Black Market Boss: His Beloved Wife's Lazy Life

Watching his older sister and brother-in-law walk away, Shang Guokang finally followed them.

When they got home, the three children were so excited to see Shang Yanfang that they shouted and yelled.

"My darlings, you miss Mommy, don't you? Come here, let Mommy hug you." Shang Yanfang hadn't seen her children for two days and missed them terribly.

The mother and her three children hugged and kissed for a while, and then the pork ribs stewed by Shang's mother were ready.

The two siblings, Shang Yanfang and Shang Guokang, didn't even lift their heads while eating.

That evening, Shang Yanfang carried the children back to her room. Now that she had finished her exams, she naturally had to take care of the children.

That night, Shang Yanfang played with the children until very late before going to sleep.

During the day, the four of them, including the mother, did not have a comfortable life. Shang Yanfang bought a lot of toys suitable for children from the space trading platform and played with them.

For three consecutive days, Shang Yanfang didn't get off the kang (a heated brick bed), trying to make up for all the sleep she had missed in the previous month.

On the fourth day, Shang's mother couldn't stand her daughter's laziness any longer and pulled Shang Yanfang out of the house.

Shang Yanfang, dressed in pajamas, with unbrushed teeth and unwashed hair, sat in the main room, shocking Shang Guokang.

"Sis, have you been abused?"

Shang Yanfang, while eating the scallion pancakes her husband had made, glanced at her silly younger brother and asked, "How did it go? Did you do well on the exam?"

"Sis, I checked the answers with some of the older sisters at the educated youth settlement, and there's no problem." Shang Guokang looked at his older sister with a smug expression.

"Okay, which university do you want to apply to?"

"Sister, I want to go to university in our hometown." The universities in Beijing are all top-notch, so it's normal for Shang Guokang to choose that place.

"What major do you want to apply for?" Shang Yanfang continued to ask her younger brother.

"Sister, I want to apply for a medical major," Shang Guokang said firmly.

"Okay, good luck." Shang Yanfang left those words, took the plate, and went back to the kitchen, leaving Shang Guokang sitting there alone.

He now even doubts whether his sister had listened to what she was saying.

Ten days passed in a flash.

Everyone in the brigade who was taking the college entrance examination was very anxious, and they all wanted to know if they had passed.

Yesterday, a former educated youth who rushed back from town said that the results were out and posted at the school.

Everyone in the brigade who was taking the college entrance exam dropped their tools and ran towards the commune. Shang Yanfang saw her younger brother, who also wanted to rush to the exam, and slapped him on the forehead.

When Shang Yanfang brought Shang Guokang over, she said, "Go back and ride your brother-in-law's bicycle, take paper and pen and copy down all the scores."

Shang Guokang, after hearing his older sister's words, grinned foolishly and rushed home.

Shang Yanfang looked at the aunties and grandmas chatting with them and said with an embarrassed smile, "Please forgive me. My little brother is a bit simple-minded."

The aunties were frightened by the slap she had just given them, and now they stared at her with strange looks whenever she spoke.

"Hehe, Jianguo's wife, you're quite something," the old lady said with a sheepish grin.

Shang Guokang rode his bicycle, sparks flying, all the way to the commune's junior high school.

The small blackboard by the entrance was crowded with people, and some were even squatting on the ground crying.

Shang Guokang locked his bicycle, grabbed his notebook and pencil, and rushed into the crowd.

Shang Guokang felt like he was being squeezed flat. He finally managed to squeeze to the front and looked at the hundreds of names on the big red list.

He forced himself to calm down and search slowly, without rushing.

He looked directly at the first one, and the three big characters "Shang Guokang" on it confused him.

He had no doubt that the person was just someone with the same name as him, so he continued searching. He found names for Shang Yanfang, Liu Yan, Li Zhaodi, and even He Lingling, but he couldn't find his own name.

No way, no way! He can't be the one who got first place, can he?!

"Xiao Kang, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and look." He Lingling squeezed in and saw Shang Guokang standing there in a daze.

"Ah, Sister Ling, do you think I'm number one?" Shang Guokang saw someone he recognized and quickly asked her to check for him.

"You, number one..." He Lingling stopped abruptly, rubbed her eyes, and shouted in disbelief.

"Brother, you're the top scholar! You're amazing!" This exclamation silenced everyone around.

Shang Guokang sensed that something was wrong and quickly pulled He Lingling out of the trouble. Behind them, the aunties and some students taking the college entrance examination were all watching the two of them with eager eyes.

Shang Guokang pulled He Lingling along at a jog, not even bothering with their bicycles.

The two didn't dare to stop and rest until they got home. The group of people were too crazy; they chased him for three blocks after learning he was the top scholar.

Some people asked him to tutor their children, some wanted to buy his textbooks, and some even tried to touch his hand. He was so scared that he ran away as fast as he could.

She even lost a shoe while running. When her pursuers saw the shoe, they stopped chasing her and instead tried to snatch it, which is how she managed to outrun those crazy people.

"What? You think this highly of yourself just because of your grades?" Shang Yanfang asked, noticing their expressions.

"Sister, I got the top score in the exam." Although Shang Guokang was very tired, he still told her his results.

"You, the top scholar?" Shang Yanfang scoffed disdainfully.

“Sister, I am the top scholar, the real deal,” Shang Guokang quickly said when he saw that his sister didn’t trust him.

“Yanfang, Xiaokang really is the top scholar.” He Lingling, who was standing to the side, also spoke up for Shang Guokang, which made Shang Yanfang have no choice but to believe it.

"Is he really the top scorer?"

"Yes, those guys knew I was the top scholar and chased me for three blocks. If they hadn't gone to pick up my shoes, we wouldn't have been able to escape." Shang Guokang said smugly, his foot twitching.

Shang Yanfang then noticed his bare feet. "Why aren't you riding a bicycle?"

"Sister; there were so many people back then, I was too busy running away to ride my bicycle."

"Okay, come back and have some water and rest." Shang Yanfang said and went into the house without offering to help Shang Guokang.

Just as Shang Guokang was questioning the world, his sister excitedly shouted, "Mom, Xiaokang passed the imperial examination with top honors, Mom!"

"What? The top scholar? Who became the top scholar?" Madam Shang came out from inside, holding a large iron spoon.

“Mother, Xiaokang, he is this year’s top scholar,” Shang Yanfang said again.

"He's the top scholar? You must have misjudged him!" After Shang's mother finished speaking, Shang Yanfang herself became uncertain. Was he a real or fake top scholar?

“Hey, Mom, Xiaokang is right at the door, why don’t we go ask him?” Shang Yanfang suggested.

Shang's mother rushed out of the house, asking, "Xiao Kang, you got the top score in the exam? Are you sure you didn't come in last place?"

Shang Guokang rolled his eyes and fainted, he was so angry.