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Chapter 82 0080 [Countdown to the College Entrance Examination]

In April, the second mock exam was held.

Misery is everywhere!
The three mock exams each had a different focus.

The first mock exam was quite difficult. It comprehensively presented the knowledge points from all three years of high school.

The second mock exam was extremely difficult. It connected the knowledge points from all three years of high school in a more closely related way, requiring students to apply them flexibly and skillfully.

The third mock exam was easy. The college entrance exam is coming soon; let's give the students some confidence.

Stepping out of the examination hall, Bian Guanyue felt as if she were sleepwalking; she felt she had bombed the exam.

Soon, she regained some confidence.

Because several classmates nearby were also complaining: "The major questions in the humanities section, and the English reading comprehension, were so difficult!"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to get into a top-tier university this time."

"IM about the same."

"Who the hell set these questions? What a load of rubbish!"

"..."

Chen Guiliang walked out of the next examination room, and Bian Guanyue hurriedly ran over: "How did your exam go?"

“Not bad,” Chen Guiliang thought for a moment, “The English was a bit of a disaster; the listening and reading comprehension sections were very difficult to guess this time.”

Bian Guanyue said, "I did okay on my English test. During winter break, I memorized 25 words every day and listened to English songs to fall asleep every night. But I did terribly on my math and humanities tests. There were a few big questions that stumped me."

Xie Yang also left the examination room, looking rather unwell.

Chen Guiliang looked at Xu Haibo, who was walking over. This well-behaved student was almost in tears.

"What's wrong?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Xu Haibo wiped away his tears: "It's nothing, I just didn't study well."

Li Jun and Guan Zhiqiang were the happiest.

Li Jun even handed in his paper early and ran straight to the basketball court with the ball in his arms.

Guan Zhiqiang managed to hand in his paper at the last minute and then happily rushed to the rental bookstore.

"Let's go out for some stir-fry, it's on me today." Chen Guiliang felt he should comfort everyone.

He called out to his friends, and all the guys from 302 came, and even two guys from 301 joined in the fun.

Bian Guanyue was also summoned, but she was still a little reserved.

In particular, Xu Haibo accidentally called her "sister-in-law," which made Bian Guanyue blush with embarrassment.

However, after finishing the meal, Bian Guanyue kept laughing while riding home through the car window.

The phone rang; it was my cousin calling.

"Hey, Guan Guan, you only have two months left until the college entrance exam, right?" my cousin asked.

Bian Guanyue said, "Yes, I just finished the second mock exam."

"Hmm... Your dad cares about you a lot, but he doesn't dare to call you for fear of accidentally upsetting you. If you have any difficulties or worries at school, you can call me."

"It's okay, I'm fine."

"How about coming to Hangzhou to study at university? I'll protect you."

"I want to apply to a university in Beijing."

"why?"

"I just want to."

"Okay, if anything happens, be sure to call me."

The two sisters chatted for a while, and Bian Guanyue hung up the phone when she got off the bus.

This cousin is her aunt's daughter, and she has taken good care of her since she was little.

……

Two days later, the results of the second mock exam were released.

Compared to his mock exam score, Chen Guiliang's score didn't change much, only dropping by 5 points.

That's right, the test score was even lowered.

Because the exam paper was too difficult.

Chinese 137, Math 93, English 95, Humanities 238. Total score 563.

However, the cutoff score for first-tier universities was raised to 521.

Chen Guiliang scored a full 42 points above the first-tier university admission line!
Fearing that the students would be too discouraged, the homeroom teacher, Liu Shuying, held a special class meeting to summarize the second mock exam. She patiently explained the differences between the first and second mock exams and the college entrance exam, so that the students who did poorly this time would not be discouraged.

Liu Shuying added, "Chen Guiliang's performance this time was truly astonishing. Leaving aside his Chinese score, he achieved the highest score in the entire humanities section of the grade! Chen Guiliang, could you share your experience in studying humanities subjects?"

What experience can I have?
Does that mean you frequently engage in political discussions and get into heated arguments online, and then go to research information whenever you can't win an argument?

Reborn and having filled in the details of politics, history, and geography that I had forgotten, I used my extensive knowledge of political commentary to analyze the big questions with an adult's mindset and to give answers from the perspective of the question setter. How could I not get a high score?

The general results for the humanities comprehensive test were poor, mainly because several of the comprehensive questions were extremely difficult. Even top student Wu Meng only scored 233 points.

Chen Guiliang, however, was completely unaffected and achieved the highest score in the entire school in the humanities comprehensive test with 238 points.

Chen Guiliang stood up and said some correct but meaningless words: "For Chinese, politics, history and geography, you still need to accumulate more knowledge in your daily life. It's the same as English. I didn't study English much before, and now I can only catch up by slowly memorizing words."

Liu Shuying smiled and said, "You did well on your English test this time, although it dropped by two points compared to the mock exam, but that's because of the difficulty of the questions. The same goes for your math score. Your math teacher told me that with the normal difficulty level, you would definitely have scored above 100 this time. Although it's not very high, you're improving with every test."

Chen Guiliang sat down.

Liu Shuying continued, "Everyone should learn from Chen Guiliang, especially those of you with average grades. You all have great potential to improve. As long as you study diligently every day, you'll improve in every exam. Those who could have gone to a second-tier university can go to a first-tier one, and those who could have gone to a first-tier university can go to a top university..."

