The family has had food these days, so Old Lady Han asked her three daughters-in-law to take turns cooking. Her sons have grown up, married daughters-in-law, and have six or seven grandchildren. They can’t allow an old woman serve the whole family. The second and third daughters-in-law are lavish and don’t know how to save money. That’s okay. With her watching, they dare not do anything.
Wang Caiwei didn’t say anything. She always listened to her mother-in-law. The third daughter-in-law, Wu Shi married into the Han family for several years and only had one daughter. She was not confident enough. Even if she was unwilling in her heart, she would do whatever her mother-in-law said and scoop as much rice as her mother-in-law asked her to scoop, without any resistance.
The second daughter-in-law Zheng Shi had many brothers in her family. She felt that she had given birth to two boys for the Han family, so she stood up straight in front of her mother-in-law. In front of her mother-in-law, she scooped as much rice as she was asked to scoop. When her mother-in-law turned around and left the kitchen, she secretly scooped half a bowl of rice, rinsed it and poured it into the pot. She thought that if her mother-in-law knew, it didn’t matter. As long as she could have a full meal, she would just be scolded.
Old Lady Han had been cooking for her whole life. She could tell the difference between a handful of rice and half a bowl of rice in porridge at a glance. Not to mention that she could tell, everyone in the family could tell. Usually, you couldn’t get two grains of rice out of a bowl of porridge with chopsticks. The soup was so watery that you could see the bottom of the bowl at a glance. Now, not only could you get rice out of the bowl, but you could also scoop a few mouthfuls. Only a fool could not tell the difference.
Old Lady Han’s face turned black immediately. This prodigal woman who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed. She was about to start scolding.
Zheng Shi shrank her shoulders and pretended that she didn’t exist. Anyway, her mother-in-law often scolded her, so she was used to it. Wu Shi secretly glanced at her second sister-in-law, and she admired her very much in her heart. This is the difference between having a son and not having a son. She would not dare to go against her mother-in-law’s wishes even if she was beaten to death. She couldn’t help but envy her. It would be great if she could give birth to a son.
Han Ze was quite amused. There are policies from above and countermeasures from below. The adults and children in the family all looked pale and wanted to have a full meal. There was nothing wrong with this. He could understand Zheng Shi.
He intercepted at the right time: “Mother, I am already well. I can earn some money by copying books every day. No matter how good the food is, it should be enough for the parents and children to fill their stomachs.”
Zheng Shi’s tense body relaxed. Her mother-in-law would not listen to the persuasion of others, but she would definitely listen to the words of her eldest brother. It is true that she is used to being scolded, but she is not a cheap skin. Who likes to be scolded for no reason? She is grateful to her eldest brother for speaking for her.
Sure enough, as soon as Han Ze opened his mouth, Old Lady Han’s mood eased, and she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She used chopsticks to scoop up the rice in the bowl, still feeling very distressed, and kept cursing the spendthrift woman in her heart, but she was also thinking about it in her heart. She looked at the children carefully, and saw that they all shrank their heads, wishing they could hide under the table. Is she that scary?
She was a little unhappy, cleared her throat, and said in a bad tone: “Okay, I didn’t say anything, look how scared you are. Forget it this time, but next time you cook, you can’t add rice secretly, otherwise I will not forgive you. A family cannot be without some rules.”
Han Ze advised slowly: “Mom, it’s only for a few days. I have copied ten books, and I can get a lot of wages. Mom doesn’t have to worry too much about food, you still have to fill your stomach no matter what.”
Old Lady Han knew that her eldest son could get a lot of wages for copying books, but the family was in debt, and the eldest son would have to take the imperial examination next year. Money was needed everywhere. If she didn’t save money, what would happen if she ran out of money and delayed the eldest son’s imperial examination?
Han Ze understood the old woman’s worries. He said, “Mom, the debt owed to my eldest sister’s family can only be paid slowly. I don’t think my eldest sister will mind.”
The old woman was silent for a moment, and whispered, “It’s easy to talk to your eldest sister. But the money owed to the villagers…”
Han Ze said again, “As for the money owed to the villagers, we will pay it back when we have more money.”
What else could the old woman say? She could only listen to her eldest son. Her eldest brother has spent a lot of money on studying and treating his illness in the past few years. The debts outside are also because of him. He is also very anxious. Unfortunately, he has not passed the examination for so many years. He has not been feeling well. Thinking of this, she didn’t want to say anything. If she said too much, it would be embarrassing for her son. She waved her hand and said, “Let’s eat.”
