Chapter 55: Provincial Examination Results Released! Dumbfounded Parents!

"Damn it!!"

"He got a perfect score again this round!!"

"Our provincial top scorer for this year has been decided!!"

"This must have broken another historical record for our Dongjiang Province?!"

Li Yuanjing felt himself trembling slightly.

Because what Lin Yi had created was not just one or two highest records in the history of the provincial college entrance examinations, but a completely unprecedented milestone.

Four rounds of perfect scores!

Up to now, such a super genius had never appeared in Dongjiang Province!

Li Yuanjing stood up and said, "His exams are all over. Let him out of the dungeon; I can see he is getting a bit impatient."

"The rules of the fifth round, along with the reward for our provincial top scorer, I will issue to him personally!"

Li Yuanjing's adjutant was visibly stunned.

After all, in past years, this task was always handled by him.

He hadn't expected the boss himself to handle it this year!

This was enough to show how much importance he attached to this candidate named Lin Yi!

After Li Yuanjing left the conference hall, Qi Guoguang did not leave. At the very least, he wanted to watch his granddaughter's performance in the final round and wait until the dust settled.

He took a deep look at Lin Yi on the big screen.

A practitioner of all three elements: fire, wind, and ice, and he had perfectly mastered the Tier 4 skills of all three branches.

This could be seen from how effortlessly he cast his spells.

This kid...

His strength probably didn't stop there!

Even four rounds of exams at Purgatory difficulty hadn't truly forced out his trump cards!

...

Lin Yi's home.

The clock hanging on the wall ticked away.

Lin Yi's mother, Xu Qingfang, held a mop, mopping the floor over and over again, even though the floor was already spotlessly clean.

It was evident that she had been doing housework all morning.

"Stop mopping, it's already clean enough. You've mopped it at least ten times!"

Lin Guodong sat on the sofa, feeling quite irritable.

On the table was half a bottle of local white liquor, and he drank it cup by cup.

Other than that, he didn't know what else to do.

After dropping Lin Yi off at the station in the morning, the couple hadn't gone to work; they had both taken leave today specifically to take care of Lin Yi.

However, waiting was always the most agonizing part.

The entire morning had passed without a shred of news, leaving them anxious with anticipation.

Lin Guodong picked up his wine glass and downed another fierce gulp of liquor.

The fiery alcohol burned his esophagus, bringing him an unparalleled jolt of stimulation that perked him up a bit more.

Then, Lin Guodong grabbed the remote control and turned on the television.

To save money for their son's education, and because both parents were very busy, the family didn't subscribe to any premium cable packages, so there weren't many channels.

As soon as the TV was turned on, it defaulted to the free provincial Dongjiang Satellite TV.

A male and a female host sat in front of the news desk, smiling as they spoke, "Hello, dear viewers and friends. Welcome to the midday news."

"Today is June 7th, Monday."

"The 3024 National Professional Class University Entrance Examination was held this morning in Tianhai City. 130,000 candidates from 34 base cities across the province have completed the four rounds of exams, and the test scores are now fully released."

"According to the Great Xia Professional Examination Law, our station is legally publishing the scores of the top one hundred candidates in the province for this examination!"

"Please watch for the detailed information below!"

As soon as the television was turned on, it happened to be exactly twelve o'clock noon.

Dongjiang Satellite TV, as a mainstream media outlet, also began releasing the provincial rankings through traditional media methods.

Xu Qingfang stopped what she was doing and looked at the TV.

Lin Guodong also stared fixedly at the screen.

On the television, the ranking list of the province's top one hundred was displayed.

Due to screen size limitations, the list could only be played in groups of 20.

Moreover, for rankings below 50, only names, places of origin, and corresponding professions were shown.

For rankings above 50, displayed in groups of 10, the corresponding candidates' photos also appeared.

As they watched, both Xu Qingfang and Lin Guodong began to lose interest.

Because the list currently playing on the TV was already in the 31st to 40th group.

Naturally, they couldn't see Lin Yi there.

However, the couple hadn't held much hope for that anyway.

Knock, knock!

At that moment, the front door was knocked.

Lin Guodong got up to open it and saw a somewhat chubby middle-aged man standing outside.

"Guodong, the exams are over. Let's go pick the kids up!"

"Take my car; we can pick up your son along the way."

This man's name was Zhou Heping, and he worked at the same mining company as Lin Guodong.

Only, Lin Guodong was an ordinary underground miner.

While Zhou Heping was the office director of the asset department; his daily work was much more relaxed than Lin Guodong's, and his income was much higher.

Lin Guodong smiled and said, "Director Zhou, there's no need. I've also rented a car, and I'll go pick him up myself later."

Zhou Heping waved his hand. "Guodong, you reek of alcohol; you must have had quite a bit just now. You still dare to drive?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Xiaoliang just called me a moment ago; he did quite well, placing in the top 5,000 in the province. His college choices should allow him to pick a pretty good school."

"What about Xiaoyi? Hasn't he called you yet?"

"This kid, he doesn't even know to report his safety to you two to give you some peace of mind!"

The "Xiaoliang" Zhou Heping mentioned was naturally his son.

Lin Guodong was slightly taken aback.

He had been wondering why this somewhat petty office director, who was usually so aloof, would suddenly show such "kindness" today and proactively invite him to go pick up the kids together.

So he had come here to show off.

For a moment, Xu Qingfang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She had heard plenty of complaints from her husband about how Director Zhou used to make things difficult for him.

And now, at the moment when they were most anxious, he had proactively come to rub his own son's achievements in their faces!

Even with a temper as mild as Xu Qingfang's, she felt like cursing right now.

Lin Guodong glanced at his wife and forcefully suppressed the anger rising in his heart. There was no help for it; if he wanted to keep working there in the future, he truly couldn't afford to offend this asset department director.

Just as he was about to swallow his pride and agree.

On the television that had just been turned on, the broadcast finally reached this year's provincial top ten rankings.

The presentation for the top ten was of an even higher caliber.

Not only were there photos, but there was also dedicated voice broadcasting.

"The next results to be announced are those of this year's National College Entrance Examination, the provincial top scorer of Dongjiang Province!"

"Candidate Lin Yi, hailing from Jiangcheng Base City, with a total score of 8,000 points across four rounds of examinations, setting the highest score in the province's history since the inception of the college entrance examination system!"

"It is reported that in this college entrance examination's four rounds of testing, student Lin Yi broke a cumulative total of 9 provincial records and created 3 new national college entrance examination records!"

The news anchor on TV seemed somewhat emotional.

They were recounting Lin Yi's achievements in an endless stream of praise.

Meanwhile, in reality.

Clatter!

The mop in Xu Qingfang's hand dropped to the floor.

She was completely oblivious to it!

Because she saw her son's photograph on the television!

It was him!

It really was him!

The next moment, Xu Qingfang covered her face with both hands, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

Lin Guodong's eyes were also bloodshot as he looked at the big characters on the TV screen displaying "Provincial Top Scorer."

In his heart, he desperately wanted to roar out loud!

All the hardships of the past dozen or so years were completely worth it at this moment!

Xiaoyi was the top scorer!

He was number one in the entire province!

As for Zhou Heping, who had just been smiling and feeling immensely pleased with himself, he felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded right beside his ear!

Huh?

Lin Guodong's son got first place in the entire province??

First place?!!

In an instant, the ranking of his own son being in the top 5,000 of the province—which he had just been bragging about—lost all its appeal!

You're proud of being in the top 5,000?

Then what is there to say about my son getting first place?!