Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes and stared at Wu Ming, thinking in his heart, although talented people cannot come from the same family, there is a big age gap between them. Wu Ming is seventeen years old and he is forty years old, with a difference of twenty-three years.
Because of the intervention of him and Zhulan, Wu Ming has lost his determination to climb the mountain. It can be seen from Wu Ming's desire to form a group that Wu Ming has no confidence in himself and instead wants to find support.
The emperor must have known about Wu Ming's actions today. Wu Ming did not have the determination to fight alone and had lost the initiative. If he were the emperor, he would probably have regretted choosing Wu Ming as the top scholar. Wu Ming would have to be polished in the future.
At least as long as the emperor does not abdicate, Wu Ming cannot step up, unless he can demonstrate great talent. After all, first impression is very important, and the emperor no longer has a good impression of Wu Ming.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that even if he didn't recognize Wu Ming, Wu Ming would need years of practice to remember him. Zhou Shuren calmed down a little, "You get up first, I want to ask you a question."
Wu Ming stood up, "Uncle, please ask."
Zhou Shuren looked directly into Wu Ming's eyes, "Are you sure you don't regret it?"
Wu Ming hesitated for a moment. After he calmed down, he figured out what his uncle could think of. Did he regret it? No, he didn't. He had many people to protect. He had to consider his grandparents, his brothers and sisters. He also had two younger brothers who were still studying. As the eldest brother, he didn't need to be reckless. What he wanted now was stability. "No regrets."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips and said, "Okay, I have another son today."
Wu Ming smiled and said, "My son greets his godfather and godmother."
Zhou Shuren smiled more. Now he was protecting Wu Ming. He would pay him back in the future. He believed that the boss was still the boss. Although Wu Ming would be suppressed now, his foundation would be more solid. With accumulated strength, Wu Ming would be glorious. There is no free lunch in the world. Even brothers have to settle accounts. Besides, they are not related by blood. "Okay, okay."
Zhou Shuren said to the onlookers, "Today the Zhou family has three happy events. I have booked a banquet at a nearby restaurant and would like to invite everyone to have a drink."
Zhulan silently glanced at the number of people who came to watch the fun. One restaurant was not enough, so she called Lichun to take out the silver bills and handed them to Lichun, "Go to two restaurants nearby and book a banquet at ten taels per table."
"yes."
Lichun took the silver bills and ran away quickly. Today was a big happy event and the mistress was really willing to spend money. Four silver bills of one hundred taels each meant forty tables!
It hurts to give Zhulan away, but people who go to the banquet will definitely give gifts. South City is a gathering place for merchants, and there will be no such thing as free food. The Zhou family now has the top two candidates in the imperial examination, and the future is bright. No one wants to leave a reputation of being a freeloader. Not only will it be embarrassing, but they will also have no chance of living in the capital in the future.
When Zhulan thought of the gift, the pain in her heart disappeared!
Zhou Shuren took Wu Ming and others to the restaurant, and Zhulan and Li also returned to the courtyard. The female relatives would not visit today, not because Zhulan's status had changed, but because there were no families nearby who were close to Zhulan's family, so the female relatives did not dare to visit rashly.
Boss Zhou came back a little late, his clothes were wrinkled, and his forehead was covered with sweat. "Mom, where is my dad?"
Zhulan looked at the copied list and said, "Your father has gone to the restaurant, you should go over and help entertain him."
Boss Zhou was wondering why there were so many people in the restaurant near his home. "Hey, I'll go over there."
Zhulan added: "By the way, you have a younger brother, and he is the brother of the top scholar."
Boss Zhou was just about to step over the door when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. "Mom, what did you say?"
Zhulan, “… … ..”
The eldest sister's reaction was a bit big. She fell so hard that she even felt the ground shaking. How painful must it be!
Boss Zhou stood up with the help of the door, it was so painful!
Zhu Lan coughed and said, "You have a new brother who is the top scholar. Wu Ming will be your brother in the future. Are you happy? Are you surprised?"
Boss Zhou, “… .”
He was just frightened and then fell silent. His mother not only liked to tease Li, but also liked to tease him!
Zhulan watched Boss Zhou limping out with a wooden face, and thought to herself, The Boss is becoming more and more boring, Li is still the best.
Zhulan put down the list and said, "The emperor of this dynasty is so stingy. He only picked seven people from the second class and seventy people from the third class, a total of only eighty people!"
She thought that without the re-examination, more people would be admitted, but she was naive.
However, the value of this year's gold list is even higher, and the future prospects of those admitted are bright.
Zhulan put away the list and Zhou Shuren came back to take a look. Unfortunately, Zhulan did not see Zhao Bo's name in the second place. Zhao Bo's name was in the third place and he almost made it out of the top three.
The gap is quite big, I guess Zhao Bo is depressed!
Zhou Shuren and Wu Mingcai came back in the afternoon. Neither of them drank too much. They had to go to the palace tomorrow to thank the emperor for his grace, so they couldn't smell of alcohol. They came back with clear eyes.
Zhou Shuren left Boss Zhou behind, and Zhulan signaled Li and others to leave.
Only Zhulan and her husband, Zhou Lao Da and Wu Ming were left in the main hall.
Zhou Shuren said, "Let me ask you again, do you regret it?"
It is impossible for Wu Ming to say that he has never been conflicted, but he has no regrets. "I have to take care of my grandparents and raise two younger brothers and a younger sister. I don't regret it."
Zhou Shuren smiled, "No, you are wrong."
Wu Ming was puzzled, "Wrong?"
Zhou Shuren called Zhou Lao Da and gave him a push, "As a godparent, you not only have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters, but also take care of the two older brothers, two younger brothers, an older sister, and a younger sister in the Zhou family. Don't look at me like that. Chang Lian was born in September, and you were born in June. You are older than Chang Lian."
Wu Ming, “… … ..”
Is it too late for him to say regret now? He finally reacted, Uncle Zhou, no, this is what godfather meant by regret this time!
Zhou Shuren smiled, and he calculated again that he was not young anymore. When he retired, Wu Ming would be able to climb up step by step with a solid foundation. The profit from this deal would be greater than the loss.
Zhulan's eyes were full of smiles. It was the first time she saw Wu Ming in a daze.
Zhulan coughed and said, "You won't forget that your sister recognized Zhao as her master!"
Wu Ming, “… … ..”
He really forgot about it. He was so excited at that time that he didn't think it through.
Zhou Shuren would not allow Wu Ming to regret it. "This is easy. Zhao has always asked Wu Ning to call her sister-in-law, and no one else knows about it. So we can just say that we are becoming her disciples by becoming her godson."
He is the head of the family and he has the right to be willful.
Zhulan, “… … ..”
Now it’s not Wu Ming who wants to go back on his word, but Zhou Shuren who wants to hold on to Wu Ming.
Wu Ming, "..."
Boss Zhou was in a daze. Well, dad is the eldest in the family. No, dad is the second oldest. Mom doesn’t object. Whatever dad says is the truth. Anyway, Wu Ning’s matter is not a big deal. Wu Ming’s matter is a big deal!
Zhou Shuren signaled the boss to pour tea, and said to Wu Ming: "Bow!"
Wu Ming was very quick. He took the teacup and knelt down, "Godfather, please have some tea."
Zhou Shuren took the tea and took a sip. "Godfather doesn't have anything good to give you. I know you are short of money, so I will give you half of the gifts I received today."
Today’s gifts were not sent separately like last time. This time they were given together, so no one knows who it is for.
Wu Ming had a wooden face and said, "Yes, all the gifts today were given to the Zhou family."