"The teacher would say a lot of encouraging words, but we felt that they were so far away. They also felt so empty. Plus my grades were already firmly at the top tier [1]. My parents only wished that I could get into our province's university." Yang Qi answered seriously in full semblance of an obedient student.
What he said reflected the viewpoint of a child who grew up in a poor family in undeveloped areas that never had the chance to see prosperity. It also reflected the farmer's family's outlook for their kids. In other words, they were easily satisfied with where their kids were. Just like what Mrs. Yang said when she met Yun Xiangxiang.
She didn't even dare to dream about her son entering Qingdao University. That was the reason why Yang Qi muddled through everything before he followed Yun Xiangxiang.
[1] The National College Entrance Examination divides the scores into a few tiers. The top tier scorers naturally could go into whatever university they wanted, usually the top ones like Qingdao University would take the best of the best, which come from scorers in this tier.
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