Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 155 - 113: College Entrance Exam Scores Announced Today!

Chapter 155: Chapter 113: College Entrance Exam Scores Announced Today!

Xu Pipa watched her father’s figure disappear down the hallway before reluctantly withdrawing her gaze.

However, her big eyes were already misted over with tears by now.

Ever since Xu Pipa could remember, her father had been living here.

When she came to visit her father as a child, it was always her grandparents who brought her. She still remembers that in the beginning, her father didn’t play the role of a mushroom, but instead a little rabbit, and later he was a goldfish, a big tree...

In short, every now and then, her father would take on a new identity.

But there was no fixed time range; sometimes it might be a few months, at other times even a few years.

For example, this time with the mushroom, ever since Xu Pipa started high school, Xu Yunzhou has been the mushroom, and it’s almost been three years now.

The reason Xu Pipa kept a little mushroom haircut was to better fit the image of "Little Mushroom."

"Uncle Shen, do you think my dad will get better?"

Xu Pipa calmed herself slightly, then turned to look at Shen Qiushan.

"He definitely will!"

Shen Qiushan nodded with certainty.

"Yeah, I think he’ll get better too."

Xu Pipa gently wiped the tears from the corner of her eye and said with hope, "So, I want to become the best doctor!"

"You certainly will!"

Shen Qiushan replied with the same response as before.

June 25th.

This was the day Sanjiang Province published the college entrance examination scores.

According to information released on the education bureau’s official website, candidates could check their scores through various channels starting at noon.

Because it was a big day for score releases.

Shen Qiushan, Shen Yanran, and Shen Yixiao all got up early.

The father and children trio had breakfast at a bun shop at the entrance of their community.

But even after returning to their apartment, it was only seven-thirty.

"In hindsight, I shouldn’t have taken the day off."

"I should have just gone to work!"

Back at home, Shen Yanran seemed a bit restless. Although she always acted tough when arguing with Shen Yixiao, she knew that both her father and brother had a better chance of getting into Sanjiang University than she did.

During mock exams, her father’s scores always stood out among humanities students, making it almost certain he’d get into Sanjiang University barring any major mistakes.

As for her brother Shen Yixiao, he’s a sports student; he doesn’t need a particularly high score in academic subjects. Based on the last mock exam’s results, as long as he doesn’t underperform, he could get into Sanjiang University.

Thus, Shen Yanran became the biggest variable among the three of them. In her last mock exam, her score was just slightly above Sanjiang University’s cutoff from the previous year, but given that the last mock exam was slightly easier,

Whether she could get into Sanjiang University depended wholly on her performance on the day and a bit on luck.

"Shen Yanran, are you scared?"

"That’s not like you at all!"

Noticing his sister’s anxiety, Shen Yixiao spoke up.

"I’m scared?"

"Which eye of yours saw that? I’m just bored!"

Shen Yanran gave Shen Yixiao a roll of her eyes in response.

"If you’re bored, let’s get online, I’ll boost your rank!"

Shen Yixiao shrugged and then opened Honor of Kings, saying as he logged in, "Though I think your odds of getting into Sanjiang University aren’t as high as mine, in the last two months you’ve worked even harder than me, so you’ll definitely make it!"

"Don’t worry!"

Seeing Shen Yixiao rarely "spitting out ivory" from a dog’s mouth, the originally confrontational mode between them was forcibly switched to a peaceful one by Shen Yanran. She also opened Honor of Kings and said, "Then you’ll jungle and I’ll support."

"Alright, alright!"

"Just wait and get carried!"

In terms of gaming, Shen Yixiao indeed was a bit more skilled.

"Wait, add me!"

With nothing much to do, Shen Qiushan also logged into the game. He was certainly familiar with Honor of Kings; he often played a few rounds while waiting for orders when delivering food, and he even reached the King tier at his highest.

Thus, early in the morning, the father and children trio sat on the couch and started gaming.

The atmosphere was rather harmonious in the first match, as the opponents were quite weak and the three easily won.

But by the second match, the atmosphere wasn’t as harmonious.

"Shen Yanran, follow me!"

"Don’t follow that stupid ADC! He’s been killed several times already..."

The allied ADC and support were killed again, prompting Shen Yixiao to start complaining.

But just as he finished speaking, he got a heavy slap on the back of his head.

"Dad, why’d you hit me!"

Shen Yixiao grimaced while looking at his father.

"I am that stupid ADC!"

Shen Qiushan replied angrily.

"Uh..."

Shen Yixiao’s mouth twitched. His dad had played on the side road in the last game, and he forgot that his dad was the ADC in this match, thinking he was still on the side road.

"Dad, I forgot you were the ADC."

"But your move just now was really awkward. About to die and you Flash."

"Wasn’t that a ’Flash to relocate the grave’?"

Shen Yixiao muttered softly.

However, the response he got was another "iron fist" from his dad: "Still Flash to relocate the grave!"

"You talk too much!"

"Playing jungler and not ganking, look at their jungler..."

Not daring to speak further, Shen Yixiao knew that between losing a game and getting a beating from his dad, he would choose the former.

As expected, they lost the second match.

Just as Shen Qiushan was about to start the third game, his phone rang.

"Wait a moment."

Shen Qiushan signaled for Shen Yixiao to hold off and then answered the call.

"Hello, Brother Shen, I’m Zhou Ruolin, a reporter from the Sanjiang Life Channel."

"Today we are releasing the college entrance exam scores. Would you be available for an interview?"

Shen Qiushan glanced up at the wall clock; it was only eight o’clock.

This reporter Zhou starts work quite early.

"Sure, when?"

