143, reunion
143, reunion
"Young Masters, please come in."
Three people got off the carriage and went into the restaurant under the guidance of the waiter at the door.
When they got upstairs, the three of them found that their senior brother and Feng Muchun were already waiting for them upstairs.
Lu Mingfei bowed to his senior brother and Feng Muchun who were waiting for them inside and said, "Senior Brother, Brother Feng."
"Senior Brother, Brother Feng." Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan also bowed to the two of them.
"Brother Lu, Brother Ye, Brother Zhang." Feng Muchun also returned the greetings to Lu Mingfei, Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran.
"Ming Fei, Zhuoran, Ling Xuan, come and sit down." Fu Boming was the only one here who was familiar with the three junior apprentices and Feng Muchun. Seeing the three junior apprentices coming over, he smiled and beckoned them to come and sit down.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Lu Mingfei came to the table and said to their eldest brother.
"We just arrived not long ago." Fu Boming raised his hand and gestured for you to sit down.
There was a large round table in the private room upstairs, and the five of them sat around it.
Feng Muchun's servant came over and poured tea for them all, then stood aside.
After everyone sat down, Fu Boming looked at his three junior apprentices and said, "Father asked about you three yesterday, asking how you did on the exam. I said I didn't know, so I had to come and ask you today to find out."
"I was planning to go back to see you in two days. I'll talk to you in detail then." When Lu Mingfei said this, he looked at Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan.
Yesterday he went out of town with his family, and today they made an appointment to get together here again. Tomorrow he made an appointment with Zhao Lang to go out of town to see their workshop, so he would have time to visit their teacher only the day after tomorrow.
Compared to the previous two times, the list of candidates came out a month after the exam, and those who passed would take the next exam the following month. Time was tight back then, so after each exam, they would go to their teacher the next day to review their answers from the previous round, predict their scores, and prepare for the next round. However, this time, after the college entrance examination, there was more time, and there were no exams in the near future, so Lu Mingfei didn't rush to see their teacher. Instead, he planned to relax and deal with matters related to the exam and study.
The last time Lu Mingfei visited their teacher, he had already told them that after the exams, he would rest at home for two days before returning to the private school. However, their teacher was probably anxious and wanted them to come over to check on their answers, so he sent their senior brother to rush them over.
Receiving Lu Mingfei's gaze, Zhang Lingxuan understood and said, "Oh, then let's make an appointment to go to the teacher together." He and Ye Zhuoran had not been back to the private school for some time.
"How about the day after tomorrow?" Lu Mingfei didn't have time tomorrow, and the next time he was free was the day after tomorrow.
"Sure." Zhang Lingxuan replied.
"That's fine with me too." Ye Zhuoran said.
After confirming the time with Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran, Lu Mingfei looked at their senior brother and asked, "We're going back the day after tomorrow. Is it convenient for the master?"
"Of course you can. Mr. Fu welcomes you back anytime." Fu Boming knew that Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran hadn't been to the private school for the past month, but had gone to study with Lu Mingfei. However, he had his father personally teaching them at home, so he didn't envy Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran for having Lu Mingfei to study with them.
Among these five people, except Feng Muchun, Lu Mingfei, Ye Zhuoran, Zhang Lingxuan, and their senior brother are classmates and friends who have studied together for several years, and they all have a good relationship.
Although Feng Muchun joined their small group later, their eldest brother had a good relationship with Feng Muchun, so they got to know Feng Muchun through their eldest brother.
They were all scholars and had just finished the college entrance examination, so it was inevitable that they would talk about their exams when they were together.
When asked, Lu Mingfei simply said, "We'll have to wait until the list comes out to know the ranking. I don't know how I did right now." He didn't say that he would definitely pass. After all, in a place like a restaurant, what he said might be heard by others or spread by those present.
If such bad words reach the examiner's ears, others will think that he is an arrogant person, which will leave a bad impression on the examiner.
Don't let it happen that he could have passed, but because of a word he said, he was rejected. Wouldn't he die unjustly? It's not that Lu Mingfei thinks of others with a mean heart, but it's necessary to be on guard against others.
Feng Muchun glanced at Lu Mingfei and said with a smile, "Yes, that's indeed the case."
"Oh, then Brother Lu, do you have any plans for the future?" Among the five people present, Lu Mingfei had performed better than everyone else in the first two exams. Feng Muchun's ranking in the first two exams was in the middle, so he knew that he might not be able to beat Lu Mingfei this time.
