The National College Entrance Examination for Adults is a national unified examination for admission to adult higher education institutions in my country. It is an entrance examination for adult higher education institutions to select qualified graduates to enter higher-level academic education.

The target audience for adult higher education entrance examinations mainly includes working professionals, previous graduates, and members of the general public. The academic levels offered include associate's degree (starting from high school), bachelor's degree (starting from high school), and bachelor's degree (starting from associate's degree).

The educational requirements for registration are: for those applying for associate's or bachelor's degrees from high school, applicants need to have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Although a junior high school diploma does not meet this requirement, since a high school diploma is not required for adult college entrance examination registration, a junior high school diploma is also acceptable.

Adult college entrance examination, a term unfamiliar to Chen Bing in her previous life, has frequently come into Chen Bing's ears in the past year or two because of Chen Shichao's registration.

Leaving aside Chen Shichao's various efforts over the past year, today is the day he announces his results.

On this day, the Chen family of three sat around the computer, chatting idly while waiting for the page to refresh.

When it was 4:00 PM, Old Chen swallowed hard and his fingers trembled as he clicked the refresh button.

389!

The total score for the adult college entrance examination is 450 points, so this score can be considered quite high!

The moment he saw the result, Chen Shichao cheered and jumped up from his seat, then picked up Liu Yue beside him and spun her around. He shouted words of joy and pecked his wife's pretty face repeatedly.

"Yay! Hooray! I passed the exam!"

Chen Bing, who was watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but gasp in amazement. He never expected that the unreliable old Chen would actually be so successful and manage to get ashore in one battle.

"In previous years, you could get into the Hotel Management program at Pengcheng University of Technology and Business with a score of just over 350, but this year it's definitely a sure thing!"

After he had had his fill of fun, Chen Shichao put Liu Yue down from his arms and then happily pecked her on the cheek. Since this was indeed a joyous occasion, Liu Yue had no choice but to comply, suppressing her embarrassment with her son watching, and obediently let the old lecher kiss her.

"My baby is so amazing!" Liu Yue said, stroking the back of Chen Shichao's head like she was coaxing a child. Chen Shichao fell for it; he buried his head in his wife's arms and happily cuddled her.

That's right, from today onwards, I, Chen Shichao, am also a top student from a Double First-Class University!

Pengcheng University of Technology and Business, a key university directly under the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, has been a key institution of higher learning since its inception. Since being included in the 211 Project, its educational quality and reputation have risen even higher, making it a truly prestigious university.

Keep in mind that this is a 211 university; for a small county town, this level of education is extremely impressive. Even with Chen Bing's hard work in his previous life, he only ended up getting into an ordinary first-tier university.

"Ah, this is wonderful. I feel like I'm dreaming." After the initial excitement, Chen Shichao smacked his lips, looking up at the ceiling at a 40-50 degree angle, as if recalling the hardships and bitterness of the past year.

"So, Lao Chen, are you going to Pengcheng to study after school starts?"

Although it is a cause for celebration to hope that one's father will succeed, Chen Bing felt somewhat dissatisfied at the thought that Chen Shichao would abandon the family business and go to study far away.

What era are we living in? Are you sure you don't still give me those ancient stories of people abandoning their wives and children to go on study trips and die?

Upon hearing Chen Bing's words, Chen Shichao, the father, unusually displayed an expression of "you just don't understand," and leisurely said, "The kind of university education you mentioned, which involves full-time study, has basically been completely abolished."

Currently, the main ways to study for adult college entrance examinations are correspondence courses and part-time study. To put it simply, I usually study at home, and then go to Pengcheng for one to two weeks of intensive study each semester, which is similar to a business trip.

Besides, I chose hotel management as my major. It's exactly the same as my current business; I can learn through practice, which definitely won't hinder my success.

Chen Bing was genuinely unaware of these things, and he nodded in sudden realization. It seemed that his daily life wouldn't change because of Chen Shichao's advancement to a higher level of education.

"And another thing, you little rascal, stop calling me 'Old Chen' all the time. Hurry up and call me 'Dad' so I can hear it." Chen Shichao, who had finally made something of himself, was able to hold his head high in front of his son. At this moment, he put his hands on his hips and looked very smug.

Out of respect for Chen Shichao over the past year, Chen Bing was somewhat willing to praise him a couple of times, using the term "Dad" in his address.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shichao was even happier. He felt as if he had become a fully inflated balloon, leisurely floating up into the sky.

It's fair to say he'd been waiting a long time for this day to finally get his revenge.

Since returning from working away from home, Chen Shichao gradually sensed something was wrong. He himself had a low level of education, starting work after finishing junior high school. Liu Yue, on the other hand, was even less academically inclined, barely managing to finish junior and senior high school under intense pressure from Liu Wucheng. So why was their child, Chen Bing, so intelligent, born from two such academically challenged individuals?

If he were just an ordinary clever and quick-witted kid, that would be one thing, but this kid is exceptionally gifted. He's not exactly a polymath, but he's certainly a prodigy.

Compared to Liu Yue, Chen Shichao understood his son's intelligence better. Especially after he decided to take the adult college entrance examination, as the depth and breadth of his studies continued to expand, he gained a deeper understanding of the junior and senior high school knowledge that Chen Bing worked on every night.

Calligraphy, performance, finance, computer science, mathematics, literature reading...

So, why is that?

After thinking it over, Chen Shichao suddenly had an idea that startled him.

Could it be that this child isn't my biological child at all?! Could it be that they switched me at the hospital?! Could it be that Yueyue is carrying my secret...?

After having these thoughts, Chen Shichao made a decision that his ancestors had never made before on a sleepless night—a paternity test.

Fortunately, after a long wait, the paternity test results supported the two men's relationship as father and son.

Upon learning this conclusion, Chen Shichao breathed a sigh of relief. After happily having a couple of drinks, he returned home and, fueled by the alcohol, cheerfully asked Chen Bing to call him "Dad."

However, seeing his drunken, slovenly appearance, the other person completely ignored him, only saying, "Going out drinking so late, wait until Yueyue scolds you." Then, Chen Bing lowered his head and continued working on his math test.

Chen Shichao felt a little resentful, thinking to himself, "I'm your father, how dare you talk to me like that?"

He then went over to Chen Bing to see what the kid was writing, only to find a bunch of math problems that he couldn't even understand.

In that instant, Chen Shichao suddenly became much more sober.

While the blood ties are undeniable, how could I possibly be qualified to be Chen Bing's father in a spiritual sense?

First, he went out to work in the year Chen Bing was born, and then became addicted to computers for a whole year after he came back. During this time, Liu Yue took care of Chen Bing without a doubt. But just when she realized her mistake and wanted to take on the responsibility of the family, this guy told her that he had earned more than 1.8 million yuan and gave it to her to start a business.

Therefore, Chen Shichao gradually developed a psychological hurdle: a sense of guilt stemming from being indebted to his children while having made no contribution in return.