Chen Zhancai's face was grim; to ask him to chop wood in the fields was simply an insult to his scholarly conduct.
"Father, Mother, your son studies day and night to bring honor to our Chen family. If you don't let your son study for the imperial examinations, your son would rather starve to death."
Liu Fengjiao fanned the flames, "Mother, Zhancai's studies are no better than my eldest brother's. My second brother does easy manual labor. If we don't let him participate in the imperial examinations, wouldn't that be killing him?"
Old Chen was somewhat moved. This year had indeed been tough, and if his third son could take a year off to pursue his studies, it would ease the family's financial burden.
There's no way they would sell their eldest granddaughter or send their son to the palace to become a eunuch, making the Chen family a laughingstock in the village.
He hesitated, then looked at Old Lady Chen for advice, "Old woman, what do you think we should do?"
Old Mrs. Chen doted on her third son. Seeing him suffer injustice, she felt as if her heart was being ripped out, and her face darkened.
"What should we do? The third brother has studied hard for so many years, of course he can't waste his studies, he must participate in the imperial examination."
Chen Zhancai then smiled and said, "Mother, don't worry, your son will definitely pass the imperial examination this year and bring honor to our family."
"Good, good son, Mother believes you." After saying this, Old Mrs. Chen looked at her eldest son, Chen Zhanshan, and her gratified smile instantly vanished. "Eldest son, since you are unwilling to support your third brother's education anymore, and you don't accept my suggestion to marry off Qing'er, then get out of this house."
I'll pretend I never had a son like you. If my third son becomes successful, don't even think about coming back to benefit from his success.
Chen Qingqing smiled. "That's great!" she thought. She was just worried about how to persuade her parents to divide the family property, and Old Mrs. Chen had paved the way for her. It was exactly what she wanted.
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