Chapter 95: Chapter 95: We Win by Proportion!

“A perfect score??? Oh my god! Son, you actually got a perfect score??”

Empress Dowager Ye couldn’t hold back her surprise when she reacted.

If she didn’t hear it wrong, the Director Wu from Peking University’s admissions office just said that Lin Yi scored a perfect score!

This is simply unbelievable!

Thinking about the nickname “Academic Slacker Lin” that was all over the internet, Empress Dowager Ye couldn’t hold back her excited tears anymore.

Her son really made the family proud!

Seeing his mom so excited that she cried, Lin Yi just chuckled and then spoke to the admissions director from Peking University on the phone:

“Haha, you guys have seen my grades. Now it just depends on who’s more sincere. How about this, to test your abilities, help me check two other people’s scores. If you can find their exact scores, I’ll trust you.”

Lin Yi’s manner of speaking almost exactly resembled Father Lin, ending with “I’ll trust you.”

Although he acknowledged their capability, he didn’t actually agree to anything.

Maybe Lin Yi’s score this time was too extraordinary, but the admissions director didn’t hesitate to agree:

“Alright, I can help you check, but there’s a precondition that you mustn’t spread the news prematurely.”

Lin Yi had no objections to keeping things confidential, as he understood its importance.

“One is named Li Huiqun, the other is named Xiao Zihan. Both are from our school, our class.”

Upon hearing the names Lin Yi mentioned, the person paused for a moment and then started searching for information.

After waiting for about three minutes, the voice came through the handset:

“Lin Yi, I just checked. We found Xiao Zihan’s score, 726, the second highest in Hebei, right below you. But we couldn’t find Li Huiqun’s score. It seems quite far from our admission score line.”

The Peking University admissions office was only interested in students near the top of the ranking, and at least above the admission line.

For those below the line, they wouldn’t expend the effort to search.

Clearly, Li Huiqun’s score was not high enough for Qingbei’s standards.

Lin Yi wasn’t particularly surprised by this.

Nodding and saying he’d think it over, he was about to hang up.

Just then, his mom’s phone rang unexpectedly. Still dazed by Lin Yi’s outstanding scores, she instinctively took a look, and “Tsinghua University” appeared on the screen.

Her mom burst with excitement, knowing they also wanted to enroll her son.

Perhaps due to over-excitement, she ignored her son’s ongoing call with Peking University and directly pressed the answer button.

The scene that followed was quite interesting.

Peking University, unaware, started badmouthing Tsinghua as they sensed Lin Yi’s hesitation.

Through speakerphone, Tsinghua’s admissions office soon overheard the conversation, and they were visibly irked, politely addressing Empress Dowager Ye:

“Ms. Ye, Peking University must be talking to you now, no wonder we couldn’t reach Mr. Lin. Could you switch to speaker so I can have a word with them?”

It was only then that Empress Dowager Ye realized, and she couldn’t help but slap her own forehead — what an awkward situation.

A bit bewildered, she glanced at Lin Yi and Father Lin, nervously saying:

“Lao Lin, son, I think I might have caused a problem.”

Both looked at Empress Dowager Ye, bewildered by her expression.

Seeing their gaze, she hesitantly raised her phone:

“It’s Tsinghua University’s admissions office, asking to use speakerphone to talk to Peking University.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi and Father Lin exchanged glances, both with strange expressions on their faces.

Father Lin quickly grasped the situation, took Empress Dowager Ye’s phone, and switched to speaker:

“Hello, I’m Lin Yi’s father. Sorry, my wife didn’t realize I was on a call. This might have caused some misunderstanding. How about we call you back shortly?”

As he spoke, Lin Jianguo didn’t leave but placed the phones closely together, clearly on purpose.

Indeed, upon hearing Lin Jianguo’s words, Peking University was taken aback, not expecting Tsinghua to call at the same time.

Over years, both Peking University and Tsinghua have shown their skills to woo top students, with both open and secret competitions.

Simultaneous visits to a candidate’s home aren’t uncommon.

But a conversation through two phones like today was unprecedented.

“Hello, Mr. Lin. I’m from Tsinghua’s admissions office. Just a reminder: those who make the most noise often have the least to offer. University really impacts a child’s future, so don’t be deceived by some ill-intentioned people. And you should know, our engineering programs lead the nation!”

This statement directly aimed to discredit Peking University, natural since they’d just been belittled.

Before Father Lin could respond, the Peking University admissions officer objected:

“Haha, you’re from Tsinghua, right? I’m from Peking University’s admissions office. I must disagree. There’s one aspect in which you can never compete with us — our male-to-female ratio is one-to-one!”

Tsinghua shrugged disdainfully:

“Ha, your campus is too small. Saying our campus is more than three times larger isn’t an exaggeration, is it?”

Seeing the two sides jousting, Lin Yi’s family exchanged glances, sharing wry smiles.

Yet, after Tsinghua’s scornful tone, Peking University’s Director Wu just chuckled and casually added:

“Haha, our male-to-female ratio is one-to-one~”

Tsinghua: “Tch, our cafeterias are the most plentiful, and the food is excellent. Plus, our dormitory conditions are top-notch nationwide, with lounge areas in dorms unlike your school, which even lacks residence halls for master’s students, right?”

“Haha, our male-to-female ratio is one-to-one~”

[To be continued…]