Zheng Shi escaped a disaster. She didn’t have to cook secretly in the future. Her scalp relaxed. Thinking that this result was all thanks to her eldest brother, she felt a little ashamed.
But the shame was only for a moment, and the guilt disappeared without a trace. The family couldn’t have enough to eat was because of her eldest brother. If he had a conscience, he wouldn’t let his mother-in-law let the family go hungry.
There was less than 100 kilograms of food, and a family of more than a dozen people couldn’t eat for long. Fortunately, Han Ze’s wages for copying books were soon received, and with the money, he could buy food.
At first, Han Ze copied books slowly in order to practice calligraphy. When he integrated the original body’s characters with his own, his hand speed became faster. It was no problem for him to write a copy of “Three Character Classic” in one day. In just ten days, Han Ze copied seven copies of “Three Character Classic”, five copies of “Hundred Family Names”, and five copies of “Thousand Character Classic”.
He took the books to the town, and the owner of the bookstore was very satisfied after reading them. After calculating, he gave him 540 coins according to the agreed wages. After leaving the bookstore, Wang Caiwei said, “Husband, you earn more money in ten days than I earn in a month.”
She said with a smile on her face and a strong sense of pride in her tone. It can be seen that she was not sad that her husband earned more money than her.
Han Ze smiled and said, “After studying for so many years, I have only earned money now. There is nothing much to say. Let’s go buy food.”
Wang Caiwei didn’t think so. Not everyone can read. The two turned a corner and went to the grain store. They also bought rice and flour, spending three hundred coins. When they passed by the vegetable market on their way back, Han Ze stood in front of the meat stall and didn’t move. He looked at Wang Caiwei and suggested, “Buy two pounds of meat and take it back.”
Wang Caiwei looked embarrassed. One pound of meat cost more than ten coins. Two pounds of meat money could buy several pounds of food.
Han Ze smiled and said, “Buy two pounds of meat. We haven’t seen meat at home for a long time. The children are greedy.”
Not to mention the children, even the adults are greedy.
Wang Caiwei gritted her teeth. It was okay before when she didn’t have a penny. Now she has money in her hand, but it’s just two pounds of meat. Buy it, buy it. As she said that, she asked the boss to weigh two pounds of meat.
When they got home, Old Lady Han saw that they had bought more rice and flour. She frowned and looked disapproving: “We haven’t finished eating the food at home, why are you buying more food?”
Wang Caiwei carried the things and followed Han Ze silently.
Han Ze put the rice and flour on the stone platform and explained with a smile: “There is not much food at home. It will not last for a few days, so I bought some back.”
Old Lady Han knew that her eldest son was stubborn, and she knew that her eldest son was healthy and wanted to make up for his family. She swallowed the words that were about to come to her mouth, and finally said: “No matter what, we should save enough money for next year’s imperial examination.”
Han Ze nodded: “Mom, don’t worry, I know what to do.”
The wheat was about to be harvested. After the wheat was harvested, he wouldn’t have to pay for the food, and he could save some money.
Today was Zheng Shi’s turn to cook. At this time, she was making porridge. Wang Caiwei put the meat she bought on the chopping board. She had sharp eyes. When she saw the meat, her eyes immediately flashed: “Sister-in-law, you bought meat? Are we stewing it for lunch?”
This is meat. How long has it been since their family ate meat? Just thinking about it makes her drool.
Wang Caiwei said softly, “Let’s stew it.”
Meat is to be eaten after it is bought, there is no need to keep it.
Zheng Shi rubbed her hands, a little embarrassed, and said hesitantly, “Sister-in-law, I’m not very good at cooking, how about you stew the meat?”
This is meat, if it is not cooked well, not only will her mother-in-law scold her, but she will also feel bad.
Wang Caiwei didn’t plan to let her stew the meat. The second brother’s wife’s cooking skills are not very good. The meat was bought with money earned by her husband’s hard work. She can’t let her ruin it.
Although Wang Caiwei’s cooking skills can’t compare with those of the chefs in the restaurant, she can cook ordinary farm meals in a decent manner. After a while, the aroma of meat filled the air. When the children smelled the aroma, they all ran to the kitchen, stood by the stove, poked their heads out, stared at the pot, and kept swallowing their saliva.
