Adhere to the gentleman's principles

In the business, "Jun Ning, are you worried about your Li Ziyan going to the provincial examination today?" Yuan Xinghui asked. Zhao Jun Ning said, "No, I believe in him. He can do it."

Yuan Xinghui said, "But Song Ciqiu and Lin Muchen are taking the provincial exam this time!" Zhao Junning stopped calculating and said, "It's okay. I believe him."

"Zi Yan, are you confident?" Shen Congwen asked. Li Zi Yan let out a long sigh: "Yes, I am."

Xu Wenhe said: "I don't have any more, so don't fight with me this time. I'll be the last one for you. The worst that can happen is that I'll get beaten up by my dad when I go back."

Shen Congwen smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Xu." Then he said to Li Ziyan, "Hey Ziyan, Song Ciqiu and Lin Muchen will also participate today. Are you really confident?"

Li Ziyan said with some worry: "Is there..." Seeing Li Ziyan like this, Shen Congwen said: "Don't worry, Wen He and I will help you to fill the bottom this time. You will definitely not be at the bottom of the list. Don't worry."

"Mr. Song, Mr. Lin, you are here."

The invigilating official said, Song Ci Qiu and Lin Muchen saluted and said, "Mr. Miao."

The two walked up to Li Ziyan and said, "Young Marquis." Li Ziyan smiled and said, "Brother Lin and Brother Song, long time no see."

Song Ciqiu said, "Yes, it's been a long time." Then Song Ciqiu looked at Xu Wenhe: "Wenhe, why are you shaking?"

Xu Wenhe looked at the two and said, "Am I shaking?" Shen Congwen and Li Ziyan nodded and said, "Yes."

Xu Wenhe stood up and walked in front of Song Ciqiu and said, "I didn't say that you should rush back just for this county exam. Why can't you rush back for the next one? Now you and Mu Chen are going to let me live."

Song Ci Qiu said: "Oh, that's not the case. You are too unconfident in yourself."

Xu Wenhe smiled bitterly: "You just know it."

After a few days, "It's out on the list, it's out on the list."

The teenagers on the street were shouting. Li Ziyan, Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen were very nervous and looked at their names on the list. Xu Wenhe saw his name and said, "I'm in the eighth place, Congwen, you're also in the eighth place. That's great. We've finally made it into the top ten."

Xu Wenhe looked at Li Ziyan. Li Ziyan was looking for his name. Shen Congwen said, "Ziyan, you are in the third place."

Xu Wenhe looked at the top of the list: "They are tied for the top spot!" Li Ziyan looked at the three words "Li Ziyan" and left in the third place with his head down. Shen Congwen said: "They are tied every time and leave no room for survival. It's okay, Ziyan, you are already great to be in the third place."

Xu Wenhe made a shushing gesture to Shen Congwen and followed Li Ziyan. The two of them chased after him and said, "Ziyan, don't be disappointed. You are already amazing. You are so smart and haven't studied for a long time. In just a few months, you have risen from the bottom of the list to the third place. This is enough to prove your ability."

Xu Wenhe said, "Yes, my father said that the top ten can enter the government early. You can still be an official. You see, we are ranked after Wang Ke and Liang Wuxie, but we are not depressed. You have left Liang Wuxie and Wang Ke far behind this time. Be happy."

Li Ziyan said, "I'm fine. You guys go back first. I'll take a walk by myself." The two understood the pain in Li Ziyan's heart at the moment and stopped following him.

Passing by the Marquis' Mansion, Zhao Junning saw Xu Wenhe approaching: "Wenhe, where is Ziyan?"

Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen looked at each other, and Shen Congwen said, "Don't be angry, sister-in-law. Zi Yan really tried hard this time."

Zhao Junning thought that Li Ziyan failed the exam and said, "It's okay, I won't be angry." Shen Congwen said, "Ziyan tried very hard to take the exam, but Lin Muchen and Song Ciqiu are not ordinary people. They tied for first place, and Ziyan is third."

Zhao Junning was even happier for Li Ziyan when she heard that he was ranked third. Xu Wenhe said, "Don't be angry, Junning. Ziyan is actually very good in everything except studying. He is so smart that he must have some flaws, otherwise he would be too perfect."

Zhao Junning said, "Why should I be angry when Zi Yan got third place? Now that the list is out, you have also looked at other people."

Shen Congwen said: "He said he wanted to be alone and quiet so we didn't have to accompany him."

Zhao Junning said after hearing this: "Okay, I get it." Xu Wenhe said: "Then let's go back first. Don't worry about Zi Yan learning martial arts. He will come back if he thinks it through."

After Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen left, Zhao Junning thought to herself, "Where will he go?"

Suddenly she remembered what Li Ziyan once said to her, "Whenever my father hits or scolds me, I will go to the cliffs outside the north of the city. There is no one there and no one will know how much I cry."