55: Chapter 55 The Shocking College Entrance Examination Results

Over the next few days, Shen Weiyue occasionally went online with his cousin to play The King of Fighters, or went to the river to swim and fish. Life was carefree and leisurely.

Ever since that day, Liang Yuting's QQ avatar never lit up again. Shen Weiyue sent many messages, but received no reply. This was his only lingering worry.

On the evening of June 24th, the province-wide College Entrance Exam results were released, accessible via phone or online.

Shen Weiyue chose to check by phone. At such an important moment, he was accompanied by his Uncle's family, while his parents were still waiting anxiously in Shenzhen.

As the automated voice began to broadcast, everyone held their breath.

"Candidate Shen Weiyue, your College Entrance Exam results are: Chinese, 138 points..."

"Damn, that's so strong, Brother Yue!" Zhou Xiaonan roared.

Uncle slapped him on the head and scolded, "Shut up, you rascal, keep listening!"

Shen Weiyue frowned slightly. He had thought he could get over 140 in Chinese; what the hell went wrong?

There was no time to dwell on it, and he heard the receiver continue to broadcast: "Mathematics, 135 points."

Shen Weiyue continued to frown, while Zhou Xiaonan covered his mouth, not daring to shout.

"English, 140 points."

"Science Comprehensive, 209 points."

"Your total College Entrance Exam score is 622 points."

…Silence.

The room was filled with a lingering silence.

A long while later, Uncle Zhou Jianmin scratched his head and asked stutteringly, "How much was it? I think I heard over 600, is that right?"

"622 points. That's what Xiao Yue scored, I think. That's what I heard," Aunt answered in a low voice.

Shen Weiyue was still silent, so the two turned their gazes to Zhou Xiaonan. Seeing him desperately covering his mouth looking like an idiot, Zhou Jianmin grew angry and scolded, "What the hell are you doing? Speak up! How much did your brother score?"

"Mom already said it! It's 622 points! That's so freaking awesome! This is my own brother, Mom and Dad, you must have taken the wrong baby home..."

Zhou Xiaonan was finally allowed to speak and immediately started shouting, his face red and veins bulging, looking even more excited than Shen Weiyue, the person involved.

"622 points! That's a very high score, right? What university can he get into?"

"It's not just high, it's very, very high."

Seeing that Shen Weiyue was still silent, Zhou Xiaonan took it upon himself to be the commentator, saying with high spirits, "I heard from the teachers that this year's College Entrance Exam was exceptionally difficult. The estimated cutoff for key universities is less than 500 points. My brother's score is definitely enough for a prestigious university, maybe even Tsinghua or Peking University!"

"Gasp, Tsinghua or Peking?"

"Oh my god, is Xiao Yue going to be the top scholar?"

Zhou Jianmin and his wife looked at each other, then simultaneously looked at Shen Weiyue, confused as to why he was silent.

Seeing him not speaking, they thought he felt he hadn't done well, so they didn't want to disturb him.

Zhou Xiaonan didn't care about that. He slapped Shen Weiyue on the shoulder with a loud smack, which made Zhou Jianmin's face darken in shock.

"Brother, that's so awesome! You're my idol, stop spacing out!"

"It's alright, about what I expected."

Shen Weiyue snapped back from his past memories. Just now, he had been trying hard to recall what the admission cutoff for Tsinghua and Peking University was back then, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't remember.

Actually, this made sense.

Just as a person cannot earn money beyond their cognitive understanding, the Shen Weiyue of that time had applied for a regular 211 university and definitely wouldn't have paid attention to the cutoffs for Tsinghua or Peking University. It was only natural he couldn't recall it.

Zhou Jianmin asked hesitantly, "Xiao Yue, can this score get you into Tsinghua or Peking?"

"I don't know, I think it's unlikely," Shen Weiyue said with a smile. "Aunt, Uncle, I'm going to call my parents first. They're probably waiting anxiously."

"Right, right, right. Hurry up and call your parents to share the good news."

