Chapter 23

  There is no all-encompassing online content, even if you can access the internet, it's still useless. The few brands in the store are either glycerin or completely overpriced "high-end" products.

  Chen Huaixuan chose English as her minor course, but there was really no pressure. The department head remembered her name because she had the highest English score in the law major in the college entrance examination, and choosing this minor course was expected by everyone. Moreover, the gossip from the student affairs office said that she wanted to get a double degree and planned to take the self-study exam for the English major, so the department head didn't even bother to say words of encouragement, and unusually only said: Don't work too hard, enjoy your youth.

  Huang Lingyun didn't choose anything, neither a minor nor a second foreign language, with the attitude of taking down the first place in the whole grade.

  Of course, Chen Huaisheng's "feat" of signing up for the CET-6 exam in the next semester made the class monitor take a closer look at her.

  Class monitor You Yi, no matter the national or local exam scores, should be one of the top two in the whole grade's three classes. Last semester he also received a first-class scholarship, but unfortunately his appearance and spending habits are too ordinary, so in college, except for some girls who only know how to study and take exams, basically nobody pays attention to him. Therefore, Chen Hui Sheng absolutely won't misinterpret his inquiring gaze.

  "You skipped level 4 and went straight to level 6? That's impressive."

  "There should be quite a few people doing this."

  "There are only a few of us in our department, and you're the only one in your class."

  "Oh."

  Chen Huaisheng still goes to the classroom or library self-study room every day. The library is too popular, so she often stays in her own class's usual classroom. Even at night, the classrooms are often occupied.

  After being driven out of the classroom, she found an empty seat in a neighboring classroom... there are so many people! Not even one person can squeeze in.

  During the mid-term exam, her grades were not particularly outstanding, but of course, they were absolutely not bad either. She devoted most of her energy to the English exam, memorizing several six-level vocabulary and grammar reference books more than twice, now all are reviewing notes. Her notes were neatly written and clearly categorized, so they caught the attention of the boss of a printing shop, who bought them for 400 yuan and even signed an agreement - this agreement, although only one page, covered major issues such as subject matter, method, price, dispute resolution, etc., was handwritten by Chen Huasheng and then photocopied, considered to be the first time learning with practical application, even the boss praised her repeatedly, saying she was indeed a student of F University.

  This is actually a loss-making business. However, even if no one buys it, she will still do this note-taking job, and getting a month's living expenses in return is also a good thing.

  "Excuse me, classmate, could you help me take a look at this question and see where I went wrong?" asked a thin boy who came over.

  Chen Hua Sheng politely covered his nose with the back of his hand, this person's breath wasn't very good, although not stinky, but also not great. Obviously, he didn't have a habit of rinsing his mouth after meals or brushing his teeth in the afternoon. She glanced at the cover, six-level grammar questions, Kankan Publishing House, a bit shady... Then she studied the question again and finally gave her personal opinion, "I think the standard answer might be wrong. When you're doing other questions, do you often feel like the answers don't match? This publishing house seems... not very famous in terms of reference books."

  The boy frowned and took over the book.

  Chen Huaixiang finally put down her hand and could breathe normally again. However, the smell in the classroom was still unpleasant - the stuffy air from poor ventilation, body odor from sweat that hadn't been washed off, and the faint stench of athletic shoes... Forget it, she thought, from now on I'll just get up early and head to the library to grab a seat. She hesitated for a moment before packing up her things and leaving.

  Back in the dormitory, there was no one.

  Chen Hua Sheng knew that many students, after going through countless hardships to get into college, would start wasting their time... As a result, everyone would curse the school and the education department. Hmm, in her previous life, she had proposed widening the entrance and narrowing the exit, with staged exams, but later it seemed like some continuing education unit did something similar, though the effect was general, at most having a bit of an advertising effect. So, even after another thirty years, this terrible university education situation won't have any major overall improvements.

  She is the only one in her dormitory, four girls, that's a four-point line, dormitory, cafeteria, classroom, library, and then repeat this route again. Everyone is working hard, but the place where they work hard is different.

  After washing and drying her clothes, Chen Xuan began to read the modern summary of Tang Lv Shu Yi, a book strongly recommended by an old professor. She was not a bookworm or a graduate student in legal history, so why waste so much time reading such a lengthy ancient text when she could be working part-time to earn some pocket money?

  Yes, working...

  She tossed aside the library books she had borrowed and flipped through the two English supplementary textbooks for this semester from back to front. The difference between theory and practical application is really huge! What's the point of looking at so many strange words from Shakespeare's era? It's better to translate our country's classical poetry into real English poems!!

  I drink the wine and ask the sky...... Is this "asking the blue sky with a cup of wine"?

  Chen Haotian angrily slammed the borrowed book. Is this for elementary school students? Really?!

  "What are you doing? Having a tantrum?" Huang Lingyun pushed open the door and walked in just as Chen Huai Cheng was making that move.

  "I'm fed up with this! What kind of translation is this?" Chen Huai-sheng pointed that paragraph out to Huang Ling-yun.

  The students in this school, the foreign language is still passable, and Huang Lingyun is no exception. She took a look at that translated text, then looked at Chen Huaisheng's face, "Why are you angry? At least middle school students can understand it."

  "Hmph—" Chen Xiao Cheng sneered, "I'm so angry that they actually put middle school reading materials in the university library...... Luckily I didn't waste my money buying this trash."

  Two people who don't usually talk much found a common topic of conversation because of this lousy book.

  "Are you taking the CET-6 this semester? I think you'll definitely pass."

  "Uh, I want to strive for a score of 85 or above. Only with excellent results can I take the professional level eight exam."

  "Level 8, huh?" Huang Lingyun was taken aback for a moment, nodded, "Work hard, it's not easy to pass this exam, even our school's English majors don't all pass."

  Chen Haoteng nodded and said, "Our school should be considered good."

  "I heard that the best ones are schools like the Foreign Affairs College, which train simultaneous interpreters, and they're really impressive."

  "It's hard to do well in any field, including law. It's difficult to get into the public security and justice system, and it's also hard to be a good lawyer."

  "Are you going to pursue a graduate degree?"

  "No, my mom hopes I can get a double degree, if I pursue a master's degree, it doesn't necessarily have to be in law."

  "Oh, why? It shouldn't be difficult for us to take the graduate school entrance exam in our own university." Huang Lingyun's ambition was to be directly admitted into a master's program or even a doctoral program in her major.

  "Except for maritime law and international financial law which are particularly difficult, other majors are too theoretical. I don't like theoretical things."

  Huang Lingyun stared at Chen Huan for half a day before regaining her composure. "The Merchant Navy Law?"

  "Uh-huh, it's used in international trade and maritime affairs. It's too complicated, too difficult, but the outcome is also very impressive."

  "Hmm..." Huang Lingyun sat for a while, seemingly lost in thought, before getting up to wash her face.