Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 426: University Inspections in Jingdu City

It’s hard to blame the friends he arranged for this situation. After all, the Mu and Wang families have many relatives, and they mainly focused on Wang Fengsong and Mu Xiaowei’s family. They didn’t even need to make contact; they simply swapped the exam permits, which was just a matter of a piece of paper. They certainly couldn’t just go up and check whose name was on the permit. Moreover, the usually ostentatious Wang Fengsong didn’t throw a big banquet this time.

So, they only found out that he had been accepted to Qing University after Mu Yanming and Wang Fengsong set off for the school. It was obvious that someone with such poor grades could never get into Qing University. Thus, they attempted to contact Qin Kaize and began their investigation. However, it had dragged on for so long that it felt as if they had vanished into thin air. After more than ten hours, they still hadn’t found a single clue.

"She really has guts as always," Su Yijia couldn’t help but complain. Just after the National College Entrance Examination had resumed, and with everything uncertain, that Wang Fengsong dared to act this way. It really is true that the bold thrive while the timid starve.

"Don’t worry; he won’t get away with it," Qin Kaize said, gently rubbing Su Yijia’s hand with his thumb before continuing, "I’ve already called the authorities to report the situation. Several universities in Jingdu City will conduct surprise inspections on the day of enrollment in two days. At that time, anyone who swapped exam permits or cheated in any way will be exposed."

"This kind of thing is suitable for all universities nationwide," Su Yijia said, her tone resolute. The value of university graduates these days is quite high. As long as someone is admitted to a university, they are sure to have a good future. So what they stole was not just a university place but potentially someone’s entire life, or even a family’s future.

Seeing Su Yijia so indignant, Qin Kaize smiled and patted her on the head. "Don’t be angry. Once the inspection results come out, if many people are involved in this kind of thing, it will definitely lead to nationwide inspections."

"How many would count as ’many’? There were 5.7 million candidates in this National College Entrance Examination, but only 273,000 were admitted across 88 universities, averaging over 3,100 per school. If there was only one or two cases like this in each university, it wouldn’t seem like a lot. But combined, that’s about 150 people."

Su Yijia pursed her lips, still feeling quite sorry for those involved. "Once this matter is investigated, as long as it’s not just a special case like Mu Yanming, I will apply for nationwide inspections. It’s just a matter of a single exam paper; every school can handle that."

Qin Kaize didn’t think it was a hassle. Since the country had invested so much effort into organizing a National College Entrance Examination with nearly six million candidates, they wouldn’t be concerned about the test papers of 273,000 people. Universities are determined to cultivate outstanding talents for China.

Naturally, the stricter the better. They can’t let in underqualified individuals who will go out and misrepresent various professions. Nor can they allow truly capable people to be suppressed like this. At the same time, it serves as a warning bell for each subsequent National College Entrance Examination, discouraging any thoughts of trickery.

"That’s fantastic!" Su Yijia exclaimed excitedly as she hugged Qin Kaize’s neck and kissed him. Qin Kaize, who had been exhausted all day, just wanted to hold his little wife and rest. The two of them snuggled together. Fortunately, Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin understood young people. When they saw them being affectionate, they would find a place to occupy themselves, avoiding being too close to avoid making them uncomfortable.

For the next two days, Qin Kaize and Su Yijia stayed home, not going anywhere. It wasn’t until the third day, the official start of the school year, that they returned to school. The sudden inspections didn’t raise any concerns among the students. Everyone even thought it was normal. At least neither Su Yijia nor Qin Kaize noticed anyone in a particularly bad state due to the exams.

This made Su Yijia feel more reassured. She thought that such strange incidents shouldn’t happen in abundance. It was precisely because there were fewer people doing this that it didn’t cause widespread impact. If many people had been involved, those whose scores were stolen would have raised a ruckus long before the school year began.

However, the calmness on Su Yijia’s side was just an illusion. In fact, things on Mu Yanming’s side had already turned chaotic. When he found out about the inspections, his face turned pale. He initially considered fainting as a diversion, but that would have been too obvious. He could only grit his teeth and force himself to scribble on the exam paper he barely understood.

After enduring until the exam was over, the school started distributing books and conducting a thorough clean-up. He couldn’t even rush home to find a way out. Holding on until lunch time, his new friends invited him to the cafeteria. But he had no appetite.

He hurried home on his bicycle. When he entered the house, the Mu family members looked puzzled.

"Yanming, didn’t school start today? Why are you back at this hour?" asked the elderly matriarch of the Mu family.

Mu Yanming had no time to explain; he rushed up the stairs and pushed open Wang Fengsong’s bedroom door. Wang Fengsong, who had just changed into her home clothes, was startled when her son suddenly barged in.

Then, realizing something was off, her brow furrowed tightly. She hurriedly closed the bedroom door and then lowered her voice to ask, "What happened at school?"

"Mom, there’s an inspection today! What should I do? What do you think I should do now?" Mu Yanming grasped Wang Fengsong’s arm, nearly frantic. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Wang Fengsong was clearly shaken by his words. The color drained from her face.

As Mu Yanming kept rambling, she could only hiss, "Okay, calm down first. Let me think about what we should do."

She didn’t know how she ended up with such a son; he was neither smart nor ambitious, and he completely lost his composure at the first sign of trouble. Wang Fengsong truly felt that her son was inadequate. But since he was her own flesh and blood, she could only resign herself to her fate without any other options.