Chapter 100

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"Such a score, I've never seen it in all my years of teaching, over 30 years. This Xiao Fei is really something else." The English teacher, Wang Xinping, shook his head and sighed.

"At this rate, he could easily become the top student in the province next year's college entrance exam. I doubt any liberal arts student in the country could score as high. It's a pity there's no longer a national top student title." The politics teacher, Liu Jinzhong, clicked his tongue.

"Old Li, you're going to be rich next year. Our school has never produced a top student in the college entrance exam. The county will definitely give you a big reward!" The math teacher, Huang Wenfeng, said enviously.

For these high school teachers, what honor could be more prestigious than producing a top student in the college entrance exam?

At this moment, an out-of-tune voice broke in: "Xiao Fei's score might have been obtained through cheating." The speaker was the history teacher, Qian Meiju.

Li Tangqiu rolled his eyes and countered, "Teacher Qian, do you think Xiao Fei could cheat?"

"Copying, of course!" Qian Meiju pouted, looking like a spoiled little girl.

Li Tangqiu was amused by her: "Teacher Qian, the key is, who would he copy from?"

Qian Meiju blushed, realizing her words were a bit off. Indeed, who in the entire Heyang No. 1 High School's remedial class could have the level for Xiao Fei to copy from?

She was biased against Xiao Fei, which was why she was so critical of him.

"Anyway, I just don't think this score is normal," Qian Meiju said stubbornly.

"I also think it's not normal," Wang Xinping agreed.

"Indeed, such a sudden improvement in scores is unsettling. Teacher Li, why don't we call Xiao Fei in to ask about the situation?" Liu Jinzhong suggested.

"How can we call him now? It's almost 11 PM," Huang Wenfeng said.

"Then let's do it on Monday morning. We can call Xiao Fei in then and ask him a few questions. I think, no matter what, Xiao Fei is a rare talent, and we should all support and help him," Liu Jinzhong said.

"I'll call Principal Zhu and let him know," Li Tangqiu rubbed his hands, still a bit excited.

Huang Wenfeng sneered, "Calling the principal so late, are you confused, Old Li? What if Principal Zhu is busy with his wife? Don't you fear ruining their mood?"

"Ha ha! You're right. Let's wait until Monday. I'll report to him on Monday," Li Tangqiu laughed awkwardly.

Everyone was tired after a long day and dispersed, each returning home to rest.

The reason for the tight schedule of the weekly exams was that the teachers had requested it. By scheduling them tightly, they could squeeze out a day for rest.

After the weekly exam on Saturday, the remedial class students could take a day off to rest, go home, and replenish their supplies, take a shower, and so on.

After the exam, Xiao Fei decided to visit Wang Likai's home the next day.

No matter what, he wanted to persuade him to come back and retake the year, to help him realize his dream of getting into college.

That night in the dormitory, Wang Fei, Li Peizhen, and the others pulled Xiao Fei to check the answers.

Xiao Fei declined, saying that after a full day of exams, he was so exhausted that his brain was a mess, and he couldn't remember the answers clearly.

Indeed, it had been years since Xiao Fei had endured such hellish exams. Although he had the answers in his head, he was still quite tired from the continuous exams.

The next morning, he got up early as usual, went to the playground, and found a quiet corner to practice his boxing, breaking out in a sweat.

After breakfast, he rode his bicycle out of the school gate, heading for Shigu Village where Wang Likai's home was located.

Shigu Village was in the northwest of the county, about 7-8 kilometers from the county's No. 1 High School.

Xiao Fei rode quickly and soon arrived at Shigu Village.

He didn't know where Wang Likai's home was in the village, so he stopped a middle-aged man to ask.

The man, upon hearing Xiao Fei ask about Wang Likai, sized him up and chuckled, "Follow this road straight ahead, turn left at the crossroads, and the fifth house on the left is Wang Dachui's home."

Wang Dachui?

Seemingly noticing Xiao Fei's confusion, the man said with a hint of mockery, "Wang Likai is quite the braggart. He boasted so much in the village about his high estimated score in the college entrance exam, saying he was going to Peking University. Damn! In the end, he didn't even get into a vocational college, it's a laughing matter."

The villager continued to mock openly, saying that from the day after the college entrance exam, Wang Likai's family started showing movies, for ten consecutive days, to celebrate Wang Likai's impending admission to a prestigious university.

The villagers really thought the Wang family's son was about to have a bright future, but in the end, he deceived everyone, including himself.

Xiao Fei shook his head, thinking, this man's words were truly venomous.

From this, it was clear how awkward Wang Likai's situation was in the village, which was why he had directly joined the army and hadn't returned home for years.

He had been deeply hurt by the people in the village.

And such awkwardness was entirely self-inflicted. Truly, as the saying goes, those who are pitiable must have something hateful about them.

Xiao Fei found Wang Likai's home on his bicycle.

The house had a beautiful gate, red brick walls, and three brick-and-tile houses in the yard, indicating that the Wang family was relatively well-off.

Xiao Fei knew that because Shigu Village was close to the county, it had developed earlier. Many families in the village grew vegetables in greenhouses, forming a large-scale greenhouse vegetable economy. Wang Likai had told Xiao Fei that his family had two greenhouses, and they made 10,000 to 20,000 yuan annually from selling vegetables.

Wang Likai's iron gate was tightly closed, and it was unclear if anyone was home.

Xiao Fei was about to knock on the door when he heard a stern male voice from inside the yard: "Get up and eat! After eating, go to the fields with me! What's the point of lying around all day like a dead dog?"

Hearing this, Xiao Fei hesitated for a moment but still knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" The same male voice asked again.

Xiao Fei raised his voice and replied, "I'm Likai's classmate, I came to see him about something."

"Oh? Likai's classmate? What do you want with him?" A middle-aged man who looked like Wang Likai opened the gate, looking puzzled.

"Uncle, can I come in to talk?" Xiao Fei nodded and smiled, thinking this must be Wang Likai's father.

"Oh, come in then," the man scratched his head, realizing he was being impolite by questioning the visitor at the door.

Xiao Fei entered the Wang family's yard.

The yard was paved with cement, very clean, and there were even some red flowers blooming in the corners.

"Uncle, is Wang Likai at home?" Xiao Fei asked.

Wang Likai's father frowned worriedly when Xiao Fei mentioned his son, "He's lying in his room, hasn't come out of the house for many days."