Chapter 449: Short of Money

"What? She, she is my Ruhua mother?" Chen Jiye was a little bit unbelievable. In his impression, Ruhua was short, strong and ugly, but now she is short, dark, thin and ugly, completely different from before.

Ruhua nodded and smiled, "Jiye, you've grown taller and gained a lot of weight."

"Yes, yes, I've grown a lot taller than before." Chen Jiye just glanced at Ruhua with disdain, then turned to Chen Zhancai and asked, "Dad, you're back from the exam? How was it? Did you pass?"

"Let's not talk about these boring things for now." Chen Zhancai was furious when he saw his carefree appearance. "Let me ask you, aren't you the tutor for Wang Qichang's son? How did he get the chance to marry you?"

"Why, I'm happy to do it!"

"You little bastard, can you please talk to me nicely?"

"You don't even speak properly, why should I speak to you properly!" Chen Jiye snorted coldly and glanced at Chen Zhancai with disdain.

Chen Zhancai's anger rose from his heart and rushed to his forehead, "Good boy, I think you are asking for a beating!" As he said that, he raised his hand to hit me.

Ruhua hurriedly stopped him, "Husband, don't be angry, let's talk it over nicely."

Chen Jiye showed no fear, stiffening his neck and saying, "Come on, hit me, hit me hard!"

Chen Zhancai felt that his words and actions were indeed a bit extreme. He put down his raised hand and calmed down his tone. "Jiye, how are you doing here?"

"That's quite human," Chen Jiye chuckled. "I'm fine here. All day long, I just follow Wang Ba out to the streets to play with cats and dogs."

"Then why don't you study with them?"

"Old Master Wang Ba is rich, and all he does is eat, drink, and have fun. Why would he want to study?"

What Chen Jiye said was right. Although Wang Qichang was a minor official in Qingshui Town, he had considerable power and had extorted a lot of money over the years.

Their two sons are even worse than the other. The eldest son is simply a scum among scums, a scum among scums.

The second son was not to be outdone. At the age of twelve, he would run around with a vicious dog all day long and take Chen Jiye to the streets to bully children.

As the saying goes, if you are near the throne room, Ganoderma lucidum will grow; if you are near a stinky toilet, dog urine moss will grow; follow good people and become good people; follow bad people and become ghosts and gods.

Chen Jiye was a little bit hesitant at first, but gradually he got used to it and learned to swear all the time, beating the blind and scolding the dumb.

He wanders around the streets every day, bullying honest people.

Chen Zhancai shook his head after hearing this, thinking that his son was about to fail in his studies. However, he was too busy to take care of himself and had no way to take his son back to his side. However, he still asked tentatively, "Jiye, why don't you come home with Dad?"

"Go home, what for? Did Dad pass the imperial examination?" Chen Jiye's eyes lit up. "Dad, if you really passed the imperial examination, I would become a young master. Everyone in Qingshui Town would have to respect me."

Chen Zhancai shook his head and sighed, "Don't mention it, Dad didn't pass the imperial examination."

Although Chen Jiye was only Wang Ba's companion in study, the Wang family had good food and accommodation, and he could even take his birds for a walk when he had nothing to do. He had become accustomed to such a carefree life.

He originally thought that if his father Chen Zhancai passed the imperial examination, he could become brothers with Wang Ba, and he wouldn't have to be so cautious and give in to Wang Ba in everything he said and did.

After hearing the news, Chen Jiye's face was full of disappointment. "Why did you come to me if you didn't win? I was busy walking the dog!" Then he turned around and was about to go back.

Chen Zhancai hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute, Jiye, I want to find your mother. Can you let your mother come out for a while?"

"My mother isn't here."

"She's not with you, so where did she go?" Chen Zhancai asked puzzledly.

Chen Jiye looked impatient. "Go to the end of this street, turn right, and there's the third door. My mother lives there."

"She rented the house herself?"

"How would I know? Just go ask her and you'll know!" Chen Jiye said as he turned and walked into the yard, closing the door casually.

Chen Zhancai was so angry when he saw this that he gritted his teeth. "This little bastard is really outrageous. He actually dared to ignore his father."

Ruhua frowned. She hadn't expected Chen Jiye to change so much. "Husband, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Let's go find Liu Fengjiao." Chen Zhancai followed the direction pointed by Chen Jiye and soon arrived at the gate of a house.

He stopped pretending and went straight to the door, knocking, "Feng Jiao, open the door quickly."

There were footsteps coming from inside, and after a moment the door opened. It was Liu Fengjiao who opened the door.

Liu Fengjiao originally thought it was Wang Qichang, and greeted him with a smile on her face. But when she saw it was Chen Zhancai, the smile on her face froze immediately.

"Zhan Cai! Why is it you? Why are you here?"

Chen Zhancai looked Liu Fengjiao up and down. Seeing her in an egg yolk long dress and with a bright and beautiful face, he couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart, "Fengjiao, I came to see you."

"Look at me, what's so good about me?"

Chen Zhancai was confused by her lukewarm attitude, "Feng Jiao, what are you talking about? I'm your husband, so why can't I come to see you?"

Liu Fengjiao has been living a very comfortable life these days. Apart from flirting with Wang Qichang, she spends all day drawing her eyebrows and painting her shadow. If Chen Zhancai hadn't come to find her, people would have forgotten that she is a married woman.

It was only then that she reacted and forced a stiff smile. "Husband, when did you come back? Did you have a smooth journey?"

"It went smoothly, everything went smoothly." Chen Zhancai said, stretching his neck to look inside the door. "Fengjiao, what kind of place is this? It looks really nice. What are you doing here?"

"What else can a woman like me do? It was Elder Wang who felt sorry for me being all alone, so he asked me to stay here to look after the yard and clean it."

Chen Zhancai's eyes rolled and he had evil thoughts in his mind. It seemed that he would have a free place to live in the future.

He pretended to be shocked.

"What the hell? Helping to look after the yard? I didn't realize that a small elder actually has two houses. Take me in to have a look."

"You can't go in. This is Wang Qichang's private residence. I can't let you in without his consent." Liu Fengjiao reached out to stop Chen Zhancai and changed the subject. "Husband, how did you do in the exam? Did you pass?"

Chen Zhancai shook his head and sighed, "This year, my luck is bad. I failed the exam again."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fengjiao's eyes flashed with disgust. "Husband, since you didn't pass the imperial examination, what are your plans for the future? Will you continue studying and prepare for the Autumn Examination in three years?"

"I do want to continue my studies, but you know our family's situation. My parents can no longer afford to support me in my studies. I plan to take a few days off and then find a place to teach so I can earn money while I study."

After hearing this, Liu Fengjiao chuckled inwardly and said against her will, "My husband has great ambitions. I wish you can achieve your goals soon."

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