Chapter 102, the damned test 1

Shuishui cut the fruits and took out some pastries from the fridge. She set the plate and carried them out.

The helper had also returned, so she quickly helped Shuishui.

Elder Hu and his friends talked about their daily life. "What are your plans for the next few days?"

"We're still the same. Elder Hu, what are your plans? It's true that you have a good life here, but they miss you a lot. It's not good for you to stay here all the time." They were very familiar with each other, so they knew Elder Hu's background.

Old Hu looked at Qian Shuishui. "I'll probably stay here for another three years or so. During this time, I'll also enjoy my ordinary life."

Shuishui sat quietly at the side. Anyway, they had already asked about her, so she did not interject. Her eyes started to become hazy, and she had already lost her focus. Her thoughts were already nowhere to be found.

After a long while, Teacher Hu asked Shuishui, "Shuishui, next semester, you should start preparing for the standard academic exam. After all, you have to get good results before you can take the college entrance exam in your second year."

"Okay." Shuishui nodded. She was absent-minded.

One of Old Hu's guests had connections that would allow Shuishui to take the college entrance exam ahead of time. In fact, this did not violate other principles. After all, it was still the college entrance exam, except that it would be taken in advance. Shuishui would still have to follow the procedures. Teacher Hu also did this in hopes that Shuishui would be able to take the college entrance exam three years later, earn a good score, and enter a university in Beijing.

Shuishui thought that it was quite good. The idea had also previously crossed her mind. She would have to speed up her learning pace and increase her studying time. She had to start to understand the things that she should remember in the liberal arts. Science was her strong point. She was confident.

This group of people felt that this student must be special to Old Hu, because Old Hu was doing his best to help her. They also guessed about the possibilities. Did he want this student to enter the Music Academy in Beijing? It was possible. He would always strive for the best conditions for the students he fancied and would always help his students.

"Actually, there are quite a number of people who try to take the college entrance examination in their second year of high school. There are other second-year students who have finished their third year of high school and have good grades, yet not all of them did well in the test. However, the experience they had would be helpful to them. Shuishui, you'd better start preparing now. After all, it will not be easy," the middle-aged woman suggested to Shuishui. 'How should I put it? If she does too poorly in the exam, I would lose face for Elder Hu,' she thought.

Shuishui nodded to show that she understood. "Of course. I will prepare in advance."

"Shuishui, I am very relieved. This child's grades are not bad, and her self-learning ability is also very strong." Elder Hu was full of confidence in Shuishui. Even if Shuishui would not do well in the exam, it would not matter. After all, she would only gain experience, and it would not affect her future.

Another man laughed and said, "Perhaps she will amaze the world with a single feat." It was not necessarily the case. If she did well in the exam and reached the point where her marks were exposed, it would be quite good, but it was more difficult.

Shuishui did not say anything and listened quietly. There were some things that she could not say. After all, she still liked to use facts whenever she spoke. She would take the test and let her scores speak for her. She could not say anything else for the meantime because they would be perceived as baseless. If she exaggerated it, others might think that she was too conceited. She had already encountered a similar situation.

The guests stayed for lunch. The guests left after they had their fill.

When the guests had left, Shuishui saw that Teacher Hu's expression was not too good. She was a little puzzled. "Teacher, what's wrong?"

"Those people, other than my friend Jiali—the rest are waiting to see me become a joke." Teacher Hu had just pretended to be friendly to them. In reality, he was also extremely displeased with a few of them.

Shuishui did not pay too much attention to them, but when she heard what her teacher said, she assured him of her determination. "Teacher, don't worry. I will work hard."

"I know you are a hardworking child, but I don't want pressure you. Just do your best!" Although Elder Hu also loved being honored and was full of pride, he was aware that Shuishui was still just a child. If he pressured her too much, she might progress poorly.

"En, but Teacher, why are they waiting to see you make a fool of yourself?" Shuishui was also confused.

"They had brought their students here before and they wanted me to take them, but I was not very satisfied, so I did not accept them. They felt that I embarrassed them. Actually, before you, I also had a pretty good student, but this student said midway that she couldn't continue learning and that she didn't want to learn the erhu anymore. She didn't come again. Later, I found out that this student went to another teacher to study and continued learning the erhu. These people always used this matter to ridicule me. I also know why that student wanted to stop being under my tutelage. She couldn't accept my teaching model and felt that it was too hard." Elder Hu remembered this, and he felt a little sad.

Shuishui went forward and patted Elder Hu's back. "Teacher, don't be sad. I feel that your teaching model is very good. In the beginning, I was busy practicing my foundation, because I know that it is very important. Only when the foundation is firm can one build a tall house with the assurance that it will be sturdy. Once the erhu has been mastered with a good foundation, the rest of the learning process will be even smoother."

She was mature in her thoughts and had played the erhu before. Therefore, she felt that Teacher Hu's teaching model was very scientific and effective. That student he mentioned was blind to have let go of such a good teacher. After all, Teacher Hu's acceptance of students was not random. Teacher Hu's own accomplishments and standards were also extremely high. To be able to learn under the guidance of such a teacher, she felt that it was such an honor and that she was very lucky.

"I know that you can understand Teacher. Now, that student is already in the past. Such a student does not have the qualifications to receive my guidance. When you enter a university in the capital, Teacher will bring you to meet your senior and senior brothers. They really want to meet you." He knew that Shuishui might be his last student. He was already old, and he could no longer do many things. After Shuishui, he might really have to start his retirement life.

Shuishui smiled and nodded. She was also very curious about how her senior brothers and sisters were like.

She heard from her arts and painting teacher that Teacher Hu was very strict with his students. He had even scolded his female students and made them cry, but he was much more kind to her.

Shuishui thought that Teacher Hu must have changed a lot. In fact, Teacher Hu was still very strict. It was just that every time Shuishui played a piece and missed something, she wouldn't miss it again. She never made the same mistake twice. Teacher Hu's teaching process was very smooth. He didn't encounter any big problems with Shuishui as his student, so he was very kind to her.

If Shuishui were to repeat the same mistake a few times, she would probably be scolded by Teacher Hu as well. Basically, such situations rarely happened to Shuishui.

However, Shuishui had often been scolded by her self-defense teacher. She was really helpless. When she was learning rope-tying techniques, she felt that it was really a little complicated. She especially liked to understand how the technniques were done on a step-by-step basis, so she studied it while she was learning it. As a result, her learning speed was slower, and she was often scolded by her teacher. However, Shuishui still took her time. After all, she knew that if she familiarized herself with the techniques, she would be able to make better use of it.

"I noticed that your hearing ability isn't bad. Let me give you a test." Teacher Hu wasn't sure whether Shuishui's hearing ability was good or not. He was just saying it casually, and he suddenly wanted to know how good her sense of sound was. Just because she could play the erhu didn't mean that her hearing ability was also sharp.

Shuishui sat at the side and waited for the test. She didn't know what kind of test it was.