The re-examination of the Jeju National University Graduate School Entrance Examination is scheduled for April 18. Although she has read a large number of works of modern and contemporary Chinese literature in the past six months, and has read almost all the important works, she is still a little worried in her heart, and as the retest date is getting closer, her worries are gradually increasing.

When there were seven days left before the retest, Wu Dao suddenly thought of something: Si Baifang had a very high probability of succeeding in this postgraduate examination. If Si Baifang is really admitted, they should have a good celebration. I have always wanted to go to Beijing to have a look, and I can take the opportunity of Si Baifang's success in the postgraduate entrance examination to invite her to travel to Beijing, which is regarded as a celebration of the success of the postgraduate examination. Jing Like works in Beijing, and after graduating from university, they haven't seen each other for nearly two years, and they can meet this friend when they go to Beijing. Wu Dao didn't tell Si Baifang about this idea right away, he wanted to wait until the admission results came out.

When Si Baifang decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination, she had already thought about studying Xiao Hong when she was in graduate school, and before the re-examination, Wu Dao discussed and perfected this topic with her. The night before the retest, they talked for a long time on the road, and Wu Dao didn't leave until Si Baifang didn't feel any worries. When they parted, the two made an appointment and met in the grove next to the Chinese Department at half past seven the next morning.

On the day of the retest, Wu Dao got up early in the morning, and after eating breakfast in the cafeteria, he arrived at the grove ten minutes early. A few minutes later, Si Baifang arrived. The two of them sat down on the stone bench, and Si Baifang said:

"Wu Dao, I suddenly have a hunch that I will not be able to do well in today's retest."

"Baifang, you're thinking too much. Your English has always been good, so you won't have a problem. During the interview, the questions asked by the tutors were also very simple, and most of them were homely, and there was nothing to worry about. You just take this exam too seriously, just take it flat and treat it as an ordinary exam. The written test is much more difficult than the retest, you have passed, and there will be no problem in the retest, believe in yourself, we will succeed. Wu Dao said.

"I hope you're right."

"Let's not sit here anymore, I'll walk around the campus with you and familiarize yourself with the school you're going to attend."

"Okay."

Wu Dao took Si Baifang around Jeju University and looked at various faculties, libraries, gymnasiums, and so on. Si Baifang's mood was much better. Soon it was time for the English listening test.

The English listening test and tutor interview are held in the teaching building of the Department of Chinese. The English listening test only allowed candidates to enter, Wu Dao accompanied Si Baifang downstairs, and watched her walk into the building and go up the stairs. When entering the door, Si Baifang glanced back at Wu Dao, Wu Dao smiled and nodded at her, and Si Baifang also smiled slightly.

Although Wu Dao was very confident in Si Baifang, he was still a little apprehensive when he stood outside the examination room and waited. Si Baifang's examination room was in a classroom on the third floor, and Wu Dao knew the location of that classroom. He walked back and forth in the open space downstairs, looking at the window of the classroom and the stairs at the next. After walking for a while, he went to the stone bench in the grove and sat down. In less than two minutes, he got up again and walked to the front of the school building, looking at the window and the stairs. And so on and so forth.

An hour later, the English listening test was over, and Si Baifang walked out of the school building. Seeing Wu Dao waiting for her, she walked over quickly, smiled and said:

"Wu Dao, I did well in the English listening test."

"I knew you were fine. After the interview is over in a while, I will invite you to a big dinner to celebrate your success in the graduate school entrance examination. ”

"Okay."

After the English listening test, another 20 minutes passed, and the interview began. The interview is different from the English listening test, and there are candidates who come and go at any time, so outsiders can also enter the building. The interview order is arranged according to the candidate's admission ticket number, and Si Baifang's admission ticket number is relatively late, so he is arranged in the back. Because they didn't know how long the interview time of the previous candidates would be and whether there were any candidates who were absent, Wu Dao and Si Baifang still returned to the teaching building of the Chinese Department at the beginning of the interview and waited in the corridor outside the interview room. Wu Dao pointed to the examination room and whispered to Si Baifang:

"This classroom is the reference room of the Chinese department, and it was here for my interview last year."

"I hope your good fortune from last year will carry over to me." Si Baifang said.

Because they were standing outside the examination room, they were worried that speaking would disrupt the order and affect the interview inside, so the two of them stopped talking after saying these two sentences.

Seeing the doors of the examination room constantly opening and closing, and candidates coming in and out, Si Baifang and Wu Dao were a little anxious. After waiting for an hour and a half, it was finally time for Si Baifang to enter the examination room. When the previous candidate said the words "the next Si Baifang", Wu Dao's heart suddenly tightened, as if it was him and Si Baifang who were about to enter the interview.

Si Baifang slowly walked to the door of the examination room, and Wu Dao also walked to that side. Si Baifang pushed open the door, walked into the examination room, and when he turned around to close the door, he happened to see Wu Dao, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, nodded, and then the door closed. Wu Dao heard Si Baifang say to the tutors, "Hello teachers", and then he couldn't hear clearly.

