The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 275 How prestigious it is to tell others

She wiped the water off her hands and walked to the door, where she saw several children standing not far away.

Songzi scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "We arrived at dawn, but when we got to the restaurant, there was no one there."

He's not as careful with his words as he was yesterday.

Yesterday, Yan Che only assigned them some simple tasks, and they were already eating lunch before noon.

It has meat, vegetables, and rice, and it's fragrant and hot.

Although Yan Che wasn't there in the afternoon, they found work to do on their own, and even asked the shop assistant at the neighboring liquor store to buy them food to take back with them.

When Songzi got back, she gave her younger siblings a long lecture, telling them to work hard and not to be lazy, so that they would be worthy of the kindness shown to them.

Xiao Chun was peeking around, and Wen Luozhi waved to him.

He hesitated for a moment, just as he was about to walk over, when Wen Luozhi said, "Come on over, there's room to sit in the yard."

The siblings all came, and they were dressed the same as yesterday, their clothes almost bohemian-style, but at least they were clean.

"I steamed a lot of dumplings, come in and eat with us."

Songzi looked at her, then at Wen Zijin, and shook her head.

This young master looks like a scholar; it would be bad if they went in and disturbed him, given how uncouth they are.

Moreover, coming to the boss's house for breakfast so early in the morning would seem like it was done on purpose, and I would feel very embarrassed.

Wen Luozhi tilted her head and pulled Xiaochun into the yard. "If your brother isn't eating, then you and your younger siblings can eat. Let me tell you, the steamed dumplings I made were..."

Wen Luozhi, feeling playful, deliberately spoke loudly, and when she brought out two large steamers of dumplings, all that could be heard was the sound of people swallowing.

The aroma of the steamed dumplings was overwhelming, leaving Songzi standing awkwardly at the doorway, unsure whether to go in or back.

Finally, Yan Che, who was the last to get up, pulled him inside. "Everyone's inside, what are you doing standing at the door?"

"Are you trying to isolate everyone?"

Yan Che pressed the man down on the stool, and casually stuffed a bowl of steamed dumplings into his hand without stopping his mouth:

"You should be secretly happy, Mr. Wen's cooking skills are not something just anyone can experience."

He sounded sour when he said that.

He had been begging her for the past two days, but she still hadn't cooked for him.

I did cook a table full of delicious meat and vegetables yesterday, but that was because Wen Zijin had finished her exams.

We're having dumplings today because Wen Zijin said last night that she missed the taste of home.

He pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "It's always better to be a biological child; whatever they say goes."

Songzi quickly thanked them, and only after Wen Luozhi spoke did they feel comfortable starting to eat.

Because of the presence of Wen Zijin, a scholar, they became much more refined in their eating manners and did not make any strange noises for fear of offending others.

But Yan Che and Lang Batian were different. The two of them happily ate what was in their bowls and smacked their lips from time to time.

After being tapped twice by Wen Luozhi, the two became noticeably more obedient.

When Wen Zijin saw the restaurant, her heartache for Wen Luozhi increased even more.

My younger sister is always thinking about making money, of course, for the family.

But he seems to have been stuck in a rut.

A hint of melancholy flickered in his eyes. Wen Luozhi, with two small dimples on her face, leaned closer and said, "I already told you, Fifth Brother."

"From now on, I'll become a royal merchant to pave the way for you, and then you'll support me."

Wen Zijin was amused by her. Why would she need her older brother to support her? It would be good enough if she didn't have to support him.

Suddenly remembering something, Wen Luozhi said to him, "Fifth Brother, why don't you study in the prefectural city?"

Her tone was extremely serious, and her eyes held unwavering determination.

Shanquan Town is too small, and there's only one academy there, with limited teaching ability.

Yesterday, while chatting with the wine shop owner, I heard that there was a scholar in her family, so I told her about a very capable old gentleman in this prefecture.

We have already produced several top scorers and runners-up in the national college entrance examination.

That's incredibly impressive! If one could study in the prefectural city and find this old gentleman to teach them, their learning would surely be twice as effective.

Wen Zijin thought for a moment and then shook her head. Her parents must be worried about her because her home was so far from the city.

Furthermore, the expenses would be even greater if I were to study here.

Knowing what he was worried about, Wen Luozhi continued, "I happen to be doing business here anyway, so Fifth Brother, why don't you stay here?"

"Let's go find the best teacher; I really want to be the top scholar's sister!"

She tugged at Wen Zijin's arm and acted coquettishly, saying that if he didn't agree today, she would act like a jerk until he did.

If they don't agree, she'll go beg her adoptive parents; anyway, the fate of this prefecture is uncertain.

Wen Zijin was caught in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to respond or not, so she could only say, "The exams have only just finished, and we don't yet know the results."

Let's wait for the results before making a decision.

Speaking of exams, Wen Luozhi thought of the wolf-hair brush. "Fifth Brother, have you used all the brushes I prepared?"

Especially the one made from Wolf Overlord's tail fur! The system says it will bring good luck to the user!

Wen Zijin shook her head. "We only used one of the others; afterwards, we used the all-white one."

A faint smile appeared on his face as he picked up the wolf-hair brush.

I don't know where my sister got such a magical pen.

His mind hardly faltered while answering the questions, and his pen never stopped moving.

Wen Luozhi smugly tugged at Wolf Batian's incredibly fluffy tail. "It's good that it worked, it's good that it worked."

So it wasn't a waste for this lazy guy to eat so much of his own fish oil.

After waiting for five days, the results were finally released, and Yan Che got up very early, which was unusual for him.

He ran to the entrance of the examination hall and squatted down. When the examiner posted the list, he was the first one to rush over.

Not only him, but many other people had been waiting here for a long time.

Now everyone is pushing and shoving each other, and even Yan Che, who was the first to rush over, was pushed aside by others.

He was so angry that he jumped up and down, and tried to push past someone to squeeze in, but Wolf Overlord had already crawled out from inside.

"I passed! I passed! The first one is Wen Zijin!"

He spun around excitedly, and when he saw Wen Luozhi and her brother arrive, he quickly ran over.

"Yes! Yes! The first one is Wen Zijin!" he roared excitedly.

Wen Zijin didn't understand what he meant, but Wen Luozhi immediately beamed with joy upon hearing his excited shout.

She knew it! It could definitely work!

Yan Che finally squeezed in, and when he saw that Wen Zijin was in first place, he jumped up and down with joy.

He grabbed the shoulders of a scholar-looking man and shook him repeatedly, shouting, "Number one! Number one! My good brother, number one!"

They were even more excited and happy than if they had passed the exam themselves.

People around him congratulated him, and his voice was so loud that Wen Zijin, who was outside the crowd, could hear it clearly.

He breathed a sigh of relief, while Wen Luozhi, standing next to him, smiled with her eyes crinkling.

Their eyes met, and the brother and sister exchanged a knowing smile, everything unspoken.

By the time Yan Che finally managed to squeeze out, they had already finished celebrating and were quietly listening to him talk about how nervous he was.

"It's not like you got the exam, why are you so happy?"

Wen Luozhi stuffed a mochi into his mouth as a joke.

Yan Che put his hands on his hips and said, "How impressive it will be to talk about this back home! We're best buddies!"

The three people and the wolf walked happily home, while Lin Huaizhi behind them felt as if the sky had fallen.