jdhmnovel Chapter 325: The Scholar Who Married into the Imperial Examination (3)
Chapter 325: The Scholar Who Married into the Imperial Examination (3)
Moyang Academy.
It was noon and the students had just finished class and were preparing to have lunch.
Moyang Academy is the largest academy in Linyang Prefecture, housing almost all the best students in the entire Linyang Prefecture.
The president of Moyang Academy was Zhang Jing, a former third-rank official. After retiring, he returned to his hometown and founded Moyang Academy.
The protagonist was able to have a smooth journey on the scientific expedition thanks to his father-in-law Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jing had a number of disciples, all of whom were promising and spread throughout the court.
Because of Zhang Jing's reputation, countless people came to study under him.
Zhang Jing was a man of good character, both virtuous and talented. He accepted students without asking about their family background, only their academic achievements.
It was because of this that Shi Ziwei and Jiang Zui were able to enter Moyang Academy, and because of their talents, they attracted the attention of Zhang Jing.
"Brother Shi, my brother-in-law is here to bring you food again." The man had a teasing smile on his face and joked to Shi Ziwei, "You see, comparing yourself to others is really frustrating.
My wife never knows to bring me food.
But my sister-in-law, worried that you didn't have enough to eat in the academy, came to bring you meals all day long, even in the wind and rain.
You two are really the envy of others!"
Shi Ziwei followed the man's gaze and saw his husband, dressed in white, with a pretty face, holding a basket in his hands, walking towards him.
For a moment, Shi Ziwei's heart was filled with joy, and with love in his eyes, he said reservedly: "Brother Liu, doesn't my sister-in-law also send you snacks from time to time?"
Seeing Zhang Shili approaching, the man hurriedly said, "Brother Shi, I'm going to the cafeteria first, otherwise the food will be gone in a while."
After saying that, the man turned and left.
There is a cafeteria in Moyang Academy, which is specially for students to eat. The cafeteria is divided into several grades. The upper-grade cafeteria is for wealthy scholars, and the lower-grade cafeteria is for poor students to eat. One third of the meals there are subsidized by the college.
Before getting married, Shi Ziwei always ate in the lower-class cafeteria.
Since getting married, Zhang Shili took on this job and delivered meals to Shi Ziwei every day.
If the original owner was a son-in-law in name, then Shi Ziwei was a son-in-law in secret.
Shi Ziwei and the original owner were from the same village. Their homes were very far from Moyang Academy, so they lived in the academy.
You can stay in the dormitory by paying some accommodation fees per month.
However, the original owner was forced to leave Moyang Academy because of his father's death.
Zhang Jing had promised the original owner that once the mourning period was over, the original owner could return to Moyang Academy.
After getting married, Shi Ziwei moved into the Zhang family's villa.
Logically speaking, after getting married, Shi Ziwei would not be able to live in the school dormitory, but it would not be easy for him to buy a house in Linyang Prefecture.
He has no money.
Fortunately, Zhang Jing gave a villa as a dowry to Zhang Shili.
So, Shi Ziwei and Zhang Shili moved into the villa.
Shi Ziwei originally wanted to bring his mother to Linyang Prefecture, but Zhang Shili didn't want others to disturb their lives.
So I went to visit the village once a month.
Shi Ziwei was just like the original owner, helping people copy books and write letters to earn some money.
After getting married, she stopped doing these chores and buried herself in studying all day long. All the housework was left to Zhang Shili, and therefore, all the expenses were paid with Zhang Shili's dowry.
"Husband, how are you today? Are you tired?" Zhang Shili greeted gently.
Shi Ziwei shook his head and replied with a smile: "Nothing, just reading, it's not as good as my husband taking care of things at home."
Hearing this, Zhang Shili lowered his head in shame.
Seeing that her husband was shy, Shi Ziwei's eyes flashed with pride, and she said, "Husband, let's go."
"Ah."
