April 15 was the day of the re-examination of the Jeju University Graduate School Entrance Examination, and Wu Dao asked Hu Hak-san for leave one day in advance. Colleagues knew that he was going to take the re-exam, and they all asked him to take the test well. When setting off from home, Wu He, Wu Yang and Li Mei all told each other, Wu Yang said:

"When I go to Jeju University, when I do an interview, I have to be polite to the teacher and say hello first."

"The teachers in the university are all big names, and it's not enough to say hello, it's better to bow." Wu He said.

"Also, pay attention to safety on the road, take care of your wallet and mobile phone, and don't be stolen by thieves." Li Mei said.

"When staying in a hotel, you should also pay attention to safety, don't be deceived." Wu Yang said.

"When I arrived at the hotel, I called back and reported that I was safe. Also, after the exam tomorrow, I will call back first. Wu He said.

"There is no need to have any burden, you can get in if you can get in, and if you can't pass the test, you can come back and continue to work. I think it's good right now. Wu Yang said.

"Don't say this kind of thing, Xiaodao has studied well since he was a child, and he has never failed in the exam, so he will definitely be able to pass the exam this time." Wu He said.

"I know it all, I've been out in college for four years and one year in class, and I'm not a kid anymore. Besides, you won't be able to catch the car. Wu Dao said.

"Yes, it's time to go. I ride a tricycle and take my kids to the bus station. Wu He said.

"Dad, how old are you, let's go. Don't delay on the road. Wu Yang said.

"Also, Wu Yang, you should send the child there, it's a big deal to delay." Wu He said.

Wu Yang rode a tricycle to the bus station, and repeated what he had just said on the way.

Wu Dao had only been to Jeju twice when he was very young, and now he hasn't been there for nearly twenty years, so he has little impression of it. As for the main campus of Jeju University, he has never been there. After arriving at Jeju Station, he took a bus to Jeju University. When he was in college, the school he attended was the branch of Jeju University in Maoseong, but the two schools have the same roots after all, and he still feels very close when he sees the words Jeju University.

Jeju University has ten branches in the province, Wu Dao, Zhao Wu, Jing Like talked about the school a lot, every time they talk about it, they feel that Jeju University is dark, it is a few high-ranking bureaucrats with a group of lifeless professors everywhere to build schools to cheat students of money, this school is not so much a university, but a chain store, as a pawn for real estate developers, the school is scattered, students and buyers have become the ultimate victims. Thinking back to the past, he suddenly realized that he once hated Jeju University so much, but now he desperately wants to return to this place to continue his studies, and the world is indeed as absurd as depicted in existential literature.

Oh Dao found a fast hotel near Jeju University and stayed overnight.

On the day of the retest, Wu Dao first took an English listening test, and then participated in an interview. In the English test, he felt that he played well. There are five tutors in the direction of modern and contemporary literature, ten graduate students are to be recruited, and sixteen candidates are interviewed for the interview, and Wu Dao ranks fifth. The interview room is a reference room of the Chinese Department, and the candidates stand anxiously in the corridor at the door. The people who came out of the examination room left in a hurry.

Finally it was Wu Dao's turn, he knocked on the door first, and only after getting the answer of "please come in" did he push the door and enter the examination room. He saw that there was a very long table directly in front of the door, and sitting in the innermost seat was a male teacher in his sixties and seventies, and there were three other teachers on each side of the table, most of them between forty and fifty years old, and only one was very young, probably in his thirties, and all seven teachers were men. Wu Dao judged that the oldest teacher should be a retired professor, although he sat in the most important position, but he was actually only here to observe, the youngest teacher should be just a lecturer, who came here to help, and the other five teachers were the real tutors. The seats at the long table near the doorway were empty.

Wu Dao stood behind the empty seat and reported his name, and the teacher on the left side of the table, who was closest to him and the youngest, motioned for him to sit on the empty seat in front of him. Wu Dao thought that the teachers would directly ask him about the research topic he wanted to engage in as a graduate student, but while waiting in the corridor, he read the materials he had written in advance several times and rehearsed them in his mind. When the interview really began, he found that the tutors didn't seem to care so much about the candidate's topic, and they asked some homely questions at first, first the first teacher on the left asked:

"What school did you graduate from?"

"Jeju National University's Maseong." Wu Dao said.

"I know the teachers of the Maocheng branch very well." The first teacher on the left said. He said the names of a few more teachers and asked Wu Dao if he knew. Those teachers had all taught Wu Dao, and he gave an affirmative answer.

"Is it a recent graduate?" The first teacher on the right said.

"No, I graduated last year." Wu Dao said

"Where did you work before?" The first teacher on the right said.

"I work in a town government in Qicheng County." Wu Dao said.

"Qicheng County, I know there. One of our teachers in the Chinese Department is from Qicheng County. It seems like two or three hours to get to the provincial capital by car, right? The second teacher on the right said.

