Chapter 1024: University Entrance Examination Results
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The woman grabbed Xu Sheng, who still wore an aggrieved expression, and stormed off in a huff. Her tone, her mannerisms–everything about her radiated impatience.

Gu Zi frowned. Was this the new nanny Huang Fei had hired? Did Huang Fei even know her nanny had such an atrocious attitude?

And another thing–why did her accent sound so eerily familiar? It reminded Gu Zi of the way people spoke in Daqing Village…

Before she could dwell on it any further, Su Li and Gao Ming came bouncing up to her, practically bursting with energy. These two were always a handful, and Gu Zi found herself with no room left in her mind for Xu Sheng’s affairs. Watching their bright, eager faces, she curved her lips into a sly smile and asked, “So, how did you two do on the exam? Were the questions difficult?”

Like a switch had been flipped, the joy on Su Li and Gao Ming’s faces evaporated. Su Li mumbled, “Well, I wrote down answers for everything…” Whether they were correct was an entirely different matter.

Gao Ming, on the other hand, suddenly found the ground ahead of him extremely fascinating and tiptoed forward, clearly avoiding the question altogether.

Gu Zi didn’t press. She hadn’t been expecting a real answer anyway. Whether they had done well or not, the exams were over. The results would speak for themselves soon enough. It was like her own exam experience–once the test was done, there was no point agonizing over it. What was done was done.

Life carried on at its usual whirlwind pace, and before she knew it, mid-July had arrived.

The day before the university entrance exam results were set to be released, Gu Zi took the kids to the amusement park for an entire day. By the time they returned home, the sky had already darkened. After dinner, Gao Ming was still lingering at the Su family’s house, showing no signs of wanting to leave.

In the end, Gao Lang had to come pick him up himself. Seeing his son’s obvious reluctance, he coaxed, “Your grandmother wants you home, and besides, Auntie Gu Zi needs to rest early. She’s going to the school tomorrow to check her university entrance exam results. Come on, son.”

Gao Ming immediately turned to Gu Zi with wide, skeptical eyes. “Auntie, is that true? I don’t believe Dad–I need to hear it from you.”

Gao Lang felt an exasperated headache creeping in, but what could he do? This was his own son, after all. He had spent so little time with him in the past; it was only fair he bore the consequences now. At least he still had a chance to make up for lost time.

Gu Zi ruffled Gao Ming’s hair and smiled warmly. “It’s true. I need to get ready for tomorrow. But if you really don’t want to leave, you can always stay over and sleep in Su Li’s room.”

That was all it took. Hearing this, Gao Ming finally relented and allowed his father to take him home. Before leaving, he turned back and beamed, “Auntie Gu Zi, you’re the best! I know you’re going to get an amazing score!”

Gu Zi couldn’t help but smile at his enthusiasm. After sending him off, she turned to Su Bing and instructed, “Make sure you and the little ones go to bed early too. I’ll be heading to school first thing in the morning. Can you hold down the fort while I’m gone?”

Su Jing was away on a photography trip and wouldn’t be back for a few days, so there was no relying on her. But Su Bing was more than capable of looking after the younger ones for a morning–no problem there. The boy nodded seriously, “Don’t worry, Mom. We’ll be right here waiting for your good news.”

Just as he finished speaking, the phone rang. Su Bing picked up and turned to Gu Zi. “Mom, it’s for you. They said it’s the city’s education bureau.”

Gu Zi walked over, puzzled. The education bureau? Why would they be calling her?

The moment she picked up, an overly enthusiastic male voice boomed through the receiver. “Is this Gu Zi? Hello, hello! I’m the Director of the Guangcheng City Education Bureau, and I have fantastic news for you! You scored 688 points on the university entrance exam–the highest in the entire province! You are this year’s top scorer! And not just that–you’ve achieved the highest university entrance exam score in the past decade!”

The director’s voice trembled with excitement, as if he had just been told his own daughter had topped the exams.

Gu Zi had anticipated that she wouldn’t do badly–she was confident her score would be well above 650. She had already known she would have no problem getting into a top university. But she hadn’t expected this. 688 points. The highest in the province. Well, wasn’t that something?

She responded politely, “Thank you for the news, Director. I appreciate it.”

Her calm demeanor only made the director marvel even more. “Ah, as expected of our top scorer! So composed! If it were anyone else, they’d be jumping up and down right now. Your mental fortitude is truly admirable. Oh, and by the way, we’ve already informed your school principal. They’ll be organizing a celebration ceremony for you tomorrow. Reporters from Education Daily will also be there, so be sure to prepare yourself!”

Meanwhile, over at Renhe Middle School, the principal had just received the same news from the bureau. His legs nearly gave out. Renhe Middle had finally produced another university entrance exam top scorer! The last time this had happened was ten years ago.

For years, their school had been overshadowed by Guangwai Middle School, constantly ridiculed as the “eternal runner-up.” But now, at long last, they had their moment of glory.

Renhe Middle School was back on top!

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