222: Pass! Pass!

After leaving the "Lin Meimei Milk Tea Shop," Lin You walked home alone.

Lin You felt very reassured leaving Wang Xiaoyi and Lin Meimei together; he trusted Lin Meimei as much as he trusted his parents.

Back home, Lin You wanted to video call Du Zhaoyu, but after much hesitation, he finally gave up.

In the second semester of grade 12, both of their scores were consistently above 700 points, with Lin You consistently ranking first and Du Zhaoyu consistently second. They were the peerless duo of Ancheng No. 7 Middle School in recent years, solid candidates for Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Due to Professor Zheng, Lin You had decided early on to go to Nandu University, and Du Zhaoyu was the same.

Even now, Lin You still remembered the words Du Zhaoyu had said back then, unforgettable—

"Many people spend their entire lives unable to find the path they want to take, unable to find the happiness they wish to pursue, living a muddled and uninteresting life. How lucky I am to have found it at 18."

The two had now established their relationship and agreed to each resolve their parents' objections.

Lin You was also not suitable to interfere in Du Zhaoyu's process of persuading her parents to accept her going to Nandu University. If he got involved, it would only complicate things and be counterproductive.

In the afternoon, while Lin You was reading at home, he received a call with the caller ID showing Nandu City.

Professor Zheng, far away at Nandu University, had received Lin You's message this morning, learned that his College Entrance Examination score ranked in the top ten in the province, and then called in Zhang Shengzhi, the director of Nandu University's admissions office.

After giving Director Zhang Shengzhi a morning to draft the best conditions Nandu University could offer, in the afternoon, in Professor Zheng's office and in front of Professor Zheng, Director Zhang Shengzhi called Lin You and promised him the most favorable admission treatment.

Before Lin You hung up, he vaguely heard Professor Zheng's voice on the phone, seemingly saying something like, "Xiao Zhang, well done..." Lin You couldn't help but feel delighted; leaning on a powerful figure truly felt good~

...In the evening, while Lin You was doing practice problems, he finally received a video call from Du Zhaoyu.

As soon as the video connected, Lin You saw Du Zhaoyu's eyes were red on the other end, but a smile was on her face.

"Treasure You, I did it! We can definitely go to Nandu University together! Haha!"

Du Zhaoyu's happiness didn't seem fake, but it took almost a whole day to announce the good news, so she must have experienced great difficulties during that time.

Unlike Lin You, who had Professor Zheng as a reason for his family to easily accept him giving up Tsinghua University and Peking University for Nandu University.

The doubts and opposition Du Zhaoyu faced from her parents must have been considerable.

"Although I think we can last forever whether we go to the same university or not, it's really wonderful to be able to spend four years of university with you, Xiao Yu'er!"

Du Zhaoyu smiled radiantly, "Why don't you praise me? You don't know how much effort and eloquence I spent to convince my parents~"

Du Zhaoyu's voice was sweet and sugary.

Lin You didn't praise her either, feeling warm inside, and asked directly, "Can you come out tonight?"

Du Zhaoyu shook her head, looking wronged, "My dad kept questioning me today, asking if I was going to Nandu University because I have a boyfriend. If so, he'd take a knife and chop up the boyfriend who 'bewitched' me..."

Lin You felt a chill down his neck... No need for that, father-in-law!

"Then... Xiao Yu'er, let's wait until this storm passes before we go on a date."

...June 28th.

Early in the morning, Lin You woke up at 6:30 AM again, twenty days after his last early rise.

After the College Entrance Examination, although Lin You still maintained a high-intensity study routine every day, he allocated more time for rest compared to grade 12. He usually slept until around 8 AM every morning, only getting up before his parents left for work.

Today was the official score release day for College Entrance Examination shielded students, but Lin You woke up at 6:30 AM not because he was excited to wait for the College Entrance Examination scores at 9 AM... but because after the College Entrance Examination, he had scheduled a driving test for subject three with his driving instructor, and June 28th was the agreed-upon date for his subject three exam.

Regarding his College Entrance Examination score, Lin You was still a little curious, wondering how much he could score in Chinese Language and Literature, and if he could satisfy Teacher Dai?

As for whether he was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, Lin You wasn't as concerned, after all, from the moment he handed in his paper, the final score was beyond Lin You's control.

The Ancheng Subject Three test site was far away in the southwestern suburbs of Ancheng City, nearly twenty kilometers from Lin You's home in the north-central urban area.

At 7:00 sharp, Lin You took a taxi and set off.

Around 7:30, Lin You arrived outside the test site. When he reached the waiting hall at 7:30 and started queuing, a long line had already formed outside the test site.

Lin You could only lament that the country's economic construction was indeed prosperous, and the Popularity of household cars was really high; otherwise, why would so many people come to get driver's licenses? There were men, women, old, and young, and Lin You saw many middle-aged and elderly people with white hair... Lin You glanced at his phone's 98% battery, felt a sense of security, and calmly queued.

At 8:00 sharp, candidates officially lined up to enter the test site for waiting.

Lin You queued for twenty-four minutes and entered the test site at 8:25.

As soon as he entered, he saw a familiar person.

"Sister Yin?!"

In the waiting hall, a woman wearing a black T-shirt and sports pants, dressed casually, turned her head. It was indeed Sister Yin, who possessed both a girlish charm and a mature woman's allure.

As for how Lin You recognized Sister Yin from her back... *cough cough*, those who know, know.

"Lin You?!"

"What are you doing here?!" ×2

Lin You met up with Sister Yin amidst the envious glances of other men in the hall, then found a seat and sat together.

Lin You then remembered that after the Eight-School Joint Examination in early November last year, he had gone out with Sister Yin to buy milk tea for the whole class. At that time, he had even teased Sister Yin about not having a driver's license yet, so... "Sister Yin, it's been more than half a year, and you still haven't finished your driver's license exam???"

Lin You's blunt question made the smile on Sister Yin's face, who had just met her "beloved student," freeze. Feeling her teacher's dignity was damaged, she quickly tried to save face, saying, "In the past six months, I passed Subject Two!"

"Isn't Subject Two easy for anyone? Could it be that Sister Yin, you took it many times?"

Sister Yin became anxious, "Who said many times? I passed on the third try!"

Lin You had several question marks appear above his head... Can "three times" and "just passed" be said together?

"Then how many times have you taken Subject Three?"

Sister Yin opened her mouth, then her demeanor weakened, "Today is the fourth time..."

"What are you laughing at? You brat! Subject Three is super difficult! You'll see when you finish your test later!"

Ten minutes later, Sister Yin was the first to take the exam.

Twenty minutes later, as Lin You was about to take the exam, he received a WeChat voice message from Sister Yin on his phone. Lin You opened it and listened—

"Wuwuwu... I failed again... That scoundrel in front of me was too mean! She failed herself and also blocked me, making me fail..."

Before starting the exam, Lin You closed his phone and checked the time: 8:59 AM.

This was a stroke of great luck; not only would he pass Subject Three on the first try, but he would also see his College Entrance Examination scores right after coming out~

Pass, pass, pass!