Chapter 104 Useless Man
"What do you know! Do you think studying for the imperial examinations is just talk? You don't know how hard your uncle-in-law works! He gets up before dawn every day to study, and studies until late at night..." Cen Fang couldn't save face, so she began to try hard to save face for her husband.
"What? He has to study before dawn in the morning and until late at night... I finally know why my aunt asks for money all the time when she comes back to her parents' home. It turns out that my uncle is so wasteful! To study when it's dark, doesn't that mean you have to light candles? That will cost a lot of money!" Before Cen Fang could finish her words, Cen Yan exclaimed.
"Studying is a money-burning activity!" Cen Fang tried to save face again.
"But aunt, I don't mean to discourage you. If a man as talented as cousin Han works hard, he will be successful sooner or later. But someone like uncle-in-law... Well, he is forty years old this year, right? He has achieved nothing at the age of forty. Excuse me for being frank, but you should face the reality and give up as soon as possible!" Cen Yan sighed, in a serious persuasive tone.
"You, what do you know? Imperial examinations are a lifelong pursuit for scholars! How can I give up? You must know that as long as you work hard..." Zhao Wuyan also felt deeply insulted, and was so angry that he began to speak in a flowery way.
"Uncle, if you wait for your brother to get married in a few years and still fail the exam, do you plan to ask your son for money to support you in the exam?" However, Cen Yan's words stumped him.
Zhao Wuyan couldn't answer this question for a moment.
Cen Yan looked at Cen Fang again, "Aunt, you are the same. You don't understand anything and you let your uncle do whatever he wants! With his talent, he has studied day and night, but at this age, he can't even get into the academy. What do you expect him to achieve in the future? Isn't this impossible?
"I think you should give up on your uncle and stop supporting him in his studies. Your brother is already ten years old this year. When he is fifteen or sixteen, why don't you get him married?
"Aunt, have you saved enough money for my brother to get married? Don't let your brother's marriage be delayed just to let your uncle study! If that happens, you will be derelict in your duty as a mother!"
She started to ridicule, much like when Cen Fang had previously criticized Gao.
Cen Fang was so "taught a lesson" that he was speechless for a while.
It’s not that she was so afraid of Cen Yan.
But she suddenly felt that what Cen Yan said made so much sense!
Zhao Wuyan is such a useless man. He has studied for so many years but still can't get anything in the exams. Why should she support him to study?
It would be better to focus on cultivating your son!
After Cen Yan said this, Old Lady Cen suddenly tightened her mouth and refused to criticize her.
After all, this damn girl had just praised her precious grandson as the best in the world, and she was so happy that her heart felt like a flower had blossomed!
Besides, she suddenly felt a little disdainful of Zhao Wuyan, the useless man.
My daughter has been sucked dry by the Zhao family all her life, and she has been asking for money from home time and time again. In fact, she has been dissatisfied for a long time!
It’s just because of my daughter’s face!
As for Old Man Cen, he suddenly found a balance from Cen Yan's words.
Although he could only be a scholar in his lifetime, at least he passed the exam very early, and after realizing that he had no hope of passing high school, he withdrew in time and returned to the Gu family, which is why the old Cen family has everything now...
If he had been as stubborn as Zhao Wuyan, who knows how poor the Cen family would be now!
Thinking of this, Old Man Cen suddenly felt that he was really pretty good!
Under Cen Yan's flattery, both Old Man Cen and Old Lady Cen chose not to support Cen Fang for the time being.
Cen Fang was also hesitant, wondering whether she should continue to support her stupid man to study for the imperial examinations...
At this time, Yu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up: "Xiaoyan, I don't agree with what you said. When it comes to studying, some people become successful early, while others become successful later. Big sister, if you want to support your brother-in-law in studying, I will support you too. Big sister, wait for me here!"
After saying that, she got up and went back to the third room.
When Cen Fang saw this situation, he took it for granted that Yu was going back to get the money for him.
She felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
Unexpectedly, the third roommate is so sensible for once!
Not long after, Yu came over with a small wooden box.
"Isn't this the hairpin that Han gave you?" Old Mrs. Cen recognized it immediately when she saw the box.
"That's right. Didn't Han Ge say that this hairpin is something called Lanhuaji?" Yu said.
"Lanhuaji? What Lanhuaji? It should be Canglanji!" Cen Fang corrected her.
"Yes, yes, yes! This is the note! Anyway, it should be very valuable. Big sister, take it and pawn it at a pawnshop. Maybe you can get a lot of silver!" Yu said as she handed the wooden box in her hand to Cen Fang.
Cen Yan looked at this scene and raised his eyebrows as he thought of something.
She suddenly felt that Yu seemed to have become much smarter!
"Since my sister-in-law is so thoughtful, I, as her, will not be polite! When I have some money in the future, I will go to the pawnshop to redeem this hairpin!" Upon hearing this, Cen Fang happily took the wooden box from Yu's hands.
Yu smiled but thought to herself, you'd better not return this rotten wood to me!
Cen Fang had no idea what Yu was thinking, and at this moment she could not wait to open the wooden box and take a look.
"What an exquisite hairpin!" Cen Fang praised, raised her hand to take out the hairpin and weighed it in her hand.
Then, she frowned unconsciously, "No, this hairpin is just made of an ordinary wooden stick. It can't possibly come from Canglanji! Canglanji's wooden hairpins are all made of very precious agarwood! And this magnolia flower is not real jade at all, it's all a fake!"
Cen Fang married Zhao Wuyan, and the Zhao family had been prosperous in the past. She had enjoyed a few years of happiness with them and could be considered to have seen the world. At least she could tell the quality of this hairpin and whether it was genuine.
When she found out that the hairpin was a fake, she was so angry that she slammed the wooden box and the hairpin onto the table!
The hairpin broke right away!
But she didn't even look at it. She just glared at Yu angrily and cursed: "You are such a sinister person! You are deliberately trying to embarrass me, right?! If I really took this hairpin to the pawnshop, wouldn't I be laughed at so hard that I couldn't even raise my head? You actually used a fake to deceive me, have you lost your conscience?"
"Big sister, you are really wrongly accusing a good person!"
Yu's face was filled with a look of grievance, as if she had been wronged and deceived. "This hairpin was given to me by Han Ge'er! My parents saw it with their own eyes. How can I get an identical fake one?"
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