Rebirth 2004: A lone figure in the literary world

Chapter 70 My son Zhang Chao has the potential to be the top scholar

Ever since Zhang Chao went to Yanjing, Zhang Chao's parents' lives seemed to have lost their backbone. Although they still went to work and came home from get off work every day, they always felt that something was missing.

There is one thing, Zhang Chao's father no longer stops relatives from visiting.

When his son was at home, he didn't want his son to be viewed like a panda in the zoo, so he basically blocked all the prying eyes for Zhang Chao.

Now that my son is not at home, it doesn't matter. So every two or three days, relatives come to visit, saying they just want to chat, but when they chat, they always talk about Zhang Chao.

"I've seen this child is smart since he was young!"

"When I touched his head, I felt a bump on the back of his head. The fortune teller said it was a sign of good fortune!"

"When he started talking at the age of two, I said it was 'a noble man speaks slowly'!"

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As they talked, Zhang Chao's mother was also confused. One day during dinner, she suddenly asked her husband: "Do you remember what dream I told you about when I was pregnant with my son?"

"......? Eat, eat. Your fried eggs are delicious today!"

"Don't change the subject. He must have had a dream! Yesterday, Third Aunt said that people like my son are the gods of literature and arts. She must have had some kind of feeling when she was pregnant with him!"

"Oh, this is all feudal superstition! My son can become a writer, which is the result of his long-term accumulation. Look at the room full of books in my house..."

In late June, on an ordinary morning, before it was time to go to work, there were hurried knocks on Zhang Chao's door and noisy voices.

Zhang Chao's father, who had just had his summer vacation, hurried to open the door. He saw that it was a TV interview team, led by female reporter Ye Zhuoying. She immediately put the microphone to his lips and asked, "Hello, Zhang Chao's father, do you have anything to say about Zhang Chao's excellent results this time?"

Zhang Chao's father was confused and asked hurriedly, only to find out that this year's college entrance examination results were announced last night. Because Zhang Chao went to Yanjing, they had long forgotten about checking the scores.

Seeing that he really didn't know, Ye Zhuoying explained, "Zhang Chao scored 150 points in Chinese this time, full marks! First in the province! First in the country!"

Zhang Chao's father was even more confused. As a Chinese teacher with more than 20 years of experience, he knew how difficult it was to get a perfect score in Chinese. Has there ever been a perfect score in Chinese in the history of the national college entrance examination? I'm afraid the answer is no.

(When I first conceived this part, it was not a perfect score, but this year in the college entrance examination, we actually got a perfect score... Since reality is like this, I can't be a coward in the novel. It can also make up for my regrets back then...)
So after the interview, Zhang Chao's father was still confused.

He didn't wake up until he went back to the inner room and took a sip of tea. He slapped his thigh and said to his wife, "I was thinking about the day my son was born. The clouds in the sky were so red and bright. I've never seen such beautiful clouds. To be the top scholar, you have to wear red and colorful clothes.

This shows that he has the potential to be the top scholar since he was young!"

Zhang Chao's mother rolled her eyes, indicating that she didn't want to pay attention to him.

Zhang Chao himself forgot to check his scores. When he received his college entrance examination results, he was having a heated discussion with several classmates in the advanced research class on the issue of "Is realism outdated" in class, and he didn't even look at his mobile phone.

When he took out his cell phone after class, he was also confused.

150 points in Chinese... He himself did not expect to get a full score. His own estimate was between 145 and 147. In any year, he would most likely be the top scorer in the province in a single subject, so he said to Zhang Ting so confidently, "Just wait and see."

He remembered that before he was reborn, he had a fellow villager who actually scored a full score of 2024 in the college entrance examination in 150. As a result, he completed it 20 years ahead of schedule after his rebirth.

Zhang Chao's overall score was still not satisfactory. He suddenly thought: If he had not taken the risk, but had studied hard, with his father's 20 extra points, would he have been able to barely pass the undergraduate entrance line? Could he have found a marginal normal school to attend?

But if it is a fruit that does not exist in the real world...

Zhang Chao knew that what he had to do was to embrace everything that was now.

However, among Zhang Chao's relatives and friends, it was Lan Ting who first knew about his results. On the night when the results were released, Lan Ting was still anxiously waiting for the clock on the wall to hit 7 o'clock, while her uncle Yin Ping sat on the sofa very calmly, chatting with her sister.

Seeing his niece fidgeting, Yin Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, what's yours is yours. No matter how anxious you are, the score won't change. Ha, by the way, it doesn't hurt to tell you now, your school is going to have a top scorer this time."

"Ah? The county's top scorer is Shen Ming?" Lan Ting knew that this uncle had participated in the marking of Fu Hai this year and was one of the experts in the Chinese language group.

No. 5 Middle School has always been famous for its relatively relaxed teaching environment. It does not follow the same approach as No. Middle School in having students get up at : in the morning to do exercises and recite texts. As a result, there is some difference in test scores.

"He's not the top scholar in the county, but the top scholar in the province, or even the top scholar in the country. Of course, the top scholar in the country is not quite accurate, after all, the examination papers are not standardized."

"How is that possible?" Lan Ting was incredulous. It was entirely possible for Shen Ming to become the top scholar in the county, but it was unlikely that he could even become the top scholar in Fuhai City, let alone the province or the country.

Yin Ping explained: "It's not the total score, it's a single subject, Chinese."

Lan Ting screamed "Ah" and asked, "You mean - Zhang Chao?"

Yin Ping nodded and said, "Although we couldn't see the candidate's name at the time, judging from his answer style, writing level, and... handwriting, it must be him. His answer sheets for the first and second mock exams were circulated as models in all the senior high schools in Fuhai."

"So how many points did he get?"

"you guess."

"Another 145?"

"If it's this score, I won't let you guess?"

"147? 148?"

"None of it is right."

Lan Ting felt that she had difficulty breathing and asked in a trembling voice: "Could it be..."

Yin Ping nodded and said, "150 points, full marks."

Lan Ting cried out in amazement: "How is it possible? How is it possible to get a perfect score in Chinese?"

Yin Ping said: "There is actually a story behind this. The score was originally 149 points. Because the subjective questions were double-judged, there were two essay questions on this paper, and each was deducted 2 points after averaging, which added up to 0.5 point. But after the score came out, it was still so high that everyone was a little unbelievable.

Professor Cao, our team leader, took out the test paper and reviewed it again. After repeated consideration and discussion by experts, they finally concluded that the one point deducted was due to the examiner being too cautious, and that the answer on the paper could have received full marks.

Lan Ting was fascinated by what she heard.

Yin Ping continued, "However, some people were concerned that a perfect score in Chinese would cause controversy. But after Professor Cao circulated the essays on the test paper to everyone, no one said anything."

"why?"

"Because other people's essays got 60 points, it was more out of appreciation and encouragement, not because it was flawless as a 'student essay'. The essay on this test paper got 60 points because the full score is only 60 points, and our marking team can't give a higher score. In two days, the Examination Yuan should announce this essay to the public, and all disputes will be eliminated.

Professor Cao said that the Chinese language examination team must have the courage to give full marks! "

At this time, Lan Ting's father, Lan Yong, put down the newspaper in his hand and said with emotion: "This is what the ancients said - 'When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together'!"

(End of this chapter)