She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 997 - 858: Super Star 32 (Part 2)

There Zhen Hao was probably also weighing it, so an hour later, he sent a voice message to Hua Yan, who was holding the phone with cat paws.

"Here’s the thing, child, wait until you graduate from middle school to take the exam. This way, at least you can have a solid foundation in your cultural subjects. If you don’t slack off in your professional practice in the next two years, it’s the same effect to take the exam after graduation. I have confidence you’ll get in. The three years of high school with the solid groundwork from middle school, combined with your excellence, the learning environment here at the affiliated school won’t affect you. Plus, having a Beijing Fourth Middle School diploma will be beneficial for your future!"

Zhen Hao’s reply was very considerate, and Hua Yan was incredibly touched. It’s important to know that encountering such a life mentor on her life’s journey is quite rare. She believed that with Zhen Hao’s guidance, even with just three years at the six-year-system secondary school, she could still secure a pass for Central Music.

"Alright, it’s decided." This way, she didn’t have to worry about Ning Hao’s concerns, and didn’t need to mention this matter to him in advance.

She had discussed her future with Ning Hao as well. Ning Hao had said he wanted to apply to the Medical College, to become a doctor in the future, so that all his relatives would be free from the torment of illness.

His parents passed away due to an accident, which was his life’s regret. After thinking it over, studying medicine seemed to be the way to address the health issues of surrounding relatives, since he would be a professional.

Hua Yan did not refuse this decision. Studying medicine, aside from being tiring, has many benefits. However, it takes at least ten years from being a medical student to becoming a doctor, which might be the case. Her path in music was also bound to take time to hone. It’s just as well, both siblings set their goals, which is more conducive to their future efforts.

Therefore, the next day, Hua Yan told Ning Hao about her decision. After listening, Ning Hao was very supportive.

"Sis, if I remember correctly, isn’t the affiliated school of the Music College in Fengtai District?"

Hua Yan frowned: "You better not get any ideas, Fengtai District has only one Twelve Middle School that’s decent, but it’s definitely not a key school. After you start middle school, I’ll be living in boarding school too. We’ll only be able to meet each other on weekends, so Haohao, make a good decision and then tell me which middle school you want to apply to?"

Being seen through by his sister at a glance, Ning Hao expressed helplessness but still honestly stated his goal: "Then it’s sister’s alma mater!"

"Since you’ve set a goal, study well to prepare for the exam. Only by securing the recommended quota from the school, and ranking highly among the many recommended candidates, can you truly get into this school. The daily goals I’ve set for you now exceed the junior high school difficulty in English, your level in mathematical logical thinking is alright, the only deficiency is in Chinese. Just improve your Chinese grades and it shouldn’t be a problem to get in."

"If there are any competitions with high value during elementary school, you should participate if you can. These might become additional factors considered by the school in the future."

Ning Hao nodded in agreement. With one year left, he indeed dared not be lax anymore.

After setting a goal, Hua Yan voluntarily increased her daily practice time on the piano to five hours. For this reason, she slept in the space, making full use of fragmented time while ensuring sufficient rest. Practicing in the space not only refrained from disturbing others but also made the most of the spiritual energy there to supplement her physical functions—a perfect multitasking approach.

In mid-October 2014, Hua Yan participated in the National Middle School Students’ Olympic Mathematics Competition re-exam.

In early December 2014, Hua Yan joined the finals of the Chinese Knowledge Competition. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

In January 2015, the National Foreign Language Literacy Competition finals commenced. After the initial test and re-exam, the final test was conducted through TV recording. For this purpose, a professional foreign language host was specially invited, and the competition was held either by assigned topics, semi-assigned topics, or random topics from the judges.

Finally, using her experience from multiple lifetimes, she successfully won First Prize in the competition. It’s worth knowing that this contest was nationwide and highly valuable, so Hua Yan winning the prize not only brought glory to the school but also gained extra value for herself.

Meanwhile, the last finals of the mathematics competition were held a week later, and she successfully gained the qualifications for the finals. The only regret was that she only won an Excellence Award in nationwide Chinese contests, missing the first, second, and third prizes. Although it was regrettable, for her, it was still an encouragement.

The Ye Shengtao Cup National Middle School Students New Essay Contest was scheduled for the first half of the year. Her Chinese teacher encouraged her to enter when the time came.

A week later, the last session of the Olympic Competition took place. Due to the extraordinarily high difficulty, she missed all the awards, not even securing a consolation prize.

Nevertheless, she didn’t feel discouraged because it indicated the level she was capable of achieving. After all, it was a nationwide Olympic competition. She acknowledged she wasn’t clever enough to win any awards, considering herself as an academic bulwark at most, whereas above that are Academic Gods. Making it into the finals was already quite an achievement, not winning an award no longer mattered to her.

The first semester of eighth grade ended after the exams following the competitions. In the first half of the semester, Ning Hao didn’t lack achievement either. At least he won Third Prize in the Elementary School Students’ Olympic Mathematics Competition and First Prize in the English Speech Competition—it was a testament to his abilities.

When winter break arrived, Ning Hao was taken to Jibei Province. After he left, Hua Yan resumed her routine of practicing the piano, writing, studying, and advancing.