Upon hearing this news, Chen Zhancai was overjoyed.
After decades of diligent study, today I finally achieve success and will enjoy wealth and honor from now on.
This time, he'll show those who once looked down on him that he, Chen Zhancai, is not a useless piece of trash.
They used to ignore us, but now they can't even reach us!
Especially that brat Chen Qingqing, after severing ties with him, she didn't take him seriously at all, and even humiliated him with a set of writing implements after he passed the imperial examination.
Now that you've achieved success and fame, it's time to deal with her...
While he was still in a daze, a big red flower was already pinned to his chest.
He mounted his tall horse and galloped through the streets amidst the envious gazes of the crowd.
Just as Chen Zhancai was feeling smug, he suddenly felt a foul odor. Looking around, he saw a horse's rear end farting right in his face.
He flew into a rage and lashed out at the horse's rump...
At this moment, Ruhua, lying next to Chen Zhancai, thought he had become interested again, otherwise why would he be touching and nibbling at her?
She immediately prepared herself, stripping herself naked, waiting for him to reach the pinnacle of bliss together.
But she waited and waited, and Chen Zhancai didn't move, so she opened her eyes.
Then Chen Zhancai grinned, drooling as he laughed.
She was furious, her heart itching with desire, while he was lost in his daydreams. She raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
Chen Zhancai was lost in a dream when he heard a 'smack' sound, followed by a burning pain on his face.
He suddenly opened his eyes and found Ru Hua staring at him with a shy expression.
"If you're going to do it, then do it quickly. You're just nibbling away, making people itch with desire. Why don't you just stop?"
Chen Zhancai looked at the fat face in front of him and felt a surge of anger. "What are you doing, you lazy woman? Get up now and stop disturbing my dream."
"Why are you drooling all over my face if I'm not going to do it? Are you crazy?" Although Ru Hua was unwilling, she couldn't force her, so she sat up and put on her clothes reluctantly.
Chen Zhancai ignored her, feeling furious. He had finally managed to have a beautiful dream, only to be slapped awake by this silly woman. If he had known this would happen, why would he have bothered strolling through the streets? Wouldn't it have been wonderful to chat with those beautiful women?
He was filled with remorse, wishing he could slap himself twice, straighten his posture, and continue dreaming.
After getting dressed, Ru Hua whispered, "Husband, don't sleep anymore. Get up when you wake up!"
"Don't bother me, let me sleep a little longer." Chen Zhancai tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and was so anxious that he kept hitting his head.
Seeing this, Ru Hua was puzzled and looked surprised. "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong? I was having a wonderful dream, and you slapped me awake."
"What sweet dream?" Ru Hua raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Husband, did you dream that I gave birth to a big, fat son for you?"
“No, that’s not it.” Chen Zhancai sighed and casually said, “I dreamt I went to Ningjing to participate in a scientific expedition, and there were many…”
He paused for a moment, deciding to skip over this steamy part, since women are all prone to jealousy.
"I dreamt that I was riding a tall horse, wearing a big red flower, and parading through the streets!"
Ru Hua's eyes lit up. "Oh my silly husband, this dream is an auspicious sign! Why aren't you happy?"
"Ru Hua, what do you mean by that?"
"You, you've become such a bookworm from studying so much! You don't even understand this. Let me interpret your dream for you. You're riding a tall horse, which means you'll be the first to succeed and achieve great success. It means you'll pass the imperial examination with flying colors!"
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right." Chen Zhancai nodded repeatedly at Ruhua's words, then smacked his head. "How could I not have thought of that? This is truly an auspicious sign! Where's Mother?"
"Mom went out for a walk early this morning."
"Quickly, quickly tell Dad to call Mom back, so I can let her be happy too."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Ru Hua hurriedly got up and asked Old Man Chen to go to the village to find Old Woman Chen.
When Old Mrs. Chen heard that her son was looking for her, she rushed back like a whirlwind. Seeing Chen Zhancai's beaming face, she quickly asked,
"Oh my good son, why are you so happy so early in the morning? Something good must have happened!"
"Mother, you guessed right. I have some great news to tell you." After saying that, Chen Zhancai recounted the wonderful dream he had just had, but not the whole story.
Grandma Chen jumped up and clapped her hands, exclaiming, "May the Bodhisattva protect us! May the Bodhisattva protect us! This is a good omen, it means our family will rise to great heights!"
"Mother, that's what I was thinking too, which is why I rushed to bring you back to make you happy."
Ru Hua quickly chimed in, "Mother, 'Heaven will surely grant a blessing when it wants to help someone.' Zhan Cai's dream is very auspicious. He will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar this time."
"Yes, yes, this is wonderful news! Our family must celebrate properly today." Old Mrs. Chen beamed. "Ruhua, make two extra bowls of rice for lunch, and a plate of scrambled eggs with scallions."
"Okay, Mother, I've got it." Ru Hua replied.
Old Man Chen thought Old Woman Chen was making a mountain out of a molehill, and couldn't help but casually say, "Alright, old woman, the rice is almost gone, let's eat it sparingly!"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen glared at him irritably, "How do you expect me to save money? Tie my neck up?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that we've been eating refined grains all these days, and we don't have much left. Shouldn't we mix in some coarse grains?"
"Are you stupid? Didn't you hear what Zhan Cai just said? He had a good dream, which is a very auspicious sign. We should celebrate."
"It's just a dream. To actually believe that stuff is just plain stupid." Old Chen knew that whatever he said was nonsense, but he still couldn't help but mutter it under his breath.
Old Mrs. Chen, whose hearing was always excellent, immediately became furious.
"You know nothing! What do you mean by 'just a dream'? Haven't you heard the saying, 'When a person is lucky, they will have a strange dream'? You dim-witted fool, have you forgotten how the third child got pregnant?"
After being reminded like this, Old Man Chen suddenly remembered.
I remember that night, my wife was sleeping soundly when, for some reason, she suddenly sat up abruptly.
A flurry of light punches landed on his chest, instantly waking him up.
Upon asking, I learned that the old woman had dreamt of a man dressed as a scholar who, without warning, snuggled into her arms.
She struggled frantically, kicking and paddling, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free from the man's grasp.
Even more horrifying, the man then shoved his head into her stomach.
Her mother was so startled that she woke up with a scream and refused to go back to sleep, insisting that she keep her company and chat with her.
What could they possibly talk about in the middle of the night? They started coming up with all sorts of interesting stories.
Unexpectedly, that one crazy time resulted in pregnancy.
Looking back now, that dream really was just like that.
That's why the third brother is a scholar now!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grin. "Old woman, if you hadn't mentioned that, I would have forgotten about it. Now that I think about it, it's so good to be young!"
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