Chen Fang laughed so hard she bent over. What kind of trouble had this child gotten herself into?!
The fat man found it increasingly amusing: "So from then on, Xu Damao lost the right to bathe the child. Now it's Qin Jingru who does it."
Chen Fang stood outside for a while, letting the wind blow on her, which cleared her mind a bit, before going back inside to do her test papers.
At first, she was very resistant, but later, seeing how much the fat man valued it, and remembering the things he often told them, "important things should be said three times," and thinking about all the little things the siblings had done together over the years, she really started to value it too.
The fat guy is a really good teacher; even little Chen Mengqi can understand some of the questions.
This was a huge blow to Chen Fang, who was the younger aunt, and she was forced to get involved as well.
After finishing junior high school, it was time to move on to high school; Chen Fang discovered that the higher she went in school, the more math it involved. Physics is inseparable from mathematics, and so is chemistry.
And as she studied, she actually experienced the "joy of solving a big problem".
But math is still so hard! Ugh!
The fat man graded the papers: "Hmm, you've improved a lot compared to yesterday. You even solved one of the big questions. Adding that to the previous ones, you've improved by almost 20 points! Third Sister, do you know what 20 points means?"
Chen Fang rubbed her throbbing head: "Huh? I don't know."
The fat man sighed: "The college entrance exam is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. I estimate there will be millions of test takers this year!"
Chen Fang exclaimed in surprise: "Several million?"
"Yes, no less than five million. Five million people take the college entrance exam, but how many will actually be admitted? I don't know..."
Actually, the fat guy knew. From November 28th to December 25th this year, approximately 5.7 million people across the country took the college entrance examination, and ultimately 273,000 were admitted to universities.
Whether Chen Fang can become one of these 273,000 people depends entirely on her math score.
The fat man patiently analyzed for her: "What will the exams cover? Is it only Chinese, math, politics, and physics and chemistry? Let me ask you, how many points did you get on your politics test last time?"
Politics these days is hard to learn. Not that it's difficult in general, but the past exam questions are hard to come by.
Chen Fang was unaware that many of the test papers the fat man made for her were obtained by him from Director Wang through shameless begging.
They didn't even dare to ask the Great Spiritual Guide (implied meaning) for it.
They're in charge of science and technology and education now, and for him to come knocking on their door asking for college entrance exam review materials, isn't his intention more obvious than a flea on a bald man's head?
What if a high-ranking official asks again, "How did you know about the college entrance exam?"
The fat guy would have died then and there...
But it's different for Director Wang. He doesn't have those concerns. It's just a matter of getting some review materials.
"Fatty, listen up! One set of materials for a plate of braised sea cucumber with scallions. No bargaining. I just love your zoo-style braised sea cucumber with scallions!"
"..."
Chen Fang took the political exam last time, well, she did take it, she was too embarrassed to even mention it, つ﹏?.
She only scored 40 points in politics, which shows how reactionary she is!
The fat man suppressed a laugh and comforted her, saying, "Third sister, don't be too sad. It's hard to get a high score in politics, and it's just as hard to get a low score. Take Liu Haizhong from our backyard for example. He cares about national affairs every day. Even if you asked him to get a 70, he wouldn't be able to!"
Everyone says that politics is all about rote memorization, but the question is, what exactly do you memorize?
This isn't 2023 anymore, there's no "Five-Year College Entrance Examination, Three-Year Simulation" anymore, just one book. Even if you memorize it all, what good will it do?
Chen Fang seemed to understand: "You mean even if you study politics very well, it's not easy to get a high score, so it's better not to spend too much time on it, right?"
The fat man gave a thumbs-up approvingly: "My third sister is indeed incredibly intelligent. The same principle applies to Chinese. Most candidates don't have a bad foundation in Chinese, so getting a low score is difficult, but getting a high score is even more difficult."
This year's college entrance examination consisted of only five subjects, each with a maximum score of 100 points. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the minimum admission score for both arts and sciences in Beijing will be 330 points.
Even if Chen Fang scores 80 in Chinese and 70 in Politics, that's only 150 points. Where will she find the remaining 180 points? From Math, of course!
"Neither Chinese nor Politics can drag down your score; the only subject that can truly help you improve is Math! Let me ask you, what is the most distinctive feature of this subject?"
Features? Chen Fang really didn't know.
The fat man lamented, "Me? All I can do when I see a big question is write a solution!"
Pfft... Chen Fang laughed so hard she fell face-first onto the table, making a "goose goose goose" sound, her shoulders shaking violently with laughter.
If you don't know Chinese or Politics, you can make it up. If you don't know Math, all you can do is write down a solution, right?
Do you have a solution? No!
"In math, the goal of top students is to get a perfect score, while the goal of struggling students is to pass."
Chen Fang finally managed to stop laughing, blinked, squeezed out tears of laughter, and asked, "A top student? A poor student?"
She understood the answer to the question without the fat man's prompting. It was another new word she had never heard before, yet it was surprisingly easy to understand upon reflection. She was that academic underachiever.
Back then, in the college entrance examination for mathematics, most people who were good at mathematics only scored around 70 points, and very few people could score 80 points.
For example, consider the problem: 2^x + 2^(x + 1) + 2^(x + 2). Find the value of x.
Do you think this question is difficult? Nowadays, it's a middle school level question. Good students can figure out the answer as soon as they see the question: 2^x(1+2+4) \\u003d7, so x\\u003d0.
But on this year's college entrance exam, it's worth 7 points!
Those born in the 80s and 90s know that one point can draw up a thousand troops, let alone seven points in seven major categories.
The fat man's advice to Chen Fang was to focus on improving her math score. He believed that if she could get 80 points in math, she could pass even if she only got 50 points in the other two subjects.
People who have truly studied physics and chemistry in this era are extremely rare.
Physics is a subject that tests your understanding of the whole system. It involves both applying formulas and expressing your thinking, and it's also closely related to mathematics. It looks difficult, but if you just want to pass, there are still many strategies you can follow.
In another timeline, the fat boy suffered terribly from physics. It had been his Achilles' heel since junior high, all the way into college, and he even faced the risk of failing a course at one point!
But that's precisely why he remembers the course so vividly. Now, using the same techniques to instruct Chen Fang is a piece of cake.
As for chemistry, it's even simpler. At this stage, chemistry mainly relies on rote memorization; you must memorize all sorts of chemical "common sense."
The fat man simply wrote Chen Fang a chemistry review notebook and told her not to look at the book anymore, but to just memorize it.
If you can memorize it all, I can't guarantee an 80, but a 70 is definitely within reach.
If he still can't beat others even with cheat codes, Fatty will go buy a block of tofu... No joke, he's serious!
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