Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 3: How should you seize a relatively fair opportunity?
Chen Zhou looked at the text on the screen again. Is it necessary to select the best candidates for admission?
"What does this mean? Asking me to repeat the year? Are you overthinking it?!"
"I just managed to get through the first-tier universities with great difficulty, and all the books are sold out..."
Chen Zhou found it hard to accept. I just finished the college entrance examination and you asked me to come back for another year?
After a moment of silence, Chen Zhou wanted to ask why, but then he saw new lines of text appearing on the screen.
"Note: The college entrance examination is the only relatively fair competition opportunity that the host can currently obtain. Being admitted to a top-notch university will largely determine the host's future resources in all aspects. Don't be fooled by the small results in front of you, you still have great potential!"
"Another note: If you don't work hard when you are young, you will regret it when you are old. Even if the host's brain development is very average, as long as the host is willing to change himself, hard work will be the key to tapping potential. In this world of poor students, who else can be selected for admission based on merit, except the host? So, work hard, young man!"
"Re-note: Even if the system has not been activated, there will still be additional system rewards after the task is completed! At the same time, after completing the task, the host will activate this system."
It sounds like the compulsory questions are like free points. If you get into a good university, you will be given a cheat system?
This...how to say it, Chen Zhou was a little moved, and its words made sense, and it seemed that his life was in its hands.
But it’s fine if this damn system judges me as a fake loser and a real poor student, but what is a world full of poor students?
Those who were recommended to Shuimu Yanda University and scored so many points just because the full score was so high, can they be called poor students? Are they not excellent enough?
"Host, please click to accept the task as soon as possible."
A flashing "Accept" button appeared on the display, waiting for him to press it.
Chen Zhou looked at the buttons flashing on the display and found a problem. Why was there only "Accept" and no "Reject"?
While he was wondering, a line of text appeared under the button.
"Host, please click to accept the task as soon as possible. This is a required question and cannot be refused!"
Looking at the only option under the unfair terms, Chen Zhou thought again and again, and finally reached out and pressed "Accept". The touch of the button was quite real.
The moment it was pressed, the display changed.
Lines of information appeared rapidly.
"System activation prerequisite task has been initiated: Basic Melody (I)."
"Name: Chen Zhou."
"Preliminary rating: science student, fake idiot, unqualified student."
"Pre-test ratings for Chinese, Mathematics, and Science: Average."
"English Pre-Rating: Extremely Average."
“Task description: Choose a repeat school, prepare for the exam carefully, and get good grades in all subjects in the annual baseline exam.”
"Goal: Chinese 120 (good), Mathematics 120 (good), English 120 (good), Science 210 (good)."
"Note: This goal is the only criterion, and you only have one chance to complete the task."
"Instructions: After the task is completed, the next stage of the task will be automatically started. The task rewards will be given to the host ."
Chen Zhou did not comment on this big pre-rating, but he was quite supportive of the pre-ratings for each subject.
But the goal also required him to achieve a good level in English, which made him feel a little frustrated. There was no way as this subject had always been his weakness.
Looking at the last note, Chen Zhou asked, "System, there is only one chance. What if I don't complete it?"
"If the host cannot even complete the tasks of the first stage of the preparatory process, it means that the host is indeed worse than a poor student. The system will not continue to waste time on the host. The system will clear the unqualified host's consciousness and look for a qualified host."
The words on the screen made Chen Zhou feel nervous for a moment.
You see, your life is not in your own hands.
Clearing consciousness means death. He has experienced that feeling before and doesn't want to experience it again.
After a pause, Chen Zhou thought of something. He subconsciously cleared his throat and said, "System, how are you going to help me complete this task?"
"The host can only rely on himself for the pre-task!"
"I'm the host, you're the system, why don't you help me?"
"The host can only rely on himself for the pre-task!"
"No friendship support at all?"
"The host can only rely on himself for the pre-task!"
Oh my god, this is totally different from the rhythm the system takes me to fly? !
