County Second High School took the end-of-term exams at the end of 1981 far more seriously than Li Ye had imagined.
Not only did County First High School and County Second High School set the questions jointly, the invigilators were also teachers from both schools working together, and even the exam venues had been swapped.
The Retake Classes from County Second High School went to classrooms at County First High School to take their exams, while those from County First High School came to County Second High School.
Even the exam papers were printed collectively, then sealed in bags and opened on the spot.
It was said that this had been the "clever suggestion" of a teacher from County First High School.
Because in previous years, students at both schools had performed poorly due to psychological pressure, they tried to simulate the solemn atmosphere of the college entrance examination as much as possible, which would help strengthen the students' mental resilience.
It was only because that would have been too troublesome that they had not gone as far as scrambling the classes and seating everyone at individual desks like the college entrance examination.
Li Ye was not sure how effective this arrangement was, but students nowadays truly had rather average emotional regulation.
The moment the papers were handed out, Li Ye noticed several classmates breaking out in sweat, their fountain pens trembling slightly in their hands.
Innocent children, none of them had suffered society's beatings! Back when I lost twenty-three matches in a row, my fingers had still been as steady as an old dog's.
Li Ye smoothed out his paper. His fountain pen swept across the page, precise strokes weaving into correct answers, calm and grand as an old—pah~
Mathematics was the first subject that day. Li Ye did