Chapter 221 Trial Admission
"Granny already said there's no need to go, but you insisted on going anyway. Sigh, you still have to trick me out of a reward." Daiyu stopped her tirade and said with a grin.
"Tingyue, go and get the purse, and give it all away as a reward."
"Thank you, young lady."
The maids who went out to check the results early in the morning brought their purses and came over with smiles to congratulate Lin Daiyu.
"What's so joyful about this? From now on, I'll have to get up early every day to go to the academy and won't be back until evening. Studying and going to school so obediently every day... I'm going to miss out on so many fun things." Daiyu wasn't as happy as the maids thought.
"You still ranked me first? If the first-place student doesn't go to the academy, I'm afraid it will have a bad influence on the academy?"
Daiyu was now in a dilemma; she was afraid that if she didn't go to the academy, it would affect Granny Yuan.
"Granny, did I do that well on the test? Is it because of you that the teachers put my name first?"
Daiyu frowned.
"The admission information is listed in the order of registration. We were the first to register, so our information is listed first," Yuan Hongqu said with a smile. "If you really don't want to go, that's fine too."
"Granny, can I go for a few days first, and then withdraw from school if I feel it's not suitable?" Daiyu suddenly had a whimsical idea.
"Well, the academy doesn't have any regulations for trial classes yet, but if you want that, then it will be available starting today."
"Really?" Daiyu exclaimed. "Then let's agree that I'll go for three days, and if I feel it's not suitable after three days, I won't go."
"Whatever you say." Yuan Hongqu smiled, her eyes crinkling with affection.
“Your idea is good. I imagine there are other people in the academy who have the same idea. Why don’t we have the teachers discuss it and have them try out the courses? If they don’t feel it’s suitable, they can withdraw after three days. If they feel it’s suitable, they can be formally enrolled after three days.”
Apart from Lin Daiyu and Yuan Hongqu, all the maids and servants around them were astonished:
Who spoils their child like this?
The two nannies, Shi and Jin, who came out of the palace, were even more shocked than others. They both thought to themselves: Fortunately, Yuan was not the emperor, otherwise he would definitely be a tyrant!
However, the two of them knew more than others; it seemed that Mr. Yuan's relationship with the girls' academy was not so simple.
During the birthday banquet, they clearly saw that the teachers at the academy all addressed Mr. Yuan as the dean.
Mr. Yuan did not correct them.
What good fortune these girls have to be personally taught and cared for by the headmaster of the girls' academy for so many years.
I heard it was because Lord Lin had done a favor for Mr. Yuan, but what Mr. Yuan had given the young lady was enough to offset even the greatest favor.
Because Daiyu was about to start school, the Lin family specially set up a small team. This team was responsible for the girl's journey from home to school, including driving, guarding, serving, relaying messages, and having experienced old women to keep an eye on things. A whole team of people would be with her just to get her to school.
In fact, it wasn't just the Lin family; all the women who could become formal students at the academy came from wealthy and noble families, and each of them brought along just as many people.
Ordinary women from ordinary families could enter the academy to learn a trade without taking an exam; their school was not here.
The Lin family was just waiting for the official start of the school year to send Daiyu to school.
Yuan Hongqu also received guests from the academy and people from the palace several times.
However, Yuan Hongqu has not yet made a statement.
She thought that if Daiyu read for three days and then didn't want to go to the academy anymore, it wouldn't be worth it if she agreed to become the dean. If Daiyu didn't go, she would still be tied to the academy.
Buy one get one free is acceptable.
Since we've already taken back the ones we bought, we don't need the ones that were given as gifts anymore.
The academy is concerned because Yuan Hongqu has been reluctant to express her opinion, but she has proposed a three-day trial admission system and is studying how to implement this system as soon as possible.
Dean Bai thought that time was of the essence, so he decided to skip this session and implement it in the next session.
Mi Ling, however, had a different opinion. She felt that perhaps Mr. Yuan was testing the academy's ability to carry out her orders, as well as the ability of the girls' academies in the capital to retain students.
If all the students remain at the school after these three days of trial enrollment, it means that the girls' academy in the capital has not lost its standard.
Mr. Yuan might be willing to come back.
Dean Bai found Mi Ling's analysis very reasonable and immediately asked the teachers to come up with a specific implementation method to try to show Yuan Hongqu the best aspects in these three days, so that she could take over the academy with peace of mind.
Little did she know, Yuan Hongqu hadn't thought that far ahead; she simply wanted to do Daiyu a favor out of her own selfish desire.
You have to understand that this girls' academy is not easy to get into. How could someone possibly decide that it's not suitable after taking the entrance exam and then not come back?
Only their little Daiyu, before even starting school, was already thinking about dropping out.
Inside the Rongguo Mansion, Madam Wang had a gloomy face and summoned Wang Xifeng for questioning, but Wang Xifeng made excuses and delayed until now.
Madam Wang was growing extremely impatient. As soon as Wang Xifeng arrived, she immediately asked...
"Feng girl, you and Yuan Hongqu are like sisters, but have you never heard of what position she held at the girls' academy?"
"Madam, I actually know that," Wang Xifeng said with a smile.
"Sister Yuan started as a student and later became a teacher. I heard she was a very outstanding teacher. As for whether she has any other positions in the academy, it doesn't matter. She hasn't been at the academy for the past two years, and even if she did, she would have resigned long ago."
"Removed? Hmph..." Madam Wang sneered.
"I don't think so! If she didn't hold any official position, how could she have gone to the palace when all the nations came to pay tribute? If she didn't hold any official position, would Lin Ruhai have been able to entrust the Lin family to her? Could an ordinary schoolteacher really shoulder the responsibilities of managing the household for the Salt Commissioner?"
Wang Xifeng raised an eyebrow. Was this person here to question her?
“Madam, I only got to know Mr. Yuan after she came to the capital. As for what happened before she came to the capital, I don’t have the time to inquire about it.”
She wouldn't back down verbally.
Now that Wang Xifeng has come to terms with things, why should she be afraid of this second wife? She's not her mother-in-law after all.
Even her mother-in-law, Madam Xing, wasn't her proper mother-in-law. She'd give her some face if she was happy, but if she wasn't, Madam Xing would still embarrass her!
Baba called me here today to ask about Sister Yuan's matter. Even if I knew the answer, I couldn't possibly tell her!
Can her second wife cure her illness, save her life, and even help her make money?
If you can't do anything, don't try to act superior in front of yourself!
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