One can only say that this material wasn't put to proper use. This guy, if he had joined the military, would have been perfectly suited. He trained in Kung Fu from a young age and had absolutely top-notch physical fitness, though he was just a bit too young still.
Yan Fei's uncle had already decided, he would wait two more years until the child was of age, and then hurriedly see if he could pull some strings to send him to the military — actions speak louder than words. Even though Yan Fei's uncle wasn't well-educated, he had come to realize that counting on his own son to excel in school wasn't reliable.
Yet, this young man didn't see it as disgraceful; he'd secured an unofficial admission notice and was proud as a peacock. Nowadays, he'd often throw out an idiom or two, flaunting his supposed cultural prowess.
