Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 160 - 118: Yanran Yixiao—Passing Together
Here it comes!
Finally, it’s here!
Shen Qiushan’s eyes lit up.
The college entrance exam settlement he’d been longing for had finally arrived.
Only, it wasn’t quite what he expected— there was actually a 1 million Scholar Index cap on the reward.
But there was also a nice surprise: the comprehensive exam for the history stream was counted as three subjects.
So, for the six subjects, Shen Qiushan had raked in a total of 6 million Scholar Index points.
Even though it fell a little short of his expectations, this was still a windfall!
million Scholar Index—he could do a ton with that!
And besides the 6 million Scholar Index, the announcement of exam results also meant Shen Qiushan was close to completing his "newbie task."
Calling it a newbie task, it was actually quite a challenge!
And it spanned a long period of time.
But the rewards were fat!
There was a Skill Card, an Advanced Blind Box, and a 100 million yuan education fund!
Which meant, very soon Shen Qiushan would be a multimillionaire.
All that hard work was finally paying off!
When it came to his soon-to-begin college life, Shen Qiushan was even more full of anticipation.
A billionaire with maxed-out looks and figure walking onto a college campus.
How many pretty girls and female teachers would be totally into him!
Especially these days, the "uncle" type is pretty hot.
Girls who dig the uncle vibe are just everywhere!
Of course, what they mean by "uncle" isn’t the old-fashioned type.
If you’re just old, they call that an old man or a geezer!
The so-called uncle type, age is just part of it. You’ve gotta be mature, steady, handsome and not greasy, and above all—loaded!
Someone who can satisfy their material desires, and take them to see this dazzling world.
"Finally got in!"
Shen Yixiao shouted excitedly.
The computer screen finally stopped being blank, and showed the scores.
Admission Ticket No.: 25331239＊＊＊＊＊＊
Name: Shen Yixiao
Unified Exam Subjects
Chinese: 109
Math: 118
English: 116
Elective Subjects
History: 75
Politics: 72
Geography: 69
Total Score: 559
As soon as he saw his score, Shen Yixiao jumped up from his chair!
"559!"
"Dad, I think I can make it!"
Shen Yixiao said while excitedly hugging his old man.
"Nice!"
"That’s really great!"
Shen Qiushan patted his son’s back with pride, and for a moment, his nose stung a bit.
Seeing his rascal son get such good results, Shen Qiushan felt way more excited than when he learned he was the top scorer in Sanjiang Province.
He’s got cheat codes—being the top scorer didn’t feel like such a big deal!
But his own son had ground it out for more than two months, all the hard work he’d put in, Shen Qiushan had seen it all.
From 385 on the mock exam, to 559 on the real thing!
In just over two months, Shen Yixiao’s score shot up by 174 points!
No matter what high school you look at, that kinda progress deserves major praise!
Shen Qiushan was seriously proud of his boy!
"Shen Yanran, hurry up and check your score!"
After hugging Dad, Shen Yixiao turned to look at Shen Yanran.
Actually, while Shen Yixiao was at the computer checking his score, Shen Yanran had already dialed the phone number to check hers.
But at this hour, there were too many people checking— the line was always busy!
So Shen Yanran plopped down at the computer and repeated what Shen Yixiao had done.
Shen Qiushan, feeling the nerves, stood behind his daughter, one hand resting unconsciously on her shoulder, as if to lend her some extra strength.
He’d already said it before: for a pure academics student like Shen Yanran, getting into Sanjiang University was even tougher than for sports student Shen Yixiao.
So Shen Qiushan was even more nervous.
After a few page refreshes.
Shen Yanran’s results finally appeared.
Admission Ticket No.: 25331239＊＊＊＊＊＊
Name: Shen Yanran
Unified Exam Subjects
Chinese: 126
Math: 123
English: 139
Elective Subjects
History: 86
Politics: 90
Geography: 84
Total Score: 648
Seeing her score, Shen Yanran pumped her fists with excitement.
Her sweet little face was all smiles, dimples blooming on her cheeks—her smile was like a burst of summer blossoms in the sunlight.
"648!!"
"I can get into Sanjiang University!"
Shen Yanran turned and threw her arms around her dad, and once she was snuggled into Shen Qiushan’s embrace, her smiling eyes instantly grew wet.
Tears of joy!
These past weeks had been so hard.
Shen Yanran had been going to bed close to midnight, getting up at 4:30am, every day nothing but memorizing and doing test papers!
More times than she could count, she’d been so exhausted she cried quietly to herself!
But she still gritted her teeth and pushed through!
Not for anything else, just so she could get into Sanjiang University together with her dad and brother.
Just like Shen Qiushan said, the three of them would finish the education their mom never got to complete.
