Chapter 224 Isn't this asking for humiliation?
"Young Master Jiayuan is different. Look at the other students, they're running around in a panic, and it seems they haven't written a single word." Lian Xin wanted to stretch her neck to look at Xiao Jiayuan, her eyes filled with excitement, and said, "Miss, Young Master Jiayuan will definitely get first place!"
"Stay calm." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the excited Lian Xin, the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise slightly, and said: "It would be a surprise if my brother didn't take first place."
Lianxin covered her mouth and laughed. The young lady said she was calm. In her opinion, if the young lady had a tail, it would probably be up to the sky.
The time of an incense stick is very short, and soon it is time to hand in the paper.
Mr. Jiang and others took each person's calligraphy paper and started grading on the spot with other gentlemen.
One by one, not only the students were nervous, but even the parents who were waiting for the results on the second floor were very anxious.
"Mom, don't worry. Our Jinglin is the best student in Qingyun Academy. Jinglin will definitely get first place!" The woman's voice was crisp and clear, and everyone on the second floor heard it.
"The results haven't come out yet. Isn't it too early to say that now?" Another woman said coldly. She stood up and said, "Lu Yarou, be careful. If your brother doesn't get first place, that would be really..."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." The woman shook her head and sighed, "That's really embarrassing."
"Lei Yan, you're a tomboy, what do you know?" Lu Yarou stood up, twisting her handkerchief, and looked at Lei Yan angrily, "As a grocery store owner, I'm afraid you can't even read a few words, right?"
"I'm a tomboy, and you're not much better now." Lei Yan put one foot on the stool, not caring at all about others calling her a tomboy. She looked at her and said, "Lu Yarou, look at yourself now. Do you think you look like a lady from a noble family?"
"You..." Lu Yarou was so angry that she wanted to step forward, but her mother pulled her back and said, "Yaro, what's the point of talking to this kind of vendor? Don't lower your status."
"Mom." Lu Yarou took a deep breath and said, "Mom, you are right."
"Mrs. Lu, what's wrong with vendors? They can raise children and support their families." Lei Yan crossed his arms and said meaningfully, "It's better than some people who eat with a bowl in hand and curse their mothers when they put it down."
"Lei Yan." When Mrs. Lu heard this, her eyes suddenly turned cold. She looked at Lei Yan as if she wanted to eat her alive.
"What? You want to fight?" Lei Yan rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to fight at any time.
"Mother." Lu Yarou quickly pulled Madam Lu, looking at the people around watching the excitement, she whispered: "Mother, your identity, please pay attention to your identity."
"Lei Yan should be the first." Mr. Xu's voice rang out.
Mr. Jiang objected, "Xiao Jiayuan's calligraphy has twenty more characters than Lei Yan's. Not a single character of his calligraphy is wrong. He should be number one!"
"Mr. Jiang, but he started writing from the end of the article. He didn't even write the beginning of the article." Mr. Xu retorted.
"The rules don't say we have to start writing the article," Mr. Jiang argued.
Finally, Mr. Jiang stood in front and said, "Now I announce that the third place in this book competition is Lu Jinglin from Qingyun Academy, the second place is Lei Yan from Huaixian Academy, and the first place is Xiao Jiayuan from Huaixian Academy."
"Good." Lei Yan clapped his hands and said in a shrill, thin voice, "Lei Yan, you're great!"
"Oh, Mrs. Lu, Miss Lu, I'm sorry. Our Lei Yan got the second place. Being a merchant is not that great, but I got one place higher than the young master of your Lu family." Lei Yan smiled proudly, and emphasized the pronunciation of "second place".
"Hmph, second place. People who don't know the situation would think it's first place. What's so great about it?" Lu Yarou said with a cold snort.
"It's nothing great, I'm just a little bit better than your brother." Lei Yan smiled brightly and ran downstairs holding up her skirt.
"Mom, why didn't Jinglin get first place? Did the people from Huaixian Academy do it on purpose? No, I have to go and check it out." Lu Yarou walked out directly.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at this scene thoughtfully. Lei Yanzhong and Madam Lu must have had a grudge against each other, right?
"Miss, the young master is so awesome, he really got first place!" Lianxin was happy and excited.
Xiao Jiuyue's thoughts were pulled back, and she smiled and said, "Not surprising at all."
Xiao Jiuyue and Lianxin went downstairs. As they approached, they heard Lu Yarou's voice: "How can the first place winner get first place by writing from the back to the front? No, my Jinglin's writing is so good, how can he not be first?"
"Jinglin's writing is obviously better than Lei's. He should be the first." Lu Yarou's voice was overbearing. Looking at the three calligraphy works hanging up, Lu Yarou still felt that her brother's writing was the best.
"Ms. Lu, this is the result of our two academies' joint discussion." Mr. Jiang said with a smile.
"Then this first place winner definitely can't win." Lu Yarou pointed at the first place winner and said, "How can this calligraphy, written from back to front, win first place?"
"The rules for calligraphy comparison are: more words, fewer typos, and better calligraphy." Mr. Jiang explained patiently.
Lu Yarou pointed at the calligraphy that was ranked first and said, "Then, who writes an article without starting from the beginning? Who starts from the end? I don't recognize this first place!"
"And the calligraphy of the second place winner is not as good as our Jinglin's. I think your judging is unfair!" Lu Yarou said loudly.
"Bah." Lei Yan stepped forward and stood in front of his brother Lei Yan, saying, "Your brother got third place, so that's unfair? Why, does it have to be fair for your brother to get first place?"
"My brother's writing is better than your brother's." Lu Yarou turned around and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, take a look and see if my brother's writing is better."
Lei Yan was furious: "The sir has already finished the evaluation, how can you still be talking nonsense here!"
"Professional matters should be left to professionals. Miss Lu, do you think that we, the parents present here, are more professional than the highly respected teachers in the academy?" Xiao Jiuyue's clear voice rang out. She stepped forward and asked, "Or do you think that Miss Lu thinks that her calligraphy appreciation is better than that of the teachers here?"
Xiao Jiuyue's words stopped Lu Yarou from refutation. She, she didn't dare to compare herself with the teachers in the academy!
There are several scholars among the gentlemen in the academy. If she really says that she is better than others, wouldn’t that be humiliating herself?
"Who are you?" Lu Yarou stared at Xiao Jiuyue. It was so hard for Cheng Fangjiao, who had suppressed her, to leave, so why did another annoying person come?
"I think she's right. Are you better than the master?" Lei Yan immediately agreed, saying, "A blacksmith must be strong himself!"
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