"Yes." Wu Dao said.

"Is it good to work in the town hall?" The second teacher on the left said.

"Working in the town hall, the work is usually very leisurely, sometimes there is nothing to do for several days, but at other times, it is also very busy." Wu Dao said.

"What are you doing there?" The second teacher on the right said.

"It's mainly propaganda work, which is to write press releases. Sometimes, I also help my colleagues type. I also did some manual work, often had to sweep the streets, and planted a lot of trees. Wu Dao said.

"Why did you leave the town government to go to graduate school?" The first teacher on the left said.

"I don't like working there." Wu Dao said.

"Why, is it because the rank is too low there, it is not easy to be promoted, or is the salary too low?" The first teacher on the left said.

"No, it's that I'm not used to seeing what's going on there, and I don't think I'm fit to work in government." Wu Dao said.

"What's going on there that you don't like to see?" The first teacher on the right said.

"People there often have nothing to do, and they get by reading newspapers, sleeping, and surfing the Internet. I didn't do much work, but the summary was written in a mess. The money borrowed by one leader will not be recognized by the leaders behind him. When a major accident occurs, some people gloat. There are countless inspections of all kinds, and every inspection has to be eaten and drunk. There are so many things that I can't get used to, and I think, even if it's another 10 or 20 years, I probably won't be able to get used to it, so I want to get out of there. Wu Dao said.

"You don't like to work in an agency, so what is your dream job?" The third teacher on the right said.

"When I graduated from university, I wanted to teach in the western part of the country at first, but my parents didn't agree, so I didn't succeed." Wu Dao said.

"If we admit you and graduate in a few years, what do you want to do?" The third teacher on the left said.

"If I had the chance, I would like to be an academic." Wu Dao said.

"Being a scholar is not easy, if you are admitted, what do you want to study?" Said the innermost teacher.

"I intend to study modern Chinese writers from the perspective of intellectuals." Wu Dao said.

"Intellectuals, that's too broad, isn't it?" The second teacher on the left said.

"I'm not talking about what people generally call intellectuals, but what the West calls intellectuals, who are the mouthpieces of social justice." Wu Dao said.

"Then who do you think are the intellectuals of modern and contemporary Chinese writers?" The second teacher on the right said.

"Lu Xun is the most representative intellectual, as are Hu Shi and Ba Jin." Wu Dao said.

"Speaking of Lu Xun, do you know which scholars in the Chinese academic community are experts in studying Lu Xun, and what works have you read on Lu Xun?" The third teacher on the left said.

Wu Daoyi listed the contemporary Lu Xun research experts and the research works he had read. After listening to Wu Dao's answer, the first teacher on the right said:

"That's it for the interview, you go out and call the next one in."

Wu Dao stood up, said "thank you", and turned around and left the examination room. When he thought back to every word he said during the interview, it was difficult to calm down, and it was difficult to judge whether his interview was a success or a failure from the words of several teachers. The results of the English listening and interview and the final admission results will be released on the Jeju National University website in two days, and he will have to wait patiently.

After leaving Jeju University, Wu Dao called home and told them that he had successfully taken the exam. After that, he returned to Qicheng County and spent two days in restlessness.

On the day when the results were announced, Wu Dao went to the electric classroom as soon as he went to work, refreshed the webpage over and over again, and finally saw the admission list at nine o'clock, and when he saw the word "Wu Dao", his nervous mood finally calmed down. He immediately sent a text message to Zhao Wu and Jing Like, telling them that he had been admitted, and the two friends also sent a text message back to congratulate them.

Two weeks later, the Jeju National University Graduate School Admission Letter was sent to the Haju City Hall. The news of Wu Dao's admission to graduate school spread quickly, and leaders and colleagues also congratulated him. Wu Dao took the notice home, and his family was also smiling. In addition to being happy, Wu Yang was also a little worried, he said:

"It's a good thing to be admitted to graduate school, but after three years of graduate study, who knows what unit you can get when you graduate?"

"It's better than now, didn't Yang Chengzhi say it, after graduating from graduate school, he will go back to work in the commune, and he will be the deputy mayor as soon as he goes to work, maybe he will go directly to the provincial government, this thing can't be wrong." This kid is going to be a big official in the future, and it's not uncommon for us to be a big official in Hecheng Town. Wu He said.

In the next few days, Wu He quickly spread the news of Wu Dao's admission to graduate school throughout Xiaohuangzhuang. In Xiaohuangzhuang, it is already a very remarkable thing for a person to be admitted to an undergraduate degree, and it is an unheard of thing to be admitted to a graduate school. Although no one knew what Wu Dao wanted to study and what level a graduate student was equivalent to, the people in the village decided that he had become a great man just by the word graduate student. People are even more envious of the Wu family.