Old Lady Han entered the kitchen and shouted with a dark face: “What are you doing here? Get out.”
The children were shocked. Han Jinxiu was afraid of her grandmother’s power, so she hurriedly grabbed her younger brothers and sisters and ran out in a swarm. Although they ran out, the children did not run far, but hid in the yard, constantly looking into the kitchen, as if the meat would run away after it was cooked.
Han Ze smiled and did not stop them.
When the men from the Han family came back from work and saw the stewed meat on the table, they all salivated. Not to mention the children, they couldn’t help drooling, because they hadn’t eaten meat for a long time. With a wave of her hand, Old Lady Han bought the meat and let them eat as much as they wanted.
So, the whole family, adults and children, ate until their mouths were full. Even Han Ze, who hadn’t tasted meat for a few days, couldn’t help but eat two pieces of meat.
After the wheat was harvested and the second season of crops was planted, the season entered the hot summer. These days, because Han Ze copied books to supplement the family, the whole family filled their stomachs, and occasionally a plate of meat could be seen on the table. They were full and free of worries, and their faces gradually became rosy, no longer pale.
Now, Han Ze’s hand speed of copying books has become faster and faster. He can make a copy of “Three Character Classic” in half a day. Of course, in order to prepare for the imperial examination next year, he not only copied enlightenment books, but also began to copy the Four Books and Five Classics as time went by.
Among the Four Books, “The Great Learning” has relatively fewer words, about two thousand words. Starting from the Four Books, he not only had to recite them, but also write them down word for word.
In the previous worlds, he read through the Four Books and Five Classics several times, he couldn’t recite them. Fortunately, with the memory of the original body, it was not difficult for him. After reciting and organizing them into books, he had to understand them. In this way, the speed of copying books slowed down again. But Han Ze was not in a hurry. He couldn’t be in a hurry. Learning is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
When Han Ze wrote down all the Four Books and Five Classics from memory and understood and memorized them, the old woman Han urged him and Wang Caiwei to go to the town to send New Year gifts to the Wang family. Han Ze suddenly realized at this time that the New Year was coming soon. He has been in this world for nearly eight months.
However, before sending the New Year gifts to the Wang family, the copied Four Books and Five Classics must be sent to the library. The Four Books and Five Classics have a lot of words, and it is not easy to copy them. Relatively speaking, the wages are also higher. A set of copied Four Books and Five Classics actually received a wage of ten taels of silver. With these ten taels of silver, he would not have to copy books next year, and he would not have to worry about not having money for the imperial examination.
Thinking of sending New Year gifts to the Wang family, Han Ze gave two taels of silver to Wang Caiwei and asked her to prepare the gifts. Wang Caiwei refused. She had her own ideas. Ten taels of silver seemed a lot. Her husband needed about five taels of silver for the imperial examination this time, but it would not be wrong to prepare more silver just in case.
As for gifts to her parents’ family, there was a bit of helplessness in her smile. If her husband had become a scholar, they would not say anything even if they gave less New Year gifts. Now that her husband did not pass the examination, even if he used all the ten taels of silver to buy New Year gifts, they would not necessarily like it much.
Han Ze could understand her thoughts after a little thought. Wang Caiwei said vaguely: “Just give it according to the New Year gifts of previous years.”
In previous years, the family raised a chicken, caught one, and bought some cakes in the town, which was also considered a New Year gift. She also knew that her father and two brothers would not like it, but there was nothing she could do because her family was poor. The family has done their best to give one chicken. They can’t give more than that, not to mention that there is more than one son in the family.
There are three sons and three daughters-in-law. If each daughter-in-law gives one chicken, three chickens will be given away at a time. Her mother-in-law has worked hard to raise these chickens for a year, but her family can’t enjoy it and they despise it.
Even if she has a good temper, she still has some thoughts in her heart. Han Ze followed her meaning and said, “When life gets better at home, I will give them more New Year gifts. I’m sorry for wronging you all these years.”
Wang Caiwei shook her head gently. She didn’t feel wronged. Her parents’ family had enough food, drink and daily necessities. She knew very well what they lacked.
Han Ze was sick, and Wang Caiwei went back to her parents’ home to borrow money but failed. After returning, she spent all day embroidering at home and never went back to her mother. Wang Caiwei’s mother, Wang Xu Shi, saw that her daughter had not come to visit for a long time, and guessed that her son-in-law might not be in serious condition. Although she was worried, she did not ask more questions.
