Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Originally, Changbai and Changfeng wanted to wait and see the rankings of Gu Tingye and Qi Heng, but Shi Ying had just shown up. When the students in the restaurant heard that there were three high school graduates from the same year on the second floor, they wanted to go upstairs to take a look. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Changfeng made a prompt decision to put a cap on Shi Ying, and Changbai quickly ordered the servant to drive the carriage to the back door of the restaurant. Everyone went out happily and got the great news, but unfortunately they couldn't stand the accident of being chased on the way, and they went back in shame.

Rulan witnessed with her own eyes how crazy those people were towards Shi Ying, and went back to find Wang Ruofu, "Mother, let's quickly settle Fourth Sister's marriage, and it would be best if Shi Shenle proposed tomorrow!"

Of course Wang Ruofu was very happy to do so. She had been looking forward to Shi Ying calling her mother-in-law!

However, her willingness might not count, so she could only ask Rulan what happened.

Only then did Rulan remember to tell her mother the rankings of her two brothers and brother-in-law: "My second brother is ranked 13th on the B list, my third brother is ranked 9th on the B list, and my fourth brother-in-law is ranked A on the high school list!"

Then, Rulan told Wang Ruofu about the scene of being surrounded and chased in the restaurant with a dazed look on her face: "Mother, you don't know, Fourth Brother-in-law is really attractive!"

"He just showed up briefly in the restaurant with everyone else. When everyone in the restaurant heard that he had passed the top exam, they couldn't control their enthusiasm at all. We were able to return safely only because of the quick eyes and hands of the second and third brothers who pulled everyone to the back door of the restaurant!"

Wang Ruofu was so excited that she rubbed her hands together. She couldn't help but stand up and laugh three times. When she saw the strange looks from Liu Mama and Rulan, she restrained herself a little, "Oh, I'm so happy!"

Wang Ruofu went to the Buddhist temple at the back and said, "I have to thank all the gods and Buddhas!" She also loudly announced that everyone in the mansion would receive two extra months' wages. Before she reached the Buddhist temple, she turned back and told the maid to warm a pot of wine for her. She drank it happily.

Mother Liu was worried about her feet, so she hurried over to support her. Rulan was upset but was also worried about her feet, so she went forward and followed Mother Liu to support her on both sides.

On the other side, Shi Ying had been laughed at by his two brothers-in-law all the way. Even after returning to the Sheng family, these two brothers-in-law, who had no friendship with him at all, still laughed from time to time, making him very helpless.

Shi Ying seized the opportunity to say to his two brothers-in-law: "I have asked my father-in-law to send a letter to my family through the post station, informing them of my engagement with Molan, and asking them to come to the capital as soon as possible to propose marriage to me."

Changbai was fine. After all, he really felt that Molan was a good match for Shiying. Besides, he and Changfeng were both in high school. Their family couldn't follow Shiying's path, but they did have other options.

Chang Feng was a little worried that the fact that Molan had been raised by Lin Qinshuang since she was a child would cause resentment in Shi Ying's family. Although he did not think there was anything wrong with raising her by Lin Qinshuang, people just had such prejudices, and he did not want Molan to be criticized in any way.

Shi Ying saw that Chang Feng had a worried look on his face, and immediately assured him, "My parents are both open-minded people, otherwise they wouldn't have watched me wait until now to get married. Besides, Molan is good in everything, and the best status she has is that of Zhuang Daru's student."

Liuzhou is indeed more remote than the capital and Jiangnan, but the Shi family is one of the top five wealthy families in Liuzhou. If it weren't for the family rules that emphasize not to stand out, they would have been extremely wealthy in reality.

Even though there are no members of the Shi family or relatives in the capital for the time being, there are actually twenty or thirty officials below the fourth rank who come from the Shi family.

Besides, the people of Liuzhou are tough and the locals are practical. Shi Ying doesn't need to say anything else. She just needs to say that she wants to stay in the capital to be an official. The Molan family has settled in the capital since her grandfather, and even her grandmother is the legitimate daughter of the Yongyi Marquis. This is enough to shut up all the members of the Shi family.

The next day after seeing the list, Hua Lan brought her daughter Zhuang Jie'er to ask her two younger brothers how to celebrate early in the morning.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sheng looked at Minglan and poured cold water on the whole family: "There are four scholars in the family, and two of us are on the list, and our rankings are not low. But the two students in the attached school failed to make the list. In order to avoid the attention of Princess Pingning, our family cannot celebrate."

Sheng Hong was indeed a little intimidated by the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Although the smile on his face had completely disappeared, he agreed with Old Lady Sheng's opinion after thinking about it.

Wang Ruofu felt very aggrieved, and was not willing to let her son and son-in-law down for the sake of others' face: "What are you saying, old lady!"

"We didn't ask the young master and the second master Gu to study with us. Besides, there are so many scholars, and Master Zhuang can't guarantee that all the students he has taught will be on the list!"

Changbai, Changfeng, Molan and Rulan looked at each other. Changbai, as the eldest brother, stood up and said, "What grandma said is not without reason. But both of us brothers have passed the high school entrance examination. If we can't celebrate in a big way, how will others think of our family?"

Wang Ruofu immediately clapped her hands in agreement: "That's exactly what you said! Besides, our family has a son-in-law who is a top student in high school. If we don't make a big show, others will laugh at us for being afraid of the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion!"

This dynasty values ​​civil officials over military officials. Any decent civil official is accustomed to belittling military officials and generals, and they wish to trample on them in the court. If the two sons of the Sheng family are still afraid of the nobles after passing the imperial examination, the most direct consequence will be that their reputation as a clean official will be ruined among the civil officials.

Sheng Hong didn't know that Minglan was still in contact with Qi Heng, but he instinctively suspected the old lady's intention of saying this. After being reminded by Changbai, he finally reacted and said, "Zhuang Xuejiu and his wife are leaving, so we can use the wedding banquet to reward them for their hard work for you guys over the years."

The matter was settled. Whenever Wang Ruofu thought about introducing her son-in-law Shi Shenle to her relatives and friends at the banquet, her vanity exploded!

Hualan held Zhuang Jie'er in her arms and looked around, finally realizing that Shou'an Hall's influence in the Sheng family was declining. Things that she had never expected before suddenly came to her at this time, forcing her to admit that she had married into the Zhongqin Earl's mansion, and was probably used by Old Lady Sheng as a raft to establish her authority and status in this family.

If it were before getting married, Hualan would definitely tell Wang Ruofu about this, and then make a big fuss with Wang Ruofu, otherwise she would ask Shou'an Hall to give her satisfactory compensation.

But now she has been married for many years, and her status in the Yuan family depends entirely on the support of her natal family, so she can only swallow her anger and continue to be Yuan Wenshao's wife.

Zhuang Jie'er seldom saw Molan, but she picked out the best features of her parents. She was three points similar to Sheng Hong, and her facial features were also similar to Molan's. Therefore, she had a good impression of Molan. When Hualan led her, she would frequently look back in the direction of Molan and Rulan, which made Wang Ruofu laugh and said, "Our Zhuang Jie'er is really discerning. In the future, grandma will definitely find you a husband who can be half as good as your fourth uncle!"

The topic turned to Shi Ying, and Wang Ruofu became a Shi Ying-praising machine and a crazy son-in-law. She kept recommending Shi Ying to Hualan along the way, and even wanted to arrange Shi Ying and Molan's child for Zhuang Jie'er.