"I'm going crazy! How am I supposed to do this math problem? How do I pronounce this word? Oh my god, I don't want to live anymore!!!"
In the Jiang family's large garden, Yue Jiu Nian was sitting alone in the pavilion, doing practice questions and reviewing her studies. She felt like she was going crazy. She looked at these books every day, but she couldn't understand a single question. She felt like she didn't want to live anymore.
At this moment, the maid brought Yue Jiu Nian a plate of sliced fruit: "Third Miss, this is fruit that Madam asked me to bring to you."
Yue Jiu Nian turned her head and glanced at it, and knew that Huang Qing had asked the aunt to deliver it. She nodded and said, "Yes, thank you, you can put it down now."
The aunt left after putting down the fruit. Yue Jiu Nian picked up a small, delicate fork, speared a small piece of apple, put it in her mouth, and chewed: "Hmm, not bad, it's quite sweet."
The sweet and refreshing taste of the apple immediately improved Yue Jiu Nian's mood, so she ate several pieces of apple in a row.
After the last test, the teachers were asked to review the papers on their own for a few days because they needed to grade them. The students were free to choose where to review: at home or at school. This democratic approach allowed the students to choose for themselves. Yue Jiu Nian was one of the students who chose to study at home.
After Yue Jiu Nian finished eating the apples in the fruit platter, she started eating pears, then grapes, and when the grapes were gone, she ate watermelon. She ate non-stop, completely ignoring the review materials placed next to her.
"Sis~ I've come to study with you."
Suddenly, Yue Jiu Nian heard a very familiar voice. She didn't need to turn around to know who was calling her "sister," because in the Jiang family, apart from Liu Zhan, that silly boy, who would chase after her and call her "sister," no one else would call her that.
"Hey Xiao Zhan, what brings you here again? Weren't you supposed to be at school studying?"
Because Yue Jiunian remembered that Liu Zhan had chosen to go back to school to study, she didn't quite understand why he would come to the Jiang family.
Liu Zhan's voice arrived before he did. He called out "Sister Yue Jiu Nian" from afar, then ran over with his schoolbag in his arms, grinning and saying, "Hehe~ Sister, I don't want to go back to school to study anymore. I want to study with you."
"Study with me? Why?" Yue Jiu Nian was speechless. What was the point of studying with an illiterate woman like her?
Liu Zhan took all the books out of his schoolbag and filled the table in the pavilion. He said, "Hey, sister, don't you have a lot of questions you don't know how to answer? I can teach you. Don't worry, I know most of them. You can ask me anything you don't understand."
Yue Jiu Nian smiled when she saw his confident look. She nodded and said, "Alright, come if you want. If you like it, that's fine. But you don't need to explain the problems to me."
"Why? Have you already finished reviewing?" Liu Zhan asked, holding his pen, puzzled.
Yue Jiu Nian continued eating her fruit, and gestured for Liu Zhan to eat with her as well. She said, "Want some? I've not finished reviewing everything, I'm just planning to give up on myself."
"What does 'giving up on yourself' mean?" Liu Zhan reached for a grape that Yue Jiu Nian had overlooked and started eating it. As he ate, he suddenly realized something and looked shocked. "Oh, I get it, sis, you're not thinking of skipping the exam, are you?"
Yue Jiu Nian gave him a look that said, "You're so smart," and said, "That's right, you guessed it."
Liu Zhan was utterly shocked. He swallowed the seedless grape in his mouth, skin and all, in a few gulps: "Sis, are you serious? Why are you giving up the college entrance exam? Is this really the right thing to do?"
Yue Jiu Nian reached out and flipped through the review materials in front of her, looking nonchalant yet determined, and said, "Hey, Xiao Zhan, actually, going to school is useless for someone like me, because I'm going to be a chivalrous master who upholds justice and acts on behalf of heaven, so... hehe, you know what I mean."
Liu Zhan had been wondering why Yue Jiu Nian wanted to give up the college entrance exam, but now that he heard it, he immediately understood. He said with a look of sudden realization, "Oh, I see. But if you don't take the exam, my uncle and aunt will probably disagree."
Yue Jiu Nian has actually been able to persevere until today because of Jiang Hu. Jiang Hu cares a lot about his daughter Jiang Nian, so she is just holding on for Jiang Nian.
However, this replacement won't last long, because I will leave sooner or later, so I'm making preparations in advance.
Yue Jiu said, "Yeah, I know that. I didn't say I was going to give up. I'll still take the exam. But look at my grades, they're so bad. I don't know anything. So even if I try my best, I definitely won't pass. So why should I study so hard?"
"Oh, okay, hey sis, why are you suffering so much?"
Liu Zhan looked at Yue Jiunian with a very sympathetic expression, which made Yue Jiunian roll her eyes: "What's so sad about it? Okay, you go do your questions and don't mind me. I'm going to watch some videos first."
Having made up her mind to give up on herself, Yue Jiu Nian didn't care what would happen if she failed the exam. She took out her phone, put on her headphones, and continued eating fruit while watching videos. Liu Zhan was extremely envious of her carefree appearance.
However, no matter how envious Liu Zhan was, he dared not follow his cousin's example, because if he did not do well on the exam, he would definitely be "double-beaten" by his parents.
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