Chapter 21: So tight, so firm
Mu Xuan set down her teacup without much noise. She knew how to conduct herself, but the sound of the glass bottom striking the solid wooden tabletop came in the pause after Zhao Xiayu's last remark, inevitably bringing things to a halt and drawing attention.
Su Can hurriedly answered Li Ying's mother. "Auntie, I'm quite used to living in the school dorm. Thank you for the kind offer."
Zhao Xiayu was just about to say more.
Mu Xuan took the opportunity to look up and smile. "Su Can, does that mean you got into Nanjing University through guaranteed admission? How come I never heard Tang Wu mention that?"
There was no hint of hostility. Though Li Ying's mother, Zhao Xiayu, kept smiling across from her, Mu Xuan's words made her prick up her ears in alarm.
"Perhaps you just haven't been paying attention."
In the end, Su Can did not blurt out those words, which might have provoked an unexpected reaction. He was also greatly surprised that Mu Xuan would speak to him this way. After a moment's pause, he said, "Tang Wu was already certain to get guaranteed admission while she was at school. That hardly counts as anything unusual anymore, so she probably didn't think there was any need to mention it. Besides, I only earned mine during the exchange program, and only Nanjing University recognized my eligibility. You could say I just barely qualified."
"If guaranteed admission to Nanjing University only counts as barely qualifying, your luck must be incredible. A few close friends of mine in Rongcheng all thought Nanjing University was especially hard to get into this year. The 620-point cutoff put plenty of people off." Li Ying looked at Su Can with some envy and some admiration.
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