Those private schools were established by Yangming Academy to select good students; as long as you passed the exam, you could enroll.
These days, Su Xuerong specially hired a tutor to teach Su Jian so that he could pass the private school exam.
After resting for a few days, Su Jingxuan and Lin Chenggui couldn't sit still any longer, so they wandered around Hangzhou and took the opportunity to look at the properties that Su Xuerong had mentioned.
They went out during the day, while the Zhou and Wang families chatted together.
As they chatted, Madam Wang sighed again: "That girl Jinyu is really infuriating. Your mother-in-law has found her several good families, but she won't even go for a look!"
As Zhou was feeding Yuan'er rice cereal, she couldn't help but chuckle, "I bet she has someone in her heart now?"
Wang was immediately startled: "Who is it?"
"You'll have to ask her yourself."
Wang couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly ran back.
On the other side, after leaving her son with her mother-in-law, Chen went to wander along the riverbank. Only after confirming that no one was watching her did she turn a corner and walk into a nearby alley.
Zhang quietly followed behind her, heading towards the house in the neighborhood.
As evening fell, after the Su family had finished their meal, Su Jian was pushing Yuan Jie'er's sedan chair around in the courtyard.
Su Xuerong glanced at the sky and asked Zhou Shi, "Why hasn't my sister-in-law returned yet?"
Before dinner on weekdays, one of Zhang's or Chen's people would come to pick up Su Jian.
It's been quite a while since dinner time, and neither the mother nor the daughter has arrived.
Zhou immediately sent an old woman to check on the neighbor next door.
As soon as the old woman stepped out of the gate, she saw a loafer rushing over: "Is this Mr. Su's house?"
"yes!"
“Your family’s Aunt Zhang has fallen into the water and drowned. Quickly send someone to the river to check on her!” the idler said.
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