Chapter 201 He is very stingy
In the office, stacks of test papers were piled up, each marked with a grade on top.
The highest grade was S, and the lowest was D!
Cui Jianfeng hurriedly entered the office, holding three test papers in his hand. When he saw the man sitting at the desk, he immediately slowed down and respectfully said, "Minister, the top three test papers from the joint exam have undergone a third round of review, and the proctoring videos have also been thoroughly analyzed. There are no issues."
Sun Kaiyuan, who was grading papers, beckoned to Cui Jianfeng and said, "Let me have a look. I heard the first-place essay in this joint exam is remarkable."
"Yes!"
Cui Jianfeng quickly approached the desk and placed the three test papers in his hand on it. The topmost paper was separated from the other two and distinctly marked.
A sticky note was attached to the top paper.
On the sticky note were written three letters: SSS!
The other two test papers below it were marked as SS!
"Minister, the first-place essay is indeed outstanding. Many grading teachers praised it highly."
Cui Jianfeng sighed in admiration, "Even Mr. Wang personally said that if it weren't for the constraints of the essay topic, this piece could win this year's Youth Literature Award."
"Mr. Wang gave such a high evaluation?"
Sun Kaiyuan's face showed amazement, and his eyes sparkled with growing anticipation.
This Mr. Wang was no ordinary grading teacher. He was Wang Changfeng, a literary giant of Xia Kingdom, an undisputed authority in the literary world, with countless honors throughout his life. He was considered a cultural treasure.
When Sun Kaiyuan learned that the first-place essay in this joint exam had received a perfect score, he immediately contacted Wang Changfeng, sending the paper to Mr. Wang's home for his review and feedback.
But he never expected such high praise from Wang Changfeng.
Sun Kaiyuan retrieved the language test paper and, upon seeing the handwriting in the essay, couldn't help but exclaim, "Such beautiful penmanship! It's rare to see someone so young write so well."
After complimenting the handwriting, he focused his attention on the essay's content.
Once he started reading, he couldn't stop.
From time to time, he furrowed his brow, contemplating something deeply.
It took him over an hour to finish reading the essay.
Sun Kaiyuan's face was full of amazement as he lavished praise, "This essay is excellent! Its simple language conveys grandeur at every turn. For a senior high school student to have such deep knowledge of our ancient history—impressive!"
A perfect score—truly well-deserved!!!
Cui Jianfeng, who had been standing for a long time, perked up and added, "Minister, your remarks are very similar to Mr. Wang's. That was also his evaluation."
Sun Kaiyuan's hearty laughter filled the room. He said, "I did some research on this child. His name is Ye Fan, and he currently attends Zhenhua High School. What's more, the third-place student in this exam is also from Zhenhua. Incredible!"
"Minister, there's something else you might not know."
Cui Jianfeng chuckled and shared some information he had obtained the night before. "This kid named Ye Fan is no ordinary student. In the recent National High School Mathematics Competition, he won first place and received a guaranteed admission offer from Qing University."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Sun Kaiyuan looked surprised and immediately recalled the rule that guaranteed students cannot participate in joint exams or college entrance exams. He guessed, "Could it be that this kid rejected Qing University's admission offer?"
As he spoke, his tone was filled with disbelief.
Who would reject a guaranteed spot at Qing University? Who could bear to?
But since Ye Fan participated in the joint exam, this was the only possible explanation.
"That's right."
"It's true. Fascinating."
Sun Kaiyuan couldn't help but take a sharp breath. His fingers tapped lightly on the test paper as he muttered to himself, "If this kid gets first place again in the second joint exam, I'll have to meet him in person and see what kind of young man he is..."
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"Is it good?"
In the living room, Ye Fan squatted by the coffee table, leisurely picking crab meat while watching the girl who was eating with her head down. He grinned and said, "Xiao Xi, slow down. I'm not going to snatch it from you."
"Hmph, who told you to eat all the food earlier?"
Ning Xi used a spoon to scoop the last bit of crab meat from a shell and into her mouth. She glanced at Ye Fan and said, "I worked so hard for so long, and you didn't even leave me any. As compensation, all these crabs are mine. You're not allowed to eat them."
"Fine, fine, I won't eat them."
After a moment of recovery, the turmoil in Ye Fan's stomach had finally subsided, and the pale color on his face had faded significantly.
All of this was thanks to his level-four physical recovery ability.
Only Ye Fan could handle it. For an ordinary person, a trip to the hospital would have been inevitable.
The black theme song's destructive power was terrifying!!!
Ye Fan placed the crab meat he had picked in front of Ning Xi and said, "Xiao Xi, promise me, never cook again. A girl as beautiful as you shouldn't be doing such things."
"Are you saying my cooking is bad?"
Ning Xi put down the spoon she had just picked up. She wasn't naive—Ye Fan had repeated the same thing three times in such a short period.
"Of course not."
Ye Fan shook his head repeatedly and said with absolute certainty, "Xiao Xi, I swear on my life, your cooking and the word 'bad' aren't even remotely related."
These words came from his heart.
Because…
Ning Xi's cooking far exceeded the concept of "bad." Just one bite could instantly numb a person's taste buds, rendering them unable to even perceive bad taste.
It was just a bit… incapacitating!
"That's more like it."
Ning Xi nodded in satisfaction. However, instead of picking up the spoon again, she pushed the crab meat toward Ye Fan with her delicate hand. "I'm full. You can have the rest."
Though she had said earlier that Ye Fan couldn't have any…
"I'm not hungry. I'll eat later."
Ye Fan shook his head. Though his stomach felt much better now, he still had a visceral aversion to food. Changing the subject, he asked, "Xiao Xi, do you have any plans for the afternoon?"
"I do!"
Ning Xi's smile was radiant as she leaned closer to Ye Fan, speaking conspiratorially. "I planned it all out yesterday. I'm going to take you to North Street today. It's so lively there, with lots of food and fun things to do."
"Will it be crowded?"
Ye Fan's gaze lowered slightly, his eyes falling on the girl's fair legs. His brows furrowed imperceptibly as he said, "If there will be a lot of people, then let's not go. I don't like crowded places."
He was… petty!!!
"Huh?"
Ning Xi looked disappointed.
Although she was a native of the imperial capital, she had only been to North Street once in her life.
Finally getting her parents' approval to go out and enjoy herself, she had hoped to have a good time. But Ye Fan's rejection made her droop her head, drawing little circles on the coffee table with her finger. Her pitiful look was absolutely devastating.
"Teacher Ye, won't you come with me just this once?"