If it had been someone else, maybe it would have been fine.
But it happened that Song Changji's father was a man with a lofty ideal. After the old man's death, he insisted on competing with Song Chaoshan for the position of the head of the family, and even went so far as to go to war!
However, in the end, his father did not win the position of the head of the family. Instead, he had a falling out with Song Chaoshan, and in the end he had no choice but to separate the family and open another branch!
Not long after that, his father died of depression.
Because of this incident, Song Changji also became strangers to Song Chaoshan's family.
When Song Changji was twenty-two years old, he was falsely accused of cheating when he took part in the provincial examination. As a last resort, he bit the bullet and became a student of Song Chaoshan.
At that time, although Song Chaoshan was not yet the inspector of Jiangsu Province, he was still a fourth-rank official with real power. Moreover, he was an old acquaintance of the then academic administrator of Jiangsu Province. If he was willing to help intercede, he would most likely be able to handle the matter.
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However, Song Chaoshan did not say this for him in the end.
He was also stained by this incident and could no longer take the imperial examination for life, which was equivalent to ending his official career!
Because of this, he had no choice but to give up his studies and engage in business, becoming the lowest level businessman among the four classes of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce"!
Although he has never said a bad word about Song Chaoshan on any occasion, and although his relationship with his second uncle's family has now eased, at least on the surface, these past experiences will always remain with him.
There was a thorn in his heart that felt like a lump in his throat every time he mentioned it!
Although he has now become the richest man in Jiangnan with the support of Wang Hai, and Wang Hai also donated an official position to him through his own connections, he can be regarded as a person with official status!
If you look at it from a wealth perspective, his current development is definitely much better than when he started his official career!
But at heart he is a scholar who "learns well and becomes an official", so he is always unhappy!
While he couldn't help but think of these past events, he was still thinking about why Wang Hai deliberately asked this question despite knowing the grudge between him and Song Chaoshan.
After pondering for a while, Song Changji still adhered to the idea that family scandals should not be made public. He smiled lightly and said, "My second uncle and I have a very good relationship. We are one family."
Wang Hai also smiled faintly and said with a hint of meaning: "You are right. As a family, there are no obstacles that cannot be overcome. What happened in the past is in the past. The most important thing is to look forward."
"What my father-in-law said is absolutely true!"
Song Changji echoed again, but he was even more puzzled. What did Wang Hai mean?
"If we can't count on Zhou Changmin to change rice into mulberry this time, then we can only count on your second uncle! When the time comes, you two, uncle and nephew, must cooperate sincerely!"
Wang Hai knew what Song Changji was thinking, so he didn't hide it and said it directly!
Song Changji naturally understood the meaning of Wang Hai's words, and couldn't help being shocked: "What the father-in-law means is..."
"Hmph, doesn't Zhou Changmin not want to be the governor of Jiangsu? Doesn't he want to be a capital official? That's great! If he doesn't do it, he will just give up his seat. There are many people who are willing to do it!"