Title: How to Thrive in the Sixties
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 60 - She had been delayed by these brats! (3)
After leaving the Production Department's office, Su Yu hastily went to the trade union to look for Yan Xiaofang to share her good news. She had two reasons for doing this. First, based on her few interactions with Yan Xiaofang, she felt that she was a person worth making friends with. Second, she wanted more people to know that was now a technical student. She wanted to subtly change everyone's impression of her.
Upon hearing Su Yu's good news, Yan Xiaofang was very happy. She felt gratified and as if she was watching a child growing up. Ahem, no. It was like seeing a proggressive comrade's life finally getting better.
After Su Yu went to work, Yan Xiaofang went back to her desk and shared this news with her coworkers.
"This comrade is really making progress," Committee Member Zhang said.
Publicity Committee Member Hu nodded too. "Generally speaking, very few people her age will still want to study. It's pretty good that she can still have this determination after dropping out of school for so long."
Yan Xiaofang took this opportunity to ask, "So then, when our trade union is recruiting people this year, how about giving Su Yu the chance. She has the ability, and now she'll meet the education requirements…"
"Xiaofang, listen to me, she might not succeed in getting the required academic qualifications. So many workers have gone to night school, but they haven't been able to get the certificate of completion," Trade union's Officer Lin said.
Committee Member Zhang nodded. "Yeah, she hasn't even started classes. There's no hurry."
Publicity Committee Member Hu didn't say anything. The others were stating facts. Many workers went to night classes, but very few were able to graduate from them. Otherwise, there would be plenty of graduated technical students.
Moreover, Su Yu was studying accounting. That would take at least 18 months to learn…
Yan Xiaofang didn't refute their words. In fact, she didn't have much confidence either. Although Su Yu had a lot of willpower, learning wasn't a simple manner.
She hoped that Su Yu can get the certification of completion in one year. That way, even if Su Yu didn't make it in time for this year's trade union recruitment, she would have a chance next year.
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Su Yu didn't know about everyone's "great expectations" for her. Her goal was to pass the final exam required to get the certificate of completion within a month.
She had flipped through one of the textbooks last night. Other than the theoretical knowledge, there were just case problems and calculations. Moreover, technical school wasn't like university. There wasn't as much to learn. There were only three textbooks for the accounting class, and she thought she could finish reading each textbook in a few days.
In order to save time, she was skimming one of the textbooks when she went back home for lunch.
Su Lin looked through one of the textbooks next to Su Yu. She asked in surprise, "Sis, do you understand this stuff?"
"What's there not to understand? I can understand anything after reading through it once," Su Yu confidently said. She had to let these brats know that their big sis wasn't just a good speaker. She had real skills.
Yeah, right! Liu Mei curled her upper lip with her head lowered to eat. If her sister-in-law was so smart, why had she been so stupid and cowardly in the factory for such a long time? She was just as stupid as her two brothers.
But now, Liu Mei didn't dare to voice her thoughts. She had been so hungry this morning, and she finally got the same amount of food as everyone else at lunch. If she offended her sister-in-law again, bad things would happen.
Su Lin didn't believe either. "Sis, why didn't you go to high school then?"
Su Yu rolled her eyes. She swept her gaze over the room. "Why? It was for you guys, you unconscionable lot. If it wasn't for taking care of you guys, I might have finished college by now. And you ask me why I didn't go to high school? My life isn't as good as yours. I don't have such a good older sister like you!"
This was the truth. The original owner had done well in school. She had been delayed by these brats!
She said with a nonchalant expression, "I plan on graduating from technical school in a month. If you guys don't believe me, just watch. See how many opportunities I missed out on for you guys over these years."
Su family's members: "..."