Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 107 - 89: Old Shen Makes a Dazzling Entrance!
"The mock exam is coming up. Instead of focusing on review, you’re just chatting."
Chen Xiangyu didn’t hear what Zhang Yuting was saying; she just noticed Zhang Yuting chatting again and scolded her as usual, setting an example! 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Since Shen Qiushan entered the classroom, not only she was talking, but many others were whispering too.
The called-out Zhang Yuting stood up from her seat, defended herself with an aggrieved look: "Teacher Chen, I was asking Liu Xiuxiu a question!"
As the "Gossip President" of the class, Zhang Yuting was already used to handling such situations, so she casually made up an excuse.
"Liu Xiuxiu, what did she ask you?"
Chen Xiangyu immediately called on "Liu Xiuxiu."
"Uh, this..."
Liu Xiuxiu, being an honest kid who couldn’t lie, hesitated for a long time and softly said, "Zhang Yuting said she wants to be a mom..."
Pfft~~
Hahaha...
As soon as Liu Xiuxiu spoke, the classroom erupted in laughter.
Chen Xiangyu was speechless, silently mocking in her heart: Today’s young girls are really ahead of their time, they’re so young and already thinking about becoming a mom!
Meanwhile, Shen Yixiao, who had just taken a seat in the last row, jokingly said to Wang Yunpeng while patting his thigh, "Brother Peng, why don’t you go and be her kid, fulfill Zhang Yuting’s dream of becoming a mom!"
Wang Yunpeng rolled his eyes: "Why don’t you do it yourself!"
It’s half-past seven.
The mock exam is set to start in half an hour.
All the registered participants from society have arrived for this mock exam.
Including Yang Xijin and Wang Zhixin, there are a total of 22 people.
Among these 22 people, there are no true ordinary netizens; they are all either reporters or internet celebrities.
At this point, everyone had been invited into the exam room.
Lin Xiamo, Xu Decai, and several teachers from the committee and academic affairs were present.
"As we’ve already mentioned, this exam will be livestreamed in its entirety. If anyone has concerns, now is the time to withdraw."
"If there are no objections, then the livestream will start shortly."
Before officially starting the livestream, Lin Xiamo confirmed once more.
"No problem!"
"Let’s get started!"
"This is our job; we’re not afraid of livestreams!"
Everyone immediately voiced their agreement.
"OK!"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Lin Xiamo gave a signal to the teacher in charge of the livestream.
The livestream of this mock exam officially began.
To give viewers a more comprehensive perspective, Sanjiang High School opened two accounts for the livestream. One was a surveillance feed from the classroom, providing a clear view of the entire classroom situation.
The other was a regular livestream mode, where Teacher Li from the committee held up a phone with a selfie stick to show the viewers the content they wanted to see.
As the livestream just started, Teacher Li aimed the camera at Lin Xiamo.
The Kuaishou account of Sanjiang High School was usually managed by her, so she knew how to draw traffic.
In recent times, any Kuaishou video featuring Lin Xiamo had excellent stats, while those without her lagged significantly.
"Principal Lin, where’s Shen Qiushan?"
"Why hasn’t he shown up yet? Is he too scared to come?"
Once the livestream began, Wang Zhixin deliberately asked loudly.
In the past month, he had been continuously leeching off Shen Qiushan’s traffic, periodically mocking him in videos.
And today, he considered it to be "Judgment Day"!
Before arriving, he even mentioned in a video that Shen Qiushan would be unmasked today!
"Yeah, where’s Shen Qiushan?"
"We’re all here for him!"
"Could it be that he’s really chickening out?"
After Wang Zhixin spoke, a few internet celebrities immediately chimed in.
The current online sentiment was that sarcasm towards Shen Qiushan would gain traction and support from netizens, so these internet celebrities showed no restraint when mentioning Shen Qiushan.
"High school students have morning self-study. Even though Old Shen is 38, he’s still a high school student, so he should be attending morning self-study!"
Yang Xijin chimed in, seemingly defending Shen Qiushan.
But his comment was dripping with sarcasm.
In the past, his statements were mostly like this: if any negative news emerged in the country, he would definitely add a sarcastic note and always comment on "how Europe and America would handle it."
Although he was labeled as a news commentator, he was a typical "colonial-minded person"!
This time, focusing on Shen Qiushan was just a way to highlight the "absurdity" of domestic education. A 38-year-old man attending high school—isn’t that absurd!
And if he could prove that this middle-aged man was actually a fool!
