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Convenience supermarket.

"Mozi, can you cut meat?"

Before nine o'clock, after breakfast, the five of them arrived at the supermarket. Chen Dong planned to first arrange some work for Liu Yumo, such as cutting fresh meat.

"You don't need to get the fresh meat, Sister Wang will handle it. You two are responsible for putting these vegetables and fruits on the shelves," Chen Zhenjiang said to Chen Dong and Liu Yumo.

The two young men were meant for manual labor.

"Okay."

Chen Dong followed the instructions and reminded, "Dad, Jiang Lina and Han Ning'er are more outgoing. They can handle promotions and host events like prize draws."

"it is good."

After unloading the goods, Chen Zhenjiang clapped his hands and assigned tasks to Jiang Lina and Han Ning'er.

As for Ye Wanwan, Zeng Ling taught her how to work as a cashier. Ye Wanwan was shy and not suited to promotional work with a megaphone; she was better suited to this kind of meticulous work.

The five-person team was busy here, each one full of enthusiasm. They weren't numb from being used to hard labor; they only had a sense of novelty and passion for their part-time job.

Meanwhile, the school began the marking process.

The city-wide mock exam is a very important test. After the exam, the papers are usually graded as soon as possible and the scores of all students in the city are tallied.

Therefore, even during the New Year's Day holiday, the marking team had to work overtime to grade papers.

At this moment, in the spacious office of the mathematics marking team, many elite mathematics teachers from schools across the city have gathered to conduct unified marking. Each paper is cross-referenced, and the scores given by the two are within a certain margin of error. Usually, the higher score is taken.

However, if the error exceeds the maximum margin, a third teacher will intervene to ensure, as far as possible, that there is no subjective bias in the scoring and that the scores are fair and just.

After all, it's a city-wide joint exam, so the mock exam results are very important, and we have to be responsible for each student's score.

"Ugh, what kind of nonsense is this? I only got one multiple choice right. Even if I guessed, I shouldn't have gotten one right."

"None of the fill-in-the-blank questions were correct, and there was only one solution to the essay question. How am I supposed to give points for this?"

One of the examiners sighed helplessly.

The score, read from the answer sheet and graded together, showed that the entire paper received only 5 points.

"5 points is really not good, but it's not much better on my end. Most people only get 30 or 40 points, very few get around 60, even fewer can pass, and those who get over 100 are extremely rare."

"Old Zhong, did your No. 1 High School go too far this time? The questions are so insane, you really don't treat students like human beings."

Other teachers lamented that the scores were too low; few could pass, even fewer scored over 100, and only the top students in each school were likely to get 130 or 140.

With such a rough estimate, the citywide average math score for the first mock exam is probably only around 60 or 70.

If this kind of mindset is manipulated, I wonder how many students will have their resolve shattered.

The man known as Lao Zhong is named Zhong Aiguo. He is the head of the mathematics group at No. 1 Middle School, the person in charge of setting the questions for this mock exam, and also the person in charge of marking the exam.

He smiled faintly, "The college entrance exam might be even harder. If you don't get used to it in the mock exam, it will be too late by the time you get the actual exam. Please bear with me and give me lots of encouragement after the scores are released."

"It's easy for you to say that when you're not the one suffering from the pain."

Many teachers complained, and some even cursed under their breath.

No. 1 High School is the strongest high school in the city, and it already gathers the vast majority of the city's top students. Moreover, No. 1 High School was in charge of setting the questions this time. Who would believe that there was no bias?

Even if it affects your school, it won't have a big impact, but what about other schools?

Trying to manipulate your mindset and destroy your moral compass to make yourself seem powerful, is that it?

But there was nothing they could do. After all, No. 1 Middle School was the top school in the city. If they were not as skilled as others, and their disciples could not beat them either, they had no right to blame others.

"Alright, alright, when grading the papers, please be more lenient with your standards. Give as many points as you can, but don't make the scores too bad, as that would be too discouraging for the students."

Chung Ai-kuo reassured his colleagues, promising to be more lenient with the grading criteria.

But a group of teachers below looked at each other, exchanging complaints with their eyes.

"Oh, now you realize it's bad? Where were you before?"

"Why are you being so lenient with grading in math? It's either 'I know' or 'I don't know,' are you suggesting I get 5 points for each solution?"

Complaining aside, the sighs must continue.

Given the difficulty of the exam and the way the test-takers performed, it's hard not to feel discouraged.

Yang Xuesen and Lao Zhang from the rocket class were also in the marking group. The two looked at each other and could see bitterness in each other's eyes. It was estimated that Qingjiang Middle School's final average math score would be at the bottom again.

Neither of them knew how to comfort the students when they got back.

"Old Zhang, how did Xie Shihhan from your class do on the exam? Can she make a name for herself in the final competition?" Yang Xuesen asked Old Zhang in a low voice.

The average score is definitely lower than that of other schools, but if the high score can surpass that of other schools, it will still make us look good.

"I know someone who got one multiple-choice question wrong and didn't finish the last big question, which would deduct about 10 points. She estimated her score to be at most 140, but I think it might be around 135," Old Zhang shook his head and sighed.

"135? That can't compare to No. 1 High School at all," Yang Xuesen sighed softly.

Based on the difficulty of the mock exam, a score of 135 or higher in math is considered excellent, but it's still a bit short of the level required to compete in the top-tier tournament against the city's number one sect.

