Chapter 379
Si Nian really hadn't thought about this. She said, "I don't know either. I'll wait until I go to school tomorrow to estimate my score."
Now that the exams were over, she could go back to school to estimate her score. There was no rush.
Once she had a rough idea of her score, she could fill out her college applications.
Fu Qianqian was already getting impatient, even more nervous than if she were taking the exam herself.
She took a deep breath and said, "It's fine, it's fine, don't be nervous. Even if you didn't do well, I won't laugh at you. Let's go eat first and relax."
She regretted saying the other day that she would laugh at Si Nian if she did poorly. It had just made her nervous.
In the past, if Si Nian felt confident, she would proudly declare after the exam that she definitely scored high.
But now she didn't even know, which meant it must have been very difficult, leaving her uncertain.
Si Nian watched her fan herself with one hand while trying to comfort her.
She thought to herself, You're the one who is nervous, aren't you?
Zhou Yueshen didn't ask much about the exam. After listening to the two of them talk,
he finally said, "I'll go get the car first, and we'll go to a restaurant to eat."
Si Nian smiled and nodded. Second Child took the initiative to hold her hand and said, "Mom, it's okay. Even if you don't get into college, it doesn't matter, because I won't get in either."
Si Nian laughed, "Alright, stop cursing me."
After she spoke, Zhou Yueshen drove the car over.
Just as the group was about to leave, a few teachers came running over, their footsteps thudding.
"Wait, wait, Student Si."
Si Nian turned her head and saw that they were teachers from No. 2 High School.
The teachers were sweating profusely from running, but they looked delighted.
"Student Si, how did you do on the exam? Are you confident? Which school are you planning to go to?"
Si Nian turned around and said, "I think there shouldn't be any problems. As for the exact score, I'll tell you which school I'm aiming for when I come to school tomorrow to estimate my points."
"Right, right, right, no rush. We'll talk about it tomorrow after the test papers are released and you estimate your score."
"This year's college entrance examination was a bit difficult, but don't worry, with your abilities, there definitely won't be any problems."
The teachers made up their minds to go to the classroom early tomorrow when the students were estimating their scores, to help Si Nian see how many points she could get.
Hearing Si Nian's words, Fu Qianqian's nervous heart finally relaxed.
She knew Si Nian was a very proud person with strong self-esteem.
If she failed to get into college again this year, the blow to her would definitely be devastating.
Moreover, now there was Lin Sisi. If Lin Sisi got into college and she didn't, Fu Qianqian couldn't even imagine what the people in the family compound would say about Si Nian in the future.
Her face returned to a beaming smile. She gently nudged the teachers aside, linked arms with Si Nian, and said, "Let's go, let's go, we're going to have a big feast to celebrate. We'll eat Yu Dong into bankruptcy!"
The weather was too hot, and Si Nian didn't have much of an appetite, but seeing everyone so happy, she didn't want to be a wet blanket.
She nodded.
The teachers also said their goodbyes and left; they still had a ton of things to busy themselves with.
Si Nian opened the passenger door, only to see a bouquet of bright red roses resting on the seat.
Her eyes widened in surprise.
She subconsciously looked toward the man in the driver's seat.
Zhou Yueshen actually wasn't looking at her. His large hands gripped the steering wheel, and he sat up straight, though upon closer inspection, he looked a bit stiff.
Seeming to sense Si Nian's gaze on him, Zhou Yueshen had to tilt his head to look at her. He made a fist, coughed softly, and said in a low voice, "I bought these flowers for you. I didn't know what kind of flowers you liked, so I bought red roses."
Si Nian saw his unnatural expression and shifting gaze. She figured the older man was feeling shy about giving flowers for the first time.
She couldn't hold back a laugh and got into the car, holding the flowers.
Lately, this man was understanding romance more and more.
Even though she knew Yu Dong had probably taught him, Si Nian was still happy.
