Chapter 162: Chapter 120: A National Sensation! Old Shen, the Academic Genius!

“Huh?”

“You’re going to Sanjiang University?”

Sun Xue’s mouth formed an O shape; as someone from Sanjiang Province, she naturally knew about the famous Sanjiang University.

However, compared to Qingbei, which holds a prestigious position in the eyes of people nationwide, it naturally falls short.

In Sun Xue’s opinion, as well as that of most ordinary people, if you can attend Qingbei, it’s obviously better to go there.

At this moment, a customer entered the store.

Sun Xue went to greet the customer, leaving Xu Pipa, the top student, a moment to celebrate on her own.

Little Mushroom Head checked her WeChat messages.

Shen Yanran excitedly told her that she scored 648 points, sending a voice message with a somewhat noisy background.

Xu Pipa first congratulated her friend, then sent a message asking, “How are Uncle Shen and Shen Yixiao doing?”

Shen Yanran didn’t reply immediately, probably because she hadn’t seen the message.

Just then, another customer entered the store, so Xu Pipa put her phone away and got back to work.

In the afternoon.

Sanjiang Satellite TV, Sanjiang Life Channel, and Sanjiang Education Channel all reported on Shen Qiushan being honored as the top arts student in Sanjiang Province’s college entrance exam.

Before these three TV stations reported, there had already been some discussion online, because Sanjiang High School’s social media account had posted the news.

However, the video’s traffic hadn’t picked up, and the attention wasn’t that high.

After the collective reports by these three TV stations,

the news of Shen Qiushan becoming the top scorer quickly went viral on the internet.

After all, most provinces were releasing the college entrance exam results today.

The topic of #CollegeEntranceExamResults# was already very hot, and Shen Qiushan, this older student, had already attracted a lot of attention before.

In fact, quite a few netizens were eagerly waiting for Shen Qiushan’s results!

After the exam, he had estimated a very high score of 680 points.

Wang Zhixin had repeatedly mocked him in videos, with some netizens also waiting for him to be proven wrong.

And now, the awaited follow-up had arrived!

However, the result was the complete opposite of what they expected!

The 680 points that Shen Qiushan had estimated not only didn’t fall short but even further cemented his position as the top scorer!

“If it weren’t for so many media reporting this, I wouldn’t believe it’s true!”

“A 38-year-old top scorer! Old Shen is incredible!!”

“I thought 680 points was bragging, but turns out the fool is me!”

“You, a 38-year-old man, became the top scorer. How do I explain this to my mom?”

“Wow! Top scorer! Old Shen, are you a genius?”

“I’ve decided, from today I will put up a photo of Old Shen as a shrine! Trust Old Shen, and be the top scorer!!”

“Where’s Wang Zhixin? Shouldn’t he be performing now??”

“@Wang Zhixin said he wouldn’t even score 500 points, what do you say now?”

“Turns out admitting someone else’s excellence is really hard. It’s this kind of mindset that misleads people like Wang. Just because I’m a middle-aged man who can’t do it doesn’t mean someone else can’t!”

“Where’s Old Yang? Shouldn’t he show up now, always being sarcastic there!”

“…”

The discussion around the news was extremely high.

The topic #ShenQiushanTopScorer# quickly surged to the top of trending searches.

Beijing.

Inside a teahouse.

Yang Xijin was drinking tea and chatting with a friend when his phone on the table suddenly vibrated a few times.

Yang Xijin picked up the phone to check; someone had sent him a message.

Seeing the message content, his previously calm demeanor suddenly turned sour.

How is this possible?!

Getting a high score is one thing.

But actually becoming the top scorer??

Even though Yang Xijin was not as extreme as Wang Zhixin, he had posted three or four videos about Shen Qiushan.

In fact, the main target of his criticism wasn’t Shen Qiushan but the system behind this.

But now, he was being thoroughly proven wrong!

The school accepting Shen Qiushan clearly had its reasons.

The Education Bureau turning a blind eye wasn’t them shirking responsibility or being nonsensical!

“Old Yang, what’s happened?”

Noticing Yang Xijin’s sour expression, his friend sitting across from him asked.

“That Shen fellow actually became the top scorer in the college entrance exam!”

“It’s utterly absurd!!”

Yang Xijin shook his head angrily.

“Is it that Shen Qiushan you’ve been talking about online?”

“Yes, it’s him!”

“This guy is bizarre, scoring top at the age of 38.”

“And now, a bunch of people have come to my place to curse…”

Yang Xijin rolled his eyes and disdainfully said, “A bunch of fools!”

His friend laughed, “A 38-year-old top scorer might seem unusual now.”

“But in ancient times, there were plenty of older top scorers, like Liang Hao, who said ’Studying hard at an old age, the young are reluctant to do so; gaining a path to success, the old succeed faster.’”

“Besides, Shen Qiushan is just a provincial top scorer; you know how much weight an ancient top scorer carried.”

