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The next day.

The entire Donghai No.1 Middle School is covered with various promotional slogans.

Colorful flags fluttered throughout the campus.

What was supposed to be an ordinary day turned into a lively and extraordinary one because of the upcoming school-wide commendation ceremony.

At eight o'clock in the morning, all the teachers and students gathered on the school playground.

The stage was already packed with people.

Not only were there leaders from No. 1 Middle School present, but also leaders from the Municipal Education Bureau, and even high-ranking city officials.

What everyone found strange was...

Even the city's top leaders weren't sitting in the center position today!

"That's strange, who's that guy in the middle? Why are even city leaders sitting next to him?"

"Really! Shouldn't the city leaders be sitting in the middle? Why are they sitting in the next lower-ranking positions this time?"

"Could it be a new city leader?"

"Impossible. My dad works in the city. How come I haven't heard of any new leaders coming?"

"Stop making wild guesses! I saw Principal Lin greeting that person at the school gate this morning! That's Principal Xu from Longke University!"

The president of Longyan University of Science and Technology is at the vice-ministerial level.

No wonder even city leaders have to sit on the sidelines.

"Hiss~! No way? The president of Longke University is here too?! Isn't this just a city-wide joint exam commendation meeting? How did it attract the attention of the president of a 985 university?"

"I heard they came specifically for Lin Chen!"

"Wow! Lin Chen has such a huge reputation! Lin Chen is awesome!"

While the audience was buzzing with discussion.

On the stage, at the edge of the seating area, two people looked very nervous.

They were Lin Chen's parents.

I came to attend this awards ceremony because I was invited by the school.

Lin's parents are just ordinary people, nothing special.

They had attended similar commendation ceremonies before, but this was the first time they had ever sat on a stage, sitting next to leaders.

However, what made them most nervous was not their own location, but the two people sitting right next to them.

Meng Lan and Chen Cheng!

Chen Xiaoxiao's mother and father!

The couple didn't actually know much about the school.

So this was the first time they had ever known that Lin Chen had become Chen Xiaoxiao's classmate again!

The incident between the two of them made Lin's parents worry about their son whenever they saw Meng Lan.

If what happened back then were to happen again, would my son suffer another blow?

Beside her, Meng Lan smiled broadly.

Chen Cheng, on the other hand, was filled with apprehension.

"You've finished dealing with your business? How come you have time to attend this?"

"Not yet, but it is my daughter's award ceremony after all, so as her mother, I have to come and see, right?"

After saying that, Meng Lan suddenly turned to Lin's parents and said:

"Gentlemen, it's been a long time since we last met."

"Yes...yes."

Lin's mother shrank to the side, so Lin's father had to greet her on her behalf.

Meng Lan smiled slightly: "You two don't need to be nervous. I'm not here to cause trouble today."

"But I didn't expect Lin Chen to change so much. You've taught him very well."

When the conversation turned to her son, Lin's mother suddenly found the courage to speak.

"No, we didn't actually do anything. It was all the result of his own hard work."

"How to say?"

Meng Lan asked with a smile.

She had just spoken because she wanted to find out the reason why Lin Chen had changed so much.

“It all started last semester, and my son suddenly seemed to have a breakthrough. He said he wanted to take the college entrance exam!”

"At the time, we thought he was joking, but we never expected that he would be admitted to university through a special program after only half a year of hard work."

At this point, Lin's mother's expression became smug.

"But this kid is too willful. He just gave up his guaranteed admission without taking the entrance exam and now he wants to take the college entrance exam directly..."

"Sigh, this is a guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University, an opportunity that other kids would love to have but can't, and they're just giving it up like this!"

Meng Lan was still smiling, but she was extremely surprised inside.

So Lin Chen's transformation actually took less than a year?

No matter how hard you study and practice.

It's impossible for a vocational school student to suddenly become the top student in the city within a year.

Unless this kid has been pretending to be weak all along...

