The results arrived two weeks after the exam.
Reading: 30. Listening: 30. Speaking: 29. Writing: 29. 118 marks total.
I didn't get full marks?
1 mark off for writing is understandable but speaking…
Lu Zhou was curious about what made him lose that 1 mark for the speaking session.
However, it did not matter that much, as a 118 TOEFL was already insanely high given that most universities required only 100. If he wanted to study abroad for his master's, he could definitely use this as a qualification.
The day after he received the transcript from TOEFL, Lu Zhou received an email from the embassy to inform him to go sign a contract.
Lu Zhou sat on the train to Shanghai with his identification documents.
Speaking of which, it was his first time going to Shanghai.
He booked a hotel room near the embassy and stayed the night.
The next morning, Lu Zhou took his documents and went to the embassy.
