boyutpedia Chapter 164 So, just give up. It's not something a little loser like her can influence.
Chapter 164 So, just give up. It's not something a little loser like her can influence.
It was noon of the second day when she returned to Shuibo Pavilion. Chu Xingchen was held up by some matters, so he ordered the secret guards to escort her back first.
This afternoon is the first game of the finals.
Sister Qingming has won first place in the semi-finals these days, so their group successfully advanced to the finals.
The first round of the finals consisted of two sets of questions.
The four participants will be divided into two groups, each with two members. The competition is themed "Romance, Flowers, Snow, and Moon." Participants can choose two assessment items from the four categories: incense art, zither playing, painting, and calligraphy.
Su Yingxue just came back today, so when the test questions were handed to her, she didn't have much time to prepare.
Because she was not in Shuibo Pavilion a few days ago, Taxue had been using her illness as an excuse to not meet with the team members to confirm the assessment.
In the private room today, Su Yingxue pushed the door open with a bit of guilt. The other three people had already sat down and were waiting for her.
Su Yingxue felt a little uncomfortable. She felt that she was slowing down the progress of the entire group.
"Yes..." Su Yingxue had not spoken yet.
"Sister Xue...how are you feeling?"
There was concern in Mo Yunsheng's eyes.
"Sister Axue, you are finally better, God have mercy on you!" Sister Qingming stood up with a smile. She was dressed in red today, looking unrestrained and passionate like a burning flame, and she was full of energy as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
She walked up to Su Yingxue, held her hand affectionately, and led her to sit at the table.
"Sister Xue, have the exam questions for this competition been delivered to you?" Sister Qingming said softly, "Which of the four arts would you like to choose?"
"In this round, we form teams of two. The three of us think that Sister Axue is younger and should be chosen first." Mo Yunsheng smiled calmly, as gentle as ever.
"Since that's the case, and everyone is taking care of my sister, I'll let her choose first." Qin Dong also suggested and agreed.
"Everyone..." Su Yingxue felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she heard that. As expected, the warmth in this other world came from the team members.
"Axue, I want to choose painting." Su Yingxue felt everyone's trust. Since she had entered the finals, she had to try her best, right?
Since her teammates trusted her so much, she had to give it her all. Of the four assessment items, only her drawing skills were slightly better.
In her previous life, she was an art student at an art academy, with a background in orthodox academics, but she majored in oil painting.
She has also dabbled in Chinese painting and knows a thing or two, but she is not very professional.
But compared to the other three arts, art must be interconnected after all!
The test will be held in the afternoon. She is not a noble lady of this era who can easily master the art of incense and the art of playing the piano.
It’s too difficult for her as a modern person.
"In that case, Sister Axue chose painting, but it's a pity that Qingming's painting skills are not very good. Among these, the art of incense is slightly better." Seeing this, Qingming's sister whispered.
"I wonder what Mr. Qin and Mr. Mo are good at?" Sister Qingming asked back.
"Dong Qin is really not good at painting." Dong Qin whispered, "Why not let Dong Qin choose the art of incense? The incense art competition will be held tomorrow afternoon. Today is the painting competition, so we can only put our hopes on Master Mo for this one."
After Qin Dong finished speaking, the three of them looked at Mo Yunsheng together.
Seeing this, Mo Yunsheng smiled calmly. His voice was as gentle as the spring breeze as he said calmly, "That's the case. Since I am not talented, I will be paired with Sister Axue to compete in painting skills."
"We've already divided into groups, but the themes for each group haven't been decided yet," Sister Qingming whispered. "If the combined theme for both groups is 'Romance, Flowers, Snow, and the Moon,' how about..."
"What's wrong?" Su Yingxue asked softly. She was particularly concerned about this competition, which was about the strategy task given by the system to increase the strategy value.
"How about, according to Sister's suggestion, each of the four of you choose a theme from 'Romance, Flowers, Snow, and Moon' and complete the competition based on that theme," Sister Qingming whispered. "What do you all think?"
"Axue thinks Sister Qingming's suggestion is very good." Su Yingxue thought about it and added something.
"If we choose one of each, it will be less messy and the scope will be smaller. We can make it small and beautiful." Su Yingxue replied with a smile.
After the four of them discussed, Mo Yunsheng chose "wind", Su Yingxue chose "snow", Sister Qingming chose "flower", and Qin Dong's last choice was "moon".
Soon, the painting competition was about to begin. Mo Yunsheng and Su Yingxue were asked to leave by the maid of the Qin family and walked into the lobby desk downstairs of Yazheng Hall.
Sister Qingming and Qin Dong watched the game from above through the stained glass window of the private room.
The competition will start soon, with a time limit of one incense stick. You can choose your own painting materials in advance, and the drawing paper has been prepared long ago.
Most of the ladies and gentlemen participating in the finals signed up for both calligraphy and painting, so the competition in painting skills was particularly fierce.
When the competition began, Su Yingxue made up her mind from the beginning, so after half an incense stick of time, she put down her brush and waited for the painting to dry.
The young men and women present who were good at painting, including Mo Yunsheng, all chose more complex painting styles and patterns, so most of the painters finished their paintings just before the incense burned out.
When the competition was over, the servants would come forward to take the paintings and take them down to have them mounted. After mounting, they would all be hung in the main hall of Yazheng Hall for display.
In the painting skills competition, each work is voted on anonymously, so only the paintings are displayed without any names.
There is a jade pot in front, which is used for each group member to put the silver sticks in their hands.
The paintings were first displayed downstairs for a stick of incense before being delivered to the private rooms of the great scholar and nobles. Because it was the finals, the rules were slightly modified: one gold stick was worth twenty silver sticks.
After Mo Yunsheng and Axue finished their paintings, they went straight back to the private room.
"Axue, aren't you going to cast your lot?" Sister Qingming whispered when she saw them going upstairs.
"Why not go later? Now is the time when the number of voters is the highest. Instead of going downstairs and squeezing into the crowd, it's better to hide in the private room upstairs for a while."
"Let's go downstairs to cast lots in the second half of the hour." Su Yingxue said lightly.
After casting lots last time, Su Yingxue knew in her heart that if they cast lots first, there was no guarantee that they would not encounter Qin Lan, Zhang Yingying and others who would disrupt the situation.
The influence of the two of them is not as great as that of Qin Lan and the others. Instead of going there too early, it is better to wait until the basic votes have been settled. It will not be a big deal for them to vote then.
In terms of painting skills, Mo Yunsheng had solid skills, so naturally there was nothing to worry about. But her half-baked skills, although she took some shortcuts, mostly depended on luck.
So, just give up.
It wasn't something a loser like her could influence. If Donald Qin, Sister Qingming, and Mo Yunsheng all had good grades, it didn't matter if she was a little worse.
After all, it depends on the team members!