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Mother Ye's words caused a dead silence to fall over the room.
Teacher Wang coughed and said, "Ye Chen's previous grades were indeed not very ideal, but once he entered his Senior Year of High School, for the sake of his dreams, he worked desperately hard. After a semester-long sprint, he finally became the provincial top scorer."
The Principal and the Director of the Bureau of Education nodded repeatedly.
This was an inspirational story of a student's counterattack for their dreams; it could be promoted throughout various schools.
A student with poor grades, because they had a dream and studied hard, finally achieved success and became the provincial top scorer.
This story was even more inspirational.
"May I ask, Student Ye Chen, what dream started you on your path of hard work?"
The reporter also felt this angle was excellent. Imagine a student who was still a poor student upon entering their second year of High School, then after one semester of struggle in their Senior Year, counterattacked from failing grades to become the provincial top scorer. This story had more highlights than those who had always been good students and became Top Scholars as a matter of course.
This news material definitely needed to be dug into more deeply.
"I know about this," Mother Ye, standing to the side, couldn't help but interject.
Everyone looked at Mother Ye with expectant faces, hoping she would tell a heart-wrenching and inspirational story.
"My son doesn't have any dreams like that; he just did it to get into a relationship with some girls."
Reporter: "..."
A High School student getting into a relationship—how am I supposed to promote that?
Teacher Wang looked at the darkening faces of the Principal and the Education Bureau Director, feeling a bit guilty.
"Ahem, he, Student Xia Yingluo, and Student Li Sitong have always been helping each other in their studies. They are in a study group together, and those two students also scored very well. Xia Yingluo scored 732, taking second place in the province, and Li Sitong scored 721, taking fifth!"
"Oh, they're in a study group?"
The Education Bureau Director's eyes lit up.
It seemed this kind of innovation was quite good and could be promoted.
After all, this time in Jiangzhou Middle School's Class Five, not only did the entire class perform exceptionally well with an eighty percent second-tier university admission rate, but three students even made it into the provincial top five.
"Yes, my original intention was to have the three students promote each other's learning. At first, Ye Chen's grades weren't good, but under the drive of these two students, his grades improved rapidly. In the end, it was Ye Chen helping the other two, and the three of them progressed together."
Hearing Wang Chao's words, the expressions of the Education Bureau Director and the Principal finally softened a bit.
Even if the process was a bit off, the result was good.
Out of the provincial top five, Class Five occupied three spots, and they had even helped each other. This was also very inspirational.
Overall, the interview was going very successfully.
"Is that really how it was?" Mother Ye, to the side, once again issued a soul-searching question.
Seeing that Mother Ye was about to speak again, the Education Bureau Director's recently softened expression froze once more.
Teacher Wang panicked. Big Sister, can you please just not speak, okay?
Mother Ye, however, said with some excitement, "Ye Chen often brought those two little girls to our house for tutoring. At first, it was Xia Yingluo tutoring Ye Chen, then later Ye Chen tutored the other two girls. The three of them were so diligent in the room every day."
Teacher Wang let out a long sigh of relief.
This time, Mother Ye finally said something presentable.
"But I was thinking, which of these two little girls is Ye Chen actually dating? I was even afraid he'd become a scumbag, but I didn't expect they were actually studying."
Mother Ye even felt quite guilty.
She had actually misunderstood her son.
Sigh, she shouldn't have!
...Everyone was silent.
One boy and two girls, tutoring behind closed doors, and for such a long time.
Is this relationship normal?
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem normal. How should this be smoothed over?
The Principal kept winking at Teacher Wang, signaling him to continue smoothing things over.
But Wang Chao had already broken down.
He finally realized that Ye Chen's knack for digging pits for him was hereditary.
He gave up.
Being on TV, showing his face—he didn't want any of it anymore.
He just wanted some peace and quiet.
Mother Ye looked at the reporter with a face full of confusion.
Why wasn't the reporter asking questions anymore?
She found being interviewed quite fun and hadn't had enough yet.
But the reporter didn't seem to be giving her the chance.
This made Mother Ye feel quite regretful.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming a bit awkward, Ye Chen returned.
Seeing Ye Chen, Wang Chao's hanging heart finally settled down.
Although Ye Chen was also a difficult person to deal with, compared to Mother Ye, Wang Chao felt Ye Chen was much more reliable.
Even seeing Ye Chen appear, Teacher Wang felt like he was seeing a savior.
As soon as Ye Chen entered the door, the two reporters said almost simultaneously, "It's you?"
These two reporters were both old acquaintances.
One was Zhang Ying, the intern reporter who interviewed Ye Chen at the amusement park, and the other was Wu You, who interviewed Ye Chen during the National Higher Education Entrance Examination.
Ye Chen saw the two of them and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, we meet again."
Seeing Ye Chen, both of them felt a mix of complex emotions.
Back when they interviewed him, Ye Chen said he would become the Top Scholar. They both thought he was talking nonsense and didn't take it seriously.
Whether it was Zhang Ying or Wu You, they both treated the interview as a fun piece of material.
They didn't expect that what he said back then was true, and he actually became the Top Scholar.
Wu You, in particular, was even more shocked.
One must know that Ye Chen had handed in his papers early every single time.
Even so, he could still become the Top Scholar.
Wu You felt that if the other candidates knew, they would all be moved to tears of frustration.
"You must be Ye Chen."
The Education Bureau Director and the others also breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ye Chen.
They finally didn't have to face Mother Ye anymore.
Mother Ye's 'divine' responses had nearly brought them to a breakdown.
Teacher Wang then introduced several leaders to Ye Chen.
"Then let's officially begin the interview."
After being tormented by Mother Ye earlier, the few of them were on the verge of collapsing.
Ye Chen even made a point of straightening his clothes and quickly got into character.
The Principal and Education Bureau Director nodded secretly.
Student Ye Chen was indeed more reliable.
"Student Ye Chen, congratulations on becoming this year's provincial top scorer for our Jiang Province. Do you have any insights you'd like to share with everyone?"
Ye Chen looked at Wu You, thought for a moment, and asked, "Reporter Wu, will this be broadcast on TV?"
Wu You nodded. "Of course. Our interview will not only be broadcast on Jiangzhou Television Station but also on the Provincial Station, and it will be aired during the prime-time evening news."
Being able to get the news onto the provincial television station made Wu You quite excited as well.
After all, for a reporter, this was considered a significant breakthrough.
Ye Chen nodded seriously.
In fact, Ye Chen was even more excited than Wu You.
"Thank you all for your recognition. The Hot Pot Restaurant that I co-opened with the provincial second-place scorer Xia Yingluo and the fifth-place scorer Li Sitong has already officially opened at Hangzhou's Yida Plaza. I hope everyone can support us. There are huge discounts during the opening period!"
Wu You: "..."
Zhang Ying: "..."
The others fell into a moment of silence.
So you being so formal was just to place an advertisement?
Do you know how much advertising costs on the provincial television station? Is it appropriate for you to advertise so blatantly?
The Principal glanced at Teacher Wang with some sympathy.
Teacher Wang really had it tough.
Being a teacher to such a student.
This whole family—every one of them was more unreliable than the last.