City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 672 - 0673: A Difference of Two or Three Thousand Points

Chapter 672: Chapter 0673: A Difference of Two or Three Thousand Points

The moonlight was exceptionally beautiful tonight. Ye Qiu, who hadn’t practiced the "Primordial Five Emperors Technique" for a few days, finally got to practice tonight.

The next day, Ye Qiu opened his eyes. It was past eight in the morning. He got up, dressed, and went downstairs to wash up. He didn’t see Ye Weidong and his wife or Ye Xue, nor did he see Liu Daqing and his wife. Ye Qiu figured they probably had gone to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

Did Liu Lingxiu go too?

He went upstairs to Liu Lingxiu’s room and knocked on the door. Liu Lingxiu answered the door, wearing a nightgown Ye Qiu had bought her. Through the thin fabric, he could see the lingerie he had also bought for her.

"Ye Qiu, what’s up?"

Liu Lingxiu yawned as she asked.

"Do you want to go out and play?"

"Sure, I do."

Liu Lingxiu thought Ye Qiu was really taking her out, so she hurried to wash up.

Ye Qiu went downstairs, thinking about Li Shen and Zhu Zhiming. The two of them had such low overall scores on their college entrance exams that they couldn’t even get into the most basic colleges.

But now, with Ye Qiu’s presence, things were different.

He had initially thought about asking Li Qianqian for help, but considering her and Li Zhiguo’s situation, he decided against it. He didn’t want to cause trouble for Li Zhiguo.

Ye Qiu quickly thought of Zhou Peng.

Even though Ye Qiu had a poor impression of Zhou Peng from the start, he knew that Zhou Peng was very good at handling people, especially when dealing with high officials and wealthy individuals.

Such a person wouldn’t cause him any trouble, so Ye Qiu decided to contact him.

He called Zhou Peng, who had just woken up and hadn’t gone to work at Jinling Hospital yet. Seeing Ye Qiu’s call, Zhou Peng eagerly asked, "Dr. Ye, what can I do for you?"

"Of course, there’s something I need from you."

Ye Qiu said.

Zhou Peng was relieved. He was worried when Ye Qiu didn’t contact him.

"Dr. Ye, what’s the matter?"

"I want to ask about Jinling University’s Independent Institute."

Zhou Peng initially thought Ye Qiu wanted to study there, but quickly realized that as the top scorer in Jiangnan Province, Ye Qiu didn’t need to attend that institute.

"I know the trustees there, what’s the issue?"

Modern independent institutes exist mainly to make money. Many students who couldn’t even get into second-tier colleges, or just scored enough for a vocational school, but have wealthy families, can directly attend.

Of course, the annual tuition fees for these independent institutes are very high, starting at twenty to thirty thousand, and going up to fifty to sixty thousand a year.

Jinling University’s Independent Institute, apart from using Jinling University’s name and collaborating with large enterprises to run the school, had a few trustees who were from Jinling University. However, the institute had no substantial connection with Jinling University.

Even the teachers and professors there were significantly different from those at Jinling University.

But for wealthy families in Jinling, if they couldn’t get their children into top universities like Jinling University, sending them to an independent institute under the name of a prestigious university was also good enough.

"I have two friends whose college entrance exam scores are very low, and they want to attend the Independent Institute. Can you find out what the requirements are?"

Ye Qiu asked.

Zhou Peng initially thought it was more serious, but it turned out to be just that.

It’s not uncommon. In elementary, middle, and high school, it’s common to get into prestigious schools through selection and sponsorship fees.

Universities, however, don’t have selection fees, and sponsorship fees are rarely heard of, but with money or connections, it’s easy to get in.

"Dr. Ye, I’ll handle this right away."

Zhou Peng said.

After hanging up, Liu Lingxiu had already washed up and taken a shower. She then came downstairs wearing a dress Ye Qiu had bought for her.

Chen Fang and Ye Xue had already prepared breakfast, so Ye Qiu and Liu Lingxiu went to the dining room to eat.

Just as they were finishing breakfast, Ye Qiu’s phone rang again. This time, it was Zhou Peng.

"Dr. Ye, I’ve gotten the information for you."

"How did it go?"

"If you use connections, it won’t cost a penny. If you don’t want to use connections, it might cost some money. But I can handle all that for you."

Given Ye Qiu’s relationship with Li Zhiguo and how much he had helped Zhou Peng make money, this amount of money and leveraging connections were trivial matters.

But Zhou Peng knew Ye Qiu didn’t want to bother Li Zhiguo, which was why he called him.

"I don’t want to use connections, just money. How much per person?"

"The initial offer was two to three thousand yuan for every point they are below the cut-off. How much are your friends below the line?"

These rules were unwritten. For third-tier universities, a few points below the cut-off can easily be solved, sometimes even without money. If there aren’t enough students, they might lower the threshold.

Considering Jinling University’s Independent Institute, the cut-off was about five hundred points last year. This year, it might be around four hundred ninety. But both Li Shen and Zhu Zhiming scored less than two hundred points, missing by over three hundred points. At two to three thousand per point, it would take hundreds of thousands to get them in.

"They’re about three hundred points below."

Zhou Peng realized Ye Qiu’s friends must have scored very poorly, missing by that much.

"I’ll get more details for you."

Zhou Peng said.

After hanging up, Liu Lingxiu curiously asked, "What do you mean by missing by three hundred points?"

"Li Shen and Zhu Zhiming, those two. I’m planning to get them into Jinling University’s Independent Institute. The dean said it’ll cost two to three thousand yuan per missing point."

"What?"

Liu Lingxiu was shocked, almost spitting out the milk she was drinking.

"Keep this to yourself. Don’t tell anyone."

Ye Qiu said.

He didn’t want Li Shen and Zhu Zhiming to know, fearing they would feel guilty. Given the situation, it would take at least sixty to seventy thousand yuan to get them in.

Many people might not earn that much even after graduating from a university.

"I know."

Liu Lingxiu replied.

After Ye Qiu finished breakfast and Liu Lingxiu cleaned up, Zhou Peng called back and said, "Dr. Ye, it’s about fifty thousand yuan per person, so one hundred thousand for both."

"Fine, I can pay now, but I need an official admission notice."