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Chapter 124

~14 min read 2,687 words

Mentioning the college entrance exam results, Li Ran saw that Li Heng and Zhang Zhiyong didn't look nervous at all, and couldn't help but ask: "Hey, this is the biggest thing in the first half of your lives. Why do I feel like you don't really care?"

Zhang Zhiyong slurped down a bowl of herbal tea, twisted his mouth and said: "As long as I have a university to go to, I'm not picky about which one. I have no desires and no demands, heh."

Li Ran looked at Li Heng: "What about you? Where do you want to go most?"

Li Heng also had an indifferent look: "Anywhere is fine."

Li Ran thought for a while, and said with a bit of envy: "That's true. With your ability and fame, you can go to any university in the country. It doesn't really matter which one you go to; an academic degree is just an embellishment. No one can cover up your brilliance."

Just as the group was talking, the English teacher returned after making the call. Her expression wasn't particularly good, and she looked at Li Heng, wanting to speak but stopping several times.

Seeing this, Li Heng had almost guessed the answer, "Teacher, didn't I get into Peking University?"

The English teacher sighed: "Missed it by one point."

Zhang Zhiyong yelled: "Just! Just missed by one point?"

The English teacher nodded, "Seeing Mai Sui didn't have good luck either; she missed it by 2 points."

These words reminded Li Heng of the dream Seeing Mai Sui had told him about in Beijing. In the dream, she missed it by two points. He didn't expect this kind of bad luck to actually come true.

Feeling that the teacher was sadder than he was, Li Heng comforted her instead, "It's okay, Teacher. Fudan is Fudan. Peking, Tsinghua, Fudan, and Jiao Tong, right? Fudan isn't that bad either."

(A brief explanation: Peking University can't be attended, and everyone is tired of Sun Yat-sen University, so Sanyue also wants to break through himself, so he changed it to Fudan. Correspondingly, following the outline, Xiao Han is changed to Shanghai Medical College, and Seeing Mai Sui and Sun Manning are also changed to Fudan.)

The English teacher glanced at him, then turned to Zhang Zhiyong, "Your first choice, Beijing Forestry University, didn't accept you, but Shanghai University of International Business and Economics should be no problem."

Zhang Zhiyong said happily: "As long as Shanghai University of International Business and Economics is no problem, Master Heng, our brothers can be in the same city again."

Saying this, the blockhead used his soda to clink hard with Li Heng's.

Li Heng said with a smile: "That's great. Let's continue fighting side by side."

The English teacher ate this meal quite gloomily. After finishing the meal and finding a hotel to stay in, she didn't want to wait a moment longer. She went straight to Li Heng's room and said to Zhang Zhiyong next to him: "You go out for a bit, I have something to discuss with him."

"Alright." Zhang Zhiyong left happily, not forgetting to close the door on his way out.

The English teacher walked to his front, aura fully unleashed, and asked very seriously: "Are you really not going to Peking University?"

Li Heng shook his head: "Teacher, really no need. I said I'd follow heaven's will."

The English teacher was particularly puzzled: "Song Yu ranked 9th in the province for liberal arts and has already been confirmed to have gotten into Peking University. Chen Zijin is also in Beijing. Don't you like them? Why not go?"

She wanted a reason.

Deep down, she really hoped Li Heng would go to Beijing.

Looking at each other, Li Heng phrased it: "'Harvest' magazine is in Shanghai, which is very beneficial to my writing career. Who knows, I might even be able to get to know Elder Ba."

The English teacher narrowed her eyes and asked sharply: "Is that really it?"

Li Heng said: "That's really it."

The English teacher stared fixedly at him for a long, long time, and finally took a deep breath and said: "Since that's the case, then go to Fudan. It just so happens that Shuheng is also teaching at Fudan. You can ask her to take care of you appropriately when the time comes."

Li Heng finally knew where her best friend was: "The Yu Shuheng in the photo?"

The English teacher tossed her hair, "That's her."

After saying this, she warned: "She's not me. Her status is unusual, and she's not that easy to talk to. Don't make any frivolous moves."

Li Heng was speechless and argued dissatisfiedly: "When have I ever been frivolous?"

The English teacher didn't say anything, just crossed her arms and looked at him sideways without blinking.

Li Heng was ashamed. He had only glanced a few times; that was a man's instinct, okay?

Who told you to be so eye-catching?

Who told you to be so attractive?

Is it a mistake to accidentally take a look?

What a sin! A sin!

Li Heng repented for a while and timely changed the subject: "Seeing Mai Sui's second choice is Fudan. Is it okay to go there?"