After saying that, Shi Ziwei and Zhang Shili walked side by side towards the middle cafeteria.
It is called a cafeteria, but in fact it is a cafeteria for students who bring their own meals.
On the other side, Jiang Zui had just prepared his meal and was sitting on a chair eating when suddenly a beautiful figure sat down next to him.
Jiang Zui looked up subconsciously and happened to meet Hang Huaijing's eyes.
Suddenly, Jiang Zui was stunned, then quickly recovered, with a puzzled look on his face. He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Hang Huaijing spoke first:
"Moyang Academy is so big. I looked around and asked many people before I found you. My legs are numb."
The tone of the last sentence was quite sweet, and coupled with Hang Huaijing's pretty appearance, Jiang Zui actually felt that the other party was acting coquettishly towards him.
Moyang Academy allows outsiders to visit students. After Hang Huaijing investigated Jiang Zui's situation, he learned that Jiang Zui was studying at Moyang Academy and couldn't wait to meet Jiang Zui.
But his parents didn't let him come, so he came out secretly without telling his father and mother.
When I first arrived at the academy, I was stopped by the servant guarding the academy and was not allowed to enter until I registered.
After entering the academy, who could have imagined that the academy was so big, and he didn't know which class Jiang Zui was in. After walking through the hall, turning many turns, and taking several wrong turns, he finally learned Jiang Zui's whereabouts from Jiang Zui's classmate.
"You...you're looking for me?" Jiang Zui asked hesitantly with confusion on his face.
Hang Huai Jing nodded and replied, "Yes, I'll find you."
After that, he said to the waiter standing behind him: "Yuan Le."
After receiving the eye signal from his master, Yuan Le quickly placed the food in the basket and then retreated.
Jiang Zui looked at the sumptuous meal in front of him and said in confusion: "This..."
"For you." Hang Huaijing said lightly.
"Give it to me?!" Jiang Zui said in surprise, "Mr. Hang, you and I have never met before. We only met briefly. You...I...what do you want to do?"
Hang Huaijing held his face with both hands, with joy in his eyes, and said: "Jiang Zui, I like you and I want to marry you. Do you agree?"
"You...Mr. Hang, you are a brother, please be careful!" Jiang Zui looked around nervously.
"Just tell me, do you want to or not?"
"You...I...marry me?" Jiang Zui said in disbelief: "I...I won't..."
When Hang Huaijing heard Jiang Zui shout "no", he interrupted immediately and said, "If you don't want to marry into my family, I can marry you."
After a pause, he said with a somewhat disappointed tone: "Jiang Zui, I really like you. As long as you are willing to marry me, you can make any request."
Hearing this, Jiang Zui did not answer for a moment.
He secretly complained in his heart: I just said that the wife in this small world took the initiative, but he didn't expect that she was too proactive.
Fortunately it was him. If it was someone else, Hang Huaijing would have been completely deceived long ago.
My dear husband...you are a little bit in love!
Seeing that Jiang Zui didn't say anything, Hang Huaijing thought that the other party was unwilling to agree to his request. He lowered his head, with a sense of resentment lingering around him.
When Jiang Zui looked at Hang Huaijing's wet eyes, his heart softened and he explained, "Mr. Hang, thank you for liking me.
but...
Mr. Hang, what kind of person am I in your heart?
If I remember correctly, you and I have only met once. Finding a husband is a major event in life and cannot be done casually.
Although I don't know your identity, I think you must be a rich man, while I am a commoner who can't even support myself.
You and I have never been together, aren't you afraid that I will covet your family property? Or deceive you?"
Jiang Zui's words not only failed to dampen Hang Huaijing's enthusiasm, but instead made him excited. In Hang Huaijing's opinion, Jiang Zui must be a good person since he could say these things.
If Jiang Zui could hear Hang Huaijing's inner thoughts and knew that the other party had given him a good guy card, he would definitely make fun of himself.
He didn't want to be a good person in front of his husband.