Before they knew it, it was almost time for Jiang Changtian to release his results.

This was originally an additional test, so the results came out quite quickly.

Meanwhile, someone leaked the news that Dean Bai was going to take the top student from this competition as his last disciple.

When this news came out, the previous test takers went crazy.

It's important to know that Dean Bai is no ordinary dean. He is a great Confucian scholar who came from the Luming Academy founded by the retired emperor. He is not only extremely learned and talented, but also has many connections in the court.

Someone of his rank certainly wouldn't stay in a small place like Wuyun County for long. Once the academy is doing well, he'll definitely leave.

The saying "a great teacher produces outstanding students" is no joke. If I could get Dean Bai to take me on as a student, my career would be practically guaranteed.

So how could the students not go crazy? Of course they would!

What's the point of studying so hard all these years? It's all for becoming an official!

The opportunity to become an official is right in front of you! Seize it, and you'll rise to the top!

While others were going crazy, Jiang Changtian didn't react at all and was still helping out at the shop.

He would do chores like picking vegetables and, incidentally, give Lin Hongwen pointers on his studies.

They discovered that Lin Hongwen is also a promising talent. He has a great memory; while others might have to memorize rigid knowledge ten or eight times, Lin Hongwen can usually grasp it in two or three tries. If the academy were to recruit students in the future, he should be able to pass the entrance exam.

It has to be said that sometimes talent really does matter.

There weren't many people in the shop at the moment, and Jiang Changtian was giving Lin Hongwen pointers on his studies.

Old Xu had disappeared, and Xiao Qing had gone back to the courtyard.

He said he was going to rest for a while, but really he just didn't want to see Qin Niangzi.

What kind of fermented rice dessert is Lady Qin making in the kitchen?

Suddenly, another relative joined the family. Lin Shuyun rested her hands on the table, her face numb.

She now suspects that if she randomly pulled someone off the street, they might be related to her.

The aunt and her "brother" simply didn't get along.

Whenever one of them speaks, the other immediately switches to a sarcastic mode, showing a strong dislike for the other.

In the end, both of them were scolded by Old Man Xu, and that's when things calmed down for a while.

However, they still don't like each other.

"Yunyun, how did you make this rice wine? Tell your aunt, it tastes really good."

While Qin Niangzi was studying how to make pastries, she started drinking the rice wine that Lin Shuyun had brewed.

Ever since Old Xu drank that wine, he stopped going out to buy more and started pestering Lin Shuyun to drink it every few days.

Lin Shuyun found a large vat and simply soaked the whole thing in it.

If we can't finish it, we'll sell it.

"Okay, I'll teach you. Auntie, are the snacks ready?" Lin Shuyun ran up to Qin Niangzi, her eyes filled with the word "snacks".

Qin Niangzi said that her pastries were delicious and that she could make all kinds of pastries, and Lin Shuyun looked like she wanted to eat them.

Qin Niangzi, whose hair was tied up with a cloth strip, smiled, exuding charm, "Almost done, you little glutton."

Lin Shuyun stared wide-eyed. "Auntie, you're so beautiful! Uncle is so unlucky, no, he's so incredibly lucky."

He was so blessed that he couldn't contain his good fortune and died young.

Such a beautiful woman, whoever marries her will die young.

If you ask why, it's because they wish they could die beneath the peony blossoms, so that even as ghosts they would be romantic!

If Lin Shuyun had seen the lady who gave her the hairpin before, she was beautiful, but it was a kind of ethereal beauty that made people dare not profane her.

The woman before him, Lady Qin, was simply a rare beauty, a rare and precious gem.

Lin Shuyun thought that if she were a man, she would snatch away all the beauties like Qin Niangzi and that other lady, and then hide them away.

When the topic of Qin Niangzi's deceased husband came up, she showed no emotion whatsoever.

He lightly tapped Lin Shuyun's forehead with his flour-covered finger. "You're so sweet-talking. What kind of crazy ideas are you thinking with those eyes staring at me? Come in with me. You'll be the first to eat the snacks when they're ready."

Lin Shuyun, completely captivated by the beauty, followed her into the inner room without her being able to control her own legs.

Jiang Changtian noticed that the two seemed distracted, their eyes constantly following Lin Shuyun.

Hmph, how come he only just realized that she's just attracted to pretty faces?

I can't resist looking at anything that looks good.

He had been indifferent to Xiaoqing before, but ever since he saw that Xiaoqing's face had healed, he started calling her "brother" all the time.

He was the same before; he only started calling me "husband" after his face had healed.

If he continues to be so ugly, will she refuse to call him "husband"?

The thought of this made Jiang Changtian feel a pang of sadness.

Lin Hongwen called out to his brother-in-law twice but received no response. He scratched his head and went to read a book by himself.

Coal Ball came in from outside, jumped onto the table, and crawled up to Jiang Changtian: "Man, those stray cats have found out that the Guo family is planning some kind of banquet. They'll plot against you and a woman lying together so everyone can see you, and then push you into the pond to drown!"

Ever since Jiang Changtian gave Coal Ball a bath, the relationship between the two... no, between the person and the cat has improved considerably.

Coal Ball felt that since the two of them were now barely in a cooperative relationship, it would be a bit impolite to call him a cripple anymore, so he called him a man.

In the eyes of cats, humans are divided into two categories: male and female.

Of course, Lin Shuyun was an exception with Coal Ball.

Coal Ball asked the wildcat to find out about the Guo family's recent movements.

Those cats have limited intelligence, so the information they send certainly wouldn't be this detailed. This is something that Coal Ball extracted through a combination of guesswork and deduction.

Jiang Changtian snapped out of his daze upon hearing Meiqiu's words. "I understand, thank you! Tell those cats to come to the back door of the restaurant, and I'll give them a thank-you gift."

He didn't intend to let the stray cats work for free; he fed them all the leftover scraps and offal from the kitchen.

Coal Ball chuckled twice: "Man, you've offended some people. Why don't you call me Grandpa Meow, and I'll teach those people a lesson for you?"

Coal Ball licked its paws and looked at Jiang Changtian.

"No need, thank you." Now that Jiang Changtian knew how Guo Zhong planned to deal with him, he had a plan in mind.

Then, of course, you'll get double the money back.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Coal Ball jumped off the table.

The little thing came running over, whimpering, as soon as it saw the coal.

The little thing has opened its eyes. Its two eyes are round and dark. Old Xu has fed it well, and it's become quite chubby.

There's one problem: whenever I see a lump of coal, I want to stick close to it.

The coal ball smacked the little thing with its claw: "Stay away from me, I'm not your father."

Jiang Changtian, who was drinking water, almost spat it out.

"It calls you 'Dad'?"

He couldn't understand what the little creatures were saying, but the coal ball could.

So this black coal might really be the king of beasts?

Coal Ball raised its head and said, "Hmph, a stupid wolf cub. Even its father can be mistaken. This thing is so stupid. It can only eat and sleep, and can't do anything. Why is Shu Yun raising it? Just get rid of it."

Jiang Changtian was indeed deep in thought.

If Xiaoqing is the former crown prince, then Madam Qin's identity must also be extraordinary. What incredible luck she has!

Lin Hongwen, who came in from outside, was puzzled. "Who is my brother-in-law talking to? He seems a bit strange."

Could it be that the pressure after the exam has caused him to become mentally unstable?

Oh no, oh no, he has to talk to his sister, lest she go crazy after failing the imperial examination.

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