Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 209: Follow up with the final review.

Two and a half hours is just right; do it once, check it once.

Zheng Yonghui and the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 compared the answers they had obtained from the science teachers that afternoon and began grading their papers one question at a time.

The exam takes two and a half hours to complete and ten minutes to grade.

The final results showed that both of them scored above 285 points.

Shen Qingqing's score was slightly lower, barely passing 285, while Wu Fangyi led in the score of two physics multiple-choice questions.

Looking at the scores of the two students, Zheng Yonghui and the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 remained silent for a long time.

But Zheng Yonghui kept his word and finally relented: "Okay, your results have proven yourselves. Do you want to register for the college entrance examination this year? Are you planning to give it a try, or do you plan to participate this time and then go through the application process with the senior students if you pass?"

"Although I don't want to make any absolute statements, if we don't treat this as our only chance, we'll never have the courage to go all in." Shen Qingqing didn't give a direct answer, but her words already made her stance clear.

The homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 laughed after hearing this, pointing at Shen Qingqing and saying, "This kid is even more arrogant than I was back then!"

Shen Qingqing blinked and immediately asked, "What do you mean? Teacher Liu, did you also take the college entrance exam early?"

Zheng Yonghui laughed and said, "Before you, the last person to ask to take the college entrance examination early was her."

Shen Qingqing's eyes and mouth turned round, and she giggled, "Then we learned it from our teacher!"

"Hey! I didn't teach you to do that, don't talk nonsense!" The homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 immediately crossed his hands in front of him and made a big X.

Zheng Yonghui watched Shen Qingqing chatting and laughing with the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2, then turned his gaze to Wu Fangyi and asked, "Fangyi, what about you? What are your own thoughts?"

Wu Fangyi was watching Shen Qingqing chatting and laughing with her homeroom teacher when she suddenly heard Zheng Yonghui call her name. She pointed to herself in surprise.

Zheng Yonghui nodded: "Yes, I'm asking you."

Wu Fangyi pointed at Shen Qingqing, looking confused: "I'm the same as Qingqing."

Does this need to be asked again? Hasn't Shen Qingqing always been the one answering?

“Qingqing’s ideas and thoughts have always been sound, and she expresses her views clearly. But you’re always by Qingqing’s side. You need to think carefully about whether you’ve been influenced by Qingqing or whether you share the same firm beliefs.” Zheng Yonghui noticed Wu Fangyi’s confusion and surprise and explained a little.

Wu Fangyi understood Zheng Yonghui's meaning, smiled slightly, and shook her head: "This is something we agreed on back in the first semester of our first year of high school. If I were just influenced by Qingqing and blindly followed her decisions, no one could have persisted for so long, and besides—"

Wu Fangyi also pointed to the two test papers on the table, "My combined science score is higher than Qingqing's."

Although it may sound a bit harsh, it's true that in popular stereotypes, the person with the lower score is always the follower.

This was the first time Zheng Yonghui had heard about when the two of them made this decision, and he couldn't help but ask, "Did you agree on this from the first semester of your first year of high school?"

Their conversation also attracted the attention of two people on the other side of the table.

Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi sat at opposite tables, each on one side, and their two homeroom teachers took turns proctoring the exam. In other words, Shen Qingqing was proctored by the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2, while Wu Fangyi was proctored by Zheng Yonghui.

Wu Fangyi nodded: "Yes, Qingqing suggested it, and I agreed."

As for other matters, Wu Fangyi did not say much.

Perhaps the idea was sparked by an unpleasant first meeting with her roommates, but their tireless efforts over the next year, day and night, proved their determination.

Upon hearing Wu Fangyi's words, Zheng Yonghui and the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 were both surprised.

When they heard the two girls come to them saying they wanted to take the college entrance exam early, they thought it was just a passing fancy and that they felt their studies were too far ahead. They never imagined that the girls had seriously considered it and had been working hard towards it.

"No wonder. There was a question on last year's final exam that you two both used high school level knowledge to answer. Unfortunately, the teacher grading your papers was a high school level teacher who didn't notice this small mistake and gave you both full marks. If I hadn't checked the papers later, you two would have gotten away with it." The homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 remembered something.

