130, Provincial Examination Results

130, Provincial Examination Results

"Ming Fei! You..."

"I saw it. Hush, keep your voice down, there are so many people around."

Lu Mingfei quickly stopped Ye Zhuoran from calling out his name, otherwise he would be stared at by the people around him like last time, and he didn't want to be so high-profile.

Seeing his name on the list, he breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he had a high ranking on the last exam, it didn't guarantee he'd pass this time. Only with his name on the list could he be absolutely certain he'd have a ticket to the next exam. Otherwise, if he didn't pass, he'd have to wait two years to take the test again.

Given his family's current financial situation, they might not be able to support him in pursuing the scientific research many times. Therefore, it would be best if he could pass the exam successfully every time.

He had placed third in the provincial exam, not as high as his previous one. However, the place they placed in the exam wasn't too important to them; as long as they passed, it was fine.

Ye Zhuoran understood and lowered his voice this time. He turned to Zhang Lingxuan who was standing next to him and said, "Lingxuan, your name is over there."

"I saw it." Seeing his name on the list, Zhang Lingxuan also showed a relieved smile on his face, "You are on it too."

"Yes, yes, that's my name!" Ye Zhuoran also found his own name on the list.

However, his name was at the end of the list, tenth from the bottom.

Zhang Lingxuan's ranking was in the middle. Among the three of them, Lu Mingfei was still at the top.

Finally they found the name of their senior brother on the list.

After seeing that people they were familiar with and themselves were on the list, the three of them left the place where they were viewing the list and went outside.

After looking at the list this time, Lu Mingfei did not go back to the pancake shop directly. Instead, he went to the Ye family's teahouse with Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran to drink tea, and also talked about their plans and arrangements for the next exam.

Lu Mingfei looked at his two friends sitting in front of him and honestly expressed some of his inner thoughts, "I'm not too worried about your next exam, Lingxuan. But as for you, Zhuoran, if you don't have such good luck in the next exam, you will probably be eliminated."

"Then what should I do? I'm also worried that I won't be able to pass the exam next time. If I fail next time, I'll have to start over from the provincial exam the year after next." When he said this, Ye Zhuoran got a headache and collapsed just thinking about it.

Because if he fails the next academy examination, he will have to start over from the provincial examination the year after next, and his ranking in this provincial examination will be invalidated.

He had finally passed the prefectural exam this time, and as long as he passed the next academy exam, he would be able to obtain the status of a scholar. As long as he obtained the status of a scholar, he would be considered a scholar regardless of his status. Even if he did not continue to take the exam in the future or become an official, his status as a scholar would not be looked down upon. Even if he returned home to follow his father into business, it would be more convenient for him to travel.

However, if he couldn't even pass the exam to become a scholar, Ye Zhuoran felt that he would not be able to explain to his parents at home, and he would also feel unwilling to accept the outcome.

"Ming Fei, Ling Xuan, you have to help me." Ye Zhuoran knew he had no talent for studying. If it weren't for his two friends, he might not have passed the previous county exam, let alone this one.

"Zhuoran, you have a big problem. You get nervous easily when faced with important things, and when you get nervous, you tend to make mistakes." Lu Mingfei pointed out a major flaw of Ye Zhuoran. He had noticed this when they were studying in private school. Every time Ye Zhuoran took an exam, he would perform poorly, and he would often be scolded by his teacher.

He knew there were people like this: the more you scolded them, the worse their mentality would become. The next time they faced the same situation, they would still struggle because of their mentality. Such people needed more encouragement from others to build their confidence, and they would immediately score high on their next exam. In his previous life, in high school, he had a deskmate who was just like Ye Zhuoran.

So when facing Ye Zhuoran, he would never blame him too much. After all, he was not someone else's parent, and it was wrong to scold others.

"Zhuoran, you need to adjust your mindset. Don't get nervous every time you encounter something. Once you get nervous, your mind goes blank and you can't think of anything. If you think of it this way, it's just a test. We will encounter many "tests" of all sizes in our lives. This is just the smallest one. We must grit our teeth and pass these small tests. Only then will our lives be more open in the future and we can walk towards a broader path together."

"I understand the logic, but I just can't control myself..." Ye Zhuoran looked devastated. He would get nervous before even entering the examination room. Once he got in and sat down, it would take him a long time to get back into the state when he got the test paper.