She was afraid that if she found out that her son-in-law had an accident, her daughter would ask her to borrow money again. If she did not lend the money, she would feel uneasy. If something happened to her son-in-law, her daughter would resent her. Seeing that the New Year was approaching, she guessed that her daughter would come to give New Year gifts. If Han Ze was well, he would come with her.
Finally, her daughter and son-in-law came to visit with the children. When Wang Xu Shi saw her son-in-law, she saw that he was energetic and ruddy, and she was relieved. But she was also secretly surprised. How come her son-in-law looked better than in previous years? Could it be that he met a miracle doctor who cured him?
Old Master Wang has not much expectations for his son-in-law now. In the first half of the year, his son-in-law was not in good health, and his daughter came to borrow money. He was not unaware of it, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to know. Who would have thought that this son-in-law was quite resilient and survived?
He did not have any regrets. His son-in-law’s survival did not mean that he could pass the examination. In the past, he looked fine before entering the examination room, but he still fainted in the examination room. Even if his son-in-law takes the examination again next year, who knew if he would faint again in the examination room?
In other words, even if Han Ze was his son-in-law, he was not his son. He was a businessman. Since he had lost confidence in him, he would not waste money on him.
Old Master Wang asked, “Will you take it again next year?”
Although he would not waste money on his son-in-law, he would not treat his son-in-law badly when he came to visit, but he would not be too enthusiastic, just a few polite words of concern.
Han Ze smiled, seeing the indifference in the old man’s eyes, he did not take it to heart, and just said gently, “I’ll take the exam again next year. If I still fail, then I don’t plan to take it again.”
Old Master Wang stroked his beard, and was quite satisfied with his answer. If he still takes the exam even if he fails, wouldn’t it be a burden to his daughter? Even if he didn’t value this daughter very much, she was still the daughter of his Wang family who was married off. Just as he was about to answer, Eldest Brother Wang came in, and he smiled brightly, “Dad, Caixia and brother-in-law are here.”
Han Ze raised his eyebrows slightly. In the original body’s memory, Wang Caiwei had another sister, Wang Caixia, who was born to Old Master Wang’s first wife. Wang Caixia’s husband’s surname was Liu, and they opened a restaurant in the county. Her husband passed the imperial examination last year and was favored by Old Master Wang.
Old Master Wang smiled, his eyes full of joy, and hurriedly said, “Let them in quickly.”
Eldest Brother Wang smiled and said, “Dad, they’re already in.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Caixia and her family entered the house.
Wang Caixia married into the county town, and Wang Caiwei married into the Han family. One lived in the county town, and the other lived in the countryside, far away from each other. When they were girls, the two sisters didn’t have a very good relationship. After they got married, they didn’t keep in touch. Even when they went back to their parents’ home, it was difficult to meet each other.
Wang Caiwei hadn’t seen this sister for two years. Since she was a little girl, her sister didn’t like her, and of course she didn’t like her mother and her brother. Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for two years, her sister was still the same. She was younger than her sister, but she looked older than her sister. It was obvious that her sister had a good life after getting married.
Wang Caixia didn’t expect Wang Caiwei to be at her parents’ home. She casually glanced at their family, then retracted her gaze and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect my sister to come today too.”
Wang Caiwei smiled and called out, “Sister, brother-in-law.”
The two sisters stopped talking.
Wang Caixia turned to look at Old Master Wang, who had already started a conversation with his eldest son-in-law. She smiled helplessly at Wang Caiwei.
Wang Caiwei’s face was a little unnatural. She was not stupid enough not to notice that her father had a very different attitude towards her husband, but she still forced a smile and looked at Han Ze, fearing that he would think too much. Han Ze smiled indifferently, indicating that he did not care.
Wang Caiwei felt bitter in her heart. When she returned to her parents’ home today, she saw that her father despised her husband. She should have thought that her husband had failed in the exams many times, and her father must have lost faith in her husband. But her husband was very talented, and the reason why he did not pass the exam was because he was not in good health. Now that he is in good health, he will definitely pass the exam next year. As a son-in-law, he must feel very uncomfortable when his father-in-law treats him so poorly and treats his brother-in-law so well.
