Not much, just one point shy of 720

Li Lingjie felt like his whole world was falling apart.

He had been hoping and praying for something bad to happen to He Li.

But instead, the guy was perfectly fine and kept shocking everyone!

A while ago, he inexplicably got connected with Shennong Pharmaceutical Industry!

And today, he scored over seven hundred points...

One daren't even imagine what he might pull off in a few days.

"People's luck is limited. I refuse to believe that you, damn it, will always have such good luck and encounter amazing things!"

Li Lingjie thought bitterly. He glanced at his phone screen and lost the desire to keep scrolling through the group messages; after all, they were filled with praise for He Li, and the more he read, the more his anger flared.

At this moment, he only hoped that He Li's good luck would end soon, so he could hear news of He Li having trouble sooner.

However, heaven does not always grant one's wishes!

He Li hadn't encountered any trouble for the time being.

On the contrary, he was encountering quite a few good things right now.

Calls from major prestigious universities were coming in one after another!

His high school teachers and the principal also called to offer their congratulations, and there were even reporters who said they would come to the house for an interview!

Mother He and Father He wept with joy.

After waiting for eighteen years, they had finally seen their son achieve success.

He Li didn't have much of a reaction to this; after all, having been reborn, this was the second time he had experienced this.

"Mom, Dad, don't get all emotional!"

"The reporters and teachers will be here at noon for the interview."

"Aren't you two going to get ready?"

Looking at his parents, who were sitting on the sofa with smiles on their faces while wiping away tears after just hanging up the phone with a reporter, He Li spoke up, finally helping them shift their mindset and snap out of it.

"Right, right, right, we were just too happy and forgot about that."

"Father He, hurry and come out with me to buy some things!"

"It's not often we get on TV, we have to make our son look good!"

"Let's go out and buy a couple of new outfits..."

"Is that necessary? My suit is still wearable!"

"Wear what? It's been years; it's time to replace it."

"Also, we don't have enough groceries at home!"

"We have to buy groceries if we're going to ask them to stay for a meal later!"

"Mom, remember to buy some fresh shredded coconut while you're at it!"

After a brief discussion, seeing that time was running short, the couple left He Li at home to handle the cleaning and headed out. He Li helplessly began to clean up the house to avoid being nagged by his mother when she returned.

The couple who had gone out, however, were in a wonderful mood.

Their own son had scored a full seven hundred-plus points...

Thinking about the various conditions that prestigious universities had offered to compete for their He Li over the phone, the couple felt filled with pride. They felt like they were walking on air; it was incredibly satisfying.

"Yo, isn't this Father He?"

At the entrance of the residential complex, someone suddenly called out to Father He.

The couple instinctively stopped and turned their heads.

Not far away, a middle-aged couple approached. The man had a potbelly and wore gold-rimmed glasses, and the woman was heavily made up. Father He and Mother He recognized them; they were the neighbors who lived diagonally across from them.

At this moment, the two of them were all smiles, as if they had encountered some great happy event, and their expressions held a hint of arrogance and smugness.

This made Father He and Mother He a bit curious.

"Old Zhang, what are you so happy about today?"

Father He greeted them and couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, the couple surnamed Zhang looked even more smug.

The woman covered her mouth and laughed, "Isn't it the college entrance exam results?"

"Our son did quite well!"

"Just barely, he scored 602 points."

"Oh, the He family, you wouldn't believe it. I've already received several calls from private colleges at home, and even calls from the admissions offices of prestigious universities!" The woman's voice grew louder as she spoke.

The smile on her face became even more unbridled.

She looked as if she was afraid that people passing by wouldn't know her son had scored over six hundred.

However, her behavior was clearly successful.

Hearing that their son had scored such a high mark.

The elderly neighbors who happened to be out buying groceries also stopped and gathered around to offer congratulations...

"602 points? The Zhang family is doing well!"

"I always said that the Zhang family's child was smart."

"Tsk, over six hundred, he can get into a prestigious university, right?"

"Now the Zhang family is going to rise to prominence!"

"Hey, the He family's child in our complex is also pretty good, right?"

"My daughter said their child is a top student at school. How many points did their son score this time?"

