Ruan Yu thought for a while and then shook her head: "It's not too difficult, but the essay topic is a bit political, and I don't have enough current affairs material."
She couldn't use the current events materials she had accumulated while preparing for the college entrance examination. She could only cite classical texts to ensure that she wouldn't make mistakes, but not to guarantee that they would be original.
"It's okay. When school starts and we're reviewing, the Chinese teacher will specifically teach you how to accumulate material for these kinds of argumentative essays, and will also send out current events materials from time to time," Wen Yun quickly reassured her. "So... besides the essay, are there any other questions that you found particularly difficult?"
This time, Ruan Yu shook her head without hesitation: "No, everything went very smoothly."
Apart from the essay, the other questions were easy points for her, questions she had practiced countless times. They were indeed only used to assess the difficulty level of transfer students.
Wen Yun was actually a little skeptical, but she immediately smiled and said, "That's good. I think you're in great shape right now. Keep it up and don't be nervous!"
She held up her coconut latte and said with a smile, "Wishing Xiaoyu all the best in her next two exams!"
"A smooth and successful start!" Lin Qiqi also raised her iced Americano and said in a very exaggerated tone, "Cheers!"
Ruan Yu hurriedly handed over coffee cups, gently touching them together, and felt a warmth in her heart.
Chapter 10
The afternoon exams didn't start until 1 p.m., so after lunch, Wen Yun simply took Ruan Yu to the school's book cafe.
“It’s quiet here, a good place to relax. You can sit here all day with a cup of coffee or a plate of snacks.” Standing at the door, she introduced to Ruan Yu, “After school starts, you can come here to study.”
"Look, that's the library over there. It has everything from study guides to the latest novels and comics!" Lin Qiqi pointed to a corner and added, "Our school doesn't prohibit students from reading these things, just don't get too involved yourself."
Ruan Yu had passed by this bookstore and cafe many times in her past life, but had never gone inside.
At that time, she knew that her foundation was weak and she couldn't keep up with the class's review progress, so she made the most of every minute to do practice problems and didn't have time to sit in such a leisure place.
Today, she originally planned to find an empty classroom to study after dinner, but unexpectedly, Wen Yun and Lin Qiqi came here, one on each side of her.
She looked inside curiously and noticed that the clock on the wall above the cashier had just struck twelve. After hesitating for a few seconds, she went inside with the two of them.
While Lin Qiqi was showing Ruan Yu the borrowing bookshelf, Wen Yun went to buy her a takeaway pack of three-color cookies.
Ruan Yu was startled and subconsciously declined, "No, I had a very full lunch..."
"Home," Wen Yun reminded her, "We finished lunch just before noon, so there's a six-hour gap!"
"Take it. Whether you get hungry or not, having food reserves gives you confidence, right?" Lin Qiqi also advised.
Having said all that, Ruan Yu knew that refusing would only embarrass Wen Yun, so she carefully took the food bag, put it in her backpack, and casually took out a set of math practice papers.
Knowing that she had two exams in the afternoon, Wen Yun and Lin Qiqi did not disturb her studying and even moved to a distance away.
"If you get sleepy, you can lie down for a while. We'll wake you up when there are about twenty minutes left before the exam," Wen Yun reminded her before leaving.
After sitting down with her in a more distant spot, Lin Qiqi kept glancing at Ruan Yu.
"Putting everything else aside, just looking at her dedication to the entrance exam, I think she must be the kind of well-behaved student that teachers love most," Lin Qiqi commented softly.
Wen Yun was both amused and exasperated, but she didn't forget to seize the opportunity to bring up old grievances: "Now you know where you went wrong, right?"
"I have deeply realized my mistake!" Lin Qiqi immediately looked remorseful. "No wonder you, who are usually so good-tempered, would get angry at me like that!"
After carefully observing Ruan Yu, who was engrossed in her work, she said, "However, she still looks like a country bumpkin... a country bumpkin. Those superficial people in the class will definitely make fun of her because of that, mainly because her skin is a bit dark. If she doesn't mind taking care of herself, she should start now."
