The heroine eavesdropped on her heart, and my villain's character collapsed.

When a family of three arrived at the private school.

The sound of reading aloud was heard in the private school.

"The gentleman is like justice, the villain is like profit."

"When you see a virtuous person, you think about it; when you see a virtuous person, you reflect on yourself."

"No matter how much your parents give you advice, you will not obey your will, but you will respect it without disobeying it, and you will work hard without complaining."

"If you don't travel far away when your parents are here, you will have a good way to travel."

When hearing these readings, Father Lin and Mother Lin, who had never read a book, had a look of longing on their faces.

Thinking that their children would be able to read sage books, obtain fame, and maybe become officials, they felt that no matter how hard it was, it was worth it.

"Sir, um... I brought our Xuan'er here."

After carefully walking into the private school.

Father Lin, who looked honest and courteous, stood outside the door and greeted the teacher respectfully.

It was Tang Yu's incarnation as a teacher who nodded slightly, looked at Father Lin and smiled.

"Just leave it to me."

"Okay, okay, this kid has a rather lively temper, sir, teach him what he needs to do."

Father Lin put down the pig leg with a smile on his face, took out a large bunch of copper coins and handed them to Tang Yu as tuition.

After Tang Yu accepted it, he exchanged greetings with the couple, then led Lin Xuan into the private school and introduced him.

"This is Lin Xuan, you two should get along well with each other from now on, you know?"

"know."

A group of little brats in the audience responded with their voices.

Lin Xuan nervously found a seat and sat down, looking at Xiaomei who was sitting next to the window from time to time.

Seeing the ponytail on the back of her head, he couldn't help but want to reach out and fiddle with it, thinking of the cute way she chased him and beat her when she was angry.

After starting to read and write in private school, Lin Xuan gradually became able to memorize the words of sages.

Father Lin and Mother Lin were extremely happy when they noticed their son's progress. The couple worked harder and wanted to save more money for their child to obtain fame, marry and have children.

Ten years go by in a blink of an eye.

The little boy wearing crotchless pants is now a handsome young man. He is familiar with the Western Books and Five Classics and successfully passed the county examination a few days ago.

For this reason, Lin's father even specially hosted a banquet to entertain the guests, and naturally Mr. Tang, who taught diligently, was indispensable.

At the banquet, Father Lin toasted repeatedly to the teacher who took good care of his children, his words full of gratitude.

The teacher at the banquet had a calm smile on his face.

Ten years have made this gentle and elegant teacher more mature, just like a jar of old wine. The longer it is kept, the richer the aroma will be.

At least some of the young ladies present were willing to taste the aroma of this wine.

"Mom and dad, when I pass the exam and become a high official, I will take you to the capital to enjoy your happiness."

Lin Xuan made a proud promise to his parents.

Father Lin and Mother Lin were smiling from ear to ear. They didn't dare to think about going to the capital to enjoy the blessings.

In the future, if the family can get a big house and have two fat grandsons, they will die without regrets in this life.

"My teacher taught me how to cultivate myself, manage my family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. My students will never forget it."

Lin Xuan toasted to his gentleman with another glass of wine.

Tang Yu raised his wine glass and clinked it slightly with a smile.

"It's a good thing to have lofty ambitions, but you shouldn't be too ambitious. It's very important to get a good reputation. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. You have to cultivate yourself, your family, your country, and the world step by step. Only by doing a good job in cultivating yourself and your family first will you be able to achieve the latter. "

“Students take it to heart.”

Lin Xuan quickly agreed.

After the banquet was over, Lin Xuan took a piece of pork from the guy, wrapped it up, and walked to a tofu shop on the corner across the street with it in his hand.

It is Xiaomei who is busy in the tofu shop. People say that women change after eighteen years, and she becomes more and more beautiful.

Now she has a slim figure and a comely appearance. Since last year, the matchmaker has been visiting her house every three days.

It was said that a certain master in the town wanted to take her as his concubine, but I don't know whether it was true or not.

Anyway, Lin Xuan knew that in their street alone, three of his peers had asked the matchmaker to visit Xiaomei's house.