Shen Qingqing chuckled, "But in the end, we managed to get away with it!"

"You still have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for Teacher Liu's kindness in letting you off the hook, you would have lost all ten points on that big question!" Zheng Yonghui put on a stern face and pretended to scold.

The next second, the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2 exposed them: "So what if they were not kind? The fact that they lost ten points will not affect their grade ranking, and it just makes us change the table again for no reason."

The office erupted in laughter.

After confirming their intentions, Zheng Yonghui said to them, "Alright, you can go back now. You don't need to go back to the classroom. Evening self-study is about to end, so go straight back to the dormitory. As for the college entrance examination registration, I will inform you after Teacher Liu and I have settled it. We will also tell you in advance what materials you need and what preparations you need to make so that you can take care of them."

"Okay, thank you both!"

After leaving the office, Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi walked back to their dormitory. It was very quiet. All three grades in the school were having evening self-study sessions, and there were no students wandering around outside.

For the first time, Shen Qingqing brought up the topic of university and major: "Sister Fangyi, have you thought about which school and major you want to apply for?"

Wu Fangyi thought for a moment: "I haven't thought about it in detail, but it might be something related to mathematics and numbers, which would be clearer and more organized."

Shen Qingqing looked at Wu Fangyi with admiration and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up: "It has to be you, Wu, the science student!"

Wu Fangyi was amused by her address and asked in return, "And what about you?"

"Study business! I've thought about many different majors before, like publishing and editing, screenwriting and planning, creative writing, applied psychology... all sorts of random majors, but I can't devote all my energy to those as my real studies now." Shen Qingqing stretched.

Wu Fangyi nodded knowingly, after all, Shen Qingqing's family really did have a company waiting for her to inherit.

"Find a school where you can pursue a second degree, so you can learn something else you like."

Shen Qingqing sighed, "Do I really have to push myself so hard, Sister Fangyi? We're already studying for three years in two years, which is already quite demanding. Once I get to university, I should at least try to reassure the company I've neglected for the past two years, right?" Wu Fangyi was amused by her choice of words, "That makes sense, after all, our CEO Shen owns three companies!"

Shen Qingqing smiled, feigning shyness, and said, "No, no, it's really just a company, a studio, you know~"

The studio refers to Youqiantu, while the company refers to Tu Chuan.

When Shen Qingqing first proposed to work in the IP field, Li Xunjin and Li Xunli were completely clueless. The most they knew was from the days of Super Boy and Super Girl, when people used their phone bills to vote and then bought the yogurt drinks that the contestants endorsed.

But Shen Qingqing's introduction of all sorts of unfamiliar new terms, like incubation and joint ventures, left the two of them completely bewildered.

The final decision was that the two of them would run the company, while Shen Qingqing would decide on all other matters, including the direction of the business.

In other words, the real boss behind the scenes is Shen Qingqing.

After Shen Qingqing comes of age, the Youqiantu and Tuchuan families will be officially handed over to her for full management.

As for Xunqing, although Li Xunli didn't say it explicitly, judging from Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong's usual indifference, it's easy to guess that Li Xunli had given up on the two younger ones.

But Xunqing wasn't in a hurry; Li Xunli was still young.

Even in her previous life, before Li Xunli was diagnosed with cancer, she looked like she was only in her forties when she was in her fifties.

After being diagnosed with cancer, she endured various treatments in the hospital, which gradually eroded Li Xunli's desire for life and her reluctance to leave her children and husband.

The two chatted as they returned to their dorm, changed into their pajamas, and then immersed themselves in their studies.

The procedures for taking the college entrance examination early were a little troublesome for Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi, but not particularly troublesome.

My learning ability was approved very smoothly through the school's recommendation and the Ministry of Education's review process.

The tricky part is that it requires assessing the psychological qualities of students who take the college entrance examination early, as well as whether they have a strong sense of self-management and independence.

Both of these things are very vague and ethereal, and it's unclear how they can be examined.

In short, after working on it for almost half a month, I finally completed the Ministry of Education's review the day before the college entrance examination registration deadline and successfully registered.