Listening to her speak so eloquently, Wen Yun couldn't help but tease her: "We've only known each other for a short time, how come you're more interested than me?"
"I was just thinking about reflecting on my actions and making amends, after all, I said so many bad things about her behind her back," Lin Qiqi said apologetically. "Besides, I think she has a great face shape and bone structure, she's got the makings of a beauty, it would be such a waste not to take good care of herself!"
"This little devil has quite a good eye," Wen Yun thought to herself.
In the original story, the protagonist is indeed a "dusty" little beauty. Since arriving at the Wen family, in order not to be disliked by her family, she has asked the housekeeper for a lot of practical knowledge about facial care and body shaping.
Even though she endured a lot of ridicule from the housekeeper, she persevered and, six months later, became the new campus belle on the Langying school forum.
...As a result, Lin Qiqi and her vicious sisterhood spread rumors about her, creating a whole bunch of "ex-boyfriends" who coveted her beauty but were actually in love with her but could not have her, and only dared to follow the trend and post to smear her.
Thinking of this, Wen Yun couldn't help but glance at Lin Qiqi, who was looking down at her phone, with a resentful look.
Lin Qiqi shivered under her gaze and looked up blankly.
“I’ll talk to Xiaoyu about it.” Wen Yun looked away, picked up a magazine and started flipping through it, continuing the conversation, “But Xiaoyu has never done any skincare before. If she’s unwilling, do you remember what you promised me?”
"Of course!" Lin Qiqi nodded immediately. "I promise I won't let Xiaoyu hear any of those gossips!"
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At 12:40, Wen Yun put the magazine back and got up to walk towards Ruan Yu, who was engrossed in solving a problem.
"It's time to go to the exam," she reminded him softly. "See you at the usual place later?"
Ruan Yu thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, the break time is too short. I want to go straight to the English exam room and review some more."
Wen Yun respected the protagonist's wishes and nodded upon hearing this, "Then take care of yourself and do your best."
After seeing Ruan Yu off, Wen Yun belatedly realized a problem.
Is the protagonist being too nervous? This doesn't seem like he's taking an entrance exam; it's more like he's taking the college entrance exam.
But perhaps that's just the attitude of a top student; the original text also mentions that the protagonist takes every exam seriously.
Not long after Ruan Yu left, Lin Qiqi couldn't sit still any longer and asked Wen Yun impatiently, "Yunyun, when are we going to find the teacher?"
"Let's go now." Wen Yun closed the magazine and stood up. "The results should be out by now."
The entrance exam results are approved immediately and very quickly. As long as the candidate has a need, they can find out their results within half an hour after the exam.
On the way to the grade-level office last year, Lin Qiqi said, "Actually, I asked the homeroom teacher. The person in charge of grading the Chinese test papers is Teacher Mo, and she is also the proctor... She's the 'old godmother' who taught us in the second year of high school!"
Wen Yun did have some impression of her. This Chinese teacher, known as the "Old Godmother," was very strict. During class, she would often look around the classroom with sharp eyes. Her voice was neither loud nor shrill, but her words were particularly venomous. She would scold people with sharp and to-the-point remarks. Even the most mischievous students were afraid of her.
So she casually replied, "Then the assessment of this exam results will definitely be fair and just."
“I think so too!” Lin Qiqi nodded quickly.
Wen Yun had scouted the location in the morning. Since it was still summer vacation, there was only one young teacher operating the computer in the grade office at that time.
However, when she and Lin Qiqi reached the floor where the grade office was located, they heard the voices of several teachers:
"This transfer student in Ms. Sun's class is amazing! He answered the questions perfectly, and his handwriting is beautiful! I've never seen a student who just entered their senior year of high school produce such a perfect test paper!"
"Her report card looked unremarkable, who knew she did so well!"
"Could it be that they cheated?"
"That's not the case. Teacher Mo personally proctored the exam."
Which school did you transfer from?
"The top student from that high school in the suburbs can only rank in the top fifty in our school."