Wu Meng whispered to Bian Guanyue, "Master Chen is amazing. His score in the humanities section is even higher than mine this time."

“His humanities scores are indeed very high,” Bian Guanyue replied with a smile.

She thought she had bombed the exam, but when the mock admission scores came out, she was actually 16 points above the second-tier university cutoff. She did even better than last time!

……

The second semester of senior year is just so boring.

Studying, eating, sleeping, taking exams, checking scores... an endless cycle.

The only bright spots were the announcements over the school radio about which celebrity had released a new song, like F.I.R.'s "Lydia" and "Our Love." For some students, these days dragged on endlessly.

Chen Guiliang, however, felt fine. He didn't think about anything else all day and just focused on studying.

The extracurricular books that took up his time in high school in his past life, he no longer had any interest in reading. The chaotic thoughts he had during his senior year of high school in his past life were something he could never think about again.

What else can I do?
Aside from studying, there seems to be nothing else to do.

If he had a smartphone, it might distract him.

Occasionally, after evening self-study, he would take a walk with Bian Guanyue. Or Tao Xue would come over, and he would tell her jokes.

Time flies, and another month has passed!

The third mock exam is here.

The questions this time were so easy that even the worst students were all smiles.

Chen Guiliang achieved outstanding results: Chinese 142, Mathematics 117, English 112, and Humanities 249. His total score was 620!

However, the admission score was also set high, and Chen Guiliang only exceeded the first-tier university admission score by 53 points.

Bian Guanyue's score is at the mid-level of a second-tier university. If she gets lucky in the college entrance exam, she might be able to touch the edge of the first-tier university cutoff score.

The countdown to the college entrance examination is 100 days, and the number of days is gradually decreasing from double digits to single digits.

10、9、8、7、6、5……

Four-day holiday.

"Who wants to go home?" Xie Yang asked.

No one answered in the dormitory.

Xie Yang then asked, "Who isn't going home?"

"I won't go back."

"Too lazy to take a car."

"..."

None of them are going back.

Xie Yang was bursting with frustration: "There are only four days left until the college entrance exam. There's no point in studying anymore. How about we go to an internet cafe and play games?"

"Never mind, I'm going to sleep," Li Yulin said. "I haven't had a good night's sleep lately, so I'll take this opportunity to catch up."

"Sleep for four days straight?"

"Let's talk about it tomorrow, the sun is too strong today."

Nobody wanted to move. Xie Yang was too lazy to go to the internet cafe, and the whole dormitory spent the whole day lying in bed sleeping.

The next day, it was cloudy and muggy.

Chen Guiliang did a set of math problems and was too lazy to touch them again. He held back until the afternoon and said, "Let's go, it's my treat, let's go to Binjiang Road for tea."

Chen Daxia's influence is clearly stronger than Xie Yang's.

One call and seven responses; everyone mobilized.

He felt it was boring with only boys, so he called Bian Guanyue, Qin Shanshan, and Wang Siyu to come over.

Li Yulin then invited his girlfriend, Wang Yu, to join him.

When everyone finally met up, Wu Meng, the top student, unexpectedly showed up uninvited.

Tao Xue couldn't come; she went home.

At this time, Binjiang Road is lined with rows of banyan trees, and teahouses set up tables directly under the trees.

Some people enjoy the cool air and drink tea, while others play mahjong or poker.

Throughout Sichuan, teahouses and tea pavilions are everywhere.

Many parents don't have time to take care of their children, so they have to leave them with their grandparents. As a result, the children spend their childhood in teahouses with their grandparents.

The earliest characters they probably learned were one through nine, and ten thousand, hair, and middle.

The first letters they probably learned were J, Q, K, and A.

How far did the neighborhood teahouse (which later became a card and mahjong parlor) go? The owner helped pick up the kids from school so the customers could continue playing cards without interruption. The owner even helped with grocery shopping and provided free lunch as a part-time cook…

"Boss, bring tea," Chen Guiliang called out.

On the banks of the Tuo River, the water level submerged the stone steps.

On the stone steps, in the middle of the river, there is a row of parasols and tables and chairs.

A group of students took off their sandals, rolled up their trousers, sat on chairs, and waded into the river.

Although the weather was hot and humid, the river breeze brought a touch of coolness.

Xie Yang was very curious: "How did you know about this place?"

"Yes, it's so romantic," Qin Shanshan said excitedly. "Especially the idea of ​​sitting and drinking tea with your feet on the river. The boss who came up with this idea is amazing."

Wang Siyu laughed and said, "It's a shame you grew up in a county town. I've been to this place before."

Bian Guanyue leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes to feel the river breeze, and gently stirred the river water with his feet, feeling indescribably at ease.

This place is truly relaxing.

As for the sound of mahjong being played nearby, people from Sichuan have long been used to it.

"Want to play mahjong?" the boss asked, bringing over a cup of tea.

Liu Zhihong raised his hand and said, "I want to fight!"

Chen Guiliang said, "Playing mahjong is fine, but gambling is not allowed. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, so don't get upset because of losing money. If you do poorly on the exam, you'll blame me for treating you today."

"Okay, okay, no gambling. The loser gets a sticker on their face. Who has any stickers on them?"

“I have tissues.”

Chen Guiliang didn't go to play mahjong. Instead, he walked on the river, enjoying the breeze, and gazed at the distant river view, letting his mind wander.

After a long journey, the college entrance exam is finally here.

(End of this chapter)