Chapter 58 - 58 58 Isn't This Taking It Too Seriously

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58: Chapter 58 Isn’t This Taking It Too Seriously? 58: Chapter 58 Isn’t This Taking It Too Seriously? After hanging up the phone, Lan Jie opened WeChat and sent his ID number to Qiao Yu. These were subconscious actions, and Lan Jie started to replay the conversation he just had with Qiao Yu. He felt like something wasn’t quite right. Before long, after talking about serious matters, a message from Qiao Yu made him understand. “Teacher Lan, do you really think there’s a school willing to pay to recruit me?” Hmm, prestigious school or not, it’s all a front. The so-called insistence on telling him, was probably to get Railway First Middle School to bid against the other side, and then sell himself for a higher price? Knowing Qiao Yu’s character, Lan Jie felt this guy was likely to do such a thing. So he decisively replied: “Don’t think about it, maybe five years ago there was a chance! Now the authorities demand to firmly prevent such situations. If any school dares to pay directly, we will complain directly to the higher-ups!” The other party replied with a string of ellipses plus a shrugging regretful emoji. Lan Jie felt a bit tense, but thinking about Qiao Yu’s student handbook and exam permit still being kept with him, he felt at ease. Anyway, this kid couldn’t secretly fill out the application himself, so no worries! After chatting with Qiao Yu, Lan Jie shook his head and started grading papers in the office. He wasn’t in a rush to eat because Principal Zhang said on WeChat to wait for him. Waiting would definitely be worth it, he wanted to have a chat with him in the office. It would not only save a meal cost but might also get a good meal. Lan Jie probably hadn’t realized it yet, after interacting with Qiao Yu for so long, he had started to enjoy taking small advantages. He had only graded three papers before Principal Zhang called to say he had returned. Leisurely tidying up his things, he arrived at the principal’s office, and not only was Principal Zhang there, but Principal He who was in charge of teaching was also present. “Principal, Principal He.” As he entered, Lan Jie politely greeted. “Xiao Lan, here you are, sit down. How did the talk with Qiao Yu go? The school can’t make it public for now, does he have any objections?” “No, he just asked if the school had any bonuses.” Actually, Qiao Yu didn’t ask, Lan Jie asked for him, but it was very much in Qiao Yu’s style. Zhang Tiejun and He Duchang exchanged a glance, and this time Principal He took the lead: “This… can be done, but it definitely won’t be too much, around three thousand should be fine, otherwise Principal Li there would start complaining.” The funding of public middle schools mainly comes from a few sources. Previously, the Xingtie Children’s School covered primary, junior, and high school stages. After the transition in the new century, the original primary school section was split off, forming today’s Railway First Middle School. Unlike other educational groups that have school-run enterprises, the funding mainly relies on appropriations and fees. The economic base is not the best, but certainly not the worst tier either. But for public schools, it’s not appropriate to give too much of this kind of unexpected reward. After all, for schools that rely on appropriations, discussing money is certainly not as straightforward as in private middle schools. “Five thousand then, I’ll go talk to Comrade Chang Fu about this.” Zhang Tiejun finalized. Lan Jie laughed; with another sum of money in account, he thought Qiao Yu would be even firmer in his current choice, right? “By the way, you still have Qiao Yu’s exam permit and enrollment manual, right?” “Yes, he entrusted me to keep them, saying I should help him fill out the application when the time comes.” Lan Jie nodded and said. “Phew, that’s good. After today’s meeting, I’ll go inquire. The high school entrance exam results should be out on the first, and officially announced on the second. The application period is set from the fourth to the sixth. There are only a few days left, and everyone is busy with end-of-term work, so there shouldn’t be any issues.” seaʀᴄh thё Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Having said that, Zhang Tiejun finally smiled. These past two days, he had been truly exhausted, keeping a kid was not easy. “Oh right, there’s another thing. Probably because Qiao Yu’s results were good this time, Xiao Zhou invited Qiao Yu to the headquarters to participate in the finals. The kid is still a minor and needs a guardian to accompany him. His mom didn’t want to go, so they asked me to accompany him.” “That’s great. You must go! The school will count this as overtime for you. Additionally, remember to take the tickets, meals, and accommodation receipts; they’ll reimburse you later,” Zhang Tiejun said kindly. “There’s no need for that, right? This trip’s itinerary is entirely covered by the organizing committee.” Qiao Yu’s judgment wasn’t wrong; Lan Jie was a sincere person, and he felt embarrassed to accept too many freebies. “Hey, you’re sacrificing your summer break to handle school matters; the school can’t let you suffer. Just do what I say. Alright, it’s getting late today; you all haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ll host today.” … One can only say that every pre-made plan of life is good, but changes always appear unexpectedly. In fact, the next few days were indeed calm and quiet. Zhang Tiejun’s judgment wasn’t wrong; the summer break was approaching, and everyone was busy. Busy with safety, admissions, reviews, summaries, and all sorts of random things, leaving no time for other chaotic stuff. The calm was shattered on the day of the high school entrance exam results. For the high school entrance exam, Qiao Yu gave it his all, and thus he achieved a rather astonishing result. All three main subjects, Chinese, Math, and English, were perfect scores, as were Physics and Chemistry, History also, with only 57 points in Morality and Law after conversion. In other words, he scored 577 out of the total 580 for the ninth-grade high school entrance exam. Including the 40 points for Physical Education and Health, and the 18 points for Geography and Biology, the total score reached 635 points. This total score, actually, among a bunch of scores, didn’t stand out much. But if you singled out the three main subjects, it was extraordinarily outstanding. The only one of its kind across the entire Star City. Not to mention, of the seven subjects tested, Qiao Yu got six perfect scores, again an unmatched feat. It’s well known that subjects like Chinese and English, with more subjective questions, are much harder to achieve a perfect score in than Math, Physics, and Chemistry. Especially with Chinese and English, having essays. Kids who get perfect scores on essays are always easily singled out for mention. The scores were officially open for inquiry at 6 PM on July 2nd. As the principal, Zhang Tiejun naturally had ways to find out about key students’ scores in advance. Early on the second, before anyone else could access the scores, he already knew Qiao Yu’s scores and was in a daze. On the phone, a friend from the education bureau was still murmuring: “Gee… Old Zhang, why does the score distribution of your school’s Qiao Yu look so quirky? This bias in subjects is too refreshingly unique, isn’t it? Did the Geography and Biology teachers do something to him? These two subjects are open book too…” Hearing this, Zhang Tiejun didn’t know how to reply. Yes, given Qiao Yu’s previous 18 points in Biology and Geography, he had especially instructed the teachers to ensure that Qiao Yu answered diligently in the high school entrance exam, especially to write neatly. But who could have thought this guy would directly get six subject perfect scores? If he’d known, he would’ve let him maintain his style, using that messy handwriting to dock some presentation points! 635, ah! With the total score 20 points less than last year, this score almost reaches the Five Small line! And this is with Geography and Biology only scoring 18 points. He couldn’t even blame Qiao Yu because it was what he asked for! Really, Zhang Tiejun regretted it. He shouldn’t have made those reckless demands! Just a high school entrance exam, why take it so seriously? Couldn’t they just let the kid take it casually?!

Chapter 58 - 58 58 Isn't This Taking It Too Seriously

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