o present. Coincidence at its best! Waiter, take down this screen!"The screen was removed, making the Su family feel dim and exposed to the intense light from Xiao Fei and others.Xiao Yunyun wore a br...Chapter 25: Su Cun, Come Back Early for Uncle's Dinner Invitation

Su Cun immediately had a clear idea in his mind. The total score for Chinese, Math, and Foreign Language was 150 points each; he scored 145, losing five points. Considering how the math section of the high school entrance exam wasn't particularly difficult, this was an unexpected oversight on his part. Scoring 135 in Chinese was quite surprising. He knew that reciting some practice questions might be problematic and with deductions for his essay, he had only lost 15 points overall. This suggested that his essay must have scored very highly; did it resonate with the readers

English during junior high school was relatively simple. His score of 140 probably resulted from falling into some traps and issues in English writing. The full marks for science and liberal arts comprehensive sections were both 120 points, and his science comprehensive section scored 105 points, which Su Cun considered one of his best performances. As for the liberal arts comprehensive section, he had anticipated an 85 score, which was quite good considering the circumstances. The physical fitness test, if his memory served him correctly, should have been organized uniformly by the school a few weeks ago and scored out of 50 points.

The total high school entrance exam score was 720 points, and he achieved 645 points, which could be considered satisfactory. Reflecting on his previous middle school exams where he had only scored around four hundred eighty to ninety points, the admission line for the third-ranked high school back then was still quite a few marks higher, necessitating an expensive payment of nearly six thousand yuan.

Although previously worried, Su Cun's actual results were not too far off from his subconscious expectations and helped ease his mind.

At this moment, Su Cun noticed the chilling atmosphere in their home; only the clock ticked rhythmically with "tick-tock!", "tick-tock!", "tick-tock!".

Mom sat cross-legged on the sofa staring blankly at her handwritten note, while Dad's expression rapidly changed.

Thinking back, Su Licheng had many things to consider. When Su Cun was in primary school, all his classmates scored above 90%, whereas he hovered around 70-80%. This made him feel inferior each time he went to school. Subsequently, during junior high, every semester he scored around four hundred points and was mediocre at best within the class, nearly two hundred points behind the top students.

Sometimes, when the questions were easier and he scored over five hundred points, his parents would smile as if they saw hope; how could they have ever imagined a score of six hundred before!

It's July 1st, seven forty-five PM. The sky outside is darkening, with a cool breeze blowing today. On the TV, there are barely audible news reports playing softly in the background, creating an alternating pattern of light and shadow throughout the living room.

Zeng Ke holds her white admission card in hand; at this moment, it's flipped to the back showing the scores she had just recorded. Her hands tremble slightly as she looks at them.

Su Licheng stands with his mouth agape, staring at Su Can. There's no trace of the servile smile he usually wears in front of superiors on his handsome face; instead, there's a slight upward curve to the corners of his eyes, as if suppressing an immense surprise and trying to convey it through his expression. Yet, his face doesn't have any expression that matches such astonishment—it’s like someone who has never won a million-dollar prize wouldn’t know what kind of expression they would make upon winning such a huge sum.

Zeng Ke's eyes instantly well up with tears.

Su Licheng, meanwhile, bangs his head back against the sofa cushion. He ignores whether it hurts or not and looks up at the ceiling, panting heavily in an attempt to calm down from the overwhelming excitement.

Su Can feels flustered, recalling how his mother had cried when he couldn't get into high school because of his poor grades and how their family couldn’t afford the fees. His father, on the other hand, had suffered a minor heart attack in frustration, leaning back against the cushion with the base of his head hitting the wall as he breathed heavily to relieve his pent-up emotions.

Now all this was happening again but filled with joyful tears and ecstatic excitement.

The mother rushed over and hugged him tightly, speechless. It was the father who nodded repeatedly beside them, finally recovering from his pent-up emotions. "Son, good... good..." He said three “good” words in a row but couldn't find anything else to say. Finally, he managed another sentence, “You’ve really grown up…”

Su Can held back the tears in his eyes and didn’t let them fall easily. It turned out that fate had finally given him a pass, and at this moment, his life would be forever changed.

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The mother and father looked much younger than usual after not sleeping all night. The years they appeared to have gained due to the layoffs from the company had vanished in just one short night, leaving them radiant with renewed vigor.

The mother used her cosmetics that she had been saving for a long time. Father took advantage of yesterday’s bright sunlight and bathed, then changed into a T-shirt and casual shoes, looking exceptionally handsome. He still retained his soldier physique from the past but usually looked less heroic due to work stress and worrying about Su Can's studies. At this moment, even Su Can had some trouble recognizing him.

"Mom, Dad, you guys are exaggerating a bit. You stayed up all night last night, then early today started laying out these old photos..." Su Can was both amused and frustrated. Today was the day after grades were released to finish up at school before graduating from middle school. The mother and father talked nonstop last night, then in the morning reviewed every photo of him as a child one by one, discussing them with great enthusiasm.

"Son has gotten up, hehe. Mom is cooking milk for you and steaming the buns bought yesterday in the kitchen. You need to go to school today. Middle school is such a wonderful stage in life, this morning marks your farewell day from classmates, son... you should cherish it!" The mother was full of pride and used her generation's most sincere words to advise Su Can.

Su Can nodded. From what his mother said, he understood that with these results, entering the city’s top high school was no problem at all. His time left at No. 3 High School could be counted on one hand.

"Our son looks handsome today. When we went hiking, the fortune-telling Taoist didn't say that he would become a high-ranking official in the future Look at my son's potential; indeed, I gave birth to him. Just like when I was in the military, my hand grenade originally couldn't be thrown further than * meters in our company, but after being mocked by our company commander, I bet with him and practiced every day binding a rubber band to train myself. In the end, I threw it 72 meters, breaking the record set by our company commander and enjoying meat for a week. Back then, my life was very glorious!" Dad was emotionally excited as if he had returned to that passionate era.

Su Cun felt relieved inside; his parents from eleven years ago were truly a talented man and an elegant woman. Before, they were weighed down by the heavy pressure of life, making it hard to see their excellence. Now that the biggest pressure in life has been alleviated by him, they have returned to their youth with a light-hearted demeanor, radiating boundless energy.

Su Cun ate milk buns and took a pen and a small bag when he left for school. Before leaving, his mother specially reminded him, "Today in the afternoon, Uncle Da is treating us to dinner. This time it's not at Bamboo軒Residence anymore; it's at Kailai Hotel. Ha ha, come back early!"

Su Cun was stunned first. Kailai Hotel was literally the best hotel in Xihaicheng City back then, serving as a landmark of the city with four-star brand status and night lights shining like those in Las Vegas.

At that time, Las Vegas wasn't much of a concept for Su Cun; his impression was that the Xihaicheng City illuminated by Kailai Hotel's spotlights was similar to the glamorous gambling city seen in movies.

Hence, Kailai Hotel symbolized the most luxurious hotel in Xihaicheng City back then. Having a meal there could be considered an honor; only leaders of the Municipal Committee and some wealthy merchants had the chance to visit it. For Su Cun, this was nothing short of a fairy tale.

"Uncle Da... Kailai Hotel" Su Cun mumbled, finding this omen quite promising.

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