Chapter 672: Chapter 672

Pu Sangzhi was a woman Huo Feng had tirelessly pursued for three years before finally winning her over.

Moreover, over these three years, the effort he put into chasing after her didn’t compare to the effort he put into paying the "price of admission to Tsinghua"!

Tsinghua is so difficult to get into, and he tried so hard.

Over those 3 years, he tried every method imaginable...

He participated in competitions, applied for independent recruitment, joined the leadership plan—tried several shortcuts...

He didn’t succeed in any competition, didn’t meet the conditions for independent recruitment, and although he made it to the end of the leadership plan, the interviewer’s expression left Huo Feng with a sense of foreboding.

In the end, Huo Feng obediently went through the official channel, striving to pass the exam on his own merits...

The requirements for taking the exam without any special privileges were quite high.

One had to reach Tsinghua’s admission score line.

Moreover, Tsinghua wasn’t very friendly towards Zhejiang Province—the total score the previous year was 750, and the admission score was 700.

Huo Feng knew that last year’s top scorer from Zhejiang Province only got 718.

If Huo Feng didn’t overestimate his abilities, he felt that he should be able to score over 700, but if he were to be a bit more modest, he thought he could also possibly score around 650...

So, until the scores came out, Huo Feng really didn’t have any peace of mind!

At seven in the evening, Ye Family in Rui’an.

In Ye Qingcao’s room, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were also sitting in front of the computer, constantly refreshing the score checking webpage.

Every 5 minutes on average, they would refresh the page, equally eager for their college entrance examination scores.

However, aside from nervousness, neither of them felt fear.

Ye Qingcao’s goal was Zhejiang University.

Zhejiang University favored local students from Zhejiang Province, with more places and a not-so-high score cut-off, so Ye Qingcao wasn’t very worried.

While waiting for her score, she was also playing games with Yan Siyuan, both of them more interested in gaming than score checking.

Pu Sangzhi, sitting nearby, would refresh the webpage every 5 minutes, and if there were no scores, she would find something else to do.

Such as, scrolling through her phone, checking her classmates’ reactions in the group chat, looking at Huo Feng’s replies, and sometimes watching Ye Qingcao play games.

Seeing Ye Qingcao’s carefree attitude, Pu Sangzhi often exclaimed, "You really aren’t nervous at all. Aren’t you afraid you won’t even get into Zhejiang University?"

Ye Qingcao laughed and shook her head, "No! I will be admitted! I’m not the one aiming for Tsinghua. If I were trying for Tsinghua, then I would really be nervous!"

Pu Sangzhi thought, only those aiming for Tsinghua with no privileges would be nervous. Like her...

The admission ratio for Tsinghua the previous year was out, and those aiming for Tsinghua without any privileges made up a tiny proportion.

The larger share was taken by independent recruitment, comprehensive evaluation, and direct admission students.

But having missed out on the mathematical olympiad competitions, Pu Sangzhi had no other choice but to go for the direct admission route.

After last year’s national college entrance exam, Teacher Huo understood Tsinghua’s admission ratios and even reported back to the school authorities, trying to obtain quota for independent recruitment and comprehensive evaluation for the school.

Because the proportion of direct admission was too low and the scores too high, there were, in reality, very few students in the whole of Zhejiang Province who could reach the direct admission score.

However, as Longxiang School was not one of Rui’an’s key schools, Tsinghua’s quotas for independent recruitment and comprehensive evaluation were not made available to Longxiang School.

In their senior year of high school, the school made a lot of effort, communicated several times with Tsinghua’s admissions office, and barely managed to get a single spot.

Later, that spot, after Pu Sangzhi stepped aside, was given to Huo Feng, the second-ranked student in their grade.

Therefore, in the second term of senior year, Huo Feng became the only student from Longxiang to participate in Tsinghua’s independent recruitment and leadership plan activities.

However, since the independent recruitment required competition credentials, he didn’t qualify, ultimately only participating in the leadership plan.

The leadership plan was less troublesome than independent recruitment; one only needed to pass Tsinghua’s preliminary and re-examination, and following a final interview, would have a chance to gain bonus points.

Without taking up too much time from the senior high year, it indeed was a project worth participating in.

Pu Sangzhi now reflected, belatedly realizing that the school authority’s efforts to secure this quota for Teacher Huo might very well have been a return favor for donating the new teaching building.

Regardless of whether Teacher Huo fought for the quota for Pu Sangzhi or for Huo Feng, it was considered the school’s way of repaying him.

So, it was true that over these three years, Teacher Huo had indeed made many efforts to ensure she could get into Tsinghua.

Now, Pu Sangzhi just hoped that if she could get into Tsinghua with Huo Feng, it would be the perfect outcome!

Teacher Huo would certainly be happy.

With this in mind, she refreshed the score checking webpage again, but the scores weren’t out yet...

Next to her, Ye Qingcao, deeply engaged in the game, didn’t have time to check the computer and could only ask her.

