klisemfg Chapter 348 I'll wait for you at home!
Chapter 348 I'll wait for you at home!
Silent all night.
In the morning, Lu Zhenzhen accompanied Fu Zhiyi for breakfast.
Then go to Ruixuan Hall to pay respects.
It was a rare family, except for a few pregnant women, from the old marquis to the brothers and sisters, all were waiting, whether they were willing or not.
When the old lady saw Fu Zhiyi come in, she hurriedly pulled Fu Zhiyi's hand and repeatedly reminded him to study hard and wait for his good news, so as to bring honor to the family.
Lan wanted to speak several times but held back.
Then came the old marquis, the eldest master, and the second master, all of whom patted Fu Zhiyi on the shoulders and said a few words of encouragement.
The same is true for Fu Zhijian and his brothers.
When the brothers and sisters arrived, Wei Geer said in a crisp voice: "Fourth Uncle, I wish you success in the imperial examination!"
Fu Zhiyi's mouth curled up.
Not wanting to be outdone, Lun Ge'er also said, "Fourth Uncle, I wish you success in the imperial examination!"
Brother Jie followed behind, and after a long pause he managed to say, "I wish Fourth Uncle a great victory!"
As soon as he said this, Lun Ge'er laughed at him: "You are wrong!"
Brother Jie's face turned red from trying not to smile, and he looked helpless.
Sister Yue stepped forward to help: "Brother Jie also said auspicious words, how can it be wrong?"
At the same time, he saluted Fu Zhiyi and said, "I wish Fourth Uncle the best in Gaoke!"
Following closely behind, Sister Shan and Sister Qiong also bowed.
Fu Zhiyi's expression softened as he looked at the child and he touched Yue Jie'er's head.
The third master had been watching the clock, and seeing that it was almost time, he hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, it's time to go. Otherwise, if we're late, there will be too many people and we won't be able to squeeze in!"
Everyone knew that they couldn't delay at this time, so they surrounded Fu Zhiyi and sent him to the door.
The carriage had already stopped at the door, and all the exam materials that Lu Zhenzhen had prepared for Fu Zhiyi had been placed in the carriage.
Originally, Fu Zhijian and Fu Zhizhuo agreed to send Fu Zhiyi to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, but the third master jumped out and said he would do it himself.
Although everyone felt that the Third Master was not very reliable, he was Fu Zhiyi's biological father after all. Once he spoke, others could not say anything.
However, Lu Zhenzhen asked Fu Zhiyi. If he thought the Third Master was a nuisance, she would tell Mrs. Lan to send the Third Master somewhere else and ask him to stop bothering her.
Fu Zhiyi didn't care. The third master's every move could no longer cause any psychological fluctuations to him.
Therefore, the third master was qualified to accompany Fu Zhiyi.
Before sending Fu Zhiyi to the carriage, Lu Zhenzhen held Fu Zhiyi's hand and said only one sentence: "I'll wait for you at home!"
Fu Zhiyi squeezed Lu Zhenzhen's hand, nodded, and got on the carriage without looking back.
Everyone stood at the door, watching the carriage drive away, and then walked inside.
Old Lady Bai muttered, "I have to go back and burn some more incense for the Bodhisattva, asking her to bless our Fu family and help Brother Yi get into high school!"
Lan was also worried. After hearing this, she stepped forward to support the old lady and said, "Old lady, I'll stay with you."
She also has to pray to the Buddha to feel at peace.
After saying that, he wanted to pull Lu Zhenzhen along.
Lu Zhenzhen was speechless. "If you want to worship, you should worship Emperor Wenchang. Why the Bodhisattva? You're worshipping the wrong Bodhisattva. What if the Bodhisattva doesn't care?"
After receiving the reminder, the old lady and Mrs. Lan immediately changed their tune: "You are absolutely right. Go worship Emperor Wenchang! Don't make the wrong one!"
He repeatedly asked people to go and get the portrait of Emperor Wenchang.
Lu Zhenzhen reluctantly followed the old lady and Lan into the Buddhist temple.
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion were very efficient. In a short while, Emperor Wenchang had been invited to the Buddhist temple.
The two are hung side by side with the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva who delivers children.
There seems to be a strange balance.
The old lady and Mrs. Lan burned incense and closed their eyes to pray.
The incense was burning so brightly in the room that Lu Zhenzhen could hardly breathe.
The old lady Bai's voice could still be heard: "Merciful and compassionate Wenchang Emperor, please bless my brother Yi to be the top scorer in the high school entrance examination this time. If your wish comes true, I will definitely cast a golden statue for the Emperor, light a perpetual lamp, and burn incense every day--"
Lu Zhenzhen experienced deeply what it meant to not do anything well in normal times but to cram at the last minute.
The carriage of the Marquis' Mansion was heading all the way to the Imperial Examination Hall. Along the way, they saw many students, who were either walking or riding in carriages, all heading in the same direction.
When they arrived near the Imperial Examination Hall, the third master ordered the carriage to stop in front of the teahouse closest to the Imperial Examination Hall.
The waiter of the teahouse had already come to greet them attentively and invited them to the second floor.
The third master signaled Fu Zhiyi to follow, and instructed two servants to line up at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, and to have one of them notify them when they were almost there.
He also asked Fu Zhiyi's long-time attendant Daman to stay in the car and watch over Fu Zhiyi's things.
I went upstairs and found a private room on the second floor. There was a brazier inside and it was warm.
After a while, the waiter brought hot tea and hot snacks.
The Third Master casually leaned back in his chair, motioning for the waiter to bring two dishes while boasting to Fu Zhiyi, "This place is so hard to find these days! It was only I, your father, who begged countless people for you, who was able to secure this spot."
"Look at those people down there, they're still feeling the cold wind! If it weren't for me, you'd be stuck in the carriage right now. It's nowhere near as comfortable as here."
Fu Zhiyi was holding a book in his hand and slowly turning the pages. After hearing this, he just looked up at the third master.
He just shut his mouth obediently.
After a while, he couldn't help but say, "I've begged so many people for you! But I've already said it, you're definitely going to pass this time! You have to do your best, or I'll lose all my face!"
Fu Zhiyi cleared his throat.
The third master shut his mouth again.
Just as I was about to speak, the waiter knocked on the door and brought a big bowl of chicken soup with wontons, as well as the most famous Ding's meat pie on this street. It was freshly baked, sizzling, crispy and fragrant. I took a bite and found that the outer dough was so crispy that it only fell apart, and the meat filling inside was delicious and juicy.
The third master took a bite of the meat pie and then a bite of the wonton, it was so delicious.
From time to time, he would ask, "Do you want some more?"
Fu Zhiyi shook his head.
"This meat pie is good. Take two with you and roast them on the stove when you're hungry. Although it's not as good as freshly baked, it's still pretty good! I heard that many people like you who are taking part in the Spring Examination buy these meat pies to bring with them! I heard that the top scholar in the previous exam got in by eating their meat pies. These Ding's meat pies are now called the top scholar meat pies—"
Fu Zhiyi frowned: "Can't you even stop eating?"
The third master imagined the meat pie in front of him as his rebellious son. He took a vicious bite, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.
After finishing a bowl of wontons and two meat patties, the third master touched his stomach and was about to speak again.
She met Fu Zhiyi's cold eyes and immediately became timid: "I, I'll go downstairs and take a look——"
He hurried out of the private room, breathed a sigh of relief, tidied his clothes, and wandered around.