Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 51 Uncle, hurry and check on the ancestral graves! I'm afraid they'll set the near

The moment the phone call ended, the living room was so quiet you could hear the ticking of the clock. Gu Ruoning and Ye Linzhang exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with disbelief.

The other party is Peking University! They were so polite and courteous... and even offered a scholarship and confirmed a combined bachelor's, master's, and doctoral program!

Gu Ruoning said to Ye Linzhang:

"Old Ye, what's going on?"

Ye Linzhang was also completely baffled:

"I don't know either!"

Ye Fan took a steamed ear of sweet corn from the kitchen, slowly bit into a golden kernel, and the sweet juice burst in his mouth.

He met his parents' intense gaze, a sly smile playing on his lips:

"Why don't you two take a guess?"

Ye Linzhang and Gu Ruoning's minds started working, and then they opened their eyes wide and said:

"You brat, did you get a score that makes Tsinghua and Peking University fight tooth and nail for?!"

Ye Fan nodded noncommittally.

Gu Ruoning was so excited that she stomped her feet:

"Old Ye! Quick, pinch me! Am I dreaming?"

Although she told Ye Linzhang to pinch her, she ended up pinching his arm hard herself first.

"Ouch!"

Ye Linzhang winced in pain:

"It's true! It's true! Honey, let go!"

Gu Ruoning then came to her senses and patted her son's shoulder with a mixture of joy and worry:

"You brat, you might say you'll consider other schools, but this is Peking University! Don't mess things up later, or you'll be crying."

After Ye Fan finished the last bite of corn, he casually tossed the corn cob into the trash can.

"Mom, don't worry! It won't get out of hand. Right now, it's not me begging them, they're fighting over me. Besides, I never even wanted to go to Peking University!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Ruoning instinctively raised her hand to grab his ear:

"You brat!" But she hesitated halfway through reaching out, then only lightly poked his forehead. "Just like your father back in the day! Always showing off!"

"???"

Ye Linzhang, who had been innocently caught in the crossfire, was rubbing his arm, which had been pinched red, when he heard this and his eyes widened in surprise:

"When did I...?"

Before he could finish speaking, his wife glared at him and shut him up.

......

Ye Fan leisurely dialed the Tsinghua University Admissions Office's number and even pressed the speakerphone button.

"Hello, I'm Ye Fan. My homeroom teacher just now..."

He spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he were talking about the weather.

Anyway, Ye Fan's main points are:

The conditions offered by Peking University are already set out in the open; what will Tsinghua University offer in return?

When the director of the admissions office at Tsinghua University heard this, he almost vomited blood.

Damn it! Peking University just gave up like that? That old fox Fang Zhiming! We were talking about forming a united front just yesterday when we were drinking! How could he give up so quickly?

What a terrible teammate! Director Liu of Tsinghua University's admissions office looked utterly helpless!

The director of Tsinghua University's admissions office spoke sincerely on the other end of the phone:

"Ye, now that Peking University has informed you of your status as the top scorer in the college entrance examination, we apologize for our previous reluctance. Tsinghua University is now formally extending an invitation to you, hoping you can become a member of our Tsinghua family—an annual scholarship of 6 yuan, full tuition waiver, priority recommendation for the Computer Science Experimental Class (Yao Class), and the option to choose any major, with guaranteed eligibility for a combined bachelor's, master's, and doctoral program."

Seeing that Ye Fan did not respond, Director Liu hurriedly added:

"We can also arrange for you to have one-on-one exchanges with top international scholars! For example, a special seminar with Turing Award winner Academician Yao Qizhi... plus a government-funded overseas exchange trip!"

The conditions offered were better than those offered by Peking University, and then he went on to say that his school's engineering programs were stronger than Peking University's, etc.

Although Ye Fan couldn't get into such top universities in his previous life, he did know a little about them. According to his understanding, Tsinghua University's engineering programs were indeed better than Peking University's, such as computer science, electronic information, and mechanical engineering.

