The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 1622 - 1625: The Top Three Candidates

Gu Shuisheng appeared a bit more composed and said, "The results will be out tomorrow. If I don’t make it to the list, Chancellor Zhang will probably stop bothering me. But if I do get selected, he’ll know I’ve come to Ningwang Residence and will figure out a way to get me out."

Gu Wu said, "So, if you manage to get out tomorrow, does that mean you’ve passed?"

Gu Shuisheng nodded gently, then asked, "Dad, what about you? Are you really Madam Ning’s biological father?"

He no longer addressed her as big sister.

Gu Wu’s eyes avoided him as he hummed angrily, "Does it even matter? Look at them, Erya, Sanbao, and Gu Youyou, which one of them treats me as their father? They don’t even count me as a relative. Before, her second uncle and aunt kept suppressing her, but after the flood in Lotus Village, isn’t she still being kind to her second uncle’s family? She treats everyone better than she treats me. Even if I’m not her biological father, I’m still her third uncle, but look, look at her, does she have any conscience?"

Gu Shuisheng fell silent. He had seen plenty of twists and turns in large families, but he never expected a simple farming family to have so many complicated interpersonal issues.

Is Gu Wu really Gu Youyou’s biological father? Honestly, he hoped he wasn’t.

Having stayed in Beijing for over a month, although he seldom went out, he had learned quite a lot about Gu Youyou. Gu Youyou is genuinely a good person, well-regarded among the citizens, and can be considered an extraordinary woman. It would be a tragedy if someone like her had a father like Gu Wu. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

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The autumn exams results have been announced, and the top three have emerged, one of whom is Gu Shuisheng, recommended by Chancellor Zhang.

Which among the three will become the Top Scholar, the second-place Eye Witness, and the third-place Flower Seeker will be determined after an imperial examination, personally presided over by the Emperor.

The imperial examination is three days away, yet one of the top three, Gu Shuisheng, is nowhere to be found, causing quite a distress among the officials.

Chancellor Zhang naturally knew where Gu Shuisheng was, and he wasn’t worried, merely spreading the word that Gu Shuisheng was with Gu Youyou.

Since arriving in Beijing, Gu Shuisheng had kept a low profile, which was unlike Gu Wu, who was known by everyone.

People were puzzled as to why Gu Shuisheng, who had the chance to become the new Top Scholar, was at Ningwang Residence with Gu Youyou.

Luckily, Chancellor Zhang hadn’t planned to discredit her, simply explaining, "Madam Ning recognized her father, Gu Wu, and moved him into Ningwang Residence. Naturally, Gu Wu’s adopted son, Gu Shuisheng, was also brought into Ningwang Residence by Madam Ning."

This slap in the face nearly infuriated Madam Lin to death.

"Oh, Xingyi, don’t stop me, let me ask at Ningwang Residence, what’s really going on with Youyou? I’ve explained for her, yet she’s still taken Gu Wu into the residence. Taking Gu Wu in is one thing, but also taking in Gu Wu’s adopted son, isn’t she publicly slapping me in the face?"

"She’s recognized him; how am I supposed to explain that to others? I swore at the teahouse that Youyou couldn’t possibly be Gu Wu’s bastard."

"Mom, Youyou had already informed you to not meddle in this matter; she’s a decisive person and knows what she should do. You just don’t worry about it."

"Not meddle?" Madam Lin shouted, "If I don’t meddle, then I’d have to let others insult your sister, right? I can’t stomach this, Xingyi, your sister has been dead for so many years, yet people still talk about her like this, what’s going on?"