Chapter 97 I'm Not Happy Even If I Win
Liang Lizheng felt his heart pounding so hard it was almost suffocating him. He stared at his son and daughter-in-law, his voice trembling with excitement: "What did you say? Say it again?"
"Oh, they are so rude. They made us wait for the whole day in vain. We will not let them take our cars away from us in the future."
"That's not it! You mean Mingxiang also got it?"
"ah."
"Ah, did I win or didn't I?"
"I got it."
"You guys can't even explain yourself clearly! Great, great, this is really great. Our Liuwan Village is going to be prosperous, hahaha!"
Liang Lizheng was very happy and hurried out to Uncle Liang's house.
I was so preoccupied with Mingxuan today that I forgot to ask Mingxiang a question. That's the same with Zhang. She used to be such a chatterbox, gossiping about everyone in the village as if there was nothing she didn't know. She'd gossip endlessly, and in her earlier years, she loved to spread rumors, only to be disciplined several times before she finally started to improve. She'd always loved bragging about her youngest son, so why didn't she say anything about him now that he passed the exam?
If she had used half of her usual gossiping skills after returning from the city today, the whole village would have known about it.
This is really weird.
Liang Li was thinking, maybe Zhang was so happy that she had gone crazy?
In fact, Liang Mingxiang and his parents were very unhappy because they were suppressed by Liang Mingxuan. The three of them wandered around the city listlessly and aimlessly for a while, and then rented an ox cart to return to the village.
It’s funny, I was so sneaky that I didn’t dare to meet anyone and went home quickly.
Seeing them like this, Liang Minghua, Mao, and Liang Mingguang were somewhat disappointed and their mood quickly became depressed as they were still waiting for their third child to fail the exam.
In particular, the news that Liang Mingxuan had scored third place in the exam had spread throughout the village like wildfire, making the fact that his younger brother failed the exam seem even more miserable.
Liang Minghua: "It's okay, Mingxiang is still young, there will be many opportunities in the future."
Liang Mingguang: "That's right. Mingxiang is so smart, he will definitely win."
Mao: "Ah, yes, yes, Mingxiang, don't be discouraged, haha, don't let others influence you."
The three of them tried to comfort him kindly, but they didn't notice that Liang Mingxiang's expression was getting uglier and uglier.
"Shut up, everyone! If you can't speak, don't speak! No one thinks you're dumb!" Uncle Liang's face darkened, and he absolutely refused to admit that this was bad luck. "Mingxiang passed the exam! Mingxiang is now a Tongsheng! What do you know?"
The three of them were stunned: "Huh?"
"Hit, hit?"
"What?" Liang Mingxiang's already lingering fire of karma was instantly fueled by a huge bucket of oil, and the flames shot up three feet high. He sneered, "Brother, sister-in-law, and second brother, do you think it's strange that I passed the exam? Do you think I'm that stupid?"
The three of them were startled.
"No, no, no!"
"snort!"
Liang Mingxiang turned away and returned to his room angrily with a dark face.
Liang Minghua and Liang Mingguang looked at each other.
Mao was filled with depression and grievance: "No, can I blame them for thinking wrongly? My parents-in-law and my brother-in-law all looked unhappy. Who could have guessed that my brother-in-law had passed the exam?"
but--
Then I thought, my brother-in-law passed the exam and became a Tongsheng, so I would be his sister-in-law! What a face! I could brag about it when I go back to my parents' home.
Mao suddenly became happy again.
"Dad, Mom, this is a big happy event. Shouldn't we set up a few tables and invite relatives and friends to celebrate?"
She couldn't wait to show off to her family, relatives and friends.
Zhang's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes—"
"To what team?" Uncle Liang's face darkened. He glared at Zhang and said to Mao, "Don't mention this matter anymore. Don't brag about it outside. Do you understand? If I find out you're so frivolous and unstable, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Being completely suppressed by Liang Mingxuan, what is there to celebrate?
If we really hold a banquet to celebrate, Liang Mingxuan will steal all the limelight, so it’s better not to hold the banquet.
He can't afford to lose face.
Especially when he thought about how his stupid wife had been yelling all over the village saying Mingxuan had stopped studying and didn't even go to school, Uncle Liang felt even more embarrassed.
She can do so well in the exams without going to school, and she is even younger than my own son. It's really unfair.
Zhang and Mao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, didn't think too much about it and were stunned for a moment.
Zhang: "But his father, this is a great joyous occasion——"
"Alright! Keep a low profile! This is just the beginning. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Why ask so many questions? As long as Mingxiang is successful, what does it matter whether this banquet is held or not? There will be plenty of opportunities to do it in the future."
Uncle Liang did not question it, but he did not explain either.
The main thing was that he couldn't open his mouth to explain. Wouldn't explaining only boost others' prestige and undermine his own? He was also very embarrassed.
Fortunately, as the head of the family, his authority was still quite strong, and Zhang and Mao dared not disobey.
Hearing him say "later", Zhang was delighted again and said proudly, "Yes, yes, our Mingxiang is very smart. He will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, a juren, or a champion. We can hold a banquet later. Then, who can compete with us?"
Mao also suddenly realized and was filled with awe: He is worthy of being my father-in-law, he always thinks about the long term!
Although I can't show off right now, I'll be more respectable in the future, which is also good.
Zhang said cautiously, "Then we have to make something delicious tonight."
Uncle Liang snorted coldly, "Do you even need to ask me this? Don't you know how hard Mingxiang works? Go kill the chicken!"
“Hey hey!”
It was really frustrating. They had been wandering around the county town for a long time without even thinking of buying some meat. Now there was no meat at home.
Uncle Liang was upset and forced himself to suppress the thought that it was an unlucky omen. He turned around and walked out towards Xu Zhichun's house.
Xu Zhichun had originally planned to kill a big fat duck tonight, but he didn't expect the villagers to be so enthusiastic. After they left to congratulate him, it was already late and it was too late to kill the big fat duck.
"We bought spare ribs and pork belly today. How about we make sweet and sour spare ribs and pork belly slices fried with green peppers tonight? We'll kill the duck tomorrow. Well, in a few days, we'll invite the village head, your sister-in-law Xiaoyan, and Aunt Zhu'er to dinner."
"Well, I'll listen to my sister-in-law."
The ribs were stewed in the pot for a while, Xu Zhichun prepared to cut the pork belly into thin slices, and Liang Mingxuan helped wash the green peppers, garlic sprouts, and lettuce. The uncle and sister-in-law had a clear division of labor.
I had just stewed the ribs when Uncle Liang came unexpectedly.
"Great uncle."
"Great uncle."
The two of them greeted each other politely, but they were definitely not enthusiastic. After all, Uncle Liang was not enthusiastic towards them either. For example, at this moment, he had a sullen face when he stepped into the door.
Xu Zhichun was in a good mood today and didn't bother to argue with him.
It would be better not to affect your children’s good mood.
Xu Zhichun smiled: "Uncle, what's the matter?"
(End of this chapter)
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