Was he actually a genius?

At this point, the commendation ceremony officially began.

Principal Lin stood up, holding his speech notes, in front of the television reporters' cameras.

When Lin Chen won first place in the city at the last sports meet, Principal Lin simply gave him a commendation over the loudspeaker.

After all, that was just a sports award.

But this time the situation is different, so Principal Lin is going all out.

He first gave a brief introduction to the excellent results achieved by No. 1 Middle School in the school-wide joint examination.

Then the topic shifted to today's protagonist, Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen achieved a perfect score in all subjects in the city-wide joint examination, ranking first in the entire city!"

"This has made history for our school and for the entire city."

"Even President Xu of Longke University made a special trip after hearing about Lin Chen's achievements. To my shame, this is the first time I have met President Xu. If it weren't for Lin Chen's success, I probably wouldn't have been able to meet President Xu even after I retired."

At this point, Principal Lin laughed.

The students below understood the self-deprecating tone in Principal Lin's words and laughed along.

While laughing, many people looked towards Lin Chen, who was at the front of the Class 1, Senior 3 line.

His eyes were filled with admiration and respect.

Cattle!

This guy is really amazing!

Many people had this thought, simply because they had just heard Lin Chen's commendation on the school radio a few days ago.

Back then, Lin Chen had won first place in the city sports meet.

Just a few days later, he won the title of first place in the exam again.

There are many academic geniuses in the world, but to be a top student who wins both sports championships and exam championships is something they've never seen before!

After a brief pause, Principal Lin continued to read out the results achieved by other students from No. 1 High School in this joint senior high school examination.

However, compared to Lin Chen, the introductions of the others were much briefer.

Even Chen Xiaoxiao only briefly raised the score.

This made Meng Lan on stage frown.

My daughter used to be the star of every awards ceremony.

This time, however, he became a supporting character to Lin Chen.

She was a little uncomfortable and in a bad mood!

After a passionate speech and lavish praise, bonuses were awarded.

The award was presented personally by city leaders.

After seeing that Lin Chen alone received a scholarship of 5 yuan.

The students below were all in an uproar.

It's worth noting that some people in Donghai City might not even earn 5 yuan a year.

Lin Chen achieved such a rich result from just one monthly exam.

This is something that everyone already envies—the rapid separation of the mass and cell walls.

However, of the 5 yuan scholarship, 4 yuan was awarded because Lin Chen achieved perfect scores in all subjects.

The school initially announced that students who scored above 710 on the joint entrance exam would receive a reward of 1,000 yuan for each point scored.

Lin Chen got a perfect score, which earned him an extra 4 yuan in bonus.

This prize money is something that everyone can only envy.

The monthly performance evaluation and commendation ceremony took a full two hours to finish.

Lin Chen, however, was busy until noon before he was able to leave.

After the commendation meeting, Principal Lin pulled him aside to meet with city leaders and Principal Xu of Longke University.

The former came simply to offer their condolences.

They already knew that Lin Chen would be participating in the selection for the math Olympiad team, and they hoped that he would continue his efforts and bring glory to Donghai City.

The latter came to confirm that Lin Chen really wanted to apply to Longke University.

Principal Xu has learned from his experience since losing the first battle for Lin Chen.

This time, not only did he send Chen Cheng to scout ahead, but he also personally made a trip to the East China Sea.

Only after receiving a satisfactory answer was Lin Chen allowed to leave.

Lin Chen looked exhausted as he walked out of Principal Lin's office.

Today he was both receiving an award on stage and dealing with his superiors.

After being subjected to this series of ordeals, Lin Chen felt that it was even more tiring than participating in track and field training.

Just as he reached the top of the stairs, a familiar figure blocked his way.

"Lin Chen, I'd like to have a talk with you."

Chen Xiaoxiao's mother, Meng Lan, stood at the top of the stairs and looked up at Lin Chen.