After Shura went to take the exam, Qifei stayed quietly at home to rest and prepare for her pregnancy, taking a walk in the courtyard every day.
When Qifei's father heard that Qifei was talking about prenatal education, he made a grand gesture and specially hired a singer to come and play the piano for her belly every day.
All she has to do is lie in the rocking chair, close her eyes, and listen.
Because Shura went there ahead of schedule, he will have to take exams in Fuzhou and stay for at least a month.
Whether or not one can participate in the provincial examination depends on how well one performs in this year's provincial examination.
However, Qifei has a lot of confidence in Shura.
He has always been intelligent; if he can't even pass the provincial examination, then there's no point in talking about the later examinations.
Qifei keeps herself very busy, and even has the leisure to paint. Occasionally, when she feels like it, she will make a few clothes.
However, she never overworks herself. When she feels her eyes need rest, she puts things aside and lets her eyes rest fully before continuing what she hasn't finished.
As the date drew closer, Qifei's father became increasingly restless.
He is very hesitant now, wanting Shura to get a good score so that he can have face when he goes out.
She also thought that if he failed the exam this time, he could stay by his daughter's side and take care of her. Even if he took the exam again, it would be three years later.
Many friends, knowing that he allowed his son-in-law to take the exam in his hometown, said he was foolish.
After a man successfully passes the imperial examinations, he will definitely feel that his time as a son-in-law is a dark chapter in his life.
They will definitely try every means to erase this past.
"Think about it, if he became an official, how could he possibly let people know about his past?"
He's an official. What about you, whether you're a commoner or a merchant? Wouldn't he try to get rid of you?
How could you be so foolish? You should have let him register as a citizen and take the exam.
He responded very magnanimously at the time, saying that he believed in Shura and that he was not that kind of person.
But I was also feeling uneasy.
He had seen too many fickle men, and if it weren't for his daughter's persistent pleas, he wouldn't have allowed him to take the exam in his hometown.
Alas, children are all debts owed to their parents in their past lives.
Therefore, Qifei's father is now in a terrible predicament, feeling caught between a rock and a hard place.
"Hey, stop walking around in front of me, it's making me dizzy," Qi Fei's mother said, giving Qi Fei's father a disgruntled look.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he had encountered some life-or-death crisis.
"Do you think that kid Shura will let our daughter down in the future?"
Qifei's father looked worried, as if his daughter would be abandoned at any moment.
"Our daughter is so naive. She was blinded by him right after getting married."
"From then on, didn't I listen to him in everything?"
"You're just worrying unnecessarily. Who can predict what the future holds?" Qi Fei Niang didn't care. She was always easygoing, and thinking about the future now was a bit too early.
Anyway, she had already told her daughter to keep a backup plan, so even if Shura did something to wrong her, she would be able to deal with it.
"Besides, even though he's a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, our daughter can only be well if he's doing well."
If he's not a good person, how can our daughter feel at ease?
Having been through her own teenage years, Qifei knows her daughter's thoughts all too well.
Women gradually age, and whether they can keep a man is entirely up to fate.
Her life was pretty much what it was like. At least her husband wasn't a womanizer, and her daughter was obedient, even though she was a bit spoiled. But thankfully, her husband loved their child.
They have plenty of everything, except money.
"Get out of here, I need to go see my grandson." Qi Fei's mother pushed Qi Fei's father away in disgust.
Right now, her number one priority is the unborn child in her daughter's belly; she's even found a midwife.
Everything was arranged perfectly.
Qifei is arranging flowers in the room.
There were many flowers planted in the yard. Qifei cut some with scissors and put them in a vase.
"Oh dear, Jiaojiao, you'd better be careful."
"Whichever flower you want, just have the maids cut it. You don't need to do it yourself."
When Qifei's father, who had come in with her, saw Qifei gesturing with a pair of scissors in her hand, he was terrified and hurriedly stepped forward to take the scissors from her hand.
Seeing that her father and mother both disapproved, Qifei readily handed over the scissors.
"I know, I was just bored, so I thought I'd cut some flowers to cheer myself up."
"If you're bored, how about your mother asks someone to buy you some storybooks to read?" Qi Fei's mother held Qi Fei's hand earnestly. "These are special times, so you shouldn't go out easily."
If some clueless person bumps into you, it would be bad if the baby in your womb got hurt.
"Just bear with it a little longer. Once the baby is more stable, Mommy will take you shopping, okay?"
Qifei could only nod; in fact, the system had stored many novels.
However, she hadn't read any of the storybooks written during that period, so she could see how they differed from novels written in later generations.
Qifei Niang acted very quickly. She asked someone to send over some storybooks, and within half a day, several boxes of books were piled up in Qifei's room.
Qifei picked up a book at random and sat down on a chair in the hall to read it.
The book she was reading was about talented scholars and beautiful women, and it told the story of a scholar who passed the imperial examination and was chosen by a princess to be his husband.
Unfortunately, the scholar was already married at home, but the princess was magnanimous and did not mind sharing a husband with another woman.
The first wife, grateful for the Emperor's boundless grace and the Princess's kindness, voluntarily became the Princess's concubine, and the Princess became the principal wife.
The three of them then lived a harmonious life together.
[Pah! What a shameless person! Is this some pedantic scholar's fantasy?]
Before Qifei could even speak, the system had already cursed, "What the hell is this? It's an eyesore!"
He wants to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives? Dream on!
It's said that this storybook is selling quite well.
"This is for brainwashing those sheltered young ladies, so there's no need to be polite."
Qi Fei scoffed coldly, thinking that this thing was just something to have fun with and pass the time.
She had all the books moved to her study, and she specially cleared out a space for these storybooks.
"Huh, what's this?" Qi Fei picked up a book. The cover was different from the other storybooks. This book looked extremely plain, more like a book for a leisurely person.
Qifei opened it and her eyes widened instantly.
Wow, are people these days all this outrageous?
Qifei was holding a small erotic book with illustrations. She flipped through it briefly and saw stories of men and women in various positions.
[Ahem, host, I think this isn't really suitable for you. Let me take a look at it for you.]
The system's voice was serious, but to everyone's surprise, Qifei simply rolled up the book.
"Why isn't this book suitable for me? I need to read more so I can figure out which position is best with my husband."
Qi Fei remained calm and composed. They had been an old married couple for several worlds, and she showed no sign of shyness whatsoever.
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