Chen Zhou looked at the three consecutive lines of dependence on him and hesitantly said, "I regret it. Can I not choose? Don't clear my consciousness. Can you leave on your own?"
"Warning! This is a required question! If the host regrets his choice, it means mission failure!"
“What a bummer!”
The next morning, Huang Jiayi came to pick up Chen Zhou from the hospital with breakfast.
Seeing the two big panda eyes on the still pale face, Huang Jiayi handed over the breakfast and asked, "Did you sneak out and surf the Internet all night last night?"
Chen Zhou didn't respond. He took the breakfast and started eating. He didn't know how to respond to Huang Jiayi.
You can't say that you can't sleep at night, so you go in and out of the system space to shop, and as soon as you fall asleep you dream of a big red exclamation mark, and feel like you're going to die, right?
After breakfast and completing the discharge procedures, Chen Zhou and Huang Jiayi went to pay the medical expenses back to the owner of the small supermarket.
Although the owner of the small supermarket said that as long as the person was fine, and the money was not much, he didn't need to pay.
But Chen Zhou still returned the money.
After finishing all this, Chen Zhou said goodbye to Huang Jiayi and took a bus back to a small county town under Wanxi City.
He spent a night deciding on the school where he would repeat his senior year and finally mustered up some courage.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back."
The moment he opened the door, Chen Zhou saw a table full of delicious food.
Dad Chen Jianguo was sitting at the table, pouring wine into the glass.
Mother Zhang Hongying was walking out of the kitchen with dishes in her hands .
My younger brother Chen Xiao is setting the table.
"Xiao Zhou is back. Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Zhang Hongying said with a smile to Chen Zhou who walked in.
"Someone came today?" Chen Zhou asked puzzledly.
"Who's coming?" Zhang Hongying put down the dishes and said with a smile, "Jiayi called yesterday and said that you all got admitted to a key university. You drank too much during the celebration and you can only come back today. When your dad heard this, he went out to buy dishes early in the morning to celebrate for you. Look, he's going to have a couple of drinks with you."
"Brother, look how good dad is to you." Chen Xiao also smiled and continued.
"Chen Xiao, in a few years, if you can get into a top university like your brother, I will go buy you a table full of food early in the morning." Chen Jianguo said with a smile.
"Okay, okay. I'll try my best." Chen Xiao made a face and laughed it off.
Looking at his father, Chen Zhou felt a little ashamed and went to wash his hands silently.
At the dinner table, the topic was this year's college entrance examination. Chen Zhou passed the exam and got into a key university, which was considered as the top priority of the Chen family .
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, especially Chen Jianguo, who had been quitting smoking and drinking due to his poor health, but today he made an exception and drank several glasses.
After dinner, Chen Jianguo ran to the balcony to smoke a cigarette. When his family saw him, they just smiled and did not stop him.
While his mother and brother were clearing the table, Chen Zhou walked to his father on the balcony and whispered, "Dad, I have something to tell you."
Looking at Chen Zhou in confusion, Chen Jianguo said, "Xiao Zhou, what's wrong?"
"Dad, I..." Chen Zhou took a deep breath, tried to calm his tone, and made this perhaps unreasonable request, "I want to repeat my grade."
"Repeat a grade?" Putting out the cigarette in his hand, Chen Jianguo turned to look at Chen Zhou in surprise.
Chen Zhou nodded and said, "Well, I want to repeat a year and get into a better university."
After hearing his son's words, Chen Jianguo was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Xiaozhou, have you really thought it through? According to your grades, it's already a very good result for you to be admitted to a key university. If you repeat the year, the pressure will be even greater."
As if he was afraid that he had not made himself clear, Chen Jianguo continued, "Of course, as long as you think clearly, your parents will support your decision."
"Dad, I've thought it through. I want to seize this relatively fair opportunity and try again!" Meeting his father's gaze, Chen Zhou's eyes were full of determination.