Fu Qianqian sat in the back holding Yaoyao. Seeing the flowers, she exaggeratedly said, "Wow, I'm so jealous. In the past, you were always the one giving flowers to others. I never thought there'd come a day when you'd receive them. The tables have truly turned."
Si Nian was speechless. Alright, if you don't know how to speak, just don't speak.
Zhou Yueshen tilted his head and glanced at her.
Fu Qianqian realized she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly made a zipping motion over her mouth, signaling that she knew she was wrong.
Yu Dong's restaurant could be described as magnificent; at first glance, it was clearly a place only the wealthy could afford to eat at.
The dishes prepared were also very sumptuous, but Si Nian had eaten all sorts of delicacies before, and combined with her lack of appetite, she didn't eat much.
By the time they finished eating and headed back, it was already dark. The children fell asleep leaning against the car seats, and Si Nian was yawning repeatedly, incredibly sleepy.
Once home, she fell asleep the moment her head hit the bed, not even having time to wash her face.
Although it seemed like she hadn't done much during the exams, the mental toll was immense.
In the time it took Zhou Yueshen to go in and run hot water for her, she had already fallen asleep by the time he came out.
Si Nian slept very soundly. With the relaxation that came after the exams ended, even her dreams were sweet.
Previously, worried she might forget the time for the college entrance exams, she had specifically set an alarm. However, she forgot to turn it off when she got back last night. It rang bright and early the next morning. The large hand resting on her waist moved away, grabbed the alarm clock nearby, and directly pressed it off.
Then, the arm wrapped around her waist once more.
Si Nian woke up instantly. Because of the exams over the past few days, her nerves were still a bit tense, and hearing the alarm made her wake up reflexively.
She opened her eyes and looked at the alarm clock by the bed; the time read eight-ten.
She was startled—it took half an hour to get there from here.
She subconsciously tried to get up.
But the large hand on her waist pressed her down, and she lay back again.
Her hand was still held by the man, his palm exceptionally hot.
Si Nian suddenly remembered that her college entrance exams were already over.
She was really sleep-addled.
She didn't even know when she had fallen asleep last night; she had been thinking about having the man wake her up to take a bath.
She definitely hadn't taken a bath, yet she was currently wearing pajamas.
She vaguely remembered someone wiping her face with a towel, her forehead occasionally brushing against the man's firm, cold jaw.
When she groggily opened her eyes, she was met with the man's familiar face.
"Are you still sleepy? Do you want to go in the afternoon instead?" Zhou Yueshen's deep voice sounded.
Si Nian shook her head. Although she really wanted to sleep a bit more, she had to go to school today to estimate her score.
She heard yesterday that the karaoke bars in the city hadn't closed all night and were packed with customers.
Many students went to let loose after finishing their exams.
Only Si Nian had absolutely no desire to get out of bed.
The children had classes today, so Zhou Yueshen dropped them off at school first before taking Si Nian to her school.
By the time she arrived at her classroom, almost all of her classmates were already there.
There was also a crowd of parents outside.
Everyone was huddled together in groups, checking their answers against each other.
Si Nian didn't recognize a single person. It couldn't be helped; although she had been enrolled at the school for a long time, this was her first time actually coming to the classroom.
And no one recognized her, either.
However, quite a few people cast their gazes upon her.
There were even a few boys nudging each other, gesturing to look at her.
When the homeroom teacher saw Si Nian arrive, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Student Si Nian, you're here! Come quickly and check your answers to see how much you might score."
Based on Si Nian's previous test papers, if nothing went wrong in the college entrance examination, she would definitely be this year's biggest dark horse.
It was even possible that she could make No. 2 High School soar to new heights.
If they could produce a top scorer in the college entrance exam, all their hard work would finally pay off.
It would infuriate those arrogant snobs at First High School, letting them know what a great prospect they had lost.
The homeroom teacher pinned all his hopes on Si Nian. Disregarding the other students for the moment, he hurriedly pulled her aside to estimate her score.
Zhou Yueshen didn't follow her inside because the classroom was too crowded.
