Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 71 - 65: Now, Standing Before You Is...
"If it’s not a hassle, can you calculate it?"
Lin Xiamo said softly.
She was really curious about how many points Shen Qiushan scored.
"It’s no hassle, just a quick thing."
Teacher Xu, whose full name is Xu JianShe, is responsible for teaching the senior Grade 3 Classes Seven and Eight.
He took a red marking pen from his shirt pocket and opened the senior Grade 3 math research group’s WeChat group. The answers for this mock exam had already been posted in the group.
Xu JianShe marked Shen Qiushan’s math paper carefully, comparing it with the answers.
Not a single question was wrong on the front side, but on the back, he got a fill-in-the-blank question wrong, losing 5 points.
In the third last big question, he solved the first two steps correctly. For the 15-point question, Xu JianShe awarded 6 points.
The final big question was completely blank, losing 15 points.
points.
Xu JianShe calculated the exact score.
He then handed the paper to Lin Xiamo: "Principal Lin, the scores are calculated, pretty much as I expected."
Lin Xiamo took the paper and looked through it carefully.
On the entire paper, Shen Qiushan actually only got three questions wrong.
More accurately, two and a half!
He didn’t make a single mistake on the relatively basic questions at the front.
It was apparent he had put a lot of effort into this.
Leaving the examination room, Lin Xiamo stood by the window in the corridor and looked at the playground. Shen Qiushan was still strolling there.
But now there was another person by his side, Uncle Wang from the school reception.
They seemed to be chatting about something, appearing quite happy, with Uncle Wang gesticulating animatedly.
Before reporting to the school, Lin Xiamo had already inquired about the internal affairs of Sanjiang High School.
Compared to the "numerous factions" in provincial key high schools, Sanjiang High didn’t really have internal conflict. The previous vice principal, who disagreed with Principal Wang Guangqing, was transferred away. Thus, the whole school was under Wang Guangqing’s control.
Even the gatekeeper, Uncle Wang, was a relative of Wang Guangqing.
This situation wasn’t bad news for Lin Xiamo. In fact, it was good news because it meant she wouldn’t be passively dragged into factional disputes.
Otherwise, if she were thrown into a place with numerous factions, being the "Saintess" of the Sanjiang City Education System, she would become a target for different factions trying to win her over, passively caught in interpersonal consumption. This was something Lin Xiamo disliked the most.
On the playground.
Shen Qiushan and Uncle Wang were indeed having an enjoyable conversation.
As Shen Qiushan often handed Uncle Wang cigarettes and water, he’d long become familiar with the old man.
Seeing him strolling alone on the playground, Uncle Wang had specifically come over.
The topic of conversation between "Old Deng" and "Old, Old Deng" inevitably revolved around women.
After learning about Shen Qiushan becoming a widower early, Uncle Wang started recommending some single female teachers from the school to him.
Chen Xiangyu, Fang Wan, Ji Meilin, the female teachers often discussed by students, were among Uncle Wang’s key recommendations.
Shen Qiushan then asked Uncle Wang about Zhang Xia.
Uncle Wang’s evaluation was: A gas tank with glasses!
Though the description was a bit exaggerated, it was surprisingly fitting.
The two of them burst into laughter, which was the state Lin Xiamo observed them in.
"By the way, Xiaoshen!"
"There’s an even better option now. If you can win over the new Vice Principal Lin, your later half of life won’t have any worries."
"I’ll let you in on a secret, but don’t tell anyone else!"
At this point, Uncle Wang looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "The new Vice Principal Lin has a very strong background. Her father is a senior leader in the Education Bureau!"
"Really?"
Shen Qiushan feigned surprise.
He was curious, wondering how Old Wang knew about his second sister-in-law’s background.
"Of course it’s true."
"If she didn’t have such a powerful background, how could she become a vice principal at such a young age?"
Uncle Wang continued with a chuckle, "So, this is a chance to climb up the social ladder."
"Xiaoshen, you’ve got good external conditions, but you’re a bit poor, with two children and a bit too old..."
Shen Qiushan: ...
"Uncle Wang, haven’t you found a later-life companion yet?"
Shen Qiushan changed the subject.
"Why, do you know someone suitable?"
At the mention of this topic, Old Wang’s eyes lit up.
Shen Qiushan laughed heartily, "Uncle Wang, why don’t you try your luck at climbing the social ladder?"
"Even though you’re old, poor, and short, what if she likes maturity..."
With that, Shen Qiushan dashed off.
Old Wang stomped his foot, cursing behind him, "You cheeky kid, making fun of me, aren’t you!"
"Don’t think about entering the school gates tomorrow!"
Watching this scene on the playground.
Upstairs, Lin Xiamo rolled her eyes.
Though she didn’t know what the two of them were talking about, one minute they were laughing together, the next, one was running away while the other was jumping in place, cursing.
This kind of thing was quite normal among students.
Yet, it happened to Shen Qiushan and Uncle Wang, and together they were probably a hundred years old!
Is this what they call, men remain boys until death??
So childish!
When Shen Qiushan returned to the examination room, the students had already handed in their papers.
He glanced around the classroom but didn’t see his daughter, likely she went to the restroom.
The chubby Zhou Yu approached with a grin, "Uncle Shen, you handed in your paper so early. Looks like you did great in math!"
"Hmm, not bad."
Shen Qiushan nodded, commenting, "Except for two difficult big questions, the rest seemed pretty easy."
"Easy?"
Zhou Yu’s mouth twitched. Compared to the second mock exam’s math paper, the difficulty of this one was noticeably higher.
He estimated that at most, he wouldn’t score over 110. If luck weren’t on his side, he might not even reach 100.
Yet, Shen Qiushan said it was easy.
Zhou Yu didn’t verbally dispute his "future father-in-law," but internally he mused: Just like his brother-in-law Shen Yixiao—masters of putting on airs!
Shen Family’s genes are indeed strong!
Oh well, my future children with Yanran might inherit the Shen family’s air of pretentiousness too!
But for Yanran,
it’s a small matter!
In the corridor outside the seventh examination room.
"Brother Xiao, how did you do on the exam?"
Wang Yunpeng asked Shen Yixiao, who had stayed in the examination room for the full 120 minutes.
"So-so."
"Felt a bit difficult."
Shen Yixiao sighed, "I was hoping to score a lot higher than my dad in math!"
"But with a paper this tough, I feel like even getting over 70 is hard. If my dad randomly guesses 20 or 30 points, the difference would only be four or five tens of points!"
"Uncle Shen’s paper was completely filled out."
"At least, the front side was!"
Wang Yunpeng said, scratching his chin, "Uncle Shen was the first to hand in his paper, and I was the second, so I saw his paper."
"The front side was almost all multiple-choice questions. It’s normal to fill it out completely."
Shen Yixiao shrugged, suddenly regaining confidence, "If my dad handed in his paper first, it means he didn’t know how to answer!"
"Maybe he’ll score single digits, like in a regular classroom test!"
Wang Yunpeng nodded in agreement, "Hmm, very much possible. I also think Uncle Shen was just bored sitting there!"
"But, the next subject, English, is indeed Uncle Shen’s strong suit."
Shen Yixiao bragged, patting Wang Yunpeng’s shoulder, "Yunpeng, have you forgotten who stands before you?"
"Uh..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Given his understanding of his best friend, Wang Yunpeng suspected that he was about to start boasting, so he was about to run away.
Just then, he heard Shen Yixiao cackle, "Before you now stands the third prize winner of the Sanjiang City High School English Vocabulary Competition, second place among the athletes, Shen Yixiao!"
