Seeing that none of the men he had chosen had a legal wife, Lin Zerui nodded in satisfaction.
He waved away the students who had gotten married or had fiancées, leaving behind Chen Anping, Chen Chenxing, and Zhang Xinghe, who were all unmarried.
Seeing the nervous Chen Anping, Lin Zerui smiled, easing the serious atmosphere and making Chen Anping relax a bit.
Lin Zerui looked bitter and said, "I'm talking to you about this today because I have a favor to ask. As you know, I have a lost eldest daughter who has just returned to the capital. She... has suffered a lot. I feel guilty towards her and want her to have a happy life in her later years. I want to find her a good husband. Anping, Chenxing, Xinghe, would you be willing to meet my Qingqing?"
Lin's father's words were quite clear.
Chen Anping, Shen Chenxing, and Zhang Xinghe were stunned.
The three remained silent for a long time.
Chen Anping spoke up shyly, "If the teacher doesn't mind, I would like to meet Miss Lin."
Seeing the other two students remain silent, Lin Zerui's eyes narrowed. But when he looked at Chen Anping's words, his expression relaxed a little: "Since Xiaoping is willing, then your teacher will have to find an opportunity for you to meet your teacher's wife."
"Yes, thank you, teacher." Chen Anping murmured, pressing his burning face against the heat. His voice was so soft that Lin Zerui could barely hear him if he hadn't been so close.
Lin Zerui patted the shoulder of the young man beside him with a kind expression, "You're such an introverted kid, you won't be able to manage after you get a wife."
"Hmm." Chen Anping nodded absentmindedly.
Over here, seeing Lin Zerui's cold expression towards them, Chen Chenxing and Zhang Xinghe ultimately did not move.
Choosing a wife is a very different matter. The teacher is a teacher, but they also know about his eldest daughter. She is just an abandoned commoner. Regardless of whether Lin Zerui truly loves his eldest daughter, the title of the eldest daughter of the Lin family cannot sway them. Moreover, the eldest daughter was raised by a peasant woman. She probably didn't learn the rules well and is not good at managing a household. Besides, what kind of good looks could a village girl raised by a peasant woman have?
With all these shortcomings combined, and the beautiful, virtuous wife they imagined who could bring them benefits, Chen Chenxing and Zhang Xinghe naturally fell silent and retreated.
However, Lin Zerui now agrees to anything, and he's no longer so annoyed with them.
He spoke carefully with Chen Anping before turning away.
After Lin Zerui left, the three of them walked out of the courtyard with different expressions.
Seeing the three people come out, the others also gathered around.
One of the more mature-looking young men asked curiously, "What is the teacher talking about inside?"
Chen Anping recalled his earlier promise, his ears turning slightly red. "It's nothing, just some personal matters."
"Private matters? Oh, why is Anping's face so red?" the man laughed.
Chen Chenxing, whose thoughts were gloomy and whose grades were always similar to Chen Anping's, couldn't stand Chen Anping's smug look and said sarcastically, "Heh! Our university student Chen Anping is about to become the teacher's son-in-law. How could he not be happy? I'm afraid the teacher will say a lot more during the autumn examinations!"
Chenchenxing's jealous words shattered the harmonious atmosphere of the academy like a sharp bird's cry.
At this moment, Chen Chenxing seemed to have forgotten that when she rejected her teacher, it was because she looked down on the teacher's background as the eldest daughter who was raised by a peasant woman. Now, however, she was jealous of Chen Anping because he had gained the favor of that young lady.
Chen Anping frowned, his previously upturned lips pressed tightly together.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, the young man who had asked the question slapped his gossipy mouth in annoyance and awkwardly tried to smooth things over with a smirk.
"Haha, so that's how it is. Cough, I suddenly remembered that I haven't finished Master Liu's homework for today. Well, I'll be going now. Let's talk later, let's talk later." As he spoke, the young man didn't forget to pull his friend who was watching the show away.
He whispered, "Be careful what you say about their business, or you'll get yourself into trouble."
"Mmm." The young friend glanced reluctantly at Chen Chenxing, whose face showed jealousy, and Chen Anping, who looked sullen, before finally leaving.
Zhang Xinghe looked at the two of them, unsure of who to grab, and could only stand there awkwardly in silence.
Chen Anping frowned, looking at his mortal enemy Chen Chenxing, finally revealing the sharp edge that usually characterized his amiable nature.
"If I heard correctly, Brother Shen didn't say anything when the teacher was here just now."
So what right do you have to be angry with him now?
Upon hearing Chen Anping's words, Chen Chenxing's face flushed red, then turned pale, then ashen.
He stiffly turned his head away. "Ha, it's all the same thing. I just can't stand your smug look."
Seeing Chen Chenxing's stubborn refusal to admit anything, Zhang Xinghe couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him.
Although the teacher's choice of son-in-law was originally a matter of mutual consent, and everyone knew it was a fait accompli, you rejected him and are now jealous of others who benefited from that marriage. Brother, aren't you being shameless?
Zhang Xinghe thought to himself that although he was a little envious of Chen Anping's benefits of becoming his teacher's son-in-law, he knew that it was what Chen Anping deserved. As for Chen Anping making a scene, Zhang Xinghe felt that he was being too disgraceful.
Chenchenxing is too petty; it seems I shouldn't get too close to him.
Zhang Xinghe made up his mind to count the details.
Seeing the two facing off, Zhang Xinghe still gave the embarrassed Chen Chenxing a way out, so the atmosphere between them didn't become so tense.
The moonlight faded, and the first rays of dawn appeared.
The Yunjin Pavilion was once again enveloped in an eerie atmosphere.
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