He wanted to ask why, but since Chi Yu was there, he didn't dare to speak up and decided to wait until the other person left.

"Alright! As far as I know, Xiao Amu is not engaged and does not have a girl he likes."

You want to marry him? I'll go back and let my third sister-in-law know about it.

We'll have Third Sister-in-law ask Aunt Lü to come and help with the marriage proposal.

Of course, before that, I would like to ask Xiao Amu what he thinks.

If he doesn't want to, then I won't tell my third sister-in-law.

They'll come over as soon as possible and let you know, so we can pretend this never happened.

Shen Yejun nodded, then watched Chi Yu leave.

After the fish had gone far away, she returned home and heard her eldest brother ask:

"Xiao Jun, why do you want to marry Chi Mu? Chi Mu is eighteen this year, and Chi Kang is seventeen."

The two brothers were about the same age; one was the youngest son of the second wife, and the other was the eldest son of the third wife.

Being the youngest daughter-in-law is easier than being the eldest daughter-in-law.

In addition, although Chi Kang was young, he had the best relationship with Chi Yu among his nephews.

Moreover, he is the future patriarch of the Chi clan!

Although Chi Muren is not bad, he is, after all, the eldest son of the third wife, and his two younger brothers are still young.

In my opinion, you should marry Chi Kang instead.

Shen Yejun had his own considerations and replied directly:

"Chi Kang is a good man, but in my opinion, marrying him would mean no future and wouldn't be of any help to the family."

Since you started teaching here, he has come to your classes less often, and he doesn't seem to enjoy reading.

As for Chi Mu, brother, you said he's serious and talented.

I want to subtly teach him some basic skills after I marry him.

When the harvest is good, I want him to study for a few more years and try his luck with the imperial examinations.

Shen Zhaochen frowned upon hearing this.

No one knew better than him how arduous the path to the imperial examinations was, how much pressure it was, and how much money it would cost.

Before he could even speak, Shen Yejun continued to share his thoughts.

“I think that if he can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, even if he is only a xiucai, it will be beneficial to his children and descendants in the future.”

At least he was exempt from taxes and corvée labor, unlike his brothers who passed the exams.

My brother passed the exam, and as he gets older, we'll eventually have to separate from the family.

I would choose him, not only for this reason, but also because the elderly couple in the third wife's family are relatively young.

They can work for many more years, and Aunt Chen has the skill of making tofu, so the family won't have too much trouble in the future.

The second wife did not have this.

I heard that the tofu business was previously run by Aunt Chen from the third wife's family, along with her two daughters-in-law from the first wife's family.

Hearing her say that, Shen Zhaochen's wife, unusually, offered some advice:

"Xiao Jun, this is not how you choose a husband."

If Chi Mu finds out about your purpose later, he will definitely be unhappy.

You're not attracted to him as a person, but rather to his parents' ability to work and earn money.

In addition, you're putting pressure on him, urging him to take the imperial examinations for the lowest degree.

You didn't ask him if he wanted to or was willing to.

Having talent is one thing, but whether that little bit of talent is enough to get into the exam is another matter entirely.

Besides, your older brother said that among the Chi family members, Chi Sen is the most talented. Why don't you want to marry him?

He also has three wives, and he's only a few months younger than you.

Shen's mother, who was standing to the side, also disliked her daughter's attitude and felt that her thinking was problematic.

She felt that even if Chi Mu agreed, the young couple would definitely have many frictions in their future life together.