Chapter 482: College Entrance Exam Scores Released

In the following days, Mu Youyu divided her time into several parts.

In the mornings she kept her grandmother company over tea and chat; in the afternoons she either went to the painting studio to paint or held a small tea party; in the evenings she was occasionally dragged out for a walk by Jiang Liangjin.

Jiang Liangjin had brought a pile of work from back home; each morning he had a fixed-time online meeting, and once he put on his headset he switched into a mode that said "do not disturb".

Sometimes Mu Youyu would bring in a plate of fruit, see him stern and cold facing the screen, then see another expression when he noticed her—so much so that an outsider might think they were performing a silent play.

She set down the fruit tray, and the moment the door closed she could still hear the shift in his tone.

Mu Xin, meanwhile, had temporarily taken over the affairs of the Duke's Mansion again, while Mu Xi went to see her piano teacher.

Qing An clung to Mu Xin all day, or pestered Jun Chenling, sometimes both at once, behaving nothing like a twenty‑year‑old.

A clip from the birthday banquet of Song Huaiyu and Song Huaixian inexplicably spread online.

The segment of the gray‑haired man singing was singled out and given the caption "the mental state of contemporary youth".

Perhaps because it was tagged with Yue Shu, Lu Yuchu, Song Yan, and others, the share count went through the roof.

When Mu Youyu came across it while eating breakfast, she nearly choked on her milk and quickly handed her phone to Jiang Liangjin sitting opposite her.

He glanced at it and said, "…I almost forgot about it."

Mu Xi, meanwhile, expressionlessly helped her file a report, claiming the content did not match the facts.

Mu Youyu asked him what was inaccurate, and he replied, "It was noisy to my ears."

"Fine, that's actually good."

"……"

June 24, college entrance exam scores were released.

When Mu Youyu checked her scores, she was curled up in the study of the Duke's Mansion, while outside the sky over Y Country had been overcast for most of the day.

Jiang Liangjin sat beside her, holding two cups of freshly brewed milk, handing one to her and keeping the other for himself.

Seeing the two of them relaxed, Jun Chenling grew anxious on their behalf:!!!!

Mu Xi's computer in front of her already had the score‑checking interface open, waiting for her sister to go first.

Qing An squeezed into the doorway, peeking in, more nervous than the examinee herself.

Although he himself wasn't entirely clear on how difficult the Z Country college entrance exam was, that didn't stop him from hopping on tiptoe by the doorframe, urging, "Click, click, hurry up and open it—are you going to click or not?"

Mu Xin shoved him aside, turned to his sister, and said, "Hang in there, dear—once the scores are out we'll throw a little celebration."

"Okay." Mu Youyu nudged her milk cup to the side, paused her fingertip on the touchpad, and entered her examination number.

She moved the mouse over the query button, fingertip hovering, not clicking yet, and turned to the person beside her, asking, "Did you click?"

Jiang Liangjin shook his head, finally sat down beside her, his fingertip also hovering, and said softly, "I'll wait for you to do it together."

Mu Youyu then turned her gaze to her other older brother.

Mu Xi had already filled in her login information, only the final submit step remained, "Me too."

The three of them would have their scores revealed at the same time.

Qing An was frantic, "Hurry up, hurry up, my heart can't take it!"

"It's not like you took the exam," Jun Chenling said, leaning against the wall outside the door, his voice drifting from neither far nor near, feigning calm.

"Can't I be nervous for my sister?"

Mu Xi waved a hand, "Get out of here, you're making my sister nervous."

Mu Youyu found it a bit funny, took a deep breath, lightly tapped, and the page refreshed.

The instant the numbers appeared, the study fell silent.

"……"

"……"

"……"

Seeing a clean slate of zeros, Qing An, clearly prepared, said, "Fine, fine, fine—we're all blocked, just wait."

After everyone idly played several rounds of games, Mu Youyu noticed the rain starting outside, then switched back to the score‑checking page, tapped lightly, and said softly, "Hey, the scores are out."

