Chapter 39

Hearing the shameless remark from the man next to her own husband, Mom rolled her eyes angrily, not knowing who, before leaving, had sworn to wait for the son to finish the exam.

In just a few words, she changed her mind directly; although what the son said was indeed reasonable, that's no excuse for that stinking man's shamelessness!

"He's gone, he's inside; we still need to find the exam hall later, you guys should hurry home too—it's so hot, wasting time here is pointless."

"In less than three hours I'll be back, you'd better hurry up and cook something—by then I won't have anything ready to eat."

As he turned and entered the school, Li Mingyang didn't forget to add one more reminder.

After all, this so-called accompanying the examinee outside the exam hall is truly boring and meaningless, except for letting oneself bake in the sun for no reason.

Could such behavior possibly earn the child a few extra points? That's simply impossible!

The College Entrance Exam schedule is divided into two days: Chinese in the morning and mathematics in the afternoon on the first day.

On the second day, science comprehensive in the morning and English in the afternoon.

Since the exam venue was his own school, Li Mingyang was quite familiar with it; he entered the exam hall in less than ten minutes, found his seat, and sat down.

Although Chinese wasn't the subject he had advanced in through practice, seeing that the paper had reached LV3 level Chinese, Li Mingyang still felt quite confident.

Even if this College Entrance Exam might be a bit harder, at least his score shouldn't be lower than in previous mock exams.

So Li Mingyang's expression was one of relaxation; if the setting were appropriate, he could have taken out a tea set, brewed himself a pot of tea, and hummed a couple of little tunes.

In the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon of the second day; Li Mingyang also turned in his English paper early, the last subject.

English had many multiple-choice questions; those he could do he had already done, those he couldn't he had guessed, so Li Mingyang was almost among the first to leave the exam hall.

At that point, all exam subjects were finally finished, and Mom and Dad immediately asked the question they had been holding in for nearly two days:

"Son, how do you feel you did? Do you have a rough estimate of your score for this College Entrance Exam?"

Seeing Mom and Dad's tense expressions, Li Mingyang couldn't help but chuckle; those who knew knew he himself was taking the College Entrance Exam, while those who didn't might have thought it was this old couple taking it!

"Don't worry, after the exam I estimated my own score; for my score, my estimate is pretty spot-on."

"For the first subject, Chinese, I shouldn't score below 130; for mathematics, it's a normal performance—barring any mishap, I should get full marks."

"For science comprehensive, a conservative estimate would be no lower than 295; as for the last subject, English, I feel it shouldn't be below 120, and if luck is a bit better, around 125."

Regarding Mom and Dad's question, Li Mingyang had nothing to be nervous about; he simply chose to tell the truth.

"By the way, I actually feel this exam was still fairly difficult—at least noticeably harder than the College Entrance Exam questions of the past two years."

"But fortunately, my son's foundations in all subjects are quite solid, especially mathematics and science comprehensive, so for me it shouldn't have a major impact."

"However, for other students it's really hard to say; I estimate that this year's provincial top score will likely be lower than in the previous two years."

After thinking, Li Mingyang couldn't help adding another sentence; even saying this, he himself couldn't suppress an irrepressible smile.

Li Mingyang certainly knows, remembering that last year's provincial College Entrance Exam Top Scorer was only 705 points.

And the score he estimated for himself, the raw score, is already around 700; if it really matches his estimate, this year's top score will be lower than in the previous two years.

Even if the drop isn't much, perhaps only ten or so points, then his score would very likely be enough to clinch the provincial top score.

After all, he still has an extra 20 points for ethnic minority consideration, and when evaluating the so-called provincial top score, those 20 points are added!

College Entrance Exam Top Scorer!

Just thinking of those four words, which are very likely to fall on his own head, Li Mingyang's smile on his face simply can't be contained!

It feels truly like a dream; not long ago, he still remembered that even merely wanting to get into a first-tier university felt like an especially difficult thing.

But now, how long has it been? If he could truly pluck that four‑character laurel crown!

To say the least, it's no exaggeration—from now on, his life has already undergone a complete transformation!

After all, looking at every year's College Entrance Exam Top Scorers, their future achievements seem hardly low—at the very least they'd be people earning a million a year starting out!

Moreover, not to mention he has the Golden Finger assisting him, and with the fated entry into the teaching environment of the nation's top universities, his future can be said to be as certain as a nail in a board—a brilliant and bright prospect!

And after hearing Li Mingyang's words, Mom and Dad were first stunned, but quickly understood his meaning.

The old couple, although nearing fifty, had indeed received higher education; both Mom and Dad were graduates of junior colleges from that era.

They quickly calculated the total score from Li Mingyang's per‑subject estimates he gave.

And they immediately realized what Li Mingyang's words meant.

However, considering the situation, after all they were at the exam hall entrance; some things weren't convenient to say outright, so they spoke them directly.

It's enough that they understand it in their hearts; if they spoke it out and then something unexpected happened, wouldn't that be needlessly losing face?

But if it's just Li Mingyang's irrepressible smile, on the faces of Mom and Dad after they caught on, their smiles truly blossomed like chrysanthemums.

Their formerly youthful faces now, because of that exaggerated smile, formed creases that could even pinch a few flies to death.

"Come on, come on, after two days of exams it's truly been hard on our son; now it's finally over—shouldn't we go out and celebrate properly?"

"Today we'll head straight to the Liangcheng Grand Hotel; I've heard the dishes there are absolutely superb!"

"It's said that aside from being a bit pricey, inside, whether the dining environment or the taste, hardly anyone can find fault."

"On this joyous occasion, let's also go over and indulge ourselves, to experience what the Liangcheng Grand Hotel is really like!"

……

The day after the College Entrance Exam ended, it was the day all students returned to school, including Li Mingyang and his fellow examinees who had finished the exam.

Freshmen and sophomores attended classes as usual, while seniors came back to participate in the school's graduation ceremony.

This is an old tradition of the school, fearing that holding similar activities before the College Entrance Exam would affect students' learning and review.

Therefore, basically each graduating class's evening party is held on the day after the College Entrance Exam.

This can be said to be the last day that every student of the Third Middle School truly spends at the school.

After that there will still be a college‑application segment, but it isn't mandatory; many students choose to complete it at home.