[25] Everyone wants to curry favor with your daughter now1

"Yes, your sister is going to college," Sun Rongfang told her son.

"No, with her grades, whether she can get in, we might as well call and ask her class teacher again." Xie Changrong, after all, had never believed his daughter could get into medical school, or rather, he was reluctant to believe it.

Suddenly, their next-door neighbor burst into their home and exclaimed, "Old Xie, your family is impressive, producing a talented girl, your Yingying ranked first."

"First?" Xie Changrong asked.

"Science top scorer. Didn't you know? Hasn't your Yingying come home yet? All the teachers at their school are talking about how your Yingying got the top scorer in science." The neighbor laughed out loud, clearly delighted, now he could boast to everyone that he lived next to the science top scorer.

Clatter, the phone receiver in Sun Rongfang's hand fell to the ground.

Xie Changrong's mouth was agape, wide enough to swallow a large duck egg.