The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

52. Failed

When the results of the autumn examination came out, Xu Yu remained silent, quietly enduring the anger from Xu Xiang and the unstoppable tears from Wan Shi.

Xu Xiang looked at his daughter standing in front of him, bowing her head like a quail, his face turned pale with anger, not knowing what to say to her.

When the list of successful candidates in the provincial examination came out, Xu Xiang thought he was seeing things, as he couldn't find the name Xu Yu in the long list.

Xu Xiang immediately found the examiner who reviewed the exam papers and requested to see Xu Yu's paper.

Now that the list of successful candidates has been posted, it is not possible to cheat while reviewing the papers, so the examiner agreed immediately.

To prevent candidates from bribing examiners to cheat during the paper review, the papers are usually tightly sealed with a line in the column for the candidate's name and origin. They are only opened when transcribing the results after the review.

Now the opened exam papers are stacked on the desk, and one chief examiner with two paper reviewers is searching for Xu Yu's paper.

Xu Xiang was burning with anger inside, but he didn't show it on his face. He sat patiently on a nearby chair, waiting.

After about half an hour, one of the examiners found a blank paper at the bottom of the stack of exam papers.

If it weren't for the name Xu Yu written on it, even if the examiner had a hundred times more courage, she wouldn't dare to give Xu Xiang a paper with nothing written except for the name.

"Xu Xiang, the paper. . . has been found." The examiner didn't show any joy or take credit after finding the paper. Instead, she nervously handed it to the chief examiner.

The chief examiner noticed that the examiner's face was not right, so he lowered his head and glanced at the paper. His face suddenly became even more unpleasant than the examiner's. He stammered, "This, this. . ."

She didn't know what to say for a while, facing Xu Xiang's stern gaze. She held the paper with both hands and handed it to him.

Xu Xiang's face was so gloomy that it could almost drip water. He stared at the paper, wishing he could burn a hole in it, preferably erasing the name Xu Yu, to save face.

Seeing Xu Xiang, who usually remained calm and composed, in such a state, the chief examiner's legs trembled, and he muttered softly, "This. . . this paper, even if we wanted to do something, we don't know where to start. . ."

Xu Xiang slapped the paper onto the small table beside him, frightening the chief examiner into silence.

"Miss, were you feeling unwell at the time?" The examiner who found the paper carefully chose his words to save face for Xu Xiang.

Xu Xiang remembered the day of Xu Yu's autumn examination. Mrs. Wan personally cooked the meal, and Xu Yu ate a lot without feeling any discomfort.

The chief examiner smiled awkwardly, "Zuo Xiang, don't be angry. Miss is still young, waiting for another three years is also fine."

Waiting for another three years, I'm afraid the scene will be the same as today!

Xu Xiang felt annoyed. Xu Yu's name was neatly written on the exam paper, indicating that she took it seriously. However, the paper was left blank, not a single word written. . .

She clearly can write, but she just doesn't want to!

In front of her colleagues, Xu Xiang quickly suppressed his anger and exchanged a few words with the three of them before returning home.