Jiang Che already knew his scores, so there was no other way... Cursing Peking University’s pig teammate behavior under his breath, Director Li lowered his tone and asked Jiang Che, "When you say business, Jiang Che, what do you mean?"
"Naturally, I'll choose whichever offers the better conditions!" Jiang Che replied.
"Better conditions..."
There was a brief commotion on Director Li's side, as if he was discussing with someone nearby. Soon, he spoke again, "How about this, we'll offer you a scholarship of 20,000 yuan per year, waive all tuition fees, and guarantee your direct admission to graduate school, regardless of which major you choose! How does that sound?"
"Sounds good," Jiang Che said.
Everyone on Director Li's side breathed a sigh of relief, thinking Jiang Che had agreed. But before they could even smile, Jiang Che added:
"Let me think about it."
Chen Feirong and Jiang Liyun, who were listening to their son's conversation, were completely dumbfounded.
The other party was Tsinghua University's admissions office, and Jiang Che spoke like that, yet they still responded so politely...
What was going on?
After Jiang Che hung up the phone, Chen Feirong asked, "You brat, what's going on?"
"Mom, take a guess," Jiang Che grinned.
"My guess..."
Chen Feirong and Jiang Liyun were quick thinkers.
She was about to tell Jiang Che to stop fooling around, but before she could finish, she suddenly stopped, eyes widening as she looked at Jiang Che, "Little Che... did you score so high that both Tsinghua and Peking University are fighting over you?"
Jiang Che grinned, neither confirming nor denying.
"Old Jiang! Old Jiang! Pinch me!" Chen Feirong said, but instead, she turned and pinched Jiang Liyun, who yelped in pain, "It's not a dream, it's not, let go!"
Chen Feirong laughed.
Jiang Liyun rubbed his sore arm and laughed too.
Their expressions showed a lot of relief.
It felt like the pig they had raised for so many years was finally fat enough to be served on the table...
"Direct admission, 20,000 yuan scholarship per year, tuition waived... Tsinghua's offer is already so good, and you're still considering?"
Chen Feirong suddenly remembered that Jiang Che hadn't agreed to Tsinghua and asked with a frown, "It's one thing to consider other schools, but this is Tsinghua! Don't get too carried away by your high score, or you'll regret it!"
"Don't worry, Mom! I won't mess up! My score is one they must compete for!"
Jiang Che chuckled and dialed back to Peking University.
"You think you're the only one with good scores? You're just like your dad, getting cocky... you'll see..." Chen Feirong muttered.
"Hello? Is this Peking University? Hi, I'm Jiang Che. Teacher Gu just called us." At this point, the call connected, and Jiang Che briefly mentioned how his mom had just scolded them, then got straight to the point.
Here's what Tsinghua offered.
What will Peking University offer?
The admissions office at Peking University nearly spat blood.
Damn!
Tsinghua already disclosed everything?
What pig teammates!
Peking University was equally frustrated with Tsinghua.
"Since Tsinghua has already told you that you're the Top Scorer in the College Entrance Examination, we apologize for any deception on our part. We hope you understand our eagerness to recruit talent..."
Jiang Che understood their eagerness but not their deceit.
Then, Peking University offered conditions better than Tsinghua's.
A scholarship of 40,000 yuan per year, direct admission, tuition waived... the money doubled, and everything else was similar to Tsinghua. They also started talking about how their humanities were stronger than Tsinghua's.
However, the final result was still Jiang Che saying:
"I'll think about it."
After Jiang Che hung up the phone.
Peking University immediately called Tsinghua.
Tsinghua was just about to call Peking University, and when they picked up, they started arguing.
Tsinghua accused Peking University of kidnapping the Top Scorer last year.
Peking University angrily accused Tsinghua of using a honey trap the year before, sending a divorced female counselor to lure a science student, fooling him completely.
After a heated argument, they realized that neither of them had actually told Jiang Che his score.
Neither of them had said anything, and at this time, no other school could possibly know the scores.
So how did Jiang Che know?
Could it be...
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This...
"Top Scorer in the College Entrance Examination?"
After hanging up the phone for a while, Chen Feirong finally opened her mouth wide and turned to Jiang Liyun, "Old Jiang, did he just say Little Che is the Top Scorer?"
"Old Jiang?"
She turned around to find Jiang Liyun putting on his shoes, "Where are you going?"
"Our ancestral grave must be smoking, I need to go back home and put out the fire!" Jiang Liyun answered without looking up...
Today, both Chen Feirong and Jiang Liyun were exceptionally happy, walking with a spring in their step. They both took a day off and made dumplings at home for Jiang Che.
Watching his parents, who were proud of him, Jiang Che felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
On the day of score checking in his past life.
It was a completely different scene from today.
When he found out he scored just over 400, not even enough for a second-tier university, the whole room fell into a deathly silence.
After a long silence.
His parents smiled at him, telling him it was okay, that going to a good school wasn't the only path in life. If he wanted to repeat a year, he could, and if not, he could just find a decent vocational school, as he could always pursue a degree later.
Then... he made a decision that was even more unexpected than his parents' worst-case scenario.
He dropped out.
Thinking back now.
His parents in his past life must have been so heartbroken and worried...
In the afternoon, another call came in.
It was from Zhejiang University, Jinling University, Fudan University, and other schools, finally getting the news.
However, they had little hope, knowing Tsinghua and Peking University had surely called already. Who would choose them over Tsinghua or Peking University? Even though Zhejiang University was ranked third nationally, right after Tsinghua and Peking University.
But, what Zhejiang University's admissions director Ma Qun never expected was that during the call, Jiang Che actually expressed interest in attending their university!
This made him overjoyed, and after hearing the conditions offered by Tsinghua and Peking University, he immediately went to the principal to apply.
With Jiang Che interested in joining, they would spare no expense to secure him.
You see.
Although Zhejiang University was ranked third nationally, they hadn't recruited a Top Scorer, in either arts or sciences, for nearly a decade.
Let alone a Top Scorer with such a high score like Jiang Che!