At this moment, Zou Hao once again felt extremely fortunate to be sitting in front of Jiang Fuyue. Not seeing it meant he could still comfort himself—stay calm, don’t panic. As for the others… well… The second question was algebra, with three sub-questions. It covered the triple-angle formula, triangle-related identities, and triangle inequalities—these were all fundamental topics. The first sub-question tested the second principle of mathematical induction. The second involved the mean inequality for n variables, Cauchy’s inequality, the rearrangement inequality, and their applications. The third sub-question was interesting—it delved into elementary number theory but cleverly avoided syllabus content, instead steering examinees toward knowledge of the Gauss function and Fermat’s Little Theorem. Jiang Fuyue took ten minutes, spending half the time on the third sub-question. The third question was solid geometry. It required strong spatial visualization skills, but the steps weren’t too complicated. She finished it in three minutes. The final question was plane analytic geometry, again with three sub-questions.
- Using a ruler, compass, and set square to construct a diagram as instructed—simple.
- Finding the area of a shaded triangular region.
- Using power of a point and the radical axis theorem to determine a conic section.
At this moment, Zou Hao once again felt extremely fortunate to be sitting in front of Jiang Fuyue.
Not seeing it meant he could still comfort himself—stay calm, don’t panic.
As for the others… well…
The second question was algebra, with three sub-questions.
It covered the triple-angle formula, triangle-related identities, and triangle inequalities—these were all fundamental topics.
The first sub-question tested the second principle of mathematical induction.
The second involved the mean inequality for n variables, Cauchy’s inequality, the rearrangement inequality, and their applications.
The third sub-question was interesting—it delved into elementary number theory but cleverly avoided syllabus content, instead steering examinees toward knowledge of the Gauss function and Fermat’s Little Theorem.
Jiang Fuyue took ten minutes, spending half the time on the third sub-question.
The third question was solid geometry.
It required strong spatial visualization skills, but the steps weren’t too complicated.
She finished it in three minutes.
The final question was plane analytic geometry, again with three sub-questions.
- Using a ruler, compass, and set square to construct a diagram as instructed—simple.
- Finding the area of a shaded triangular region.
- Using power of a point and the radical axis theorem to determine a conic section.
Apart from the calculations in the second and third sub-questions being slightly complex, there were no conceptual difficulties—it was all smooth sailing.
Jiang Fuyue completed it in five minutes.
Looking at it this way, the real challenge in the additional exam wasn’t in the last sub-question of the last problem but in the third sub-question of the second problem—out-of-syllabus content.
With that, all four questions were done. Including the time spent skimming the paper at the beginning, the total time was 25 minutes.
“Teacher, I’m done.”
Everyone: …
She’s here! She’s here! She’s bringing the dreaded early submission again!
Knock!
This time, there was no waiting in the resting area. Jiang Fuyue was escorted by an invigilator and left the major exam site at No. 72 High School.
Then, at the school gate, anxious teachers and parents witnessed the following scene—
A vast, empty campus, the locked iron gate, and a teacher leading a student from afar. As they approached, their figures and faces became clearer.
The gate opened. The student was sent outside while the teacher returned to the exam hall.
“H-How did she come out?”
“Isn’t the exam only halfway through?”
“Could she have been caught cheating and kicked out?”
“That’s unlikely. Cheating is a serious offense. Normally, cheaters are detained for investigation, exposed publicly, and their punishment announced. They wouldn’t just throw someone out like this.”
“If it’s not cheating, then… she must’ve finished early.”
“That’s way too early! Maybe she just gave up and submitted a blank paper?”
“…”
Some people always assume the worst of others, but there were also sharp-eyed individuals.
“Giving up? Don’t be ridiculous. Do you even know who she is? Think before you embarrass yourself.”
“Who is she? She looks familiar…”
“Jiang Fuyue! That genius from No. 1 High School! The one all over the internet!”
“Yeah! That’s her! She looks even better in person!”
“She definitely finished the exam and submitted it early.”
“…”
Jiang Fuyue ignored the discussions around her.
Xu Jing handed her a sports drink. “Here, replenish your energy.”
She accepted it without hesitation—she was indeed a little hungry.
“How was the difficulty?”
“Easy.”
Xu Jing: “…” He felt like he’d asked the wrong person.
“Is there a print shop nearby?”