It would definitively confirm that domestic education is ludicrous and hiding some dark secrets.
Otherwise, how could a 38-year-old man like Shen Qiushan get into high school!
As these people were gossiping, Shen Qiushan entered the classroom with a smile.
He was clad in a clean, well-fitted suit, looking imposing.
Initially, no one recognized the person entering the classroom as Shen Qiushan because the Shen Qiushan they had seen in the videos was dressed in ordinary casual wear and appeared somewhat tan, completely different from the man in front of them.
"Shen Qiushan?"
"You..."
It was Wang Zhixin, who had had previous confrontations with Shen Qiushan, who recognized him.
However, Wang Zhixin’s face now showed shock; the impression of Shen Qiushan being decent-looking was there, but certainly not this handsome!
Wow, just a month absent, and he’s turned from an ordinary guy into a big star??
Recently, in the entertainment circle, wasn’t there a trend of "extreme makeovers"?
Wang Zhixin found this term particularly fitting for Shen Qiushan.
"Reporter Wang, long time no see."
"I heard you’ve been badmouthing me online every day; thanks for the effort!"
Shen Qiushan cheerfully greeted Wang Zhixin and then turned to Yang Xijin: "Oh, isn’t this Teacher Yang."
"How’s our Sanjiang City’s air? Still sweet?"
Shen Qiushan was turning the same sarcasm back on them.
Anyone can play the sarcasm game!
It’s the simplest tactic; as long as you master the art of counter-questioning, you can absolutely crush the other’s composure!
Yang Xijin’s face turned pale with Shen Qiushan’s counter.
For someone who always compared everything to Europe and America, Shen Qiushan’s counter was like a direct hit!
Meanwhile, over 5,000 viewers had already tuned into the livestream.
These netizens were primed to roast Shen Qiushan once he appeared on screen!
But when Shen Qiushan appeared on-camera, viewers were a bit taken aback.
"Wasn’t it Old Deng? How did he turn into a handsome uncle!"
"Whoa! I didn’t know Shen Qiushan was this handsome!"
"This guy really has some appearance to brag about!"
"As much as I dislike him, I must admit this ’Old Deng’ is quite handsome!"
"Regardless of Shen Qiushan’s character, his retort to Old Yang was truly satisfying!"
"I think Uncle Shen aiming for Sanjiang University is quite reasonable! Is there anything wrong with chasing dreams?"
"I, for one, have a soft spot for this type. I’d like to enroll at Sanjiang High School to audit classes..."
It’s truly the age of appearances; ever since the improved version of Shen Qiushan appeared on screen, the online sentiment shifted.
The insults decreased and turned into many "face fans" instead!
Especially female viewers watching the livestream, they directly switched sides.
In fact, these female viewers were just there for the gossip and entertainment, without any negative perception of Shen Qiushan. They just found it amusing that a 38-year-old man was aiming for Sanjiang University.
Yang Xijin was somewhat displeased, giving Shen Qiushan a glare, but he couldn’t respond to the "sweet air" remark.
Thus, Yang Xijin decided to strategically retreat and addressed Lin Xiamo loudly: "Principal Lin, for the sake of fairness in the exam, I have a proposal. We shouldn’t use the exam papers prepared by your school, as no one can guarantee you haven’t leaked them to Shen Qiushan beforehand."
"Good point, I support Old Yang’s proposal—it prevents cheating!"
Wang Zhixin immediately agreed, obviously having discussed this beforehand with Yang Xijin.
"Yeah, with your school setting the questions, who knows if Shen Qiushan already got the answers."
"Old Yang’s suggestion is a good one; they really shouldn’t use your provided exam papers."
With two of them leading the charge, the others also joined in agreement.
This situation was not something Lin Xiamo anticipated, and she lightly furrowed her brows and asked, "If we don’t use our school’s papers, then how will we conduct the exam?"
Prepared for this, Yang Xijin chuckled: "It’s simple. Randomly select a set of mock exam papers from the AI database and print them out."
"With such an extensive database, it’s impossible for anyone to have seen all the questions. This ensures the exam’s fairness!"
After Yang Xijin spoke, the rest immediately echoed the sentiment.
"I think this proposal is excellent!"
"Yes, randomly selecting a paper is fair!"
"Principal Lin, this shouldn’t be difficult for your school, right?"
Seeing unanimous approval, Lin Xiamo immediately nodded: "Alright, we’ll do as you suggested!"
