Chapter 71: Don't Embarrass Me Too Much

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  The pre-college entrance exam holiday varies in length depending on the location, with some places having longer holidays and others shorter ones. In Yanhe County, several high schools generally have two or three days off.

  Guo Zhengyang has not relaxed too much in the past two or three days, but he doesn't need to be as hardworking as he was in school. Especially at home, he can't even if he wants to. Since showing his mother a stack of test papers and letting her know about his efforts, she was initially overjoyed, almost to the point of being flustered. But after calling his teachers at school to ask about the situation, she became very worried, even to the point of tears in front of Guo Zhengyang, complaining that he shouldn't be working so hard, even if he wants to study well.

  Isn't that right? Previously, she didn't take the initiative to ask these questions in order to take care of Guo Zhengyang's feelings. But suddenly, she found out that her son's total score could stabilize above 600 points. At first, she was only surprised, but after the surprise came suspicion. Even if she thought her son was very smart and these grades were also a result of Guo Zhengyang's gradual improvement, it was clear that he hadn't put in less effort. But in just over three months after the Spring Festival, his scores had improved so much...

  So, from the school teacher, I learned that Guo Zhengyang had been studying hard for more than three months, almost every day, burning the midnight oil, with 18 or 19 hours of effort in a 24-hour day. That kind of hard work and struggle made me feel even more heartache.

  Under this heartache, she was even more anxious, studying at home is fine, but absolutely cannot overwork, must rest well, and kept nagging in Guo Zhengyang's ear, even at night, she would suddenly attack multiple times, pushing open Guo Zhengyang's bedroom door to see if he had fallen asleep.

  This startled Guo Zhengyang several times, and then he laughed bitterly again and again.

  Repeatedly assured his mother that it wouldn't be so hard, he finally comforted her.

  Of course, Guo's mother's heartache had another side effect, that is, when Guo's father came home, she would scold him a few words, and put the bowl of rice in front of him with a loud bang. If Guo's father tried to smoke a cigarette, it was immediately snatched away by his mother, who glared at him coldly. All sorts of behaviors made Guo's father feel bewildered, helpless, and depressed.

  It's all because Guo Zhengyang said he would study hard, but was scolded by his father and felt wronged, so he let his mother turn her heartache for her son into anger towards her husband.

  However, Guo's mother did not directly tell Guo's father about the change in Guo Zhengyang's grades. It seemed that she really wanted to carry out some malicious actions to the end. Not only did she not say anything herself, but she also told Guo Zhengyang not to speak up for now and wait until the high school entrance examination results came out before scaring him properly.

  As for Guo's father himself, he didn't even ask actively, as if he had been disappointed too many times before. Moreover, that one time when he and Guo Zhengyang met outside the school seemed to have made him despair. So on the first day back, he said to Guo Zhengyang with a stern face, "I'm back," and then quickly left again. On the second day, he was drunk and reeking of alcohol. On the third day, after returning home, he fell into a deep sleep, exhausted.

  It wasn't until the morning of the seventh that Guo Zhengyang got up and walked into the living room, only to see his father, who rarely stayed at home, sitting on the sofa in the living room watching the morning news.

  "Later your mother will take you to the examination hall." Seeing Guo Zhengyang come out, Guo's father finally shifted his gaze away from the TV and calmly spoke.

  "I can go myself, it's not far." Guo Zhengyang said with a smile.

  The examination venue is in the county town, and it's really not necessary to send someone to accompany you.

  "Then you'd better take the exam, don't embarrass me too much." Guo's father furrowed his brow and let out a helpless sigh.

  "Huh, what's the big deal about not losing face?" Just as Guo Fu sighed, a figure suddenly emerged from the kitchen, looking displeased.

  "...". One sentence made Guo's father frown even deeper, he didn't read the news anymore, and stood up directly, "You've been acting strange these past few days, forget it, I won't argue with you. There are a lot of things to do for the college entrance exam, and I need to leave early too."

  It's clear that Father Guo left in a huff, but after he stormed out of the house, Guo Zhengyang looked at his mother with a bitter smile.

  "Hey, don't mind him, I'll take care of you and make sure he pays for making my son so tired. He won't have a good day again." But Guo's mother smiled at Guo Zhengyang and said, "You go sit down first, I'll bring you some food."

  Guo Zhengyang then quickly walked towards the bathroom to wash up.

  The college entrance examination has finally arrived, and after these two days are over, he will have fulfilled his lifelong wish and be free to do as he pleases.

  After dinner, Guo Zhengyang simply walked out with his backpack on, not letting his mother see him off. He arrived at the examination venue and saw that many students were accompanied by their parents, creating a lively scene everywhere. He couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head as he entered the school.

  The rest of the half-day exam went smoothly.

  This language test, as estimated by Guo Zhengyang, should score over 130 points, because the language test paper has a relatively large fluctuation ratio, so this score should also have many uncertain factors, but he also performed at a normal level.

  The language exam went smoothly, and the math exam was even more satisfying for Guo Zhengyang. After all, the high school entrance examination scores depend on the difficulty of the test paper, the level of performance, and sometimes luck. This time, the difficulty of the test questions was moderate, but not too exaggerated. At least he did it very smoothly, and with a simple prediction, he could get 120-130 points.

  On the second day, Guo Zhengyang still thought he could get around 140 points. The last language and literature test was not difficult either, although subjective scores might fluctuate, but his total score should be between 230-260.

  "Roughly estimating, the total score should be above 620, even if it's not the first in the whole school, let alone the whole county or city, but this score is also of top-notch level."

  Walking out of the examination room with a relaxed body, the two-day college entrance examination also officially ended, and Guo Zhengyang was full of joy.

  Although he didn't do the best, there's no way, after all, this is a three-year course, and he didn't cultivate his spiritual intelligence, in the past, even if he studied hard for several months, it was just relying on his normal brainpower. Being able to achieve this level in more than three months of a three-year course, he is already satisfied, even if his hard work of more than three months can be compared to others' six or seven months, but he is not that kind of top-notch genius in this aspect either.

  Such achievements are enough to delight anyone.

  "Xiao Zheng, how was the exam?" Just as Guo Zhengyang stood in the schoolyard pondering, a ringtone suddenly sounded from his phone. It was his mother calling. As soon as he answered, he heard his mother's excited and expectant voice.

  "Not bad, I'm quite confident, the total score should be above 620, wait and see, after checking the scores online, it can be estimated more accurately." Guo Zhengyang spoke frankly, and after one sentence, a cheer erupted from the other end of the phone. His answer indeed made his mother on the other end happy like a child, and the cheering sound was filled with excitement and pride.

  "By the way, mom, I'm planning to go out and have some fun with a few classmates these days. After the college entrance exam, many classmates will be going their separate ways..." Hearing the cheers from the other end of the line, Guo Zhengyang also smiled brightly, but still quickly spoke out his plans.

  Yes, the college entrance exam will be over in early June. Even if he follows his parents' wishes and finds a university to attend casually, there are still two or three months of free time in between.

  Having achieved satisfactory results, he should also focus on cultivating himself.

  "Go ahead, go ahead, play wherever you want to play, haha, don't tell your dad about the results for now, I'll help you collect them for a few more days, and vent on your behalf."

  On the phone, they burst out laughing, while Guo Zhengyang was speechless and shook his head.

  But since mother is happy, everything will be as she wishes.