But it was too late.
Yang Juan took the golden egg back.
Yang Cui watched her leave with the child, shaking her head and sighing helplessly. She could only hope that the child would improve so that she could take the child with her on her path to wealth.
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Nanshan Academy.
Because of his relationship with Lin Shih-kang, Lin Ming-fu also became a celebrity at Nanshan Academy. In addition, his grades were quite good, so he was very popular at Nanshan Academy in the past few months.
"Lin Mingfu, I heard that your cousin, who was a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, is an ungrateful wretch who abandoned his wife and children?"
"I heard that the money he used to take the imperial examinations was borrowed by his wife from her family. Now that he's successful, he's abandoned her and driven her to commit suicide by jumping into the river."
"Such a fine third-place scholar, actually wants to marry into a family, tsk tsk... To climb the social ladder, he doesn't even care about his reputation anymore, Lin Mingfu, you wouldn't do the same, would you?"
Several students from the academy gathered around Lin Mingfu and asked him with ill intent.
Lin Mingfu's face turned bright red: "Don't talk nonsense. How could my seventh brother, a dignified third-place scholar, possibly marry into another family?"
"The fact remains that he abandoned his wife and children."
"I heard that it wasn't just about abandoning wives and children. Lin Tanhua's mother and her clan forced people to move. When they saw that people were getting rich, they would go to their homes to smash and rob them. They acted extremely arrogantly and viciously, leaving no way for people to live."
"I heard that Madam Yang is an extremely loyal and affectionate person. Even after being kicked out of her home, she still took care of Lin Tanhua's two children."
"That woman is truly kind and righteous. Those two children aren't even her own; they were born to her deceased sister. So, they're just her nieces."
"It's such a pity that such a good woman has such a bad life, meeting such a scumbag."
"Just because he's a mere third-place scholar, his clansmen have become so arrogant and lawless, bullying orphans and widows. Such people are a disgrace to us scholars!"
"It's hard to imagine how a woman can live after being abandoned and persecuted by her husband's family."
"I heard that she made a lot of money by developing several delicious dishes, so after being abandoned by Lin Tanhua, she lived a relatively smooth life. However, because of this, Lin Tanhua's mother and clansmen were envious. Even though they had divorced, they did not let her go. I heard that they even threatened her with her life."
"What kind of delicious food is it that's so bad it's practically a matter of life and death?"
"It's the perilla peach ginger and perilla plum dried fruit sold at the Star Gazing Tower."
"I heard it tastes good."
"I'll try it another day..."
Lim Ming Hock was so ashamed he wanted to disappear, but he couldn't refute it.
Lin Mingfu packed up his books and quickly left the crowd, but no matter where he went, he could hear the gossip. His former classmates, who used to be on good terms with him, now avoided him and regarded him as a monster.
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