In the backyard, a gentle breeze stirred, moonlight shone like snow, green grass carpeted the ground, and exotic flowers bloomed everywhere.
Summer insects chirped, and the croaking of frogs from beyond the wall echoed, like a nocturne.
Xia Chujian gently sighed, raised her hand, and several fireflies danced on her fingertips.
A clump of small grass tiptoeing past her eyes caught her by surprise.
She couldn't help but leap up lightly, performing a somersault and landing on the grass in the courtyard, also grabbing the walking grass in passing.
"Huh? How can you walk? Aren't you grass?" Xia Chujian was greatly surprised, her mind still a little unclear due to the alcohol.
At this moment, Huo Yushen's video call request rang.
And it didn't ring just once, but twice.
The second time, Xia Chujian finally lowered her eyes to look at her wrist.
Then, with a light tap of her finger, she pulled out the virtual display screen and accepted Huo Yushen's video call request.
Then, without waiting for Huo Yushen to speak, Xia Chujian said with a grin, "Inspector Huo, look at this little grass, it can actually walk!"
Through the virtual display screen, Huo Yushen immediately saw a purple plant that looked like an orchid, but was slightly shorter and more slender, wriggling between Xia Chujian's fingers. Its roots really looked like two very delicate little feet.
Huo Yushen: "..."
He calmly activated the mechanical intelligence-controlled image recognition.
The database showed that the plant in Xia Chujian's hand was called Purple Orchid Bodhi Grass.
It only survived in the Land of the Far North in the Exotic Beast Forest on Guiyuan Star.
Moreover, a Purple Orchid Bodhi Grass that could move freely had to be at least five thousand years old! Even the Imperial Royal Botanical Garden of the Beichen Empire, known as the "Encyclopedia of Plants," was still offering rewards for this Purple Orchid Bodhi Grass, wanting to include it in the botanical garden's collection.
Xia Chujian really had a lot of treasures here...
Huo Yushen's eyes flickered, and he said calmly, "That's not surprising, I've even seen man-eating flowers."
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
She casually released the Purple Orchid Bodhi Grass, letting it slip away and hide, and frowned, saying, "Man-eating flowers?! What do they look like?"
"Of course, they are extremely ugly and particularly smelly," Huo Yushen said indifferently, then brought the topic back, "You said you would send me a video call request as soon as you got home, what time is it now?"
Xia Chujian chuckled, "Inspector Huo, don't be so serious... I just said it casually, and you took it seriously?"
Huo Yushen: "..."
The last person who spoke to him like that was probably regretting it for the rest of their life in some remote and impoverished area.
Huo Yushen's expression turned colder, but looking closely at Xia Chujian's expression, he suddenly asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Xia Chujian smiled, "You guessed it! Today is my first time drinking! Aunt agreed! She never let me drink before!"
Huo Yushen then understood that she was drunk.
How much did she drink? She even dared to ridicule and mock him to his face...
Huo Yushen asked calmly, "What kind of wine did you drink? How many cups?"
Xia Chujian's smile faded slightly, she thought seriously, and said, "Fruit wine, I drank three cups, is that a lot? I have a good tolerance for alcohol."
"Three cups? How big were the cups?"
"This big!" Xia Chujian gestured with her hand.
Huo Yushen was speechless when he saw it.
She drank three cups of fruit wine in this kind of children's cup, which was less than an ounce, and got this drunk?
In the future, she must be strictly prohibited from drinking, preferably not a drop.
Huo Yushen's face was stern, and his voice was cold, "You are a specially recruited field agent of the Special Security Bureau, don't you know that drinking can interfere with your work? You are not allowed to drink in the future, not a single drop, otherwise your position will be revoked."
Xia Chujian tilted her head, trying hard to listen, vaguely understood Huo Yushen's words, and nodded subconsciously: "... Okay."
Huo Yushen frowned, but didn't care, and continued to ask, "How did you do on the National Higher Education Entrance Examination?"
Speaking of this, Xia Chujian was no longer sleepy.
Her face lit up with a bright smile as she said, "Inspector Huo! You've come to the right person! I'm definitely getting into Beichen University this time! But I'm still a bit unsure about my major."
Influenced by Xia Yuanfang, Xia Chujian, despite her poor grades, also yearned for Beichen University.
Then again, which student in the entire Beichen Empire didn't yearn for Beichen University? Even if they couldn't get in, it didn't hurt to dream, right? Huo Yushen: "..."
This academic trash actually said she was sure to get into Beichen University?
When did Beichen University become so easy to get into?
Huo Yushen asked calmly, "Do you know the status of Beichen University in the Beichen Empire?"
Xia Chujian nodded, "Of course! It's the best university in the Beichen Empire! Ranked number one!"
Huo Yushen continued, "Then do you know how many students Beichen University admits through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination each year?"
Xia Chujian blurted out, "...Ten percent through recommendation, ninety percent, oh, no, this year it's twenty percent through recommendation, so only eighty percent through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. I checked the data, and last year Beichen University admitted a total of two thousand people. If it's the same this year, then it should admit one thousand six hundred through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. I should be able to secure a place among those one thousand six hundred."
Huo Yushen looked down at the information in front of him and said coldly, "Twenty percent through recommendation, that's in terms of the total number of admissions for all universities in the Empire. The ratio varies from school to school."
"Some schools have more recommendation slots, some have fewer. The overall recommendation ratio of twenty percent is an average."
