That night, Wang Ling actually had a faint sense of foreboding. When he got home, the "eyelid warning" which hadn't been activated for a long time started up again, and it was at that ghostly frequency … which meant that something big was about to happen.
Wang Ling subconsciously thought that this was a "butterfly effect" caused by his failure to accurately suppress his score this time.
So when he got home, he put down his bag and started glaring at Wang Ying. Wang Ying, on the other hand, was still leaning against the wall with her arms crossed as if nothing had happened.
His entire body was numb from Wang Ling's glare, and in the end, he could only spread his hands. "Then, Commander … I think that even if I'm to blame for this, you can't blame me entirely. I only made an immature suggestion. Who knew that you would accept it? "
For a moment, Wang Ling was speechless.
But with his personality, it was very easy for him to be "fooled"!
Wang Ling sighed in his heart. After careful consideration, he felt that Wang Ying really couldn't be blamed for this; he could only blame himself for being too innocent and too well-behaved.
Of course, he didn't dare tell Father and Mother Wang about this after he came back, for fear that Father Wang would find an excuse to dock his allowance again.
But Wang Ling knew that the truth couldn't be contained, and Father and Mother Wang would find out sooner or later.
But what he hadn't expected was that Father and Mother Wang would find out much faster than he had imagined …
When the couple saw Wang Ling walk in with a gloomy expression on his face, take off his shoes and head straight for the room without a word, they sensed that something wasn't right in the gloomy atmosphere.
Although Wang Ling was usually an expressionless person, after all, he had lived for more than ten years. Father and Mother Wang were all too familiar with their son's temperament, as well as his ability to judge and analyze specific situations through micro-expressions. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them experts.
A normal parent would definitely think that the child was blaming himself for the poor results of the monthly test.
But Father and Mother Wang were different.
"Did you do too well this time?" Wang Ma asked.
"It should be." Father Wang put down the newspaper and sighed with a sad expression on his face. "Ai, how many times have I told him? You have to suppress your scores. You don't have to do so well. Being too outstanding would attract too much attention! How many times had he participated in the competition? Little Zhuozi and Ah Ming have to clean up after us every time. "
Hearing this, Mother Wang shook her head. "I think it's fair to say that Ling Ling wasn't the one who wanted to go in the last few competitions. Given all these factors, plus Teacher Pan's forceful request, he has no choice but to listen. "
"Also, apart from that time when Ling Ling entered the school, when hasn't he been suppressing his grades? Wasn't he supposed to be sent? I suspect … "
Father Wang was startled, and then suddenly understood. "Are you saying that Ling Ling has already been exposed?"
"I don't think I'll be exposed."
Mother Wang shook her head. "My guess is that the teachers from No. 60 High School are testing him. And as far as I know, because Ling Ling has been suppressing his scores time and time again, the teacher has already become suspicious. That's why I feel that doing a little better occasionally is a way to dispel the teacher's concerns. "
After listening to Mother Wang's analysis, Father Wang felt that what she said actually made sense.
However, the Wang Family's rules were set a long time ago and couldn't be easily changed.
If he did well in the exam, his allowance would be deducted.
If he got first place in the grade, he would be directly fined an entire year's allowance.
Mother Wang still felt very sorry for Wang Ling, and as she worked, she couldn't help saying, "The child is very pitiful, don't be too stubborn this time."
"Mm, but I still have to punish him, I know what I'm doing. I'll let it go this time. "Father Wang sighed. How could he not know that Wang Ling hadn't been easy, so he decided to punish him a little less this time.
A one yuan penalty was enough as a token gesture.
Thus, even if Wang Ling hadn't said anything, based on their understanding of him, Father Wang and Mother Wang could already guess what had happened.
Wang Ling felt that parents were always their children's roundworms; there were even times when he wondered whether Father Wang and Mother Wang also had the "Mind-Reading Ability."
How could they know so much about him so easily?
Of course, for Wang Ling, his "nightmare" today was far more than that.
Because that very night, Teacher Pan directly called him.
She called the Wang family's small villa.
As soon as she got off the phone, she lavished Wang Ling with praise.
Teacher Pan: "Amazing! Amazing! Mr Wang! Although your son's grades in each subject only improved a little this time, he's directly ranked first in the grade! "
Father Wang: "Teacher, how can there be a ranking list like this …"
Teacher Pan: "Our No. 60 High School has always advocated diversity. The various ranking lists are set up to give every child a chance to look at themselves from multiple perspectives, so that they can find out what their strengths and weaknesses are. To be honest, I always thought that this child Wang Ling deliberately didn't do well in the exams. "
Father Wang: "Then this time …"
On the other end of the line, Teacher Pan couldn't stop smiling. "But this time, faced with such a difficult exam paper, Wang Ling not only stabilized his usual level, but his grades in each subject also went up quite a bit online. Student Wang's overall ranking soared in one go! "Father Wang was already wiping at his sweat on the other end of the line." Teacher Pan, you probably didn't call me just to say … that Ling Ling did well in the exams this time … "
Father Wang was already wiping at his sweat as he spoke. "Teacher Pan, you probably didn't call me just to say … that Ling Ling did well in the exams this time …"
"It's like this, Mr Wang: your child is too outstanding. Furthermore, our school has placed first in the last few competitions in which he participated, so I want to recommend him to participate in the provincial cultivation high school new student ranking list this time. "
Father Wang took a deep breath.
Sure enough, as he had expected, what was supposed to come had come …
…
In an old alley in the depths of Vermilion Bird Gate in Songhai city, there was a teahouse that had been open for a long time, and a young man in a black trench coat was shuttling through it.
Vermilion Bird Gate had been built during the cultivation era 2000 years ago, and had a history of more than two thousand years. During the imperial era, it had been the main passageway for the emperor to transport supplies every day. Now that it had been renovated, it had become a tourist attraction in Songhai city. Apart from a few more shops, it still retained its original style.
The city walls, the arrow towers, the moat … it was as if they could travel back in time two thousand years.
A lot of students were gathered here. Because Vermilion Bird Gate's coordinates happened to be in the center of several key cultivation high schools in Songhai city, it had become a frequent gathering spot for students.
At around six o 'clock in the evening, the man in the black trench coat walked along the old alley, looking a little out of place among the students in various school uniforms.
He walked up to the teahouse where he had made an appointment and knocked on the wooden door.
This was an old teahouse, and the words "Nine Heavens" were written on a horizontal board in front of the door.
"Who is it?"
The lights in the teahouse suddenly lit up, and a rough voice came from inside.
"I'm Jing Heqiu, and I'm here to discuss the provincial cultivation high school new student ranking list this time." The man took off his hat in front of the door and introduced himself respectfully.
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