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As the director of the Donghai Education Bureau, Director Yang didn't really care whether Lin Chen's Chinese score was 125 or not.

After all, it was just a joint exam, so even if Lin Chen got 0 points in Chinese.

It did not affect his later admission to Tsinghua and Peking Universities through the recommendation system.

But Principal Lin's words just now reminded Director Yang.

Lin Chen was specifically requested by professors from Tsinghua and Peking Universities to be admitted to their universities without taking the entrance exam.

If there really is a problem with his score, and the news gets back to Tsinghua and Peking Universities, things will look rather unpleasant.

Since that's the case, why not let them look at the papers again on the spot to save trouble later?

Soon, Lin Chen's exam paper was found.

Teacher Miao from No. 1 Middle School personally began grading the papers.

As she expected, Lin Chen answered all the previous questions correctly.

They managed to get those difficult classical Chinese questions right.

As expected of the academic genius Lin Chen!

Then the problem arose: Lin Chen, who had gotten all the previous answers right.

I was deducted 25 points from the essay section!

This deduction might not be a big deal for an average student.

But in Lin Chen, it was clearly abnormal.

Teacher Miao immediately started reading Lin Chen's essay.

This year's Chinese exam was very difficult, as was the composition section.

This essay was not a set topic; there was no fixed theme.

The question roughly asks candidates to discuss the prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization based on their understanding of the elements of outstanding traditional Chinese culture.

This type of non-topic essay is the most difficult type of essay.

Because you can choose your own theme and have free rein.

However, if you go too far and go off-topic, even if you write very well, you are likely to get zero points.

Could it be that Lin Chen's essay was deducted points because of this?

While thinking, Teacher Miao began to read the essays.

Then the first sentence shocked her.

Because Lin Chen actually wrote in classical Chinese!

"Chinese civilization has a long history and is profound and extensive. Its characteristics cannot be fully described in a single sentence."

This kid is way too arrogant!

Writing essays without a set topic is inherently difficult.

You're even using classical Chinese? Doesn't that make things even more difficult?

Why make things harder for yourself when you could simply write a narrative essay?

However, after reading the entire text, Teacher Miao felt a chill run down her spine.

She really hadn't expected that Lin Chen's classical Chinese essay was written so well!

Oh my God!

Is this kid still a human?

Why don't you take over my Chinese classes from now on!

For the first time, Teacher Miao felt so helpless.

As a seasoned literary youth, writing has always been her proudest strength.

But now, faced with his own students' essays...

She felt that her essays were like a primary school student's diary.

Not worth mentioning at all.

Although it was written in classical Chinese, Lin Chen used classical Chinese very skillfully in this essay.

Not only is the vocabulary rich, but the sentence structure is also neat, which is completely unlike what an ordinary high school student could write.

In the article, Lin Chen elaborates on several prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization.

Arguments such as "a land of etiquette," "moral education," and "patriotism" are all well-supported by classical texts and supported by evidence.

Such an essay would probably be enough to pass the imperial examination in ancient times and become the top scholar.

As a result, the teacher from No. 3 Middle School deducted a full 25 points?

Teacher Miao immediately lost her temper.

"Boss! There's a problem with Lin Chen's essay score!"

"Why did they deduct 25 points from such a good article?"

The teachers at No. 3 Middle School were immediately displeased upon hearing this.

"Teacher Miao, does saying there's a problem mean there's a problem?"

"Composition is inherently subjective, and every teacher should have the discretion to write it."

"That's no reason for you to give this essay a low score! Take a look for yourselves if you don't believe me!"

Ms. Miao directly handed the essay to a Chinese language teacher from another middle school next door.

The teacher glanced at it a few times, then his eyes widened.

"Was this written by Lin Chen from your school?"

"How can this be?"

"Could a high school student write such an article?"

Many language arts teachers gathered around curiously and watched it together.

Then everyone nodded and said, "Isn't this score excessive?"

"How could such a good classical Chinese passage lose 25 points?"

"I also think that the score was clearly influenced by emotions."

"I think it wouldn't be an exaggeration to give this essay full marks! These days, there are very few students who can write such an essay in classical Chinese!"

"I agree, this should definitely be a perfect score essay!"

Seeing that everyone was on the side of No. 1 Middle School, Principal Luo, who was the instigator, became a little anxious.

"The exam papers were sealed, how could our teacher have deliberately given low scores?"

Principal Lin retorted, "What's so difficult about that? This year's Chinese exam was so difficult that very few people could get the first part all correct. Your teachers can probably guess which one it was—Lin Chen's."

"Principal Luo, is this the level of teachers at No. 3 Middle School who maliciously give students low scores?"

Principal Lin's words already carried a hint of anger.

If Lin Chen had really failed the exam and lost to Xiao Han...

He gritted his teeth and accepted it.

But I never expected the other party to resort to such despicable tactics.

This is really going too far!

Schools are places for teaching and nurturing students.

How could they possibly do something like attacking their own students for their own selfish reasons?

Principal Luo never expected things to develop this way.

He originally thought that even if No. 1 Middle School would find something was wrong, it would be after the test papers were distributed.

By the time the results are all tallied, it will be too late for them to have any complaints.

Unexpectedly, the teachers at No. 1 High School had so much confidence in Lin Chen.

They were so certain that Lin Chen's grades had been tampered with that they hadn't even seen the test paper.

Now, with so many people and leaders in front of him, he's in a difficult position.

Principal Luo could only argue, "We can't be blamed for this; writing is inherently subjective."

"Perhaps our teacher doesn't understand Lin Chen's classical Chinese and thinks he's gone off-topic?"

"Exactly! Everyone has their own interpretation of Hamlet. You might think it's good, but we don't!"

The teachers at No. 3 Middle School also spoke up for their principal.

As a result, both sides held their own views and could not reach a consensus.

Until the professor in charge of setting this Chinese exam was invited over.

This professor is from the Chinese Department of Nanjing University, and his surname is Yu.

Professor Yu was not originally scheduled to attend this meeting.

I heard that one of the test takers actually wrote his essay in classical Chinese, and the first part of the essay was all correct.

He did become interested.

Upon arriving at the conference room and seeing Professor Yu, the room immediately fell silent.

Professor Yu is not only a professor, but also quite famous in the circles of classical Chinese literature and even Chinese studies.

Therefore, his arrival immediately silenced the scene.

I saw Professor Yu reading Lin Chen's essay.

Teacher Miao couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Although the people from No. 3 Middle School are scoundrels, they did say one thing correctly.

There are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people.

They all felt that Lin Chen's article deserved full marks.

But in the eyes of Professor Yu, a true professor of Chinese literature, the situation might be different.

However, what Teacher Miao didn't know was that Lin Chen's essay was actually written for Professor Yu!