A few days later, after Zi Fu finished the exam, he hurriedly sent Zi Qing back home, saying that he would wait alone to check the rankings and also had to go find classmates to discuss matters related to the institute's exams. Zi Qing thought about it and indeed they had been out for many days, so without thinking much, she packed her things and headed back home.

  After returning home, she coincidentally ran into Xiushui's engagement party. Zi Qing sighed at how fast time flew by, and before she knew it, she had already been there for over four years. The girls around her were all getting married one after another. Looking at Xiushui's usual carefree personality as she talked about her future husband with a blushing face, it seemed that deep down, she was still somewhat satisfied with him. Zi Qing couldn't help but feel happy for her too.

  On the day of posting, Shen's family got up early and urged her husband to hire a car to go to the city. At the public notice board in front of the government office, it was already crowded with people, and they couldn't squeeze inside. The two of them waited outside for nearly half an hour before seeing their son, Zifeng, slowly approaching. As soon as Shen saw her son, she hastily asked: "How is it? Did you pass?"

  "Mother, the list hasn't been posted yet, why are you all here so early? Have you eaten breakfast? Otherwise I'll take you to have some breakfast first? By the time the list is posted, we won't be able to squeeze in," said Zifeng.

  "I've been advising your mother for half a day, but she wouldn't listen and insisted on rushing over. Let's go, come back in half an hour," Zeng Ruixiang advised.

  Just as they were about to leave, a commotion broke out in front of them. The official had come out to post the list. Shen's hands were clasped tightly together. When the crowd began to disperse, Zifeng was able to push his way forward. He saw one of his classmates pushing his way out and was told that he was ranked 22nd. As soon as Shen heard this, tears came to her eyes again. Zeng Rui-xiang supported her as she retreated to a quiet spot, allowing her to cry her fill. By then, Zifeng had also found them. The three of them went to terminate the lease on Zifeng's lodgings, bought some fabric and snacks, and finally hired a carriage to take them home.

  A family entered, Zeng Rui Xiang said he wanted to take his son Fu to see the old house. Shen gave him two packages of snacks, and the two went to the old house. They coincidentally ran into Old Master smiling and sending off Doctor Zhou. It turned out that a few days ago, Xia Yu felt unwell, her whole body was weak, she loved to sleep, and her stomach always felt uncomfortable. Yesterday, her mother-in-law thought she was lazy, saying that after three years of marriage without any children, they would find another wife for her son. Xia Yu got angry and asked her husband to take her back to her parents' house to rest for a while. Who knew that today Doctor Zhou took her pulse and found out she was pregnant.

  When Zeng Ruixiang and his son entered, Tian Shi was holding Xia Yu and wiping away tears. The two were crying and laughing at the same time. When Tian Shi saw Zeng Ruixiang and his son enter, she said: "Zi Fu, go to your younger aunt's house and tell her that your second aunt has returned, there is good news, let her come and see your second aunt." Zi Fu responded and left.

  Zeng Ruixiang saw that his mother's mind was full of thoughts about his sister's pregnancy, so he didn't mention the news about passing the exam at Zi Fu Fu. He simply decided to wait until the results of the June exams came out before saying anything. With this thought in mind, he wholeheartedly joined in Xia Yu's excitement, and the family chatted about household matters.

  Mr. Tien suddenly thought that this time his daughter returned to her mother's home without bringing back the goat, which was pregnant. Goat milk is absolutely indispensable, so he spoke up: "Xiang Er, your sister rushed back home this time and now she's pregnant, it's better not to stop the goat milk, you go back and tell Zi Fu to bring another one."

  Zeng Ruixiang immediately agreed after hearing this. At that time, Qiuyu and Zifu entered the door, sat for a while, and then bid farewell to take Zifu home.

  Shen's family heard the good news and was genuinely happy for his younger sister, saying "It's finally come to this day. Just like you always say, what is it called, Cloud something Month?"

  "It's like waiting for the clouds to clear and see the bright moon. It seems that as a husband, I need to supervise my wife's studies more closely in order for her to make progress." After saying this, he put his arm around his wife's shoulders and went into the house.

  The next morning, Zeng Ruixiang suddenly remembered the nanny goat and mentioned it to Shen Shi. Shen Shi hurriedly said, "It's settled then." After finishing speaking, she again picked out some scattered pieces of cloth suitable for making baby clothes, carried a basket of eggs, led a sheep, and personally delivered them to the old house, instructing Xia Yu that every day she must drink a bowl of goat's milk and eat an egg to ensure her body recovers well.

  Two days later, when Shen was preparing the clothes for her son to go to the provincial city for the exam, Tian sent Da Mao over to say that Zeng Ruiqing had sent a message saying that Zhou was also pregnant. Shen's first reaction upon hearing this was "How did they manage to get together again? Please don't give birth on the same day." She thought about going to take a look, but considering the current relationship between the two families, she really didn't want to make the trip, and not going would be hard to explain to Tian's side.

  Shen's heart was filled with grievances, so she told her mother He about it. He listened and advised: "You've endured for so many years, why bother about this one time? Nowadays you're not even living together, there's no need to be at odds with her. It's just a matter of social etiquette, go visit her once in a while. Ask for peace of mind, don't let outsiders think that we're having an easy life and nobody cares about us. Don't bring too many things, a basket of eggs and a piece of cloth is enough."

  Shen heard this and thought that the trip to Anzhou was unavoidable, so he decided to go before the Dragon Boat Festival. He wanted to see what things needed to be prepared for the festival and also buy some items for his son Zifu to bring back from the provincial city. So on the second day of the month, Shen set off early with Zifu.

  Ziying was playing with Ziyu in the courtyard, and Ziyu's walking was still a bit unsteady. Ziying was looking down at him when suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and some small flower petals fell from above. Ziying looked up to see that the orange tree in the courtyard had bloomed and borne fruit without her noticing. Delighted, she quickly called out: "Grandma, look! The orange tree I planted has borne fruit!"

  "I saw it early and thought you knew. That shouldn't be a tangerine tree, maybe it's an orange tree, tangerine trees take five years to bloom and bear fruit."

  Zi Qing listened, leaving Zi Yu with the He family, and herself carrying a basket to the back mountain. After circling around for a while, she found that there were already over a dozen orange trees that had begun to bear fruit. This year's peaches were growing well too, and in about ten days they would be ripe. She carried a full basket of eggs, just as she was about to head down the mountain, when she saw two people vaguely approaching from below. As they drew closer, it turned out to be Wen San Young Master and Lin Kangping. "What are you doing here? How did you find this place?"

  "Your grandma said so. Let's take a look. We came with Uncle Zhou, he came to your house to pull chickens and eggs, we just followed him over, and took the opportunity to see your peach orchard." Wen San said.

  Lin Kangping walked over and took the basket from Ziying's hands without saying a word. Wen San was curious about everything and wanted to ask questions, even searching for eggs in the chicken coop. Ziying knew that as a child of a wealthy family, he rarely had the opportunity to come into contact with these things, so she couldn't bear to disappoint him and let him indulge his curiosity.

  "Aren't you supposed to be studying? How come you have nothing to do and are wandering around every day?" Zi Qing asked as soon as she thought of it.

  "Why not study? I've been studying in the capital all along. These two years, following my father to Anzhou, our family's private school has been a bit disorganized. My father invited a tutor to come home, and just the other day, something came up, so I could finally come out for a stroll." Wen San said this with a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes.