The Young Matriarch

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Don’t Worry, I’m Always Very Tolerant Towards Examinees
 

The students around him chuckled a few times but didn’t mock Xu Xingchen.

After all, the original male lead had quite a good reputation in his class.

Seeing Bai Chuwei, especially her lazy smile, Xu Xingchen felt somewhat intimidated and braced himself to say, “But grandfather promised me and my father that if I do well on my college entrance exams, he will let me return to the Duan Family. Grandfather would never go back on his word.”

Bai Chuwei looked at him with disdain. Did he really think she didn’t know? Xu Xingchen and his father, Duan Xiuhao, didn’t even give the elder Duan a chance to speak at the time!

Bai Chuwei sneered lightly, “Xu Student might be a bit too arrogant. The college entrance exam hasn’t even started, and you think you can outperform Duan Xingye?”

To get the elder Duan to acknowledge doing well, at the very least, one must do better than Duan Xingye.

Xu Xingchen almost laughed out loud. It wasn’t that he was arrogant. When it came to academic grades, even if Duan Xingye worked hard for a whole year of senior three, he still fell short of him by tens of points in the most recent mock exam!

As long as he performed steadily, not to mention being the top scorer, he would definitely rank within the top fifty in the province!

And don’t think being in the top fifty is not impressive. Keep in mind that there are more than ten million students taking the college entrance exam nationwide this year!

Bai Chuwei patted Duan Xingye on the head and said meaningfully, “Duan Xingye, I have more faith in you.”

Duan Xingye’s face flushed with embarrassment. When it came to exams, he really couldn’t compete with Xu Xingchen. Weiwei’s faith was of no use to him.

Xu Xingchen’s face was a kaleidoscope of emotions as he subconsciously kept his distance from Bai Chuwei.

Now Xu Xingchen was sure of it, Bai Chuwei was definitely not just all talk.

Whatever fell into Bai Chuwei’s hands always seemed to come true!

Like the last time when lightning struck, although Xu Xingchen couldn’t find any evidence, he always felt it had something to do with Bai Chuwei.

Who knew if another bolt of lightning might strike, preventing him from taking the college entrance exam?

Xu Xingchen quickly turned and left, keeping his distance from Bai Chuwei.

Duan Xingye watched Xu Xingchen run away like a mouse from a cat, then turned to look at Bai Chuwei. She was feeding birds with melon seeds, enjoying her day as leisurely as a retired old man.

Duan Xingye felt uneasy, “Weiwei, what did you mean by that? You’re not planning to sabotage Xu Xingchen, are you?”

Duan Xingye had grown to detest Xu Xingchen, but he was also acutely aware of how important the college entrance exam was to a student.

Bai Chuwei turned to look at Duan Xingye’s anxious expression and said calmly, “Don’t worry, I’ve always been lenient toward students taking exams.”

The meritocratic examinations have been around for a thousand years, and her ancestors had seen countless scholars toil for ten years. She was always lenient toward hardworking and ambitious youngsters.

There was once a scholar from a humble family who missed his journey to the capital for the exam due to a flood in his hometown and was weeping bitterly. Bai Chuwei happened to pass by and conveniently transported him to the capital. She also lent a hand when a student was robbed by bandits just before his exam.

Look how well she treated Bai Yinyin—no matter how many times that girl challenged her, she let it slide considering the girl was about to take her college entrance exams.

Her ancestors never interfered with any students before their exams, but that couldn’t help if Xu Xingchen was just unlucky on his own.

*

Bai Chuwei had just gotten home when Xue Qiu hurriedly said, ‘Ancestor, you’re finally back. Various software have been trying to contact you today! But I didn’t answer.’

They had made calls that were directed straight to Xue Qiu’s handheld computer.

Bai Chuwei set her schoolbag down and said calmly, “Oh, really? Tong Qingyan hasn’t tried to contact me?”

Xue Qiu was shocked, his white whiskers trembling on either side, ‘Ancestor, you’re truly prescient. Tong Qingyan has also called twice… and here he’s calling again!’