Zhao Qianci never expected that his exam would go so smoothly, except for the hot weather.

As for constantly eating, isn't that promoting the spirit of not wasting food? Although the family lived in the backyard of the prefectural government office, it didn't stop them from shopping.

Especially little Duan Chongrui, ever since he ate noodles there, he's been running to the park to eat whenever he has a spare moment.

One or two meals a day is fine, but if it's been three meals a day, Madam Duan really can't save face.

So, as payment for providing food to the Zhao family every day, Duan Chongrui naturally ate every meal without fail.

To ensure the students ate clean and hygienic food, Zhao Qingyan and Huang prepared a wide variety of dishes.

Easy-to-store anhydrous honey cake, rice balls that can be eaten cold, beef jerky, pork jerky, fried meat sauce, washed cucumbers, tomatoes, apples and bananas, etc.

Although they are all ordinary foods, they ensure nutrition and allow us to replenish water by eating vegetables and fruits.

Zhao Qianci thought that since he had brought a lot of food, he wouldn't need to take it all out after he finished eating, as it would be too much trouble.

So after finishing the questions and handing in the paper, with nothing to do, I decided to eat.

While he was leisurely eating, the nearby test takers were under increasing pressure.

What's going on? I was still writing furiously when I heard someone else taking a bite of an apple.

After writing a few more words, the person started munching on something, and it tasted pretty good.

Wouldn't this be considered a form of harassment?

Because of the earthquake, some timid students tried to hire a car to go home when traffic was smooth, and some even took their classmates who came with them.

I thought the provincial examination had been delayed and might be canceled this year, but the late-arriving academic official still insisted on presiding over the examination.

To prevent exam questions from other states from being leaked, the questions were created on short notice, and most of them revolved around natural disasters.

Compared to the previously set questions, the impromptu questions were indeed much more difficult.

When Zhao Qianci received the topic, he was so happy that his eyebrows practically flew off his face. This was the topic that his family discussed the most when they had nothing to do.

Zhao Qingyan has given a lot of popular science education on how to deal with various disasters, especially emphasizing that a major disaster can be followed by a major epidemic.

Prevention is key.

The Zhao family, in particular, is more hygienic than many people today, so many common sense rules are ingrained in their bones.

How can I not answer this question quickly?

That was practically effortless for them. As for the other four candidates from the Zhao family, their answers were also quite good.

The main difference between his work and Zhao Qianci's lies in their literary style.

There's no way to compare them; after all, they started school decades earlier, and they're top students.

These newbies, go to the side.

After the first exam, Huang and Zhao Qingyan eagerly awaited the results.

Zhao Qianci came out with her belly bulging.

When Huang Shi and Zhao Qingyan first saw Zhao Qianci's appearance, they were terrified.

"No, what's wrong with you? Why is your stomach bulging? Is it bloated?"

They must have eaten something bad these past few days. Let's go, let's hurry to the pharmacy first.

"I'm nervous," Huang said.

Zhao Qianci quickly stopped and pulled Huang Shi back.

"Don't worry, I just ate too much. Didn't you see I ate all the food in the basket?"

Huang was stunned for a moment.

"So what if you ate it? It was brought for you to eat in the first place."

Then Huang's eyes widened; she looked at the old man, then at her belly.

"You ate it all? You ate so much stuff?"

Are you really not afraid of stuffing yourself to death? You're really stirring up trouble. Did you encounter anything strange this time?

Zhao Qianci was incredibly proud.

"Of course nothing happened, everything went smoothly like never before, otherwise I wouldn't have had so much free time to eat."

It feels so good! I've discovered something fun: when everyone else is working hard, you're just going through the motions. It's so satisfying.

While I was eating, I could clearly hear the test-taker next to me swallowing hard. Wasn't that hilarious?

The "happiness" Zhao Qianci described was actually a rather lewd laugh.

The Zhao family members exclaimed, "So this is what kind of father (grandfather) you are!"

"This old man seems rather wicked. Doesn't he fear getting himself sacked?" Zhao Qingyan thought to herself.

It's true that good things don't come true, but bad things do.

Just as Zhao Qingyan was thinking this, several examinees came running up from behind, panting.

"Old man, wait a moment."

This was the first time the Zhao family had ever been stopped by a group of scholars.

After all, the people who had previously blocked their house were nothing but robbers.

"Are you looking for me?" Zhao Qianci asked, pointing to his own nose.

The young man in the blue shirt clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"I am Wu Heping from Qingfeng County. I am stopping you, sir, for no other reason than to earnestly request that you stop eating so incessantly."

Do you know how annoying it is when you're trying to concentrate on answering questions, the smells and chewing sounds that occasionally waft into your nose are so annoying that they make it impossible for you to focus?

Therefore, I apologize for disturbing you.

This is incredibly awkward, so embarrassing.

Just moments before, Zhao Qianci was recounting his own shameful deeds, and then someone came knocking on his door. This was a first for him; it just goes to show you can't get carried away.

The Zhao family traveled by carriage today. After the exam, they don't plan to go back to the prefectural government office to stay in tents, as it's really inconvenient.

All the inns have resumed normal operations. Huang and Zhao Qingyan found the closest restaurant to the examination hall yesterday and booked four extra rooms for the examinees.

Because the Zhao family stayed in a tent in the prefect's backyard for about ten days, the prefect and the Zhao family became quite familiar with each other.

I learned some basic information about the Zhao family from Madam Duan, and I specifically asked the patrolling constables about the Zhao family's examination results.

The yamen runner in charge of inspecting Zhao Qianci's residence relayed everything he had seen to Lord Duan.

"Are you sure that old man does nothing but eat and sleep? Did he answer the questions?" Lord Duan asked curiously.

"Of course he answered. After the test papers were handed out, he seemed to start writing after checking them, and he finished yesterday's questions in one morning."

"The rest of the time seemed to consist of nothing but eating, sleeping, and sprinkling medicine powder," the constable replied.

Lord Duan couldn't help but laugh when he imagined the scene.

"So she's a foodie after all. No wonder all the food at their restaurant is so delicious."

As if he had found the standard answer, Lord Duan returned to the back office for his meal.

To my surprise, my son was sitting at our dining table waiting for his meal.

He was a little disappointed to learn that the Zhao family had moved out of the back garden of the prefectural government office, since his son could bring back some delicious food every day when he went there to freeload.

The taste was absolutely amazing.