Chapter 67: The Prime Minister's Solution
Yang Yunqiu had so many proper things to deal with, and in a moment she forgot about the third young lady, and for several days afterwards she asked Mr. Hu to take leave, didn't go to school at home, and like Sun Zhaoyang, stayed at her own home or on the mountain warming up books.
Mr. Hu also felt that what should be taught to him had been said, so he assigned homework and let him do it himself, taking it out every now and then to have him check it again.
There are all sorts of people in the family school, a large group of idle young masters just muddle along, once they pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, they feel at ease, recently it's really been slack, Mr. Hu is also not very willing to let Sun Zhao Ming be affected.
Yang Yunqiu reviews her lessons every day, asks Lai Mu Rong for medical advice, and often takes Li Shanshan to play games and experience modern life, so as not to lose touch with reality and be unable to adapt after leaving the lower class.
Those little girls' days on the mountain were also happier than at the Sun's house.
Yang Yunqiu's life was regular and leisurely, almost forgetting Li Zifeng's affairs on earth, when news came from the other side that everything had been settled.
Among the more than 200 game enthusiasts, a total of 59 people passed the test. Adding Xu Ying, Song Minru and Xue Qiao from his cram school, there are 73 people in total.
Yang Yunqiu specially went to let them sign a contract, and even made equipment for them. He listened to Li Zifeng's words and held an oath-taking ceremony. They faced the national flag in the most mysterious room on the third floor underground, jointly swearing to walk straight and maintain justice all their lives. Although the 'lines' seemed old-fashioned and vulgar, when a group of people gathered together, even Yang Yunqiu could feel the surge of mysterious energy, which was not the energy tide stirred up by his spell, but the souls of these people condensed and sensed each other at once.
That solemn and majestic feeling deeply touched those who initially only had a playful mind, including Wang Yi, who was forced to participate.
Holding various certificates and equipment in her hands, Xue Qiao's face was full of incredulity: "......This is what it means to be a national staff member? Not even taking the civil service exam? This is also too far-fetched."
Xue Qiao's family is not too poor, but her parents show some signs of favoring sons over daughters. They don't pay much attention to her and like to compare with others, always saying that someone else's child has found a good job.
In this era, a stable and wave-free national civil servant is obviously the best choice for girls. Xue Qiao also took it as her goal to struggle for four years in college, but she completed it when she was just a sophomore, which really feels like a dream come true.
Li Zifeng's smile faded, and he rushed to Yang Yunqiu, who was standing on the side: "You can't think about slacking off. After graduation, you still have to take the civil service exam. Although this group of people will be wearing the fire brigade badge, considering the needs of the work, they also need to wear a public security system badge like others. So not only do you have to take the exam, but you also have to get high scores, and every year you have to go through collective training. As for those who are still in high school now, if your grades aren't good and you can't pass the college entrance exams, then you'll be facing hellish training."
He spoke with such a loud and clear tone that many students were frightened and lost their composure.
Although it seems like only a few days have passed, they've all been living together in the virtual world for five or six years. Even if they leave the virtual world, they're still very familiar with each other.
Xue Qiao felt that she was getting old, and standing next to Yang Daidai always gave her a sense of taking care of a little sister. After such a long time, living and working together, they had an unspoken understanding between them. Even the instructors from the underground third floor, who were carefully selected by Li Zifeng, felt that if they continued to recruit new people in this way, they would never face the embarrassment of not being able to pass on their skills.
Unfortunately, it seems like this time they've scooped up all the suitable talent in one go, and for now, it's unlikely to find anyone else.
Yang Yunqiu also took these team members to take a look at their office building, which is located in the nearby office building of Future Building. From the outside, it doesn't look like anything special, but inside, Yang Yunqiu has taken out time to design with WaWa, including rest rooms, entertainment rooms, workrooms, training grounds, and even a weapons laboratory, all of which are first-class.
This place was not provided by Li Zifeng, not because he was stingy, but because the funds were limited and all went to modifying weapons. These things that could be self-funded, they would save on, anyway Yang Yunqiu had a lot of real estate, so much that Zhang Hong and his son kept making moves, wanting to take it away.
Yang Yunqiu handed these people over to Li Zifeng, letting him explain how to work and train. He provided them with standard equipment, including protective clothing, various small tools for clearing evil spirits, and bullets. As for other convenient weapons, Li Zifeng was in charge of providing those, taking advantage of the situation, he had to spend money and effort.
After finishing her tasks, Yang Yunqiu returned to the lower plane to lay the foundation and prepare for when Wang Yi and others grew up, then let them guide the next batch of students to enter.
Li Shanshan is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of these students. She has recently improved her mental state and become more lively, but she doesn't like being alone by herself. However, in this era and with her identity, it's not easy for her to find a compatible partner to talk to.
Yang Yunqiu said that if she was willing, the lower-level dimensional travel training could be terminated. Anyway, Ben didn't want her to become his assistant, he just wanted to cure her illness. Now it seems that the treatment program hasn't even started yet, but simply changing the environment and adding someone else's memories has improved her condition, so there is no need to continue.
