They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 96 I Don't Want to Be With Them

Just then, Uncle Liang came over and met them halfway: "So? Did Mingxuan really win?"

Liang Mingxiang pursed his lips and remained silent, not even looking at him.

Zhang cursed and muttered, "That little brat must be—"

"Shut up! Are you trying to kill me? Huh? Are you trying to kill me?"

When Liang Mingxiang heard that his mother was about to say something taboo again, he sternly rebuked her.

"Shut up, we'll talk to you when we get back! No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"

Uncle Liang: What happened?

Liang Mingxiang was exhausted. He glanced at him impatiently and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Zhang moved her lips, clearly dissatisfied, but she was afraid of both her husband and son, so she dared not say anything.

Once Uncle Liang confirmed that Liang Mingxuan had indeed come in third place, his mood plummeted, and he became quite upset. "Alright, let's go back and talk about it later. Let's go, they're waiting."

Liang Mingxuan stopped in his tracks, his face long, and said, "I don't want to go back yet."

Zhang: "Oh? Are you going back to school? Or are you doing something else? Then tell them to wait a bit."

Zhang spoke as if it were perfectly reasonable, without feeling at all that it was inappropriate to ask Xu Zhichun and the others to accommodate her son.

Liang Mingxiang finally snapped, glaring at Zhang Shi and growling angrily in a low voice, "What are you making them wait for? Are you making them laugh at you? How can you be so stupid? Can't you even understand a word? I don't want to go back with them, I don't!"

Zhang panicked: "I—"

She looked to Uncle Liang for help.

Uncle Liang was also annoyed. He glared at Zhang Shi and said gently to his son, "Your mother is stupid. Why bother arguing with her? Just ignore her. If you don't want to go back with them, then we won't. There's no need to get involved with them. We'll go back on our own."

Zhang hurriedly said, "But...but if we don't go back with them, won't we have to...walk?"

Walking would be a long and tiring journey, certainly not as comfortable as riding in an oxcart.

Liang Mingxiang pretended not to hear and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.

Uncle Liang was speechless: "Can't we just rent an oxcart ourselves? Can't we find one in the city? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

Zhang opened her mouth, but dared not utter another word. She could only hang her head and follow behind the father and son, muttering to herself: "Renting a car costs money, doesn't it? She's just being stingy, isn't she doing this for the good of the family? Besides, why not take advantage of a good deal?"
This family of three is really something. They didn't plan to go back with Xu Zhichun and the others, and they left without even saying goodbye.

Xu Zhichun waited in the distance, but when she looked up, the person was gone.

They returned to the oxcart and waited for a while longer, figuring they weren't coming, before finally setting off.

Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't help but complain: "Even if we're not going to travel together anymore, we should at least say so, right? They've gone too far. They just left like that. I'm never giving them a ride again."

Liang Mingliang was also very angry: "You're absolutely right!"

Xu Zhichun could only offer a few words of advice. She could still understand that her uncle and aunt's family were angry and embarrassed because they couldn't pass the exam with Mingxuan.

With Liang Mingxiang's arrogance, it doesn't matter what rank he gets; what matters is that he has to be ahead of Mingxuan, and ideally, he should pass while Mingxuan fails.

He fell so far behind Mingxuan, how could he accept that?

He was filled with resentment and shame, and was just deliberately trying to disgust people.

Xu Zhichun didn't want to gossip behind people's backs, especially not based on his own speculation.

She knew perfectly well, and so did Liang Mingxuan. The two exchanged a glance and understood.

Afraid of spoiling her child's mood, Xu Zhichun smiled gently and said, "Let's go home and celebrate properly. Today is a wonderful day!"

"Ok!"

Zeng Xiaoyan said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Zhichun, this is such a joyous occasion, you have to treat us to a meal to celebrate together!"

Xu Zhichun laughed: "Of course! I'll make the arrangements and I'll definitely invite you."

Xu Zhichun and the others did not expect that Liang Lizheng and many villagers who were idle at home and did not go out to work were squatting at the entrance of the village. When they saw the oxcart, they all got up and waved to them.

The voices of the villagers could be heard from afar.

"Here you are, here you are, you're back!" "You're back, you're back!"

"Little prodigy! Did you pass the exam, little prodigy?"

"Did I win? Did I win?!"

Some impatient people even ran towards us, which caused many others to follow suit.

One person's achievement in the imperial examinations brings glory to the entire village.

There haven't been any interesting stories in the village for a long time, who wouldn't want to hear something?
"How was it? How was it?"

"Yes, yes, tell us about it!"

"Xu Zhichun and the others were filled with excitement and their faces were full of smiles. Liang Mingxuan's eyes were also shining with laughter."

Xu Zhichun: "Village head, Mingxuan passed the exam! Mingxuan is now a student of the lowest rank!"

Zeng Xiaoyan: "Dad, you don't know, Mingxuan did it! He got third place, third place!"

Liang Mingliang: "Yes, yes, yes!"

Liang Lizheng was overjoyed: "Really?"

"Yes, it's clearly written on the official list!"

"Hahaha! Great! Excellent!"

The villagers were shocked and in uproar.

"You really passed the exam? Congratulations!"

"Mingxuan has been smart since he was little, I knew it!"

"congratulations!"

"Our village has a student who has passed the imperial examination! Mingxuan, keep up the good work and try to pass the county-level examination to become a scholar."

"Our village's little prodigy will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!"

"Yes, yes, maybe even better than the scholar."

"That's right, haha!"

More and more villagers gathered, praising the event and beaming with joy.

There was a scholar in the village, and the farther this scholar went, the more beneficial it was to the village.

This is the network of connections between the villagers and the government.

Who can guarantee that their family won't run into trouble in the future? If something does happen, at least there's someone you can talk to, right?
Even if there were some conflicts or disagreements with people from other villages, having a scholar standing behind them gave them more confidence.

Therefore, although some people felt a little envious and jealous, they were ultimately happy.

At least it shows that the village has good feng shui, which is an advantage when the younger generation in the family is looking for a spouse.

Everyone crowded around them as they entered the village, and the whole village was bustling with excitement.

The gates to Xu Zhichun's house and courtyard were wide open, and people came to offer their congratulations, almost breaking down the threshold. It was quite lively. Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er helped to greet them while Xu Zhichun went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea.

The commotion lasted until dusk before the visiting villagers finally went home.

Liang Lizheng's excitement only gradually subsided after he got home. He then hurriedly asked Zeng Xiaoyan and Liang Mingliang, "By the way, where's Mingxiang? Did Mingxiang pass? Why didn't they come back with you?"

The young couple both grimaced when this was mentioned.

Zeng Xiaoyan: "They passed, but they didn't do as well as Mingxuan on the exam. They went off to explore on their own and didn't come back with us."

Liang Mingliang: "That's right. They didn't even tell us they weren't coming back with us, making us wait for ages for nothing. It's really unfair of them."

I'm sobbing and begging for monthly votes, waaaaah!

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