The restaurant was really fast; about half an hour after Zhao Qingyan arrived home, the dishes were delivered.
The deliveryman arrived in a horse-drawn carriage. Inside the carriage were four large food boxes, each with five layers.
Seeing how hard the waiter was struggling to carry the food box, the Zhao family members decided to take matters into their own hands. One person got into the car and carried the food box out, while another person below caught it.
They arranged the dishes from the food box on the table, then dismissed the waiter, telling him to come back later to clear the plates.
The Zhao family began to eat.
At this moment, the Zhao family's candidates no longer looked disheveled as they had just come out of the examination hall.
Aside from looking a bit haggard, they all looked incredibly refreshed.
Several ice basins were placed in the living room, and the temperature inside was noticeably several degrees lower than outside.
While enjoying the restaurant's signature dishes, they discussed the exam questions, how to solve them, and how to approach them.
After the candidates finished speaking, Huang announced a major event.
"My dear daughter and I wandered around the city on the day you entered the examination hall. Then we bought a three-courtyard house."
Everyone nodded in agreement, their attitude quite casual, clearly indicating that it was no big deal since they had bought it.
Little Zhao Qingbei's focus, however, was...
"Grandma, we bought a house, so can we move into our own home now?"
Mrs. Huang shook her head.
“You can’t stay here anymore. There are about 60 orphans living in that house for the time being.”
Xu Dongsheng reacted the fastest.
"Grandma, do you want to open another orphanage?"
Huang nodded.
"Yes, it's under renovation right now. Since you've finished your exams, I'll be moving there starting tomorrow."
Of course, if any of you are willing to experience the lives of ordinary people, you can go and take a look.
For example, is the layout of the entire house reasonable? How can it be improved to better accommodate more orphans?
Little Zhao Qingbei was very happy.
"Grandma, can I go with you tomorrow? Can I play with the other children?"
Before Huang could answer, Zhao Minggeng coughed, and little Zhao Qingyi immediately covered her mouth.
"I'm not going, I still have to study."
In the pursuit of knowledge, one either progresses or regresses; I cannot afford to waste my time.
"If I happen to get lucky this time, I'll pass by the very last place, and I'll be the youngest person to pass the imperial examination."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh after hearing Zhao Qingyi's words.
Zhao Qingling is not young anymore, and he had helped out when his family first started making snacks. He knows how hard it is to earn money.
"Grandma, do we have enough money? Raising a child costs a lot of money."
"How about we take some copying jobs at the study these next few days to supplement our household income?"
Upon hearing this, Huang burst into laughter, almost laughing until tears streamed down her face.
"Oh my, silly boy."
If our family's situation deteriorates to the point where we need you to copy books to supplement our income, then what's the point of running an orphanage?
Why not use that money to live a life of luxury at home?
Don't worry, our family is still wealthy.
Not only can it ensure you have enough to eat and wear, but it can also support those poor children.
Besides, even if the milk doesn't have money, there's still the little money god, our sweet girl.
All the money in our family comes from her ideas.
You are able to live a good life with plenty of food and drink and access to education, all thanks to my dear daughter.
We must never forget our roots. Do you all remember that?
Always remember who brought you good days.
Everyone nodded in agreement. Zhao Qingyan was now basically immune to these occasional brainwashing scenes.
Xu Dongsheng sat beside Zhao Qingyan, gazing at her affectionately, and whispered in her ear.
"My daughter Yan'er is just kind-hearted."
Zhao Qingyan shook her head.
"When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. I'm not that great."
After saying this, Zhao Qingyan laughed at herself.
In her past life, as an orphan, her biggest wish was to grow up, earn money, and buy whatever she wanted to eat.
If I had a home of my own, it would be perfect.
In this life, I not only have many loving family members, but also money.
Since everything is already so perfect, it's perfectly reasonable to help those poor children within one's means.
What was a simple act in Zhao Qingyan's eyes was a tremendous matter in the eyes of many others.
Sure enough, after confirming that the Zhao family had opened an orphanage and had already taken in many children, the prefect sent a memorial to the capital.
There's nothing more positive than this.
If all the wealthy people in the entire Divine Dragon Kingdom could lend a helping hand with such a good deed, the population of the Divine Dragon Kingdom would increase dramatically in the next twenty years.
Through the orphanage incident, the prefect saw many things that others could not.
For the Zhao family, it was simply a good deed.
As far as the prefect is concerned, the orphans have clothes to wear, food to eat, and books to read. These children, if not the pillars of the nation in the future, will certainly not be mediocre.
Furthermore, if there were such orphanages in various places, it would likely be easier to recruit soldiers in the future if an enemy country were to invade.
After all, even on the battlefield where blood is spilled, there's no need to worry about who will raise their children. They'll probably fight even more fiercely.
The Zhao family took almost an hour to finish their meal.
When the waiter came to collect the dishes, he found that they had been washed clean. And the people washing the dishes were the men of the house.
Having eaten and drunk their fill, they were essentially recharged. They were all eager to get back to work.
Besides washing the dishes, they also cleaned the dirty clothes.
Looking at the clothes hanging all over the yard, there was nowhere left to move around in the yard.
Zhao Qingyan simply went back to her room, locked the door, and went into her spatial dimension to digest her food.
Xu Dongsheng had planned to chat with his fiancée, but when he saw that she had gone back to her room, he gave up the idea and went back to his room to sleep.
Soon, the sound of snoring filled the rooms.
They were all excited and full of energy before, but now that they've eaten and drunk their fill, they're all getting sleepy.
The fact that a restaurant delivered food to the courtyard today caught the attention of the surrounding neighbors.
Since the Zhao family rented this courtyard, it's rare to see a single man there.
Apart from a little girl and an old woman who occasionally went out in their carriage, no one else came or went.
Suddenly, they ordered fine wine and food at a restaurant, and a group of strong young men came to help them, which aroused heated discussion among the people around them.
"Hey, have you all heard? What kind of family rented that Cheng family courtyard to?"
It's been a month since we arrived, and we've never seen any men from their house before.
"Did you see that? Suddenly there are a lot of big, strong young men in that courtyard. They're all burly and don't look like trouble."
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