Thankfully, Chen De'an and Zhao Jing had brought a piece of oilcloth with them every time they went to the examination hall. During the fourth exam, Chen Song had even mentioned his knees were aching and he was worried it might rain. Adopting a "better safe than sorry" attitude, the two of them fastened the oilcloth in place as soon as they reached their new examination stalls.
When the rain started, the two of them quickly moved their things further inside, and their exam papers managed to stay dry.
They were spared, but during that session, many unprepared candidates suffered.
Not long after the rain began, you could hear the wails of despair from many candidates through the curtain of rain. Their exam papers were clearly ruined, all their previous efforts wasted...
Back in the present, Xu Su Ying led the two of them home. At this point, Chen Wanqing was just finishing up the last dish: spicy diced chicken.