The English teacher had a strange look in her eyes, "Why? Song Yu didn't work out, so you're aiming for Seeing Mai Sui?"

Li Heng slapped his forehead with his right hand and flopped onto the bed: "Teacher, you really... I don't even know how to talk to you anymore. You really are good at wronging people."

Never having seen him so helpless, the English teacher laughed instead, then sat on the chair, "Actually, I still don't quite believe that you are going to Shanghai just for 'Harvest' magazine."

Li Heng tilted his head and looked at her, "It's the same wherever I go, isn't it? Besides..."

The English teacher pressed: "Besides what?"

Li Heng sighed and said: "Besides, Beijing is the Chen family's territory. Even if I go, I won't have much of an achievement. Zijin won't easily allow me to get close to Song Yu. Jumping out of this circle is actually better."

Chen Zijin was good in every way, and one could say she poured her heart and soul out for him. But after all, she was born into an official's family since childhood. Influenced by what she saw and heard, when she played tricks, they were traceless, and he couldn't grasp the clues at all.

In his previous life, Song Yu had clearly been moved twice and was willing to marry him, willing to get a marriage certificate with him, but the result was that both times it was ruined by Chen Zijin.

Alright, ruined is ruined. With Song Yu's proud and reserved nature, it was easy for Chen Zijin to find weaknesses to attack.

But the problem was, Song Yu didn't hate Chen Zijin afterward and still kept close contact with her, which was a bit puzzling to him.

In this regard, Xiao Han and Song Yu were completely different. She wouldn't fear the power of Chen Zijin's family, giving not an inch, fighting for every inch. The two women fought back and forth, once reaching a state of being incompatible like fire and water.

It made it look like he was close to three women, but the household register was empty. In the end, it was Comrade Li Jianguo who forced him to choose one to marry before he passed away.

Seeing that his mind was made up, the English teacher didn't force him anymore, but instead chatted with him about many things at school.

This year, Shaodong No. 1 Middle School was incredible. Yang Yingwen took the provincial top spot in science with an absolute high score of over 700.

Song Yu was 9th in the province for liberal arts, and Xiao Feng was 23rd. It seemed like the two women's rankings were separated by more than 10 places, but the total score only differed by 7 points.

Chen Lijun got her wish and got into her dream university, Renmin University, and Liu Li also made it into Renmin University by the skin of her teeth.

Zou Aiming failed the exam, missing Renmin University by 11 points.

As for Xiao Han, Li Heng originally wanted to ask, but he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would reveal the truth and be guessed by the English teacher that his insistence on going to Shanghai was for Xiao Han.

That afternoon, the English teacher splurged and gave up on writing letters, directly dialing her best friend's home phone.

"Dong dong dong!"

"Dong dong dong!"

Perhaps the person was far from the landline, and it wasn't answered until it rang 6 times. A pleasant voice came from the other side: "Hello."

"Shuheng, it's me."

Wang Runwen identified herself.

Yu Shuheng looked at the receiver in her hand, sat elegantly on the sofa, and asked: "Aren't you accompanying him to Dujiangyan? Why do you still have time to call me?"

Wang Runwen said: "That's past. I'm in Yongzhou now, and I plan to go to the Liu Hou Shrine tomorrow morning."

Yu Shuheng was curious: "How many chapters has he written?"

Wang Runwen said: "Currently written Daoist Pagoda, Mogao Caves, Sunshine Snow, Hidden Spring in the Sand Dunes, and Dujiangyan, a total of 5 chapters."

Yu Shuheng pondered and asked: "Are you really watching him write?"

Wang Runwen retorted: "Why? Do you suspect he's faking it?"

Yu Shuheng smiled with dignity, "Don't be so protective. I was just asking casually."

Wang Runwen said coldly: "Don't even have suspicions."

Yu Shuheng poured herself a cup of tea, drank a sip unhurriedly, and then asked: "The college entrance exam results are out today, is it because of this?"

Wang Runwen said: "He missed Peking University by one point."

Yu Shuheng said: "Got it."

Wang Runwen said: "But he doesn't want to go to Peking University; he wants to come to Fudan."

Yu Shuheng asked: "What's the reason?"

Wang Runwen told her about the 'Harvest' magazine matter.

Yu Shuheng didn't make a sound after hearing it and continued to savor the tea.

After waiting for a while without getting a reply, Wang Runwen asked: "You don't believe it either?"

Yu Shuheng offered advice: "Through your letters over the past six months, I can already imagine what kind of person he is. If he can temporarily put down Song Yu, there must be other calculations.

