Chapter 33

After the Chinese exam, Mathematics and Comprehensive Sciences posed even less pressure for Qin Tian.

As long as he didn't make any silly mistakes due to clumsy hands, he felt he should have scored full marks on both.

As for the final subject, English, that was also easily conquered.

Barring any surprises, only the essay portion might have had a few points deducted.

After the two days of exams ended, a vacation was naturally out of the question; classes continued.

After all, for the Grade 12 students, these two days of exam time were already considered a reduction in burden.

At the very least, they didn't have to rise earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs.

Grading would take about two or three days, so the results likely wouldn't be known until next week.

Qin Tian was very much looking forward to seeing the expressions on the teachers' and classmates' faces once the exam results were released.

Over the following few days, the topics the classmates discussed after class almost entirely revolved around this mock exam.

The teachers for each subject hadn't gone over the papers yet, stating they would do so after the results were out.

Consequently, many students who couldn't suppress their curiosity had no choice but to find the top-performing students in each subject to compare answers.

Wu Xin, a top student who had consistently remained in the top ten of the grade, was naturally a hot commodity at a time like this.

Wu Xin was also very happy to compare answers with everyone, because in the process, he could find the sense of superiority that came with being a top student.

He even went so far as to rewrite his entire problem-solving process on the exam papers for each subject.

After estimating, this top student indicated that his total score for this exam should be around 680 points.

This left the classmates in the room astonished, and the crowd of underachievers filled with envy and jealousy.

You have to know, according to the claim that this exam was equivalent in difficulty to the College Entrance Examination, and based on last year's admission cutoffs, his score was completely sufficient to get into a top-ten university in the country.

A little higher, and even Tsinghua University or Peking University wouldn't be impossible.

While everyone was shocked, they also began to feel pity for Qin Tian.

As someone who had long been at the bottom of the class, how was he going to win against this score?

Regarding this, Qin Tian remained calm and composed throughout, doing whatever he needed to do, as if he hadn't taken the exam or the bet with Wu Xin to heart at all.

Seeing this, everyone simply assumed he was like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, having already given up entirely.

Wu Xin, Xu Ying, and the others sneered in their hearts, looking forward to the exam scores coming out quickly so he would lose all face.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

On this Sunday, while other grades were already on holiday, Grade 12 was still having classes.

At noon, Qin Tian and Zhang Peng ate lunch together in the canteen.

"Brother Tian, I heard some classes have already announced one or two subject results. We might get the results for Math and English this afternoon. Are you really that confident?"

Zhang Peng asked in a lowered voice.

He was naturally on Qin Tian's side.

Over the past few days, whenever someone in class expressed doubt about Qin Tian, he would use his own "cannon-mouth" skills to leave those people speechless.

Now, whenever classmates in the room discussed this matter, they would specifically be on guard against him.

Especially Xu Ying and her group, who now avoided Zhang Peng whenever they saw him.

There was no helping it; Zhang Peng might not be good at other things, but this mouth of his was truly formidable—there wasn't a single person in the class who could take him on.

Qin Tian raised his eyes to look at him and retorted, "Have you ever seen me do something I wasn't sure about?"

Zhang Peng curled his lips, thinking to himself that the two of them had done plenty of those in the past.

However, since Qin Tian had become mature and steady recently, it was strangely convincing.

"As long as you're sure, plenty of people in class are waiting to see you make a fool of yourself!"

"I'm just afraid they'll become the joke themselves. Don't worry, just eat your food!"

"Fine, fine, I'm just worrying for nothing, alright!"

Zhang Peng rolled his eyes.

Qin Tian took a big mouthful of rice with the green pepper stir-fried pork that had almost no meat in it, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Zhang Peng, what are your plans after graduation?"

"What plans could I have? You know my grades; there's definitely no chance for university."

Zhang Peng continued, his mouth stuffed with food, speaking indistinctly: "My dad has already arranged everything for me. I have a cousin in Yangcheng who does renovations, and he's planning for me to go over there and learn with him."

