Editor: Henyee Translations
Qi Tingâs first thought when he saw Gu Dajiang wasâIs there something wrong with this personâs brain? Why did he bring his entire family with him when he came to study? And heâs carrying a daughter in his arms?
What Qi Ting didnât know was that if not for Gu Dajiangâs strong objection, the people who came today would probably have formed a football team.
He sized Gu Dajiang up from head to toe for a while. He didnât expect the little girl in Gu Dajiangâs arms to suddenly make a face at him. She rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue. Coupled with her chubby face, it was simply⦠painful to the eyes.
Qi Ting quickly shifted his gaze and raised his chin slightly as he asked, âI heard that you were recommended by Qin Wenzheng?â
âYes.â Knowing the other partyâs identity, Gu Dajiang didnât leave. He took this opportunity to chat and treat it as getting to know his classmates in advance.
âI heard that you havenât even passed the county examination. Youâre not even a Preparation Scholar?â
Gu Dajiang thought for a moment and said, âThatâs not right. Itâs not that I havenât passed the county examination, but I havenât participated in it.â âWhy havenât you? Youâre already so old, did you never find a chance? Could it be that youâve done something in the past and canât participate?â
Gu Dajiang frowned. Before he could answer, a cold voice came from the door. âQi Ting, donât be rude. Who taught you to be so impolite and aggressive?â
Hearing the voice, the expressions of Qi Ting and the other students behind him instantly changed, and they all lowered their heads.
Gu Dajiang and company turned their heads and saw an energetic man in his fifties walk in.
Immediately after, Qi Ting and the others greeted respectfully, âMountain Elder.â
So this is Mountain Elder Qi? Gu Dajiang put down the girl in his arms and hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting. âGreetings, Mountain Elder Qi.â
Mountain Elder Qi glared at Qi Ting before saying to Gu Dajiang, âZicheng, thereâs no need to be so polite. I didnât teach them well and made a fool of myself.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMountain elder, youâre being too serious. It was just a joke.â
The mountain elder glared at Qi Ting again. The latter suddenly trembled and hurriedly apologized to Gu Dajiang. The other students also apologized one after another. They were very polite.
Gu Dajiang naturally wouldnât fuss over it. Seeing that Mountain Elder Qi had already sat down, he took out Qin Wenzhengâs recommendation letter and introduced his wife and daughter.
Mountain Elder Qi opened the recommendation letter and read it. He nodded slightly and said, âWenzheng has already told me about your situation. Although I believe in his judgment, we canât skip the assessment. You know this, right?â
âYes, I understand. Please give me the question.â
However, the mountain elder took a sip of tea with an enigmatic smile on his face.
Qi Ting was very familiar with this smile. He knew that his grandfather was going to have another bad idea.
Aiya, this was his favorite.
Originally, Qi Ting wanted to leave. After all, his grandfather would settle the score later. But now, he couldnât bear to. He wanted to see Gu Dajiang make a fool of himself.
If he didnât leave, the other students naturally wouldnât leave either. They were still curious about how the mountain elder would test the new student.
Indeed, after a while, Mountain Elder Qi put down the teacup in his hand and smiled. âDo you think that Iâm going to test the contents of the books?â
Gu Dajiang was stunned. âThe mountain elder meansâ¦â
No way, he had really read a lot of books.
The mountain elder waved his hand. âDonât be nervous. Itâs not a difficult problem.â
As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Yundong and then at Madam Yang. Then, under Gu Dajiangâs puzzled gaze, he slowly said, âThere are a total of three questions. Letâs start with the first question.â