"But in reality, the proportion of students admitted to Beichen University through recommendation has historically been sixty percent. This year, it's eighty percent. So, you're competing for twenty percent, which is one of those four hundred places. Does that still make you feel like you have a good chance?"
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
"How could this be?!" Xia Chujian was so shocked that she sobered up halfway, "No way?! The best university in the entire Empire is mostly filled with nobles and high-ranking officials?!"
Huo Yushen's voice was even colder, "What did you think? The best university in the entire Empire, did you think it was supported by ordinary students?"
Xia Chujian was speechless, her heart bitter.
Her joyful expression dimmed, and her entire spirit seemed to have vanished.
Huo Yushen's pupils contracted slightly, then he continued, "Actually, there are many good things in the Beichen Empire. You should broaden your horizons and consider other universities."
"For example, the Imperial Royal First Military University, as long as you're admitted, tuition is completely free, living expenses are fully covered, and you even get a fixed monthly allowance."
"Moreover, as a specially recruited member of the Special Security Bureau, entering the Imperial Royal First Military University counts towards your seniority, double seniority."
Xia Chujian didn't really understand what seniority or double seniority meant, she was just very depressed.
She didn't expect Beichen University to be so difficult to get into.
She was going to disappoint Aunt...
She really was an academic trash, an academic trash that couldn't be helped no matter how hard she tried...
At this moment, Xia Chujian had no other thoughts besides feeling down.
She didn't hear a word of Huo Yushen's suggestion, just stood on the lawn in the courtyard with a drooping face.
Fireflies flew around her, and the moonlight poured down like a waterfall.
The night breeze gently blew, causing her sideburns to sway slightly, making the moonlight on her head also sway.
Even without a virtual background, a faint soft light surrounded her.
The Other Shore Flower birthmark on her forehead, however, was unusually redder than usual.
Huo Yushen's eyes twitched slightly again. He stared at the birthmark on her forehead, feeling that something was wrong.
After a long while, Huo Yushen said, "Think about it carefully. By the way, you're on summer vacation now, you can start the next stage of training. Meng Guanghui will contact you and arrange for you to go to the Kanli Star Flight Training Base."
This sentence woke Xia Chujian from her confused thoughts.
She nodded subconsciously, "I've been wanting to go for a long time. By the way, Inspector Huo, can I bring my family with me? You see, I have old people and young children at home, and only I have the ability to protect myself. They don't have any. I can't leave them without worry."
Huo Yushen: "..."
He said coldly, "You are a Special Security Bureau field agent. Your family is under the protection of the Special Security Bureau. According to regulations, the area within ten miles of your home has been included in the Special Security Bureau's protection scope. If anyone dares to attack your family, the Special Security Bureau Team will directly dispatch intelligent drones for targeted elimination."
Xia Chujian was surprised, "There's such a perk?! Inspector Huo, your unit is too good!"
Huo Yushen: "..."
Talking to her, Huo Yushen felt more tired than leading a regiment of thorny soldiers.
But he remained calm and said, "Okay, I'll contact you again."
Then Huo Yushen proactively ended the video call and rubbed his forehead with his hand.
Headache, wanted a drink.
...
Xia Chujian was drunk, and her consciousness was a little dull.
After a while, she realized that Huo Yushen had ended the video call.
She wasn't angry, but seriously considered what to do if she couldn't get into Beichen University. She knew that Aunt still hoped she could go to Beichen University.
Otherwise, why would she work so hard to prepare test papers for her, lecture her, urge her to do problems, and rack her brains to give her predicted questions?
Xia Chujian turned around, walked into the spacious and bright kitchen, and said to Xia Yuanfang, who was about to scoop up the sobering soup, with a serious face: "Aunt, I might not be able to get into Beichen University."
Xia Yuanfang's hand paused, and she looked back at her.
Xia Chujian's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her eyes were clear and bright, but a little dull.
She hadn't sobered up yet.
"Why do you say that? Didn't you say you did well on the exam? If you answered all the questions correctly, are you still afraid of not getting in?" Xia Yuanfang asked casually.
She was still confident in her ability to predict questions, how could she not get in?
At most, the major would not be satisfactory.
Xia Chujian said seriously: "Inspector Huo just said that the recommended admission ratio of Beichen University is actually 80%, not the apparent 20%. That apparent 20% recommendation ratio is calculated by adding up the number of admissions from all schools. Some schools recommend more admissions, and some schools recommend fewer."
Xia Yuanfang's hand paused. Saying it like that wasn't wrong.
But that 80% still shocked her.
That is to say, only 20% of the students at Beichen University are admitted through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination!
The best university in the entire Beichen Empire actually has 80% of its students admitted through recommendations!
At this moment, Xia Yuanfang thought of Ning Sa, and Ning Sa's previous proposal...
If she went to her again to try for a recommendation spot, would there still be hope? For Xia Yuanfang, she had never considered other universities.
Her niece, Xia Yuanfang, should go to the best university in the country, shouldn't she? It would be better not to go to other second-rate universities...
Xia Yuanfang herself was a child prodigy since she was a child, and her family also had status and resources. Upon entering school, she went to the best primary school in the country, and then skipped grades one after another, entering the best middle school in the country, and then directly obtained a doctorate from the best university in the country, and then smoothly entered the best research institute in the country.
Most of her first half of her life was spent in the ivory tower.
Xia Yuanfang said calmly: "Don't worry, let's wait for the exam scores to come out before we talk."
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