Before noon, people started arriving one after another, most of them coming to help.

For such a big happy event, basically all the important people and good friends in the village were invited.

Many members of the Qin clan also came.

Little He called affectionately, "Sister-in-law, I brought you a duck. My husband went to the city to buy it early this morning."

Qian Fengping got goosebumps after hearing this. What happened to Xiao He?

No one in the village has treated her like this in all these years.

She used to be the wife of a scholar, and little He always looked down on her?

But she still took the thing subconsciously: "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. Please come in."

Xiao He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Last night, the couple was scolded for two hours by their father-in-law.

Her father-in-law warned her that if she did anything else or targeted Qian Fengping again, he would send her back to her parents' home to teach her a lesson.

She also said that if her husband dared to make a fuss in front of Fang Tong and his son, she would separate him and let him live alone.

By the way, we have to leave him a grandson, so we can split the house between him and his wife.

This scared little He, so how could she dare to do anything naughty?

In fact, she didn't understand. No matter how great Qin Yan was, he was just a Tongsheng. When Qin Xiucai was around, her father didn't ask them to do this.

But the Qin clan leader knew that there was a difference. First, Qin Xiucai accepted the favor from the clan and would not hold it in grudges.

But Qin Yan probably has more resentment towards the clan. Seeing that his brother is about to become successful, why would he make trouble for the clan if he doesn't take advantage of him?

Who is so stupid as to drive Master Tongsheng out?

Secondly, the Qin clan leader felt that Qin Yan was so young, but he had already won the first place, which far exceeded the potential of Qin Xiucai.

You have to curry favor with people as early as possible. You can't just try to get closer to them after they become scholars or juren. How can you get closer to them?

Xiao He not only sent things, but also took the initiative to help with the work.

The other women chatted with her casually, "Is your family planning a banquet? Do you want us to help?"

"No, no, my father-in-law said that Shucai passed the exam after two attempts, and he had to work hard and steadily. He is different from Brother Yan, who is young and should celebrate for getting the first place." Little He said this beautifully.

Qian Fengping listened and felt a little sleepy. Was she dreaming?

Near noon, Qian Fengping stopped working in the kitchen and handed over everything to Mrs. Chen and the others.

She was going to come out and welcome the guests with Fang Tong and Qin Yan.

Normally, welcoming guests is a man's job. But Fang Tong said firmly, "That's because their family doesn't understand. I'm the son-in-law, and you're the wife. It's only right for you to come forward."

Judging from his tone, he thinks it's an honor to marry into the family.

So Qian Fengping followed along.

The village chief, clan leader Qin, clan leader Fang and several other old men came together.

Qian Fengping greeted them politely: "Uncle village chief, uncle clan, please come in quickly and let's all take a seat."

She was shown in.

After arranging everyone to sit down, I turned around and found that my daughter was also very busy, acting like a little adult and greeting her friends, Chunhua and Xiaopang.

"Eat as much as you can. The food will be served to you personally in a moment."

"Wow, Zhizhi, you are so generous." Chunhua's eyes were full of stars.

"Zhizhi, how does it feel to have a brother who is a scholar? My mother said that she will send me to school in two years so that I can support my sisters. Actually, I also want to be a sister." The little fat boy wiped his nose, feeling a little depressed.

As a younger sister, you don’t have to do anything, so why should a brother study?

Fang Nanzhi scratched his head, not noticing any changes in himself after his brother passed the imperial examination.

But she rolled her eyes and said, "Of course that's great. When I go to the academy, everyone knows that my brother won the first place in the case, which is very impressive. I am his sister, so I must be very smart too."

So the teacher increased her workload.

The little fat man and others were envious, feeling very happy to be praised.

"Also, my brother is a student and is going to study at the provincial school. I can follow him to the provincial capital. It's so big and fun there." Fang Nanzhi was greatly encouraged and racked his brains to think.

Several friends were even more envious.

They hadn't even been to the county town many times, and every time they had to beg the adults for a long time. Zhizhi was already able to go to the provincial capital.

"But Zhizhi, if you go to the provincial capital, we can't play together anymore." Chunhua was a little reluctant.

Fang Nanzhi comforted her: "I will come back often and bring you delicious food from the capital."

As soon as they heard about something delicious, the children's attention was diverted.

"I heard there's a kind of tofu that smells bad but tastes good. Zhizhi, can you bring it to me?" The little fat man drooled.

Qian Fengping listened to their childish chatter and felt helpless. She shook her head and left.

At the door, those who came were all Qin Yan’s classmates from the academy.

Qin Yan personally invited everyone in and settled them down. As for Yu Zhenghai, he came to find Zhizhi and sat with a group of little kids.

"Master Zheng, you're here? Without you, my son wouldn't be where he is today. Come in, please." Fang Tong was very respectful and called out, "Zhizhi, the master is here. Why don't you come and entertain him?"

When Fang Nanzhi heard this, he ran over happily.

He even stretched out his little arm to support Mr. Zheng in a serious manner.

Mr. Zheng looked at the height, shook his head, and laughed: "You should wait until you grow taller."

The father and daughter were personally arranged to sit in the upper seats, next to the old village chief.

This guy is a juren scholar, and he made all the old men at the table nervous.

"Is this the village chief? Your village is really a place of good feng shui, and the younger generations are all very good." Mr. Zheng was polite first.

The old village chief was a little excited: "Sir, you are too kind. It is Qin Yan's own hard work. No, it is mainly thanks to your teaching."

"Haha, I'm not worthy of it." Zheng Juren smiled and said, "Master Wei and his friends are more attentive. As for me, I'm old now, so I can only teach this little girl."

As he was speaking, Fang Nanzhi had already prepared some warm water and brought it over.

"Please forgive me, my husband has a bad stomach and can't drink."

The other old men had already placed wine bowls in front of them.

The old village chief listened and felt something was wrong, so he asked tentatively, "Are you Zhizhi's?"

"I have accepted this one as my disciple. The little girl is very smart. I have to be vigilant all the time when teaching her, for fear of wasting such a good talent." Mr. Zheng was not polite at all when praising his disciple.

Fang Nanzhi's face turned red.

The village chief and his companions were the most shocked.

They knew that Fang Nanzhi seemed to be studying at Songhe Academy, but they didn't know that she was actually the dean's disciple.

Not even Qin Yan.

This little girl must be so smart to be accepted.

Patriarch Qin stared at her in a daze, unable to help losing his mind. Ever since Fang Tong married into the Qin family, he felt that he was taking advantage of the Qin family.

He felt even more regretful when Qin Yan passed the examination for Tongsheng.

How could a gangster become Qin Yan's stepfather? But now...

He smiled bitterly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. His eyes were blurry due to old age, and he had seen it wrong from the beginning.

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