The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 135: Burst You (11)_1

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Burst You (11)_1

Pei Qin chuckled disdainfully, looking at him with a mocking glint in her cold eyes, "Where does this confidence come from, acting so certain like you’re the master? I’ve never thought of teaching you anything!"

Pei Houli’s face stiffened, "Da Ya..."

"The father of a future Scholar, his signed thumbprint isn’t just hot air, is it? All of this, just for a Silver Coin, you want to meddle in my family’s affairs so badly?" Pei Qin sneered, "Besides, when asking for a favor, one should at least have the decency to appear humble. What is this entitled attitude supposed to show me?"

Pei Houli’s face turned from green to purple, then from purple to black.

Meanwhile, Old Pei also came outside.

As Pei Qin walked away, she cursed under her breath, "Nothing irks me more than someone asking for help with a commanding attitude, really thinking too highly of themselves!"

Lady Fang felt uneasy. Even if they couldn’t count on the main house in the future, if they offended them, their days would be miserable once Dalang passed the exams!

Si Ya mumbled and grumbled about Pei Wenli taking revenge on them after he passed his exams.

Pei Qin sneered coldly, exposing a sharp tooth, "People like Pei Wenli will never pass the exams!"

"But the teacher praises his learning every day, how could he not pass! And what if he does?" Si Ya retorted dissatisfied.

"You think official titles are so easy to achieve, that anyone who tries for them comes back successful? If that were the case, Scholars would be a dime a dozen!" Pei Qin glanced at her disdainfully.

In the entire Yuanyang County, not a single Scholar had emerged in two years.

Si Ya pouted, unconvinced, believing that if her brother passed the exams, he would certainly make them suffer.

Yet Pei Qin was not the least bit worried. Pei Wenli was already eighteen. Despite the teacher’s daily praises, if the teacher truly thought he had a shot at passing the exams, he would have urged him to participate last year!

And she wasn’t wrong; the teacher in the town school only had the title of Scholar to his name. Pei Wenli thought his learning was already good, but the teacher didn’t encourage him to try for the exams, instead telling him to study more, to study more. He wanted to enter the county school, but without a title, one needed someone’s recommendation, along with Silver Coins to cover the monthly expenses.

With the end of the month approaching, Pei Wenli couldn’t help himself. He discussed it with his wife, Mrs. Kong, and they decided to buy two boxes of orange cake to bring back to the village after selling two pounds of meat.

Mrs. Kong was a lady from the town, beautiful and gentle, literate, and from a good family. Marrying such a daughter-in-law had once filled Lady Chen with pride. However, she didn’t expect that after Mrs. Kong married Pei Wenli two years ago, she barely stayed at home before moving to an empty house near the school, belonging to her own family. She claimed it was to take care of Pei Wenli, so that without household disturbances and the closeness to the school, he could concentrate on his studies.

Lady Chen hadn’t been able to act as a mother-in-law for long and hadn’t enjoyed the attentiveness of her daughter-in-law. Despite this, she couldn’t find any fault with her, struggling to assert her authority as a mother-in-law and unable to genuinely like her daughter-in-law.

Seeing Mrs. Kong and Pei Wenli returning, even though it wasn’t the holiday season yet, Lady Chen’s eyes flickered, her face filled with a welcoming smile as they were invited into the house.

Lady Zhu, on the other hand, liked this granddaughter-in-law, who was like a young mistress and never spoke loudly.

Seeing the meat they brought, Pei Wenbo immediately cheered up and started to unwrap the orange cake.

Mrs. Kong only glanced at it and sat elegantly next to Pei Wenli, with a slight smile on her lips.

Lady Zhu fetched some eggs and cut up the meat, putting together four dishes, "I had no idea you were coming; we didn’t prepare steamed white buns. You’ll just have to make do with this meal!"

"We usually eat mixed grain anyway; we’re too frugal to have white flour all the time." Mrs. Kong took a bite and praised the buns steamed by Lady Zhu, claiming she had tried many times but couldn’t reproduce the taste. She also complimented her mother-in-law, Lady Chen, on the deliciously cooked dishes, saying she hadn’t had them in a long time and missed them dearly.

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