Chapter 298 Passing the Examination
A few months passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the day for Xuanxuan to take the imperial examination. Early in the morning, Li Wanqing got up to cook for Xuanxuan.
To have a good start, Li Wanqing fried dough sticks, boiled eggs, and cooked wontons.
A fried dough stick and two eggs make it look perfect.
"Wow~, Mom, did you fry dough sticks today?" Hengheng also came to eat. Although he didn't have to take exams, he still needed to go to class.
"Come and have dinner quickly. Where's your brother? He hasn't gotten up yet?" Li Wanqing served Hengheng a bowl of wontons.
"Mom, I'm up." Before Hengheng could answer, Xuanxuan also walked in.
"Get up, come quickly, wonton lady has prepared it for you." Li Wanqing brought over the fried dough sticks and eggs.
After dinner, Gu Yan took Xuanxuan to the government office.
When they arrived at the government office gate, it was crowded with people, so Gu Yan found a place to park the car.
It was not time yet, so Gu Yan did not let Xuanxuan get out of the car and asked him to wait in the car.
"There's still some time before the exam, so please stay in the car first.
Don't be nervous when you get in, just perform normally and don't feel pressured. It's better if you pass, but it doesn't matter if you don't. "Gu Yan has never been good at speaking, so being able to say these words is already his limit.
"Yeah, I know, Dad. Don't worry, I will definitely do well in the exam." Xuanxuan said.
After saying this, the father and son fell silent.
It wasn't until the door to the examination room opened that Gu Yan let Xuanxuan down: "Come in, Dad will be waiting here for you."
"Yeah." Xuanxuan agreed solemnly and followed the crowd forward.
Gu Yan waited until Xuanxuan entered the examination room before driving the carriage home.
"Xuanxuan has entered the examination room?" Li Wanqing asked when she saw Gu Yan coming back.
“Well, I watched him go in before I came back.
I told him I would pick him up after the exam." Gu Yan replied.
"Then go pick him up when the time comes. Be careful and don't forget the time." Li Wanqing instructed.
"knew."
The exam lasted for two hours. Looking at the time, Gu Yan went to wait outside the government office early.
When the time came, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened. Gu Yan stood in the carriage and saw Xuanxuan walking out with the crowd.
He waved his hands vigorously: "Xuanxuan, here."
Xuanxuan was also looking for his father Gu Yan. When he heard the shouting, he hurried over through the crowd.
"father."
"Well, get in the car quickly. Your mother has prepared delicious food for you at home." Gu Yan said.
When the father and son returned home, Li Wanqing had indeed made a lot of delicious food, and most of it was what Xuanxuan liked.
Xuanxuan took the exam for another two days, and Gu Yan also picked him up and dropped him off for two days. Li Wanqing was responsible for preparing delicious food.
The logistical support is quite good.
Even Hengheng and Xuexue, knowing that their eldest brother had an exam in the next few days, were very well behaved and didn't make any noise at all.
"Xuanxuan, eat first, then go to rest and have a good sleep."
After three consecutive days of exams, even though Xuanxuan was in good health, he was still very tired.
Li Wanqing didn't ask how he did in the exam, but quickly prepared dinner for him.
Xuanxuan was indeed tired. He had been tense for three consecutive days and wanted to take a break.
"Brother, brother, have you finished the exam?" Xuexue circled around Xuanxuan like a little tail.
"Yes, big brother has finished the exam. Tomorrow big brother will take you to buy some delicious food." Xuanxuan picked up Xuexue.
"Okay, okay, I want to eat osmanthus cake." Xuexue said, then looked at Li Wanqing carefully and whispered, "Brother, buy me malt sugar. Mom won't let me eat it."
Xuanxuan also looked at his mother, and when he found that she wasn't looking at them, he nodded quickly and whispered, "Shh, don't let Mom hear you."
Xuexue also imitated him: "Shh, shh."
The brother and sister had a little secret and leaned against each other to talk.
Li Wanqing had already noticed them whispering, and she knew at a glance that the two of them were going to do something bad again.
This is not the first time that Xuanxuan spoils the two younger ones. Hengheng is better off because they are closer in age after all.
It’s mainly Xuexue. Xuanxuan spoils her so much that it’s almost as much as his father.
However, this is a matter between the two siblings, and Li Wanqing usually doesn't interfere.
"Okay, Xuexue, stop bothering your brother. Let's eat." Li Wanqing came out with a bowl.
"Oh, brother, it's time to eat." Xuexue obediently pulled Xuanxuan over.
"Wow, such a sumptuous meal today?" Gu Yan sat on the chair.
"I'll make something good to nourish you. Xuanxuan, come and eat. Try the braised lion's head soup that mom made today. Is it delicious?" Li Wanqing said as she picked up a lion's head soup and gave it to Xuanxuan.
"Okay, thank you, Mom."
Xuanxuan loves to eat braised lion head, and Li Wanqing will make it for him when she has time.
"Eat some more vegetables. Try this fried leek and vermicelli." Li Wanqing put the fried leek and vermicelli in front of Xuanxuan.
"Hengheng, eat more of your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."
"Xuexue, stop playing and eat your meal."
"Cough cough." Seeing that Li Wanqing was only concerned about her son and daughter, Gu Yan pretended to cough a few times.
Li Wanqing glared at him coquettishly: "You like to eat the fried large intestine and boiled pork slices. You should eat more."
As he said this, he picked up two pieces of food with his chopsticks.
Gu Yan achieved his goal and smiled as he also picked up some food for Li Wanqing: "You eat too, don't just focus on us"
The family had a lively dinner, and then Li Wanqing urged them to go to bed.
In the next few days, the family anxiously waited for Xuanxuan's test results.
On the day when the results were announced, Gu Yan took Xuanxuan to wait outside the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning.
"Zhixuan, you're here a long time ago?" Gu Yan and Xuanxuan were craning their necks to see when the notice would be posted when they were tapped on the shoulder.
Xuanxuan turned around and saw that it was his classmates from the academy. He quickly greeted them, "Brother Jingxing, Brother Dongfeng, is that you?"
"Yeah, we thought you looked like us from a distance. Why are you here so early?" Shen Jingxing said.
"Zhixuan, did you come here alone? Didn't your family accompany you?" Liu Dongfeng asked.
Because Xuanxuan is young, like Liu Dongfeng, who is 25 years old this year, he is ten years older than Xuanxuan.
So they all treat Xuanxuan as a child.
"My father came with me." Xuanxuan said embarrassedly.
The two of them then noticed Gu Yan in front of them and greeted him immediately.
After a few more words, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened, and officials came out holding two large red papers.
When the candidates saw the notice posted, they all immediately crowded over.
Fortunately, Gu Yan and his group arrived early and were seated near the front. They were squeezed by the crowd and ended up right under the red list.
There was no time to talk now, so I quickly started looking for the name from bottom to top.
"Found it, I'm here, number 23." Xuanxuan excitedly pulled Gu Yan and said.
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