Xie Bowen looked calm as he casually placed the long box back on the table. He raised his eyes and said, "We haven't finished checking yet. You're too impatient."
Old man Su curled his lips, thinking that it would be the same whether to check or not.
Only Xie Bowen's daughter was left, and she was a well-known good-for-nothing young lady in Kyoto.
Although he entered the Light of Dawn and won the championship of some elite competition, he had inquired about it and found out that Xie Xihe only had some strength in some unconventional methods. In the real cultural examinations, he either missed the exam or ranked last.
Is it possible that such a person can score higher than his academic grandson?
If that's true, then let alone Tsinghua University and Peking University, even Peking University's Yuan College can be easily entered!
He thought so in his heart, but in front of so many people, even a thick-skinned man like Old Man Su couldn't say it out loud. He could only reluctantly withdraw his hand and said with a nod of his chin: "Then let's check it out. It will only take about a minute or two."
After a minute or two, what belongs to him is still his, and no one can take it away from him!
Thinking of this, Old Man Su was no longer anxious and waited for the final result with peace of mind.
His eyes involuntarily glanced at the ice jade chessboard, the black jade chess pieces, and Mr. Lin's calligraphy.
He had been coveting these three things for a long time, and his heart was burning with excitement at the thought of getting them soon.
The familiar gentle mechanical voice sounded for the seventh time. The administrator followed the prompts and entered Xie Xihe's admission ticket number, ending with #. However, after waiting for a long time, the voice announcing the results did not sound.
The call was suddenly disconnected.
The phone screen fell into darkness, and the manager was stunned: "This..."
The onlookers were also stunned, and asked in surprise, "It was fine after six checks, why is it suddenly not working? What's going on?"
"Hehe, that shouldn't be the case. Even if she did badly on the test, there should be a score. How could we not find it? Old Xie, your daughter wouldn't have skipped the exam without telling you, right?" Old Man Su said with a smile.
Xie Bowen glanced at him and said unhappily, "How could I not know whether my daughter took the exam or not? You always say the worst. Why don't you just say that my daughter did so well that the higher-ups suppressed her results and didn't let them check?"
A burst of laughter rang out, and Old Man Su laughed so hard that he was almost out of breath. "Old Xie, please don't be ridiculous. I've never heard of anyone having their scores suppressed. How good must one be in the exam to not be allowed to check by the score inquiry hotline? Then why didn't you say that the president of National Tsinghua University or Peking University was going to call you soon?"
As if to confirm what Old Man Su said, almost as soon as he finished speaking, the property manager's phone suddenly vibrated.
An unfamiliar number appeared on the phone screen.
The administrator was stunned and paused for a long time before pressing the answer button.
Without the hands-free mode on, everyone couldn't hear what the other party and the administrator were saying, but they could see the administrator's expression constantly changing, and his eyes were directly glued to Xie Bowen.
Countless speculations flashed through everyone's minds.
"Oh, okay, please wait a moment. Her father is right next to us. I'll have him answer the phone."
He took the phone and handed it to Xie Bowen, his eyes shining as he said, "This is President Zhou Muzhou of Peking University. I want to talk to you, Mr. Xie."
Xie Bowen thought of something almost immediately, and his heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless as he took the phone calmly.
Old Man Jiang and the others were both surprised and curious, almost scratching their heads, and immediately whispered, "Hands-free, turn on hands-free."
Xie Bowen glanced at Old Man Su, smiled, and pressed the hands-free button as he was told.
"Hello, are you the father of Xie Xihe and Xie classmate? I am Zhou Mu, the president of Peking University. Sorry to bother you." The other party's enthusiastic and gentle voice came from the loudspeaker, and everyone looked at each other in surprise.
Old Man Su's face changed instantly, and he almost couldn't resist the urge to step forward and hang up the phone.
But Xie Yi had already moved sideways, standing between Xie Bowen and Old Man Su, preventing him from moving forward.
Old Man Su's face turned dark.
Zhou Mu continued, "Well, I want to ask you where Xie Xihe is now. Is he with you? If it's convenient, I'd like to come over and talk to you in person."
After a pause, he said, "Regarding the question about Xie's volunteer application."
He quickly added, "The Peking University administration has already drawn up preliminary conditions for the award. If you and Mr. Xie have any specific requests, please feel free to raise them. We will do our best to meet them."
"You've probably heard that Beijing University always gives preferential treatment to outstanding students, and it places even greater value on outstanding students like Xie. As long as she's willing to choose Beijing University, everything can be discussed."
Now, not to mention everyone else, even Xie Bowen, who had guessed his daughter had done well in the exam, was a little frightened. He swallowed hard and asked, "So, Principal Zhou, how many points did my daughter Xihe get? Why can't we find out even if we call the score inquiry hotline?"
A crisp slapping sound came from the loudspeaker. Principal Zhou slapped himself on the forehead and laughed, "Sorry, sorry, I was so busy talking about volunteering that I forgot about this."
"Look, Xie's results came out yesterday, but for some reason, they're being kept secret for now."
"I originally wanted to talk to Ms. Xie before making the announcement, but we've been calling her all day and haven't been able to get through to her. Her agent won't share any information either. So I can only have people monitor the score checking hotline and website. I'm not going to contact you as soon as I get the news."
"As for Xie Xihe's results..."
Zhou Mu paused, and the sound of deep breathing could be faintly heard. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and concentrate, their eyes never leaving the phone in Xie Bowen's hand.
It seemed like just a few seconds, or like an eternity had passed. Just when everyone's hearts were in their throats, Zhou Mu finally spoke again. His voice was slow and deep. He said, "Exam candidate Xie Xihe, Chinese 150, Math 150, English 150, Physics 100, Chemistry 100, Geography 100."
"Total score," Zhou Mu took another deep breath and announced, "750 points."
boom!
Everyone only felt that a huge thunder exploded in their minds, making them dizzy and their vision went blank.
Even Xie Bowen was no exception. His fingers and lips trembled, and his voice trembled as he said, "What...what? I didn't hear clearly. Principal Zhou, can you tell me again? What score did my daughter get on the exam?"
"750 points." Zhou Mu replied good-temperedly, smiling, "Mr. Xie, your daughter Xie Xihe scored a perfect 750 points in this year's college entrance examination, making her the top scorer in the Kyoto exam. Congratulations to Xie, and to you as well."
Xie Bowen couldn't help but cover his head.
It’s no use. He felt like he was going to have another cerebral hemorrhage. He slowly...
He stretched out his hand towards Xie Yi and said, "Xiao Yi, come, help me sit down, I need to take it easy."
Xie Yi was also confused, and reflexively held Xie Bowen's hand. He finally came to his senses after Xie Bowen sat down, and immediately said, "A perfect top scorer?! WTF!!!"
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