With the help of Wu Dao, Si Baifang's preparation for the postgraduate entrance examination was smoother and more thorough. Later, she successfully passed the written and re-examination of the graduate examination, and in May received a letter of admission to Jeju University for graduate school, majoring in modern and contemporary Chinese literature. On the day the admission results were announced, Wu Dao and Si Baifang went to have another big meal, this time it was a celebration without worries, and Si Baifang also drank some wine.

Si Baifang's admission to Jeju University's graduate school was originally just a personal matter, but a reporter who followed and reported on Jeju University's graduate admissions examination happened to learn about her identity as a working girl and the subsequent graduate school entrance examination process, and felt that the whole thing was very newsworthy, so he came to Gaoyang Middle School, interviewed her, and then wrote an article and published it in the newspaper.

The host of an evening talk show on Radio Jeju saw the press release and felt that Si Baifang's experience was inspirational and legendary, and could provide educational significance to teenagers and various migrant workers in society, so he took the initiative to find Si Baifang and asked her to record a special program. Si Baifang was very happy to get such an opportunity. Wu Dao also hopes that Si Baifang can record this special program well, because the postgraduate entrance examination belongs to the common cause of the two of them.

The radio host sent Si Baifang the process of the program and the topics that needed to be discussed in the program three days in advance, and asked her to prepare well. Si Baifang and Wu Dao discussed together how each topic should be answered, and printed it out. The day before the show started, Si Baifang brought the printed draft to the radio station and made a final communication with the host.

On the night of the broadcast, the radio station sent a car to pick up Si Baifang in advance. At 8:50 p.m., Wu Dao lay on the bed in the dormitory, put on headphones, and tuned the radio to the radio station where Si Baifang was going to broadcast the program live. At nine o'clock, the show finally began.

Although Wu Dao was very familiar with the process of that episode of the show and the topics that the host and Si Baifang were going to talk about, he still listened very carefully and did not want to miss a word. At the beginning of the program, the host said:

"Listeners and friends, today our program has invited a very special guest, she used to be an ordinary working girl, but now she is a graduate student of Jeju University, a key university. What kind of road has she walked, today we will share her story together. Si Baifang, let's introduce myself to you first. ”

"Hello everyone, my name is Si Baifang, I am now a teacher at a private school, and I will go to Jeju National Chinese University in September to study for graduate studies in modern and contemporary Chinese literature." Si Baifang said.

"Si Baifang, let's start with your name."

"Okay, host."

"The surname Si is not very common in our lives. Where are you from? ”

"I'm from Peony City."

"Did your father give the name Baifang?"

"It was my mother who took it."

"What's the origin?"

"My mother is from the south, and the village where she was born is called Baihua Village, and in honor of my hometown, my mother gave me the name Baihua. Later, an elder in the family changed the flower character to Fang, and I was called Baifang. ”

"Baifang and Baihua mean the same, but they are more elegant."

"Yes."

"I heard that before you were admitted to graduate school, you were a migrant girl who only had a Chinese degree, is that so?"

"If I only talk about full-time education, I really only have Chinese at the beginning of the year. However, I later took the self-examination and got my bachelor's degree. ”

"Why did you only go to junior high school and didn't go to school, is it because of family reasons?"

"Yes, it's because my family is too poor and doesn't have the money to pay for me to go to high school."

"When you were in junior high school, how did you do academically?"

"At that time, my grades were always very good, and there was no problem in getting into high school."

"Do you have any regrets about not being able to go to high school?"

"Yes, I was very envious of my classmates who were in high school, and I wished I could go to high school like them and then go to college. But I knew that my family was too poor to afford the tuition for high school, so I had to give up the high school entrance examination. ”

"What do your parents do?"

"It's all farmers. My father worked part-time on a construction site, but he accidentally broke his leg and couldn't work anymore, and the family's conditions became worse and worse. ”

"I heard that you live in a single-parent family, can you tell us about it?"

"It's a single parent, and my mother died when I was 10 years old."

"Now, is there anyone else in your family?"

"And my father and brother."

"Did you come out to work after you finished junior high school?"

"Yes, I came to Jeju to work after graduating from junior high school."

"Did you want to come to Jeju to work, or did your father tell you to do it?"

"I wanted to come to Jeju to work."

"Because of what?"

"Because my family needs money very much, it is easier to earn money by working in the city."

"How old were you then?"

"Fifteen."

"Does your father approve of you coming to Jeju to work?"

"Agreed."

"Isn't he worried?"

"I think he should be worried, but there are a lot of people in our area who go to work in the city after graduating from junior high school. I came to Jeju with a classmate to work part-time. ”

"What kind of work have you done since you came to Jeju?"

"I've done a lot of work, I've set up a stall, I've sold clothes in a mall."

"You must have had a lot of difficulties, right?"

