They Actually Dared to Climb Atop Our Chen Family's Head and Shit and Piss on Us

When Chen Ankang walked out carrying a pile of gold and silver jewelry, he still felt like he was dreaming.

He carefully put the gold and silver jewelry into his sleeve pocket and headed home.

As soon as I got to the front door, I saw Father Chen. and Mother Chen standing outside, with several girls beside them.

Chen Ankang looked at them and said, "Father, Mother, what brings you here?"

Father Chen glared at him angrily and said:

"You have utterly disgraced the Chen Family."

I heard you made a bet and now you're a little girl's follower?

You've really brought honor to the Chen Family! Now the whole of Capital knows, and I'm too ashamed to stay Bianjing any longer."

Mother Chen wiped away her tears and said:

Ankang! Did something happen to you?

How can you obediently listen to a six-year-old girl?

Now everyone in Bianjing says you've been bewitched by a vixen, and you're wasting your time doing nothing productive.

Tell me, where do we put our old faces?

Chen Ankang looked at them and said, "Father, Mother, things aren't as you think."

Father Chen scoffed coldly:

"Let me tell you, Chen Ankang, your mother and I will be living in Dongshan Prefecture from now on."

I'd like to see how that little vixen will bewitch you.

Also, these are the girls I've introduced to you. They've come all this way, it's not easy for them, so you absolutely must choose one today."

Chen Ankang looked at the girls and said with a wry smile, "Father, Mother, what are you doing? I've said it before, I'll only marry the one I like."

Father Chen glared at him and said, "How dare you! Marriages are arranged by parents and matchmakers. How can you act recklessly? You must choose one today."

The girls all stood to the side with their heads down, not saying a word.

Chen Ankang didn't like any of them.

He turned and left, while Father Chen muttered curses behind him:

"Fine, you unfilial son, if you dare to leave today, I'll go find Zhou Wanwan right now. I want to see what kind of master you are."

She's got some nerve, daring to climb all over the Chen Family's head and poop and pee there.

Chen Ankang said coldly, "I advise you not to go looking for her, otherwise I can't protect you either."

Father Chen laughed heartily and said, "What you said is really interesting. I wasn't planning on looking for her, but since you put it that way, I have no choice but to go."

Father Chen strode towards the White Deer Academy, and the elders behind him couldn't help but sigh, "You, you're a fourth-rank official, how can you follow a six-year-old girl around like this?"

"You've dragged our family down this time. People are saying you're not thinking straight anymore. You've really disgraced our family."

"Chen Ankang, you should reflect on yourself! Our family has quite a few political enemies; you have no idea what people in the capital are saying about us."

Chen Ankang followed behind them and said, "You'd better not go looking for Zhou Wanwan. What exactly do you want?"

But no one in the Chen Family paid him any attention.

Father Chen went directly to the White Deer Academy and paid his respects to Dean Zhu.

Dean Zhu, holding a book, looked at them and said, "What are you trying to do, acting so aggressively?"

Father Chen quickly bowed and said, "Dean Zhu, I've come to see Zhou Wanwan. I heard she's studying at your college."

Dean Zhu nodded and said, "You mean this girl? Yes, she is indeed in our academy now."

Father Chen said indignantly:

"That brat, she's a scoundrel, she tricked my son."

The two of them have now signed some kind of bet, making my son work like a slave for her.

Tell me, how did she manage to do that? My son is a fourth-rank official in the imperial court, with a bright future ahead of him. Who is she to me?

Dean Zhu's face darkened upon hearing this:

"Who does she think she is? What does that mean?"

Your son lost the bet, why is he coming here looking for someone? Can't he handle losing?

Zhou Wanwan is my most prized student. I advise you to speak properly.

Father Chen choked for a moment, then saw Zhou Wanwan come out from inside, stretching and saying, "Teacher, what's all the noise outside? I was sleeping so soundly, and now I've been woken up."

Father Chen's eyes widened in disbelief; he hadn't expected Zhou Wanwan to be living in Dean Zhu's courtyard.

Dean Zhu looked at her and said, "You're up? Good! Dinner's ready. They've already prepared it. Let's go eat dinner first."

Zhou Wanwan said "Oh," and looked at Chen Ankang, saying, "Chen Ankang, why are you back again?"

Father Chen said with a stern face, "You have no manners! What kind of name is Chen Ankang? Is Chen Ankang someone you can call?"

Zhou Wanwan raised her head and looked at the old man, asking, "And who are you?"

"I am Chen Ankang's father. Let me tell you, don't even think about making my son your slave."

"My son is all grown up, and I've never even given him a hard time. Who do you think you are?"

Zhou Wanwan ignored it, letting it go in one ear and out the other, and went straight to the living room.

The living room was already filled with a table of dishes: braised lobster, steamed abalone, braised sea cucumber, marinated fish maw, and boiled crab—all rare and exquisite seafood from the near sea.

Slow-cooked whole deer breast, clear-stewed snow bird's nest, plus aged dried wild pheasant, jade-fat fish maw, and accompanied by mountain mushrooms, tender bamboo shoots from cold pools, and fresh seasonal vegetables.

Zhou Wanwan sat on the stool, and Chen Ankang quickly stood to the side and said, "Let me set the dishes!"

Father Chen's face darkened. "Chen Ankang, are you trying to die? Is this something you should be doing?"

A chuckle came from outside, and several old men walked in. When Father Chen took a closer look, he felt like he wanted to die.

These are all his political enemies!

Those political enemies said with a smile, "When I was in the capital, I thought people were exaggerating, but it turns out it was true. Has your son lost his mind?"

"Oh dear, this child has always been smart since he was little. Now that his brain has finally gone haywire, I feel a little better."

Otherwise, if everyone in Beijing keeps praising how smart he is, we'll lose face!

"Everyone used to say he was smarter than my son, but now look what's happened, he's completely dumb."

Dean Zhu looked at them and said, "Why are you all here?"

"Oh dear! We're getting old, so naturally we should retire. I heard there's something exciting to see in Dongshan Prefecture!"

Since you're here too, we came to visit you and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dongshan Prefecture.

What beautiful scenery does Dongshan Prefecture have? Dongshan Prefecture is far inferior to Jiangnan Prefecture.

But Dongshan Prefecture is far too bustling these days.

They were there to see Father Chen make a fool of himself. Father Chen looked at Chen Ankang with a cold face and said, "You unfilial son, do you have to demean yourself like this?"

Chen Ankang stood in front of Zhou Wanwan and said calmly, "This isn't about demeaning myself; I did indeed sell myself to Zhou Wanwan, so those other young ladies probably aren't willing to marry down."

The old men laughed, "Nephew! Has your brain been kicked by a donkey? Hahaha, Old Chen, you've finally met your match!"

"I see now, my dear nephew, you're determined to be a lackey! How utterly shameful!"

If my son does that, I'll break his legs.