dognovel Chapter 29 Two Banners
Chapter 29 Two Banners
"Yu, I guess you want me to take you out tomorrow."
"You guessed right! So, when should we meet tomorrow? Shall we go play video games again?"
"I have driving lessons this morning, same as always, you come to the driving school to meet me right on time. As for what to do this afternoon, it doesn't necessarily have to be playing video games. Do you have any ideas?"
Why did Zeng Cheng ask this question in return?
The fact that the girl said, "Shall we go play video games instead?" suggests that she likely has something else she'd like to do.
That's what you call attention to detail!
The ancients summarized it long ago: a man's way of wooing a woman is nothing more than having "handsome men, good looks, and leisurely lifestyle."
Pan refers to the appearance of Pan An.
The donkey refers to that kind of ability.
Deng was Deng Tong's wealth.
Leisure means having enough time to spend with loved ones.
All four points above are easy to understand.
The character 【小】 is obscure and difficult to understand, but it actually means 【小意绵忍】 (meaning small intentions and forbearance).
In modern terms, that's high emotional intelligence and empathy, knowing how to put yourself in someone else's shoes.
The same is true.
Yu Baiwei's reply was as follows.
"Zeng Cheng, I want to go swimming!"
"arrange--"
Zeng Cheng smiled and replied with two words.
A ripple of excitement stirred within her—if they went swimming, wouldn't she be able to see the beautiful Yu in her swimsuit?
Zeng Cheng knew, of course, that Yu Baiwei had a great figure, but just how great was it? He would have to see her in person to find out.
After chatting with Yu Baiwei, Zeng Cheng received a call from his homeroom teacher, Ye Qiong.
Ms. Ye first congratulated Zeng Cheng on the phone for achieving such an amazing score.
Zeng Cheng played a game of feigned humility.
"Not at all, it's all thanks to your guidance, Teacher Ye!"
After exchanging words for a while, he learned his specific ranking in the entire state of Texas.
They actually made it into the top ten, ranking seventh in the city.
In the district, it ranks first; the six ahead of it are not in Jinghu District.
It's worth mentioning that Zeng Cheng's perfect score in mathematics was the only one in the entire province, which was both unexpected and reasonable.
The last major question and its final part of this year's college entrance examination mathematics paper were almost impossible to solve using conventional thinking. Zeng Cheng used L'Hôpital's rule to brute-force the solution and then used the same rule to work backwards to prove it, which can be considered a clever trick.
Even if other candidates had studied advanced mathematics in advance, they couldn't possibly do it as systematically as he did.
Besides offering congratulations, Ms. Ye had another important purpose in making this call—to ask Zeng Cheng which university he planned to apply to.
The school leaders definitely want Zeng Cheng to apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
The leaders couldn't care less whether Zeng Cheng's grades would make him an average student at Tsinghua or Peking University, and whether he could even choose a good major.
If Zeng Cheng gets into Tsinghua or Peking University, that will be a huge achievement for him.
"Professor Ye, I really don't plan to go to Tsinghua or Peking University. As for which school to apply to, I haven't decided yet. Please allow me a few days to consider it..."
"I see, then okay."
You could tell from Ms. Ye's tone that she was still disappointed that Zeng Cheng didn't go to Tsinghua or Peking University.
After all, she had never taught an experimental class before, and Zeng Cheng was the first student she had mentored who was destined for Tsinghua and Peking University.
However, I can understand it.
Zeng Cheng's score was indeed embarrassing, just barely meeting the cutoff scores for admission to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
In similar situations, different people will make different choices.
Some people admire the prestige of Tsinghua and Peking University, the top two universities in China, and are determined to get in, but they can only accept the major adjustment and study dead-end majors such as archaeology and sociology.
Some people would rather be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond, so they go to a less prestigious school for a good major.
Both options have their advantages and disadvantages; neither is right or wrong.
The next morning, when Zeng Cheng arrived at the driving school to practice driving, Zhao Dehan came over specifically to ask him how many points he got on the college entrance exam.
Zeng Cheng answered truthfully, recounting his scores and rankings in each subject.
