Wang Peng has been reborn. He has returned to the day when his father forced him to give his college admission notice to his younger brother and dropped out of school to work and support his brothe...
"You're Wang Peng, the top scorer in the high school entrance exam?" The female teacher looked surprised. "The principal asked us to check your household registration."
"Why?" Wang Peng asked, taking out his household registration book and handing it to her.
"I don't know." After checking the household registration book, the female teacher took two hundred yuan from him and wrote a receipt.
The teacher next to me said, "The principal only asked to verify your household registration, probably because he's worried that someone might impersonate you."
"Really? It seems the principal is quite interested in me." Wang Peng put away his household registration booklet. "I'm truly honored."
"Of course!" the female teacher laughed. "You were the top scorer in the high school entrance exam; in the old society, you would have been at least a scholar who passed the imperial examinations."
Laughter erupted all around, with parents displaying goodwill and students looking on with admiration.
Just then, Wang Song led Wang Cheng through the crowd.
"Comrade, I'd like to register my child. His name is Wang Cheng." He pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket.
"What was your ranking?" the female teacher asked routinely.
Wang Song's face darkened, and he said weakly, "The child is a temporary student."
"Extra students" are academically weak students who have connections with school administrators and have paid their way in.
—This is an open secret.
The female teacher's eyes showed contempt. She took out the roster of students transferring from the table and found Wang Cheng's name.
Students are judged solely on their grades, and most students and parents look down on students who attend school outside their registered residence area.
There was complete silence all around. Wang Song blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at the faces of the crowd.
Wang Cheng stared intently at Wang Peng, his heart filled with jealousy.
Wang Peng also noticed his gaze, but seeing his still swollen face, he turned his head away and ignored him.
"Brother Peng, let's go to the dorm." Du Lei sneered.
He also recognized Wang Song and Wang Cheng, but ignored them and pulled Wang Peng out of the crowd.
Wang Peng looked at his note; his class was Class 1, Grade 1, and his dormitory was Room 100.