When Li Yu came to the house again, he didn't see Qu Xiangbai, but a handsome young man was sitting in the seat where he usually sat.
Peach blossom eyes, slightly pouty lips, fair skin. This is probably what the term "handsome man" refers to.
The man spoke up, "Madam, you are coming to visit me this time, so I guess you are going back."
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, "You're not Mr. Qu, are you?"
In response to Li Yu's question, the man nodded, confirming his identity as Qu Xiangbai.
Oh my God, it’s been almost four years since Li Yu traveled through time, and this is the first time he has seen Qu Xiangbai’s true face.
She didn't know how to answer for a moment and could only stammer.
"Yes...it's like this, Lin He has finished his exams and was planning to go back today, but I still wanted to come to the library, so I postponed it to tomorrow.
I want to know what the story is going to be like now, is the sales on the other side better or is ours better?"
Qu Xiangbai was the same as usual, which made Li Yu feel normal.
He doesn't care much about these things, but Du Liangan has a say in them.
“At the beginning, the sales of both companies were similar, but eventually our story became a long serialized story.
And the story is pretty good. The other team isn't as good as ours, but they're not bad either."
It's okay.
“That puts my mind at ease, but it’s impossible to retain customers just by serializing this long story. We also need to work hard on the content of the short stories.
The resources in Qingyan Town are limited, so the capital city needs to be more careful in terms of submissions."
Li Yu instructed Du Liangan.
"Don't worry, Madam. Leave it to me."
After arranging these things, Li Yu went home. As for the affairs of the Qu family, there was no need to tell Qu Xiangbai.
He probably doesn't even know.
As long as the Qu family doesn't mention it later, she will pretend it never happened.
After the autumn examination, Lin He also had some free time.
He no longer goes to the academy and reads books at home every day.
The teachers in the academy all understood and knew that Lin He was very confident of passing the exam, so Li Yu specially prepared a gift for him.
Let Lin He go and thank the teachers one by one.
No one in the family mentioned how he did in the exam, but they were all worried more than each other.
Just seven days later, the good news finally came from the government office: Lin He passed the imperial examination and ranked second.
On this day, Lin Hai and Lin Jiang both came back.
This was what Lin He had learned through hard work over the past three years, and Li Yu was very happy for him.
A large purse had already been prepared and given to the yamen runner who brought the good news.
The happiest person was Lin Jiang, he almost jumped up.
"Third brother, third brother, did you hear that? You passed the exam, second place."
After the bailiff left, he happily circled around Lin He.
Li Yu was also happy and asked his family to buy some good food today so that they could have more dishes for everyone in the evening.
All the neighbors came to congratulate Lin He.
Lin Hai acted like an older brother and gave a handful of copper coins to anyone who came to congratulate him.
The party continued until dark, when Li Ye said to everyone, "Tomorrow both shops will be closed. Let's go back to the village. We need to have a good celebration this time. The door to our house has been locked. Lao He, take the rest of you back to help. We need to have a big party this time."
"Listen to mom and have a big one." Lin Hai and Lin Jiang were even happier than Lin He himself.
The next day, Li Yu learned that Lu Siwei had also passed the exam, and Zhou Mingyang from the Zhou family had barely passed the exam.
Now he is also a juren.
Both families are of higher status than the Lin family, so Li Yu didn't need to think that they would hold a grand ceremony.
Li Yu had already prepared the gift in advance, so he could just send it over when the time came.
When the Lu family knew that Lin He had passed the exam, they deliberately arranged their time to meet with the Lin family.
When the family returned in a grand procession, the Lin family members were already waiting there.
The happiest people were Old Man and Old Lady Lin.
"I'm finally back. I never thought I would become the grandmother of a juren."
The old lady saw Lin He in the carriage and sighed to her husband beside her.
Old Man Lin said nothing, but walked briskly to the side of the carriage and said, "Get down quickly, get down quickly. Oh, you must be tired from the journey."
Seeing the old couple's enthusiasm, Lin He felt a little overwhelmed.
Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin San's families were also a little timid. Li Yu felt sad when he saw this.
The importance of power, now that I am just a small juren, has already made my relatives feel estranged.
No, it shouldn’t be said that it is unfamiliarity, it would be more correct to say that it is fear.
Of course Lin He could feel the changes in these people.
He smiled and said, "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Don't you recognize me? I'm still your Ah He."
Lin He's tone of voice was no different from before, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, I told you, Ah He is not that kind of person, come in quickly, come in quickly."
Li Yu didn't say a word throughout the whole process. They had all grown up and there was no need for him to be ahead of them in everything.
Everyone in the room was chattering about Lin He, asking him questions like, "Are you tired?" and "What are your future plans?"
Lin He, like before, never showed any impatience, which made everyone relax from their initial restraint.
"Now that you've finally made it, what are your plans next?"
This question was asked by Uncle Lin.
Before Lin He could answer, Lin Ziran, the fourth brother of the Lin family, said in disbelief.
"Look at what you said, brother. Of course we have to continue taking the exam."
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