Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Zhou Banxia readily agreed, smiled at everyone, and then went to the front of the group to say goodbye to Wang Shi and the others before heading to the main courtyard.

She wasn't as easily teased as Ma Ersao had worried.
Although she really didn't want to hear outsiders talking about how she and her husband usually got along, if Zhang Chunyan were to say it herself, it would just be about how Xuanzi used to call her "wife" when they lived together in the old courtyard.

The other party still has that much sense of propriety.

A new daughter-in-law who can set up a stall on her own initiative within a few days of entering the family, and who can keep her mother-in-law in check and make her mother-in-law praise her highly outside, must be quite good at talking.

This kind of person wouldn't act impulsively without considering the consequences, just for the sake of verbal gratification. Unless you're deliberately playing dumb, what good would it do to anger her?

To put it harshly.

The good life that the three families have now is thanks to her. Even though Balang has a talent for studying, he still couldn't have done without the help of her and her husband before they changed their social status.

The imperial examinations were difficult, and it was even more difficult for a farmer's son to take that path. No matter how good he was at studying, even someone as outstanding as Lord Zhao, who was fortunate enough to pass the preliminary examination, still reached a bottleneck.

Even if they were fortunate enough to enter Jingshan Academy later, with so many outstanding students there, they would ultimately use Jingshan Academy as a stepping stone to climb up the social ladder and attach themselves to the Wang family.

This led to his journey to the capital with his wife, his entry into the Wang family academy, and his study under the great scholar Wang. The Wang family spared no expense in sparing no resources to produce such a distinguished son from a farming family.

Resources are priceless.

The difference lies in the insurmountable barrier.

Her younger brother, Dajiang, has benefited greatly; he now enjoys educational resources and treatment that are in no way inferior to those of the self-proclaimed aristocratic royal family.

And her husband?

Leaving aside other resources, we have been able to obtain the provincial examination papers from the north and south over the past ten years, as well as the transcripts of the first three answer sheets, continuously since the provincial examination.

There were so many similar review materials, plus his written answer notes, that the small study was so full that there was hardly any room to move, so he had to use the inner room instead.

She's now hesitant to help with tidying up, afraid that if she moves something, it will be hard to find. This shows how hard her husband works; he's truly exceptionally diligent...

"Wife, wife, here! My silly wife, can you see me? I'm right here!..."

Just a second ago, Zhou Banxia was feeling sorry for someone, when she suddenly heard that person call her silly wife: You're the silly one, you tall silly girl, are you playing hide-and-seek?
"What are you doing here? Where's the child?"

"In the flower hall. Our mother and her group are in the flower hall, and our father and his group are in the front yard. I guessed you would come in from this side, so I'm waiting for you to come back here."

Indeed, the location was quite good; one could immediately see who came from the three directions. Zhou Banxia withdrew her gaze and glared at him with amusement.

I was originally going to tease him about not being afraid of mistaking someone for someone else, but now there's no need to say it out loud. "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to go into town with you?"

"Great idea!" Gu Wenxuan immediately put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around. "Let's go!"

"Don't go that way. This isn't the direction you'll go back inside or out." Zhou Banxia couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder. "I'll take care of the child. Go and come back soon."

"I'll accompany you to the flower hall first; I won't go in." With that, Gu Wenxuan adjusted the hairpins in her hair and gave her a thumbs-up. "Beautiful!"

Zhou Banxia smiled and nodded repeatedly. As expected of you, your emotional value is on full display. "I also think I'm great. Let's go, it's my turn to make a grand entrance."

"Yes! Now, get ready. Begin, lift your pretty chin, that's right, and gently wave the little fan in your hand."

That's it, that's the rhythm, great! Take another deep breath, perfect! Ready, set, go, one, two, three, unleash your two-meter-tall domineering aura!

Find a fight!

If it weren't for the fact that they were almost at the front passageway and there were maids waiting ahead, and that it wouldn't be good if the maids saw them, Zhou Banxia would definitely have given Gu Wenxuan a good whack with her fan.

Seeing Zhou Banxia suddenly stop, Gu Wenxuan suppressed a laugh and changed the subject, "I regret it a little. I should have brought our son out first. Go in and chat for a bit, and when you come out, remember to bring our son back to the west wing first. We can have breakfast there, so it won't interfere with either thing, understand?"

"What about you? You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Sure enough, my wife loves me so much that her first reaction was to worry that I was hungry!

Gu Wenxuan said happily, "I ate, I ate. Not only did I eat some when I first woke up this morning, but I also ate several pancakes at the training ground later."

Zhou Banxia subconsciously frowned while glancing at Gu Wenxuan's stomach. "How many of those steamed buns can you eat? Never mind, I'll let Maixiang—"

"No need, no need, I'm really not hungry." Gu Wenxuan quickly interrupted, lest another food box be stuffed into the carriage. "Eating some coarse grains occasionally is quite delicious."

Another point to mention is the importance of the soup. The pork bone, kelp, and tofu soup they served today was excellent; I finished a whole big bowl of it.

Zhou Banxia knew exactly how big the large bowls were at the guard's place. When Gu Wenxuan said he had drunk a whole large bowl of soup, she knew he was telling the truth.

I'm not hungry right now.

As for how delicious the soup is, just listen to the rumors. It can't possibly be more delicious than soup cooked in your own kitchen. It's just that it's so popular that "many people are scrambling to eat it."

Also, the exercise was very physically demanding, and I happened to be hungry at the time, so nothing tasted good when I was hungry.

"Then remember to eat some pastries on the way, otherwise you won't know if the food at the county school will suit your taste."

"It's alright, it's just lunch. No matter how bad it is, it'll fill your stomach. As for you, regardless of whether there are a few tables set up at the old courtyard, eat your fill at home first."

It wasn't that he disliked the old courtyard because even if they set up a few tables, they wouldn't serve any good dishes; it was that even if they did, his wife couldn't compete with the teenagers for the food.

It has nothing to do with being reserved or complaining about how unhygienic it is for too many people to use their chopsticks to pick up food; it's simply that their hand speed is too slow, and they could never be faster in two lifetimes.

It's really strange.

It was alright in the past life, since I never went back to my hometown for the banquet, so it's not surprising that I couldn't compete with the kids. But in this life, my needlework skills are more than just a blur.

"Wife, give me a straight answer?"

Since nodding wasn't enough, Zhou Banxia made a firm and serious promise: "I understand, I'll definitely eat my fill before I go out."

"And you're coming back early?"

"Needless to say, if I leave two kids at home and don't come back early, my sister-in-law alone will drag me back as soon as possible."

Another thing is that there will be more people going to the old courtyard today than the day before yesterday. With more people, it won't matter if I'm gone or not. I was planning to go there to take a picture and then come back.

There's really no need to wait for the groom to take the bride before leaving. Not to mention the countless sisters-in-law from other branches of the family, they already have three wives from the eldest son's side alone.

"You have a lot of influence."

"Is that what you should be saying?"

"We're like family."

"That's true, I almost forgot we're a couple."

"Say something louder."

"Stop fooling around, it's just ahead. Look, your sister-in-law is coming out." (End of Chapter)