"Grace Winslow really got into college? Which one? And all those important people came to your house?"
As soon as the neighbors heard what Irene Lynch said, their interest was instantly piqued.
Some of the more enterprising ones even started getting a few ideas.
This was a university student, after all.
Not only would she get a monthly stipend, but her job would be guaranteed upon graduation. It was a secure job for life—far better than working in a factory.
Grace Winslow had always been smart in school, finishing first in her grade every single year.
But the college entrance exam was a mad scramble.
The news had reported it: several million people took the exam, but only around three hundred thousand were admitted. The elimination rate was incredibly high.
And Grace Winslow still managed to get in, even with odds like that?
And this was six or seven years after she'd graduated from high school.
