With a sense of growing anxiety, Zhang Mei took out the phone book and, her fingers trembling slightly, dialed the number of the homeroom teacher.
"Hello, Teacher Gao, it's me, Zhang Mei. I was hoping you could help me check Lin Miao's exam results. I'd like to prepare myself, you know."
On the other end of the line, Teacher Gao, exhausted and still furious from a sleepless night, answered with a sharp edge in her voice. She had received the news late last night and it had kept her up, seething.
When she heard Zhang Mei's voice, she could barely contain her frustration. She regretted ever listening to Zhang Mei's nonsense, which had led to Lin Miao taking the spot meant for Gu Zi.
"Why are you asking about a score that's barely enough to get into university? You think your child is a top scorer or something? Just follow the rules and check the results at the school like everyone else. Honestly," she snapped, before hanging up abruptly, not even giving Zhang Mei a chance to reply.