Of the four of them, he only considered Lu Mingfei his strongest opponent. If he could surpass Lu Mingfei, he would undoubtedly have a place in this college entrance examination.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, obviously waiting for his answer, Lu Mingfei could only say truthfully: "I really haven't thought about this yet. I don't know yet whether I have passed the college entrance examination or not. I will make arrangements after the college entrance examination list comes out." They have already finished the exam, but the results have not come out. What school should they choose without the results?
You should definitely wait until the results come out before choosing a school.
Lu Mingfei treated their college entrance exam like the National College Entrance Examination. If their results were satisfactory, they would go to a good university. If their results were not satisfactory, they could find a regular college if they could pass. If they failed to pass, they would have to repeat the year or choose another path. There was no need to persevere in their studies.
So he did not regard an exam as the biggest thing in his life, and he did not have to think carefully about every step.
"Brother Feng, what about you? Do you have any plans?" He was a little curious whether Feng Muchun had any plans, and why he had to keep asking him questions.
"It's not really an arrangement. My family wants to send me to Qinglan Academy to study. But I was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture, so I don't really want to leave Kyoto Prefecture to study elsewhere." Feng Muchun looked distressed.
But if you listen carefully to his words, you can see some pride and boasting in them.
Lu Mingfei knew about Qinglan Academy. This academy was founded by a high-ranking official named Fu Qinglan in the previous dynasty who returned to his hometown after resigning from his post due to dissatisfaction with the corruption in the court. Before their Taizu ascended the throne, he visited Qinglan Academy three times to invite this official out of retirement and even promised him the position of Prime Minister. Later, Fu Qinglan returned to the court as an official and served as Prime Minister for five years before returning to his hometown to continue teaching and educating people.
Since its establishment, Qinglan Academy has trained countless Jinshi and Juren, including two top scorers, three second place winners, and seven or eight third place winners.
In their time, Qinglan Academy was the nation's top school, specializing in cultivating top students. Therefore, in the minds of scholars of their time, besides the Imperial College in Kyoto Prefecture, Qinglan Academy was the academy that many students in the world wanted to study at.
Now that the results of the college entrance examination have not come out yet, Feng Muchun said that his family wants to send him to Qinglan Academy. This shows that Feng Muchun is very confident about his performance in this college entrance examination. Another point is that his family must have a background, so that they can help him choose a school before the results are out.
He knew Feng Muchun was deliberately showing off, but since everyone was sitting here, he couldn't ignore Feng Muchun, so he casually said, "This is a major matter that affects your future life. Brother Feng, you need to think carefully before making a decision."
"Yes, yes, that's true. If it were Brother Lu, what would you choose?" Feng Muchun looked at Lu Mingfei and asked.
"I'm not Brother Feng, and I can't help you make any choice. You should go back and discuss it with your family." Lu Mingfei stopped Feng Muchun from saying anything else.
Originally, he thought Feng Muchun was a nice person, but after what happened today, he felt that Feng Muchun... how should I put it, it would be better to just maintain this casual acquaintance in the future.
After looking at each other, Zhang Lingxuan and the same expression appeared in their eyes.
Ye Zhuoran wanted to speak, but his hand was held by Zhang Lingxuan under the table. Whenever he was about to speak, Zhang Lingxuan would pinch his hand.
What Lu Mingfei didn't know at this time was that while he was drinking tea and chatting with his classmates, Zhao Lang was sitting alone in the next box separated by a wall drinking tea.
The sound insulation in places like restaurants is not very good, so if people in the connected private rooms speak a little louder, people next door can hear it.
After finishing their meal, the group came out of the box and saw the servant standing at the door of the next box. Lu Mingfei stopped in his tracks.
When they arrived at the door of the restaurant downstairs and saw off their senior brother and Feng Muchun, he said to Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran, "You two go back first. I have something else to do. I'll go back by myself later."
Zhang Lingxuan nodded without asking Lu Mingfei what he was going to do.
"You..." Ye Zhuoran wanted to ask, but before Ye Zhuoran could open his mouth, he pushed Ye Zhuoran onto the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, Zhang Lingxuan pulled up the curtain with one hand and said to Lu Mingfei, who was standing below to see them off, "We'll go to the master's place together the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I remember." Lu Mingfei nodded.
Zhang Lingxuan said "Let's go" to the driver, lowered the curtain and sat up straight.
"Mingfei, I'll come to play with you in a couple of days." Ye Zhuoran leaned his head out of the car window and shouted to Lu Mingfei who was watching them leave from behind.
Lu Mingfei smiled and nodded, then waved to Ye Zhuoran.
Only after watching Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan's carriage leave did he turn around and walk back to the restaurant.
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