Back then, her master went to bring her home and reassured her by saying, “Don’t take your teacher’s words to heart, and don’t worry about your future. As long as I’m here, all you need to do is be happy.”
After they got home, her master suddenly asked, “Zinnia, would you like to go to Mealinia in the future?”
Now that her master had left, Zinnia had no idea what her future held.
With such terrible grades, there was no way she could get into a good university in Mealinia on her own. She guessed she could just buy her way in.
Zinnia asked, “Do you guys know which university in Mealinia I can get into just by throwing money at them? And roughly how much would that cost?”
Zinnia didn’t know much about universities abroad. She thought she had better start preparing early. She needed to know how much it would cost and
how much medicine she would have to sell to save up that much.
Maisie said, “Zinnia, you want to go to Mealinia? I’ll tell Mom as soon as I get home. Let’s go there together.”
Maisie wasn’t exactly a top student, so she was likely to study abroad in the future. When she heard Zinnia planned to go to Mealinia, Maisie thought that sounded like a good option too.
“Mealinia?” Lydia took mental note of Zinnia’s words. She thought, ‘Maybe I could try for guaranteed admission.‘
“With you all going abroad, I’ll be the only one left in our country. My brother won’t let me study overseas,” Ethan grumbled.
Maisie said, “Brian is definitely staying at home to help his brother, because his brother is his only family member.”
Ethan said, “With Lydia’s grades, she can pick any top university in our country. She even received guaranteed admission to Cindaford University last year. She doesn’t need to study abroad. Will we end up going our separate ways?”
Maisie replied, “Come on. What are you so worried about? It’s still early days. Even if we do leave, it won’t be until the second semester, and we’re not gonna lose touch.”
If the students got their families‘ approval to study abroad, they would likely leave in the second semester of the last academic year, For example, Betty was currently absent from school because the Shaw family was probably planning to send her abroad later.
The students attended school now for two reasons: to build connections with their peers from other prominent families and to keep up with the
curriculum.
Whether they could master all the knowledge was another story, but they still needed to understand the fundamentals. After all, even if they studied abroad in the future, they would need some basic competencies to get by.
“I can’t bear us splitting up someday,” Ethan grumbled with a long face.
Maisie just said nonchalantly, “Even if we go our separate ways, we can fly back to meet you when we are free.”
“You’re right. With how easy travel is these days, we can fly to visit you when we’re free. Besides, it’s still early. We’re not parting ways anytime soon.“.
Ethan felt it made sense.
As she was walking Zinnia home after school, Maisie said, “Zinnia, I’ll tell Mom when we get home and make sure she comes to our parent–teacher
meeting.”
“Maisie, do you think Mom will be mad at me?” Zinnia asked hesitantly.
“About what?” Maisie was puzzled.
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“My scores,” Zinnia said in a low voice and bit her lower lip.
Zinnia ranked last in her class, while Maisie at least made it into the top fifteen.
58%
Zinnia didn’t care about it, but she worried that Yvette would be upset. After all, when Maelis checked her previous grades back then, Maelis looked at her with obvious disapproval.
Zinnia did try to study hard, but knowledge just wouldn’t stick in her mind. It went in and slipped right out immediately.
Maisie said, “Zinnia, don’t worry about it. Our family doesn’t care about this. Happiness comes first for us.”
She added, “Zinnia, don’t sweat it. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Nobody is perfect.
“Look at your medical skills. None of us can do that. Besides, you play the zither very well. Zinnia, you have so many talents. You’re truly amazing.”
Maisie noticed Zinnia’s nervousness. She gently ruffled Zinnia’s hair and gave her a bright, reassuring smile.
“Thanks,” Zinnia said. Maisie’s words did comfort her.
People often got anxious when happiness was within reach. They were afraid of not being good enough, scared of upsetting their loved ones, and terrified of letting them down.
Zinnia genuinely loved Yvette and other family members, so she cared deeply about how they saw her and feared they would be disappointed about her poor grades.
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