Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

The summer of 1957 was exceptionally hot.

At Hongxing Middle School, a major event that shocked the entire city of Beijing took place.

Li Xuan, a junior high school student who was supposed to take the high school entrance exam.

After passing rigorous assessments by the school and the education bureau, they were granted permission to skip a grade and participate directly in this year's college entrance examination!

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire school!

Even the leaders of the Ministry of Education were alarmed!

Taking the college entrance exam at the age of 15 was an extremely rare feat at the time!

The three days of the college entrance examination.

Su Yun took a day off and cooked different delicious meals for Li Xuan every day, as nervous as if she were taking an exam herself.

Li Xuan, on the other hand, looked relaxed, eating and drinking as usual.

When I came out after finishing the last exam, I also bought popsicles for my younger siblings who were anxiously waiting outside the exam hall.

"Son, how did you do on the exam?" Su Yun asked anxiously.

"It's alright, the questions are quite easy."

Li Xuan said it casually.

They possess extraordinary comprehension and the ability to remember everything they see.

In addition, with his knowledge from later generations, the college entrance examination questions of this era were as simple as doing elementary school addition and subtraction for him.

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Two weeks later, the results were released.

On this day, No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was exceptionally lively.

Early in the morning, the postman rode his green bicycle, ringing his bell as he rushed into the alley, shouting excitedly!

"Li Xuan! Is Li Xuan home?"

Yan Bugui was watering flowers at the door when he heard the shout, and his heart skipped a beat.

"What happened? Did Li Xuan get into trouble?"

"What did you do wrong?! It's a joyous occasion!"

The postman was so excited that his face turned red, and he waved a big red notice of good news in his hand.

"Li Xuan is... the top scorer! The top science scorer in the country!"

"What?!"

Yan Bugui dropped the watering can in his hand with a clatter to the ground, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"Top scorer? From across the country?"

Although he was a primary school teacher, he knew how important this matter was!

That's the God of Literature descended to earth!

Before Yan Bugui could react, another burst of loud gongs and drums came from the alley entrance.

We saw that Director Wang from the neighborhood office was personally leading the team, followed by a folk dance troupe playing drums and gongs.

There were also the principal and teachers of Hongxing Middle School holding banners.

Two jeeps even slowly drove in.

Several distinguished leaders dressed in Zhongshan suits stepped out of the car, carrying several gleaming gold plaques.

"Tsinghua University Admissions Office!"

"Peking University Admissions Office!"

"Peking Union Medical College Admissions Office!"

"..."

Admissions officers from prestigious universities gathered together, completely blocking the entrance to the courtyard house.

"Excuse me, does Li Xuan live here?"

"We're looking to specially recruit Li Xuan! He can choose any major! Full scholarship!"

"Li Xuan, come to Peking University! We have a top-notch physics department!"

"No! Come to Tsinghua! We need engineering geniuses like this!"

"Li Xuan is extremely accomplished in Traditional Chinese Medicine; he should come to our Peking Union Medical College Hospital!"

This scene left all the beasts in the courtyard dumbfounded.

Liu Haizhong, with his large pregnant belly, squeezed out, trying to put on the airs of an old man.

As a result, he was pushed away by the excited admissions officer.

"Get out of the way! We're looking for the top scholar!"

Yi Zhonghai stood at the door, looking at the Li family's gate that was being fawned over, his face ashen.

He knew that the Li family had taken off completely, soaring to a height he couldn't even see from his vantage point.

The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Jia Zhangshi peered through the crack in the window at the lively scene outside.

Hearing those shouts of "top scholar," I was so jealous my eyes were practically bleeding.

"Good heavens! How could this little brat have passed the exam?"

"Still the top scorer?"

"Why?! Why...why is my family's life so miserable?"

Lying paralyzed on the bed, Jia Dongxu was so angry that he trembled all over and slammed his fist on the bed board.

As a result, it aggravated the wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

Qin Huairu held the newborn Xiao Dang, staring blankly at the boy surrounded by flowers and applause.

An indescribable sense of regret welled up in my heart.

If I hadn't fallen out with the Li family back then, perhaps... perhaps I could be like He Yushui now, benefiting from the Li family's influence!

Why bother keeping such a cripple around!

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And this moment.

The backyard, the Li family's house.

Su Yun was stunned by this sudden surprise.

Looking at that pile of admission notices and the generous offers from top universities, I was so excited that tears welled up in my eyes.

"Good! Good! Good!"

She held her son's hand tightly, and could say nothing more than "okay".

Li Tian and Xiao Yu were so excited they ran all over the yard: "My brother is the top scholar..."

"My brother is the top scholar! Yay!"

Despite the fierce competition from top universities, Li Xuan remained remarkably calm.

He politely thanked all the teachers.

Finally, his gaze settled firmly on the admissions officer from Peking Union Medical College.

Thank you all for your support.

"However, my mother is a doctor, and I was influenced by her from a young age, so I was determined to practice medicine and help people."

"That's why I chose—Peking Union Medical College!"

"Good! That's ambitious!"

The professors at Peking Union Medical College jumped up excitedly and immediately approved, "A full scholarship!"

"We'll assign you the best mentors!"

After the noisy crowd left, the courtyard finally returned to peace.

But everyone knows that from then on, a real dragon emerged from courtyard number 95!

Yan Bugui sighed at home, "Sigh, I should have tutored that kid back then."

"Maybe we can even benefit from the God of Literature's influence and gain the title of 'teacher of the top scholar'..."

"A miscalculation! A miscalculation!"

Sha Zhu sat on the steps, drinking alone.

Looking in the direction of the Li family, I felt for the first time how ridiculous and insignificant I was.

Compared to the top scorer?

Does he deserve it?

Li Xuan stood under the eaves, looking at the admission notice in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips.

University is just a new beginning.

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