Chapter 551: Chapter 551: Who is Reciting “Student Rules”?
Other competitors were already in place, and Qi Tianyu was the last to arrive.
After the first two rounds of elimination, the competition had reached its middle stage, and those who remained were all well-known heavyweights.
Sixteen contestants in total: four from Hua University, two from Jing University, along with others including PhDs who had returned from studying at Ivy League schools abroad, and researchers from certain research institutes, among others.
As soone with a humanities background from a 985 university, Qi Tianyu stood out sowhat in this crowd.
But his performance this season was much more impressive than the last.
In the first two rounds, he had managed to break into the top five, and as long as nothing went wrong this round, he should be able to secure his spot in the top five.
Perhaps it was because it was late, a few contestants didn’t perform well, which Qi Tianyu took advantage of to strike, actually taking first place for the night.
The audience erupted into cheers, all filled with shock.
“Goodness, Qi is just too amazing tonight. How on earth did he answer such difficult questions?”
“Seriously, I thought he’d stop at the top five tonight. After all, this season’s contestants are much stronger than the last.”
“Did Qi really an it when he posted on Weibo that he was going to bravely fight for first place?”
“….”
After stepping off the stage, Qi Tianyu was hugged by his shocked friends from Hua University.
“Tianyu, you really did well today. Even that doctor who returned from studying abroad got completely outdone by you. Have you been doing nothing but morizing books for the last few months? No wait, didn’t you also record a variety show a while back?”
Qi Tianyu scratched his head sheepishly, “Well, I t a ntor.”
If it hadn’t been for Sister Li’s daily supervision over his studies and teaching him many useful learning thods, he wouldn’t have made such great progress in such a short period of ti.
He hadn’t seen her for a while and was starting to miss her.
He’d have to thank her properly when she returned!
…
On Dragon Ridge Island.
Jiang Cheng had barely slept the whole night.
The occasional cries of wild animals outside terrified him.
The growling of his empty stomach left him utterly exhausted both ntally and physically.
When he finally did manage to fall asleep, he had a dream.
In the dream, he turned into a farr, facing the loess and turning his back to the sky, wearing a tattered vest, clad in straw sandals with his big toes poking out, plowing the land under the scorching sun above thirty degrees.
A beautiful woman ca walking along the ridge of the field.
She was dressed in silk, a large gold necklace around her neck, and a greasy green jade bracelet on her wrist.
It was none other than Jiang Li.
While he was toiling away in the field, back sticking to his chest with sweat, Jiang Li snapped a whip over.
“So slow, didn’t they feed you? Work faster, and don’t you think about slacking!”
“Hah, now that you’re in my hands, don’t expect an easy life. Here’s your indenture contract, and unless you die, you’ll work for your whole life!”
“Once you’ve finished plowing this field, hurry back ho and boil so water, I need to wash my feet, and you’re attending to tonight!”
Jiang Cheng woke up with a start, and sat up with a chill.
The moonlight filtered through the banana leaves and shone upon Jiang Li’s face, creating a dark and frightening clarity.
Jiang Cheng felt his scalp tingle.
No!
He couldn’t just wait for death!
And he certainly couldn’t stay by this female devil’s side any longer, suffering her tornt!
He glanced at his watch; it was already four in the morning, the ti when people are in their deepest sleep.
If not now, when?
He would be much happier alone without the team!
With this thought, Jiang Cheng quickly wriggled out of his sleeping bag and, tiptoeing, dressed himself and crawled out of the shack.
The moon outside was exceptionally bright, even making his heart flutter with panic.
He packed up swiftly and, upon seeing the backpacks thrown aside, he thought for a mont and then picked a few items from each backpack to take with him.
After everything was prepared, he secured his backpack and rose to leave with a look of triumph.
As he turned around, a figure caught his eye.
In the moonlight, that silhouette was strikingly tall and solemn.
“Sister… Sister…”
Jiang Cheng sat on the ground dumbfounded.
Sister Li smiled faintly and then reached out her hand, “No need for you to tidy up for us anymore, hand it all over to .”
…
At dawn, Jiang Yan and the others were awakened by a wailing voice.
“…..Elders befriend kindly, as brothers do most brotherly. In the midst of filial piety, wealth seems light, why harbor spite? Endure harsh words with patience strong, and angry feelings start to fade…”
“Wuwuwu… Rise early at dawn, late to bed when night has gone. Old age will co with ease, cherish now these fleeting monts…”
Shang Shuyue was the first to react, sitting up and frowning.
“Who is reciting the ‘Student Rules’?”
The crowd was clueless, they got dressed and one by one crawled out of their banana leaf shelters.
Not far away, Jiang Cheng stood in a horse stance, tears streaming down his face.
“…..Regarding food, be not choosy, eat just right, excess is faulty. Young as I am, I shan’t drink wine, for drunkenness is most unsightly…”
Sister Li was standing opposite him, clutching a thin willow switch behind her back, pacing while listening to the text recited.
Everyone was stupefied.
They all stood in a row, silently watching Sister Li discipline the child.
After about ten minutes, Jiang Cheng choked up as he finished the last sentence of the ‘Student Rules’.
“…Never self-wound, Never give up, Sages and the virtuous, they attract. Sister, I’ve finished reciting, may I stop now?”
Sister Li nodded without expression, “Yes, but it took you over two hours to finish reciting, there is still room for improvent. Tomorrow I expect to see your progress.”
Jiang Cheng: !!!
The other four: !!!!!
Newly arrived viewers: !!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Geez, I thought I stumbled into the wrong live broadcast, turns out it’s just Sister Li disciplining a kid.]
[???? Two hours? How early must this kid have started studying?]
[That’s normal, my sister in her senior year of high school sleeps at midnight and gets up at four, Jiang Cheng deserves it.]
[Oh my god, they’re so strict, my son is still sleeping, I’m going to kick him out of bed right now!]
Jiang Yan was stupefied.
“Are we not practicing in the morning, has it been changed to reciting texts?!”
He would rather run three kiloters!
Fortunate for him, Sister Li shook her head, “No, you practice on your own.”
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
To prevent Sister Li from changing her mind suddenly, he imdiately grabbed Shang Shuyue and ran off.
Behind him, Jiang Cheng’s eyes were swollen, trembling as he shakily stood on his legs gazing at Sister Li.
“May I rest now?”
Reading the look in Sister Li’s eyes, he added with a choke, “Sister.”
“Mm.”
In his heart, Jiang Cheng cursed her as a tyrannical landlady, and then he crawled back into the shelter.
Yu Li ca over, cleaning his face with a disinfectant wipe.
“What happened?”
“Nothing much,” Sister Li said indifferently, “Just a childish fit, wanting to run away from ho. A little discipline was all that was needed.”
[So Jiang Cheng has been disobedient again, no big deal.]
[Got it, next ti my brother talks about running away from ho, I’ll have him stand in horse stance and recite ‘Student Rules’.]
After their morning practice, Sister Li cooked a pot of soup with the mushrooms and wild vegetables they had gathered.
They hardly had any points left and had to make do with what they gathered.
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