Chapter 48 (1/2)

Cheng Nuo briefly described how he felt about the test, which amazed Old Man Tang.

“In that case, you seem to be pretty confident about this exam,” Old Man Tang said.

“Well.” Cheng Nuo scratched his head and replied in a humble tone, “I guess I can only get 150 points[1].”

“Woah!” Old Man Tang drew a startled breath. Then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Good. Let’s see whether you can get a perfect score this time!”

After that, Cheng Nuo asked curiously, “By the way, are you not the invigilator for the First High School today?”

“Oh. I swapped with Mr. Li. He’s not free to invigilate tomorrow’s test,” Old Man Tang answered.

Mr. Li was the young, male math teacher with glasses.

Cheng Nuo acknowledged with a nod. Then he fished out some revision materials from his stack of books and walked out of the office after saying goodbye to Old Man Tang.

…

The next day, it was a combined science test in the morning and English in the afternoon. Science was Cheng Nuo’s strength, and English was more or less manageable too.

The two-day mock exam had finally come to an end.

The following days were all grading days, when teachers had to grade the tests, tally up the points, and consolidate the scores.

Labor Day was coming soon. Hence, teachers had put in their best effort so that students could report their points to their parents and have a fulfilling holiday afterwards[2].

Therefore, all of the tests had been graded and checked within two days, or slightly more than one day and a half, to be more precise.

Never underestimate teachers’ grading speeds. It was insanely fast when they wanted to!

At the math department.

The teachers had just received their students’ tests because each school was not allowed to grade their own students’ work.

“Where’s Cheng Nuo’s test? Let’s see what he got first!” Old Man Tang said anxiously, resting his hands on his hips.

He had thought that the test was an easy one after his conversation with Cheng Nuo. However, he had realized that it wasn’t the case when he received the questions.

The question types were rather novel, and there were many traps too. Moreover, a lot of the questions were logically challenging and required tedious calculations. Even the teachers couldn’t do some of the questions at first and needed more time to think.

As for the last question, Cheng Nuo was right—it was indeed a recycled question. However, almost no one had had the time and energy to attempt a test from more than a decade ago.

As a result, few students managed the last question.

Overall, students didn’t perform well this time. Among all the tests that the math department had graded, none of them had achieved a perfect score. That’s because the test was indeed too difficult, not because the students were not good enough.

Nevertheless, Old Man Tang remembered Cheng Nuo’s promise. He would really feel proud of him if Cheng Nuo had indeed obtained a perfect score.

“Yes! Find Cheng Nuo’s test first,” another teacher said.

“Yeah! Quick!”

“Hahaha, let’s see whether that boy got a perfect score.”

Other teachers agreed. Like Old Man Tang, they were also curious about whether the smart boy who had always taught them how to solve problems would give them another surprise this time.

“Found it!”

The young, male teacher fished out a test from the stack of tests. Cheng Nuo’s name was written on it.

“How much?”

“What did he get?”

…

All the teachers from the entire department swarmed forward to take a look at the grade on the test.

150 points!