Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Passing the Exam Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Passing the Exam The director nodded his head when he saw Yue Jiannan.
He habitually lectured, “Your brother has put a lot of effort into getting you in here, so you better not waste your time on campus. After all, every minute is precious.”
Yue Jiandong hastily replied with a smile, “Our Jiannan is a good kid. He’s been studying hard at home too. Director Miao, are we having the exam here?”
Director Miao took out three already-prepared test papers from the drawer.
“We’ll skip the other subjects for now, let’s just see your Chinese, mathematics, and political science.”
Director Miao pointed to a desk beside him, and Yue Jiannan hurriedly took the papers and sat down, frantically starting to answer the questions.
He felt a wave of relief in his heart, as he was quite familiar with these three subjects and wasn’t too scared.
What he feared most was a foreign language exam. Although his brother had brought back two English cassette tapes from the city and Yue Jiannan sometimes listened to them,
it was all gibberish sprinkled with a few words he knew. He couldn’t understand the meaning when strung together.
While Yue Jiannan was answering the questions, Yue Jiandong spoke in a hushed tone, taking out two books and a pen from a briefcase he had brought especially for today.
Director Miao was just about to say he didn’t accept gifts when he glanced at them and saw that they were newly translated foreign poetry collections from within the country, and the pen was a Parker.
The gifts might not have spoken of their value outright, but they had certainly reached the bottom of his heart.
He found himself unable to utter a word of refusal.
Yue Jiandong familiarly stated, “My younger brother will still be at school for half a year, and he has been physically weak since he was young. Please take care of him, Director Miao.”
Director Miao’s face was all smiles, “Don’t worry, I can tell at a glance that he’s a smart kid. I’ll definitely keep a closer eye on him.”
Yue Qingqing blinked at Yue Jiandong.
After a few years in business, Dad started to resemble Second Senior Brother with that fox-like demeanor.
On one side, Director Miao started to chat amiably with Yue Jiandong; on the other, Yue Jiannan continued writing furiously, oblivious to the world outside.
Yue Qingqing thought about it and quietly sat next to Yue Jiannan, watching him complete the exam.
She suddenly realized she could cheat.
Each time Yue Jiannan put down an answer, she could determine its correctness based on his aura.
However, Yue Qingqing had no intention of speaking up, as knowledge was something that needed a genuine foundation.
She could help her uncle now, but she couldn’t be by his side during the college entrance exam.
By the time Yue Jiannan finished the set of papers, Yue Qingqing already had a good idea of how he did.
Most of the answers were indeed correct.
Sure enough, upon seeing Yue Jiannan was actually competent, Director Miao’s smile seemed even more genuine as he reviewed the papers and marked each answer.
He wrote down a final score and looked up at Yue Jiandong.
“Not bad. Your brother has a solid foundation. It seems he really studied hard at home. It would be a pity to place him in class four, but the admission documents have already been approved, and switching classes now would be a bit troublesome.”
Yue Jiandong said excitedly, “There’s no trouble, Director Liao. We are already completely satisfied that my younger brother can attend the school.”
Yue Jiannan looked at his paper, his face showing frustration.
There were some questions he clearly knew but had neglected while answering the paper.
That really shouldn’t have happened!
Seeing the clock on the wall, Director Miao reminded, “You all must be hungry by now. You can go to the canteen on the east side for a meal, just buy the meal tickets directly at the counter.”
The Yue brothers thanked him repeatedly and left the office with Yue Qingqing.
“You did well, my boy. Keep it up.”
As they left, Yue Jiandong lightly punched Yue Jiannan in the chest, his excitement evident in his expression.
Yue Jiannan scratched his head, “Hehe, I am going to be a college student.”
“You go on to the canteen with Qingqing. I still have some things to do,” Yue Jiandong said.
Neither Yue Qingqing nor Yue Jiannan asked what he was going to do.
Seeing the bulging briefcase and his steps up the stairs,
they knew Yue Jiandong was probably going to give books and pens to the principal and other teachers again.
Yue Jiannan felt a sense of shame; for his education, his elder brother had truly spared no effort or expense.
If he did not study hard, he wouldn’t do justice to his brother’s painstaking efforts.