Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten
Chapter 308: University Begins

Both Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun turned to look at Lin Zhengran.

He gave a firm answer, “Yeah, the order is kinda reversed, but I’m definitely going to college. Otherwise, what was the point of taking the exam?”

Lin Xiaoli nodded. “Makes sense. College is a huge part of life, after all. Youth only comes once—if you don’t experience it, it’s a real loss.”

Lin Yingjun added, “Plus, college life is pretty free. There’ll still be enough time for Zhengran to do his own thing.”

After his college entrance exam scores came out, the family’s phones were practically blown up with calls.

Zhengran’s talent had been well-known in the family since he was little, so plenty of relatives called to ask about the results. Whether they were genuinely interested or just fishing for gossip, Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun treated all calls as congratulations.

They shared the good news—some people were genuinely happy, while others pretended to be cheerful and hung up feeling jealous.

Meanwhile, various university admissions offices were calling Lin Zhengran directly.

Most offered huge perks—signing bonuses, full scholarships, all-expenses-paid family trips for seven days… and that was just the baseline.

But Zhengran had already set his sights on a particular school.

He never mentioned it out loud before, but he’d made the decision back in his first year of high school after stumbling across it by chance.

The school was called: “Qinghua Beida University,” or simply, Qingbei University.

Yes—it was exactly what it sounded like. In this world, not only were there Tsinghua University and Peking University, but also a merged version named Qingbei University.

By normal standards, that name shouldn’t be allowed—at least not in the world we knew. But here, such a school actually existed.

No one really knew how it managed to get established.

Anyway, its admission standards were rumored to be slightly higher than the original Tsinghua or Peking University. But since it was newly built in recent years, the facilities were extremely modern and luxurious—something that greatly interested Zhengran.

After the scores came out, The Three Little Ones also reported their results to him right away.

Everyone had good news—except Han Wenwen, whose score was a bit risky. She had barely passed the admission threshold.

But even if she hadn’t, it wouldn’t have mattered much.

Because Qingbei University had sent representatives to Zhengran’s house in person over the past couple of days—not just a phone call.

They sent several people, just to prevent him from being poached by other schools.

They even stationed themselves outside his home like security guards and offered to put the whole family up in a luxury hotel.

After all, universities knew exactly where top scorers ranked—and word of his score wouldn't stay under wraps for long.

Qingbei University offered all sorts of benefits. Even Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun, as people who had attended school themselves, were blown away. They’d never imagined a university would go so far to win someone over—money, time, benefits, everything on the table.

There was even one clause:

“Student Lin Zhengran, if your girlfriend's score is just a bit below the requirement for our school, we can make an exception and admit her too! As long as you enroll, we’re willing to work things out! As long as it’s not too outrageous, we’re open to discussion!”

Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun were stunned—this was what life as a top student looked like.

A green light all the way, and not just for him—but for everyone around him too.

So with all that, even if Han Wenwen had scored lower, it wouldn’t have mattered. She was getting in either way.

All it took was a word from Zhengran.

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Meanwhile…

At the Jiang family villa, Jiang Qian and Jiang Jingshi sat on the sofa, while Grandpa Jiang and their parents looked over the test results.

Their father praised, “Qianqian did really well—second place in the whole province! We’ve got to celebrate tonight!”

Their mother was proud. “This is incredible! Finally, someone in our family’s a real academic standout!”

When Jiang Qian had someone verify her exact score and learned she placed second, she already knew who had ranked first.

Honestly, she was lucky. She’d had a fight with Fang Meng right before the exams. If not for Lin Zhengran’s involvement during that time, her performance might’ve suffered—and her score could’ve ended up miles away from where it did.

Grandpa Jiang smiled, “Not bad, not bad. Just a tiny gap between you and first place.”

Jiang Qian sat there expressionless.

She knew herself too well.

“Actually, there’s a huge gap, Grandpa. He ranked first because the highest possible score was his score. My score is the best I’m capable of. I was in the best shape I’ve ever been for this exam, and I still couldn’t catch up to him.”

Their mother blinked. “Aren’t you being a little too modest?”

Jiang Qian replied coldly, “Not at all. I’m just being honest.”

Both parents fell silent. They had never seen their younger daughter so genuinely impressed by someone else.

Even Jiang Jingshi, who had been quarreling with her sister lately, actually offered rare praise: “Congrats, Qianqian.”

Jiang Qian glanced at her, responding flatly, “Thanks, sis.”

The two locked eyes for a moment—then turned away with a synchronized “Hmph.” Still ignoring each other.

Their mother looked over at Fang Meng. “And Xiao Meng, your score was quite good too!”

Fang Meng smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Madam.”

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The days after the exam had been filled with all kinds of chaos. But now that the scores were out, things had finally started to settle down.

And before they knew it—it was time for university orientation.

Lin Zhengran had already reached out to Little Fox (Han Wenwen) and Jiang Xueli (Lili). The three gathered up.

During these past few days, Zhengran had also occasionally visited Lili and Wenwen’s homes. Since they lived nearby, he’d always drop by when he had time—to visit his girlfriends, of course. So things between them were always warm and familiar.

Soon, Little He Qing returned from the south by high-speed rail, dragging her suitcase.

As soon as she saw Zhengran, Wenwen, and Lili waiting to pick her up, she ran over, all smiles.

“Lin Zhengran! I missed you so much!” she said sweetly, then turned to the others: “And Wenwen, Lili—I missed you both too!”

Han Wenwen held onto Zhengran’s arm and waved dismissively. Jiang Xueli smiled, hands folded behind her back.

Zhengran patted her head and said, “Alright, He Qing, Wenwen, Lili—let’s go sign in at college.”

“All right!” the three girls replied in unison.

They hopped in a car, waved goodbye to their parents, and headed off to university.

Though truth be told, Qingbei University was very close to home…

Lin Xiaoli, watching the four figures walking off, suddenly remembered something and turned to her husband.

“Hey, honey—what with all the craziness around Zhengran’s test scores, we forgot to talk to him about something.”

“Huh? What?”

“About how he actually feels about those girls.”

Lin Yingjun blinked. “Oh… right. But didn’t you say he’s already dating that girl—Xiao Jingshi?”

“Yeah, but… I haven’t seen even a hint that he’s become distant with Xiao Qingqing, Wenwen, or Lili. It all feels just like before.”

She looked toward the disappearing figures. “What is Zhengran thinking, really?”

Lin Yingjun scratched his chin. “Mmm… hard to say. All I know is—my son has the makings of a future emperor. He’ll be back in a couple weeks anyway. We’ll ask him then.”

“Yeah, guess that’s the only way. It’s not really the kind of thing you discuss over the phone.”

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