Shen Weiyue dialed his parents' number, and his mother's anxious voice immediately rang out, "Son, did you check it?"

"I checked. I scored 622 points."

"Oh, how is that score? Can you get into a key university?"

"Oh, Aunt, my brother's score is almost enough for Tsinghua or Peking! Why are you still thinking about just a key university? You really are..."

Zhou Xiaonan couldn't help himself upon hearing the conversation and chimed in boisterously.

At his words, there was a gasp from the other end, followed only by rapid breathing, as if they had been hit by a great shock.

A moment later, his mother asked again, "Son, is what Xiaonan said true?"

"Don't listen to his bragging. The cutoffs haven't even come out yet; it's too early to say anything. The school is organizing the application process tomorrow, so I'll know when I go," Shen Weiyue answered with a smile.

He paused, then added, "But a prestigious university is guaranteed, so don't worry."

"Oh, oh, that's great! This surprise is too big. Your dad even went out to smoke."

"Tell him to smoke less. I'll be coming over in a few days, remember to come to the station to pick me up."

"Your dad has already prepared everything. Come stay in the prefab house, it's a bit hot though."

"That's it for now, I won't waste any more phone credit. We'll talk when I get there."

The conversation between mother and son ended quickly. Shen Weiyue looked at the excited eyes in the room and knew this would be a sleepless night.

Sure enough, the entire night, the class group chat was full of discussions about the results. Many people were cursing, saying the test creators' entire families should die.

"Damn it, what kind of crappy questions are these? Last year it was so simple it couldn't differentiate the students, and this year they're just messing around. I usually get 230 in Science Comprehensive, but this time I only got 180..."

"Don't even talk about yourself. Our class's genius, Yuan Tianze, only got a little over 200 in Science Comprehensive this time. Everyone around me is cursing."

"What about Zhao Qingyan? How much did she score?"

"Don't you know? She was already recommended for admission to Tsinghua or Peking University. She didn't participate in the College Entrance Exam."

Shen Weiyue stared at the chat in a daze. So she had been recommended for admission back then. That fox was really good at hiding things; she truly was airtight.

Just as he was thinking about this, someone in the group said, "Ning Xi seems to have scored 622 points. I don't know if that's enough for the Tsinghua or Peking University cutoff."

"I think it's possible. Ning the Second is as stable as ever."

"Zhou Qiang, how much did you score?"

"Don't ask. I shouldn't have torn up my books..."

"Hahaha, told you not to mess around. You aren't thinking of repeating the year, are you?"

"Get lost. I haven't decided yet, don't ask."

…The group chat was rowdy. Some people went to other classes to scout for information and soon reported back all the high scorers.

Among the six science "rocket classes," the highest known score was 625 points, from Class 2 of the third year. Then came Ning Xi with 622 points, and someone with 621 points. Most of the others were in the 500s, and no one had heard of anyone scoring over 630 points.

"Everyone, see you tomorrow. We'll discuss how to fill out our applications then. You high-scoring monsters, have mercy on me and let me at least get into a 211 university."

"Damn, I'm too excited. I can't sleep tonight. Is anyone going to an internet cafe to pull an all-nighter?"

"Hey, by the way, does anyone know Shen Weiyue's score? He made a god-like improvement in the third mock exam. Could this round be unexpected?"

"I don't know. He hasn't spoken in the group. We'll know tomorrow..."

"Shen Weiyue, are you there?"

Shen Weiyue didn't post in the group, but a private chat window popped up.

A Touch of Morning Light: "Master Shen, have you checked your results?"

This was Ning Xi's screen name. Shen Weiyue replied to her, "I checked."

"How much?"

"622."

"Wow, we're the same! I'm so happy, hee hee hee hee."

This little girl didn't know what she was so happy about. Shen Weiyue checked the time; it was already past 1:00 AM, so he reminded her, "Alright, it's too late. Get some rest early."

He turned off his phone and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.