Chapter 291: Yun Chen Nan’s Gaokao

The day of Yun Chen Nan’s exams soon arrived.

His entire family rallied to support him.

Even as Yun Jiao was busy learning surgical dissection and suturing from her fourth senior brother, she still found time to go out to sea and catch delicious, nutritious seafood.

So even though Yun Chen Nan was staying in the school dorms during his exams, all his meals—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—were delivered from home.

Having a motorcycle made the back-and-forth trips convenient.

On the first day, when Yun Chen Nan walked back into his dorm room carrying two very large food containers, his roommates were stunned.

"Dude, what did your family send you? They had to use two massive containers, and this many compartments!"

Most food containers back then were made of aluminum. The ones the Yun family had bought were quite large, and more importantly, they came in multiple stacking tiers.

’Are they afraid he won’t get enough to eat? Can he even finish all this?’

Yun Chen Nan was a little exasperated, but he was also deeply touched.

"I didn’t expect them to make this much, either."

When he opened the containers, everyone was even more stunned.

"Holy shit! Holy, holy shit..."

All his roommates crowded around. When they saw what was inside Yun Chen Nan’s food containers, they all started gulping. At that moment, for all their years of schooling, the only thing that came to their minds to describe this feeling was "holy shit."

"Dude, seriously? Your family’s this rich, and you eat in the cafeteria every day?!"

"What?! Yun Chen Nan, didn’t you say your family were just fishermen from a small fishing village?"

He wasn’t buying it. His family were fishermen too, and he knew perfectly well what that life was like.

Yun Chen Nan nodded. "We are fishermen. Most of this is from the sea. It’s perfectly normal for fishermen to eat the fish, crabs, and shrimp they catch."

His roommates were left speechless.

’Dude, the ’fishermen’ you’re talking about are clearly not the same as the ones we know.’

"This fish... if I’m not mistaken, is that an East Star Spot? A fish like this costs over ten yuan, and they just cooked it for you?"

"And these crabs! I’ve never seen mud crabs this big in my entire life! How much does one of these even cost? And they gave you three of them!"

"And this shrimp! Is this a normal shrimp? It’s a huge Little Green Dragon!"

"And this one! Is this steamed egg with sea urchin roe? It’s a massive serving!"

Chu An piped up, "I don’t care, there’s no way you can eat all this by yourself! Good friends have to share! I can’t even imagine eating this well every day. If I did, I’d feel like I was letting my parents down if I didn’t get a good score on the exam."

"Bro, bro! I’m your brother from another mother too!"

In truth, the moment Yun Chen Nan opened the containers, he knew his family had made so much precisely so he could share it with his friends.

He didn’t even have to guess who had caught all these ingredients.

What was a rare delicacy for most people was child’s play for his sister to get.

"Let’s all eat together."

His roommates immediately burst into cheers.

"Hahaha, you’re a true friend!"

Although they were clamoring to eat, Yun Chen Nan’s roommates were still considerate.

They moved a desk over, arranged all the dishes, and sat down together. They only took a small taste of the dishes with smaller portions, leaving most of it for Yun Chen Nan.

And so, with their stomachs full and their hearts content, the entire dorm room headed off to their exam feeling utterly blissful.

After their afternoon exam, Yun Chen Nan’s roommates were just discussing where to go for a good meal when Yun Linhe and Yun Jiao showed up, carrying more food containers.

The towering stack of containers they carried had drawn quite a bit of attention on their way over.

"Third Brother, Little Uncle and I are here with your dinner!"

Yun Jiao’s voice rang out from the doorway, and Yun Chen Nan and his roommates all turned to look.

The sight stunned them.

Yun Jiao walked in, hugging a large stack of food containers.

Yun Linhe followed behind her, both of his hands full as well.

Yun Chen Nan was speechless.

Yun Chen Nan’s roommates gulped.

’No way. They brought food for lunch, and now there’s more?!’

’And it looked like even more this time.’

Sure enough, when they opened it...

The dishes were different from lunch, but the ingredients were just as rare and exquisite.

’They even had abalone!’

’Seriously, what kind of family eats like this?!’

Yun Linhe greeted his son’s roommates. "You must all be Chen Nan’s roommates, right? Thank you for taking care of him all this time. Come on, everyone eat with us. There’s way too much for him to eat by himself."

Hearing this, the roommates felt a bit embarrassed.

"Uncle, you’ve got it backward. It’s Yun Chen Nan who takes care of us."

Even though Yun Chen Nan was the youngest, he was the most mature one in their group. His grades were also the best, and whenever they had questions about their studies, he would patiently explain everything.

After chatting with them for a few more moments, Yun Linhe left with Yun Jiao.

He figured the boys would feel more comfortable if they weren’t there.

"Bye, Third Brother! I’ll bring you breakfast tomorrow morning!"

"Don’t come tomorrow morning," Yun Chen Nan said. "It’s too early. You should sleep in, Jiaojiao."

Yun Jiao put her little hands on her hips and shook her head.

"Nope! I never sleep in. I always get up really early."

With that, she left with her Little Uncle.

Once everyone had eaten their fill, word had spread, and students from the next dorm room came over with their own rice bowls to get a taste.

The whole group was green with envy over Yun Chen Nan’s situation.

"Seriously, man, with a family like this, why on earth were you eating in the cafeteria every day? The food there is even worse than my own mother’s cooking."

’If it weren’t for the fact that you’d starve otherwise, and that we’re all broke, who would ever eat that cafeteria slop?’

Yun Chen Nan calmly pushed up his glasses. "It’s enough to survive. I’m not picky."

His answer earned him several looks of pure admiration.

’As expected of an academic ace. Not only does he have incredible willpower, he’s also tough on himself.’

Sure enough, breakfast was delivered the next morning.

Yun Jiao came along again, wearing her little red qipao today.

"Good luck on your exam, Third Brother! Don’t wear yourself out."

The little girl even gave Yun Chen Nan a shoulder and arm rub—the service was impeccable.

His roommates watched with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and utter longing.

’Why couldn’t they have a sister like that!’

Today’s breakfast was just as lavish: meat baozi, sweet baozi, fluffy, milk-scented steamed buns, fried dough sticks and soy milk, and even savory tofu pudding.

Not only was there a wide variety, but the portions were huge.

Yun Linhe said, "Come on, everyone, have some breakfast. You’ll need your energy for the exam."

"Hehe, thanks, Uncle Yun and Yun Jiao!"

Chu An didn’t stand on ceremony, grabbing a large baozi and thanking them as he started to eat.

’He decided he would visit Yun Chen Nan’s home after the exams to memorize the route. Then, during the busy farming season, he’d go to the Yun family’s place and help out.’

After they finished breakfast and watched the students double-check their exam supplies before heading to the test hall, Yun Jiao and Yun Linhe finally rode the motorcycle home.

They only stopped their meal delivery service once the exams were finally over.

On the afternoon of the final exam, Yun Linhe came to pick up his son.

Riding on the back of the motorcycle, Yun Chen Nan turned his head for one last look at his high school.

This time, he was leaving for good.