"Could it be higher than the Zhang family's six hundred-plus?"

"That's true, look, the He couple isn't saying anything..."

The elderly neighbors chatted among themselves. The Zhang couple looked arrogant, their eyes sweeping over Father He and Mother He with a hint of contempt; after all, in the past, Father He and Mother He had often bragged about how good He Li's grades were.

Their son was always a bit worse than He Li.

Whenever neighbors compared their son to He Li, the result was always that their family was inferior to the He family.

This made the Zhang family very unhappy.

They became increasingly jealous of the He family.

And this time, their son had performed exceptionally well and scored over six hundred points, so the Zhang family suddenly felt a sense of vindication.

The reason they had suddenly called out to Father He and Mother He...

Was intentionally to outshine He Li in front of them.

They, like the other neighbors, believed that over six hundred points was already an extremely high score. No matter how good He Li was, it was unlikely that his score could be higher than 602.

They wanted the neighbors in the complex to know that their child was ultimately much better than He Li!

No matter how good He Li's grades were in the past...

If he didn't do as well as their son on the college entrance exam, he was nothing!

Holding onto this gratifying thought, the Zhang couple waited for the awkward, embarrassed look on Mother He and Father He's faces.

However, what puzzled the Zhang couple was this.

When Father He and Mother He heard what they and the neighbors said...

Not only did they not show any weakness, but they also revealed meaningful smiles.

Old Zhang couldn't quite figure it out, and he couldn't be bothered to think about it.

He just desperately wanted to see Father He and Mother He look awkward and ugly.

So he pretended to be relaxed and asked with a smile, "Old He, come to think of it, your child is much better than mine. Surely your child didn't do worse than mine on this college entrance exam, right?"

"That certainly can't be worse!" Father He nodded.

Old Zhang's expression stiffened.

You're really getting full of yourself, aren't you?

He was unhappy inside, but sneered, "Is that so? Then how many points did your child score this time?"

"Not much, one point shy of 720!"

Father He revealed a playful smile.

Old Zhang instinctively nodded, "That is indeed not much..."

"Wait, how much???"

The Zhang couple's pupils shook, their faces full of horror.

The surrounding elderly neighbors were also dumbfounded.

"Old He, you... you're not joking, are you?"

"Over seven hundred? That could make him the Top Scholar of our province, right?"

"Is your son really that amazing?"

"You aren't just making it up, are you? If this lie is exposed, you won't have the face to stay in this complex!"

"Exactly, over seven hundred points, how is that possible?"

For a moment, there was a lot of discussion all around, those voices filled with shock and intense jealousy. Father He and Mother He smiled calmly, "We are honest people, how could we lie about such a thing?"

"Anyway, let's stop chatting with everyone for now!"

"We have reporters coming to our house for an interview later."

"My wife and I need to go buy some new outfits to wear on TV, so we don't embarrass our son!"

The two said this and left in a pleasant mood.

The envy and jealousy of the neighbors just now had greatly satisfied the couple's vanity, and the neighbors around them weren't stupid; hearing Father He say that reporters were coming, they knew he wasn't lying.

"My goodness, the He family's child has really achieved something!"

"Over seven hundred points and reporters coming for an interview..."

"The He family's child has really become a Top Scholar, right?"

"Sigh, just now someone was bragging about six hundred-plus points, I don't know where they got the courage!"

"Little Tong, don't learn from your Brother Zhang in the future."

"You need to look up to your Brother He Li, you know?"

"Mom, didn't you just say Brother Zhang was amazing?"

Listening to the discussion around them, the Zhang couple no longer had their initial air of superiority and ran away with their tails between their legs. On the way, the more they thought about it, the angrier they became. Why was the He family's offspring so amazing?

They were all raised on white rice... Could it really be that their son was inferior to theirs, or not as hardworking?

Thinking of this, Old Zhang's anger rose from his heart.

"The He family's son is amazing, and my son isn't?"

"Impossible, it must be that I didn't beat him enough!"

"Otherwise, it's impossible for my son to be less hardworking and less capable than him!"

Pondering in his mind, Old Zhang had an idea.

Little Zhang, who was at home, suddenly shuddered...