When Aunt An brought out the dishes from the kitchen, she happened to see An Jingzhi going out. She changed her usual behavior and suddenly invited An Jingzhi to eat warmly.

After thanking him, An Jingzhi sat down at the dinner table with a slight smile on his face.

Originally, he had only done it for Grandpa An and Grandma An to see, but he had unexpectedly received a pleasant surprise. This was great, saving him a lot of trouble. It looked like even his aunt, who had the most complaints about him, had already conquered him on her own, so there would be no problem with Grandpa An and Grandma An either.

Uncle An, sitting at the dinner table, glanced at An Jingzhi, then at the busy figures in the kitchen. He felt that his wife seemed strange today. When had he ever seen her so enthusiastic towards Jingzhi? Don't think he can't see it. His wife always thinks Jingzhi has no conscience. When her father asked her to cook a meal for Jingzhi alone, she was reluctant and said that their eyesight is not good and they can't tell the good from the bad.

Now what? What's going on?

After most of the An family members arrived, Grandpa An and Grandma An came out of the room and started eating. The old couple chatted for half the night last night, so it was late today.

Grandpa An and Grandma An sat at the top, and to their left was Uncle An, the eldest son in the family.

On the right is An Jingzhi, the only scholar in the family, and the key to whether the An family can wash away the mud on their legs and get ashore. Now he also has the title of Tongsheng.

Before he passed the exam, he sat on the left, and only after he passed did he switch to the right. Uncle An naturally had no objections. As the Song family said, the An brothers were blinded by their love for An Jingzhi, and they thought he was superior in every way.

Song ate while looking at An Jingzhi. His face was so pale, he must have studied too hard last night. Poor thing. She shouldn't have thought too much about Jingzhi. "Jingzhi, eat quickly. There's more in the pot if it's not enough. Auntie will go get you some."

An Jingzhi quickly refused, "No, no, I've had enough. Thank you, auntie. You and the other aunties have worked hard to prepare the meal all morning. Come and eat."

While cooking this morning, Song had discussed the matter with her sisters-in-law. They had initially been skeptical, but now, seeing how polite An Jingzhi had been since returning yesterday, it seemed as if what the eldest sister-in-law had said was true. After passing the Tongsheng exam, he had become much more cheerful and even cared about his family.

As for An Jingzhi's biological mother, she didn't go to the kitchen to help at all and slept until dinner time.

When she first got married, she was diligent for half a month, but after she got pregnant, she's been like this ever since. They're both the same. If the An family hadn't split up, they would have starved to death.

People in the village often talked about how lucky he and his wife were to have such a smart child.

Seeing that her sister-in-law was more enthusiastic towards her son than she was, An's mother felt strange.

Aunt An felt that after she understood An Jingzhi's true situation, she liked him in every way. "We are all family, so it's only natural to do this. Jingzhi, please don't be so polite."

After finishing his meal, An Jingzhi hurriedly left the table on the pretext of reviewing his lessons. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would not be able to withstand his aunt's enthusiasm. Her eyes were always staring at him, more kind than those of Grandma An and his mother. If he didn't know, he would have thought that this was his mother.

The old couple naturally guessed the reason for their eldest daughter-in-law's transformation. Seeing the family being so harmonious and happy, they felt relieved and happily ate a few more mouthfuls of food.

In An Lao San's room.

The more An's mother thought about it, the more puzzled she felt. "What's wrong with sister-in-law today? Why is she suddenly so enthusiastic about Jingzhi?"

She was not unaware of the whispers from her sisters-in-law about her son looking down on his family. What did they know? Her son was clearly too busy, memorizing lessons even when he wasn't reading. Otherwise, how could he have passed the imperial examination?

This is how the original owner memorized when he was little. His eyes rolled up, he mumbled something to himself, and he looked completely dazed.

An Lao San held his head in his hands and lay on the kang with his legs crossed. "I guess he saw how good Jing Zhi is. He thought Jing Zhi would support Daya tomorrow, so he should try to please Jing Zhi."

An's mother didn't believe it. Didn't she know her sister-in-law's temper? How could it be possible? But it was really hard to say, since her sister-in-law usually loved Daya so much.

An Laosan swung his legs nonchalantly, "I never thought that I could become the father of a student in this life, maybe the father of a scholar or a juren in the future!" After his son passed the examination to become a student, everyone in the village flattered him. In the past, some people said that he was lazy and idle, and pointed fingers at him.

Who would dare to look down on him now? Some people even asked him for things his son used when he was a child, hoping to get a piece of his good fortune, but he wouldn't let them! If they wanted to get something, they had to let their family get it first!

Seeing her husband's smug look, Mother An stopped thinking about her sister-in-law's situation and couldn't help but fantasize, "Who knows, maybe our son can become a county magistrate in the future! Then I'll be the official's mother!?"

"Then I'm the official's father!" Think about those constables in their county, they are so powerful. If he becomes the official's father, won't those constables also obey him? Tsk tsk, just thinking about it is beautiful.

The couple chatted with each other, thinking about the beautiful days ahead. When An Jingzhi passed by to get water, he paused for half a second and walked away in silence.

The couple were really bold, even thinking about exempting Anjia Village from taxes after he became an official. But that could only be realized if he became emperor.

Otherwise, it would be fine if no one found out, but if someone found out, wouldn’t it make his task more difficult?

After chatting with An Lao San for a while, An's mother hurried out of the house to the next place. She also met up with many of her good friends to chat. She was out gossiping all day, and she was nowhere to be found at home doing chores. It was because the An family was good-tempered and, for An Jingzhi's sake, they didn't bother to argue with her. An Lao San himself was a scoundrel, so the two of them were just like each other. Otherwise, if it were any other family in the village, they would have been dealt with long ago.

The second aunt of the An family, who was cleaning the yard, took a look at the hurried figure, rolled her eyes, and continued with the work in her hands.

After finishing the work at hand, Aunt An went to Grandpa An's cousin's house with Grandpa An and Grandma An to explain.

Because the original owner refused to let her aunt escort her cousin, she had no choice but to ask a grandson from Grandpa An's family to escort Daya. At that time, she even brought a basket of eggs to ask for help. Now they don't need it, but she definitely can't get the eggs back. Otherwise, wouldn't that offend people?

After Grandpa An explained everything to Great Grandpa An, they sat down and chatted.

"Of course it would be best if Jingzhi goes in person." At first, everyone in the village thought that the An family was crazy, and they made up a story that their grandson was the god of literature who had descended to earth. Many people in the village also laughed at the fact that the entire An family was supporting An Jingzhi's studies.

Although Grandpa An knew his younger brother's personality and wouldn't say anything, this matter was too mysterious, so he was also half-believing and half-doubting. He couldn't help but pay close attention to An Jingzhi's situation. This time, he was shocked. He found that this child was really smart. At such a young age, he could memorize several thick books. If he had a bright future, their An family would be honored. The whole village would be blessed by An Jingzhi's fame.