"Wen Ting! Amazing! You're incredible! 691 points—that's enough to get into Tsinghua or Peking University!" Li Bin clapped excitedly, laughing. "That's insane! Back when I took the college entrance exam, I barely got over 500 points. You've outscored me by over a hundred! Is this what a top student's like?"
Such an unbelievable score was beyond comprehension for a slacker like Li Bin.
Having gone through the college entrance exam himself, he knew how impressive this was and couldn't help but envy Wen Ting. But seeing her face full of disappointment and frustration, Li Bin was momentarily thrown off.
Is this the difference between a top student and a slacker?
691 points, and she's still disappointed? Not satisfied? If he'd scored this high, he'd probably be too excited to sleep for days.
"It's so far from my goal. With this score, I can only get into Zhejiang University," Wen Ting said, shaking her head dejectedly.
"Zhejiang University's great too! It's close to home, and it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big one. It's not that far off from Tsinghua or Peking. If you want to go to Zhejiang, I totally support you," Li Bin said with a smile, patting Wen Ting's head. In his good mood, his urge to harass her faded. "Come on, Wen Ting, let's hit the shops. Tell me what you want—your brother-in-law's treating you today! Anything you want!"
Li Bin grabbed Wen Ting's hand, smiling indulgently.
Seeing Li Bin genuinely thrilled for her, Wen Ting's fear and wariness eased a bit. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn't pull her hand away, just lowered her head and mumbled a soft "Mm."
Li Bin led Wen Ting to the car, chuckling as he glanced at her. "Wen Ting, you did so well this time. What gift do you want? I'll buy it for you right now."
"Oh no, no need, brother-in-law. I…" Wen Ting was caught off guard by Li Bin's enthusiasm. After his earlier intimidation, she now felt a bit of awe toward him.
Before, with her mother Shen Han's protection, Wen Ting had been fearless, acting recklessly and never taking her "loser" brother-in-law seriously.
But now, with Shen Han firmly in Li Bin's corner, Wen Ting was starting to fear this brother-in-law.
Li Bin started the car, smiling as he glanced at Wen Ting. He knew what she liked, of course. With her interests in mind, he already had a plan.
"Fine, I'll just pick something for you then. Don't blame me if you don't like it."
Li Bin drove straight to a phone store. Checking the time, it was already 8:30 a.m., and the graduation ceremony was about to start. Running short on time, he hopped out of the car and dashed into the store, saying to the clerk, "Got any iPhone 12 Pro Max in stock?"
The clerk was momentarily stunned by Li Bin's rushed entrance. Hearing he wanted an iPhone 12, and the top model no less, she eagerly smiled and said, "Yes, yes! We have them in stock! What storage size do you want? What color?"
Li Bin casually glanced around, pointing at a white iPhone 12. "That white one. Biggest storage possible. How much?"
The clerk was thrown off again by his bluntness, eyeing his outfit curiously before saying, "The biggest is 256GB. We have a promotion right now. If you top up—"
"No promotions, just tell me the price. Grab one quick—I'm in a hurry," Li Bin said, glancing at his watch impatiently.
"Oh, it's 10,099 yuan. If you want a discount, I can—" The clerk, flustered by Li Bin's attitude, quickly quoted the price.
"Fine, pack it up now." Li Bin pulled out his phone, scanned the store's QR code, and transferred 10,100 yuan.
"Alipay received: 10,100 yuan." As the store's payment alert rang out, the clerk was stunned again. In her four or five years running the phone store, she'd never seen someone buy an iPhone like this—especially the top-tier model.
Over ten thousand yuan, and he just paid without asking anything?
All her prepared haggling spiel went unused. "Alright, alright! I'll pack it up right away!"
With the boxed iPhone in hand, Li Bin rushed back to the car, slid into the driver's seat, and handed the phone to Wen Ting. "I know you love gaming, and that hand-me-down phone from your sister isn't great for PUBG. I got you a new one. Hope you like it."