"Lin Xuan, you are here."

Seeing Lin Xuan coming, Xiaomei greeted with a hint of shyness in her eyes.

"I happened to be passing by..."

Lin Xuan was also a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he handed over the pork in his hand and whispered.

"My mother said that since you have lost weight recently, she asked me to give you a piece of meat to replenish your weight."

"it is good."

Xiaomei's face turned slightly red and she lowered her head and reached out to pick it up. Their hands touched for a moment and then quickly let go. Both sides were embarrassed to look at each other.

Xiaomei's mother just came out with a basin of tofu.

After seeing this, she smiled and said, "Isn't this our champion?"

Lin Xuan quickly greeted Xiaomei's mother with an unusually polite attitude.

Xiaomei's mother smiled and exchanged a few words with this junior. How could she not understand this kid's thoughts as someone who had been there?

In terms of family circumstances, Lin Xuan's family circumstances are better than theirs.

Moreover, he is also good at studying. If he gets a meritorious service and becomes an official in the future, and his daughter marries him, will that be more than a high achievement? Jane's head is priceless.

She also deliberately created opportunities for the two of them, looking at her daughter and smiling.

"Xiaomei, you have been busy all morning. Let's go out with Lin Xuan for a walk."

Xiaomei blushed and hummed, and the two walked side by side and chatted together.

One song walked to an arch bridge.

Seeing that there was no one in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Lin Xuan raised his head and plucked up the courage to say: "Xiaomei, I will pass the exam in three years at most, and then I will come to marry you in a sedan chair."

"it is good."

Xiaomei shyly turned her head and fiddled with her hair.

Lin Xuan mustered up the courage to reach out and grab her hand. After grabbing the cold jade hand, Lin Xuan felt infinite joy in his heart.

When the two of them fell in love with their concubine.

An illusory figure not far away was watching the two people silently.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The young boy now has a beard at the corners of his mouth that is quite eye-catching, and there is a bit more vicissitudes between his brows.

In the past five years, he failed three times in the exams.

The once high-spirited young man finally recognized the bleak reality after repeatedly hitting the wall.

Relatives and friends also changed from being extremely eager to please him to having a cold and indifferent attitude towards him. When they occasionally get together during the holidays, they can always hear a few weird and sarcastic remarks.

With a heavy sigh, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly and walked back home with heavy steps.

Father Lin and Mother Lin had a lot of gray hair on their heads, and they were walking back and forth in front of their house, waiting for the good news about their son.

I just saw my son walking back with a lonely look on his face.

Father Lin, who knew the answer, sighed and turned around to take him back to the house.

Mother Lin took her son to greet him, then went to the kitchen to heat up food for him.

Seeing a few white hairs growing on the mother's head as she came over with the meal, Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment and whispered.

"Mom, I don't want to continue taking the exam. I blame myself for being useless. I have read the books of saints and sages for so many years, but now my exam performance is getting worse year by year."

"Silly boy, fame is not that easy to test, and I don't blame you."

Mother Lin patted her son on the shoulder and smiled.

"Didn't your husband say that it is also important to cultivate one's moral integrity and maintain a healthy family? We can live a stable life, which is not a blessing? You are not young anymore, so I don't want to delay your marriage to Xiaomei."

At that time, Lin Xuan threatened to marry Xiaomei after passing the exam.

So Xiaomei has been waiting for her for the past few years, even if many matchmakers came to talk to her, it was no use.

But after waiting for so many years, the attitude of Xiaomei's family has changed a lot. Last year, they even considered marrying their daughter to the king as a concubine.

Lin Xuan looked at his mother with a hesitant expression.

"Mom knows, Xiaomei's mother said that if you don't pass the exam this time, Xiaomei will either marry to the royal family to enjoy the happiness. If she wants to marry you, she will have to pay sixty taels of silver as a bride price. Your father and I will find your second uncle. They borrowed some and have enough for you."

After saying this, Mother Lin walked out and quickly came back holding a red wooden box and pushing it to her son.

"You are not young anymore. Let's start a family first."

Lin Xuan was silent for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.