Dream Capture: I Can See Through All Secrets!

37: 37. Recruiting peopleLiao Sunan’s confidence completely collapsed.

His parents, standing nearby, saw the scene and became anxious, quickly asking, ”What’s wrong, son?!”

Liao Sunan dazedly lifted his head, anger climbing in his eyes, then his face twisted: ”My school-wide first place is gone... taken by a plagiarizer... Damn Lu Feng, he’s just a laborer, how can he surpass me?!”

Hearing this, his father, Liao Chunhua, immediately flew into a rage: ”Are you telling the truth? Are you sure?”

Liao Sunan hysterically said: ”I’m 100% sure! He spent the last few months working on a construction site, he didn’t even study, how could he get such good grades? Besides, in his last exam before leaving school, he only scored 630!”

Seeing her son so distraught, his mother, Wang Meiling, frowned: ”If Liao Sunan is telling the truth, then this matter is indeed very strange. Our son didn’t relax for a moment throughout his senior year for the college entrance exam, and he only got 691. For someone who dropped out to score 699, I don’t believe it.”

Liao Chunhua patted his son’s shoulder and said with conviction: ”Don’t worry, leave this matter to your dad. I will never allow such a thing to happen. My son’s honor isn’t that easy to take away!”

”I’ll call the reporters, they’ll definitely be interested in this kind of thing!” Wang Meiling sneered... As the college entrance exam results were released, news spread like wildfire. The schools were the first to act, listing their most outstanding students early on and putting up large banners everywhere for publicity.

Lu Feng, without a doubt, also attracted the attention of many media reporters. Not only because of his excellent exam results, but also, under the school’s promotion, the story of this student who took a leave of absence for love was even more captivating.

”Took leave for father,” ”worked on construction site,” ”turned the tide,” ”top ten in the province for college entrance exam,” ”reborn from the ashes”... Any media person, just by thinking of these keywords, knew that this was definitely a hot and explosive story, capable of trending. They also discovered that the student’s photo looked familiar, like the young man who acted heroically on the day of the college entrance exam!

”This student is too legendary!”

”Big news! Absolutely big news! Hurry, pack up, I want to go personally!”

”Don’t let our competitors get ahead, we must get this wave of traffic!”

Reporters from all over Jiangcheng were dispatched, preparing to interview Lu Feng, but after making some inquiries, they were all stunned.

He was not currently in Jiangcheng but had gone to his hometown in Xinghai City. However, this short distance couldn’t stop them, so they turned their cars around and headed straight for the high-speed rail station.

A few hours later, when they stood downstairs at Lu Feng’s house, they found the scene bustling. Reporters and media from Xinghai City had already arrived and were interviewing Lu Feng.

”Hello, Student Lu! We heard you took a leave of absence to work on a construction site to raise medical funds. Can you share your feelings at that time?”

”Student Lu, I’m a reporter from Jingtian Media. Can you talk about your study methods?”

”What belief supported you to persist in preparing for the exam while working?”

Not only that, but the leaders of Lu Feng’s registered township also came, bringing a 50,000 yuan bonus to congratulate him. After just receiving that money, several large local enterprises also sent people with 100,000 yuan in cash each, as encouragement, not to mention the 500,000 yuan bonus promised by the principal of Jiangcheng No. 3 High School.

In this short amount of time, Lu Feng was already holding a million yuan in bonuses.

The atmosphere was lively, and the media were even more excited, recording this scene and broadcasting it live.

Netizens watching were in an uproar.

”Oh my god, no wonder they say studying well is equivalent to making money. This... how long would it take me to earn a million?”

”I admit I’m envious, he’s too glorious.”

”Is this the value of a top student?”

”Knowledge changing destiny is materialized at this moment. A millionaire at such a young age, I’m envious.”

”...”

However, before netizens could recover from their shock, four more people pushed through the crowd and walked quickly towards Lu Feng.

Leading them was a middle-aged man in a suit, who smiled and extended his hand: ”Hello, Student Lu, my name is Qin Tao, and we are from the admissions office of Shuiqing University...”

Just one sentence quieted the agitated crowd, and goosebumps rose on everyone’s skin.

Shuiqing University? They actually came?!

Qin Tao took out a document from his briefcase and said sincerely: ”Your grades are excellent, and your character and deeds have also deeply moved us. This time, we specifically came to invite you to join Shuiqing University. This is our commitment: you can choose any major you like, and there will be top mentors to guide you and a full scholarship. Student Lu, why don’t you come with us to the hotel now, and we can introduce everything in detail.”

Everyone present, whether reporters, media, or onlookers, watched dumbfounded.

Shuiqing University is one of the top universities in Xia Country, alongside Northern University, as the two highest institutions of learning, a place countless students aspire to.

They are actually coming to invite him now? What an honor this is!

Lu Feng’s parents, standing behind him, breathed rapidly, unable to help but clasp their hands together and silently pray to the heavens: ”Ancestors bless us, thank you for your blessings, is our Lu family also going to have a Shuiqing University student?”

”Wait!”

A clear female voice rang out again in the crowd. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and the crowded people parted, making a path for a capable woman with a ponytail who walked over with her team.

”Student Lu, please wait a moment. We are Teacher Lin from the Northern University admissions team, and we have specifically brought a customized plan to visit you this time.”

The woman glanced at the displeased Qin Tao and smiled at Lu Feng: ”Northern University not only offers the same conditions as Shuiqing University but also adds two additional benefits! Direct admission to a doctoral program led by an academician, and a single apartment in a beautiful environment.”

Qin Tao’s expression changed slightly, and he took a step forward, saying with dissatisfaction: ”Teacher Lin, is it appropriate for Northern University to engage in such malicious competition?”

Teacher Lin smiled and adjusted her glasses, saying confidently: ”This is fair competition. Oh, and Student Lu, there’s also an exchange student spot at a prestigious overseas university, fully funded.”

Qin Tao gritted his teeth in anger. He had originally planned to take Lu Feng away before Northern University arrived. Once they were at the hotel and the signal jammer was on, Northern University wouldn’t be able to find him. But alas, he was a step too late!

He took a deep breath, showed a kind smile, and said to Lu Feng: ”Shuiqing University also has these. Student Lu, I almost forgot, we also have internship opportunities at Silicon Valley companies.”

”The food in Shuiqing University’s cafeteria isn’t as rich as ours...”

”Northern University probably has more old bachelors...”

The two sides engaged in a war of words, with daggers drawn, constantly revealing their respective conditions. Not to mention the parties involved, even the onlookers were utterly bewildered.

The treatment was too good! The competition was too fierce!

”As expected of Xia Country’s top prestigious universities. The results were released at noon, and people came in the afternoon?!”

”Being fought over by both Shuiqing University and Northern University, what a happy dilemma is this? I also want to be a top student!”

”My goodness, with such an offensive, I wouldn’t know how to choose either!”

”To be honest, that year I scored just over three hundred points precisely to avoid such dilemmas!”

”...”

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[I see many people in this chapter saying it’s exaggerated, that he’s only in the top ten in the province. But actually, many of the plots in this book are written by the author after researching materials and reading reports. Tsinghua and Peking University don’t just fight over the top scholar or the provincial number one; due to reasons involving school resource allocation, they want all high-scoring talents, and the more the better. So, in fact, besides Lu Feng, at the same time, they also sent many people to other places to snatch talents. Moreover, their methods are even more exaggerated than what I wrote: things like laying out plans a year in advance in various provinces, knocking on doors in the early morning to whisk people away on trips, hotel shielding, and mutual sniping to snatch people are all too common. If you’re interested, you can look it up as a fun fact.]