Parents are busy farming

Ye Zifen said softly: "Yes, I know. I will keep this in mind."

Just as the two fell into silence, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

Ye Zifen stood up after hearing the sound and walked towards the door to investigate.

Before reaching the door, the curtain has already been lifted.

What caught his eye was Wang Chuanren and a figure following him.

No need to think too much, this person must be Zhang Chengye.

"Fifth Aunt, it's really you! You're finally back. It's been more than half a year since I last said goodbye to you."

Seeing Zhang Chengye trying to pounce on him like a bird flying into the forest, Wang Chuanren coughed lightly, and Zhang Chengye immediately stood up obediently.

Wang Chuanren said in a deep voice: "Have I ever warned you? Now that you have devoted yourself to the world of books, your speech and behavior must conform to the style of a scholar. How can you be so careless and noisy?"

Zhang Chengye nodded and said nothing, but secretly glanced sideways at Ye Zifen, and smiled impartially at Ye Zifen.

In an instant, Zhang Chengye's face turned pink and he was unbearably shy.

Ye Zifen stared at the increasingly lively and cheerful Zhang Chengye in front of her, and thought to herself: The decision to let this son live with the third sister is indeed a wise decision.

From these words and deeds, it is not difficult to find that the relationship between the third sister and the third cousin is quite deep and harmonious.

As a result, Ye Zifen put Zhang Chengye aside for the time being, turned to give Wang Chuanren a gift, and greeted with a smile: "Cousin!"

Zhi Fei, who was standing behind Zhi Fen, reminded him softly: "Now we should no longer call him 'cousin', we should call him 'brother-in-law'."

However, Ye Zifen did not change his words obediently. Instead, he defended with a smile: "It's been called that all the time. It's really awkward to change it all of a sudden."

In this regard, Wang Chuanren also said that there was no problem and said generously: "No matter what you call her, after all, our brothers in the Wang family have already regarded this little girl as their own sister and love her very much."

In fact, Ye Zifei was well aware of the situation between their siblings, among whom Ye Zifen was the closest to her uncle's family.

She never felt jealous at all. Just as Wang Chuanren said, everyone doted on this little sister.

Zi Zifen may not feel much warmth at home, but she can find that comfort in her uncle's home, which can be regarded as a different kind of compensation.

In terms of intelligence alone, Ye Yefei may be slightly inferior among her siblings; but when it comes to open-mindedness, she is definitely among the best, if not second to none.

At this moment, Zhang Chengye came to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream. He quickly adjusted his posture and respectfully performed a standard etiquette to Ye Zifen like those children from aristocratic families.

Ye Zifen raised his hand slightly to signal, then followed Wang Chuanren and his wife back to their seats, and asked Zhang Chengye to sit next to him.

After Zhang Chengye sat firmly, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and he asked softly: "Fifth Aunt, are you here alone?"

Ye Zifen understood and knew what he really wanted to ask, so she responded calmly: "That's not the case. Your sixth aunt, seventh aunt and uncle are all here together. It's just that they are out shopping at the moment. I guess they will come later." I’ll be back soon.”

Sure enough, when Zhang Chengye heard that Ye Chengsi was also here, his originally untroubled face instantly burst into ecstasy, as if he wanted to rush out and find him immediately.

However, due to the presence of Wang Chuanren, he still did not dare to act rashly and could only suppress his inner impulse.

At this moment, he felt as if there were countless sharp thorns growing on his chair, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles and unable to stay steady.

Wang Chuanren and Ye Zifen turned a blind eye to this, pretending not to notice anything strange about Zhang Chengye.

On the other hand, Ye Zifei felt pity, but considering the attitude of the other two, she couldn't say much.

What Wang Chuanren had in mind was more direct - let this brat take this opportunity to hone his endurance!

He looked at the graceful Ye Zifen in front of him and asked softly: "When did you come back?"

Ye Zifen smiled slightly and replied: "I just came back yesterday. I was afraid that you might miss me, so I rushed here today."

Ye Zifei on the side looked happy when she heard this and scolded with a smile: "I guess you have a conscience, girl."

Ye Zifen turned to look at Wang Chuanren and asked with concern: "What are your cousins' plans?"

Wang Chuanren thought for a while and then replied: "My uncle has decided to participate in this autumn, but unfortunately, the luck is not good, the lottery is slightly unfavorable... so the results are not good, and I want to try again next year. "

Hearing this, Ye Zifen frowned slightly and asked, "Next year?"

Wang Chuanren nodded and responded, "That's true. It is said that the imperial court intends to open more Enke in the next spring."

Zi Zifen had not heard of this news before, and was quite surprised at first, "If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that my second cousin missed this opportunity?"

There is a sense of regret in the words.

She knew that Wang Chuanshan was very knowledgeable and talented, so it was a pity that she could not catch up with Enke this time.

Wang Chuanren also deeply agreed, nodded his head lightly, and said slowly: "Second brother wrote a book and mentioned this matter, which may be seen as a blessing in disguise. The current situation is clear, and everyone is well aware of it. If the situation is slightly better, the second brother I may hope to stay in the Hanlin Academy, but most of my generation will serve as local officials."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen suddenly interjected and asked: "Did my eldest cousin fail the exam on purpose?"

Wang Chuanren shook his head quickly and said: "Of course not. In my opinion, the eldest cousin should not have such complicated thoughts. It is probably just bad luck."

After hearing this, Ye Zifen nodded in agreement, and then sighed: "Well, the most difficult thing to predict in this world is luck. All we can do is to be down-to-earth and build a solid foundation."

Wang Chuanren took it seriously and echoed, "That's not true!"

Immediately afterwards, Ye Zifen asked curiously: "Does the third cousin plan to take the national education examination with the second cousin next time?"

Wang Chuanren scratched his head and replied: "I do have this idea, but I also know in my heart that I will probably fail the exam. Master once said that with my current level, I still need more precipitation and accumulation. Today I am …”

At this point, he shook his head helplessly.

Seeing this, Ye Zifen smiled slightly and comforted: "Anyway, third cousin has no ambition to be an official. Accumulating more knowledge and experience now will be beneficial in the future. I should cultivate my character."

When Wang Chuanren heard this, he also showed a relieved smile and responded: "Hey, actually I think so too."

At this time, Ye Zifei on the side intervened: "You don't know something. When the third cousin's husband learned that he had no intention of pursuing an official career, the look of regret on his face was really impressive."