Peking University is stronger than Tsinghua University mainly in basic research in the humanities and sciences, such as mathematics and chemistry.

However, in the end, Tsinghua University also received the same response from Ye Fan: "I'll consider it."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Ruoning finally couldn't hold back anymore:

"You brat! Tsinghua University is offering such conditions, what are you still considering?"

As soon as the call ended, Director Liu from Tsinghua University's admissions office hurriedly dialed Peking University's number.

Almost at the same moment, Director Fang from Peking University was also about to make a call to Tsinghua University—the two sides bumped into each other on the phone line.

The two started arguing as soon as they answered the phone.

Liu Guowei slammed his fist on the table as soon as he arrived:

"You guys surnamed Fang! You're so shameless! Sending a divorced female counselor to swindle that top-scoring student? Have you no shame at all?"

Fang Zhiming was so angry that his voice changed tone:

"Bullshit! Have you forgotten how you kidnapped the top scorer to Tsinghua University last year? Should I pull out the surveillance footage?!"

The two sides argued heatedly, their faces flushed, and the phone was filled with the sound of banging on the table.

It wasn't until the verbal battle had been going on for over ten minutes that they suddenly realized—

"Wait...you didn't mention the top scorer?"

"Didn't you say that first?"

An eerie silence fell over both ends of the phone call. The chirping of cicadas outside the window was particularly jarring.

"Holy crap..."

Fang Zhiming wiped away a cold sweat:

"Is this kid bluffing us?"

Liu Guowei's teacup fell to the ground with a "clatter":

"No wonder he's the top scorer in the province...that psychological warfare..."

........

Gu Ruoning's ears seemed to automatically filter out all information, except for the four words "top scorer in the college entrance examination" which exploded in her mind.

She turned to her husband, her lips trembling slightly.

"Honey...did you say on the phone just now...that our son is...the top scholar?"

"Husband? Husband?"

Where are you going?

After asking several times without receiving a response, she realized that Ye Linzhang had already grabbed his phone and rushed to the entrance.

He frantically dialed numbers, his voice trembling:

"Second Uncle! Quick! Go check the ancestral graves! Yes, yes... it's about the smoke coming out... no, I'm worried it might set the nearby woods on fire!"

Today, Gu Ruoning and Ye Linzhang were both exceptionally happy.

Ye Linzhang simply closed his shop for the day, while Gu Ruoning took leave from work to prepare a feast at home to treat Ye Fan.

Gu Ruoning turned to Ye Fan and said:

"Son, call your sister right away and tell her!"

Then he turned to Ye Linzhang and said:

"Honey, could you call Mom and Dad and tell them?"

.........

Ye Linzhang walks with a light step when he goes out to buy groceries; there's no way around it, his son is just too outstanding. He carries two large bags full of groceries into the house, walking with a swagger.

Having lived most of his life, this was the first time he truly understood what it meant to feel "light on his feet"—the lively lobster in the bag was just like his exhilarating mood at that moment.

Seeing his parents so happy, Ye Fan felt more at ease than ever before.

He chuckled as he dialed his sister's number, the familiar background noise of the laboratory filling the receiver.

"Sis, are you busy?"

He deliberately dragged out his tone.

"nonsense!"

Ye Zhuyan's voice, accompanied by the hum of the centrifuge, said, "Spit it out! I'm watching the reaction right now!"

Ye Fan paused mischievously:

"I have some good news...can you guess?"

"Ye Fan!"

Ye Fan could almost picture his sister rolling her eyes as she gritted her teeth, "I'll count to three! One..."

Ye Fan quickly surrendered and immediately said:

"Great! Great! Tsinghua and Peking University are calling me all day... your little brother got the top score in the exam!"

"Oh my god! Really?"

Her scream nearly pierced Ye Fan's eardrums, "I knew it! My brother is the best! I'll ask for leave and go back right now—"