Chapter 29 : High School Entrance Exam Ranking Entered the Top 30 in the Entire District
Chapter 29: High School Entrance Exam Ranking Entered the Top 30 in the Entire District
In this era, the inquiry of high school entrance exam results was mainly done through landline telephones.
Chen Fan's family did not have a telephone.
After eating lunch, Chen Fan and his family of three went early to his second aunt's home in the town.
In order to know their son's exam results at the earliest opportunity, Chen Jianye and his wife asked for half a day off from work.
However, from 1 pm when they started dialing, the line kept showing that the service was not yet available.
The second aunt and Chen Fan's dad chatted on the side.
Li Jinqiu, on the other hand, looked very anxious, dialing the number every five minutes.
Seeing Li Jinqiu's anxious look, Chen Fan's second aunt Chen Meiyun couldn't help but smile and reassure her.
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to keep guarding the phone."
"The scores have already been determined, no matter how anxious you are now, it won't help."
Li Jinqiu felt a little embarrassed.
"I don't know why, but today I feel my heart beating a bit faster."
"That's how it is for parents."
Chen Meiyun glanced at her elder brother.
"Look at my elder brother, he's not anxious at all."
"And wasn't it said that Xiao Fan's estimated score is 575? You can just relax."
This time it was the elder brother Chen Jianye's turn to speak.
"This kid Xiao Fan's exam results are usually in the middle to lower ranks in the class."
"If he does well, he can barely reach the second-tier university line. If not well, he can't even reach the second-tier."
"This time his estimated score is suddenly 575. To be honest, I still feel a bit unsure in my heart."
Li Jinqiu also nodded in agreement.
"That's why we need to confirm the actual score before we can completely relax."
"You two can't say that about my eldest nephew."
Chen Meiyun pulled Chen Fan affectionately.
"I've always felt that Xiao Fan is smart, much smarter than my good-for-nothing son."
Then she didn't forget to encourage Chen Fan.
"Auntie believes in you."
"Your cousin is not cut out for studying, he can't even get into a bachelor's degree program and can only attend a college.
"Xiao Fan, do your best, get into a good university, and make your parents and our old Chen family proud."
Chen Fan smiled: "Second Aunt, I'm hungry."
Chen Meiyun glared at him: "You kid, why didn't you say so earlier, I'll get you some snacks."
Li Jinqiu glanced at her son sitting leisurely on the sofa watching TV.
She was still a bit uneasy, and picked up the phone to continue dialing the inquiry hotline.
This agonizing state lasted until 6 pm in the evening.
After Li Jinqiu's countless calls, the inquiry hotline finally went through.
In a rush, Chen Jianye, who was originally eating in the living room, was the first to get up and run into the room.
The second aunt and her husband also followed quickly.
Chen Fan put down his chopsticks and was the last one to walk into the room.
"Student's name."
"Chen Fan."
"Admission ticket number."
Li Jinqiu was stunned for a moment, and quickly searched around.
"Where's the admission ticket, I just had it here..."
Chen Jianye immediately glared at her.
"Look at you, you can't even handle such a small thing, hurry up and find it..."
The elderly couple immediately started frantically searching everywhere.
"Don't panic, Sister-in-law, try to recall where you put it when you last had it."
Second Aunt Chen Meiyun reminded softly.
Li Jinqiu muttered: "Earlier I had it and put it on the table, then I checked the kid's admission ticket number again, and then I casually put it..."
Li Jinqiu reached into her pocket and immediately brightened up.
"Found it."
"The admission ticket number is: xxxxxxxxxxxx..."
After reciting it, the entire room fell into a dead silence.
Everyone pricked up their ears, carefully listening to the sounds from the phone.
Finally, the voice came through.
"Student Chen Fan, Chinese: 136, Math 113, English 137, Liberal Arts Comprehensive: 217, Total Score: 603."
When this score came out, the entire room fell silent.
Everyone stared in astonishment, clearly stunned.
Chen Jianye stiffly turned his head to look at Chen Meiyun and her husband.
"How...how many points did he just say?"
Chen Meiyun excitedly shouted: "Total of 603 points. Brother, Xiao Fan scored 603 points."
Chen Jianye could hardly believe it, his gaze turning towards his son standing at the door.
"Wasn't...wasn't it said to be 575 points?"
Chen Fan was also a little surprised.
When estimating the score, he had been a bit conservative, deducting points for some subjective questions without standard answers.
Now it seems that he did quite well.
Seeing everyone in the room looking at him.
Chen Fan scratched his head.
"Maybe I was a bit too conservative when estimating the score."
"This..."
Chen Fan's uncle shook his head in amusement.
"This 'conservative' ended up with nearly 30 more points."
It was only then that Chen Jianye reacted.
He quickly rushed over and snatched the phone from his wife's hand.
"Let me dial again."
He had to hear the score from the phone with his own ears before he could be reassured.
After entering the admission ticket number according to the prompts.
Very soon, Chen Fan's high school entrance exam score came through from the other end of the phone.
"Total of 603."
Indeed, it was still 603.
"603, 603..."
Chen Jianye excitedly muttered: "I didn't hear it wrong, I didn't hear it wrong."
"It really is 603 points."
"To re-listen, press 1..."
Without hesitation, Chen Jianye immediately pressed 1.
He listened three times in a row, all 603.
Now there was no mistake.
"Haha, 603 points. My son scored 603 points."
"This is really too good."
For the first time, the usually calm and laconic Chen Jianye became a bit unbridled.
Excitedly rubbing his hands, his dark face flushed red.
His wife Li Jinqiu, on the other hand, sat aside, quietly wiping away tears.
"Heaven has blessed us, the old Chen family has finally produced a university student."
Chen Jianye excitedly walked over and gave his son a hard slap on the shoulder.
Chen Fan grimaced in pain.
"Dad, are you trying to kill me?"
"Haha, dad is just too happy today, really too happy."
The second aunt also chimed in with a laugh: "Brother, you have to treat us this time."
"With Xiao Fan's score, exceeding the first-tier university line by so much."
"I estimate he should have no problem getting into even those famous universities."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianye suddenly looked at his son.
Then he felt a tinge of regret.
"But the preference list has already been submitted."
Chen Fan smiled.
"Dad, even if the preference list can be modified, I would still choose Yunhai University."
"And Yunhai University is really quite good."
Chen Jianye smiled, "Okay, it's all up to you."
"Brother..."
On the side, Chen Meiyun couldn't help but remind him again.
"Ah? What did you say?"
Chen Jianye was clearly too excited to think straight.
"I said, shouldn't we celebrate properly?"
"Yes, yes, we should celebrate properly."
Chen Jianye rubbed his hands excitedly, glancing at his wife.
"Here's what we'll do, in a couple of days I'll host a banquet, and call all our relatives and friends to come, everyone can really liven things up."
Chen Meiyun smiled and reminded: "What you're talking about is the admission celebration banquet. What I meant was tonight, it's rare for all of us to be so happy."
"And with such a joyous occasion, shouldn't we celebrate properly?"
"Why don't we notify Jianzhong and Jianlong, and have them come to my place to have a couple of drinks together?"
"Yes, yes..."
Chen Jianye slapped his head.
"Look at me, how could I forget about this."
"I'll notify them right now..."