By the time he found his state and started answering the questions, there was very little time left, so he wrote down the questions at the end in a hurry. The result is predictable.

He also knew that luck played a big role in his passing the first two exams.

"Zhuoran, let's talk about this question of yours later." Zhang Lingxuan glanced at Ye Zhuoran and discussed with Lu Mingfei: "Mingfei, I want to talk to the teacher. Zhuoran and I will not go to the private school for the next month. There is not much time left before the next college entrance examination. During this period, Zhuoran and I will come to your house every day and study with you. Is that okay with you?"

"If you still feel it's inconvenient to go to your house, I'll ask my family to arrange a separate yard for us."

"You can come to my house. My yard is big and I live in it alone. I can tell my family not to disturb us while we are studying, and they won't come." Ye Zhuoran also suggested.

"Just come to my house. You are used to it anyway. My family is not often at home during the day. You can come in the morning and go back in the afternoon. This way we can study together for a long time." Lu Mingfei didn't want to trouble Zhang Lingxuan's family too much, nor did he want to go to Ye Zhuoran's house.

Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran looked at each other and agreed.

After coming out of the teahouse, Lu Mingfei said goodbye to Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran, and went back to their stall.

As soon as he arrived, he saw his mother busy at the stall. He walked over and called out, "Mother."

"Ming Fei is back." Liu Sanniang's eyes lit up when she saw her eldest son coming. However, there were too many people at the stall at the moment, so she couldn't ask directly. She looked at her eldest son with a pair of sparkling eyes, waiting for him to tell her the good news.

Lu Mingfei smiled and nodded, which meant that it was passed.

Liu Sanniang immediately understood what her eldest son's nod meant, and a smile appeared on her face. She asked Ruyi and Xie Liuniang to look after the stall, and then she took her eldest son into the backyard of the pancake shop and asked him quietly, "Did it pass?"

"Well, I passed. I'm third this time." Lu Mingfei said.

"That's great!" Liu Sanniang happily grabbed her eldest son's hand. Looking at her eldest son, who was taller than her, her eyes were full of joy and pride. "When your father and your adoptive father come back from outside, tell them the good news."

"Let's go tell your stepmother now and make her happy too."

"Wait, mother, I have something to tell you."

"Hmm? What's up?"

Lu Mingfei told his mother that Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan would come to their house for the next month to study with him.

However, after listening to it, Liu Sanniang asked her eldest son with some concern: "Will they delay your studies if they come to our house every day?" Before, the two children only came back from the private school in the afternoon, came to their house to study with their children for a while, and then left.

But now the eldest son told him that two classmates came to their house to study all day.

Therefore, Liu Sanniang was a little worried that her eldest son would be affected in his studies because of studying with his classmates.

"Don't worry, mother, that won't happen. Don't I have a desk in my bedroom? I can let the two of them study in the study, and I will study at the desk in my bedroom. This way, with a wall between us, no one can affect anyone else, right?" Lu Mingfei is not a saint. If helping his classmates study affects his own studies and causes him to do poorly on the exam, he will definitely not let others drag him down.

However, he wasn't about to let the presence of too many people around him affect his own studies. After all, in his previous life, his classroom had dozens of people, and there were many students who didn't like to study, talking and making noise while others were studying. If he had been someone who couldn't concentrate on studying because of the noise, he wouldn't have been able to get into high school or college in his previous life.

So by the same logic, this time he will not be unable to concentrate on his studies just because there are two more people in the room.

"Oh, that's not bad." After hearing what her eldest son said, Liu Sanniang didn't know what to say.

Then the mother and son went together to tell Xu Yueniang the good news.

"That's great! I knew Mingfei would pass the exam this time. I went out and bought a chicken this morning. Let's kill the chicken today and celebrate for Mingfei." Xu Yue Niang knew that the results of the provincial exam would be announced today. She had already predicted that her adopted son would pass the exam and even bought the chicken.

"Sanniang, Mingfei, you guys should have dinner with us tonight. When Youtian and Qingfeng come back later, we'll tell them the good news."

"Okay." Liu Sanniang responded with a smile.

Seeing the two mothers celebrating for him passing the provincial exam, Lu Mingfei, the person involved, could not stop them and could only obey the mothers' arrangements.