Xu Changqing had long mastered the art of maintaining a poker face in front of outsiders, but she had shown undisguised shock in front of Yang Xiaolin and her family.
There was no other reason.
It's never a good thing to stand out too much.
During her physical exam at the county hospital, some doctors—who had heard the news from who knows where—paid unusually close attention while conducting her vision, hearing, and blood pressure tests.
It wasn't as if she didn't know that no matter how strong the competition was this year, the admission quotas were at an all-time low. More importantly, universities were looking for students who were outstanding in morals, intellect, and physical fitness.
But for some of the tests... checking her blood pressure a couple of extra times was one thing, but a vision test, for example—whether she was nearsighted or not was irrelevant. The screening really didn't need to be so strict.
