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

Chapter 210 The College Entrance Examination Ends

When Shen Qingqing was asked to change her schedule to audit classes in the senior high school building for a semester, Zheng Yonghui didn't say much in class. He just asked Shen Qingqing to go to his office after class to inform her privately.

However, Yao Run and Chen Siping were in the same class as Wu Fangyi. When they discovered that Wu Fangyi hadn't been in class since the start of the semester, they immediately grabbed the two of them and asked what had happened as soon as they returned to the dormitory.

Jinzhong High School doesn't exploit its senior students to the point of exhaustion for the sake of college entrance examination pass rates. Even senior students wake up at the same time as other students and go back to their dormitories to sleep at the same time after evening self-study.

However, the senior high school building was a bit far from Shen Qingqing's dormitory, so Shen Qingqing and her friend took a little longer to get back to their dormitory after evening self-study than Yao Run and the other three.

As soon as they entered the dormitory, Fang Airu and Yao Runyi shoved mineral water bottles in front of them, one on each side, and "tortured" them: "Tell me, where did you go today? Why weren't you in class?"

Shen Qingqing blinked, then immediately raised her hand dramatically, using a sickeningly sweet voice, and said, "How can you accuse someone like that? I was really doing my best—"

"Get in here! You're a disgrace!"

Before Shen Qingqing could finish speaking, Yao Run, covered in goosebumps, simply lifted her inside with one hand. At 1.75 meters tall and having studied Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), it was too easy for Yao Run to lift Shen Qingqing, who was less than 1.62 meters tall.

When she was dragged in, Shen Qingqing was given a light, painless kick.

Fang Airu kicked him.

Shen Qingqing was dragged in, groaning and crying.

Wu Fangyi used to protect her to some extent, but later she found that Shen Qingqing was also enjoying herself, so she simply gave up and stopped caring.

“At the beginning of this semester, we transferred to the advanced class in the senior year to audit classes, so we don’t attend classes in the classroom.”

Yao Run put down the fluttering chicks in her hand and turned to look at Wu Fangyi, who was explaining: "What do you mean? You're not coming to class this semester? What are you going to do about your exams?"

After tugging at her clothes that were hanging up, Shen Qingqing continued, "She won't take any of the exams in the second year of high school; she'll go straight to the third year."

The other four looked at each other. They could hear every word Shen Qingqing said clearly, but when they were put together, they were a little confused.

Seeing that they were still confused, Shen Qingqing paused for a moment and then explained the whole situation: "Fangyi and I plan to take the college entrance examination early this year. We are currently doing final review with the senior students, so we will not attend any of the junior classes."

The other four people: "..."

"So you... are graduating together this June?" Fang Airu managed to ask, with some difficulty.

Shen Qingqing nodded readily: "Yes, if we pass the exam, we'll graduate; if we don't, we'll just hang out with you guys for another year~"

As she finished speaking, Shen Qingqing gave a sickeningly sweet wink, then disgusted the remaining four people.

"If you graduate, will two more people move into our dorm?" Chen Siping suddenly thought of this question.

Shen Qingqing blinked blankly; she really didn't know the answer to this question.

"No, only classes within each grade might live together, but not between grades," Wu Fangyi explained after checking.

"That's alright," Chen Siping muttered.

The entire dormitory suddenly fell silent. Everyone's expression was indifferent, yet it concealed a deep sorrow.

These teenagers, aged sixteen or seventeen, are at a time when they are full of youthful thoughts.

The earliest farewell they experienced was after the grand and sweeping journey of their senior year of high school, when they went their separate ways with their bags packed.

For Yao Run and the other three, this farewell was actually a year in advance.

I thought they would stay together and have a great time in their senior year of high school, and discuss which university to go to after the college entrance exam. But I never expected that these two academically brilliant students would skip a grade and take the college entrance exam!
"Are you going on a graduation trip this summer? It's only half a month. Senior high school students start classes on August 1st, the college entrance exam is on the 7th and 8th, and our final exams are in early July. There's enough time." Fang Airu broke the silence in the dormitory first.

"Hiss—" Shen Qingqing gasped. To be honest, she was a little tempted, but she was still a minor and it wasn't very convenient for her to go out without a guardian.