Screen the female students from your school who got into Shanghai this year and see if there are any who can rival Song Yu in appearance. If there are, and they usually have interactions with him, then it's ten to one that the trick is here."

Hearing this, Wang Runwen thought of Xiao Han immediately.

After all, Song Yu and Xiao Han were known as the peerless twin beauties of No. 1 Middle School. Xiao Han's appearance and temperament were not much behind Song Yu's. The two women could be said to be evenly matched, each with their own merits.

If she remembered correctly, Xiao Han was from the front town and came from the same place as him.

Once this thought arose, the suspicion in Wang Runwen's heart immediately soared.

And the second suspect was Seeing Mai Sui, but Li Heng had already denied it vehemently just now.

Thinking of this, Wang Runwen said: "Hang up for a moment, I'll make a call to ask the school."

Ending the call, the English teacher thought for a while and called the head teacher of Class 206, asking as soon as she opened her mouth: "Old Yang, are you busy? Let me ask you something."

Teacher Yang said: "Go ahead."

The English teacher said: "Where did Xiao Han from your class get into this year?"

"Our class? Xiao Han? You don't even teach her, why are you asking about her?" Teacher Yang said so, but still tucked the receiver to his neck and began searching with both hands.

"Don't worry about it, I'll treat you and your wife to a meal when I get back." Wang Runwen said so.

Xiao Han's grades were good, and it took almost no time to find them. Teacher Yang said: "Xiao Han's first choice is Shanghai Medical College, and her grades are quite a bit above the cutoff line."

Wang Runwen confirmed once: "Are you sure it's Shanghai Medical College?"

Teacher Yang said: "Very stable."

Wang Runwen asked again: "Does Li Heng from Class 204 come to your class often?"

Teacher Yang asked back: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that Li Heng and Xiao Han have an affair?"

Wang Runwen said: "You answer first."

Teacher Yang recalled, "Not often in the past, but he has come relatively frequently this semester. He often comes to chat with Yang Yingwen and Xiao Han."

"Alright, I know, hanging up."

"Eh eh, don't hang up, you haven't said why... tu tu tu." Before Teacher Yang finished speaking, the phone was full of busy signals, and he immediately started complaining.

Hanging up as she said, Wang Runwen called her best friend in Shanghai again, saying as soon as she opened her mouth: "Your analysis was indeed correct, there really is such a person."

Yu Shuheng just smiled after hearing it, without much reaction, but said: "Why don't you come to Shanghai to teach? I'll help you find a school."

Wang Runwen refused: "Not coming, we'll talk about it later."

Then the English teacher added: "Since I already owe you a favor, let's add one more. I have a student, we have a good relationship, named Seeing Mai Sui. She missed Peking University by 2 points this year, also a victim of bad luck. Please keep an eye on her."

Hearing this, Yu Shuheng found paper and pen and asked: "How do you write the specific name?"

The English teacher said: "'Mai' as in wheat, 'Sui' as in ear of grain, Seeing Mai Sui."

Yu Shuheng noted it down, put down the pen, and said: "Li Heng can't be considered owing a favor. A person like him is a treasure to any school wherever he goes. As long as he identifies himself, there are plenty of schools fighting to have him. As for Seeing Mai Sui, you pay for the meal next time we meet."

The English teacher said: "I haven't finished yet. When he arrives in Shanghai, help me take care of him secretly."

Yu Shuheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, asking: "What's the price?"

The English teacher laughed coldly, "He loves beauties, especially those like you with full marks in temperament. That's the most valuable."

Yu Shuheng slowly turned the teacup in her hand and said casually: "Keep it for yourself, I don't think much of him."

"That's it then. Phone bills are expensive, hanging up."

"Mm."

PS: Sun Yat-sen University, I'm indeed tired of it.

However, Fudan University is also not bad. I read a lot of old materials about Shanghai some time ago, and today I specifically bought 5 books. I have confidence in breaking through, and even more confidence in writing out that small alley flavor of Shanghai. Sanyue is serious now, big bosses can believe in me.

Also: My outline has been laid out until 2008. After all, as the last urban novel of the era, Sanyue has really put heart into perfecting all the outlines and detailed outlines. Just the materials alone are over 70,000 words. Seeing this, big bosses can look forward to it. Don't worry about the gains and losses of one city or one pool. The timeline is very long, and all the heroines will definitely have plenty of scenes.

Also, please understand more. Not writing about Beijing is fine; Shanghai will be just as brilliant.

Sigh, I hope this text won't be swallowed. I'm so afraid that the big bosses won't see the explanation and misunderstand me.

Because the chapter modification permission is locked, it can't be changed in the front. I specifically explain it here, sorry.

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