When the meal started at noon, Old Master Wang pulled his eldest son-in-law to sit next to him. As for Han Ze next to him, he casually said a few polite words and did not ask any more questions. Eldest Brother Wang smiled and said to Han Ze: “My father and my eldest brother-in-law have always gotten along well, brother-in-law, don’t be surprised.”
Han Ze didn’t find it strange, after all, the father-in-law and son-in-law got along well, and he wouldn’t take it to heart whether they really got along well or not. He smiled and said, “I won’t be surprised.”
Eldest Brother Wang was just talking, even if Han Ze was unhappy, he wouldn’t take it seriously. They were distant and to put it bluntly, even if Han Ze passed the imperial examination, he was not as important as his eldest brother-in-law in his eyes.
After the banquet, Wang Xu Shi pulled her daughter into the room and asked, “Son-in-law has entered a new year, and he still has to take the imperial examination?”
Wang Caiwei smiled and nodded, “Well, my husband is in good health. He will definitely pass the exam and become a scholar next year.”
Wang Xu Shi tapped her daughter’s forehead, “Why are you so silly? Mother knows that my son-in-law is in good health. But my son-in-law has bad luck. Even if he is talented, he is not destined to be a scholar. Otherwise, how could he faint every time he entered the examination room? Others also have poor health, why didn’t they faint?”
Wang Caiwei was a little unhappy. She didn’t believe in luck. She said, “Speaking of luck, who can be as lucky as my husband? His health was so poor before, and it was obvious… it was obvious that he was getting worse. My husband even stopped taking the medicine, but his health got better day by day. Now he has no problems at all. Isn’t this good luck?”
“Are you serious?”
Wang Xu Shi was shocked. “Did my son-in-law really get better without taking any medicine?”
Wang Caiwei nodded. “My husband took medicine for a long time without seeing any effect, so he refused to take the medicine. My mother-in-law thought it would be okay if he didn’t take the medicine for one or two days, so she agreed to it. Who would have thought that he would get better as soon as he stopped taking the medicine?”
“Why is it so strange?” Wang Xu Shi didn’t believe it. She frowned: “Is there something wrong with the medicine? Otherwise, how could he get better once he stopped taking the medicine?”
Wang Caiwei shook her head with a smile, “How could there be something wrong with the medicine? The medicine was prescribed by my eldest sister-in-law and her father-in-law.”
The person involved is often confused, but the bystanders can see things more clearly. Wang Xu Shi firmly believed that there was something wrong with the medicine. She said seriously: “My son-in-law got better after he stopped taking the medicine. You didn’t even think that my son-in-law’s poor health was caused by the medicine?”
Wang Caiwei stood up suddenly, her face full of confusion: “The medicine was prescribed by my eldest sister-in-law and her father-in-law, what could be wrong with it?”
Wang Xu Shi shook her head and said helplessly: “I think there is no smart person in your family. My son-in-law got better after he stopped taking the medicine, but his health didn’t get better after taking the medicine. Why didn’t you think about the medicine for such an obvious problem?”
Wang Caiwei sat down with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.
Wang Xu Shi stared at her and suddenly said, “It’s not necessarily that they didn’t notice it.”
Wang Caiwei looked up at her suddenly. Wang Xu Shi said, “If the medicine prescribed by your elder sister-in-law’s father-in-law is wrong, and it is his poor medical skills that caused the son-in-law’s poor health, your parents-in-law may choose to remain silent for your elder sister-in-law.”
Wang Caiwei was panicked. Could it be that there was really something wrong with her husband’s medicine? Did her parents-in-law know about it?
Wang Xu Shi was older after all, so she said, “My son-in-law is in good health. Since your parents-in-law have chosen to remain silent, you should just pretend that you don’t.”
Wang Caiwei wiped her wet eyes and said, “I know. My eldest sister has helped our family a lot. If I tell this, it will cause her to have conflicts with her parents-in-law, and I will feel uneasy. But my husband has suffered so much, isn’t it in vain?”
Wang Xu Shi narrowed her eyes and said, “That’s in vain. If you say this, your mother-in-law will have some ideas about you, and it is more likely to change your position in her heart.”
Wang Caiwei frowned slightly, not understanding the meaning of her mother’s words.
Wang Xu Shi glanced at her and said, “Why did I give birth to such a silly girl like you?”
Wang Caiwei pursed her lips and said nothing.
Wang Xu Shi said, “Your elder sister-in-law is the daughter of your mother-in-law. You are a daughter-in-law. If you instigate a quarrel between your elder sister-in-law and her father-in-law, do you think she will like you?”
