Chapter 159 Passed the Exam
Chapter 159 Passed the Exam
The banquet was very successful. Both the Gu family and the Cong family were interested in each other, so they immediately arranged a marriage for the two of them, and they were to get married after the 15th day of the Chinese New Year.
Cong Meng is the second daughter of Shoubei Cong. She is two years older than Gu Ning and can be said to be of good appearance. However, she is still a student. If she can pass the imperial examination this time, it will be a double happiness.
When Gu Xing heard that his brother was engaged, he rushed to his yard and cried, "Brother, are you really going to get married? Will you leave me? I heard from them that you can't live at home after you get married."
Gu Ning and Gu Xing depend on each other for survival. After all, neither of them is liked by Lin Liulang.
Since Lin Liulang left the Gu family, the two of them have lived a peaceful life for two years.
Now that he heard that Gu Ning was getting married again, he really couldn't bear to let her go.
Gu Ning looked at Gu Xing with a sour heart and said, "Ah Xing, even if I get married, I am still your brother. What's more, we are all in Shicheng. I will go home when I have time."
Gu Ning was still quite grateful to his family for marrying him off in Shicheng, but if his mother got promoted and returned to the capital, wouldn't he have to stay in Shicheng too?
"But brother, you can't live at home after you get married, and I can't sleep with you. Why don't you just not get married? Our family is rich and can support us."
Gu Xing is still young, so he doesn’t know what it means to get married, but he and Gu Ning have the best relationship in this family. After all, they are brothers, and he doesn’t want Gu Ning to go to someone else’s family at all.
They eat well and live well at home, and their mothers and fathers like them, so why should they get married?
Gu Ning knew that Gu Xing was still young and didn't know what it was like to get married, not to mention that he also hoped that he could live a carefree life.
He knew that they were already doing well as children of the Gu family. At least they ate well and dressed well, and there was no intrigue or grievance.
When he attended a banquet outside, he saw many men who were not living well like him.
Some were oppressed by others, while others were sold like commodities by their mothers.
So he cherishes his days at the Gu family. He feels honored and proud to be a child of the Gu family.
Especially after he heard the dowry Lin Wulang gave him, he was even more surprised and said quickly: "Dad, this is not good, after all, there are so many brothers and sisters at home, what will my family do with so much dowry for me?"
Gu Ning has been the housekeeper for a long time and knows what life is like at home.
Although he still thinks you are good at business, there are more and more children anyway.
Even his mother was a little maid and was pregnant with his younger brothers and sisters. He was afraid that his family would not live well after receiving such a large dowry.
Lin Wulang knew that Gu Ning was a good kid and smiled: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about the family. Your mother and her family are doing well in business, so you deserve all this. Your mother also said that boys must have money when they get married. The Cong family is not an ordinary family. If the dowry is too little, others will look down on you."
Gu Ning smiled and said, "They are attracted to my mother. As for me, they won't despise me even if my dowry is small. Moreover, as a child of the Gu family, I can't be so selfish."
Lin Wulang shook his head: "That won't do. They say that it doesn't matter if the dowry is small or large, but as someone who has been through it, I know that the dowry is your confidence. If your dowry is large, the Cong family won't think that you are eating and drinking at their expense. Although they should support you, your children will live better than others after your dowry is large."
Lin Wulang handed him the dowry list and asked him to go back and take a good look at it so he would have a rough idea of it.
Gu Ning returned to the room with the list in his hand and felt very complicated. Looking at the list, he thought about his father. He wondered why his father had made such a fuss at home before. Wouldn't it be better for him to stay at Gu's house?
He knew that given his father's character, it was already good enough that his mother would give him face.
What's more, if he was sent to the farm, he would not have to worry about food and clothing. In fact, he still hoped that his father would come to see him off when he got married.
Gu Yao naturally thought of this and said to Lin Wulang: "Alu, do you think Atong has regretted it? Although Aning will get married in two years, as his father, it would be unreasonable for him not to come back and not give Aning face."
If Gu Yao were to say so, she would wish he would never appear in front of her again, but she did so for the sake of the two children.
Even though Lin Wulang dislikes Gu Ning and the others, he can't be vague about the fact that he is his biological father.
Lin Wulang didn't know what to do. He was afraid that Lin Liulang would still be the same.
What should they do if he causes trouble again after returning, or does something wrong at Gu Ning's wedding banquet?
He must not be allowed to disturb Gu Ning's wedding. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let him come back on the day An Ning gets married, and send him to the manor immediately after the wedding."
It’s not that he doesn’t care about brotherhood, but Lin Liulang now seems to be possessed by a demon.
What's more, when he went to Zhuangzi to see him before, he still hadn't changed back to his old self and was still so arrogant.
He couldn't do anything about it, so he just let him live alone on the farm.
Gu Yao thought about it and felt that Lin Wulang was right to do so. After all, their family couldn't afford any more disturbances. What's more, there were two pregnant women in the family who were about to give birth.
If anything goes wrong because of Lin Liulang again, it will be too late to regret.
"We still have to talk to Aning and make him understand. Although he can't come back, the two of them can go see him."
Gu Yao never restricted Gu Ning and others from meeting his biological father.
However, Lin Liulang would scold Gu Ning and the others every time they met. If it weren't for the fact that they missed their father very much, he would have stopped them from meeting each other long ago.
And the day before the results of the provincial examination came out, Mi Erlang gave birth to a daughter.
Father Gu was even happier and gave Mi Erlang a lot of things. After all, she is the fourth daughter in the family.
He had always been wondering why Gu Yao had so few daughters and the rest were all sons, and wondered if she had too few sons.
"That's great. She finally gave birth to a healthy daughter." Gu Yao lit several more incense sticks in front of the Buddha, and even said that he would go to the temple to burn incense later.
After Mi Erlang was born, they received a notice on the day when the provincial examination ended.
Gu Ping passed the exam and ranked second. He felt happy just thinking about it.
The whole Gu family was in an uproar, even Shi Cheng was shocked. After all, this was the second place winner in the imperial examination. Everyone felt sorry for him and wished he could become the top winner in the imperial examination.
Gu Yao was already very happy. After all, Gu Ping was so smart, and she was already a 16-year-old juren.
Wang Qillang was even happier, and when he wanted to go out, he felt that he was about to give birth.
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