Chapter 56 Cleverness The Seventh Young Master’s study. It turns out that taking an exam can be relaxing and enjoyable, without any pressure and you can even concentrate on watching the show - as long as you are the invigilator. If you happen to have just taken the monthly exam, you will feel the same inexplicable excitement as Zheng Fa, as the situation changes and the dragon slayer finally becomes the dragon. He stood in the hall with three low tables in front of him. Behind the tables sat Gao Yuan, the Seventh Young Master, and his younger sister Zheng Shan. The expression on everyone's face is different. Gao Yuan was nervous but full of fighting spirit, and seemed determined to do something big. The Seventh Young Master was fidgeting and looking around, as if he had never experienced such an occasion before. My younger sister Zheng Shan was not nervous at all. Instead, she twisted her body around, her eyes darting around, looking around curiously at this unfamiliar study room. Giving the three of them a surprise test was certainly not for the sake of having fun, well, at least not entirely. Madam has linked the success or failure of Dengxianmen to the position of the eldest lady's personal attendant. The only thing Zheng Fa can do now is to improve the seventh young master's attainments in the art of talismans.
With two months to spare, we can only use quick methods to train the Seventh Young Master. But this requires the cooperation of the Seventh Young Master, at least he has to study harder. How would you describe the Seventh Young Master’s current learning status? ...He sleeps very well when he reads. In Zheng Fa's opinion, the Seventh Young Master was not stupid, but more than ten years of lazy and willful life had made it difficult for him to study hard and concentrate. It is indeed difficult for this young master who grew up in pampering to study as hard as Gao Yuan. The main purpose of this exam is to make the Seventh Young Master realize his current level, let him learn from his mistakes and then become more motivated, at least in a short period of time. This method is similar to what some teachers do when students just return to school from vacation. They give students a sudden and extremely difficult exam - to make them give up their longing for the vacation, realize that they are garbage, and then study hard. Zheng Fa observed the Seventh Young Master silently. The sun has been very hot since this morning. The maids all hid in the house, and the whole courtyard was silent. The Seventh Young Master's expression was even more anxious than the temperature outside, and he kept looking around. Zheng Fa was very familiar with this look - the poor students entering the examination room looked like pigs entering a slaughterhouse, both of them had a fear of approaching death. The Seventh Young Master first looked at Gao Yuan, frowned and thought for a moment. He seemed to think that Gao Yuan had learned better than him, and his face became a little anxious again. He turned around and looked at his younger sister Zheng Shan, and his expression became much brighter. Zheng Fa knew what he was thinking just by looking at his changing expressions - the Seventh Young Master seemed to think that no matter how badly he studied, he would never be worse than a six-year-old child, and that he would at least be ranked second among the three of them. Zheng Fa’s comment on this is naive. He captured his younger sister Zheng Shan just to give the Seventh Young Master the final blow. He was very clear about his younger sister Zheng Shan's level. In his opinion, the worst among the three should be the Seventh Young Master. Gao Yuan is undoubtedly the best among the three. He originally had some basic knowledge, but was not capable of learning "Junior High School Mathematics". However, he found it easy to learn "Elementary School Mathematics" and made rapid progress. He has already begun to learn the knowledge of higher grades. Although my younger sister Zheng Shan has no basic knowledge, she is still very interested in studying. She has a simple mind, is not stupid, and learns quickly.
