Jinzhou, government office, Zhou Shuren looked at Lord Wang who was waiting anxiously, and couldn't help but speak, "Stop right there, someone who doesn't know would think your child is taking the palace exam."
Lord Wang felt that his enthusiasm had been wasted. "Sir, I am worried about you!"
Zhou Shuren, "I was not in a hurry, but you kept turning me around, and I was getting upset."
Master Wang smiled and said, "So you are worried too. I saw that you looked calm and I thought you were worried about me!"
Zhou Shuren, "... One is my own son, and the other is my son-in-law. How can I be so careless and not care about them?"
At this time, reports from various states had arrived at the government office. Jinzhou was close, so it was the first to arrive.
As the prefect, Zhou Shuren was the first to see it. Before he could exclaim, Wang Ju exclaimed behind him, "Tanhua Lang, congratulations, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Shuren passed the list on and said three good words at the corner of his mouth, which was rare. His son and son-in-law were really good.
Zhou Shuren couldn't help but laugh, "The Zhou family also has a third place winner."
Lord Wang felt jealous. Two people made the list at once, and one of them was the third place winner. Mr. Zhou San was also ranked high on the second place list. The Zhou family was really lucky. "Your Excellency, you must have a big banquet. This is a double happiness."
Zhou Shuren felt a sense of pride that the child he taught had finally become successful. "Okay, okay, let's have a big banquet. No one is allowed to leave today."
Lord Wang silently said to himself that he was not jealous. His own son was not bad either. However, both of Zhou's sons passed the exam and their scores were so good. He could not help but feel envious. "Sir, I will not go home until I am drunk today."
Zhou Shuren was very proud, "Okay, I won't leave until I'm drunk."
The news soon spread in Jinzhou that the son of Prefect Zhou had passed the imperial examination and his future son-in-law was a top scholar.
Xue Han arranged everything in the mansion. Seeing that her elder and second sisters-in-law were still looking at her, she blushed and asked, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, have you seen enough?"
Li laughed, "You haven't seen enough? This girl is the future wife of the top scholar. We must take a closer look."
Xue Han was shy, "Sister-in-law, we haven't gotten married yet!"
Lee, “It’s only a matter of time.”
So what if Rongchuan became the third place in the imperial examination? He owed the Zhou family too much, so there was no need to worry about treating Xuehan badly. Now that Rongchuan had passed the imperial examination, Li thought to herself that her parents had good vision to bring such a good marriage together.
Seeing that her younger sister-in-law was shy, Zhao pulled her elder sister-in-law and said, "If you keep talking, Xuehan will have to find a hole in the ground to crawl into."
Li stopped teasing her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law was good in everything except that she was still very thin-skinned. "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it."
Zhao looked at her daughter and said, "Yu Shuang and Yu Lu have grown up in the blink of an eye."
Li sighed, "Yes, the children have grown up, and Yu Lu is engaged in the blink of an eye."
The room was quiet for a moment. Xue Han was stunned. How come she didn't know about this? When did they get engaged
Li quickly covered her mouth. She was too happy today and couldn't control her mouth. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Li put down her fat hand covering her mouth and laughed dryly, "It's just a verbal engagement."
I can't even hear the last word "亲" clearly.
Xue Han knew that her elder brother and sister-in-law didn't have the courage to find a husband for Yu Lu, so it had to be her parents. Her elder sister-in-law had kept it in her heart, and her parents didn't allow her to tell anyone. She was just surprised that when Yu Lu got engaged, she didn't even notice it
Zhao was the most upset. Logically, Yushuang was two years older than Yulu, so it was Yushuang who should have been engaged. But now Yulu got the first chance. Even if it was a verbal engagement, she was engaged first. She didn't dare to object to her father-in-law and mother-in-law's opinion. She clenched her handkerchief and asked, "Whose family is this verbal engagement?"
Li hesitated. She had said the wrong thing and didn't know what to say. She could only look at her daughter.
Seeing her mother asking for help, Yu Lu sighed inwardly and stood up. "The one we're going to get engaged to is Mr. Wang's eldest grandson. Because it's a private engagement, grandpa and grandma want the fewer people who know about it, the better. We don't mean to hide it. We're just going to wait until things get clear before we talk about it."
Li heaved a sigh of relief. Her daughter was indeed a talker. "Yes, that's it."
Xue Han smiled and said, "Today we will just pretend we didn't hear anything and no one will tell anyone."
Zhao saw her sister-in-law looking at her and smiled, "Today I only know that Rongchuan became a third place winner and my third uncle became a Jinshi."
Then Zhao stood up and said, "Yudie should be awake now. I'll go back and check on her first. Yushuang and mother should go back first, and we'll come back later."
Yu Shuang stood up and said, "Aunt, aunt, mother and I will go back first."
Xue Han knew that her second sister-in-law must be upset, "Go ahead."
He looked at Yu Shuang worriedly again, and seeing that Yu Shuang really didn't care, Xue Han smiled a little more.
Back in the second courtyard, when there were no outsiders around, Zhao couldn't help but mutter, "If anyone is going to get engaged, it should be you."
Yu Shuang knew that her mother was upset, so she comforted her, "Mom, Yu Lu and I are different, and no matter if we get engaged early or late, Grandpa and Grandma will choose a good marriage for me."
Zhao was also upset. Her parents-in-law might be partial to their grandchildren, but there was a limit. In major matters, her parents-in-law were always fair. "Mother is just envious. I heard from your father that Lord Wang is the eldest son and will be the head of the family when he goes to Beijing. The Wang family has a great family background. This eldest grandson and eldest son are different. Yu Lu is really lucky."
Yu Shuang was not envious. The better the family background, the more rules there were. She longed for a simple life.
Li brought her daughter back to the yard and slapped her mouth, "Why can't I control my mouth?"
Yu Lu pulled down her mother's hand. She felt pain just by the sound. "Mom, now is not the time to blame yourself. Should we write a letter to grandma?"
Li was depressed and curled up in the chair, not wanting to move. "My daughter, I don't dare to write. Please help me write. You can speak."
Yu Lu shook her head, "No, mother, you must write this letter. This is an attitude."
It would not matter if she wrote it. According to her grandmother's love for her mother, it would be easier for her to pass if she wrote it herself. Besides, her uncle and future uncle-in-law had passed the imperial examination, and the Zhou family was confident enough. She felt that it was no big deal if she said it.
Mrs. Li listened to her daughter's words and said, "Okay, okay, go and write it."
Boss Zhou and Second Brother Zhou had been meeting guests in the front. After finally seeing off several waves of people, Boss Zhou sat on a chair and drank some tea. "Finally, I can take a break."
Zhou Laoer was still very excited, "Chang Lian and Rong Chuan are really doing well."
Boss Zhou was proud of it, "Yes, haha, Tanhua Lang, Jinshi."
Chang Zhi continued, "When Third Brother and Rong Chuan come back, they will both be officials. Our Zhou family will also have three officials in one family. Finally, Dad will no longer be the only one supporting the family."
He chatted with his wife, and his wife talked a lot about the Zhou family's situation. Now that there are two more people, his father can feel more relaxed.
Zhou Laoda said: "It's not easy for Dad to protect the Zhou family all the way."
Zhou Laoer, "Yes, Dad has worked really hard. He has a lot more white hair in the past few years."