Wu Dao stood by the window, his eyes fixed on the door of the interview and examination room. Graduate interviews generally end between fifteen and twenty minutes. However, just ten minutes into the day, Si Baifang pushed open the door and walked out, and his expression was a little depressed. She said the name of the next candidate in a deep voice. Wu Dao's heart suddenly had a feeling of unease. Si Baifang walked downstairs without saying a word, and the two of them returned to the grove and sat on the stone bench. Si Baifang said to Wu Dao:

"Wu Dao, I feel very bad about this interview, and I may not be able to pass the exam."

"It's too early to tell the results. What questions did the mentors ask? Wu Dao said.

"At the beginning, the tutors asked some questions that had nothing to do with the graduate school entrance examination, asking me where I was from, where I went to university, what job I did, etc., and I answered them truthfully."

"When I interviewed, the mentors asked these questions at the beginning, and they just answered them truthfully. Once you've asked these questions, they're ready to ask you what you plan to study during your graduate studies. ”

"No, the instructors didn't ask me what I wanted to study, but if I had read Tolstoy's War and Peace and Kafka's Metamorphosis. I am an undergraduate student who took the self-examination for the postgraduate examination, and this time I took the postgraduate examination in modern and contemporary Chinese literature, and I usually read Chinese works, not foreign ones. Although I knew and understood the contents of those two books in general, I had not read them, and I could not deceive the instructor, so I answered them truthfully. The tutors asked me what I wanted to study in the future, and I said that I wanted to study Xiao Hong. A tutor told me about a scholar's research monograph and asked me if I had read it, and I hadn't read that book either. Then the mentor let me out. I am majoring in modern and contemporary Chinese literature, why should my tutor ask me if I have read foreign masterpieces? Why didn't I read that research monograph! ”

"When I went to the interview, the mentors didn't ask such questions. Nowadays, many university graduate exams look at your background, and perhaps the tutors heard that you were a self-examined undergraduate, and they wanted to see how many books you had read to understand your skills. I'm to blame for that research monograph, and I should have lent it out to you earlier. ”

"I'm going to be eliminated this time."

"Don't be depressed yet, the results will come out the day after tomorrow. Even if you really don't get admitted, you can take the exam again next year, and I will stay with you until you get in. ”

"Wu Dao, thank you. I'm glad to have you by my side. ”

"Don't thank me, we are friends in the heart, I will be happy if you are happy, and I will be sad if you are sad. No matter what the outcome, I will be with you. ”

"Hmm."

"There's something I've been thinking about for a while, and I was going to wait for the results of the retest to come back before I tell you."

"What's the matter?"

"I originally thought that when the admission results came out, we would go to Beijing for a few days, first, to celebrate that you had been admitted to graduate school, second, I had always wanted to go to Beijing to see, and third, to visit a good friend. No matter what the result of the re-examination is, I still want to invite you to go to Beijing with me, just during the May Day holiday, if the result is good, it should be celebrated, if the result is not good, go to Beijing to relax. Would you like to go? ”

"I've never been to Beijing, and I've always wanted to see it, but I may not have enough money."

"It doesn't matter, I'll pay for the trip to Beijing, and the two of us won't spend much. I saved some money when I was working in the government, and now I have some savings, enough for the two of us. ”

"Thank you, Wu Dao, I know you did all these things for me."

"Say thank you again? Don't say that again. ”

"Okay."

Wu Dao and Si Baifang went to lunch together. Si Baifang was in a very bad mood, and when he was eating, he almost didn't speak. After eating, Wu Dao wanted to ride a bicycle to send Si Baifang back to Gaoyang Middle School. Si Baifang said that she wanted to be quiet alone, and Wu Dao was not good enough to be reluctant. After that, Si Baifang took the bus back to school.

Two days later, Jeju University announced the results of the graduate school examination and the admission list, and just as Si Baifang feared, she was not accepted. After knowing the result, although Si Baifang was still very sad, she was already mentally prepared, so she was not too sad. Wu Dao once again confirmed to Si Baifang that the two of them went to Beijing together, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he called Jing Like:

"Like, during the May Day holiday, I'm going to Beijing with a girl for a few days, you can help find us a cheaper hotel."

"Is that girl Si Baifang?" When Wu Daotuo Jing Like bought "Gu Cheng's Poetry Collection", he told him that he knew a strange woman named Si Baifang, and the poetry collection was given to her.

"It's Si Baifang. She was admitted to Jeju University for graduate school this year, passed the written test, and was eliminated in the re-examination. I originally thought that if she succeeded in the graduate school entrance examination, we would go to Beijing for a few days to celebrate. Now that she has failed and is in a depressed mood, I took her to Beijing to relax. I've never been to Beijing, and I've always wanted to see it. We haven't seen each other for almost two years, so we happened to go to Beijing to see you. ”

"Welcome to Beijing. I haven't told you yet, but I'm living at Peking University right now. By the time of the May Day holiday, I should have a place to live here, and you don't have to spend money to live in a hotel, because hotels in Beijing are very expensive. When you come, I'll pick you up at the train station. ”

"How did you end up living at Peking University?"

"It's a long story, and I'll talk to you again when you come."

"Good. Then we'll see you in Beijing on May Day. ”

"See you in Beijing."