Congratulations on your admission to the agricultural high school. It was the day I entered the agricultural high school near my house, which was only 200,000 pyeong. Siyoung smiled shyly, not knowing what lay ahead. I had heard that just because I entered an agricultural high school, it didn't mean everyone's future was bleak. Since my parents were also farmers, coming to an agricultural high school didn't feel like a disaster at all. There weren't many opportunities for a girl to learn how to drive a tractor, operate a combine, or use a rice transplanter. Thinking that I would be able to learn the practical aspects of agriculture while sweating in the 200,000 pyeong fields and orchards, I felt a sense of pride. And then five years passed. Siyoung became a three-time exam taker with scores of 778 in Korean, English, and Math, and was moving her belongings into an apartment in Seoul. Kang Siyoung, a strong agricultural high school graduate who was good at farming, thus entered the life of a hopeless three-time exam taker. During this time, she began receiving tutoring for the college entrance exam from Lee Shinhwa, a professional tutor from Seoul National University. Little did she know that this would be the beginning of her life’s downfall.
(More)Congratulations on your admission to the agricultural high school. It was the day I entered the agricultural high school near my house, which was only 200,000 pyeong. Siyoung smiled shyly, not knowing what lay ahead. I had heard that just because I entered an agricultural high school, it didn't mean everyone's future was bleak. Since my parents were also farmers, coming to an agricultural high school didn't feel like a disaster at all. There weren't many opportunities for a girl to learn how to drive a tractor, operate a combine, or use a rice transplanter. Thinking that I would be able to learn the practical aspects of agriculture while sweating in the 200,000 pyeong fields and orchards, I felt a sense of pride. And then five years passed. Siyoung became a three-time exam taker with scores of 778 in Korean, English, and Math, and was moving her belongings into an apartment in Seoul. Kang Siyoung, a strong agricultural high school graduate who was good at farming, thus entered the life of a hopeless three-time exam taker. During this time, she began receiving tutoring for the college entrance exam from Lee Shinhwa, a professional tutor from Seoul National University. Little did she know that this would be the beginning of her life’s downfall.