"Yes, I was less than sixteen years old at that time, I was too young to be willing to ask for me, so I had to set up a stall. It was much more difficult than I thought, and sometimes I couldn't even eat. Later, when I was 16 years old, I went to the mall to sell clothes, and I still made very little money, and after paying the rent, I had no money left. I had to work as a waiter in a restaurant, and the hotel was in charge of food and accommodation, at least food and accommodation were guaranteed, so I didn't have to worry about eating, and I could save money. ”

"I heard that you sent all the money you earned home, didn't you?"

"Yes, most of the money I earn has been sent home, and the family needs money even more."

"Why did you take the self-exam?"

"After working in Jeju for a few years, I came to work as a waiter at a restaurant near Jeju University. There are often college students who come to dinner, and I envy them, so I thought of taking a self-exam. ”

"We know that self-exams are hard. It is even more difficult for a person who has only a new Chinese language to take the self-examination to obtain a bachelor's degree. In addition, you are working as a waiter in a restaurant, and you are very busy every day, and the environment is also very noisy. What sustains you in what keeps you going? ”

"It's a dream."

"What's your dream?"

"I can't tell you what my dream is, but I know very well that going to college should be part of my dream."

"Can you tell us about the time when you took the self-exam?"

"Yes."

"You must have been busy every day, right?"

"Yes, it's a busy day. The hotel was very busy and the working hours were very long, so I could only find time to study. ”

"Can you elaborate a little more? Many of our listeners also work in restaurants or other places, and some of them also have dreams of self-examination, and your experience should help them. ”

"Okay, I'll go into more detail. After I decided to take the exam myself, I bought all the exam books and revision materials. ”

"Is your self-examination major also Chinese language and literature?"

"Yes, I've loved literature since I was a child. After buying books and reviewing materials, I got up at five o'clock every morning and studied after waking up. I learned until eight o'clock when I ate. In the restaurant, after work at noon, there will be a two- or three-hour break, which I also use to study. Leaving work in the evening is usually after 9 o'clock, if you are early, you will study a little more, and if you are late, you will study a little less. When I go to work during the day, I also find time to memorize English words. ”

"It's not easy."

"Yes, I'm glad that I didn't give up halfway, and I persevered to get to where I am today."

"After you got your bachelor's degree, are you still working as a waiter in a hotel?"

"No, after I got my bachelor's degree, I applied for a job as a teacher in a private middle school."

"What kind of school is that?"

"It's a school for migrant children, and the students follow their parents to the city to work."

"Do you like that job?"

"I like it."

"Why?"

"Because I saw a lot of poor and helpless children like me there, I wanted to teach them what I had learned so that they could change their own destiny as well."

"You must be a good teacher."

"Thank you."

"If you enjoyed the job, what made you decide to go to graduate school?"

"I got my undergraduate degree by self-examination, and I didn't really go to university, so I wanted to enter the university by taking the graduate school entrance examination and become a real college student. Not going to college is a big regret for me. ”

"Is the process of going to graduate school difficult?"

"It's hard, I have to work and revise at the same time, I'm very nervous, and I'm very busy every day."

"Have you ever had the idea of giving up?"

"Nope."

"Why?"

"Because I believe in myself, if I can get a bachelor's degree by myself, I will definitely be able to get into graduate school. In addition, as a teacher, I usually have more free time than working as a waiter in a restaurant, and the work intensity is not so high, so I can have more time and energy to read and study. ”

"Which one is more difficult, self-examination or postgraduate examination?"

"Each has its own difficulties."

"I heard that you took the exam twice before you were admitted to Jeju National University, right?"

"That's right."

"Why didn't you get in the exam the first time, and in which link were you eliminated?"

"The first time I was admitted to graduate school, I didn't get into the exam because I wasn't prepared enough. At that time, I passed the written test and was eliminated in the retest. The second time I took the postgraduate examination, I learned the lessons of the previous time, prepared very well, and finally got in. ”

"Looking back on your graduate school entrance examination process, who helped you the most, or who do you want to thank the most?"

"The person I would like to thank the most is also a graduate student at Jeju National University."

"Was he a graduate student with you?"

"No, he's in his second year of graduate school now, and he's a co-teacher at the same school as me. We are friends of heart. In the process of my postgraduate entrance examination, he always accompanied me, supported me, encouraged me, and tried all kinds of ways to help me enter the postgraduate examination. If it weren't for him, I really don't know if I would have been able to get into graduate school, and if I did, it probably wouldn't have been as smooth as it is now. Here, I want to say thank you to that friend, we will always be best friends no matter what time it is. ”

"At this point, our show is coming to an end, do you have anything to say to the audience and friends?"

"I would like to say to people like me who work in the city, we may have come from a poor background, but our fate is not immutable. As long as we are willing to work hard and pay, we will definitely be rewarded. ”

Si Baifang is right, if you pay, you will definitely be rewarded, and her experience is a very good example. Success belongs to those who struggle, and our society needs those who struggle. This is the end of this episode, thank you for listening, I wish everyone who has a dream can realize their dreams through struggle, and I also wish Si Baifang a smooth graduate school. ”

"Thank you, host."