Chapter 43: ! First in the Province!

This major is great, it simply perfectly matches the temperament of a top student like me—aren't geniuses like me supposed to go to heaven?

Needless to say, the Li Mingyang family's somewhat unserious temperament is undoubtedly somewhat hereditary!

Even Li Mingyang himself, despite having been reincarnated, still sometimes can't help acting a bit crazy.

"Alright, since you like it, let's study this. Anyway, we old folks have come to terms with it; at our age, we just have to accept getting older and give in."

"Originally we already couldn't keep up with society's development; if we still meddle randomly, we'll not only be disliked but also hold back the youth."

"Besides, you're grown up now, about to go to college, and will be a proper adult; many things you'll have to decide yourself."

Regarding Li Mingyang's clownish antics, his parents first couldn't help laughing, then Dad finally spoke with a somewhat serious expression.

Hearing this, Li Mingyang glanced at his parents in surprise; indeed, during student days, grades can explain a lot.

In my previous life, when I could hear such words, it was already after I had graduated from college.

But now, having just graduated high school, because of my grades and my relatively mature demeanor, I never expected to hear these words before even turning 18.

"Dad, why are you being so serious? What? Are you planning to kick me out right after high school graduation?"

Faced with such a somewhat heavy topic, Li Mingyang let out a laugh and quickly changed the subject:

"Rather than talking about this, I'm actually more curious about another issue: you said if we wait a few days for the college entrance exam results to come out..."

"If I really have good luck and directly become the College Entrance Exam Top Scorer... how much reward money would I get for this exam?"

When this topic was brought up, not only did Li Mingyang's eyes light up, but his parents also couldn't help becoming interested.

You know, every year around here, when the college entrance exam happens, there are several topics that people love to chat about.

Namely, a top student who got into a domestic elite university and how much reward money they received?

The school gives a sum, the government gives a sum, and there are also some companies, enterprises, and personal sponsorship money……

In short, as long as you get into one of the two top domestic universities, the money you'll spend over the next few years of college shouldn't have to come out of your own pocket.

Take their family of three, based on the rumors they've heard over the years, it's at least several hundred thousand yuan to start!

Moreover, Li Mingyang this time might even obtain the title of Provincial College Entrance Exam Top Scorer, which is far more valuable than the previous situation.

Exactly how much could be gained? This really isn't easy to say!

However, even with a conservative estimate, one could guess it would be about 1 times the ordinary reward.

Thinking this through, the parents suddenly realized that they had struggled half their lives, and their son merely taking the college entrance exam could possibly earn them a whole set of housing in the provincial capital?

Moreover, what Li Mingyang this brat gains is cash—money he can spend on whatever he wants……

This……

The old couple stared at each other; indeed, the ancients' words might not be without reason!

In the story, there's a golden house within books; with good grades, you can naturally cash out some of that golden house!

As for those that couldn't be cashed out, it depends on whether you've worked hard these years; otherwise, why can others cash out but you can't?

"So, kid, do you have any plans? With such a big sum of money, what are you preparing to do?"

If it were before, Mom and Dad would definitely not be at ease with Li Mingyang holding such a big sum of money, but now the situation is different.

Today this money is earned by Li Mingyang through his own abilities, so he naturally has the right to dispose of it.

And they, the old couple, haven't fallen so low as to need to scheme for money from their child's hands!

"What plans? I really don't have any plans; if I had to say, it's just to save some money for buying things when I go to college."

"Like a computer, phone, buying some clothes, etc., and keep some money to go out and play, travel, and so on."

"As for the rest of the vast majority of the money, I think we can seize this opportunity to build the other side, our family's house."

"Before we had no money; now we have money in hand, we shouldn't miss such a good opportunity, right?"

"After all, we've said before that if we don't seize this opportunity to quickly build the house, later there won't be such a good opportunity."

"Actually, Mom and Dad, you shouldn't underestimate the potential there; although it currently seems impossible to do any business, the root cause is simply that our house is too small."

"If we can seize this opportunity to buy more land, while the government's management of rural self-built houses is not strict now."

"We can directly build the house first; afterward, whatever business we do will definitely be usable."

"The key is that at this moment, the land there is cheap enough; after all, for most people, that land isn't near the road."

"Renting it out to others for farming each year only brings in a couple hundred yuan in rent."

"If possible, we'd best directly secure a plot of three to five mu; that would not only give the house a spacious courtyard when built."

"Even if we don't do business, living there ourselves would be quite comfortable and pleasant."

"If I want to do business in the future, that place actually has many business opportunities."

At this point, Li Mingyang couldn't help but recall a swimming pool he would open there a few years later.

The town's climate is naturally hot, plus the economy is doing well; even a simple swimming pool can bring in considerable income each summer.

And if our family could seize a large plot of land now and directly complete construction.

Then our family could do business, and we could expand greatly based on the swimming pool.

For example, we could add a KTV business, plus some barbecue and hot pot, plus drinks like milk tea; in the end, it would be a large swimming pool.

If we pull this off, in this small town, business will definitely not be lacking!

Even if we only do summer business in hot weather each year, Li Mingyang, conservatively estimated, the income from this business would not be less than 200,000!

Even this is Li Mingyang's conservative estimate; if managed well, earning three or four hundred thousand is not impossible!

"Alright, anyway, when the money is in hand, how to spend it is up to your own arrangements."

"Besides, our family only has you this little rascal; no matter where the money is spent, it will ultimately be yours."

Although Mom and Dad won't actively ask for it, if Li Mingyang wants to spend the money on these things, they won't object.

And just as Li Mingyang said, opportunity must not be missed, for it won't come again, right?

……

In the blink of an eye, the time arrived for the college entrance exam; on the day the results were officially released, one could only log in to the website to check one's scores starting at nine in the morning.

It was only just past 8:50 a. m., but the three of them—Li Mingyang and his parents—had already stationed themselves by the computer.

At the same time, his parents' phones were also ready to log in at any moment.

On the day scores could be checked, Zhou Zhi found the website extremely crowded; phones and computers were both deployed, and whoever could log in did.

……

"It's out! It's out! Quick, see what score it is!"

With Li Mingyang's lightning-fast typing honed from two lifetimes of being single, it had just turned nine when he rushed into the website.

Although his parents were a beat slower and got kicked out, seeing Li Mingyang logged in, the old couple were also quite excited.

Nowadays there's no talk of protecting the top fifty scores, so Li Mingyang easily saw his own score!

He didn't bother with the individual subject scores, going straight to the total score and the ranking that followed.

724 points! Provincial ranking……first!