Chapter 70: Chapter 64: A Modest Display of Skill, Principal Lin Is Shocked

So he really didn’t leave any blanks?

Yeah, looks like that’s the case.

Otherwise, how could he finish the test so fast?

Zhou Yu was considered pretty good at math in the liberal arts class—at least, in Class 2 of Senior Three, he could get into the top five.

But he had just answered half the test, and Shen Qiushan had already finished the whole front page. That kind of speed was probably only possible for the top students in the Celestial Pride Class.

And it’d have to be the top-notch math kids in the Celestial Pride Class, that tiny group.

To make the mock exams feel like real ones, they usually had strict proctors—one stood at the podium, the other at the back row.

Zhang Xia was the one standing at the back.

Actually, she volunteered to be in the back, because as soon as she entered the classroom, she saw Shen Qiushan sitting in the last row.

A few days ago, class monitor Zhou Yu subtly asked her what she thought about Old Shen, Shen Yanran’s dad.

Zhang Xia had actually interacted with Shen Qiushan before; after all, he was a parent of one of her students.

But back then Zhang Xia hadn’t thought much about it—she just treated him as a regular parent.

But after Zhou Yu tactfully brought up his matchmaking idea, Zhang Xia started paying attention to Shen Qiushan.

This dad who came to accompany his kid’s studies in high school really earned her respect!

Of course, respect wasn’t the whole point.

She thought Shen Qiushan looked really good—tall, sturdy, and obviously strong.

Very manly!

Just her type.

So, these days she’d been giving Shen Qiushan some extra attention, and even looking after Shen Yanran a bit more than usual.

But since Shen Qiushan was always over in Class Five with his kid, she barely got a chance to talk to him.

Today was a stroke of fate—they actually ended up in the same exam room!

Seeing how focused Shen Qiushan was on the test, Zhang Xia curiously leaned in. She taught language arts and knew squat about math, so she had no clue if his answers were right or wrong.

But judging from his speed and focus, it didn’t look like he was just randomly filling things out.

She’d heard he’d bet with his son on who would get a higher total in this mock exam, so he’d probably brushed up on math to motivate Shen Yixiao!

Men who are this responsible and reliable are getting rare these days!

Zhang Xia nodded slightly.

And now, when she looked at Shen Qiushan, there was more warmth in her eyes behind her glasses.

She felt like a guy like him would be a great match for her.

With forty minutes still left to hand in the test, Shen Qiushan had already finished the whole thing.

There were two big problems he had no clue about.

Especially the very last big problem—totally stumped. That must be one of those “advanced” questions they wrote for the top students.

Shen Qiushan went over his answers again from beginning to end, then was the first to turn in his paper and walk out of the exam room.

When they saw him hand in his test, the students inside looked shocked.

There was still half an hour before the test ended, and almost nobody had finished yet.

And yet, Shen Qiushan had already handed in his paper and left.

In the front row, Shen Yanran spun her gel pen in her hand, thinking that wandering outside was definitely better than staring at math problems she didn’t understand.

Sitting by the wall, Wang Yunpeng was probably the only other one in the room who’d finished his test like Shen Qiushan.

But that was because there were too many problems he couldn’t do—so as he skipped, skipped, skipped ahead, he kind of ended up finishing the whole thing anyway.

While Shen Qiushan was turning in his test, he was debating whether to hand his in early too.

Honestly, if Shen Yanran wasn’t here, he’d have happily turned in his paper and left already.

Sitting here wasn’t going to help. Why waste time?

But now he was worried Shen Yanran would think he wasn’t taking the mock exam seriously, so he just sat there, scratching his head in agony.

Uncle Shen’s already handed his in.

Guess I’ll do it too.

Wang Yunpeng stood up to hand in his paper, but while doing it, he made a point to glance at Shen Qiushan’s test.

The whole front was completely filled—all the questions got answered.

Shit?

No way, right?

Is Uncle Shen really that good?

Wang Yunpeng thought to himself, then walked straight out to Exam Room Seven, where Shen Yixiao was.

Back when they took tests, whoever finished first would go wait for the other outside.

This time, clearly, he was the one done first.

Zhou Yu, who had been watching Shen Qiushan’s every move, looked at the big questions he hadn’t even started and pretty much figured his future father-in-law must have left a bunch of stuff blank.

Zhou Yu thought that was perfectly normal.

This math test was pretty tough; even he was struggling with it.

Let alone his future father-in-law, who was already middle-aged!

Out in the hallway.

Lin Xiamo did a loop checking all the exam rooms. Having just started last week, she was still getting used to the campus and her job.

So, students often ran into this insanely beautiful and icy-cool vice principal all over the place.

Today was the mock exam for the Senior Three students, so naturally, Lin Xiamo was paying close attention.

After she reported for duty, Principal Wang Guangqing was smart enough to let her oversee the teaching work.

The college entrance exam was right around the corner.

And in this batch of students, there were actually two clear candidates for Qingbei.

So obviously, at a time like this, Wang Guangqing handing over the teaching job was the perfect way for her to rack up some career points and shine up her résumé.

As for why Wang Guangqing was so eager to help, making way for Lin Xiamo so willingly—it was all because she had a powerful dad.

No exaggeration—Lin Xiamo was basically the “Saintess” of the Sanjiang City Education System!

Who’d dare offend her!

Wherever she went, the top brass had to show proper respect.

Being in charge of teaching, Lin Xiamo was naturally dead serious about this mock exam for Senior Three.

Of course, not just for work reasons.

Privately, she was very invested in this exam too.

After all, both her nephew and niece were among the test-takers.

Not to mention, there was also an unreliable brother-in-law joining them!

And that very brother-in-law had boldly declared he was going to get into Sanjiang University—the top school in the province!

She really wanted to see just how far Shen Qiushan still had to go to reach Sanjiang University.

While Lin Xiamo was doing her rounds in the hallway, she spotted Shen Qiushan already out on the playground.

Done with the test already?

Lin Xiamo looked at Shen Qiushan strolling about and just felt speechless.

That’s it?

You think you can get into Sanjiang University like this??

Lin Xiamo pouted her cherry lips, just as she happened to reach the door of Exam Room Nine.

She knew Shen Qiushan was in this exam room. After hesitating a second, she walked in.

“Principal Lin…”

Zhang Xia and the other proctor quickly nodded at her.

Lin Xiamo waved her hand lightly, heading straight for the front desk and picking up Shen Qiushan’s math test.

To her surprise, pretty much the whole paper was filled out. She’d expected to see lots of blanks.

Lin Xiamo frowned, then quietly asked the male proctor, “Teacher Xu, you teach math—what do you think of this paper?”

Actually, Teacher Xu had already taken a look at Shen Qiushan’s test. He was also curious about this older student accompanying his kid.

But he hadn’t graded it for real, just gave a rough estimate.

“Principal Lin, I just checked this test a moment ago. My first guess is it’s probably above 120 points.”

“If you want the exact score, I can go tally it up right away…”

Teacher Xu lowered his voice as he spoke.

And after hearing that, Lin Xiamo’s beautiful eyes went wide, her long lashes even trembling a bit.

points?

This 38-year-old guy actually got 120 points!

This is math, you know!

No way, are you really thinking of getting into Sanjiang University??

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