Wu Fangyi had also thought of this, "Let's prepare for the graduation trip when Qingqing is an adult. We'll be sophomores and you'll be freshmen then, which will be just right."

Shen Qingqing is two years younger than them; she's only sixteen now.

“Okay, you two should be applying to those two schools in the capital, right?” Fang Airu sat back in her chair, leaning back against the chair, looking at Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi with some envy.

"I don't know where I'll take the exam, but I'll fill in all the schools I can," Shen Qingqing said.

She wouldn't even dare to dream of those two top-two schools!

She checked and found that, apart from Peking University, the only domestic universities with business programs that have a place in the world rankings are those in Hong Kong.

But obviously she has no way of attending a university in the port city.

I can only take a closer look later, or ask the teachers when the time comes.

Wu Fangyi nodded firmly: "I want to give it my all for the School of Mathematics at Q University."

Shen Qingqing already knew about Wu Fangyi's choice. That night, as they chatted on their way back to the dormitory, Wu Fangyi was convinced of her love for mathematics by Shen Qingqing's words, "As long as you figure out what you want most."

Q University is renowned for its science programs.

"When you get accepted into which schools, remember to tell us! We'll come visit you a year from now!" Fang Airu clenched her fist. "Even if it's not the same school, it can still be in the same city!"

"Okay! It's a deal!"

"A word is settled!"

After the chat ended that evening, time seemed to be fast-forwarded.

Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi followed the experienced senior high school teachers and kept testing all the knowledge they had learned in the past two years with test papers. The answering techniques and problem-solving methods for each question became more and more perfect through thousands of practice sessions.

In the weekly and monthly tests of the senior year, Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi were able to break into the top three of the senior year rankings from the very beginning, but it was not stable. Sometimes Shen Qingqing was in third place, and sometimes Wu Fangyi was in third place.

By the time of the first mock exam, Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi had already secured first and second place respectively.

From this point on, Shen Qingqing will no longer be able to hold the number one position for long, and she and Wu Fangyi will sometimes be in first place and sometimes in first place.

However, the score difference is never significant.

There were three rounds of mock exams throughout the senior year of high school.

Two weeks after the third mock exam, it was June 5th.

After reviewing the practice test papers in the last class, the subject teacher left the classroom, and the homeroom teacher walked in, her previously serious and tense expression replaced by a smile.

"Students, your hard work over the past three years is about to pay off. Every test paper you've completed, every pen refill you've used, and every wrong question you've corrected will not have been in vain."

"I've said these words countless times over the past three years, so now I'll just give you one sentence: I wish all the graduating students of Jinxiu High School a triumphant return in the college entrance examination!"

"Thank you, teacher!" The whole class stood up, some with tears in their eyes, and shouted along.

The homeroom teacher smiled with satisfaction: "Alright, pack your things and go home. Have a good rest at home tomorrow. You'll be back at school for exams on the 7th and 8th!"

Jinzhong is one of the test centers. From the 6th to the 9th, the first-year high school students will have a holiday. The 9th is the academic level test for the second-year high school students.

In other words, while regular senior high school students only need to take the exam on the 7th and 8th, Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi will have to take the exam again on the 9th.

Every year, the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) is not far from the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival rains always seem to pour down during those two days.

But this year we were lucky; it rained while the students were already in the classroom taking the exam, and the rain stopped after the exam was over.

This is the first child of the Shen and Li families to take the college entrance examination. Apart from Li Shuyun, who is still working as a junior high school teacher, Shen Rongzhou, Li Xunli, Li Xunjin, Li Yuxing and Zhang Mingfang are all waiting outside the examination center.

For three consecutive days, every time Shen Qingqing came out of school after each exam, she could see her family waiting for her outside the school gate.

During these three days, Wu Fangyi was also forcibly brought along by Shen Qingqing to take the exam together, and they would go back together after the exam.

Wu Fangyi wants to apply to Q University, so Shen Qingqing will absolutely not let her go back to that kind of family environment where she is ignored and subjected to emotional abuse. Even though Wu Fangyi herself has said that it doesn't matter, with the big exam approaching, the slightest emotional upset could lead to poor performance.

Because of Wu Fangyi's affection for her over the past five years—being her classmate and roommate and treating her like a cub—Shen Qingqing could not allow such an accident to happen.

