"First in the grade? Ji Xia, didn't you say you did only so-so?"
Yang Cuiqin turned around in surprise, and Ji Xia smiled awkwardly: "I think it's just average, these questions are all quite simple."
A large group of people's eyes fell on Ji Xia, their expressions complicated, unsure how to describe their feelings.
Why did they find it difficult, while Ji Xia said it was too easy? Is this the confidence of a top student?
Ji Xia also looked at the grades, and felt somewhat disappointed when she saw the report card.
In 1979, the entrance examination for the highest institution of learning emphasized "general education" and did not distinguish between arts and sciences. Candidates had to take tests not only in Chinese, mathematics, and English, but also in physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, and politics.
Of course, top universities do not differentiate between arts and sciences, while ordinary universities do, but their midterm exams cover all eight subjects.
Ji Xia excels in five subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, Chinese, and foreign languages, consistently scoring above 70 or 80 points, totaling 398. However, her scores in politics, history, geography, and biology are lower, with three subjects scoring less than 200 points.
The reason for this was that she asked Su Yujing and Rong Zhirou to get her practice questions and test papers created by teachers from various schools, mainly in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and Chinese. She had a solid foundation in English from her previous life, and for the other three subjects, she relied entirely on reading textbooks.
This score would have been quite secure in the 1977 college entrance examination, with many schools having admission scores in the 200s.
However, the college entrance examination scores increased significantly in 1978 and 1979, with some schools raising their admission scores by more than 100 points. Will they continue to rise in 1979? She estimated that they would, so this score is still quite risky.
She stared at the score, frowning as she thought for a while. Yang Cuiqin smiled and said, "Why are you so serious? You got the highest score. If you get this score in the college entrance exam, you'll definitely get in."
Ji Xia shook her head: "That's not necessarily true. Did you know that in this June's college entrance exam, one school's admission score increased by more than 100 points compared to last year? The science score rose from 210 to 340, and the arts score rose from 230 to 365. Ordinary schools generally saw an increase of more than 50 points. Can you guess how much the score will increase next year?"
Yang Cuiqin's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you know?"
Ji Xia shook her head with a wry smile: "Of course, I had someone investigate."
The students around him turned pale upon hearing this. With prices rising so much, how could the test takers possibly survive?
After class, Ji Xia walked out with her books in her arms. Gao Yuanlong shamelessly walked up to her and asked, "Ji Xia, your grades have improved so quickly. How did you do that?"
At the beginning of the semester, Ji Xia's grades were only average, struggling to pass. But after only two months, she was already first in her grade.
Ji Xia smiled faintly: "I asked a few friends to buy some review materials in the provincial capital, and I also got some test papers from some school teachers. I did it by doing practice questions and test papers every day."
Gao Yuanlong's eyes lit up: "Will this work?"
"Why is it ineffective? Just look at history, geography, politics, and biology. You can't even pass these three subjects without any supplementary materials. For the other five subjects, I did more than a month of practice questions. The more types of questions you do, the better your problem-solving skills and speed will be."
"So, where did you get these questions and papers?"
"I got these exam papers from the provincial capital, Beijing, and even from graduating class teachers. I asked several friends to help me get them."
"Then, could I borrow your test paper and questions to copy?"
Gao Yuanlong shamelessly pleaded, raising his hands: "Also, I have some close relatives and brothers in the provincial capital. I can get you the exam questions and papers to copy."
"Okay, it's a deal?"
"Then I'll stay after class this afternoon and borrow your test paper to copy?"
Chen Jing was standing at the school gate picking up Ji Xia from school when he saw Ji Xia walking out with a refined-looking boy.
The boy had a buzz cut, a clean-cut face, and wore a nearly new shirt and trousers with a thin men's jacket made in a small workshop over it. He also had a shiny silver Hero fountain pen clipped to his chest pocket, making him clearly a city dweller.
Chen Jing suddenly felt uneasy. This person had a similar temperament to Lin Haodong, but his family background was obviously much better than Lin Haodong's. Why was he bothering Ji Xia?
Chen Jing was most wary of boys with similar temperament to Lin Haodong, because he knew that Ji Xia had liked this type of boy for a long time.
Now that their wedding day is not far off, someone is trying to seduce them with their good looks again?
He frowned and stared at Gao Yuanlong with a sinister look for a long time, until Ji Xia and Gao Yuanlong were almost out of the school gate.
"A-Xia—"
He couldn't help but raise his arm and shout loudly at Ji Xia, who then turned around.
Ji Xia glanced at Chen Jing and smiled faintly, "My boyfriend is here, goodbye."
"goodbye!"
Gao Yuanlong watched Ji Xia's departing figure with lingering affection, then his gaze met Chen Jing's.
He frowned, staring at Chen Jing from afar for a while before finally looking away.
Gao Yuanlong knew Chen Jing; they used to attend the same school. Chen Jing was quite famous in middle school, a notorious troublemaker.
Gao Yuanlong had seen Chen Jing's appearance before. He spoke in a roguish manner and was a troublesome hoodlum in school. After graduation, he didn't go back to his hometown to do farm work properly; instead, he just hung out in the black market.
Does Ji Xia's family know that she has found such a boyfriend?
With her grades, she had a great chance of going to university, yet she chose a petty hoodlum as her boyfriend? The two of them look completely mismatched.
No, he subtly reminded her this afternoon that he'd heard married students wouldn't be admitted to the college entrance exam next year, and that she should definitely be careful.
Gao Yuanlong turned and went to the bicycle shed behind the wall. Only then did Chen Jing look away and push his bicycle out.
Sitting on the back of the bicycle, Ji Xia happily shared her midterm exam results with Chen Jing, taking a while to process what she had just learned.
"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood today? What happened?"
"I met a shameless man who tried to steal my things."
Chen Jing's face darkened, and Ji Xia was immediately shocked upon hearing this: "Robbery? You encountered robbers? How many of them? Are you injured?"
As she spoke, she reached out and touched his waist and back, her worry dispelling much of the gloom in Chen Jing's heart.
He turned around and chuckled softly, "What? Worried about me?"
"Nonsense, you're my man. If I'm not worried about you, why would I be worried about the robbers?"
"Oh, I remember now, you said you encountered someone, right? You dared to rob someone all by yourself? Was he very skilled? Did you fight him?"
"What? What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. Say it again?"
Ji Xia's words made Chen Jing very happy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
"I'm asking you, have you fought him? Is he very skilled?"
"Not this sentence, but a few sentences before it."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia frowned and pondered for a moment: "The first few sentences? You encountered someone? And someone dared to rob you?"
"No, not this sentence, but the two sentences before that."
Chen Jing tried hard to suppress the smile on his lips, but he wasn't very successful. Ji Xia held his face and looked at him suspiciously from the side.
"What else is there? You're my man? I'm more worried about the robbers than you?"
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