Chapter 426: As the mood strikes

Yu Ci and Gu Xingnan were the last to get on the bus; the former spotted Mu Youyu and the others, pulling Gu Xingnan forward as he walked, "You're sitting this far up?"

Mu Youyu looked up at the sound, "Just randomly seated."

Yu Ci nodded, sat down in the row behind her, and Gu Xingnan followed suit.

The bus gradually filled with people, mostly Class 1 students, occasionally mixed with a few from the Olympiad Class, probably friends who had arranged to go together.

Zhou Laoshi took roll call, confirmed no one was missing, then let the driver depart.

Mu Youyu leaned against the seatback, played a few rounds of a game, and felt a bit drowsy.

Jiang Liangjin turned his head, noticed her drowsy look, put away his phone, "Sleepy?"

A bit, I got up too early.

"Get some sleep." Jiang Liangjin took off his jacket, folded it, placed it beside her head, adjusted the recliner, "I'll wake you when we arrive."

Mu Youyu put on an eye mask and quickly drifted into a light sleep.

Jiang Liangjin had rested early the previous night, felt no sleepiness, turned off do-not-disturb, and saw that several older brothers had messaged him.

He first opened Mu Xin's chat; the other side basically meant he should pay more attention to the temperature difference there, be sure to take good care of his sister and not let her catch a chill, and at the end transferred him some money.

Jiang Liangjin: {'Got it, bro, I'll take good care of her 【rose】【rose】'}

Mu Xin: {'【Wow】'}

Jiang Liangjin felt weird, and replied with the same expression.

Within a couple of minutes the other party retracted it, then sent a few new expressions: {'【Strong】【Strong】【Hug】'}

Jiang Liangjin could tell the message ahead was from Qing An, didn't think much of it, replied to the others, then began delegating assistant tasks.

Not knowing how long the journey had been, Mu Youyu was jolted awake by a bump, groggily lifted her eye mask, opened her sleepy eyes, "Not there yet?"

Jiang Liangjin pulled up the map, replied, "Almost there, still half an hour."

Mu Youyu felt a bit nauseous sitting, her whole body felt oppressive, she sat up and noticed the bus was very quiet.

Jiang Liangjin slipped her a lollipop; Mu Youyu held it in her mouth, the nausea eased considerably, she picked up the charging phone on the table, Lin Ning messaged: {'Baby, have you arrived?'}

Mu Youyu slowly replied: {'Soon, half an hour.'}

Lin Ning: {'Okay, I and Ye Yin have already arrived, waiting for you at the resort gate.'}

Mu Youyu wondered: {'How did you get here? So fast.'}

Lin Ning: {'We drove here, Lin Yu was driving.'}

Mu Youyu didn't ask further, just replied {'Okay.'}

After another half hour of driving, we finally arrived at the resort.

The resort was built against the mountain, covers a large area, is of classical style with flying eaves and upturned corners, the courtyard planted with various flowers and grasses, very elegant.

Several private cars were already parked at the gate; Lin Ning stood at the entrance, beside her were Ye Yin, Lin Yu, and Ye Zeli, the four standing together, the atmosphere subtle.

Mu Youyu's first feeling upon getting off the bus was that she never wanted to ride a bus again; she had thought this vehicle wouldn't be so bumpy.

Lin Ning spotted her in the crowd, waved, her face beaming; Mu Youyu also waved and followed the crowd off the vehicle.

Jiang Liangjin took his things down, followed behind her; Mu Xi and Song Lujing also got off the bus, the latter still playing a game, only avoided hitting the door when Mu Xi grabbed his collar.

Zhou Laoshi stood at the gate holding a small flag, like a little tour guide: "Young masters and misses, first go get your room cards—you can share a room or have your own, freely combine; after getting them, return to your rooms to drop off your things, gather in the lobby at 11:30 for a unified lunch."

Mu Youyu got her room key, sharing a room with Lin Ning on the second floor; the window faced the courtyard, where she could see the flowers and grasses.

Upon entering the room, Lin Ning casually tossed her luggage beside the bed, flung herself onto it, weak and exhausted: "I'm dead tired from standing so long; stupid Lin Yu's driving is still awful—just now a wheel sank in, I fished it out for ages, otherwise we could have arrived earlier."

Mu Youyu put her belongings down, sat beside her, "How did you end up riding in your cousin's car? And Ye Zeli came along too."

Lin Ning turned over, buried her face in the pillow: "Lin Yu insisted on picking me up; I said no need, but he blocked my doorway and even greeted my sister—what could I do?"

Mu Youyu faced her, feeling something was off but couldn't put her finger on it—Lin Yu came to pick up Lin Ning and even brought Ye Zeli?

Lin Ning didn't dwell on it, rubbed her slightly messy pink hair, changed the subject: "Let's not talk about them—how's your preparation for tomorrow's competition?"

"Nothing much to prepare." Mu Youyu opened her art supply bag, checked the paints and brushes, "Teacher Lin helped me register; I'll just go."

"Wow, high-end gear!" Lin Ning sat up to look at her supplies, "You've never seen these before, how much did they cost?"

"I don't know, A Jin bought them."

"Fine, fine," Lin Ning clicked her tongue, suddenly asked, "By the way, Youbao, are you planning to take the college entrance exam or go straight to an international school?"

Mu Youyu said lazily, "As the mood strikes; anyway I've got the recommendation for direct admission."

Even without the recommendation, one can still go directly to an international college.

Lin Ning propped her chin, face full of envy, "You guys, the academic aces, I can't compare; I'll only be able to go abroad."

Mu Youyu wasn't hearing this for the first time, "Aren't there also several good ones domestically? There are some in B City and C City, just a bit far."

Lin Ning scoffed, "Studying domestically is boring, too many rules; I'd rather go to Y Country or M Country."

The top universities in Y Country and M Country have an education system different from the domestic one, mostly aristocratic, placing more emphasis on family background and social resource integration.

Especially aristocratic schools, which have many royal family members; noble children have more channels to enter elite institutions, not relying solely on scores.

As long as the family has sufficient status and economic strength, admission qualification is merely a matter of a recommendation letter.

Lin Ning's family is also considered a prominent aristocratic household domestically; entering would be like having one foot already stepped into the core of the upper‑class noble circle.

While Mu Youyu, after being ennobled as a princess in Y Country, automatically gained admission eligibility to multiple aristocratic schools, able to pick any at will without even filling out an application.

The same goes for M Country: Ruo Ya had already entered her name into the royal education system's whitelist, so getting into any school there is just a matter of saying so.

Mu Youyu, listening to Lin Ning's words, casually asked, "So, Lin Ning, do you want to go to Y Country or M Country?"

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Thanks to the patron Junruo Baobao for the grandmaster certification!! Mwah mwah