At 5:40 PM on June 8th, the annual two-day large-scale selection competition came to an end.

Many of those who left Jinzhong that afternoon burst into tears right at the school gate.

Even in a school like Jinzhong with a good learning atmosphere, the pressure is not small.

Because everyone around is working hard, the tension is spreading from one person to another.

Shen Qingqing stood there for a few seconds, watching her classmates cry, then turned around and pulled Wu Fangyi into the car.

The battle for the senior high school students is over, but theirs isn't.

The two of them are missing one final period to complete this exam.

2015年6月9日，下午16时30分，高中学业水平考试结束。

Shen Qingqing capped her pen and watched as the proctor approached her step by step, collected her exam paper and answer sheet, walked back to the podium, arranged them one by one, and announced that they should leave the examination room in an orderly manner.

It was as if even the heavens were celebrating for Shen Qingqing that day, as it was sunny all day long.

Wu Fangyi declined Shen Qingqing's invitation and went home on her own.

Even after Shen Qingqing returned home and sat down to drink mung bean soup, her mind remained blank.

It seems that all the memories and thoughts were taken away along with the exam paper that was taken away.

After finishing the sugar water, Shen Qingqing unconsciously went to find clothes to take a shower. After showering, she returned to her room, closed the door, turned on the air conditioner, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep in less than five minutes.

I slept straight through to 5 a.m. the next morning.

The curtains were drawn tightly shut, but a faint ray of light still managed to sneak in through the gaps.

Shen Qingqing lay flat on the bed, stared at the tiny ray of light for a while, and then got up from the bed.

Instead of going to the bathroom in the master bedroom, I washed up in the bathroom outside, then made myself a bowl of egg and ham noodles, slurped it down, and went back to my room to play games on my computer.

Come to think of it, it's been almost two years since she last touched a game, and she doesn't even know how it's been updated.

Four hours later, Shen Qingqing closed the game. She was a little tired, especially since there were quite a few changes. She checked the announcements on the official website and also browsed the information on the forum to find out how many things had been changed in the past two years.

After Li Xunli got up, she heard noises coming from Shen Qingqing's room, but she saw the kitchen waste left by Shen Qingqing when she made breakfast in the kitchen. She knew that Shen Qingqing was alright, so she knocked on Shen Qingqing's door before leaving for work.

"Qingqing, Mommy has gone to work. Your dad took the day off to stay home and take care of you."

"okay, I get it!"

After finishing her exams, Shen Qingqing stopped playing games and suddenly felt empty, unsure of what to do.

She thought she should take a vacation, but once she actually started her vacation, she felt like something was off.

After spending a day at home like a mushroom, Shen Qingqing decided that she wouldn't take the day off and was going back to her studio!

I also need to find some time to go and take a look at Guangcheng, where Tu Chuan is.

After setting aside tasks for herself, Shen Qingqing regained her energy.

Even after Shen Qingqing handed over the management of Youqiantu to Xunqing for two years, it did not go bankrupt and was even able to maintain a net profit of five percent per year.

However, when Shen Qingqing went to the studio, she was surrounded by ten full-time teachers.

"Boss!! You're finally here!!"

"Boss!! Please have pity on us!! We can't hold on any longer!!"

"No amount of money can sustain this anymore!!"

"..."

Two years ago, the ten full-time teachers were all energetic college students. Two years later, after reviewing their experiences, Shen Qingqing began to suspect that Xunqing had overstepped her bounds and replaced the teachers in her studio.

The teachers are still crying and complaining.

"Boss, the administration team is inhuman when you're not around! They're scheduling us classes for seven or eight hours a day every day!"

"Look! Look at my hair, I even have gray hairs on the top of my head!"

"They're all students who need intensive tutoring!"

“As soon as parents heard that our tutoring program was a sure thing, they started sending their children here in droves. In the past two years, apart from taking sick leave and bereavement leave, I haven’t had a single day off properly!”

"..."

Shen Qingqing's expression was subtle. It turned out that the people were still the same, only they looked a little haggard from all the torment.

"Don't worry! I'll have HR arrange new interviews right away and add new people to our team!"

"Your bonuses will be doubled this year!"

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