He was already tall and burly, taking up the space of two people; going in would only take up room.
Watching the students alternate between pleasant surprise and utter dismay, he couldn't help but frown.
He wondered how Si Nian's results were.
Her goal was Beijing University. In previous years, the number of college students from the city center who made it to Beijing University was extremely small.
Although he always knew Si Nian was excellent, he couldn't help but feel a little worried at this moment.
A few boys were secretly sizing him up.
Zhou Yueshen noticed their gazes and swept a glance over them.
As the group walked over, Zhou Yueshen's brow furrowed slightly. He stepped back a bit to make room.
Unexpectedly, the boys stopped right in front of him, looking for all the world like sons-in-law meeting their father-in-law.
Zhou Yueshen's brow remained furrowed. Once he confirmed they were looking for him, he asked in a low voice, "Can I help you?"
The boys were fidgeting and blushing slightly, occasionally glancing back at the crowd.
Under Zhou Yueshen's puzzled gaze, the boy pushed to the front finally scratched his head and spoke up: "Hello, comrade. Could you help us ask your sister out to sing karaoke?"
Zhou Yueshen was slightly taken aback.
He then replied, "Sister? You've got the wrong person. I don't have a sister."
The boys froze for a moment. Recovering, they quickly asked, "Isn't she your sister?"
They looked at each other in dismay and muttered softly, "Could she be your daughter?"
Zhou Yueshen looked in the direction they were pointing.
He saw that familiar flash of white by the desk. Once he realized who it was, Zhou Yueshen's face instantly darkened.
Seeing his suddenly gloomy expression, the boys were frightened. Not daring to say another word, they hurriedly said, "If it's not possible, never mind. Please don't be angry, sir."
After saying that, they scurried away with their tails between their legs.
They hadn't expected Student Si's father to be so young, yet have such an intense, terrifying aura.
They were originally too embarrassed to invite Student Si directly. Seeing her family member accompanying her, they had finally mustered the courage to approach him.
Who knew her parent would be even more intimidating than she was.
Zhou Yueshen's expression was truly awful. This was already the second time he had been mistaken for Si Nian's parent.
Si Nian finished estimating her score, deducting points for essays and some major questions where it was easy to lose marks. The total score for the science track in the 1983 college entrance exam was 710, and Si Nian estimated hers to be around 660.
Of course, this was excluding the easily deducted points and the essay.
She would only know the exact number when the results were released.
Hearing her calm voice, the homeroom teacher couldn't even hold his pen steady.
This year's exam was so difficult that their school probably wouldn't even produce two students who scored over six hundred.
Yet Si Nian, even after deducting points for the essay and tricky questions, still had 660 points!
Then the actual score would definitely be higher than this estimate!
"Student Si, check it again to see if you made any mistakes."
Si Nian shook her head and said, "No need, I have a pretty good idea in my head."
In fact, she felt she had basically made no mistakes. After all, she was someone who had already gone to college. She only gave this conservative estimate because she truly wasn't sure about the essay, but she didn't need to worry much about the rest.
Si Nian didn't dare state too high an estimated score, afraid of scaring the homeroom teacher.
She'd leave it at this for now; maybe she could give him a pleasant surprise when the time came.
"Are you confident about the essay?" the homeroom teacher asked with concern.
He had heard from the language teacher that essays were Si Nian's weak point.
He was a bit worried.
Si Nian replied, "I can't say for sure, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Anyway, she had put it out there; she definitely hadn't overestimated her score.
The homeroom teacher said excitedly, "That's great, that's great. After you fill out your college application forms, go home and get some good rest. Wait for the scores to come out. Who knows, you might bring glory to our school this year."
Other students gathered around. "Teacher, is she the student who is retaking the year?"
"What's your name? What's your estimated score?"
As soon as Si Nian arrived, several teachers surrounded her to estimate her score, acting all shocked and amazed. It was hard for everyone not to notice.
Si Nian smiled. "Over six hundred."
As soon as she spoke, the entire classroom fell into silence.