Zhao Dehan was taken aback: "You're amazing! Seventh in the city, and the only one in the province to get a perfect score in math! Your dad must have a genius! Where do you rank in our Jinghu District?"
"Uncle Zhao, why are you asking this?" Zeng Cheng asked, somewhat surprised. "In Jinghu District, it should be number one."
Zhao Dehan chuckled: "Even a district champion is still a champion, right? Shouldn't your Uncle Zhao put up a banner and celebrate for you?"
Zeng Cheng's mouth dropped open: "Uncle, is this really necessary? Isn't this a bit too over-the-top?"
"Not at all, not at all. Just wait and see, I'll contact GG Company right now, and we'll try to get the banner up by this morning."
After saying that, Zhao Dehan happily went out to make contact.
Zeng Cheng quickly realized that Zhao Dehan's celebration for him was a pretense; his real intention was to ruin his driving school.
As Zhao Dehan said, "A district champion is still a champion. Having a champion take his driving test at his driving school will definitely bring a significant 'GG effect'."
No wonder Zhao Dehan was able to start such a large driving school from scratch; just look at his execution ability!
Not long after Zhao Dehan left, Xue Yan and Ren Yunpeng arrived.
The two of them barely spoke to Zeng Cheng in the past few days, and even avoided looking at him.
Clearly, they were afraid that Zeng Cheng might summon Yu Baiwei and throw a punch at them if they disagreed.
But today Zeng Cheng could clearly feel that the two of them had become much more upright, and their eyes no longer darted away when they looked at him; in fact, they even seemed a little smug.
When the other students were practicing driving, Zeng Cheng learned the reason while the three of them were hiding under the shade of a canopy to cool off.
The two of them struck up a conversation with him and quickly steered the topic to college entrance exam scores.
Zeng Cheng learned that the scores of these two students were similar to those of Luo Wenjuan in his class.
Getting into Tsinghua or Peking University is definitely out of the question, but if you don't care about your major, you can get into any of the C9 universities.
This shows how prestigious Rongcheng No. 7 Middle School is.
These two students' grades at Rongcheng No. 7 Middle School were only slightly above average, but they would have been among the top 30 at Dezhou No. 1 Middle School.
[So... Xue Yan and Ren Yunpeng think they did very well on the college entrance exam, that they could absolutely crush me, and that's why their sense of superiority is surging again?]
Zeng Cheng, being such a shrewd person, quickly figured out Xue Yan and Ren Yunpeng's little schemes, but he didn't say anything more.
Should I pull out my college entrance exam scores and give those two a good slap in the face?
Not necessarily.
As I always say—your brother Cheng has the stars and the sea in his heart.
But some people still actively sought them out.
"Zeng Cheng, why don't you tell me your score?"
Xue Yan's eyes held a hint of sarcasm.
Before Zeng Cheng could even respond, she continued, "Oh, I see. You're just embarrassed, aren't you? I heard from some classmates that your grades dropped drastically in your junior and senior years of high school, and you probably won't even get into a regular university."
Ren Yunpeng, trying to get noticed, feigned surprise: "Zeng Cheng, your grades are that bad? If you can't get into a top-tier university, getting into a regular non-985 university is a piece of cake, right?"
Zeng Cheng: "..."
Believe me, you two, if you were thrown into the world of "The Dragon King's Son-in-Law," you definitely wouldn't survive more than three chapters!
At this moment, Zhao Dehan arrived in a flurry with several workers and quickly began working.
Ren Yunpeng asked in confusion, "Yanzi, what is Boss Zhao doing?"
Xue Yan shook her head: "I don't know, judging from the looks of it, they're putting up banners?"
Driven by curiosity, the two watched for a while longer.
Sure enough, they were hanging up a banner, and the words on it were quickly made clear.
Congratulations to Zeng Cheng, a student from our driving school, who ranked 118th in the province in this year's college entrance examination, becoming the top scorer in Jinghu District!
[Congratulations to Zeng Cheng, a student from our driving school, for achieving the only perfect score in the province's college entrance examination mathematics!]