"The village chief said this to offend me. I'm just luckier than most people and that's why I got such an honor. As for others... maybe they just didn't perform well this time or twice."

Gu Jingcheng does not try to elevate himself by stepping on others.

Seeing what he said, the village chief changed the subject and talked about the most important thing this time besides coming to pick him up.

"Jingcheng, this time you are really honoring your family and your ancestors, so the village chief discussed it with several elders in the village.

I want to take this opportunity of your great joy to open an ancestral hall to worship our ancestors, so that all the ancestors will know that our village has a future, and we will no longer be the same as before, illiterate and bullied by others."

As the village chief spoke, tears began to well up in his eyes again, which made it difficult for Gu Jingcheng to refuse him, so he could only nod his head one after another.

"I can do it, but this will trouble the village chief and everyone else."

"What did Gu Juren say? It's a blessing for us all to be able to work for you!"

"Yes, yes, we need to take this opportunity to get more money this time to make it bigger, but we have to let people in the nearby villages know what we are capable of."

"Who says it's not the case? We have to thank Jingcheng. If he hadn't been so capable and promising, how could we have such a good opportunity to feel proud!"

"Everyone, please stop talking. You didn't see Mrs. Gu coming. Why don't you all get out of the way and give me a chance to talk to the whole family."

The people around the village were talking to each other, and they were already discussing the matter of holding a big banquet.

At this time, Mrs. Li took the Gu family with her and finally found a chance to talk to Gu Jingcheng and the others.

As soon as she saw her precious son whom she had not seen for a long time, she rushed towards him and burst into tears. She felt distressed and choked as she pulled Gu Jingcheng back and forth.

"You have endured hardship! You have really endured hardship! You only go away for a few days, and you will lose a lot of weight when you come back!"

"How can I have a son..."

"But fortunately, fortunately, all your efforts have been rewarded today. You might as well have suffered so much in order to study...

You...you have been a sensible child since you were a child. Mom still remembers...still remembers..."

Gu Jingcheng was about to speak when he was interrupted by Mrs. Li.

He was helplessly pulled by Mrs. Li, looking at his mother's eyes full of heartache and love for him.

"In the past few winters, our family was poor, so you could only burn charcoal when you were studying. Every time it got cold, your eyes would be so fumes from the charcoal that you couldn't even open them.

So in order to study well, you always write in the severe cold without burning the fire. You don’t know how distressed your mother felt when she saw it.”

Li just recounted in front of the whole village the hardships Gu Jingcheng had to endure while studying.

Su Xiaomu originally didn't have much feeling about him passing the exam, but when he found out the result, he felt deeply that he was capable.

But now, the painstaking past events like "Preface to Ma Sheng in Dongyang" were recounted in front of her, and she couldn't help but get red-eyed.

Mrs. Li heard someone choking next to her.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw Su Xiaomu, grabbing her with one hand and crying together.

"Xiaomu, this time you followed Jingcheng to Fucheng to take the exam and take care of him. His good results are inseparable from you.

You are really a great benefactor to our Gu family, and all of us will never forget your contribution to our entire village!"

"Daughter-in-law, Jingcheng, don't worry. We will select an auspicious day in the zodiac in a few days. When we open the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors, we will write your name directly on the family tree.

No matter which village you were from before, from now on, you can just live in our village with peace of mind. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, you can come to the village chief to make the decision for you!"

The village chief looked at Su Xiaomu, and the more he looked at it, the more he appreciated it, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

Otherwise, as the old saying goes, if a family has a good wife, everything will go well.

Look, the Gu family's luck has improved a lot after they married this daughter-in-law.

Moreover, the last time there was a mountain landslide, he had always remembered that this young daughter-in-law was very courageous. She dug soil all night without saying a word of pain or tiredness.

"Ah this..."

Su Xiaomu didn't expect that she would be involved in this embarrassing situation just because she was moved by the atmosphere and fell into the drama. She immediately waved her hand, "I did what I should do, but I didn't..."

"Then let's make an agreement like this. Village chief, you go and choose an auspicious day, and you'll talk to me when the time is determined.

On the day of ancestor worship, our family will set up a large flowing water mat in the village, so everyone must remember to come and support us!"

Mrs. Li wiped the tears off her face and took Gu Jingcheng one by one to discuss ancestor worship with the elders in the village.

They mentioned Su Xiaomu briefly, and then quickly expelled her from the center of the topic.

Before Su Xiaomu could finish her words of rejection, everyone's eyes were no longer on her face.

This situation made her really sad and speechless.

How can it be included in their family tree?

If she entered the family tree, could she still casually talk to him about reconciliation?

If I had known that this was a pit and that there was a pit, I might as well have packed up and squatted in another pit.

Now that she's back, she can't leave even if she wants to. She's really looking for herself...

She was so angry that her chest tightened, but she had to put a smile on her face when the villagers looked over.

Everyone was busy outside for a long time, and when it was time for dinner, they went home to cook.

The two sisters-in-law had been preparing today's meals since the morning. They worked hard all day and prepared a large banquet to celebrate Gu Jingcheng's success.

Mr. Gu also brought out a jar of good wine that he kept at home, and everyone at the dinner table drank several glasses of it, except the children.

Although Su Xiaomu had been laughing and joking with them all the time, there was a gloomy look and tiredness in her eyes that couldn't be overcome.

Gu Jingcheng had always paid attention to her, and of course he knew that her happiness and joy at the moment were all fake.

The loneliness in his eyes flashed away, and he turned to look at Mrs. Li who was having a happy day and said: "Everyone has been tired today, so why not go and have a rest early? Thank you two sisters-in-law for making this banquet."

Gu Jingcheng raised the wine and said to his father and two brothers, "It's all in this glass of wine."

"Yes, it's all in this glass of wine."

Gu Feng and Gu Hai were blushing with joy today because of things that happened to him in high school. Now seeing that he took the initiative to propose a toast to them, they felt even more happy.

His family's Jingcheng will always be Jingcheng. Even if he has the ability to become an official, it will not change anything for his family members. It will be as good as ever.

After toasting, Gu Jingcheng and Su Xiaomu went to the house to rest together.
Chapter completed!