Wu Yuxue and the others boarded the train to Yanjing.
They went back to do internships; none of them planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam. They wanted to enter the workforce and earn money as soon as possible.
The group agreed that if Zhou Chen got into Yanjing, they would get together again.
After seeing off my old classmate,
Zhou Chen returned to school. After arriving at his class, his classmates were saying that the results of the mock exam set by the city might be released in the afternoon.
Everyone is curious to see what kind of results they will get this time.
People like Li Kaile were just there for the ride, not holding any hope, but they took this mock exam very seriously because, in Li Kaile's mind, if Zhou Chen did well, it meant he did well too.
Moreover, this guy is a bit of a jerk. Even though he saw a female classmate who usually ranks at the top of the class in mock exams with red eyes after the exam, indicating that she probably didn't do well, he still went up to her and asked how she did. Then, to kill her, he said: "Was it that hard? Brother Chen said it was okay."
He managed to catch at least three female classmates, who chased him for two miles in anger.
As a result, Zhou Chen also received resentful looks from his female classmates.
This kid is just stirring up trouble for us, he's really asking for it.
Salaries must be halved; we can't pay that much.
Before the second period in the afternoon, the homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie, came to the classroom and brought a report card.
The mock exam results are really out!
"This mock exam not only ranked students across the school, but also ranked them across the city."
Wu Yingjie's words caused an uproar in the class.
This is the first time in history that a city-wide ranking has been implemented. Previously, people were concerned about their ranking within their school, but now, they are more concerned about their ranking among all senior high school students in the city.
"Teacher, does our school have any students who rank in the top ten in the city?"
A student raised his hand and asked a question.
Everyone wants to know the answer to this question, even though they know the probability is extremely low, or even impossible, they are still curious and hold onto a sliver of hope.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yingjie did not answer immediately.
The other students in the class started discussing it, saying that the difficulty of this exam had increased significantly. It would be difficult for a small county high school like Fanjia County No. 1 High School to compete with the senior students in the city. In addition, this time it included the entire city, with at least seven or eight thousand senior students in total. There were at least eight hundred top students, if not a thousand. The competition for the top ten was unimaginable. Let alone making it into the top ten, even making it into the top one hundred would be extremely impressive.
Such a person, even with a difference of just one point, could be hundreds of places ahead of the rest.
Ding ding ding!
Wu Yingjie tapped the table, and all the discussion instantly ceased.
Under everyone's gaze, Wu Yingjie smiled slightly and said, "You're all curious whether anyone from our school has made it into the top ten in the city's overall rankings, right? I can tell you the answer now: someone has done it!"
What!
Upon hearing this, the class erupted in excitement once again. A student from their Fanjia County was among the top ten in the city! Who was it? Who was so amazing to make it into the top ten? It was terrifying.
Some people immediately turned their attention to Zhou Chen, thinking it might be him, given that Zhou Chen had ranked first in two consecutive mock exams.
Some people looked at other students who were doing well in their studies, but most of them looked at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen remained calm and showed no significant reaction to the news.
Li Kaile, who was sitting next to Chen, was trembling with excitement, not from fear. "Brother Chen, is that you? That person must be you, right? That's amazing! Top ten in the city!"
"Ahem... Teacher Wu hasn't announced it yet, so don't get excited."
Looking at Li Kaile's pathetic appearance, Zhou Chen felt both helpless and amused. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Li Kaile had ranked in the top ten in the city.
"I won't say who made it into the top ten in the city yet; I'll save that for last. Now, let me announce our class's mock exam results."
"Zhou Jiayang, total score 455, Chinese 90, Mathematics 88..."
"Liu Chang, total score 478, Chinese 87, Mathematics 76..."
As each student's score was announced, most were around 400, and even the top students in the class did not break 500.
As for the city-wide rankings, Wu Yingjie didn't mention any of them.
Some students couldn't help but ask why the city-wide rankings weren't read out. As a result, Wu Yingjie told everyone a cruel truth: only the top 100 were recorded in the city-wide rankings, and the rest were not ranked.
"It turns out that only those who rank in the top 100 are eligible for ranking."
"It's so heartbreaking. Those of us with low scores don't even deserve to be ranked."
Many students sighed, but they had to admit that the rankings were based on grades. If you don't have the ability, you don't deserve to be ranked, which is reasonable.
While understandable, it still left many people feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Soon, almost all the names in the class had been read out.
Besides Zhou Chen
Yes, only Zhou Chen's results remain; Wu Yingjie's results have not yet been released.
The reason Wu Yingjie didn't disclose it is simple: Zhou Chen may have ranked in the top ten of the list, or he may have underperformed and didn't do well on the exam.
Just as many people were eagerly waiting and listening,
Wu Yingjie's voice rang out calmly:
"Zhou Chen, total score: 735, Chinese: 147, Mathematics: 147, Foreign Language: 150..."
"Zhou Chen is ranked first in the city."
Whoosh...
Number one in the city!
A total score of 735!
At that moment, all the students in the class were stunned by the news.
They had considered that Zhou Chen might be among the top ten in the city, but they never imagined that Zhou Chen would come out as the top student in the city.
To put this into perspective, Zhou Chen is the first among thousands of senior high school students.
In the context of the college entrance examination, that would be the top scorer in the city.
The classroom fell into a deathly silence.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that the dazed sound broke the silence, and everyone looked at Zhou Chen, giving him a thumbs up.
Zhou Chen touched his nose. He got the highest score in the city?
He was also surprised. He knew he had done well on the exam, but he never thought he would get first place in the whole city.
By chance, something I once thought about—to bring honor to Wu Yingjie—came to fruition.
However, it is indeed a good thing.
In this way, his and Lu Ye's business of selling genuine exam papers will be more convincing, and with his reputation, it will attract a large number of students and parents to buy them.
A sure win of both fame and fortune!
If he achieves the top score in the province during the college entrance examination, he may bring this career directly into the view of parents and students across the country.
now,
Standing in front of the classroom, Wu Yingjie, Zhou Chen's homeroom teacher, felt extremely proud and honored. His student, whom he had high hopes for, had achieved such outstanding results, making him, as a teacher, feel like he was dreaming.
Only he knew the immense impact Zhou Chen's performance had this time.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire education sector in Fengcheng City, from principals to leaders, is discussing and paying attention to Zhou Chen, a high school senior repeating his senior year.
As for the principal of a high school, needless to say, his phone was practically ringing off the hook because of Zhou Chen, this student.
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