Old Zhang gave Yang Xuesen a strange look. Was this guy really unaware, or had his Versailles level reached its peak?

"Old Yang, are you really unaware, or are you just pretending?" Old Zhang asked after thinking for a moment.

"Know what?" Yang Xuesen asked, his face full of suspicion.

"You don't know anything about your class's math scores?" Old Zhang asked again.

"I understand."

Yang Xuesen smiled and said, "The strongest student in our class is Ye Wanwan. I asked her, and she got all the multiple-choice questions right, but she couldn't solve the last big question. I estimate she got around 140."

As he spoke, he gently raised his hand, his face full of helplessness, "But even 140 is hardly a threat to No. 1 Middle School. Without 145, you're not qualified to challenge No. 1 Middle School's status."

145 is just the threshold for seeing the geniuses of No. 1 High School. No matter what the exam is or how difficult the questions are, those prodigies always have scores close to or even full marks.

The strongest student from Qingjiang Middle School only scored 140 points this time, a difference of nearly 10 points. As for the average score, it is estimated that the student will be left behind by about 20 points.

Where is Chen Dong?

Seeing that Yang Xuesen was not like Versailles, Old Zhang asked directly.

"What's wrong with Chen Dong?" Yang Xuesen asked, puzzled.

"Didn't you ask him how his exam went?" Old Zhang asked.

I asked him why.

Yang Xuesen found it amusing. "He's the last in his grade. Even though he's been studying hard lately, it's unlikely he'll improve much when faced with a mock exam this difficult."

This exam was very difficult. It's normal for scores to be 50 or 60 points lower than usual. If Chen Dong wants to break 300 points, he needs to score at least 350 or 360 points normally.

He has decided that no matter what score Chen Dong gets in the end, he will not keep the guarantee because of Chen Dong's serious and hardworking attitude towards learning.

"Old Yang, I think you should take a good look at Chen Dong's real grades," Old Zhang said meaningfully, his mind involuntarily recalling Chen Dong's perfect exam paper.

"What do you mean?" Yang Xuesen was even more puzzled.

"Come on, take a look at this test paper. All the multiple-choice questions are correct, and the essay questions are basically flawless." Just then, Chung Ai-kuo smiled and shared a test paper.

Old Zhang's eyes lit up; could this be the perfect exam paper he was thinking of?

He patted Yang Xuesen and led him over to Zhong Aiguo.

Ok?

The moment Old Zhang saw the exam paper, he frowned slightly and gave Zhong Aiguo a strange look.

It's not Chen Dong's exam paper; the handwriting is different. Is this old man trying to show off?

really.

Then Zhong Aiguo picked up his thermos, a smug smile on his face, "Take a look at this test paper. Except for the last big question which has a slight flaw, you can get full marks on all the other questions."

"Even for the last question, the solution approach and calculation steps were all correct. The slight error in the final answer is a minor flaw, but I should still give it 149 points."

"So it's not that we're making the questions difficult. As long as you have solid knowledge, you can get full marks even on the most difficult questions."

A group of teachers outwardly agreed, but inwardly they were cursing.

Although the exam papers were bound so that school names, classes, and other information were not visible, the teachers still remembered the handwriting of their top students.

Chung Ai-kuo dared to show off this test print, which clearly shows he knew who its owner was.

A prodigy from No. 1 High School, standing out from the crowd!

"That's insane! It was a mock exam that was hellishly difficult, and someone from No. 1 High School almost got a perfect score." Yang Xuesen returned to his seat and exclaimed in amazement.

Ye Wanwan was already his most outstanding disciple, but she was still somewhat behind the top geniuses of No. 1 High School. Perhaps this was just a difference in talent.

"Don't panic, Lao Yang. The glory of the peak competition will definitely belong to our school," Lao Zhang comforted him.

He was now basically certain that Yang Xuesen was unaware of Chen Dong's exam results, which was understandable, given Chen Dong's already well-known reputation; he wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

If anyone were to tell him that a student who is the worst student in the entire grade could crush all the students in the city in the mock exam and win the subject title, he would scoff at it.

Well now.

He was hoping to grade Chen Dong's test paper, or for other teachers to discover it, so as to put Zhong Aiguo's arrogance to the test and highlight the glory of Qingjiang Middle School.

"Wow, all the multiple-choice questions and all the fill-in-the-blank questions are correct. That's not easy. In a test paper with an average score of 60 or 70, it's rare to find someone who gets all the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions correct. It's a high scorer."

Just as Lao Zhang was focused on grading papers and eagerly awaiting Chen Dong's paper, a grader opposite him exclaimed in surprise, "The first big question is right, the second one is right too... Wow, all right!"

Suddenly, all the examiners looked up, their faces filled with shock.

While it's rare to get all the multiple-choice questions right, it's not surprising, since Zhong Aiguo just showed off his. But getting all the essay questions right is a completely different story.

Even Zhong Aiguo suddenly looked up, with a hint of joy and anticipation, "Let me see."

All correct, a perfect score!

Although the previous test paper was very good, the answer to the last challenging question was wrong, which was a flaw. It paled in comparison to the perfect test paper.

Is it possible for a perfect score to come from No. 1 High School?

"Sigh, he got me again."

"Is No. 1 High School really that good?"

"How are we supposed to live like this?"

Many teachers sighed helplessly, but Old Zhang was all smiles, even patting the lamenting Yang Xuesen on the shoulder. The time had come for Qingjiang Middle School!