He was the second-place finisher, but he saw that the top-ranking scholar who was better than him had already found a place, and the third-place finisher who was worse than him, and even some of the successful candidates in the imperial examinations, had also been assigned jobs.

Unfortunately, he still didn't have a place to settle down.

"Big brother, hasn't your appointment letter arrived yet?" Zhang Zifu looked at her brother and felt a little resentful. Although her brother was the second-place scholar this time, his appointment was still delayed. She thought to herself, "My brother is too incompetent."

"The Ministry of Personnel said they're making arrangements, and they'll arrange it if a suitable candidate comes along," Zhang Yanchu said somewhat awkwardly.

In fact, the Ministry of Personnel was deliberately keeping him out of the loop, since he hadn't wanted to be sent to another province as a county magistrate.

He felt that as the second-place scholar, how could he only be a lowly ninth-rank official?

Therefore, the officials from the Ministry of Personnel had no choice but to tell him to wait for news.

There was no mention whatsoever of him being put into the Hanlin Academy or serving in other government offices.

"Brother, back then, in order to let you study properly, our family spent almost all our money," Zhang Zifu said with some difficulty.

In her heart, she thought, "In the past, when you wanted to study, I always put my needs first. Now that so much time has passed, it's time for you to start earning money."

"Little sister, what do you mean by that? Your brother's schooling is funded by the money our parents left us." Zhang Yanchu said coldly, thinking to himself that he must have spoiled his little sister too much, for she dared to speak to him like that.

Women of this age in other families would have been married long ago, but my younger sister is still lazy at home and even complains that he doesn't go out to earn money.

It seems I should find a matchmaker to marry her off, which will also earn me some money. When I go to the Cheng family to propose marriage, I won't be too poor.

Wenjia

"Miss, did you know that someone has moved in next door?" Wenxiu's maid, Qiuyue, said excitedly as she walked in.

“It’s normal for people to come,” Wenxiu said calmly, looking at the book in her hand.

She wasn't interested in this, after all, she hadn't liked Zhang Zifu's visit before.

Miss Zhang, with her small mouth opening and closing, said things that broadened my horizons.

I never imagined that this person could be so shameless.

So now, she has absolutely no interest in neighbors or anything like that, and can't muster any enthusiasm for them at all.

After all, dealing with Zhang Zifu's occasional harassment had already become incredibly annoying for her.

She has a cool and aloof personality and dislikes people who chatter incessantly.

"Miss, you don't know what I just saw. I saw that person being kicked out of the house next door." Qiu Yue said, covering her mouth and chuckling.

"Are you sure you didn't see wrong?" Wenxiu finally looked up at Qiuyue.

You see, Zhang Zifu probably chose her because she thought that the noble ladies from the capital wouldn't be as shameless as she was.

His words and actions are utterly shameless.

The first time, he took one of her hairpins; the second time, he also took a bracelet from her.

She felt awkward refusing because of her politeness.

However, from now on, I will never ask her to come to my house again. Every time she tries to come, I will tell her that I am not here.

Fortunately, in the Wen family, besides her eldest brother, she was the only master.