Wen Xinya embarked on her learning journey and had all the lessons scheduled very quickly. In the morning, she had zither class. In the afternoon, it was calligraphy class with two hours of Chinese chess, and then she used the remaining time for reading. In the evening she went through the courses of Secondary Three. Her schedule was packed and accomplishing, and she felt herself growing every day. This, to her, was the feeling of being able to control her future by grasping every learning opportunity in her own hands. She became obsessed and more committed over time.
Wen Xinya sat under the viburnum tree, looking at the chess manual and feeling the comfortable light breeze. Sunlight shone through the branches of viburnum flowers on her, like moving pieces of glowing elves dancing on her body.
The scene reminded her of an idiom: A peaceful life and a healthy body were the best you could have.
"Xinya!" Grampy called for her in a low voice.