So it really was going to be like this...

Qin Tian pondered for a moment and suggested, "Zhang Peng, how about you give it a real effort for these last two months? I'll tutor you, and maybe you'll be able to get into a university."

"Tutor me?"

Zhang Peng was stunned.

Before the results came out, he couldn't simply shake off the impression of Qin Tian as an underachiever.

"What? Don't believe me?"

Qin Tian glared at him.

"That's not it."

Zhang Peng scratched his head and gave a bitter smile: "Brother Tian, you know it; I'm really not cut out for studying. I'm afraid that even if I put in the effort, it'll all be for nothing in the end."

"As long as you're willing to fight for two months, I guarantee you'll definitely have a university to attend. It just depends on whether you're willing or not."

Qin Tian said in a firm tone.

In his past life, he and Zhang Peng could be called brothers in adversity; neither of them had lived very satisfactory lives.

He was better off, at least he had graduated with an undergraduate degree and had a decent job.

Zhang Peng had been even more down-and-out; before he was reborn, he was still working in Yangcheng, and he hadn't even managed to find a wife.

Living a new life, he naturally couldn't let his best friend from his student days end up living so miserably again.

Zhang Peng didn't respond for the moment, eating his food in silence.

"Forget it, you might think it's not very reliable right now. Let's wait until the results come out. Xia Nuannuan has also been studying under my tutoring recently; you can look at her progress before you decide."

Qin Tian added.

"Alright!"

Zhang Peng responded with a chuckle and said, "How about this: if you really win against that brat Wu Xin this time, I'll follow you and work hard for two months to see if I can manage to get into a third-rate university."

"That's a promise!"

Qin Tian's face lit up with joy.

"Yeah, it's a promise. I'll never go back on my word. Damn it, there's no reason you can beat that cocky guy and I can't even manage to get into a university, right?"

"Hahaha..."

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While the two were filling their stomachs in the canteen, Xia Nuannuan was also having lunch at home with her parents.

That's right, her father, Xia Zhengping, had returned from Jiangcheng this morning.

The first moment he saw his daughter, Xia Zhengping frowned, blaming his wife for letting their daughter get so thin.

Upon learning that his precious daughter was actually on a diet again, Xia Zhengping became even more worried.

The College Entrance Examination was almost here; this was the most critical and exhausting time. If she went on a diet now and something went wrong with her health, what would they do?

Consequently, after the family of three sat around the dining table, Xia Zhengping kept piling food onto his daughter's plate.

However, Xia Nuannuan blocked most of it, only eating some green vegetables and lean meat that wasn't too heavy on oil or salt.

Furthermore, she firmly insisted on only eating half a bowl of rice.

"Nuannuan, why on earth are you doing this? Studying is so tiring right now; how can you manage on so little food!"

Xia Zhengping frowned deeply, his face full of seriousness.

"Dad, I'm begging you, please don't mess things up for me. I really want to succeed in losing weight this time."

Xia Nuannuan said with a serious expression.

"No, I don't agree. Even if you want to lose weight, you have to wait until after the College Entrance Examination."

Xia Zhengping flatly rejected it, then suddenly thought of something, his expression darkening slightly: "Nuannuan, tell Dad the truth. Is someone at school bullying you or saying bad things about you? A boy?"

"No, what are you thinking!"

"Really not? Then why are you suddenly so determined to lose weight?"

"Really not, just don't ask anymore. I just want to become thinner and prettier."

"Hmm?"

Seeing his daughter's rosy complexion and the hint of shyness between her brows, Xia Zhengping couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Su Xia, sitting opposite, saw this scene and hurriedly spoke up:

"Old Xia, don't make a fuss out of nothing. She's a girl, seventeen or eighteen years old; how could she not love beauty? If Nuannuan wants to lose weight, let her be. Don't worry, I'll take good care of her!"