Shen Qiushan had a pretty good impression of Zhou Ruolin; this Reporter Xiaozhou had the right values and didn’t spout nonsense for views.

"Brother Shen, if it’s convenient, I’d like to come over now, so that I can check the scores with you at noon."

Zhou Ruolin shared her plan.

"I see..."

Shen Qiushan hesitated slightly, then nodded, "No problem, come on over. I’ll send you the exact address on WeChat."

"Great, Brother Shen, see you in a bit."

Zhou Ruolin hung up, and it was obvious she was really pleased that Shen Qiushan agreed to the interview request.

"Dad, is a reporter coming to our house?"

Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao both looked at their dad.

"Yes, it’s that reporter Zhou from the Sanjiang Life Channel."

"Well, we’ve got work to do; let’s tidy up the house nicely."

"We’re going to be on TV; it has to be clean!"

Shen Qiushan gave a big wave and assigned the task of cleaning up the house to the two kids.

Just as he finished handing out tasks, his phone rang again; this time it was Lin Xiamo.

"Director Lin, any instructions?"

The call connected, and Shen Qiushan made a teasing remark.

"Are you, Yanran, and Xiaoxiao all at home?"

Lin Xiamo’s tone was rather serious.

"Yes, we’re all here!"

"What’s up?" Shen Qiushan asked.

"Reporters from Sanjiang Satellite TV want to interview you and they’ve already informed the Education Bureau."

"If you’re home, I’ll bring them over directly."

This call from Lin Xiamo was indeed for official business. As the vice-principal of Sanjiang High School, she naturally had to coordinate when Sanjiang Satellite TV wanted to interview Shen Qiushan.

After all, Sanjiang Satellite TV first contacted the City Education Bureau, which then informed the school to cooperate with the interview.

And ever since the live mock exam incident, Wang Guangqing sensibly ceded all screen time opportunities to Lin Xiamo, not seeking merit but just hoping that Director Lin wouldn’t dwell on the fact that he let Zhou Ruolin push Lin Xiamo to the forefront during the initial interview.

Thus, Lin Xiamo handled similar matters.

"Is the Sanjiang Satellite TV reporter also coming?"

"I just agreed to an interview with Reporter Xiaozhou."

"No conflict; many reporters want to interview you!"

"Alright, when will you guys arrive?"

Shen Qiushan felt obliged to accommodate his sister-in-law.

Moreover, the credibility of Sanjiang Satellite TV is much higher than that of Sanjiang Life Channel, even though both fall under the Sanjiang City Radio and Television Group.

But one is a satellite channel, and the other is a local channel; their influence is worlds apart.

Appearing on Sanjiang Satellite TV means the whole country, and even some overseas areas, can watch.

"About an hour, I think."

"You should clean up a bit, after all, it’s an interview with Sanjiang Satellite TV."

Lin Xiamo reminded again.

"Dad, are there other TV stations that want to interview you?"

As soon as Shen Qiushan hung up, Shen Yanran approached holding a mop.

"Yes, Sanjiang Satellite TV."

"Your Aunt Lin is bringing them with her."

"Wow! Even Sanjiang Satellite TV is coming??"

Shen Yanran was thrilled and proud of her dad.

"So hurry up and tidy up the house!"

"Including your own rooms!"

Shen Qiushan reminded again, and then tidied up his own small room.

About fifty minutes later.

Lin Xiamo arrived with the reporters from Sanjiang Satellite TV.

The reporter was a woman who looked about thirty, wearing a white shirt with black casual slacks, and a pair of mid-heeled sandals. She was quite pretty, the kind that would catch your eye in a crowd.

However, because she appeared with Lin Xiamo, it instantly made Shen Qiushan feel she was lost in a sea of people.

This female reporter, named Xu Fang, was quite outgoing. Once she arrived at the Shen Family’s home, she quickly got acquainted with Shen Qiushan, Shen Yanran, and Shen Yixiao.

"Brother Shen, could we chat for a bit before the scores come out?"

After familiarizing themselves, Xu Fang asked.

"Sure."

Since they had come all this way and were being so polite, naturally, Shen Qiushan wanted to cooperate.

But before the interview could begin, someone else knocked on the Shen Family’s door.

It was Zhou Ruolin.

Although she was the one who called Shen Qiushan first, she was still on her way to work when she made the call, so she arrived a bit later than Xu Fang, who had more time to prepare.

"Senior Sister Xu, you’re here too!"

Zhou Ruolin and Xu Fang both graduated from Beijing Communication University, and they knew each other during school. Sometimes they would meet at events held in Sanjiang City, and they were surprised to meet at Shen Qiushan’s house today.

Since they got along quite well, even with two teams there, the interview atmosphere remained pleasant.

The exam scores were to be officially announced at noon.

At 9:50, Shen Qiushan’s phone rang again.

The call displayed an unfamiliar number from out of province.

When it first rang, Shen Qiushan thought it was a spam call and directly hung up, but the caller persistently dialed two more times.

"Brother Shen, maybe it’s a call from a university admissions office,"

Zhou Ruolin suggested, giving the cameraman a signal, who promptly started the camera.

Upon her suggestion, Shen Qiushan answered the call.

"Hello, is this Shen Qiushan?"

"I’m a teacher from the admissions office at Peking University. Can we have a chat about your voluntary application?"

As it turned out, the call was from an admissions officer at Peking University.

Since the room was very quiet when Shen Qiushan answered the phone, everyone clearly heard the voice on the other end.

Both Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao opened their mouths in surprise and joy. They had heard before about prestigious universities like Qingbei having early conversations with applicants about their voluntary applications.

They never thought such a thing would happen to their own father!