Everyone's gaze instantly locked onto the computer screen—

【Name: Mu Youyu

Chinese: 150

Mathematics: 150

Foreign Language: 150

Comprehensive: 300

Policy‑based bonus points: 0

Competition bonus points (effective only when applying to the corresponding institutions, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking):

20 points (Gold award, 9th National Art Competition of Z Country, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to domestic art institutes of Z Country)

20 points (Gold award, 17th National Creative Comics Competition of Z Country, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to domestic art institutes of Z Country)

40 points (Gold award, National Youth Art Competition of Y Country, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to domestic art institutes of Y Country)

50 points (Gold award, Monsoon International Triennial Art Competition, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to art institutes of any country)

50 points (Gold award, Tide Sound International 10th Art Competition, not counted toward the college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to art institutes of any country)

50 points (Gold award, Tide Sound International 11th Art Competition, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to art institutes of any country)

50 points (Gold award, M Country International 15th Painting Competition, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to domestic art institutes of M Country)

30 points (International Art Performance Gold Award……)

40 points (M Country National 9th Youth Piano Competition Silver Award……)

Cultural total score: 750

Ranking (excluding bonus points): 1】

Seeing the gold awards below, Qing An gasped: "Wow, full marks! So many awards, but our M Guo is generous, giving fifty points, while the others are stingy."

Mu Youyu smiled without saying a word; it's pretty much the same, I suppose, but for the Tide Sound International Art Competition, she basically goes to participate every year.

Mu Xin said with a smile: "Dear, that's great, big brother's 750 million is secured."

Qing An clapped his hands suddenly and quickly added: "Looks like there's also Chu Chu's!"

Mu Xi: "Right, Yan-ge and Sui-ge said that too."

Jun Chenling, who wasn't there that day:?

Jiang Liangjin's eyes softened: "I'll give you mine too."

Mu Youyu blinked her light-colored eyes, then reached out and gently tugged at his sleeve.

Jiang Liangjin received the hint, and finally, slowly, clicked confirm, with the results clearly laid out before him—

【Name: Jiang Liangjin

Chinese: 150

Math: 150

Foreign Language: 148

Comprehensive: 300

Policy-based consideration points: 0

Competition bonus points (effective only when applying to the corresponding institution, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking):

20 points (Z Country National Physics Competition gold award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to Z Country domestic institutions)

40 points (Y Guo National Youth Foreign Language Gold Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to Y Guo foreign language institutions)

40 points (M Guo Ninth National Youth Piano Competition Silver Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to M Guo domestic art institutions)

40 points (Tide Sound International Tenth Art Competition Silver Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam ranking, effective only when applying to art institutions in any country)

40 points (Fifth International Financial Practice Competition Gold Award……)

40 points (National Business Planning Competition Gold Award……)

Culture total score: 748

Ranking (excluding bonuses): 2】

And there are several more business and sci-tech innovation competition awards, leaving people dazzled.

Qing An was baffled: "No way, how did you lose points in foreign language? And you even won a Y Guo award!"

Jun Chenling shook his head, saying, "You don't understand; he has to make way for my sister."

Jiang Liangjin objected, retorting: "What making way? This is Youbao getting in through his own ability."

Mu Youyu raised her chin and nodded: "A Jin is right!"

Jun Chenling silently closed his mouth.

Mu Youyu then gave a thumbs-up: "A Jin is really impressive."

Mu Xin approved: "Not bad."

Mu Xi gave no comment, merely opened her own page leisurely, glanced at it, then leaned back on the sofa, as if she already knew the result.

【Name: Mu Xi

Chinese: 147

Math: 150

Foreign Language: 150

Comprehensive: 300

Policy-based consideration points: 0

Competition bonus points (effective only when applying to the corresponding institution, not counted toward the overall college entrance exam ranking):

20 points (Z Country National Physics Team Competition Gold Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to Z Country domestic institutions)

20 points (Z Country National Youth Piano Competition gold award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to Z Country domestic music institutions)

50 points (M Guo Ninth National Youth Piano Competition gold award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to M Guo domestic music institutions)

50 points (Ruo Ya Mo Heng He Princess International Music Competition Gold Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to music institutions in any country)

50 points (En Yin Lun Xia Ge Seventh International Piano Competition Gold Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to music institutions in any country)

50 points (En Yin Lun Xia Ge Eighth International Piano Competition Gold Award, not counted toward the college entrance exam total ranking, effective only when applying to music institutions in any country)

Culture total score: 747

Ranking (excluding bonuses): 3】

Continuing to scroll down, from the En Yin Lun Xia Ge Seventh to Fourteenth International Piano Competition Gold Awards, all the winners were Mu Xi.

Mu Xi looked at her sister with a faint smile in her eyes: "As expected."