Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Cheng Wan calculated that Ding would find time to bring up the idea of ​​letting Lin Gou Wa and Lin Tian Ya stay in the Cheng family, and he also guessed that Ding would be tormented by anxiety and uneasiness before saying this.

However, in order to relieve Mrs. Ding's worries, Cheng Wan did not take the initiative to tell Mrs. Ding to let Lin Gou Wa and Lin Tian Ya stay in the Cheng family, but waited for Mrs. Ding to bring up the matter herself.

A peck of rice brings gratitude, a bushel of rice brings hatred.

It's a favor in itself. If you take the initiative too much, the other party's gratitude may not last long.

It would be fine if they are not grateful, but what I am afraid of is that after a long time, if something is not satisfactory, the other party will resent that it was not them who took the initiative to stay.

Human nature cannot stand the test.

But Cheng Wan really didn't expect that Ding was pregnant.

She told Jin Jin at the time that the Zhaoping Marquisate didn't mind having two more mouths to feed, and these two mouths actually referred to Ding and Lin Tianya.

"Grandma, go back and ask your aunt if she wants to stay with your cousins."

Old Mrs. Lin was stunned: "Have you forgotten what I told you? Your aunt is pregnant. She doesn't want to abort the baby, and the baby in her belly is almost four months old."

"I haven't forgotten." Cheng Wan raised the corners of his lips, his eyes clear and bright: "Keeping the baby in my belly does not conflict with it. Just think of it as your aunt divorcing that man, and the baby belongs to you."

Cheng Wan looked at Mrs. Lin who didn't react for a moment and added:

"According to my aunt's story, the man had already prepared himself mentally for her not to return and to abort the child.

In this case, just follow the man's expectations.

If my aunt feels guilty, she can ask my cousin to go and give that family some gold and silver, which would be a small way of repaying their kindness.

As for the child in my aunt's belly, if she is willing, she can tell the family the truth. After weighing the pros and cons, the man will surely not want to take the child away.

If my cousin's aunt doesn't want to, then she can tell the family that the child has been aborted, and from now on, the child is my cousin's and hers alone. She can even give the child the surname Ding if she wants."

Cheng Wan stretched out her hand and pinched Gu Yu's soft cheek, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "It all depends on what your cousin chooses."

How should Ding choose?

When Mrs. Ding learned from Old Lady Lin that there was such an option, she was shocked.

After being shocked, Ding thought seriously.

In the end, Ding chose to go back.

The child's father is still here. Even if the child's parents are divorced, the child will only belong to the father. How can the mother take the child away?

How can a child be separated from his father?

What if the child grows up and is called a bastard?

......

Ding thought a lot, she even couldn't help wondering if the Cheng family didn't want Lin Gou Wa and Lin Tian Ya to stay in the mansion, so they wanted her, their mother, to stay. In this way, Lin Gou Wa and Lin Tian Ya would definitely have to live with her, their mother, somewhere else.

Thinking of this, Ding clenched his fists.

She wants to go back!

As for what Old Mrs. Lin said, the three of them could stay in the Cheng family together at that time.

Ding didn't believe it.

Ding thought about it carefully. If she left her two children in the Cheng family, regardless of what the Cheng family members thought of her own children, they would definitely not let her live a hard life. When the two children were a little older and had some savings, they would definitely give some support to her as a mother. In this way, her life in the future would definitely be much better than before.

After making up her mind, Mrs. Ding went to report to Old Lady Lin.

Ding gave many reasons, and at the end she even mentioned that she was afraid that the child in her belly might meet that family in the future and get entangled with them, which would cause trouble for the two older children and even the Cheng family.

Old Mrs. Lin's reaction was very calm when she learned of Mrs. Ding's choice.

The Cheng family has done their best for Ding, and it is Ding's freedom to make any choice.

No matter what happens in the future, the Cheng family will have a clear conscience.

This is enough.

"Aunt, do you want to talk about this with Marquis Zhaoping?"

Ding looked at Old Lady Lin cautiously. She was really worried that even if she said everything nicely now, it would end up being hard for Marquis Zhaoping to accept.

"No, I have the final say on this matter."

Old Mrs. Lin felt somewhat proud. When she went to see her eldest granddaughter that day, she said that she had full authority over the matter and in the end, she would tell her about the result.

Apart from this, Old Mrs. Lin didn't want to bother Cheng Wan with other matters anymore.

Compared with what Cheng Wan was busy with, this matter was really nothing.

Thinking back on how she delayed Cheng Wan for a short while last time, Mrs. Lin felt extremely regretful.

She had already made up her mind that she would never bother Cheng Wan with anything else before he finished the county exam in February.

When people concentrate on doing something, they generally feel that time passes very quickly.

But, “something” does not include learning.

When studying, especially preparing for exams, even if you are very focused and work very hard, on a specific day, it is hard to feel that time has passed quickly. Instead, it makes you feel fulfilled.

Cheng Wan is in this state now.

At first, Cheng Wan felt that he would not have much time to prepare for the county exam in February, and the exam day might come in the blink of an eye, so he had to study extremely hard.

Gradually, Cheng Wan felt that each day was really hard to endure.

You must be extremely self-disciplined and not allow yourself to relax at all. You must study wholeheartedly.

In a day, except for sleeping, eating, going to the bathroom and occasionally relaxing, the rest of the time is spent memorizing, reciting and thinking.

There is really no such thing as happiness on this kind of day.

But Cheng Wan could never be lazy and take half a day or a day off.

If you want a good result, you must give 300% effort and make yourself suffer.

After all, scientific examinations are not something that can be passed easily.

And so, on January 21st, the county government finally posted a notice for registration for the county examination.

The county examination will begin on February 21st, and students with local household registration can register.

Not everyone can sign up for the scientific examination if they want to.

In addition to local household registration, the applicant must also be a mutual guarantor among five persons, find a local student to act as a guarantor, pay a guarantee, and have three generations of ancestors with clean records and no low status.

Among these conditions, except for the five people being connected, the others were not a problem for Cheng Wan.

The five people are in collusion with each other, and anyone who cheats will be punished collectively.

Cheng Wan was worried that those who disliked her would send students to collude with her, and then have the students cheat on purpose to ruin her path to the imperial examinations.

Therefore, Cheng Wan was extremely cautious towards the other four people he was connected with.

Cheng Wan didn't want to prepare for the exam so hard only to be implicated by others, either intentionally or unintentionally.

“I have put a lot of effort into this exam.

I just want to take the exam safely, and I'm sure you all feel the same way."

Cheng Wan looked around at the other four people, his eyes sharp:

"Let's finish the exam smoothly, and when we meet again in the future, we can have dinner and chat together.

But if anyone dares to cheat and implicates me, I will definitely make him pay!"

"Don't worry, Lord Hou. I will never cheat. Otherwise, where will the Jiang family put its reputation?"

Jiang Shidu held his head high with his chest puffed out, his face full of righteousness.