After taking possession of the residence, Zhao Feng sent people to fetch his parents. His elder brother Zhao Shuo also came with his wife Tian Cuihua and their entire family, as Zhao Shuo planned to take the Metropolitan Trial next March.
Zhao Bao'er and Zhao Zihuai were both still at the hidden force stage and enrolled in the Upper Capital Martial Academy.
Qiao'er had already reached the astral force stage and joined the Qingzhou Martial Suppression Bureau. Zhao Youfang stayed with her and had not come over yet. They still lived in the residence in Qingzhou.
At the family banquet.
"Feng'er, you'll be twenty-five after the New Year. It's time you found yourself a wife," Yang Shi said.
"Mother, Second Brother is a general now. You should say he ought to marry a lady," Tian Cuihua corrected her.
Zhao Feng fell silent, an incomparably beautiful face flashing through his mind.
He raised his wine cup and drained it. Would a woman as radiant as the full moon really become the wife of a general born into a humble family like him?
The thought was indeed absurd.
"Our son is a second-rank official now. Naturally, he can't just choose anyone as his wife," Zhao Youlin said, stepping in to smooth things over when he saw Zhao Feng fall silent.
"Ah, we don't know any noble young ladies in Capital City. It would be best if the emperor could grant him a marriage," Yang Shi said.
Hearing the discussion grow increasingly outlandish, Zhao Feng hurriedly steered it elsewhere, turning to Zhao Shuo's Metropolitan Trial.
"Elder Brother, have you found a teacher?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Not yet, but I'd like to study under Lord Qin, the former grand preceptor and renowned scholar. What do you think, Second Brother?" Zhao Shuo said, seeking Zhao