"It's all because she's a relative and has a strong background. Nobody wants to go head-to-head with her." Yang Tao kicked the chair leg several times in frustration: "There are plenty of rich and powerful kids in university, but who wants to have a falling out with the principal over such a small matter?"
“I heard that several girls in the department have been advised by their parents to just bear with it,” Jin Yaya nodded in agreement.
"So that's how it is."
Zhen Tian nodded in understanding.
"It's such a waste that you cut your hair like that." Yang Tao touched Zhen Tian's long hair at the back of her head: "Wasn't there a popular saying a couple of years ago?"
Yang Tao cleared her throat and lowered her voice, saying, "Will you marry me when my hair grows long enough to reach my waist?"
She immediately switched back to her excited tone: "You're almost waist-length, you can ask your boyfriend to marry you!"
Yang Tao stuck out her tongue, almost letting it slip.
Jiang Wei rolled her eyes: "What's the point of marrying a man like that?"
“What kind of man? What kind of man?” Yang Tao retorted.
"We both know the truth, why do I need to say it..."
After complaining about their advisor, the four of them found their relationship strained again.
"I won't cut it. Zhizhi won't let me either." Zhen Tian pinched her hair.
"This time it's going to be tough..."
Yang Tao sighed and pulled Zhen Tian aside: "I know your family is well-off, but as the old saying goes, the common people can't fight with merchants, and merchants can't fight with officials. Look at Jiang Wei, how many connections did she pull and how much money did she give, just to be allowed to keep her hair straight? In the end, she still straightened her waves."
"The counselor is completely unresponsive to both soft and hard approaches."
"It's okay. I absolutely will not cut it no matter what."
...
Zhen Tian has always been very opinionated, or to be precise, stubborn, and no one can control her.
And Ji Yuzhi indulged her, so she usually seemed like a soft-hearted pushover who was easy to manipulate, but in reality, no one crossed her bottom line.
She doesn't have many bottom lines, and hair is one of them.
There weren't many classes at the beginning of the semester. Zhen Tian only had one class in the afternoon, and after that, she took a taxi to the studio.
In the past, as soon as she entered the room, she would see the people in the studio sitting in their seats, and they would greet her warmly when they saw her.
Today, she glanced at the empty hall and retreated to the doorway, thinking she had gone to the wrong door.
Upon seeing the familiar "Work Season" sign, she went inside again.
After turning a corner, I saw everyone in the studio peering through the crack in the door of the conference room.
"What...are you doing?" Zhen Tian asked, puzzled.
Hearing Zhen Tian's voice, Wen Jiujiu pulled her to her side: "Isn't today the assessment? You don't know how fierce the competition is. It's been a whole day of assessments. It's the third round, and there are still six people left."
Who's left?
Zhen Tian also leaned in to look inside.
"Zheng An and Feng Li are both inside..." Zhao Zeyuan appeared out of nowhere and answered Zhen Tian's question.
Besides these two, there are two other senior students: one is an older sister with rich work experience, and the other is everyone's senior.
"Why aren't you going?" Zhen Tian blinked at Zhao Zeyuan.
The boy, with his usual expressionless face, said, "Yuzhi and I are going to try to get a spot at the school."
"You're so amazing!" Zhen Tian gave him a thumbs up. "But wasn't it said to be a little difficult?"
"I want to try it."
Zhao Zeyuan's ears turned slightly red; he rarely received such direct and straightforward praise.
"I support you too. You're so young, you should be brave and forge ahead." Wen Jiujiu patted Zhao Zeyuan on the back with a big hand.
He grunted softly, his gaze fixed on Wen Jiujiu's smiling face without uttering a sound.
"Hey, he's out! He's out!" Wen Jiujiu exclaimed excitedly, slapping Zhao Zeyuan repeatedly.
He had no choice but to dodge, and then reached out and grabbed the wicked hand.
Wen Jiujiu didn't feel her hand being held at all. Although it was only for a moment, Zhao Zeyuan put her hand down.
"How about it?"
"Four more wheels are needed," Zheng An waved his hand.
The remaining people numbered four: Zheng An and Feng Li were among them, along with two very experienced seniors.
The two who were not selected were not discouraged; instead, they encouraged the remaining candidates.
"You guys have to keep up the good work, carrying our hopes."
"With our wishes."
"With our blessings."
"With..."
The two hesitated for a moment, then looked at each other and burst into laughter: "Go on, Pikachus!"
Ji Yuzhi didn't come out, so Zhen Tian had to go inside to look for him.
His tall figure seemed to be blocked by the conference table. At this moment, Ji Yuzhi was resting his forehead on his left hand and writing something on an A4 sheet of paper with his right hand.
“Zhizhi!” Zhen Tian jumped in front of him, giggling.
"Why are you here?" Ji Yuzhi put down his pen and opened his arms to hug her when he saw her.
Zhen Tian naturally snuggled into his arms and looked down to see what Ji Yuzhi had been busy with.
"This is……"
"Next round of exam questions."
Ji Yuzhi placed the paper in front of the two of them.
He didn't expect the battle to last this long; he hadn't prepared enough questions, so he had to reveal his own.
"Oh, who do you think has a better chance of going out of the four of you?" Zhen Tian was very familiar with the people in the studio, and they had always been very kind to her. She felt a little sad for everyone, wondering who would go and who wouldn't.
Ji Yuzhi gently shook his head. Rather than saying which one could go, it's more accurate to say which one had a lower chance of going.
Although Ji Yuzhi was unwilling to reveal the person's name for various reasons, the fact is that Feng Li's professional skills were slightly inferior.
Zhen Tian knew how difficult this situation was for Ji Yuzhi, so she stopped asking and slid off his lap.
"Take your time coming out, I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, she ran out.
She still decided to provide meals at designated locations for everyone, as delicious food is the most therapeutic thing for people.
Ji Yuzhi set good exam questions, and the fourth round of exams began.
This time, no one climbed through the crack in the door; in the final moments, no one wanted to add to the psychological burden of the people inside.
The two seniors tackled the questions with ease, one after another.
Just as Ji Yuzhi predicted, the last spot would only be available to Zheng An and Feng Li.
Zheng An was initially smug, but it wasn't until his two seniors successfully crossed the river that he realized the competition had turned into a contest between himself and Feng Li.
Feng Li's response speed became slower and slower.
He had made up his mind.
"There are three questions left. If we still can't determine a winner, we'll proceed to the fifth round of on-site translation testing." Ji Yuzhi glanced at the two of them.
Feng Liyue struggled more and more to answer, and Zheng An also slowed down his answering speed as he pondered.
The assessment has been extended to the fifth round.
Ji Yuzhi randomly picked up a book and pointed to a paragraph on a certain page.
The task requires two people to perform bilingual translation, one using their own learned language and the other using English.
Feng Li started first.
Perhaps due to nervousness or fatigue, there were as many as four grammatical and vocabulary errors.
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