After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

In the evening, the men and women sat down at separate tables. It was then that Jiang Xiaoqi remembered to ask about her senior brother's ranking. After all, although she had bound herself to four auxiliary systems of her family, she had not yet received a single reward of the Juren points.

He strongly suspects that the system, seeing the points, has taken advantage of the situation and is engaging in shady dealings, misappropriating the "public points".

My own grandfather was fourth in the provincial examination, which is his best result to date.

As expected, Dong Jin, the eldest brother-in-law, was very lucky and, just like in the provincial examination, successfully advanced from Dong Xiucai to Dong Juren with the lowest score.

His father-in-law, Jiang Wenqing, also achieved a remarkable second-to-last ranking, closely following his son-in-law, and became a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

That's three 3000-point bonuses, totaling 9000 points. And that doesn't even include the extra points reward for my grandfather's fourth-place finish!

Jiang Xiaoqi stared intently at his senior brother, as if he were looking at a large gold ingot.

Li Haisheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at his future wife behind the screen, and cleared his throat: "I am unworthy, but I have come in first place in the provincial examination of Yunhai Province, becoming the top scholar."

Top scholar!

"Clatter!" That was the sound of chopsticks hitting the ground.

Jiang Wenqing: Who dropped their chopsticks? Oh, they're mine!

Jiang Xiaoqi's eyes widened. Although he had expected this, he was still pleasantly surprised to hear it with his own ears.

He could almost see countless points raining down on him. Passing the imperial examination as an ordinary scholar earned 3000 points, just like his father and brother-in-law. Their combined systems could earn Jiang Xiaoqi a total of 6000 points.

My grandfather was fourth in the rankings, so he received an extra 1000 points. Combined with the 3000 points he already had for his Juren degree, that's a total of 4000 points.

The senior brother's title of Jieyuan (top scholar in the provincial examination) will bring an extra 3000 points, plus the basic 3000 points for the Juren (successful candidate in the provincial examination), for a total of 6000 points.

The four affiliated exam paper systems garnered a total of [number] points in this provincial examination! What a sudden windfall for the poor!

With his own accumulated points, he could already exchange them for quite a few useful items. But there was no rush. He would put them all into the points bank to earn interest. Once he had collected the interest from the journey to the capital, he could use the interest to buy items without using the principal!

Haha! Hahahaha!

"Hahahaha! Excellent! Excellent! Our Jiang family now boasts four scholars who have passed the imperial examinations!"

Landlord Jiang shamelessly included the Dong and Li families, who were both successful candidates in the imperial examinations, in his own family. They were all his sons-in-law, so why weren't they included? Why weren't they included?!

"Congratulations, brother-in-law!" Dong Jin was truly envious. His eldest brother-in-law was last in the provincial examination and barely passed, while his second sister's family had achieved the top score in the provincial examination!

Sigh... I've been completely outshone, and I've made my wife lose face. Sigh~

The joy of learning that he had passed the imperial examination was greatly diminished at this moment, and Jiang Xiaoqi noticed the change in her brother-in-law's emotions.

"Yes, Grandfather, it's fine for you and Father, you prepared for three or four years, it's normal for you to pass the exam."

Actually, the most commendable one is my brother-in-law. Among you all, he had the shortest preparation time, but he still lived up to everyone's expectations and passed the provincial examination. This shows how hard he worked and how much effort he put in during that time!

"Yes, yes, sigh, Tuoyuan (Dong Jin's courtesy name) has indeed had a tough time. In just over a year, his knowledge has improved by leaps and bounds. Given more time to settle down and refine his skills, he might just be able to show his talent in the imperial examination!"

Landlord Jiang's words came from the bottom of his heart. After all, he hadn't expected his eldest grandson-in-law to pass; he just wanted to give him some experience so he could take the test again next time.

"Yes, that's right! Although you're still a bit behind me, you're already quite good. We can go to the capital together to participate in the imperial examination."

Jiang Wenqing, as the father-in-law, is being shameless. How big can the difference between second to last and last place be?!

Jiang Xiaoqi struggled to suppress her laughter and could only hide her expression by eating.

The women behind the screen also gasped in amazement, and Jiang Xiaoqi's sisters all cast approving glances toward the screen.

Li Haisheng scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "It was just luck."

"Hey~ Luck is also part of ability. It must be your essay that caught the examiner's eye. Otherwise, why would they give you the title of the only top scholar in each province? The examiner isn't your maternal uncle!"

Landlord Jiang's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, but while the words were crude, the truth was sound; Li Haisheng's title of Jieyuan (top scholar in the provincial examination) was indeed highly prestigious.

In any case, for Jiang Xiaoqi, the main system of the Scroll King, being able to bind with such a powerful subordinate Scroll King system is truly a stroke of luck!

Cough cough, the other three are not bad either, hehe, especially Grandpa, he really gave him a surprise.

Sigh, I didn't want my grandfather to go through the trouble of going to the capital for the imperial examinations again, but he's really capable, far surpassing my father and brother-in-law. He doesn't want to waste such a senior scholar!

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that he was like a heartless capitalist in the future, making his employees work 996/007 when they were all of retirement age.

Indeed, all crows are black. Once you become part of the 'exploiting class,' your mindset changes. You'll be tempted to squeeze every last drop of energy out of one or more individuals who can bring you benefits.

Oh dear! Forgive me, forgive me, he's being a bit unfilial!

Well, what if Grandfather himself wants to participate in next year's imperial examination? He'd have company when he goes to Beijing with his future brother-in-law, wouldn't he?

Landlord Jiang paused, his chopsticks still holding the braised pork. Oh my god! For some reason, that feeling of being watched came back!

Looking around, all I see are my own younger relatives. Sigh, it must be an illusion. I must be stressed and tired from the recent provincial examinations. I need to rest, I really need to rest!

That very evening, Jiang Xiaoqi received a points reward—a whole bunch of points!

Perhaps the system heard my complaints during the day? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the points rewards were distributed at midnight tonight?

"Same as before, please deposit it into the points bank for me, along with the original amount!"

"Okay, host. All points in the current balance have been deposited into the points bank. The estimated monthly interest income is 3150 points! Deposits made this month will receive interest on the same day next month, with no delays!"

"Okay, I understand. When the time comes, deduct your share, and still deposit the remaining interest into the account for me!"

"Yes, sir! My wise and great host! If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!"

"Okay, let's cancel!"

Jiang Xiaoqi dismissed the system and tidied up her personal space. It was time to prepare the dowry for her second sister.