It's not that Li Qinniang thinks her girl is not good enough, but the reality is here.

These days, what matters most when it comes to marriage is "well-matched". One is from the town and the other is from the country. No matter how happy she is, there is nothing she can do if the person from the town is not happy.

If you weren't looking at this young man, he seemed to be quite interested in her girl, otherwise...

Ye Yuran didn't say much, and just asked Li Qinniang to go back and chat with Li Qin to make mental preparations.

No matter what happens, we must prepare for the worst so that we have a way out.

"Hey, then I'll go back and tell her." After hearing what Ye Yuran said, Li Qinniang became less and less hopeful.

This year is indeed different from previous years. The number of people coming to Zhu's house to pay New Year's greetings has obviously increased a lot.

It was very lively with people coming and going.

Zhu Ermei also took Qian Xiaoxin and his family on a trip here.

If it were previous years, she would have either come alone, or gone to Zhu Lao San and Zhu Lao Si's house, and that would be the end of it.

This year was different. She even made a special trip to Ye Yuran's place and even prepared many New Year gifts.

Of course, she came with her grandson. In addition to the return gift from the Zhu family, she also received red envelopes and other things. This trip was not a loss but a gain.

Ye Yuran: "..."

When can you change your character of taking advantage of others?

Before he turned fifteen, Zhu Qi embarked on the road to the town to "tutoring".

This time, because it was a pre-exam tutoring class, Dabao and Erbao did not go with them. They planned to wait until the imperial examination was over in February and Cen's Book School started before going to the book school.

They won't go, but Zhu San will have to go. One of them needs to take care of Zhu Qi, and the other Zhu Qi really needs someone to run errands when he takes the county exam.

At this time, Zhu San, who often follows Zhu Qi, is obviously the most suitable.

It happened that Ye Yuran also wanted to tell Mr. Cen about Dabao and Erbao's enrollment in February. By the way, he also wanted to visit Wenrenshan's house, so they went together.

"Mr. Cen, student Zhu Shunde wishes you a happy New Year!"

After entering the house, Zhu Qi went to pay his respects to Mr. Cen for a year. Even though he was stupid, he still knew how to bring his name with him when he saw Mr. Cen.

Mr. Cen raised his hand in vain, asked him to get up, and said a few auspicious words.

Zhu Qi handed in Yidong's homework, and Mr. Cen placed it next to him, handed him some things again, and asked him to study in the room next door.

"Yes, sir." Zhu Qi responded honestly, picked up the things and walked to the next room.

Next, it was time for Ye Yuran and Mr. Cen to chat.

Regarding the possibility of Dabao and Erbao enrolling in school this year, Mr. Cen had some speculations in his mind.

After all, the Zhu family's life has been getting better and better over the past year, and he has seen it.

Aunt Zhu had said before that she wanted to send her eldest daughter and her second daughter to study together, but her family's conditions did not allow it, so she had to give Zhu Shunde first.

Therefore, when Ye Yuran mentioned it, he nodded slightly: "It's better to enter school early. Dabao and Erbao are talented and smart. Don't waste their talents. Enroll early and they can receive a standardized education early...

…”

"Mr. Cen is also a nice person. Since the seventh child entered school, he has always let them attend classes. This has given the two boys a lot of glory. Otherwise, they would not be as smart as they are now, and everyone will praise them." Ye

Yu Ran said with a smile, "It is their blessing to have Mr. Cen as their husband. Now that the family is finally better off, they naturally hurriedly sent it over to avoid losing the master-disciple relationship.

"

"Hey, you can't say that, Aunt Zhu," Mr. Cen waved his hand and said, "Dabao, Erbao are good children. I have been teaching for so many years, and I have never seen a few people as smart as the two of them. Any gentleman can see that

If you have such a smart child, you will have a love for talent, and you will inevitably teach them a thing or two. If you leave them in my hands, you can rest assured that I will teach them with all my heart and be strict with them."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Cen. Logically speaking, since you've helped us so much, I shouldn't be so shameless. But as the old saying goes, parents must have far-reaching plans," Ye Yuran paused.

, said, "As a mother, I can't help but think about a few more children. Speaking of which, I gave birth to so many sons, but it was quite unfair to them. Alas... so far, I have only given birth to the seventh child.

Reading alone.”

Mr. Cen was confused: "Can Aunt Zhu explain this?"

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Mr. Cen was not surprised that Aunt Zhu only sent Zhu Shunde to study for several of her sons.

The family only has a few conditions, so it would be great to be able to send out a scholar.

How many people in his private school are not like this?

It's just that he doesn't understand. What does Aunt Zhu mean by "unfair"? Now that the Zhu family's conditions are getting better, hasn't she already started sending Dabao and Erbao to study?

"Mr. Cen, my third child, must have met him before, right?" Ye Yuran asked.

Mr. Cen nodded.

"Mr. Cen, what do you think of my third child?"

Mr. Cen recalled the Mr. Zhu he met in daily life and said: "Mature and stable, with quite a bit of wit."

To be honest, he quite liked Zhu San. Although he was from a peasant family, he had a flexible mind and was able to deal with people with ease.

It stands to reason that, like the Zhu family, sending one person to study and bringing two others to attend class would inevitably arouse dissatisfaction and jealousy from other students.

He was also mentally prepared to "appease", but unexpectedly, this matter did not come to him.

Afterwards, when Mr. Cen inquired about it, it turned out that Zhu San had "solved" everything.

Not only did they prevent others from having any "jealousy", but they also took Dabao and Erbao to have a few meals with others, making them the "mascots" in front of everyone. Even his mother, his wife, and he

My daughter likes it very much.

Mr. Cen: "..."

So, is this the real reason why Aunt Zhu chose Zhu San as her “companion reading”?

Hearing Mr. Cen's compliment, Ye Yuran smiled softly and said, "Thanks to Mr. Cen's praise, it shows that the third child in my family is still pretty good. If he were a few years younger, what do you think of him coming to study?"

Mr. Cen was silent because he had thought about this problem before.

Once, he accidentally saw Zhu San holding Zhu Qi's book to learn literacy in his spare time.

Although Zhu San did not have Zhu Qi's photographic memory, he had to admit that the Zhu family members had very good memories. He just "read" Zhu Qi's books, but he actually learned a lot.

At that time, Mr. Cen was still interested in talents and "tested" Zhu San on a few sentences, and found that his brain was far more flexible and versatile than Zhu Qi's.

It's just a pity...

What's a pity? Mr. Cen didn't dare to think about it, but he knew in his heart that he was feeling sorry for Zhu San - he was obviously no worse than Zhu Qi, but because...

"Actually speaking, the third child in my family is not even twenty years old. It is not too late to study now." Ye Yuran didn't seem to see Mr. Cen's expression and continued, "This imperial examination or something like that is not too late."

There is no rule about how old you are before you can take the exam. There are many old boys in their 70s and 80s. It’s just that the third child in my family has a proud temperament. If I ask him to study directly, I’m afraid he will be reluctant. So, I want to ask my husband for a favor.

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Chapter completed!