Sun Taohua prepared a good meal at noon and was as polite and respectful as usual in front of Ning Zhengqing.

Ning Yao cursed inwardly, "They're all so good at putting on a show."

But he still had a smile on his face, and picked up some food for Ning Zhengqing, "Qing'er, eat more. You've worked hard studying."

Ning Zhengqing didn't say anything, just buried his head in his food. Finally, when he saw that Ning Zhengsong hadn't returned, he asked, "Where's my eldest brother?"

Ning Yaoshi said, "Your eldest brother went out to work and brought some cakes with him."

Ning Zhengqing nodded and said nothing more. In the end, they finished their meal. Sun Taohua and the children ate a little. There was not much food left on the table. Sun Taohua gave some to each of her daughters and ate a few bites herself. Now she just hoped that Ning Zhengqing would leave quickly.

She was still afraid of Ning Zhengqing, after all, he was a scholar.

Ning Zhengqing came out of the room and glanced at his nieces who were eating. He saw Zhaodi with a scarf wrapped around her head and asked casually, "What's wrong with Zhaodi's hair?"

Ning Yao glared at Sun Taohua fiercely and said, "It's okay, the child was playing and accidentally bumped into it."

Sun Taohua didn't want to complain to Ning Zhengqing, so she just kept her mouth shut and said nothing.

Ning Zhengqing was feeling depressed. He came out of the room with a bag of things and said to Ning Yaoshi, "I'm going out for a walk."

Then he walked around the village.

Everyone was very polite when they saw Ning Zhengqing and greeted him respectfully.

Ning Zhengqing walked and walked until he came to the end of the village. He knew that Jiang Yutong was not at home, but somehow he walked here. He saw the originally deserted house, but now after Jiang Yutong's renovation, it has become prosperous and full of seasonal vegetables planted next to it. Now there is still the original deserted place.

It seems that Jiang Yutong is living well after leaving the Ning family.

Ning Zhengqing shook his head and was about to leave when he saw the courtyard door open from the inside. He subconsciously quickened his pace.

It was Sister Xing'er. She saw that it was Ning Zhengqing and asked, "Why is he here?"

Ning Zhengqing left Jiang Yutong's house and walked towards the private school in the village. He went to visit an old gentleman in the village. It was also this old gentleman who had enlightened Ning Zhengqing.

The private school was quiet, and the children had all gone back to eat lunch. Ning Zhengqing walked to the old teacher's room with familiarity, "Sir, I, Ning Zhengqing, am here to visit you."

The old man was very happy to hear Ning Zhengqing's voice. He opened the door and came out, "Zhengqing is back, come in quickly."

Ning Zhengqing was the most outstanding among so many students, and the old man had always liked him.

Ning Zhengqing handed the thing in his hand to the old man, "Sir, how are you feeling recently?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "Very good. How's Zhengqing's homework?"

The two chatted about schoolwork for a while, and the old man praised him, "Zhengqing will definitely be admitted to high school next year."

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher."

The old man was silent for a while, and finally said, "If you can't clean your own house, how can you clean up the world? Zhengqing should be more disciplined towards his family."

Ning Zhengqing blushed at what the old man said, "I wonder what you are talking about, sir?"

The old man also loves talent and is really worried that this rare scholar from Shangyuan Village will be ruined. "It seems that Zhengqing is unaware of the family affairs?"

The old man was not the type to gossip, so he simply explained what had happened.

The more Ning Zhengqing spoke, the lower his head became. "It's all because of my incompetence as a student that I made a fool of myself. I will definitely take care of my family affairs."

The old man stopped talking here and said a few final words before Ning Zhengqing left. He did not stop for a moment and hurried back home.

When I got home, Ning Yao was not there. Only Sun Taohua and her child were cutting grass for the pigs.

Ning Zhengqing stopped and asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened to Zhaodi's forehead?"

Sun Taohua stopped the knife in her hand when she heard Ning Zhengqing calling her. Ning Yao had just warned them not to tell Ning Zhengqing anything. Sun Taohua could only say, "I accidentally fell."

"it is good."

Ning Zhengqing gritted his teeth a little, turned around and went back to his room to find Ning Yao, who was taking a break at the time.

"Mom, get up. I have something to tell you."

Ning Yao was half asleep. She looked up and saw Ning Zhengqing standing at the end of the bed with a gloomy face. "It's Zhengqing."

After Ning Yao sat up, Ning Zhengqing asked, "What's wrong with Zhaodi's forehead?"

When Ning Yao heard this, she thought it was Sun Taohua who had complained, and cursed in her heart, "You little whore, you've learned to complain now. You're increasingly disregarding me. I'll divorce her when my son gets into high school."

Although he cursed in his heart, he still smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just fell down, and it was a bit serious. Don't listen to other people's nonsense."

"You're still trying to hide this from me. I know everything. You also know I'm going to take the imperial examination. If I can't even handle my family affairs, how can the higher-ups assign me a job? From now on, you'd better behave yourself and stop doing shameful things."

It was the first time Ning Yao heard her son speak of her like this, and tears immediately fell. "Who have I worked so hard for in my life? In the end, I've brought shame upon you. Your father passed away early, and I raised you and your brother with my own hard work. I paid for your education, but it wasn't easy for me, was it?"

Ning Zhengqing had a headache. "Mom, I know it's not easy for you. I'm very filial to you, but you don't want my future to be affected by these family matters, right?"

Seeing Ning Zhengqing's submission to her, Ning Yao knew that she couldn't go too far. "I know, I did all this for you. You are going to Beijing to take the imperial examination soon. The family doesn't have that much money right now. I..."

Ning Zhengqing interrupted, "Let's slowly figure out a way to deal with the money. I'll also figure it out on my side."

Ning Yao shook her head. "My son's studies are more important. How can I let you worry about such things? I think Yutong's elder brother's money will arrive soon."

Ning Zhengqing was a little surprised, "Will her elder brother bring money to us?"

Ning Yao pouted, "Jiang Yutong doesn't know where her brother is, and there's no news at all. Haven't we been the ones to take care of this money in previous years? I think the time is almost up, so I'll ask your brother to go look for him when the time comes."

"Well, we've divorced, that's not good."

Ning Zhengqing was still a little hesitant.

"Don't worry about it. Jiang Yutong doesn't need this little money now. It's more important for you to take the exam. We can just pay her back later."

Ning Zhengqing thought that Jiang Yutong had even bought a carriage, so he really didn't need the money.

Although Jiang Yutong did not live in the county town, there were still many things about her in the county town. He knew that she made money by making MSG and that MSG was in short supply. In addition, Jiang Yutong also had a wonderful performance in the lawsuit between Zhangji and Caoji.

He could no longer see her clearly.

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