Yang Xijin sighed in frustration, “Let’s wrap it up today; I’m going back to draft an article.”

“Although Shen scored as the top scorer, here’s the real question: why didn’t such a talented person get a better education when he was younger, but had to wait until 38 to return to school…”

“Isn’t this a flaw in the talent selection system?”

Hearing Yang Xijin’s words, his friend’s mouth twitched, unable to help but silently comment, “The internet people say Old Yang is eloquent and can twist facts, and it’s true!”

From Yang Xijin’s attitude, you can tell that some people are truly rotten, rotten to the core!

For them, no matter if what you do is good or bad, they can always find reasons and angles to criticize.

Unless you change the national background.

If Shen Qiushan’s nationality were the United States!

Yang Xijin would definitely have a completely different tone!

Look at the inclusiveness and superiority of their education!

A 38-year-old can still become the top scorer!

In the security booth.

Old Shen’s eyes were wide open, and his fingers frantically poked at the phone screen.

Today, this dancing beauty is wealthy and generous, and her scantily clad outfit seems to be on the verge of falling off with her graceful dance.

But, damn it, it just wouldn’t fall off!

Old Shen was anxious!

He nearly poked a hole through the phone screen.

And what frustrated him even more was that he didn’t get to see anything he wanted to because the beauty ended her live stream!

Old Shen scrolled through his phone to look for the next target.

However, he suddenly came across a piece of news!

The news reported that his own son was named the top scorer in Sanjiang Province’s college entrance exam!

The Sanjiang City Education Bureau awarded a scholarship of 100,000 yuan.

Sanjiang High School awarded a scholarship of 30,000 yuan.

And the accompanying video was actually filmed in their home!

This…

Qiushan actually became the top scorer!

And so many reporters came to their home for interviews!

How could there be such good news and nobody told me!!

Old Shen beat his chest in frustration. This was such a rare chance to appear on screen!

If he were at home, he could have at least snagged some screen time!

He might even have been interviewed as the father of the top scorer, just like last time when he escorted his son to the exam at the school gate.

During that interview, although Old Shen boasted a lot, the reporters didn’t know he was bragging, and the content was aired on the news.

Old Shen revelled in it for a long time and still has the video of the news clip saved on his phone!

Qiushan let me down!!

Old Shen sighed, if only he hadn’t gone to work today and stayed home, he would have been on TV again!

Old Shen hurriedly called his son to ask if the reporters had left.

And the answer he got was that the reporters had long gone!

Old Shen hung up the phone in disappointment.

Still, since his own son became the top scorer in the college entrance exam, even if he missed the chance to be on TV again, it was something to boast about!

Old Shen glanced at the few stalls at the neighborhood entrance, humming a little tune as he walked out of the guard booth.

“Miss, give me a hand pancake with two sausages and two eggs!”

At first, there was only Mrs. Wang selling hand pancakes at the entrance.

Now there was a middle-aged widow named Li, in her forties. Although her looks were average, she was young.

Old Shen had come to her stall.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang, who was not far away, rolled her eyes, silently complaining: Newcomers always beat old hands!

Before Widow Li arrived, Old Shen always bought hand pancakes from her, and they’d chat a bit.

But now, he didn’t care about her business at all!

Moreover, he ordered a luxury version with two sausages and two eggs from Widow Li!

Shameless!!

Widow Li beamed, skillfully cracking eggs while laughing and asking, “Brother Lao She, is there some happy news?”

“Ordering two sausages and two eggs with your egg pancake.”

Old Shen was waiting for this. He laughed heartily, “Nothing much, just that my son became the top scorer in the college entrance exam!”

“The education bureau and the school gave him over 100,000 in scholarships.”

“Huh?”

“Top scorer?!”

Widow Li was shocked, her hands froze, “Brother Lao She, isn’t your son 38?”

“Isn’t he the one who was quite popular online recently? And he actually got the top score?”

When Widow Li first set up her stall, Old Shen had already bragged about his son Shen Qiushan.

“Yeah!”

“Today the exam results came out!”

“My son scored 709, look, it’s all over the news!”

Old Shen shoved his phone in front of Widow Li, then continued, “I’ve said it before, our Qiushan takes after me!”

“I’m just a Wenqu Star come down to earth, and he turned right around and became the top scorer!”

Widow Li nodded in agreement, “Brother Lao She, you’re truly amazing, to have raised a son who’s the top scorer!”

“I really admire you!”

Hearing Widow Li’s praise, Old Shen’s smile almost stretched the wrinkles on his face.

Internally, he thought: Widow Li knows how to speak nicely, unlike the always-griping Mrs. Wang from next door.

However, just as Old Shen was feeling pleased, another thought popped into his mind.

His son becoming the top scorer was something to be happy about!

But how did his grandson and granddaughter do on their exams?

Hopefully, they didn’t flunk!

He quickly picked up his phone and called Shen Qiushan again…

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