The fact that the two girls were going to take the college entrance exam early was no secret in the teachers' office. They learned about the two girls' learning progress from Zheng Yonghui and the homeroom teacher of Rocket Class 2. Many teachers would call the two girls to the office for extra lessons during their free time.

Every day, I just keep running back and forth between the classroom and the office.

The key point is that although their classrooms are on the same floor in the second year of high school, their offices are on the same floor!

Looking at her plate overflowing with food in the cafeteria, Shen Qingqing sighed silently and said to her five roommates, "I've eaten twice as much food in the cafeteria this past month."

Wu Fangyi sighed in the same way, looked at her identical plate, and chimed in, "Me too."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. The teachers love you so much that they make you come to their offices for special meals every few days." Fang Airu was actually a girl who couldn't sit still. After breaking the ice, she quickly became the number one chatterbox in the dormitory.

"Exactly, some people couldn't stand your extra tutoring and said they wanted to join you, but they sheepishly slunk back to the classroom after only a couple of days." Li Zile laughed too. "Who knew you weren't giving extra tutoring to the second-year students, but to the third-year students!"

"You know what, the second-ranked student in our class, who's also third in the grade, went for a few days of extra tutoring. When he came back, he made up for the missed lessons so well that Siping and I laughed like crazy." After the second year of high school, Yao Run and Chen Siping also chose science and got into the top class. Although they were only in the lower middle of the class, if they maintained that ranking, they would be guaranteed admission to a 211 or 985 university in the whole school.

Shen Qingqing took a bite of food. "Trying to fly before you can walk is just asking for trouble. No wonder so many people came to our table those few days."

"The progress was so slow those few days that I started to doubt my life. The teacher was interrupted three times for every five sentences he spoke. If Teacher Gao hadn't made it clear that this was an extra course for the senior year and that those who hadn't finished the junior year content should go back on their own, I don't know how many times he would have been interrupted during each class."

Wu Fangyi developed a fast eating speed when she started working in junior high school. In just a short chat, she had already eaten a third of her food before stopping to join the conversation: "And now everyone is saying that we are both study maniacs."

Shen Qingqing frowned: "When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"

"The day Teacher Gao finished speaking, it was only the first semester of our second year of high school, and we had already finished the second-year curriculum and were getting extra tutoring for the third-year students. None of the third-year students get this kind of treatment. They say we've gone crazy studying, and all we can think about is studying," Wu Fangyi explained to her.

Shen Qingqing hummed in agreement. "Well, if you put it that way, it's not entirely wrong. We've really been studying like crazy for the past year or so. Just thinking about having to live like this for another six months makes my mouth water."

"Are you feeling hot?" Wu Fangyi only heard the last four words.

Shen Qingqing smacked her lips twice. "It seems so."

"Then hurry up and eat. After you finish, go back to the dorm and take some medicine to reduce internal heat, like Qinghuo Le or Banlangen." Wu Fangyi tapped the empty space on her plate.

The other roommates stopped chatting and quickly finished their meal before taking Shen Qingqing back to the dormitory to take her medicine.

However, the intense tutoring pressure during this period caused Shen Qingqing to collapse after the end of the first semester of her second year of high school, with a high fever reaching 39.7 degrees Celsius.

Li Xunli is usually the first to notice the children's health conditions, but the large porcelain set that Li Xunli participated in last year was officially put up for auction this winter. As one of the craftsmen, Li Xunli also needs to make an appearance with this porcelain set, so only Shen Rongzhou can see it after he finishes get off work every day.

By the time Shen Rongzhou discovered that Shen Qingqing had such a high fever, it had already been an afternoon and half a night.

Startled, Shen Rongzhou rushed Shen Qingqing to the hospital.

Fortunately, it was just a common cold caused by wind and cold, not a viral one.

After Shen Qingqing's fever subsided, she didn't have to go through a long, month-long coughing period; she just finished taking her medicine and was fine.

Just as she had told Zheng Yonghui in the office, she and Wu Fangyi had mastered all the new knowledge points for the senior year during the winter break. In the new semester, two more auditing seats would be added for them in the senior science elite class so they could follow the senior students for the final semester's review.

See you tomorrow night~