I'm a professor now, it's not right for me to teach a class without a single student."
Strictly speaking, if it was the fall semester, the offers would have been sent out in March or April. It was now June, and most of the students who received offers were already preparing for their visas.
However, there were exceptions to everything. Some professors who did not recruit enough people or did not have all of their resumes (CVs) would also post their information on the admissions website. Therefore, occasionally, there would be master's students who did not enter the campus at the normal time.
Therefore, when Princeton posted his information on the admissions website, his email was filled with unprocessed letters.
Part of the letters were sent through the admissions office, but the other part were "porcelain letters" sent by the students themselves.
In layman's terms, they were trying to get close to the students.
However, these letters could reveal things that were not on the resumes. Therefore, they were not completely worthless.
It could be seen from these letters that many students were interested in him and his research. Especially after he proved Goldbach's conjecture and won the Crafoord Prize, this interest was even stronger.
Some of the porcelain letters were even paving the way for next spring semester.
Fortunately, Xiao Ai was a big help. He performed his duties as an assistant and helped Lu Zhou identify the letters that were not related to this year's admissions. Otherwise, Lu Zhou would have to consider hiring a teaching assistant to help him with these things.
Honestly speaking, Lu Zhou did not really want to take advantage of other students. He wanted to wait until August to prepare for next spring's interview list.
However, his office was empty now. As a professor, it was too shabby.
Lu Zhou thought about it and decided that he had to at least find two students to help him familiarize himself with the professor's work.
Xiao Tong tilted her head and asked, "Can I interview at home?"
Lu Zhou said, "Of course you can. Nowadays, many supervisors interview through Skype. The busier ones even interview over the phone. Unless it's a stubborn supervisor, they don't have to interview at school or at a fixed location."
The main purpose of the interview was to have a preliminary understanding of the students. After all, many qualities could not be reflected on paper.
Xiao Tong looked at the resumes with Lu Zhou and her eyes suddenly lit up. She pointed at the screen and said, "Hey, this long-haired girl is so pretty.
"Hey, this long-haired lady is so pretty. I think it's okay. Brother, why don't you choose her?"
Lu Zhou, who was about to take a sip of water, nearly spat it out.
"You think this is a blind date?"
Xiao Tong was muddled, "Then how do I choose?"
"Set a lower limit for paper grades and then look at the resumes. Those who are capable can stay for the interview, those who are not can be eliminated. It's that simple. Go away, play somewhere else. Don't disturb my work. "Lu Zhou waved his hand and gestured for him to leave.
"Psh, stingy!"
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