Chapter 7: Final Results
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"Ding ding ding..." The urgent bell echoed within the campus of Yi'an District First High School. Anxious parents who were waiting outside the exam halls or sitting on the lawn or roadside immediately stood up, peering through the campus walls and railings.
The bustling examinees all exited the exam halls.
The 2056 Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) in Jiangnan City had officially ended.
Now, all the examinees needed to do was wait for the Gaokao results in a week.
"Haobai." A slightly balding, seemingly refined middle-aged man stood at the school gate, smiling and calling out to his son walking out of the exam hall.
"Dad." Zhang Haobai smiled as he walked over.
"How was the exam?" The middle-aged man smiled.
Zhang Haobai shook his head, somewhat helpless. "I'd say I did okay this time, but the math questions were really tough. From multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, to calculation questions, there were many difficult ones. Especially the calculation questions... Out of the five, I only managed to answer two. For the other three, I could only attempt partial solutions and hope to get some points for showing the steps."
With math, it's all about following the steps when it comes to scoring.
"Oh?" Zhang Haobai's father, Zhang Zelong, frowned. "It seems your math score this time might be relatively low."
"It's okay, Dad. It's tough for all examinees. I'm not the only one." Zhang Haobai smiled. "Since the math questions were tough, the minimum score for admission to regular undergraduate programs will definitely be a bit lower. I should have no problem getting into the military academy."
"Oh, by the way." Zhang Zelong smiled. "Earlier, while we were waiting for you to finish the exam at the school gate, we heard something. That famous student from your school, 'Luo Feng,' during the exam, about an hour before it ended, fainted in the exam hall."
"Fainted in the exam hall?" Zhang Haobai widened his eyes. "Dad, you mean Luo Feng?"
"Yes, that Luo Feng was taken away by an ambulance. Many people saw it." Zhang Zelong nodded. "Listen, many parents around us are talking to their children about this."
"Luo Feng fainted?"
Zhang Haobai looked around and listened carefully. Sure enough, there were many parents and children discussing a student fainting and losing consciousness in the exam hall. Zhang Haobai clearly heard many mentioning 'Luo Feng.'
"Haha, this poor guy also has his day. Haha." Zhang Haobai couldn't help but laugh.
"Dad, you don't know, this guy used to pick on me a lot in school." Zhang Haobai said indignantly. "He relied on being stronger than me in everything and always suppressed me. This guy also has his day." Zhang Haobai felt immensely relieved. His resentment towards Luo Feng was intense.
In reality, Luo Feng never paid any attention to Zhang Haobai. It was Zhang Haobai who always considered Luo Feng as a rival. Luo Feng surpassed him in academics and physical strength, which naturally made him very uncomfortable.
"Haha, this kind of guy hasn't seen the world. He can't handle the pressure and just collapses. Forget about him. Let's go, your uncle knows that your high school exam is over today, and he personally arranged a banquet for you. Let's go." Zhang Zelong smiled.
"Uncle?" Zhang Haobai's eyes lit up.
The reason why their Zhang family could be considered affluent in Yi'an District was because of his uncle, because...
His uncle was a martial artist!
...
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Wei Wen, who had just come out of the exam hall, was frantic in front of his parents. "How could Afeng faint from nervousness in the exam hall? Impossible. Let alone anything else, Afeng's mental toughness is praised even in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall."
Wei Wen and Luo Feng could be said to be as close as brothers.
"Awen, how could this be fake? We saw it with our own eyes. Afeng's father and his wheelchair-bound younger brother were all so anxious and rushed to the hospital together." Wei Wen's father said repeatedly.
"Hospital? It should be the nearest hospital. Dad, Mom, I'll go see Luo Feng first, and we'll have lunch later."
Without further ado, Wei Wen handed over his exam materials to his parents and hurried to the hospital.
...
Inside the People's Hospital of Yi'an District.
Luo Feng was smiling as he accompanied his father and younger brother out of the hospital lobby. At this moment, Luo Hongguo and Luo Hua were both somewhat worried about Luo Feng being too affected.
"Dad, I'm fine. Let's go back for dinner." Luo Feng looked very calm. Although he felt somewhat unwilling in his heart, Luo Feng knew that what had happened couldn't be changed, and all he could do was accept it!
"Afeng, Afeng." A voice came from afar.
Luo Feng looked up and saw his good brother, Wei Wen, running towards the hospital gate, his clothes damp with sweat. Luo Feng felt touched. Then, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Awen, how difficult were the last three calculation questions on the math paper?" He didn't have time to attempt the last three questions. If those questions were extremely difficult and most people couldn't solve them...
There might still be hope for his scores.
"They were quite tough." Wei Wen nodded. "The math paper this year was very difficult. There were five calculation questions, and only the third one seemed slightly easier. The other four were very hard."
"That's good." Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
There might still be a glimmer of hope...
...
On the night of June 16th, after the Gaokao ended, at 8 p.m., the Gaokao results could be checked via phone or internet, and the undergraduate admission score line would also be announced.
Around 7 p.m. on June 16th.
In Luo Feng's home, in the room belonging to the two brothers Luo Feng and Luo Hua, there was only Luo Feng. The door was tightly closed, and Luo Feng sat in front of his laptop, repeatedly refreshing the webpage. Although the Gaokao results were said to be available from 8 p.m., they usually came out a bit earlier.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get into Jiangnan First Military Academy this time."
"However, for the math paper, I answered the multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and the first two calculation questions. Although I didn't fully solve the second question, I wrote down many steps. Given partial credit, I should get some points." Luo Feng thought to himself. "If I'm lucky, I should have scored over 120 in math."
Luo Feng hoped, "For the arts and sciences exams, I performed normally. If I'm lucky, I should be able to meet the undergraduate admission score line."
"As long as I reach the undergraduate admission score line, I can get into the Second Military Academy."
The First Military Academy was naturally better, but the required score was very high. Luo Feng had given up hope.
However, for the Second
Military Academy, according to Luo Feng's own estimation, there was still a glimmer of hope.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.
The Gaokao result query page unexpectedly refreshed.
"Oh heaven, please help me pass the undergraduate admission score line. As long as I pass the undergraduate admission score line, I can enter the Second Military Academy." Luo Feng's heart was filled with anxiety. He entered his name, ID number, and exam registration number on the Gaokao result query page, and then clicked 'Query.'
Swish!
The laptop screen flickered slightly, and a table appeared.
Examinee: Luo Feng
Gender: Male
ID Number: 426123203806083211
Exam Registration Number: 5878643567890766
Humanities: 216
Sciences: 223
Math: 118
Total Score: 557
Undergraduate Admission Score Line: 561
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