Then he looked at Granny Li and said, "Mother, you cook, just cook for us, don't worry about them!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and turned back to his room, slamming the door shut.

Although Granny Li didn't want to work, she was very happy because she had won this round.

She was unwilling to serve Zhang Shuiniang and her son, but she was very willing to serve her own son!

"Hey, Mother will make it for you right away." Granny Li glanced smugly at Zhang Shui Niang and her daughter, then swaggered into the kitchen.

Zhang Shuiniang's mind was spinning, she felt dizzy and everything was over... She felt that her pride and self-esteem had been thrown to the ground and trampled into pieces.

"Waaah..." Zhang Shuiniang cried so hard she could barely breathe.

Li Jiaojiao sat on the ground, her expression of disbelief still lingering.

Why?

Why is this happening? Why did Uncle Li, who lost his life trying to save her in her past life, become like this?

"Mother!" Li Ziming scolded with a dark face, "Can't you all just behave yourselves? Women are supposed to do housework. Look at you, making such a fuss over this little thing, you've completely disgraced yourselves and violated all virtues of womanhood!"

"Hmph, starting today, you'd better change! Be a virtuous and diligent woman."

Zhang Shuiniang was furious that her son would say such a thing.

The mother and daughter went back to their room and locked themselves in.

Granny Li cooked rice, fried eggs and vegetables, brought them to the main room, and then pulled Li Ziming to sit down.

"Zimo, don't worry about them, just eat your food!" Granny Li said kindly.

Zi Mo is her precious grandson, naturally incomparable to those two vile women.

"Thank you, Grandma." Li Ziming glanced cautiously at Li Zhiyuan. Seeing that Li Zhiyuan remained silent, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In Li Zhiyuan's mind, Li Ziming and Li Jiaojiao were the same. But Li Ziming was a man, so it was only natural that he didn't do housework.

Therefore, he did not take his anger out on Li Ziming.

Granny Li placed an egg on Li Ziming's plate: "The results will be out the day after tomorrow, and Ziming will definitely be a student of the first level of the imperial examination. After autumn, he will become a scholar. Then our family will have two scholars."

Li Ziming passed the county examination, but the results of the prefectural examination have not yet been released.

Li Zhiyuan rolled his eyes at Granny Li: "Mother, you've forgotten your son now that you have a grandson. I still have to take the provincial examination this autumn."

Granny Li's face was full of smiles: "Yes, yes, I was so happy that I forgot. Then our family will have a scholar who passed the imperial examination and a licentiate who passed the county-level examination."

After finishing their meal, the father and son threw down their chopsticks and went back to their room to study.

Granny Li diligently cleared away the dishes and took all the clothes that had piled up over the past few days to wash in the river. Of course, Zhang Shui Niang and Li Jiao Jiao's clothes were not among them.

Zhang Shuiniang and Li Jiaojiao were heartbroken in their room. Zhang Shuiniang was still waiting for Li Zhiyuan to apologize to her.

But after waiting all day, and it getting dark, Li Zhiyuan still hadn't come.

Zhang Shuiniang's heart sank, and she suddenly remembered her time at the Sun family.

Back then, Sun Dongbao doted on her, but later he gambled away all the family's wealth. When she refused to work, Sun Dongbao would slap her across the face; if she wouldn't work, he would beat her. She was also abused every day.

Zhang Shuiniang couldn't help but shudder; this kind of life...

She didn't want to live like that anymore.

Li Jiaojiao also sat on the bed with a blank expression. After Gu Han left, she suddenly lost her balance and felt that the road in front of her was completely dark.

...

The next day, Li Zhiyuan got up and was pleasantly surprised to see Zhang Shuiniang sweeping the floor outside.

Water Maiden finally came to her senses.

Although he was a little angry that she was a worthless heiress, she was still the woman he had loved for so many years, how could he just not care?

But this kind of caring is different.

Watching her busy figure from behind, he realized that she was really just like that.

Forget about rich heiresses and goddesses; you've been overthinking it all.

Granny Li was very pleased with herself. She sat in the courtyard and saw Zhang Shui Niang and Li Jiao Jiao sweeping the floor. She deliberately threw melon seed shells on the ground.

"Remember to wash all the clothes later! Also, the pigs at home are all starving and thin. Li Jiaojiao, go up the mountain to cut pig feed for your mother. Zhang Shuiniang, you clean the chicken coop and pigsty for me, they're filthy!"

"And another thing, the cassava in the field is almost dying of thirst. How can Li Gouwa take care of it all by himself? You guys go down to the field and pull weeds this afternoon!"

Zhang Shuiniang's face turned ashen, and she was trembling with anger.

Li Jiaojiao, however, looked blank and heartbroken.

...

April 24th was the day the results of the prefectural examination were released.

Early in the morning, Ye Daquan drove his carriage, taking Ye Xuan and several other students to the prefectural city to check the results.

Everyone in the family was waiting at Ye Daquan's house.

Tie Niu's wife also came.

Just then, Yinhua ran in: "I saw Uncle driving his carriage back!"

"Let's go, let's go out and see!" Madam Du said excitedly.

Grandma Ye and Ye Caiping followed behind Madam Du as they walked out the door.

Ye Daquan's carriage had already stopped at the door.

He jumped off the carriage and laughed heartily: "Xuan'er passed! He's a student of the first level! Hahaha, our family has produced a student of the first level!"

Old Man Ye and the others were overjoyed. Old Lady Ye put her hands together and said, "Thank you for your blessings, ancestors!"

Du and Ye Yongjinhua were both so excited that their eyes welled up with tears.

At this moment, Ye Xuan, Zhao Jinshan, and Ye Lu got off the car together.

Du's eyes welled up with tears as she tightly gripped Ye Xuan's hand: "I knew it, you're a promising student, you haven't disappointed me... sob sob..."

Ye Yong looked at him with delight.

Ye Xuan turned around, came to Ye Caiping, and bowed: "I was able to pass the imperial examination, all thanks to my aunt."

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