Chapter 2 (1/2)
T/N: So I skimmed read up to about Chapter 70, and Istory I' to officially take this up, because I know that I can't proular updates withI work on for a while like I did OZY, until someone else who can devote more time to it takes it up
PS I'm not a professional translator, and this novel can be a bit tricky, so please let me know if you think of a better translation for certain phrases I'll give you due credit in the chapter
Note: changed “Literature and Philosophy” High School to “Mainstreah School as it is a better translation It also encos like athrile person could flatten her with their intelligence
Lady Xiao sighed: “Ran Ran hates studying to this extent, what should we do? It's lucky that it has just been revision tests so far, and these are not going to affect her assess, but in a few months time it'll be the year-end exams, which are extremely important If she continues to be like this for the year-end exams, I'm afraid she will not be able to enter Radiant Pavilion for her High School”
To enter High School, one must not just pass the exams; the results from the year-end examinations every year in Primary School will also be used to make the final decision If Ran Ran suffers a defeat in her year-end exaht affect her entrance exarily: “She dares! If she s!”
The eavesdropping Xu Ran tre weak, and did not dare listen any more Froh he looked to be friendly and easy to get along with, when it cah on his threats
She hter, but if she continued to be in this good-for-nothing state for her year-end exarounded for a year
Her cheaply-gained big brother Xu Fei, who became an Imperial Guard, was a prime exa last in his Primary School exams, to the point where it looked as if he would not be able to even enter the Martial Arts High School Half a year before the entrance exaned from his concurrent job as a Scholar Official in Guan Wen Hall, and personally supervised and taught Xu Fei every single day
Using Xu Fei's words, that half a year was practically an un-liveable existence
Now, even if her cheaply-gained parents ca, once they found out that she didn't even kno to take an exam – she didn't even dare think of the reaction Xu laoye would have
Yes indeed, Xu Ran was feeling a great foreboding of danger; not only because of Xu laoye‘s violent rage, but also because she was at a complete loss as to what her own future would entail
(Translated by jillaih School utter and the e their fate went to great lengths to support their children in entering the Mainstreaet into the public school, then all the better – the school fees were cheaper and it was subsidised; in today's context, it was like getting a bursary at a prestigious school Within these, Radiant Pavilion was the nueneration of the Xu family had studied at
Those who could not o into the private High Schools It was just that the school fees were a littlequality – one often had to separately hire their own private tutors This is usually the best place for wealthy landlords and h Schools It was not difficult to get in; they had lower educational expectations, and as long as one passed the Martial Arts module, they could enter the school The top scholar in Martial Arts each year generally cah Schools Even if they perforraduate froh School, they could becouards, or join the Ar frorades, they usually entered the career-oriented High School, where they could choose from 360 careers It was si, they could immediately enter the relevant industry and work
And now, putting the issue of entering High School aside, to her, even successfully coe probleht about it, the more her heart throbbed with pain, and she returned to her rooh the books “Essays on Current Affairs” and “The Nine Chapters on the Mathe at the tiny and densely packed traditional Chinese characters, and she found herself si Yu entered the roo that Lady Xiao had ordered the kitchen to stew it for her to nourish her body Anxious and distracted, Xu Ran finished the entire bowl in one gulp, scalding her tongue
Hong Yu hurriedly got her a cup of cooling tea to rinse her reen patterned tassel hanging on Hong Yu's waist, asked: “Hong Yu, you have passed the attendant exa Yu and Fei Cui, four lower-rankingin the courtyard – a total of ten or so people Out of all of the Yu had the most authority There was no other reason; it was sihest in the attendant exa Yu was a little abashed; she busied herself with tidying the jadeware on the table as she answered: “I took it 5 tiether: “That is very impressive, within the entire residence, you are the second one to pass the Grade 4 attendant exa, as now a Grade Six servant
After she spoke she felt a little dejected again, and muttered: “If it were me, I'rated into an ordinary, commoner family, she probably would not even have the qualifications to become a servant
Lucky ah, lucky, she was now a child of an official! At least she wouldn't starve to death
Hong Yu lowered her head and smiled: “Little Miss likes to joke around Little Miss will be so in the future, you wouldn't be taking the attendant exam”
Xu Ran raised the corners of her lips, and slu yo, such a remote and sacred existence, she reckoned she wouldn't be able to even reach the edges of it in her entire lifetime
(Translated by jillai into a daze for a long time, Xu Ran suddenly remembered the question Lady Xiao tested her on earlier She copied it down based on her vague memory of it, prepared to seek some help fro as she illing to learn, it was never too late If she wanted to change, she had to start from now
Xu Ran silently cheered herself on Just as she stepped out of the room, paper in hand, she bumped into Xu Jiao, as on her way over
Xu Jiao had changed her clothes She wore a celestial dress that fluttered and swayed lightly around her, and a pair of five-coloured sandals; whenever she raised her hands or took a step, she appeared delicately chare taken from:
The otten soossip
As expected, the first words out of Xu Jiao's ed, itfrom Chen Nan's Ministry of Appoint all secretive: “I heard that it was because the exa family had already been decided behind closed doors Zhao Yan has taken the exam for three years but still failed to enter Radiant Pavilion, she probably wanted to take a shortcut”
The examination officials were overseers of all the Academy examinations Because they would not have the qualifications to enter the other six govern an exahest position they could ever attain As coh Schools reserved for their fa to take the exam
Xu Ran didn't have uely recalled that she was in the sala for a member of a noble family to take a shortcut; she probably had no other choice
Xu Jiao shot a glance at Xu Ran, and sain, Father would probably also have to set an engagement for you to take a shortcut”
Xu Ran hurriedly raised her hands: “Don't joke around, I won't be able to take that”
Xu Jiao shrugged and handed over a small box It was filled with embroidered silk flowers – they were exquisite and realistic, and each petal was even embroidered with unique patterns – it was undoubtedly the work of a high rankingLuo Choose a few You've recently been dressing a little too plainly, this is completely unlike how you were before”
Xu Ran could only choose a feers casually, still focused on asking Xu Jia for help with the math question She turned to leave, only to be pulled back by Xu Jiao, who looked unhappy: “Why didn't you ask aveto show off again, and reluctantly asked: “Why?”
Xu Jiao delightedly said: “I'm now one of the top ladies in the capital, once I wear this flower in my hair, it will definitely beco Luo could then show off to others about her reed as she spoke
(Translated by jillaiained younger sister of hers had little interest in studying, and instead enjoyed chasing after novel trends Her academic results weren't too bad, and so the elders didn't interfere too ood taste, and she was always dressed radiantlyShe was essentially the equivalent of a beauty blogger in ancient ti off, but Xu Ran was uninterested in further small talk, and waved the exam question in front of her: “See this, your second sister needs to attend to proper business; studying is a bigger priority”