Xu Jing: “Go straight and turn left. Why do you ask?”
Jiang Fuyue smirked. “For some side income.”
With that, she walked toward the print shop.
She handed two A4 sheets to the shop owner. “Please enlarge them to A3 size and print them like an exam paper.”
The owner nodded. “How many copies?”
Jiang Fuyue did some quick math. “Start with 100.”
“Original price is 1 yuan per copy, but since you’re printing in bulk, I’ll give you a 20% discount—80 cents each. Deal?”
“Deal. Do you have paper and a pen?”
The owner pulled out two A4 sheets from the machine. “Here, free of charge. The pens are on the table over there—help yourself.”
While the 100 exam copies were being printed, Jiang Fuyue used the materials at hand to write out the additional exam questions from memory.
There were only four questions, so she finished quickly and handed them to the owner. “Another 100 copies, please.”
The owner glanced at her curiously and chuckled. “Printing so many—are you selling them?”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow.
At 11:30 AM, with 40 minutes left in the exam, students who had finished early began trickling out.
Ling Xuan and Tan Jiaxu were among them.
Ling Xuan noticed the stack of papers by Jiang Fuyue’s feet. “What’s that?”
“Exam questions.”
“You wrote them out from memory?!”
“Mm.”
“And you’re planning to…?”
“Sell them.”
At 11:45 AM, Zou Hao exited the exam hall, grinning ear to ear. Before he could greet Xu Jing, Jiang Fuyue pulled him aside.
After a quick discussion, Zou Hao’s face lit up.
“Alright! I’m in!”
Then, everyone saw a boy dramatically unfold two A3 sheets and shout at the top of his lungs:
“Get your hands on the exact questions from today’s league exams! Only 10 yuan! Take them home and check your answers! Just 100 copies—first come, first served!”
The crowd erupted.
“What did he say?!”
“I-I think he’s selling the exact exam questions…”
“Is this real? Let me see…”
A few early-finishers rushed over. Zou Hao handed them a copy. “See for yourselves—aren’t these the real questions?”
“…They really are!”
“Where did you get these?”
“Don’t worry—legit source! Handwritten, not printed, see?”
Xu Jing was dumbfounded by his student’s business acumen.
“Zou Hao! What are you doing?!”
“Hehe… Teacher Xu, I’m providing a public service!”
Xu Jing: “?”
“Here, have a free copy, just for you.” Zou Hao handed one over with both hands.
Xu Jing frowned, skimmed it, and instantly recognized Jiang Fuyue’s handwriting. No wonder she asked about a print shop. But… was selling exam papers like this really okay?
Before he could wrap his head around it, Zou Hao was already dealing with buyers: “Three copies? Sure! That’s 30 yuan!”
“One copy? 10 yuan!”
“Don’t push! Line up! There’s enough for everyone!”
Xu Jing: “?”
At first, only students were buying. Then, even teachers couldn’t sit still.
With only 100 copies available, they tried to butter up Xu Jing:
“Old Xu, your student is really something!”
“Pfft,” Xu Jing waved it off. “It’s just a little trick.”
“C’mon, let me see that copy in your hand?”
Xu Jing handed it over. “Go ahead.”
“Is it really the original exam?”
Xu Jing frowned, feeling annoyed. “Do you think today’s students are so easily fooled? If it wasn’t real, would they be lining up to buy it?”
Ten yuan wasn’t much, but it could buy a bubble tea.
“True… Since we’re friends, why not give me a free copy?”
Xu Jing chuckled. “I had to beg for mine. I wouldn’t dare take more. Besides, they’re running a business—I can’t just take for free.”
“Come on, ten yuan is nothing for you, right? It’s less than your cigarette money!”
In the end, even the teachers paid.
By 12:10 PM, as the exam officially ended and students flooded out, Zou Hao had already sold 200 copies, earning 1,990 yuan.
After paying 160 yuan for printing, the net profit was 1,830 yuan.
“Yes! KTV money secured! Ahhh—!” He cheered.
Tan Jiaxu walked over. “What’s with the shouting? Teacher Xu is calling for assembly.”
“Oh, right.”
“Where’s Jiang Fuyue?”
“She left while I was selling.”
“She’s amazing, isn’t she?”
Zou Hao was momentarily stunned. “Huh? What do you mean?”
Absolutely peerless.
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