But Li Shanshan was not reconciled, she also wanted to have her own career like Lu Lan.
Yang Yunqiu felt it didn't matter, so she thought for a moment and simply told her about the things she had discussed with Rouge. Let the two women discuss it among themselves, and after the Treasure Pavilion was built, let them handle it.
Although Rou Rou's status is a bit embarrassing, Li Shan Shan doesn't mind at all. The two get along quite well, and even Rou Rou secretly says that she can't believe someone like Yin Xi Ping, Miss Yin from a scholarly family, doesn't despise her at all, it's really unthinkable.
Actually, Rouge had known Yin Xiping for a long time. Who made her the former fiancée of Sun Zhaoyang? Rouge was genuinely fond of Sun Zhaoyang and truly admired him since she was a young girl with infinite ideals about the future. So, when it came to Yin Xiping, there was always some unknown secret thought in her heart.
Recently met in person, rouge unexpectedly didn't know what to say, this woman had no attention at all to the so-called fiancé who was infatuated by millions of girls in Quanzhou, but instead showed great respect for Sun Zhaoming, this second master. Those who don't know would have thought that Yin Xiping is much younger than Sun Zhaoming.
The days passed smoothly.
Time flies, and it's almost been a year.
The weather in August has cooled down, and Yang Yunqiu also put on a cotton-padded jacket made by Er Ya.
Sun Zhaoyang and Sun Zhaoming both passed the imperial examination, with quite good results. However, even so, the atmosphere in the Sun family was not particularly good. At least when Yang Yinquiu went to pay her respects to Madame Yu, she didn't even utter a few polite words, let alone look at her with a pleasant expression.
No choice, Sun Quanming scored better than Sun Zhaoyang after all.
Sun Zhaoming understood the original intention, and Sun Zhaoyang's results were also good, entering the top ten, ranking ninth. Among so many Juren in Quanzhou Prefecture, he got the ninth place, which was a big celebration for the Sun family, who would normally hold a grand banquet for nine days and nine nights.
But this time, the illegitimate child's grades were better than those of the eldest son, which made some people in the family feel uncomfortable.
Magistrate Sun didn't think there was anything wrong with it, after all, they were his own sons. Besides, the Sun family wasn't some aristocratic clan, but rather a humble household that had risen to prominence through their two talented sons, who were now symbols of the family's prosperity. What need was there for those old-fashioned notions?
He was overjoyed and formally took Chen Jyunang in as his second wife, which was a far cry from the way he had previously taken in concubines. Although she still couldn't compare to Madame Yu, she could now manage her own finances, owned her own property, and didn't have to wait on Madame Yu like a maid. At formal banquets, she could even address Madame Yu as "older sister".
Such a thing, Yang Yunqiu might not care about it, but Chen Jiong's mother did. She had been working hard for so many years, enduring hardships for so many years, and striving for so many years. Her greatest wish was just to have a final resting place.
After passing the provincial examination, Yang Yunqiu found it even more difficult to avoid seeing Sun Zhaoyang.
In the past, the two people had a good understanding of each other. To be exact, Yang Yunqiu rarely met Sun Zhaoyang in formal situations. After all, once they met, they would have to pretend to be brotherly and respectful, which made both of them feel awkward. They were originally strangers, and there was even some dislike between them. In Sun Zhaoyang's heart, he never considered Yang Yunqiu as a younger brother. The two of them would put on an act for half a day, exhausting themselves in the process. What's the point of that?
Now at the same year gathering, visiting their teacher, they all gathered together in an instant. They couldn't help but meet each other, and Yang Yunqiu was the top scholar this time, naturally becoming the object of flattery. Even if Sun Zhaoyang's reputation was greater, he had to yield a step at this moment, although it was with great reluctance, almost to the point where his disguise on his face couldn't hold up.
Yang Yunqiu would rather not have a conflict with him outside, it's useless and can only cause trouble.
Fortunately, the provincial examination was over, and they would soon be preparing to enter the capital. Yang Yunqiu did not attend many banquets and returned to pack her things as soon as possible to enter the capital city.
He passed the imperial examination and immediately became a top scorer, to be honest, Mr. Hu was very surprised, and later there were rumors that the chief examiner saw Yang Yunqiu's handwriting and was shocked by his talent, he liked it so much that he wanted to keep the test paper for himself, and his article was indeed well-written, so the title of top scorer fell on his head.
Yang Yunqiu was lucky this time anyway.
Listening to the student's self-deprecation, Mr. Hu smiled and said: "Luck is also part of one's ability, besides, your progress in this period of time, I think no one expected it, you're learning at a rate that's like one day is equivalent to others' one year, it's not surprising that you did well on the exam, but, for this trip to Beijing to broaden your horizons, you'll have to wait a bit longer, it would be better to take the exam again three years later."