Wang Caiwei bit her lip. She knew what her mother meant, but she didn’t intend to say it out loud. She just felt angry for her husband, after all, her husband had suffered so much.
Wang Xu Shi sighed, thought for a while and said seriously, “You should know what to say and what not to say as a daughter-in-law. It’s not that I don’t allow you to ask, you can mention this matter to my son-in-law. You should do whatever my son-in-law asks you to do.”
She thought that with her daughter’s weak temperament, it was not easy to get the favor of Old Lady Han, which also showed that Old Lady Han was not a harsh mother-in-law.
She added, “Even so, my son-in-law is not sure to pass the imperial examination. After all, his fainting has nothing to do with the medicine prescribed by your eldest sister-in-law and father-in-law. I think he should not waste money on the imperial examination. It would be better to buy two acres of land with that money.”
Wang Caiwei said, “Mom, don’t say discouraging words. Regardless of whether my husband can pass the exam, he said that he would try again next year, so I will support him to try again.”
Wang Xu Shi was furious: “Try it, try it, spend all your little money on him, and let the whole family starve with him, and you will be satisfied.”
Wang Caiwei said firmly: “I am his wife, if I don’t support him, who else will support him?”
No one believes that her husband can pass the exam, but she believes that her husband will definitely pass the exam next year.
Wang Xu Shi persuaded her for a few words, and when she saw that her daughter didn’t listen, she stopped talking. If she talked too much, it would make her daughter annoyed. Why bother?
Wang Caiwei said a few words to Wang Xu Shi, and when she came out, she saw Wang Caixia saying goodbye to Old Master Wang, so she followed suit.
The eldest and second eldest brothers sent the two sisters to the door and separated at the door. One family took a carriage to the county town, and the other family walked to the countryside.
Liu Xiucai glanced at the backs of Han Ze’s family, and said thoughtfully: “When I accompanied you back to your mother’s house before, I often heard them say that your brother-in-law is very talented. I believe he will be able to pass the exam to become a scholar next year.”
Wang Caixia said casually: “Do you think anyone can pass the exam to become a scholar? There are so many talented scholars in the world. My brother-in-law is in poor health, his luck is worse, and his background is not comparable to yours. Why would he pass the exam to become a scholar?”
Liu Xiucai looked at his wife with a smile, “You seem to dislike your sister’s family?”
Wang Caixia asked back: “She is not my biological sister. She bullied me since she was a child because she has a mother who loves her. Why should I like her?”
When Liu Xiucai thought about it, it sounded right. For example, he didn’t like his stepsiblings. He said with deep agreement, “You are right.”
Then, as if he remembered something, he said, “She bullied you when she was a child. Now that she has grown up, you live better than her. Who knows how sad she must be? Look at that family returning to her mother’s house, still wearing patched clothes. Your sister must be envious of you.”
Wang Caixia smiled proudly, “Of course she envies me. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that my husband is a scholar can make her envious, even jealous.”
Liu Xiucai laughed.
The two of them were talking about Wang Caiwei, and Wang Caiwei was also talking to Han Ze about Wang Caixia and her husband. She was not as jealous as Wang Caixia said. But she was envious.
Wang Caiwei was used to being treated poorly by her father and brothers from her natal family. She didn’t think it was a big deal, but she was afraid that her husband would think too much and was even more afraid of undermining his self-confidence. She said carefully: “Husband will definitely pass the exam to become a scholar next year.”
Han Ze laughed: “I don’t even have confidence in myself, but you have confidence in me.”
Despite saying that, Han Ze was actually quite confident in himself. But things are not set in stone yet, so he couldn’t be too sure.
Wang Caiwei insisted: “My husband will definitely pass the exam to become a scholar.”
Han Jinxiu heard what her parents said and said beside her: “I also believe that Dad will pass the exam to become a scholar next year.”
The second child, Han Jinye, followed his sister and said: “I also believe that Dad will pass the exam to become a scholar next year.”
Han Jinxiu smiled with satisfaction and then looked at the twin brother and sister. The twins understood what their sister meant and said in unison: “We also believe that Dad can pass the exam and become a scholar next year.”
Han Ze was amused and said, “Okay, since you have such confidence in Dad, then Dad should encourage himself and strive to pass the exam and become a scholar next year.”
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