"We deliver every day."
Gu Yuzhi... every day?
"What? Didn't I say I'd show more concern? Didn't you send anything?"
Zhou Shun looked at him as if to say, "Are you really that stingy?"
"What do you send as gifts?" Gu Yuzhi asked, still unwilling to give up.
“They’re all little trinkets: kites, crabs, baby crocodiles, crickets…” Zhou Shun rattled off more than a dozen in one breath, then smiled broadly at the end, “Sister Ajiao said she really likes those crickets.”
"Oh right, I saw Sister Gillian watching cockfighting last time. What do you think about me giving her a pair?"
Gu Yuzhi... I think you look like a fighting rooster.
"not good."
"Not good? Never mind then, I'll send some more snacks. Hawthorn cake is in season right now. They've never been to the capital, so they might not know what it is." Zhou Shun was still thinking about what to send tomorrow, while Gu Yuzhi wished he could smash Zhou Shun's head open to see what was inside.
He's usually so clever, but now he's acting like a fool, offering unsolicited favors. What can he say?
Huo Huaixi...he...
"Let's not send it."
Zhou Shun frowned, completely agreeing, "You're right, we need to avoid suspicion; reputation is important."
"I delivered it secretly!"
Gu Yuzhi...
Get out of here!
Zhou Shun, clutching his things, was overjoyed; let him roll away...
He's just jealous!
While eating the hawthorn cake that Zhou Shun had brought, and the mushy cabbage soup that Lin Ruhai had made, Shen Ajiao gave a thumbs up.
"Shun's younger brother has excellent taste."
Lin Daiyu nodded, "Indeed, it's quite good."
"Madam, didn't Zhou Shun say last time that he liked the cushions you made?"
Shen Ajiao nodded, "Okay, give him two as a thank you gift."
"He said he likes pandas."
"Okay." Cute creatures love cute animals, and Shun-di is practically her dream little brother!
Lin Ruhai walked in and ate a piece of hawthorn cake. "Not bad."
"Zhou Shun is the grandson of Princess Pingyang?"
Shen Ajiao nodded, so he was proficient in all kinds of eating, drinking and having fun. As long as he recommended something, she and Lin Baobao would like it.
He's usually so adorable, a truly sunny and cheerful young man!
Hajime~
Shen Ajiao enthusiastically introduced Lin Ruhai to the fun and delicious things Zhou Shun had recently sent over, and Lin Daiyu nodded in agreement from the side.
Lin Ruhai looked at his wife, who was telling the story so vividly, and his daughter, who was listening attentively, and felt that something was amiss.
"How about it? We've been studying hard and being very honest in the capital."
Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, "That's perfect. Since we have nothing else to do, we won't do anything else today."
Shen Ajiao was secretly delighted. Great, no homework! So happy!
The next second, Lin Ruhai's smiling voice could be heard, "Let's test your studies."
...
Lin Ruhai! You're not human!!
[Isn't this like me taking the local exam and then suddenly having to switch to the national exam right before the test??]
[Goose, goose, goose, in the blink of an eye it's become the difficult road to Shu?!]
Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Daiyu and asked, "Didn't I tell you to study hard?"
Lin Daiyu shrugged, she didn't know.
Lin Ruhai sighed, first considering his wife's level of understanding, and then figuring out how to open the floodgates and how much water to release.
Shen Ajiao looked at the National College Entrance Examination Paper A in her hand, which was more difficult, more extensive, and thicker, and had no standard answers. She took a deep breath and thought, "Quick, get her a cup of tea from hundreds of years ago to calm her down."
Lin Daiyu gestured to Shen Ajiao not to think about anything else, as her father was watching from the side, and she could help with the lessons left by the tutor.
She can't help you at all today, madam.
At worst, after Father leaves, I'll arrange a 'banquet' for you.
"Hmm..." Lin Ruhai cleared his throat, and Lin Daiyu and Shen Ajiao reluctantly looked away.
Ha, men, you think you can stump me with this?
Let's see what's different about the questions this third-ranked scholar has come up with!
Upon opening it,
Question 1
Write large characters.
Writing?
That's it??
Shen Ajiao looked at Lin Daiyu with a questioning gaze. She swallowed hard as she watched Lin Daiyu begin to answer the questions seriously. She then looked at the next question: fill in the blanks.
Okay, next one.
Make a sentence.
Okay, let's look at the next one.
Match couplets.
...
That's it? That's it??
Is this really one of the top three questions in the country?
That's child's play!
For someone who has practiced calligraphy diligently, these questions are a piece of cake!
Gillian Chung easily completed all the questions. She's not bragging, but any child who's just started learning can do these!
After handing in her papers, Shen Ajiao secretly peeked at Lin Daiyu's papers: "Discuss the relationship between salt administration and floods" and "Discuss this year's weather and next year's grain yield, and how to adjust taxes."
What??
Pah!
Isn't this bullying?!
Lin Daiyu, of course, saw Shen Ajiao's exam paper, and she too was speechless.
The father has put his wife in the same position as a five-year-old child.
The lady is someone who has taken classes with the young master; isn't making it this simple an insult to her intelligence?
Did your wife just see her exam paper?
Father, may you have good fortune.
Sure enough, the next second, Shen Ajiao looked at Lin Ruhai with dark eyes, as if it were the night.
"You guys go ahead with your work, I'll be right back."
Lin Daiyu felt a bit cold inside and decided to go outside to warm up.
Lin Ruhai sensed something was amiss and frowned. Should he run too?
"Sir, where are you going?"
"Hehe, I suddenly remembered that this morning, there was an imperial decree summoning me to the palace."
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