Chapter 994: Imperial Examination Essay: The Evil Mother-in-law (17)
After Wu Shichu heard this, he was not at all surprised that the two of them would come to this point, because without the original owner to support Han Ji's studies in this life, didn't he have to think of other ways?
However, Wu Shichu thought that he had some backbone, but he didn't expect that he would set his sights on Yue's family and even let his wife go back to her parents' home to borrow money. This is not like the style of a male protagonist at all.
At this time, Wu Shichu was very glad that the original owner had not had much contact with her parents' family for a long time, otherwise she suspected that Han Ji would ask her to go back to her parents' home to borrow money.
Of course, Wu Shichu couldn't do that, but just thinking about the possibility made her feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Han Ji went to the county academy early after getting the money, otherwise Wu Shichu might not have been able to help but give him a cold look.
In this life, Zhang Luoyi replaced the original owner and became the one who stayed at home all day doing embroidery. She had only been married for two years, but her face looked haggard, as if she had aged ten years. It was true that overwork could easily make people age.
Zhang Luoyi threw away her pride and went to borrow money from the two families, naturally hoping that her husband could pass the imperial examination. However, for some reason, Han Ji's luck seemed to have run out all of a sudden, and he actually failed the imperial examination on his first try!
Of course, in this fiercely competitive imperial examination, it is normal to fail the exam the first time. After all, many people have failed the exam even after taking it for decades.
However, Han Ji is not an ordinary person. He is the lucky male protagonist. He should have passed the imperial examination in one go and passed the imperial examination to become a Jinshi. But now he can't even pass the imperial examination. This is very abnormal.
When the results came out, Han Ji saw that his name was not on the nomination list. He was in disbelief. He looked again and again but still could not find his name. Finally, he had to accept the fact that he had failed the exam and he became devastated.
However, the one who was more devastated than him was Zhang Luoyi. When Han Ji came home and told her the news, she broke down and burst into tears. She grabbed Han Ji in disbelief and asked him, "Why did you fail the exam? Didn't you say you had a 90% chance of passing? What should I do now? Why didn't you pass?"
Han Ji was originally very sad and felt guilty, but when he heard Zhang Luoyi's question, he immediately got angry: "Many people failed the exam, and some failed even after taking the exam more than ten times. I am only taking the exam for the first time, isn't it normal to fail?! How many people can pass the exam in one try?"
"But...but you clearly said you were very sure." Zhang Luoyi burst into tears.
Mrs. Song was picking vegetables with Wu Shichu in the yard. When she heard the couple quarreling in the house, she looked at Wu Shichu worriedly and said, "Madam, why don't you go and persuade them?"
Wu Shichu shook his head: "No, the two of them quarreling in the room means they don't want to make a big deal. If I go and get involved, it will become a big deal. It's just a quarrel between the couple, and it will be fine in a few days."
Mrs. Song had no choice but to stop trying to persuade them. To be honest, she had been in the Han family for almost two years and had witnessed the young couple go from being sweet and loving to now blaming and quarreling with each other. She felt very emotional.
Han Ji and Zhang Luoyi quarreled for most of the day, and finally ended with Han Ji slamming the door and leaving. When he left the house and saw Wu Shichu and Song Saozi, he suddenly looked embarrassed and said to Wu Shichu, "Mom, I'm going out to relax."
"Go ahead." Wu Shichu nodded.
Not long after Han Ji left, Zhang Luoyi came out and sat blankly on a stool in the hall.
Sister Song looked at her, then looked at Wu Shichu, and whispered, "Why don't you try to persuade her?"
Wu Shichu shook her head: "There's no need. She would definitely prefer to be alone at this moment. Let's not disturb her." In fact, she just didn't want to pay attention to these two people.
However, the two of them did not speak, but Zhang Luoyi took the initiative to speak. She asked Wu Shichu: "Mom, my husband did not pass the exam this time. What should we do in the future?"
"It depends on Han Ji himself. If he wants to continue taking the exam, he can continue preparing and take the exam again in three years. If he doesn't want to take the exam, he can come back and be a teacher. He will be respected and can support his family at the same time." Wu Shichu answered gently.
Zhang Luoyi's eyes widened immediately: "Does my husband want to stop taking the exam? I think he wants to take it again."
"Whether he is willing or not is up to him to decide. I will not interfere with him." Wu Shichu said straightforwardly, "If he passes the exam, I will enjoy the happiness with him; if he fails, it will be fine for me to continue living my current life."
Zhang Luoyi was choked. Looking at her mother-in-law who was getting younger and younger, a thought suddenly occurred to her: Is her husband really her biological son? Otherwise, why doesn't she care about his future at all?
"Mom, why don't you care about my husband's future at all now? You were willing to ruin your health and do embroidery to earn money in order to support his studies." Zhang Luoyi asked the doubts in her heart without hesitation.
When Wu Shichu heard her words, he immediately laughed and said, "It's not that I don't care about his future now, but I can't care about it. I can't make money to support him anymore, so I can't help him make any decisions anymore."
Zhang Luoyi didn't quite understand what he heard: "Mom, you mean, if you can earn money to support him, then you can help him decide whether to continue to take the imperial examination?"
"Yes, whoever pays the money is qualified to make the decision." Wu Shichu said bluntly.
Zhang Luoyi was shocked. Now she was the one who supported her husband's studies, so she was the one who could decide whether her husband should continue to take the imperial examination?
Wu Shichu saw her expression as if she had suddenly realized something and smiled slightly. It seemed that someone was beginning to wake up and this couple would have more quarrels in the future.
One is a money earner, and the other is a man who claims to be the pillar and the only man in the family. Once they face off, I wonder who will be the winner in the end?
Wu Shichu was happy to watch the fun. It was because this couple had screwed the original owner so badly in the original world. Now he let them screw each other and have a internal conflict.
Han Ji was out all day and didn't come back until the evening. As soon as he came back, he had another quarrel with Zhang Luoyi. Wu Shichu lay on his comfortable bed, listening to their quarrel as an accompaniment before falling asleep.
The two quarreled more and more fiercely. Zhang Luoyi hoped that he would not continue to take the exam, but wanted him to find a teaching job and become a teacher to support the family. Besides, they had been married for two years and it was time to have a child. After having a child, it would be even more impossible for them to have spare money to continue to support him to take the imperial examination, so not taking the exam was the best option.
But Han Ji certainly wouldn't agree. Ever since he was old enough to understand, his only goal was to get a good score on the imperial examination, rise to a high position in the society, and bring honor to his family through studying. Now that he was asked to stop halfway, how could he give up?
He felt that he failed the imperial examination just because of bad luck and he would definitely pass it next time, so he strongly asked Zhang Luoyi to continue supporting him.
(End of this chapter)
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