Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 20 The shocked head teacher
As the high school entrance examination is getting closer, the atmosphere in the class has become more and more depressing, even though the daily homework has been reduced a lot. This is Chen Ran's personal experience when he returns to school after the weekend.

A few days before the high school entrance examination, all junior high school students will have a holiday to let everyone relax. This also means that there is only more than a week left in school.

The students' nervousness had nothing to do with Chen Ran.

He was in a great mood at the moment, and his whole body and mind were extremely relaxed, which was in sharp contrast to the tense demeanor of his classmates.

The provincial athlete's certificate and the championship certificate were lying quietly in the schoolbag.

Chen Ran's deskmate Zhou Jing stared at him helplessly and asked seriously: "Chen Ran, did you fail to do your homework again?"

Chen Ran smiled mysteriously: "Maybe from today on, I won't have to ask you to copy your homework."

"Why?" Zhou Jing suddenly became curious and remembered that Chen Ran had told her not long ago that he had been busy with something outside.

Just as Chen Ran was about to say something, the school's radio suddenly sounded, announcing an emergency announcement.

The Ministry of Education has just announced that all middle schools will be organized to watch the first match of the Chinese Men’s Football Team in the World Cup to cheer for the national football team!
Suddenly, the classroom, which had been a bit depressing, suddenly became extremely noisy. The boys and girls were jumping, cheering, venting their emotions, and seemed extremely happy.

The loudest shouter was his football-loving classmate Xu Mengjie. This guy held the football in both hands and shouted excitedly.

Yes, I remember this happened, I almost forgot about it.

Chen Ran rubbed his forehead and finally had some impression.

But what’s so exciting about this game?Losing all three games, not scoring a single goal, but swallowing nine eggs, history should not be skewed.

"Chen Ran, why aren't you excited?" Zhou Jing was also jumping up and down happily, but found that her deskmate was as quiet as a chicken.

In her impression, although Chen Ran was on the school basketball team, he usually liked football.

"What's so exciting about this?" Chen Ran shrugged and said, "The national football team is not strong enough and there is a high probability of losing!"

Zhou Jing was a little angry, holding her little pink fist: "How can you say that, crow's mouth! Come on, national football team!"

People of this era are so innocent that they actually believe that the national football team can win.Of course, it is also because of the huge influence and overwhelming popularity of the World Cup.

A strange thought suddenly flashed through Chen Ran's mind: If one day he accomplishes a feat that no Asian player has ever accomplished and reaches a Grand Slam final, will the Ministry of Education issue a similar document?
At this time, the head teacher, Teacher Yu, crossed his arms and walked in with a gloomy expression.

The classroom, which was originally as lively as a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet and you could hear a needle drop.

Teacher Yu was obviously dissatisfied with the unexpected announcement from the school. If she had this time, it would be better to let her teach another test paper.

"Why are you arguing? Even if the national football team wins the World Cup, can you get extra points in the high school entrance examination?"

"Pay more attention to your academic performance!"

The students were silent and lowered their heads to do their homework.

Teacher Yu's expression softened a little and he continued: "I'll show you the competition, but you have to study hard for me first."

After speaking, she pulled up a stool on the podium and sat down, and began to review the students' homework.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Ran silently took out the "provincial athlete" certificate from his schoolbag and quietly walked to Teacher Yu.

"Teacher Yu, look at this... I shouldn't need to take the high school entrance examination, right?"

Teacher Yu was grading homework. When she heard Chen Ran's voice, she instinctively raised her head and glanced. Then the next second, she showed a look of extreme shock.

"This..." She was shocked not only by the certification of provincial athletes, but especially by the text on it: Ningzhou Youth Tennis Championship Champion.

tennis?What the hell?

For a junior high school mathematics teacher in a third-tier city, tennis is too far away from her.

Teacher Yu discovered the date in the lower right corner again. It happened yesterday.

"Chen Ran, did you win the prize in the Ningzhou competition yesterday?"

"The formal competition is jointly sponsored by the Chinese Tennis Association and Ningzhou Sports Bureau!" Chen Ran immediately emphasized, "Officially certified, no one can deceive anyone."

This is the championship of the province. That guy Jiang Jie started training early and late in the third year of junior high school, and he also won the No. 3 team award in the province.

Teacher Yu has been teaching all her life, but suddenly she felt that her brain was a little insufficient, because she had never heard of this picture in her life.

"So, our class has two places recommended to key high schools." Teacher Yu came back to her senses and held Chen Ran's certificate with trembling hands.

Chen Ran continued: "Teacher, do you need to go to the school leader to confirm?"

Teacher Yu came to his senses, took the certificate and replied, "I'm going to ask, after all, there is no precedent."

"Precedent?" Chen Ran asked doubtfully.

Teacher Yu explained: "Before, Dongzhou Middle School admitted several recommended students of provincial athletes, all of whom were on the track and field team. There is a track and field team in the high school, but there is no tennis team."

Key high schools will recruit sports students who do not meet the standards, not for charity, but also for profit, and they need to win in high school competitions.

But in the history of Dongzhou Middle School, there has never been a student with tennis talents admitted.

But from another perspective, the school regulations only mention provincial athletes and do not require specific sports. Let alone tennis, you have to recognize even curling.

Chen Ran felt that the fire was not enough, so he decided to add more fire. He took out Sun Jianye's business card from his pocket and said, "This is the deputy director of the Ningzhou Municipal Sports Bureau. He said he hopes I will join the provincial team for three years." Later, I represented Eastern Zhejiang Province in the National Games and brought glory to my hometown."

"Director Sun believes that after three years of hard training, I have a great chance of winning gold and silver at the National Games."

This business card cannot be faked, but when Sun Jianye asked Qian and Wan not to show his number to others easily, Chen Ran turned around and forgot about it.

After hearing this, Teacher Yu was in a daze for a while.

Dongzhou No. [-] Junior High School has never produced a player who can represent Eastern Zhejiang Province in the National Games in its history.

What a day it is today, shocking news comes one after another.

"Have you agreed?"

"I said at the time that I would think about it." Chen Ran said truthfully. After all, the other party might call to verify. "After all, such a big matter needs to be considered in the long term."

"Too."

"But...I'm personally quite tempted. If Dongzhou Middle School doesn't admit me, I'll have to go to a key high school in Ningzhou City. Anyway, it's just a name. As long as I join the provincial team, everything will be arranged by the organization!"

"The only regret is that the honors I will receive in the future will have nothing to do with my hometown school."

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(End of this chapter)