Shen Yanran was always an optimistic, cheerful sort—even before her dad Shen Qiushan started school, she’d always just coasted by with her studies, never put any pressure on herself, never obsessed so hard over anything.
This was her first time throwing herself into something with such determination.
She’d endured pressure she’d never felt before.
And now, at last, she could let it all out!
The tears in Shen Yanran’s eyes were pure bliss, mixed with the weight she’d carried through her sprint to the finish.
Shen Yixiao came over, too. One arm around Dad’s shoulders, the other on his sister’s.
There were tears glimmering in his eyes.
But Shen Yixiao thought, as a man, he shouldn’t be bawling.
So he lifted his chin as high as he could.
Not letting the tears leak out.
Shen Qiushan hugged his two kids tight; his heart was all tangled up, overcome with emotion.
This feeling—only parents would really understand!
Everyone else in the room had their emotions swept up by the father-and-kids trio in their group hug.
Outside, usually cool-headed and fiery inside, Lin Xiamo unconsciously sniffled.
She’d been a witness to it all.
No one knew better than her how much effort the family of three had put in for this day.
From the results Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao just got, it looked like a happy ending.
Barring any surprises, both of them could get into Sanjiang University, though maybe not any major they wanted.
But getting admitted shouldn’t be a problem!
The photographer with Zhou Ruolin and Xu Fang had, of course, documented the whole scene.
The three of them working hard, making a comeback, finally getting into their dream university.
What an inspirational story!
And of course, it made for excellent news material!
"Brother Shen, aren’t you gonna check your score, too?"
Once Shen Qiushan and his two kids let go, Zhou Ruolin spoke up.
As a reporter, she definitely wanted a shot of Shen Qiushan checking his score.
"Sure."
Even though Shen Qiushan already knew his own scores, he hadn’t done the checking routine yet.
So he plopped down in front of the computer.
"Xiaoshen, your score probably won’t show."
"You’re what they call a screened candidate!"
Liu Hongyu said, chuckling.
In lots of provinces, they keep the scores hidden for the top 50 or top 20 candidates.
The idea is to avoid overhyping high scorers, protect privacy, and stop colleges from poaching top students.
But honestly, that policy isn’t all that effective.
Elite schools like Qingbei and Sanjiang University still find ways to get students’ scores early.
Sure enough, when Shen Qiushan entered his candidate number, the score didn’t show up.
He really was a "screened candidate"!
"Told you so."
Liu Hongyu grinned and shrugged, then shot a look at his assistant, who immediately handed over a contract.
"Xiaoshen, do you wanna sign this contract now?"
Liu Hongyu didn’t want to wait and let anything go wrong; he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and get the contract signed quick.
Mostly because he’d just found out Shen Yanran’s score, and one of the conditions he promised Shen Qiushan involved a 10-point advantage.
That should be pretty appealing to Shen Qiushan— surely anyone would want their kids in a top university like Sanjiang.
But with Shen Yanran scoring 648, she wouldn’t even need the 10-point bump.
Add to that all the Qingbei folks right there, and Liu Hongyu was really making a move to stake his claim, subtly nudging them out of the picture.
And sure enough, when he said it, the Qingbei representatives all looked surprised. Old hands like them could tell from Liu Hongyu’s words: he and Shen Qiushan must have sealed some kind of deal.
"Old Shen, you really set on Sanjiang University?"
"A bunch of our majors are world-class!"
"Like Guanghua School of Management!"
Zhao Kainan said urgently—he saw Shen Qiushan, the liberal arts top scorer of Sanjiang Province, as a perfect match for their school.
"Teacher Zhao, thanks for the invite."
"But I’d still like to stay in Sanjiang for college!"
Shen Qiushan didn’t mind Liu Hongyu’s games—he’d never planned on changing his mind, anyway.
If you’re not interested in Qingbei, no need to waste their time.
Right now, the college entrance exam results had just come in.
They probably still had lots of students to fight for!
"Old Shen, just think it over. My offer stands—anytime!"
"You have my number—if you change your mind, call me."
Zhao Kainan could see the resolve in Shen Qiushan’s eyes. No point sticking around just to waste time, so he left after saying that.
Seeing Shen Qiushan’s attitude, the Qinghua people gave almost the same speech as Zhao Kainan, then hurried off.
Since Shen Qiushan was a liberal arts top scorer, he wasn’t actually all that compatible with their school’s focus.
As soon as both groups left, someone knocked on the door of the Qiushan house.
Shen Yixiao, who was closest to the door, went to open it, and then gasped: "Grandpa, what are you doing here?"
But as soon as he called out "Grandpa," Shen Yixiao froze for a second.
Because Grandpa Lin Moxuan hadn’t come alone—he had a whole crowd with him.
Principal Wang Guangqing and homeroom teacher Chen Xiangyu were right there in the bunch!
