Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Provincial Results Announced! Shocked Parents!
"Awesome!!"
"This round, he still got full marks!!"
"Our provincial top scorer for the year has emerged!!"
"This must have set a new historical record for our Dongjiang, right?!"
Li Yuanjing felt himself trembling slightly.
Because what Lin Yi achieved wasn’t just one or two of the highest records in the provincial college entrance exam history, it was also a groundbreaking achievement.
Full marks in four rounds!
Until now, such a super genius had never appeared in our Dongjiang Province!
Li Yuanjing stood up and said, "His exam has finished, let him out from the simulation, I can see he’s getting impatient."
"The rules for the fifth round, and the rewards for our provincial top scorer, I will personally award them to him!"
Li Yuanjing’s aide was noticeably stunned.
He knew that every year, this task was usually done by him.
This year, unexpectedly, the boss himself is doing it!
This shows how much he values this examinee named Lin Yi!
After Li Yuanjing left the meeting hall, Qi Guoguang did not leave; he at least wanted to see his granddaughter’s performance in the final round before discussing anything further.
He took a deep look at Lin Yi on the big screen.
Fire, wind, and ice mastery, with perfect command of all tier four skills in all three elements.
You can tell just by how effortlessly he casts spells.
This kid...
His strength shouldn’t be just this!
Even a Tier Four exam at hell difficulty couldn’t truly force out his trump cards!
...
In Lin Yi’s home.
The wall clock ticked away.
Lin Yi’s mother, Xu Qingfang, was sweeping the floor over and over, even though it was already spotless.
It was evident that she had been doing housework all morning.
"Stop cleaning, it’s already clean enough; you’ve cleaned it over ten times!"
Lin Guodong sat on the sofa, in a restless mood.
On the table was half a bottle of strong Baijiu, which he drank cup after cup.
Besides this, he didn’t know what else to do.
After seeing Lin Yi off at the station in the morning, the couple didn’t go to work; both of them had taken the day off just to take care of Lin Yi.
However, waiting is always the most torturous.
The whole morning passed without a hint of news, their impatience grew.
Lin Guodong picked up the cup and downed another with a gulp.
The fiery liquor scorched his esophagus, bringing him unmatched stimulation, making him feel a bit more alert.
Then Lin Guodong grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV.
To save money for their son’s schooling, and with both parents being busy,
their household TV subscription wasn’t active, limiting them to only a few channels.
Once on, it was tuned to the free Dongjiang Satellite TV.
A male and female host sat at the news desk, smiling, starting the broadcast, "Hello, friends, welcome to the noon news."
"Today is Monday, June 7th."
"The 3024 National Unified Admissions Exam for Professional Colleges commenced this morning in Tianhai City, with 130,000 examinees from 34 base cities across the province participating in four rounds of exams. Current exam scores have been released."
"According to Xia’s Professional Examination Law, our station will lawfully publish the scores of the top 100 examinees in this exam province-wide!"
"Now, please watch the detailed information!"
The moment the TV switched on, it was nearing midday.
Dongjiang Satellite TV, a major media outlet, began their province-wide results broadcast in the manner of traditional media.
Xu Qingfang halted her movements, turning towards the TV.
Lin Guodong also stared intently at the TV.
The TV displayed the top 100 ranking list of the province for this exam.
Due to screen constraints, the list was shown in groups of 20.
For ranks beyond 50, only the name, origin location, and corresponding occupation were displayed.
For ranks within the top 50, groups of ten also had corresponding photos of the examinees.
As they watched, Xu Qingfang and Lin Guodong lost interest.
The current broadcast already reached the 31-40 rank group.
They clearly couldn’t see Lin Yi.
However, the couple didn’t hold any expectations for this.
Knock, knock!
Just then, a knock sounded on their door.
Lin Guodong got up to answer and was met with a slightly overweight middle-aged man outside.
"Guodong, the exam is over. Come on, let’s pick up the kids!"
"We can take my car; we’ll pick your son up as well."
This person, named Zhou Heping, was a colleague of Lin Guodong’s at a mining company.
Only, Lin Guodong was an ordinary miner.
Whereas Zhou Heping was the office director of the asset department, typically having a much easier workload and a significantly higher income than Lin Guodong.
Lin Guodong laughed, "Mr. Zhou, no need. I’ve rented a car myself, I’ll go pick him up later."
Zhou Heping waved his hand, "Guodong, you reek of alcohol, surely you’ve been drinking again, dare to drive?"
"Stop wasting time, Xiaoliang just called me, he did well, ranked within the top 5000 in the province, should be able to select a good school for his preference."
"What about Xiaoyi, hasn’t he called you yet?"
"This kid, doesn’t even call you to say he’s safe, letting you worry!"
The Xiaoliang mentioned by Zhou Heping was naturally his son.
Lin Guodong was taken aback.
He was puzzled why this usually harsh office director was showing so much kindness today by offering to help pick up the kids together.
Turns out, he came to show off.
In an instant, Xu Qingfang’s face darkened.
She had heard many complaints from her husband about Mr. Zhou making things difficult for him.
Now, even in their most anxious times, he came to flaunt his son’s achievements!
Even someone as mild-mannered as Xu Qingfang felt like cursing at this moment.
Lin Guodong glanced at his wife, suppressing his anger, unable to offend this director from the asset department due to future work considerations.
Just when he was about to reluctantly agree.
The just turned on TV also began to broadcast this year’s top ten list in the province.
The top ten specifications were even higher.
Not only were photos shown, there were dedicated voiceovers too.
"Now announcing this year’s national college entrance exam, the top scorer in Dongjiang Province!"
"Examinee Lin Yi, from Jiangcheng Base City, total score in four rounds is 8000 points, the highest score in the history of our province’s college entrance exam!"
"Reportedly, classmate Lin Yi broke nine provincial records in this year’s college entrance exams, creating three new national records!"
...
The news anchor on television appeared to be slightly emotional.
They were passionately recounting Lin Yi’s achievements.
In reality.
Crash!
The mop in Xu Qingfang’s hand fell to the ground.
She didn’t realize it!
Because, she saw her son’s photograph on the television!
It was him!
It was really him!
The next moment, Xu Qingfang covered her mouth and nose with her hands, tears cascading down uncontrollably.
Lin Guodong’s eyes too were flushed, witnessing the characters "Provincial Top Scorer" displayed on the large TV screen.
He deeply wanted to roar in triumph!
The hardships of these past decades, this moment made it all worthwhile!
Xiaoyi is the top scorer!
Number one in the province!
As for Zhou Heping, who had just been all smiles and smugness, it was as if a thunderclap struck his ears!
What?
Lin Guodong’s son, got first in the province??
First?!!
Instantly, he’d been boasting of his son being in the top 5000 in the province, but now it didn’t seem so impressive!
A top 5000 result makes you happy?
Then what about my son being number one?