Chapter 1279: Miss Cousin Does Not Want to Be Entrusted (End)
Zhai Yuecheng's road to the imperial examination went smoothly. His spiritual abilities became stronger with time, and studying became easier for him. It was common for him to draw inferences from one example and apply it to other similar situations, not to mention memorizing books. His learning speed surprised the teachers including Jin Xiangrong. They thought he was a genius in studying. They just didn't know why this genius only showed his talent now. Was it because he was too lazy before?
Before he met Jin Shichu, Zhai Yuecheng was indeed very lazy. After all, he had just escaped from the hellish world of the apocalypse and had finally come to a relatively peaceful and tranquil place. He needed time to repair his heart.
What's more, he had to endure the brutal and bloodthirsty spirit in his soul all the time. The reason he didn't go crazy was because of his strong mental strength. He had almost used up all his strength to suppress this pain. How could he have the energy and mood to read books or take the imperial examinations?
But when Chu's soul came to this world, his pain began to ease, his soul began to gradually gain freedom, and his inherent violent and bloodthirsty aura was suppressed and became weaker and weaker, so he began to have the energy to pay attention to other things.
Even though at the beginning, he intentionally approached Jin Shichu and wanted to use her special qualities to solve his own difficulties, but as he became more familiar with Jin Shichu and understood her better, he could no longer simply use her.
His motivation for wanting to take the imperial examination was to get the woman he wanted legitimately.
When Zhai Yuecheng came out of the examination room where he had stayed for several days, he saw Jin Shichu, who was standing outside the door with many other people staring at the exit of the examination room. This scene was the same as the one he saw when he came out after taking the scholar examination not long ago.
"Zhai Yuecheng!" Jin Shichu stood on tiptoe excitedly and waved at him, like a joyful little bird, her eyes curved with smiles, and she laughed carelessly. Anyone could see her brilliant smile. She was not at all like those reserved girls who covered their mouths with their hands even when they laughed to suppress their laughter.
When Zhai Yuecheng saw her, he couldn't help but smile. His steps became lighter and he walked towards her quickly.
"Are you feeling okay?" Jin Shichu asked as he placed his hand on his right pulse.
Zhai Yuecheng let her do what she wanted and even joked, "When did Junior Sister learn medical skills? She can even take people's pulses."
Jin Shichu snorted and said, "It seems that you are strong and healthy. You still have the energy to joke with me."
"It's okay... Aren't you going to ask me how I did in the exam?" Zhai Yuecheng asked her.
"Looking at you like this, how bad can your test scores be?" Jin Shichu rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you didn't do well, you would definitely be dejected."
When Zhai Yuecheng heard her words, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Junior sister really understands me."
He looked around and didn't see Jin Xiangrong, so he asked Jin Shichu in confusion: "Why don't you see the teacher?"
"He said he was too lazy to come pick you up..." Jin Shichu said with a smile, then lowered his voice and whispered to him, "Actually, Daddy is very nervous about you. When I came, I saw him walking around the house again and again. He just talks big."
Zhai Yuecheng couldn't help but laugh even more happily: "You are right, the teacher is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to let you pick me up."
"Talk less and get in the carriage and have a good rest!" Jin Shichu felt his face getting hot for some reason when he saw his meaningful look. This guy was becoming more and more annoying.
Zhai Yuecheng was taken back to the Jin family by Jin Shichu, and was not sent back to Qingyang Academy.
"Junior sister, thank you." Zhai Yuecheng said softly to Jin Shichu when he got off the carriage.
"Thank me for what?" Jin Shichu asked.
"Thank you for taking me home." Zhai Yuecheng held her hand.
Jin Shichu glared at him, shook off his hand and said, "Don't push your luck. If my dad sees you, he'll kick you out on the spot."
Zhai Yuecheng chuckled. He was an orphan in this world, without any relatives or friends, living alone. In the past, he only wanted to be a salted fish in Qingyang Academy and live a quiet life.
But he didn't expect that an accident would occur in his life, which made him no longer satisfied with living in peace with the world.
Even though his initial interactions with Jin Shichu and his daughter had a purpose, after such a long time, their feelings for him were sincere, and his heart, which had become cold in the end times, actually had a desire to warm up, so he allowed himself to accept them completely, and they lived up to his expectations and rewarded him with their sincerity.
After passing the exam, Zhai Yuecheng began to become very popular. When he passed the exam for the title of scholar, everyone was optimistic about him, but it was only among fellow students. After all, although the title of scholar was rare, this was the capital, and there was no shortage of princes, nobles, and dignitaries in the capital, so how could there be a shortage of scholars? So although everyone interacted with him, they were still watching his potential.
But if he passed the exam this time, it means that he is likely to pass the exam in the future, enter the officialdom, and rise to prominence. Therefore, some people who are keen on speculation will try every means to make friends with the promising Juren, including but not limited to donating gold and silver money to the Juren, marrying the Juren...
Zhai Yuecheng was already a juren in his early twenties, and he was handsome and tall. Although his family background was slightly inferior, this was just right. If he became successful in the future, wouldn't all the beneficiaries be his wife's family? This time he was really a good candidate for winning over and forming a marriage alliance!
As a result, he became a popular figure. Not only did his classmates start introducing their sisters and cousins to him, but even the teachers in the academy began to hint that their daughters, nieces, and grandnieces were about to bloom.
Zhai Yuecheng was such a smart guy. Whenever someone mentioned his marriage, he would say that he already had a lover and was waiting to propose marriage after passing the imperial examination.
Those who were close to him naturally knew who his sweetheart was, and they teased him when they heard what he said; but those who were not so close to him didn't know, and they went around asking around. As they asked around, the news finally reached Jin Xiangrong's ears.
Jin Xiangrong naturally knew that he had feelings for his daughter. Although he was very unhappy, he also knew that his daughter would have to get married when she grew up, and Zhai Yuecheng was the best candidate he could find. Therefore, no matter how unhappy he was, he already regarded Zhai Yuecheng as half a son-in-law.
Seeing that more and more people were eyeing him recently, Jin Xiangrong could no longer sit still and began to test his thoughts openly and covertly, fearing that this relatively good son-in-law had been kidnapped.
Zhai Yuecheng was so smart that he immediately realized what his future father-in-law was thinking, so he immediately invited a matchmaker to propose marriage, hoping to take the initiative to secure the status and get married after he passed the imperial examination.
Jin Xiangrong pretended to be reserved and refused twice, but agreed the third time. After agreeing, her face was flushed and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with this son-in-law.
Jin Shichu was speechless. Her father was really weird and said one thing and meant another.
(End of this chapter)
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