As for the Seventh Young Master, he is old, has many complicated thoughts, and has not developed good study habits. He is lazy and falls asleep as soon as he starts reading. He is not as good a student as the younger sister. Zheng Fa took out the test papers he had prepared and handed them to the three people. He said, "One hour, let's start." When the three heard this, they buried their heads in the test papers. Gao Yuan and the Seventh Young Master used brushes, while the younger sister Zheng Shan had not yet practiced writing large characters, so she used the charcoal pencil that Zheng Fa made specially for her. For a moment, there was no other sound in the study except the sound of Zheng Fa's gentle footsteps. But the Seventh Young Master did not concentrate on the exam for too long. After an incense stick of time, Zheng Fa saw him secretly raise his head and look left and right. After taking another look at his paper, Zheng Fa understood: The good news: What will be done will be done. The bad news: Not much will be done. In summary, we have run out of tricks. The Seventh Young Master seemed very nervous as well. He quietly raised his head and observed his opponents on both sides. If Gao Yuan's concentration made him feel uneasy, then his younger sister Zheng Shan's furious writing probably shattered his already limited confidence. He stared at the large blank spaces on his test paper, as if expecting the answers to the questions to grow on the paper like crops in the field. Just as his expression became more and more desperate, a childish cough suddenly sounded in the study. Zheng Fa narrowed his eyes and watched his little sister quietly raise her left hand which was gradually becoming rounder. As if she was afraid that the Seventh Young Master couldn't see clearly, she deliberately moved her test paper towards the Seventh Young Master. In order to block Zheng Fa's gaze, the little sister tilted her butt and leaned to the left, trying to conceal her little movement. Zheng Fa shook his head helplessly. After the Seventh Young Master had given Wang Gui a hard time, the younger sister developed a liking for the Seventh Young Master and actually started copying answers for him. The Seventh Young Master stared at his little sister's operation in amazement, his expression becoming extremely conflicted. Zheng Fa could understand his dilemma - which was more embarrassing, failing the test better than a six-year-old or copying the answers of a six-year-old? After a while, Zheng Fa saw that the Seventh Young Master's head turned slightly, probably glancing at his younger sister's test paper with his peripheral vision. Zheng Fa did not expose the two of them. He just shook his head and gave the Seventh Young Master a sympathetic smile. …… As expected, the test results made the Seventh Young Master realize that there was a most embarrassing answer to the dilemma he had just faced - he cheated, but still failed the test. Looking at the Seventh Young Master, whose face was gloomy and who looked like he was about to break, Zheng Fa winked at Gao Yuan and Zheng Shan who were standing beside him. After the two of them left silently, he sat down next to the Seventh Young Master. "Zheng Fa, am I stupid?" The Seventh Young Master suddenly spoke. "Master, you are very smart." Zheng Fa shook his head. He was telling the truth. In his opinion, the problem with the Seventh Young Master was not his brain. After a brief word of comfort, Zheng Fa began to deceive the Seventh Young Master: "It's just that Young Master, you need a better way to study." But the Seventh Young Master was obviously not comforted, and he was still doubting himself: "I can't even compare to your six-year-old sister, how can I learn talismans in the future?"
"In fact, I have a secret method that can help you improve your talisman skills without having to learn mathematics." "Another secret technique? I can't learn it and I'm not interested." The Seventh Young Master said he was hurt. “I will pass it on to you, not to them.” "Really?" The Seventh Young Master's eyes lit up. "Yes, only you can learn it, and they don't know how to use the talismans." Zheng Fa said in a persuasive tone. For the Seventh Young Master, doing poorly on the test was no big deal - in Mr. Shen's assessments, his grades had always been consistently poor, and he had long since trained himself to have that mentality. But the crushing defeat in front of the other two, especially a six-year-old, was what bothered him. Hearing that this secret method can only be learned by oneself, the Seventh Young Master immediately regained his sense of superiority: "Then... is it easy to learn?" "Quickly learn! Master, you only need to accept my special training for the next two months. I guarantee that your attainments in talisman magic will advance by leaps and bounds!" "Is it really not necessary to learn this crappy math?" "Reliable!" "I'll learn! I know you're the best to me, Zheng Fa!" The Seventh Young Master, who was badly beaten by the other two, immediately felt good about Zheng Fa and asked with interest, "What's the name of this secret method?" "Sea of questions, oh no, sea of pictures." "What sea?" The Seventh Young Master seemed not to understand what the word meant, and muttered, "I've only heard of the endless sea of suffering..." Zheng Fa was silent for a while, then said admiringly: "Master, although your hearing is not very good, your comprehension ability is great!" "That doesn't sound like a compliment to me." The Seventh Young Master looked at Zheng Fa suspiciously, "Could it be that you were scared by my mother once, and you're planning to torment me?" "How can that be possible! This is my best-known method, and it works extremely quickly. I will only give it to you!" Zheng Fa promised solemnly. As expected, no one knows a child better than his mother. This Seventh Young Master is always a little inappropriately clever. (End of this chapter)