Chapter 684: Rich and Cool

Caiwei said: "Write down the names, ages, and hometowns of the wife and children, as well as the industry the family is engaged in, and then let the children answer some basic questions for me."

Qin Yao understood, "Background check, right?"

"What?" Caiwei was stunned for a moment, she didn't hear clearly.

Qin Yao smiled awkwardly, "Nothing, I'll write, you ask."

Caiwei looked at Si Niang who suddenly became nervous, and told her not to be nervous. The two moved to the side and sat face to face, and began to ask questions.

Si Niang thought Caiwei would test her homework, and she was prepared.

Unexpectedly, the first sentence Caiwei asked was: "Liu Pingling, right? What do you like to do?"

Si Niang paused, and quickly answered easily: "I usually like to read books, practice calligraphy, and go fishing in the river."

Playing in the mud and playing house, I was embarrassed to say it.

Caiwei asked again: "Have you studied?"

"Yes, I went to a free school." Si Niang said proudly.

In the eyes of the little girl, this was a very big deal, after all, she had defeated many competitors to get into school.

Caiwei asked Si Niang about her age, and calculated that she just met the minimum age for admission when the free school was opened.

"Then you are really lucky." Caiwei exclaimed sincerely.

Si Niang nodded in agreement, "Yeah! So I am most grateful to the adults who issued this decree!"

Caiwei asked with a smile: "Then do you know who issued this decree?"

Si Niang shook her head. She didn't know, her parents didn't know, and Uncle Song Zhang didn't know either.

"Does Sister Caiwei know?" Si Niang asked expectantly.

Caiwei nodded, "Of course, this is the wish that the Empress asked for Your Majesty on her 48th birthday for all the people in the world."

"It is specifically limited to age, not gender."

Caiwei asked the little girl in front of her curiously, "Are there many girls like you who enter the free school?"

Si Niang shook her head unhappily, "No, there are still very few. There are only me and Sister Jinhua in our clan school, because all the people who come to register for admission are boys, and there are only a few girls. If you draw lots, the probability will be even lower."

Caiwei was a little surprised, "Is that so?"

But if you think about it carefully, people's inherent concepts are like a mountain. It is so difficult to break it. You can only work hard from generation to generation like Yugong moving mountains.

At least there is a Liu Pingling now. Thinking of this, Caiwei is still relatively happy.

She was quite surprised to hear the child mention the word probability, which is a word used in numerology.

"How do you know the word probability?"

"Dad said it."

It happened that the student family background investigation information on Qin Yao's side had already written the information of the child's father, Liu Ji, a juren.

No wonder the child knew that there was a scholar in the family.

"Caiwei, do you think this is okay?" Qin Yao put down the last stroke and handed the paper over.

Caiwei: "Okay, let me see."

She took the paper and looked down. What a special handwriting.

However, all the content that should be written was written, and the home address was also left. It was indeed in Kuanzhengfang on the opposite street.

Caiwei instructed: "I will tell the dean about your matter when she is done. You can come to me tomorrow at noon to ask the result. Go back today. The weather is hot and the child can't wait."

"Okay, then I will bring the child here tomorrow at noon."

"By the way!" Qin Yao asked another question: "Does the garden have any requirements for accepting students?"

If there are, she thinks she can help her brother do a charity project, such as donating a classroom, repairing a playground, etc.

Caiwei seemed offended and frowned in displeasure, "Madam, as long as the girls in our female garden meet the enrollment age, regardless of their status, they can enroll."

Qin Yao was puzzled, "Why are there only a hundred students in the garden? Is it because the teacher's tuition is more expensive?"

"Those from poor families can be exempted from tuition appropriately." Caiwei's voice was two points higher, but Qin Yao could sense that the anger was not directed at her.

Caiwei snorted, "But even so, there are only so many people willing to send their girls to the female garden."

The students in the female garden wore the same white clothes, and nothing could be seen from their clothes, but the girls' hair buns were different, and the decorations on their heads could tell the situation of their families at a glance.

Qin Yao had just observed that many girls in the garden had gold and jade hair accessories, and one of them wore a set of red coral necklaces.

Jinyu can be said to be rich from business.

But red coral is a special supply for the royal family, which is not something that ordinary merchants or noble families can get.

Otherwise, she would not have specifically asked if there were any hidden conditions.

If this is an ordinary girls' academy, how could there be red coral?

But now after hearing Caiwei's angry words, Qin Yao understood that the small number of students was not because the tuition of the girls' academy was expensive, nor because there were hidden conditions in the girls' academy.

It was because there were too many people who could not break free from the old etiquette.

Especially in this imperial capital full of noble families, how could the noble families bow their noble heads to a newcomer?

However, there can be more than a hundred students in the girls' academy, and there will be two hundred, three hundred, or even three thousand in the future!

Qin Yao smiled brightly at Caiwei, "There will be more and more students in the future. If the girls' academy has any financial difficulties in expanding, even if my fourth daughter is not studying in the girls' academy, you can come to me. I will never refuse if it is within my ability!"

"Sister, let's go home first." Qin Yao stretched out her hand to her daughter, "Say goodbye to my sister."

Si Niang obediently bowed to Cai Wei, then took A Niang's hand and left.

It wasn't until the mother and daughter walked out of the gate, got on the carriage and drove away that Caiwei recovered from the shock.

In the three years since the Women's Garden has been running the school, this is the first time she has met a woman who speaks so openly!

With a "squeak" sound, the closed door of the next room opened.

The dean was sending the guests out in a friendly manner.

Caiwei, who had never found a chance to speak, hurriedly walked over with the information sheet left by Qin Yao and her daughter.

When he saw the distinguished guest, he knelt down and bowed.

The guest paused at her and was about to leave when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the name on the information sheet in her hand and stopped.

The dean immediately noticed something and asked in confusion: "Who came just now?"

Caiwei reported: "Dean, she is a lady who is going to send her daughter to the Women's Garden. Seeing that you are still busy, dean, I asked them to come back tomorrow."

He said, handing over the information form, "This is the student information I asked them to stay. Dean, please take a look."

Before the dean took it, the distinguished guest caught it in his hand. When he saw the word 'Qin Yao' on it, he suddenly smiled and said to the dean: "You must not miss this student Tong Jia."

"When will she come tomorrow?"

Caiwei didn't understand why the guest had this reaction, but she still answered honestly.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow at noon."

The distinguished guest returned the information form, left these words, and left with a smile.

He seems to be looking forward to tomorrow. (End of chapter)