"Over six hundred? That's too exaggerated. Aren't you a repeating student?"
Si Nian nodded. "I am."
"I heard about it. The homeroom teacher said she transferred from First High School."
"Are the students from First High School really that amazing? I heard they produce several top university students every year."
"If even their repeating students are this incredible, doesn't that mean we're going to lose to First High School again this year?"
It wasn't that everyone was jealous of her. It was just that after hearing Si Nian's score and remembering she was a repeater from First High School who was still this amazing, they couldn't help but feel a bit defeated.
Si Nian didn't know exactly what level First High School was at, so she didn't say much.
She planned to leave.
But a group of people crowded around her: "We all heard from the homeroom teacher that due to special circumstances, you couldn't come to school for classes. You must have worked really hard, right?"
"Yeah, do you want to go sing karaoke with us later? The homeroom teacher said it's his treat."
"Yeah, yeah! You're so pretty. Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Which school are you planning to go to?"
These girls were in the prime of their youth. Now that they had struck up a conversation with Si Nian, they immediately started chattering away, incredibly excited.
The homeroom teacher pulled out the application forms from who knows where and signaled for everyone to be quiet.
"Don't aim too high on your applications. After all, the cutoff scores are different every year. Everyone needs to choose carefully. I hope you can all get into your ideal schools."
Si Nian received her application form and, with almost no hesitation, filled in Beijing University and Tsinghua University.
She hardly considered any others.
She couldn't help it, because she used to be a student at this very school, only she attended it decades in the future.
Back then, she had barely scraped by to get in, which was a regret not only for her family but for herself as well.
This time, she naturally wanted to enter in a blaze of glory.
It had only been a few years since the college entrance exam was reinstated, and the scoring system was constantly being adjusted.
The cutoff scores were also different every year.
Many scores that would have gotten you in last year wouldn't be enough this year.
Of course, those with high scores certainly didn't need to worry about this issue. After all, for people like them, it wasn't the schools picking them; it was them picking the schools.
While the other students were still racking their brains over which school to choose, Si Nian had already filled out her desired schools and majors.
Zhou Yueshen was still waiting for her outside, so it wouldn't be good for Si Nian to delay here for too long.
Taking advantage of the fact that the homeroom teacher was surrounded by a bunch of students asking various questions and had no time to pay attention to her, Si Nian quickly slipped away.
Anyway, the application forms didn't have to be submitted immediately.
Zhou Yueshen was still standing at the door. He was in the exact same posture when she came out as when she had gone in.
Si Nian waved the application form in her hand at him and said, "I applied for two schools, take a look."
Zhou Yueshen's face was dark and gloomy, but since he usually looked like this, Si Nian didn't notice anything wrong.
Zhou Yueshen took a glance at it. The first choice was Beijing University, and the second was Tsinghua University.
She had filled in the top two universities.
What could he possibly object to?
The two of them squeezed through the crowd and left the school.
It was already past ten o'clock, and the morning was unbearably hot.
Si Nian used her application form to fan herself. Suddenly finding herself with free time, she didn't know what to do for a moment.
So she turned her gaze to Zhou Yueshen beside her. His expression was somewhat strange, for reasons unknown.
Si Nian raised her hand and waved it in front of him before the man snapped back to reality.
Zhou Yueshen was slightly startled.
"What's wrong?"
Si Nian pouted and said, "I was asking what we should do next, and you ignored me."
After speaking, she glanced around suspiciously and asked, "Did you see some pretty girl and get lost in thought?"
The corners of Zhou Yueshen's lips curled up slightly. "I was just thinking about something."
Si Nian was puzzled. "About what? Is something wrong at the farm?"
Zhou Yueshen shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing."
"Then are we going home, or...?"
Zhou Yueshen walked over to where the car was parked, with Si Nian standing by his side. He opened the car door, and Si Nian got in. Zhou Yueshen got into the driver's seat from the other side. After a pause, he asked in a low voice, "Nian Nian, do you want to go buy some clothes?"