Chapter 1400: First place goes to Scholar Meng!
Shu Yu raised her eyebrows; it sounded like that candidate was quite good.
She couldn't help but glance at Meng Yunzheng beside her. Although he was wearing a veil, Shu Yu could still feel that he was smiling at her.
Once they reached the door of the private room, Shu Yu asked the waiter, "Your restaurant has a third-place candidate, and the manager is already offering special deals. Wouldn't the inns and restaurants where the second and first-place candidates are located be even more bustling?"
The waiter chuckled, "No, no, the second place winner is a local; he lives at home. As for the first place winner..."
Shu Yu suddenly felt a little nervous.
The shopkeeper chuckled, "The top-ranked scholar rented a courtyard to live in."
Shu Yu's eyes lit up when she heard that she was renting a courtyard. "I wonder what the chief scholar's name is."
"Meng Yunzheng, the scholar."
Shu Yu suddenly grabbed Meng Yunzheng's hand and abruptly turned her head to look at him.
It really was him; he was indeed the top scorer again.
The abbot of Dongqing Temple lowered his eyes to look at their clasped hands, then looked away and stepped into the private room first.
The waiter didn't notice anything unusual about them. Seeing that Shu Yu was interested in these things, he couldn't help but say a few more words.
"Young lady, you don't know, but there's a huge crowd gathered outside the courtyard where Scholar Meng lives. It's a pity, though, that Scholar Meng left the city early this morning, and nobody knows where he went. Isn't it strange that he went out of the city on such an important day? What could be more important than the results of the provincial examination? All those years of hard study, weren't they all for this moment?"
Shu Yu turned to look at Meng Yunzheng. What could be more important than the results of the academy exam? It was her own business.
A slight soreness touched the tip of her nose, and Shu Yu immediately pursed her lips.
The waiter continued, "But if we rent out Meng Xiucai's courtyard again in the future, the rent will definitely be twice as high as it is now. Tsk tsk, don't you think it would have been better if Young Master Meng had stayed at our restaurant back then? After Young Master Xun, who came in third place, passed the exam, our manager immediately waived his room and board fees for those days."
Shu Yu let out a sigh of relief. "Then maybe the landlord will waive the rent for the courtyard where Young Master Meng is staying?"
The waiter was taken aback, scratched his head, and said, "The young lady is right." But he was still unwilling to give up, so he added, "But if you stay at our restaurant, our manager might even give you some travel expenses."
The landlord of that small courtyard must be reluctant to part with it, after all, their restaurant is a business.
This time, Shu Yu didn't refute it. Anyway, she knew that A Yun was the top scorer, and that was enough for her.
Seeing that everyone was seated, the waiter quickly asked, "What would you gentlemen like to eat? Our restaurant has a few signature dishes that are quite good."
"No need, let's eat something light..."
Before Meng Yunzheng could finish speaking, the abbot of Dongqing Temple said, "Don't worry about me. Since today is a good day, we should celebrate. Let's order some big dishes."
Even so, Meng Yunzheng only ordered three main dishes, while the rest were relatively light.
The abbot of Dongqing Temple didn't say anything on the surface, but he was pleased with what he had done.
As soon as the guy left, Shu Yu immediately grabbed Meng Yunzheng's hand, "You really passed the exam, top scorer, one of the top three scholars."
"So happy?"
"Of course I'm happy."
"Then eat more later." Actually, compared to passing the exam with top honors, Meng Yunzheng was even happier to be reunited with her.
It's been almost half a year since they last saw each other.
Fortunately, these exams are finally over.
After the waiter served the dishes and left, Meng Yunzheng took off his veil.
(End of this chapter)
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