"...Are the teachers talking about Xiaoyu?" Lin Qiqi didn't dare to go over and asked Wen Yun in a low voice, "The information matches up perfectly."
Wen Yun was also dumbfounded; this scene wasn't in the original story at all!
"Just ask around." She grabbed Lin Qiqi, who was still hesitating, and immediately put on a corporate grin, striding into the office. "Report."
Most of the students at Langying are not ordinary people, let alone Wen Yun and Lin Qiqi, who are from wealthy families with excellent grades. As soon as they entered, the first teacher to see them immediately put on a smile.
"Miss Wen and Miss Lin, what brings you here? Please, have a seat!"
"Teacher, have the results for the first exam of the entrance exam been released yet?" Wen Yun asked proactively. "I'd like to inquire about Ruan Yu's Chinese score."
She specifically emphasized "our family," and all the teachers present understood immediately; an answer sheet was quickly passed to her.
After taking the answer sheet, Wen Yun first looked at her score. A bright red "137" surprised her greatly, and she almost lost her composure.
Even knowing that the entrance exam wasn't particularly difficult, it was still an exam from an elite school like Langying! And it was Chinese, a subject with a very high degree of flexibility in scoring!
She subconsciously looked at the answer section.
She got full marks on the multiple-choice questions, memorization questions, and essay questions. The answer areas for modern and classical Chinese reading comprehension were filled to the brim. Her neat and resilient handwriting was pleasing to the eye. Then she looked at the densely packed points for each sub-question and finally saw the essay that was graded 50 points.
Wen Yun was somewhat dazed. She pinched herself to calm down, then glanced at the entire answer sheet again, looking confused.
If you were to point out the suspicious aspect of the protagonist's exam paper, it would be that it was too outstanding, so outstanding that she felt like she was dreaming.
She had just read the rest of the story this morning about the protagonist's entrance exam results.
Although the original text did not mention specific numbers, it included a scene where Wen's mother subtly reminded the protagonist to "work harder in his academic subjects, otherwise he would fall behind." Furthermore, Wen's mother did not specifically encourage any particular subject's performance, suggesting that the overall results were not very good.
Moreover, the highest score the protagonist ever achieved in Chinese was only 122 points.
Although Wen Yun knew that the protagonist would maintain his advantage in Chinese language through his own efforts, it was only the beginning of the story, and the protagonist had not yet started to catch up with the teaching progress of Langying School, yet he was able to perform exceptionally well and score 137 points... was that really possible?
A note from the author:
Wen Yun: I'm starting to suspect the possibility that the protagonist was switched.jpg
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Chapter 11
Ruan Yu's Chinese score was so outstanding that even Lin Qiqi, who came over to look at the score, was quite shocked and blurted out, "If this were her score on the college entrance exam, Xiao Yu might get the top score in that subject!"
Upon hearing this, several senior teachers in the office burst into laughter.
“It’s not that bad. Every year there are students who score over 140.” Teacher Mo, who was in charge of proctoring and grading, said this, but gave Wen Yun a kind smile. “I heard that this child is staying at your house temporarily. If she has any difficulties with Chinese language, she can come here to find me.”
Wen Yun then came to her senses and quickly nodded, "Thank you! I will convey this to Xiaoyu truthfully!"
After walking out of the office, Lin Qiqi held back for a while before excitedly telling Wen Yun, "137 points!!"
"Yes! 137 points!" Wen Yun exclaimed, "It's all in Chinese!"
Something just doesn't seem right!
Lin Qiqi continued to chatter: "I'm already looking forward to Xiaoyu's math and English scores! If she can get such a high score in Chinese, her comprehension skills must be pretty good!"
"Thanks for your kind words!" Wen Yun replied perfunctorily, then directly asked the system, "Is the protagonist also bound to the system?"
"No system was detected that the protagonist is carrying or bound to any system," the system said.
"Really?" Wen Yun asked, half-believing. "Then how could she have done so well on the exam? Could she have been hiding her talents all along?"