Thinking that the day after tomorrow was New Year's Eve, and her close friend had braved the heavy snow to visit, it surely wasn't just for a simple check-up. Mo Yan took the initiative and asked, "In this kind of weather, your father and mother allowed you to come out, you must have something else on your mind, right?"
Liu Tinglan hesitated before nodding and said somewhat embarrassingly, "Brother Shen didn't place high in the exams this year and is planning to try again the year after next. Seeing him studying so hard day and night, it's really tough, so I wanted to ask if you know any Grand Scholars who could give Brother Shen some guidance."