Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 87 - 084 Will You Regret It
Chapter 87: Chapter 084: Will You Regret It?
Chapter 87 -084: Will You Regret It?
Jiang Yan was extremely astonished; he knew that this year’s college entrance examination had a high difficulty level, which set the undergraduate cutoff at four hundred ninety-nine.
Thus, the rate of students entering key universities from Class 1 this year was on pace to exceed expectations. No, it wouldn’t just be Class 1; the entire senior grade at Jianghai Middle School was set to surpass the standard.
After all, Teacher Yu was neither stingy nor conservative. He would share any good resources with other teachers, just like the test papers and notes Song Jiawen had sent back; every homeroom teacher of the senior year had a copy.
They stayed at the school until late afternoon, until the sun set in the west, then they said their goodbyes reluctantly, waving as they went their separate ways.
Song Jiawen was heading back to her uncle’s house, and Jiang Yan was going to find Second Brother at the internet cafe; they agreed to meet at the bus stop at seven-thirty the next morning.
…..
As it was getting dark, there weren’t many people in the small town, and occasionally, an electric bike would zoom past, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Yet, walking in this dust, Song Jiawen’s mood was exceptionally peaceful.
Pushing open the wooden gate of her uncle’s courtyard, she was greeted by a sizzling sound from the kitchen, followed by the fragrant burst of scallions, ginger, and garlic in hot oil.
“Stir-fry.”
“The school should be clearing out by now, shouldn’t I go and take a look?”
“What’s there to look at? The kid just finished her exams and is relaxing with her classmates. She’ll definitely come back when they’re done. Don’t worry, Jiajia knows what she’s doing.”
“Alright then.”
Not even a minute of silence passed before her uncle spoke up again, “Sigh, I’m afraid she’s burdened. I didn’t dare ask how she did, but we need to estimate her scores; we have to fill in the university preferences tomorrow.”
“If you ask me, your worry is unnecessary. Jiajia was already top of her class even before she transferred to the city’s First Middle School. She could only have gotten better there.”
The resources in the city are far superior to those in the town, and with her bright mind, she could only improve, never decline.
Still, her uncle sighed, “But there are many outstanding kids there.”
“So what? That doesn’t stop us from continuing to excel.”
“…That’s true.”
Song Jiawen approached the kitchen doorway, leaning against the frame as she watched the couple, one frying and the other tending the fire, and said with a light laugh, “Uncle, I’ve estimated my score, it won’t be lower than 730.”
Her aunt turned to glance at her, then shifted her gaze back to her uncle with a smile, “Hear that? Jiajia has estimated her score, 730. You see, were you not worrying for nothing?”
The next moment, the couple, one holding a spatula and the other shoving wood into the stove, stopped in unison…
“How much?”
When her uncle spoke those two words, his voice almost broke, turning shrill.
Her aunt was also staring at her, eyes gleaming.
As both spouses were teachers, they naturally followed the college entrance exam every year and wouldn’t be as oblivious as those people from the town or countryside when it came to scores.
On the contrary, they were very sensitive to them.
The most they heard over the years was about someone’s child scoring in the five hundreds, which was considered a very decent result; in their past experience, anything over five hundred was a high score.
For a rural kid to get into a university was already quite an accomplishment.
Song Jiawen had been clever since she was young, even skipping a grade in middle school, jumping directly from second year to high school. Yet even so, the highest score they could conceive of for her was just over six hundred.
Xie Yanhai himself would get excited all over just thinking about Song Jiawen scoring in the six hundreds on the college entrance exam.
It was unprecedented; the local middle school had never had a student score over six hundred.
But now….
He stopped making fire altogether and dashed straight out of the kitchen to the east room, a man in his forties running with the vigor of a young lad.
“Mom, Mom, Jiajia has estimated her score, do you know how much she estimated?”
Shi Peirong was quite calm, “730, I heard it just now.”
Xie Yanhai spun around in excitement, “730, 730… Oh my, the city’s top scholar is in the bag… I’m going to make some cold dishes, beef, prawns, lamb… we’re having them all…”
Xie Yanhai bustled out in a hurry.
That night, the couple tossed and turned, neither able to sleep.
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Li Yun sighed softly, “Tell me, if big sister and brother-in-law knew Jiajia scored this high, do you think they would regret it?”
“Regret? Ha…”
Xie Yanhai let out a cold laugh, “There’s something I forgot to tell you, I ran into someone from Jianglin Village in town this morning, do you know what he asked me?”
“What?”
“He asked me if Jiajia really killed someone?”
“Killed, killed someone?”
Li Yun suddenly sat up in bed, eyes wide in the darkness, “What do you mean killed someone? How could Jiajia be a killer?”
“They’re saying Jiajia killed Chen Yijie, you know, the son of the county hospital director. They say she smashed his head open with a brick and that she was arrested by the police, that she didn’t even take the college entrance exam… They describe it with such detail… That old hag from the Song Family sits in the yard every day cursing, calling Jiajia a scourge, saying she doesn’t wish herself well and wants to harm the entire Song Family.”
“Song Laosan and big sister know it too, and they didn’t utter a word. Neither seeking an explanation from the old hag nor asking us about it, just letting the old hag curse Jiajia like that.”
“Do these two have shit for brains?”
Li Yun was so angry she nearly leaped off the bed, “I only saw big sister playing favorites before, but I never realized she wasn’t just partial, she is also lacking in sense. Jiajia is her daughter no matter what, does she think it brings honor to her face to let her be cursed like that? And that bastard Song Laosan…”
Li Yun was furious, not caring about addressing big sister and brother-in-law with any respect, cursing them freely, stopping short only of slapping them in the face.
What trash!
“Just watch, they will not have a good end in the future, they don’t deserve to enjoy the blessings that Jiajia will bring.”
The night was thrilling with excitement at first, and furious anger towards the end.
When they woke up the next day, both had dark circles under their eyes.
During breakfast, Xie Yanhai asked Song Jiawen, “Today we’re filling out college preferences, Jiajia, have you decided which university you want to apply to?”
Li Yun glared discontentedly at Xie Yanhai, “Is that even necessary to ask? With her scores, it’s definitely Beijing University.”
Beijing University, huh…
The couple once again became excited at the mention of this university.
Not only them, even Shi Peirong was somewhat moved. She remarked sentimentally, “Back in the day, your grandfather was also top of his class. If it hadn’t been for the cancellation of the college entrance exam, he would have surely gotten into Beijing University. When the exam was reinstated, his health wasn’t up to it anymore… A lifetime’s regret. But now, your grandfather’s regret has been made up for by you.”
Song Jiawen looked up at Shi Peirong and smiled, “Then, I’ll apply to Beijing University, to see this top institution for my grandfather.”
Xie Lin, inspired by the atmosphere, said with high spirits, “Sis, wait for me at Beijing University, I will do my best to get in.”
That comment nearly brought Li Yun to tears, “Good son, it’s great to have such ambition, you must learn from your sister and follow the same path she does.”
Today’s breakfast was unlike any other.
At nine-thirty in the morning, Song Jiawen and Jiang Yan returned to Jianghai Middle School.
Soon, Teacher Gao and Director Zhai also learned of Song Jiawen’s estimated score of 730.
