Your Son Won't Have Such Good Luck

When Zhou Wanwan returned to the inn, she saw that her three older brothers and Gu Sinian had already returned.

Zhou Wanwan asked with a smile, "Brothers, how did you do on your exams?"

Zhou Qingyan nodded and said:

"I did pretty well on the test, especially on these questions."

I've seen them before; I remember you mentioned one of the last questions to us.

Zhou Wanwan laughed heartily, "That's right! The last question is a free point for us."

Zhou Qingchen's face stiffened. "I think I got the last question wrong."

Zhou Fusheng walked in, sighing, "The exam questions at the White Deer Academy are just too difficult. I'm afraid I won't pass."

Most people really couldn't answer that.

Early the next morning, Cheng Chao walked in and said, "Miss, last night Ji Huai placed a bet of 5 million taels of silver, betting that he can pass the exam."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Then he's definitely going to lose this time."

Yesterday, the Old Scholar Tree told her that Gu Sinian was first, and she was second.

So that night, she had someone add another million taels to the bet on Gu Sinian winning.

Cheng Chao and Shen Wanjun understood perfectly well; they both placed huge bets.

Chen Ankang and Luo Xue followed closely behind, with Chen Ankang also placing an order for 200,000 taels of silver.

Luo Xue's donation was less; five hundred taels of silver was simply not enough for her.

When Zhou Wanwan arrived at the White Deer Academy in the morning, she indeed saw Gu Sinian's name at the top of the list.

Gu Sinian said with a smile, "Your brother and I also placed bets last night, so we've won a fortune this time."

Looking at the results, Ji Huai's face turned ashen. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could he possibly be number one? Gu Sinian, this is blatant cheating!"

Gu Sinian said coldly, "Openly cheating? Is this how students from Jiangnan conduct themselves? Just because someone else scores better than you, it's considered open cheating."

Ji Huai sneered:

"How could your Dongshan Prefecture possibly be a match for our Jiangnan Prefecture?"

Your math skills are absolutely terrible; what is that if not cheating?

"From first to fifth place, they're all from your Dongshan Prefecture. What is this if not cheating?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "That just shows that Dongshan Prefecture is full of talented people. Ji Huai, you really can't accept defeat."

Ji Huai shouted, "It's clearly your Dongshan Prefecture that's shameless! If you have the guts, post your exam papers out there!"

Several teachers from the White Deer Academy came out and looked at Ji Huai, asking, "Who's making such a scene here?"

Ji Huai bowed and said:

"I have met you, Master. I just feel that there is something wrong with the exam papers from Dongshan Prefecture this time."

I think they cheated. Such a difficult exam, and only one person from Jiangnan Prefecture is in the top ten. That doesn't make sense."

The teacher at the White Deer Academy asked calmly, "What's wrong with the exam paper?"

Ji Huai said, "These exam questions might have been leaked. Otherwise, for a six-year-old to get second place is utterly ridiculous."

The teacher snorted coldly and said:

"The ones who set the exam papers are this old man and all the teachers. Since we set the exam papers, we have never stepped out of the room."

Are you implying that we leaked the exam questions?

Ji Huai's face stiffened.

The teacher said, "The exam papers from Dongshan Prefecture were answered very well this time. That's perfect, let's post them out so everyone can see them."

Soon, all the exam papers were posted.

Ji Huai's face darkened, mainly because Gu Sinian's writing was exceptional, and every word he wrote was precious.

He turned to look at Zhou Wanwan's article, trying to find fault with it.

But after looking for a long time, he wiped the sweat from his brow and couldn't find anything, not even a single one.

Xie Cheng'en sighed and said:

Brother Ji, it's not that I don't trust you.

It's because I suffered a huge setback at the hands of those two.

Xie Cheng'en is overjoyed.

Last night, he went back and borrowed another 100,000 taels of silver, which he deposited under the names of Zhou Wanwan and Gu Sinian respectively.

They won as expected.

Zhou Wanwan and her group of subordinates made a fortune.

Ji Huai's face darkened immediately. That evening, upon returning home, Ji Huai sent his Madam Ji Luo Family to request that Luo Xue be taken as a concubine.

Master Luo looked at Madam Ji and said:

"Madam Ji, you have no idea, I have already kicked my good-for-nothing daughter out."

She's Zhou Wanwan's servant now, I can't control her."

Madam Ji smiled and said:

"Our Ji Family is also sincere, considering that she is carrying our Ji Family's grandson."

Our Ji Family is willing to spend 10,000 taels of silver to take her as our concubine.

After thinking for a moment, Master Luo said, "That's fine too."

The two parties quickly reached an agreement.

Madam Ji sent her steward to take Luo Xue away, but Luo Xue snorted coldly and said:

"Your Ji Family can just take a concubine whenever you want? I owe Zhou Wanwan 100,000 taels of gold."

It's been three days now, and 100,000 taels of gold has turned into 300,000 taels of gold.

"If you want to take me away, you'd better pay off my debts first."

The manager returned home looking dejected.

Madam Ji frowned and said:

"Luo Xue has really lost her mind; this is her only chance to escape Zhou Wanwan."

Once she enters the Ji Family, the Ji Family will protect her.

"300,000 taels of gold? Are you kidding me?"

Madam Ji sent someone to invite Luo Xue and Zhou Wanwan over, but Zhou Wanwan refused outright.

Having no other choice, she had to condescend to see Zhou Wanwan.

She looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "You're quite clever, little girl. I heard you got second place in the White Deer Academy exam this time. You're very lucky."

Zhou Wanwan said with a forced smile, "That's right, I've always been lucky, but your son hasn't been so lucky."

Madam Ji said calmly, "Being young and climbing too high isn't a good thing; you'll fall and it will hurt a lot."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Wouldn't it hurt even more for those who can't climb up no matter what?"

"Sharp-tongued, I'm here to pick up Luo Xue."

"Master Luo said he wants her to be a concubine for our Ji Family. You're not going to interfere in matters of marriage, are you?" Madam Ji said with a light laugh.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"Of course I won't take care of that, but I will still have to deal with the bills."

Luo Xue owed me 100,000 taels of gold, which was given to me by Master Luo. She is now my servant.

Madam Ji, you couldn't possibly not know, could you?

Madam Ji looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Do you really want Miss Luo to never marry?"

Zhou Wanwan blinked and said, "Aren't you being too nosy? Why are you worrying about what will happen to my servant? It's none of your business!"

Zhou Wanwan directly confronted her.

Madam Ji choked and said:

"How... how can you be so rude? This Miss Luo is a concubine of the Ji Family, what right do you have to detain her?"

Her father wrote a document with me, and she has to come with me today.

Zhou Wanwan scoffed and said:

"Her father wrote a document? Then go find her father!"

Anyway, I wrote the document with her personally, and it was two days earlier than your situation, so don't get your hopes up."