Transmigration Of An Assassin

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Next was Cai'er, so he made his way to the stage as soon as he saw Chaoxiang descending it. Cai'er had a little stage fright, but he calmed down seeing how well his siblings performed. He couldn't let his Auntie Shushui down and had to do his best. With that resolve in mind, his steps became firmer.

"Tutor?" Tang Ling asked. Though they expected it to be the same person they still had to ask per protocol.

"Zhangjie Shushui," Cai'er responded gently. Cai'er tried to sound like a dignified scholar but because of his milky voice and his chubby cheeks, he looked cute instead.

"Well then, you may start." Tang Ling instructed gently. 

As soon as the words fell Cai'er started his work. He chose calligraphy and poetry which were very popular among the kids since they were the least embarrassing ones. For calligraphy, you would just sit on the low table and do a calligraphy work of your choice, and for poetry, you were to write a poem in five minutes and then recite it, you could take a poem that was already published but you had to memorize it and couldn't write down. So a lot of kids were given leeway.

Cai'er didn't write it down because the poem he would use was written by him and his Auntie Shushui. Right after he finished his calligraphy he stood up to recite his poem. He introduced his poem 'Youzi Yin' and then recited it. The poem was about a mother's love for her son. While reciting the poem Cai'er couldn't help but think about his mother who toiled night and day in order to feed him. As he thought of his mother his voice became more and more emotional, pulling the heartstrings of those who were listening. They couldn't help but think about their mothers, and their love for them. 

The poem wasn't very long so it ended soon. Cai'er hurried down the stage the moment he heard that he was finished. When he got back to his table his sibling complimented him and hugged him. Cai'er's racing heart finally calmed down hearing the assurance of his siblings.

Next, it was Liu Qiu's turn. Liu Qui was the most poised one among the siblings. Maybe it was because she experienced the cruel world already, or maybe due to Tang Shushui's training but she was no longer the shy girl she once was when she first entered the Jiang household. 

Liu Qiu was more coldhearted than her other siblings. After what was done to her by her own family she started having trust issues and became very wary, but Tang Shushui and Jiang Yanwei took great care of her. She was given love, care, and warmth by her family members. Even though she was taken in, Tang Shushui treated her like his real daughter. Though Tang Shushui was busy most of the time, he would always try to make time for her so she would never feel lonely. She loved her mother very much and didn't want to make him disappointed so she had always done her best. Now that it was her turn to perform she had to be on top so as to not disappoint her mother.

"Your tutor?" Kang Heng asked as he looked at the little girl who stood on the stage with a poised demeanor. He was surprised that this little girl signed up for archery. Archery was very unpopular among girls, hence only a handful would sign up for it and those who did sign up for it it would be the older girls. He expected only his little niece to sign up but now there was another girl interested in martial arts.

"Zhanjie Shushui," Liu Qiu responded.

"Ok then, you may start," Kang Heng instructed.

Liu Qiu signed up for archery and poetry because her dance was not ready yet. She knew that her dance would take some time to master so she learned something else just in case, and her worries were spot on. She looked at the crowd and so her siblings smiled at her and she became more at ease.

For archery, all you had to do is shoot at the target, and you would be given ten arrows to do so. Liu Qiu quickly arranged her bow and arrow and made sure to fixate her eyes on the target. Her first shot was a bullseye, making the hall completely silent. Her other nine consecutive shots were also bullseye, completely shocking the judges.

If Tang Shushui was here he wouldn't be so surprised because he knew that Liu Qiu had even more potential than this. If it was the other siblings they wouldn't be able to learn to shoot so well in a short period of time, but because Liu Qiu was more coldhearted than her siblings, she was able to act more decisively. Many martial artists know that decisiveness is one of the biggest skills you need to have to be a martial artist. Your hesitating will eighter cost you your life on the field or your winning chances in a battle. The environment Liu Qiu grew up in forced her to be decisive. 

 While the other kids grew up with love and care while Liu Qiu was abused, and almost sold; Not by strangers but by her own family. She was tossed around like an unwanted toy, so her mindset was naturally not the same as other kids and thus was able to perform so wonderfully.

Liu Qiu recites her poem and then descended the stage to go to her seat. The siblings were very happy to see Liu Qiu perform so well, and thus gushed at her for a while. 

Since the siblings finished it was time for the other kids to perform. There were quite a bit of kids and for every one of them to perform took quite a while. So it was only after two hours that every kid finally finished performing.

By the time the performances finally finished every kid was starving and the moment they were given permission went to the schoolyard to buy food. Only the rich and noble kids would send their attendants to buy food from restaurants for them a little time before lunchtime, thus the attendant just came in to give their little masters the food. 

The kids were given the order to stay at their table to eat together as a form of celebration. So the Jiang sibling directly pulled their bentos out of their backpack. Their seatmates were at first surprised about the wooden boxes but then thought mockingly that it must be because they were poor.

"Do you guys want me to share with you?" Third Lady Lao asked mockingly. Her lunch consisted of Peking Duck, Bird's nest soup, and a variety of cakes and snacks. She looked sure that they wouldn't deny her, as these meals were from the best restaurant in town.

"No thanks," The siblings refused lately as they prepared their chopsticks.

Third Lady Lao grunted arrogantly waiting to see what they brought that made them be able to refuse her. The kids didn't bother with her and just put all their lunches together as their gege instructed them to do, and finally opened it.

The kids around them were surprised as were the siblings themselves. The four bento boxes were decorated beautifully. There were some bears, some cats, and even some piggies in there, and they were all crafted with food. This was the first time both the kids and the siblings saw so they were both dumbfounded for a while.

After the kids came back to their senses they saw a little piece of paper. The siblings took the little piece of paper and brought it closer so they could read. At one glance they could see that it was their gege who wrote this. They looked at each other and started reading the letter.

You guys worked hard and I hope you did great! I made drinks and desserts for you too but they wouldn't be as fresh closed up in your bags for such a long time so Fu Siyin will bring them to you during lunch. Have a nice lunch! Love you guys!

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