Chapter 22 Windfall
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Aunt Mary both said they could accept it, but Namier refused to touch it.
After dinner, Charles asked her about the production method. Finding it was not complicated, he decided to ask his manager Luke to handle the follow-up matters regarding the rabbit tomorrow.
Zhang Wei had thought about opening a rabbit meat processing shop before, but looking at Charles's style of doing things, he was not someone who was willing to bother with such a small profit, so she didn't say much. After all, she was living under someone else's roof and there was only so much she could do.
However, although the rabbit catching competition was temporarily ended, the three brothers were still interested in catching rabbits. In less than a week, they had caught almost all the rabbits on the lawn in the backyard.
Fortunately, Luke kept sending the rabbits away, otherwise everyone would have been overwhelmed by the rabbits.
The kitchen has never cooked rabbit since the time Zhang Wei did it. It seems they still have psychological barriers to eating rabbit.
After the seasoning incident, Zhang Wei realized that her English vocabulary level was limited to daily conversations and she needed to expand her vocabulary. So she was no longer as leisurely as when she first arrived, and spent most of her time studying in her room.
If she wants to become independent sooner, she'd better equip herself with abilities. Language is only her first step.
After the first week at the castle, with Leda leaving, the Wilsons spent less time at the castle, and Manny went to attend a local summer camp in the UK.
Only Namir was left playing with the rabbit. Emma once tried to send him to summer camp, but Namir firmly refused.
Another month later, Zhang Wei could accurately describe all the items in the castle.
During her rest time, she talked to everyone in the castle, got to know every maid, knew where they lived, and learned a lot about what happened in the castle.
They might not all be willing to talk to her, but none of them would be defensive around a girl a few years their junior.
Namiel no longer wanted to communicate with Zhang Wei because she was the one who suggested eating rabbits. Although he enjoyed catching rabbits, he knew that he would give them to Luke to give to others.
Zhang Wei felt that Namier's behavior was consistent with her impression of Westerners: only officials were allowed to set fires, and ordinary people were not allowed to light lamps.
On the one hand, Namier treated the rabbit he chose as a pet, and on the other hand, he sent its kind to the slaughterhouse. This shows that this is how Westerners have been educated since childhood, with a kind of hypocritical false compassion.
Therefore, she must keep her situation in mind and be firm in her goals in order to achieve a free life as soon as possible.
A dozen days before September, Emma came to pick them up and take them back to New York City. At this time, Manny also returned from summer camp.
Before leaving, Aunt Mary asked her to choose the prizes for the rabbit hunting competition. As soon as she entered the storage room, she knew why Leida liked it so much. There were many knight supplies in the storage room, including swords, armor, saddles...
However, Zhang Wei was not interested at all. After looking around, she found a small long box on a shelf. It felt a bit heavy in her hand.
She didn't open it, but handed it to the old housekeeper for review. He nodded and said, "This is very suitable for you. This gold pen was left by old Mr. Wilson. It is suitable for Miss Vera who loves to study."
This made Zhang Wei ashamed. She just wanted to choose something easy to carry, thinking that there wouldn't be any junk in it. She picked it up and felt that it was very heavy, thinking it must be some kind of jewelry.
The reason I didn't open it was because I didn't want to give the impression that I was greedy, but I didn't expect it to be a gold pen, which was a blessing.
In this way, in the third month after Zhang Wei arrived abroad, she got her first personal property - a gold pen.
She put this valuable item in her small backpack when she boarded the plane. Please forgive her petty thinking.
After returning, Zhang Wei asked Namier to borrow his homework and textbooks again. Although he looked very reluctant, he did not refuse.
Zhang Wei discovered that after a month and a half, the first-grade questions that she had previously found difficult were not as difficult as she had imagined. Once the vocabulary issue was resolved, these questions could only be considered relatively open-ended. Of course, a certain level of knowledge was also required.
After two and a half months of intensive training, Zhang Wei doesn't dare to speak too loudly, but with her current vocabulary, it is more than enough compared to Namir.
Before she could be happy for long, she was hit by bad news - Emma decided to let her go to preschool!
Namir will be entering first grade in September, which means she will be one grade lower than Namir.
The primary school here, including preschool, lasts for a total of 6 years. If she can go directly to the first grade with Namier, she can save a year. Zhang Wei still wants to negotiate with Emma.
"Mom, can I be in the same grade as Namiel?"
Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Emma's face showed disapproval: "Vera, you need to spend some time to adapt to school life."
"But I've read Namier's book, and I think I can keep up with the class. I have no problem communicating with everyone now, right?"
"No, Vera, you are still young. I have to make the decision on this matter." Emma was very determined at this time.
Zhang Wei suddenly thought of the prize offered by the Wilsons in the previous rabbit catching competition. It was a wish she was ready to fulfill now.
"Mom, do you remember when I won the rabbit catching competition? The reward is a wish."
Emma frowned: "You want to exchange your wish to go to first grade?"
Zhang Wei looked at her and nodded.
But she still shook her head: "The principal knows your situation and will not agree. She is a principled person."
"Is there no other way?" Zhang Wei was still a little unwilling to give up.
Emma said helplessly: "If you can pass the entrance exam like other children, I think you should be able to get in. But you may not know that the pass rate of this school is not high."
"Sure! I'm willing to take the exam!" Before she finished speaking, Zhang Wei agreed impatiently.
If she couldn't even pass the primary school entrance exam, then she would have to go to preschool. However, she didn't think that would be necessary. No matter how amazing this school was, the students it enrolled were only 5 or 6 years old, so it shouldn't be that difficult.
Since we've agreed to let her study, she should have passed the background check.
It was not until the next day that Emma told her that the principal agreed to let her take the exam together, but if she failed the exam, she would still have to start from preschool.
Zhang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief, as she still had a week to prepare.
The first thing she thought of before the exam was to look for mock exam papers online. She borrowed a computer from Manny and checked it out, but was once again disappointed...
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