Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

The next day, the news that the new top scholar Hua Murong, the third place winner Lang Muchion, and the second-class Jinshi Zhongjing and Fei Yuning had returned to Shacheng in a low-key manner spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Although everyone was surprised that Hua Murong and Mu Xiong could be among the top three, it was also expected, as these two were famous talents in Sand City.

People did not think it was surprising that Hua Murong and Mu Xiong were among the top three in the exam. Instead, they were proud that Shacheng had produced another top scholar in decades and another third scholar in more than ten years. They were even more honored that it was the first time that Shacheng had produced both a top scholar and a third scholar in the same imperial examination.

Instead, people were shocked that Zhongjing and Fei Yuning both passed the imperial examination and became second-class Jinshi. They were almost the last ones in the class in the academy, and their talents were mediocre in their respective families. If it weren't for the fact that they were both good friends with Hua Murong, they would have been almost ignored in their families.

Therefore, the fact that the two of them were able to pass the exam, especially with good grades, which were better than many students of the same class in the college who usually had good grades and were given expectations by the teacher, was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

When the teachers in the college heard the news, they all questioned their own judgment. They had not expected that these two students, whom they had never thought highly of, could achieve such outstanding results. They could not help but start to reflect on their own ways of being teachers.

It was the first time that Fei Yuning and Zhong Jing felt the attention and enthusiasm of their family members. They were a little confused at first, but they knew the true colors of these family members.

Oh, who can't do superficial work?

They also have to thank these "family members" for their teachings and examples!

In the past, because they were on good terms with Hua Murong, he wanted them to help the family, but they rejected him and ignored them. However, he was afraid that if he taught them a lesson, they would rebel and join the Hua family to take revenge on the family. It was very annoying to see that, so he simply ignored them. To put it nicely, he adopted the laissez-faire education method.

If these two families had not held a grand banquet to celebrate and leaked the news first, no one else would have known that Hua Murong had returned to Sand City.

As for what official positions they were awarded, the four of them tacitly kept silent.

The four of them knew that a small local magistrate would be looked down upon by their family. They believed that only officials who stayed in the capital could be promoted as high as possible and eventually grow into a towering tree that would protect their family.

A mere local county magistrate must make political achievements and climb up step by step. It would be impossible to get a position in the capital without more than ten or twenty years.

If he is bullied by the officials above him and is given a hard time, the day of returning to Beijing will be far away, and he may just be a small county magistrate for the rest of his life.

Such a small official is not only of no help to a family like theirs, but also becomes a stain that others laugh at.

Expect them to be nice?

Oh, it's a sign of kindness and loyalty not to throw them out of the house overnight.

Of course, the Hua family and the Mu family did not have such a situation. Mu Xiong also did not tell his family because he knew the situation of the other two friends' families and did not want his family to be framed and implicate his friends, so not telling them was the best choice.

Although his family was curious about what official position he would hold, they did not necessarily need an answer. After all, passing the imperial examination would bring honor to them and bring glory to the family.

As for Hua Murong, she didn't confess for any other reason than she was afraid that her parents, who were sometimes unreliable but doted on her, would find out that she was going to work as a parent official at her sister's in-laws' house, and if she wasn't careful she would show off and cause her friends to be questioned by her family.

Without admitting it frankly, Hua Murong had a little trick of her own, which was to keep everyone in suspense.

Well, just guess. The answer may be yes or no.

He used to be teased by his parents, but now things have finally changed and it’s his turn to tease them.

In order to preserve the mystery, Hua Feifan waited for the children to come back with the good news, but what he waited for was that the little bastards played tricks on him, which made him itchy. He was also scolded by his wife. He asked the secret guard to report the situation. The little bastard issued a ban in advance, which was simply shooting himself in the foot.

——Regret!