Pu Sangzhi, not sure how many times she had shaken her head, guessed, "I think it won’t be out until around eight or nine."

After speaking, Pu Sangzhi picked up her phone to check her WeChat messages...

Huo Feng also asked her: [Did you check your score? Is it out?]

Pu Sangzhi sighed softly, replying with a hint of melancholy: [Not yet. I’ll tell you once it’s out.]

Huo Feng responded: [Check mine as well. If I didn’t score 700, don’t tell me.]

Pu Sangzhi curled her lips and replied to him: [Are you that scared? Whatever you score, you’ll have to face it.]

Huo Feng sent a message: "Eating the braised snacks my dad brought, don’t want to spoil my appetite. If I don’t hit 700, I’ll probably fast for a week!"

Just as she was about to message Huo Feng, Zhu Dandan’s call came in...

Pu Sangzhi immediately answered and put on speakerphone, "Dandan?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhu Dandan let out a high-pitched scream, "The scores are out, Sangzhi! I got 668! Oh my god, I’m so excited! What did you get?"

This exciting voice instantly boosted Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao’s enthusiasm by leaps and bounds!

"They’re out, they’re out! Check quickly!" Ye Qingcao urged excitedly while playing a game.

Pu Sangzhi hurriedly refreshed the webpage and replied to Zhu Dandan, "I’m about to check now. Hold on, Dandan..."

"Be quick! I really want to know how much you scored!" Zhu Dandan was extremely eager to hear Pu Sangzhi’s miraculous results!

Moreover, at this time, Wen Miao also called Pu Sangzhi...

Obviously to ask about Pu Sangzhi’s scores, too.

But Pu Sangzhi was too busy to pay attention to the phone because as soon as the webpage refreshed, she clicked on the option to check her scores...

And there it was, her college entrance exam scores laid bare!

Ye Qingcao glanced at the screen, letting out a screech that broke the silence!

Pu Sangzhi’s college entrance exam score.

With a perfect score of 750, Pu Sangzhi had achieved such an incredible result!

It was somewhat expected, yet also somewhat beyond expectations...

At the sight of her score, Pu Sangzhi let out a sigh of relief, her face showing a hint of good fortune.

"How much, how much? Sangzhi, what did you get?" Zhu Dandan asked desperately, her voice high-pitched and distinct!

Pu Sangzhi started to laugh, "734. Perfect scores in math, physics, chemistry, biology. Lost some points in Chinese and foreign language. It doesn’t matter, it’s enough for Tsinghua."

On the other end of the phone, Zhu Dandan also shrieked, absolutely beside herself with excitement!

"You’re incredible! How did you manage to lose only those few points? Did you get a perfect score in the essay? Oh my word!" Zhu Dandan yelled over the phone.

As Zhu Dandan’s shrill voice threatened to burst her eardrums, Pu Sangzhi smiled and said, "I won’t talk to you for now; I need to check Huo Feng’s score. Bye."

Then, Pu Sangzhi hung up the phone and immediately switched on airplane mode to the side, giving herself a few minutes to calm down.

"Sangzhi, wait, I want to take a picture of your score..."

Ye Qingcao was also very excited; Pu Sangzhi had nearly forgotten about her, and covered Ye Qingcao’s mouth with one hand, saying, "Go play your game. I need to check Huo Feng’s score first."

Ye Qingcao mumbled under her palm.

"Got it. After Huo Feng’s, I’ll check yours," Pu Sangzhi promptly promised.

Next, she logged out of her account and entered Huo Feng’s login credentials on the webpage to check his score.

Checking Huo Feng’s scores made her even more nervous than checking her own.

Having confirmed that her own score was enough for Tsinghua, Pu Sangzhi really hoped Huo Feng could get into Tsinghua, too!

The webpage refreshed.

Pu Sangzhi immediately clicked to view the scores, and there was Huo Feng’s score, fully revealed...

That was Huo Feng’s score.

Seeing this score, Pu Sangzhi’s heart ’thudded’, her joy from a moment ago fading in an instant.

She took a deep breath, her brows faintly furrowing, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

Ye Qingcao finally finished playing her game, set down her phone and looked at Huo Feng’s score, "Wow! Feng scored so high too!"

Without doubt, a score of 698 was certainly high, and Fudan University was well within reach.

But last year, the threshold for Tsinghua without any additional testing was 700, two points shy...

Pu Sangzhi pressed her lips together, her face without joy, only sighing, "Full marks in the three electives, not to mention Chinese and foreign language, 148 in mathematics. These 2 points, he must have been careless."

Seeing Pu Sangzhi’s solemn expression, Ye Qingcao could no longer maintain her excitement, "Perhaps, this year’s admission score for Tsinghua is 695?"

Getting in without the extra testing was hopeless...

With the college entrance exam, even being 2 points short was inescapable.

Pu Sangzhi thought, they could only wait for the score reduction.

Luckily, Huo Feng had participated in Tsinghua’s Leadership Program, leaving a glimmer of hope.

It just remained to be seen if he had earned the score reduction...