Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 92 The Eve of the College Entrance Examination

In 2001, the Ministry of Education announced that "taking the exam" should not be "taking the test," and starting in 2003, the unified national college entrance examination time was changed from July to June.

But on June 1, 2004, Chongqing was already sweltering.

58 college entrance examination candidates shuttle between dozens of test centers, searching for the main battlefield that will determine their fate.

Last year, the cutoff score for liberal arts students was 537 for first-tier universities, 472 for second-tier universities, and 440 for third-tier universities. The admission rate to 211 universities was 5.38%, ranking in the middle of the country.

Having honed his skills through countless practice tests, Chen Xuebing can now solve an average of three challenging problems. He's incredibly confident and even dares to dream about getting into a 211 university.

5.38, one out of nineteen people will be chosen, why can't I be one of them?
Just by counting, there are already dozens of people he used to hang out with in school who are inferior to him!
Even when the soldier discovered that the person in front of him was a student from Nankai Middle School, a top-tier high school in Chongqing, he didn't even bother to look at him.

What are you copying?
After months of hard work, I've finally become friends with x, y, log, sin, cos, and so on. To copy a problem is to disrespect my own intelligence and hard work!
Ren Ying, who was checking the exam venue with him, kept confirming the desk number of the person in front of her and the name and school on the roster posted at the door. Then, she happily said to Chen Xuebing:

"You're so lucky! Just copy his answers for math! Copy the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions if you can! You'd better check the answers to the essay questions too! Got it?"

Chen Xuebing stared blankly at Ren Ying.

This is the top student Ren who taught him diligently and didn't miss a single subject or question.
"Hey, he's just from Nankai Middle School, and he comes right up here and tells me to copy. Is he that unambitious?"

Ren Ying, however, said earnestly, "The top science students in Chongqing last year and the year before were both from Nankai Middle School. Their math teachers are highly skilled! If you encounter a student with average grades, their accuracy rate in multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions will definitely be higher than yours!"

Chen Xuebing clicked his tongue twice, shook his head, and said, "Xiao Ren, your revolutionary consciousness is too low. You come up here and ask me to copy. I am very disappointed in you."

Ren Ying frowned.

"You have to listen to me when it comes to exams!"

"understood."

Chen Xuebing waved his hand and walked out of the examination room.

Ren Ying stomped her foot in anger and followed after him.

……

At 8 PM, on the 45th floor of New York New York building, there are no lights.

But the computers were still lit up in front of the crooked tables.

The key was secretly inserted, and the door lock clicked open.

A loud clattering sound of chairs hitting each other startled the six people in front of the computer, who hurriedly stood up.

"Who?"

The chandelier suddenly turned on, and Chen Xuebing stood at the door with a stern face.

"Didn't I tell you all to take a break from work and read some books? What are you doing here?"

Liang Hui, who was furthest out, gave a dry laugh: "Brother, the new customer service staff aren't good enough! They're not familiar with the business, and they don't work overtime at night! There's so much inventory piling up in Shenzhen lately! How can sales drop? It's more reliable if we keep an eye on things ourselves!"

Chen Xuebing said speechlessly, "It won't make a difference in a few days, get out!"

Lu Yiwen immediately raised his hand: "Brother, I'm not leaving! I've already talked to my family! They're paying a high fee to send me to college! It doesn't matter how many points I get."

Yu Yi grinned and said, "My family got me into a third-tier college to study computer science! Who knows, it might even be upgraded to a second-tier college later!"

Gou Hongyi's expression was the most awesome: "Brother! Don't worry, I can pass the exam!"

Chen Xuebing's mouth twitched.

Who the hell cares whether you can pass the exam or not?
After working in sales for half a year, these people have become very proactive. They are thinking of solutions for the store every day and have come up with quite a few constructive ideas. For example, since mobile phone prices have dropped rapidly recently, they created a limited-time price protection link for 100 yuan. If you buy a phone after placing the order, you can get up to 300 yuan back if the price of the phone you buy drops later.

This creative idea, at the cost of a maximum compensation of 200, resulted in a surge in sales.

Furthermore, after the promotion started, the vast majority of mobile phones did not see a price reduction, and they even made a profit of 100 yuan.

Moreover, they've been working in a high-end office for the past two months, which has significantly improved their style and taste. They've even managed to organize their messy office supplies into something resembling a DIY studio. This expensive office has given them the feel of a startup team in a big city.

Chen Xuebing wanted them to go to university to learn the word "thinking," which they had already learned. But Chen Xuebing wasn't trying to force them to go back to studying right now.

I just want them to get lost.

The group wanted to stay in the office, but Liang Hui suddenly noticed a beautiful figure standing at the door.

He squinted at the person, confirmed their identity, and immediately coughed.

"Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law? Long time no see!"

The cough startled them all, and they noticed that their leader was carrying a bag behind his back.

It looks like...red wine!

They craned their necks to look, but the person had already retreated through the doorway. However, the shadow on the wall remained, a proud high ponytail proclaiming the identity of the newcomer.

Everyone in the office knows who that is.

"Ouch... my stomach hurts! Who will take me to the hospital?" Zhang Hang suddenly clutched his stomach and bent over.

"I!"

"Let's go, let's go, brother, hang in there!"

The six people who had been lingering there like chewing gum just moments before swarmed out.

As they passed by the door, they all looked at her with amazement and then called her "sister-in-law".

The person at the door did not respond. Only after everyone had gone to the elevator did he walk in with a smile.

Xin Mengzhen wasn't dressed up in an overly extravagant way today.

A slightly retro-style lace shirt, a beige A-line skirt, and light-colored canvas shoes. Snow-white socks cover the ankles that should be exposed under the skirt.

They still wore clothes that concealed their skin.

But her long neck, the belt around her waist, and the sparkling little fish earrings hanging from her ears drew attention beyond her delicate features, making it difficult to focus on anything else.

Her whole being is stunningly beautiful.

She walked slowly into the office, looking around with a smile, seemingly unfazed by the group of rough boys she had just seen.

Admiring Xin Mengzhen's painting-like beauty, Chen Xuebing couldn't resist teasing her:
"They called you sister-in-law, why didn't you respond? The college entrance exam is coming up soon, are you trying to renege on your promise?"

Xin Mengzhen looked at Chen Xuebing and smiled slightly: "They also call Yang Qingyue 'sister-in-law'."

The voice was gentle and soft, yet it sent a shiver down Chen Xuebing's spine.

"They just love to stir up trouble."

Chen Xuebing calmly took out a bottle of red wine, a glass, and a corkscrew from the gift bag in his hand, and placed them one by one on the small bar counter by the French windows.

"Look, I bought this table especially for us to drink this wine together. It hasn't been used yet. I was worried you'd be going back to Guangzhou after your college entrance exams, so I invited you here to 'bless' it. Are you going to enjoy this beautiful moment with me and drink this glass together, or are you going to continue being jealous?"

Just then, the dazzling red and green lights on the top floor of the building shone down, casting a colorful glow over the transparent windows.

Xin Mengzhen's eyes flickered a few times. She walked to the window and stood next to Chen Xuebing, turning her head to look at him and saying:

"What if I'm allergic to alcohol?"

Chen Xuebing pointed to a refrigerator in the corner: "There are drinks. Do you want them iced or warm? If you want them hot, I can get you some hot water to warm them up."

Xin Mengzhen smiled and sat down at one side of the small bar table.

"Turn off the lights. I can only have one drink; I have to study tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)