C92

On the day of the announcement, the capital was bustling with activity. There were those who had lost their souls on the leaderboard, those who had been lucky enough to go to high school, cheering and jumping about, and those who were happy with what they had to do.

Hu Xueyong squeezed through the crowd for a long time before finally reaching the front of the ranking board. He was pushed around by the crowd, and only occasionally looked at the names on the list, he had no choice but to squint his eyes, and after looking at his own name for a long time, his heart sank a little.

His living condition was much better than before, but he did not know Gu Yun's true identity. He thought that when he became successful in the future, he would definitely repay for saving his life, and there would also be that old man who took him in, the one whose mother was his student. However, if he did not have a name on the list, he did not know if he could wait another three years, so could it be that his fate was to return home and continue being a teacher?

Hu Xueyong had been feeling apprehensive the entire time, but still did not give up. After the people in front had mostly left, he moved closer to take a closer look, and finally saw his own name outside of the top twenty, he did not know if he was happy or worried, but he did not fail the examination, so participating in the Hall Competition could be said to be a loss to him. To be able to enter the top three was fine, but it was still a little far from what he was hoping for.

Hu Xueyong did not know where to go, and returned to the small courtyard in a daze. He suddenly saw Gu Yun waiting for him in the courtyard.

"Hu Xueyong, why don't you remember me?"

The moment Gu Yun said that, Hu Xueyong recognized his voice. When this person's voice appeared in his down and out, he would not easily forget about it.

"It's Benefactor."

Seeing his disappointed look, Gu Yun raised his eyebrows, "The sky isn't falling yet, why are you so troubled? Come and tell me, how did you answer the paper?"

Hu Xueyong didn't know what he was planning to do, but he wrote his answer scroll again in silence, as he read it while writing it. halfway through, Gu Yun already knew that this person's chest was filled with holes.

Hu Xueyong looked humble and unassuming, but he was very confident when writing his essay. Not everyone would be able to have such determination after writing a piece that weighed a thousand pounds, and looking at the content of the article he wrote, it seemed like he had his own thoughts, such a essay should not be ranked at this level.

Gu Yun didn't say anything until he had finished writing. Only then did Gu Yun ask: "Are you satisfied in your heart?"

Hu Xueyong did not dare to look into Gu Yun's eyes. He was not willing to accept this in his heart, but he felt that a person who studied should not be overly restrained by matters of fame and benefits.

Gu Yun laughed, "Then I'll just ask another question. If I can give you another chance, are you willing to fight for it?"

Hu Xueyong suddenly raised his head, although he knew that what he said was true, he still nodded his head without hesitation. Nothing was better than going back home with a head full of dirt, as long as he had the chance, he would definitely fight for it.

Gu Yun smiled and nodded, "Then alright, don't be in such a rush to return first, this result is enough for you, if you trust me, wait for me for a few days, it's not easy to study in the Humble Class, but if you endure for another three years, it'll be very cruel, I'll do my best to give you a good plan."

Hu Xueyong's grateful heart was expressed clearly, no matter what, this person gave him a glimmer of hope, and if he was asked to do some work on his account, it would be better than being blind.

"Benefactor, please accept my respect …"

"Ai, don't be in such a hurry to kneel." Gu Yun quickly helped him up, "A gentleman's knees are full of gold, kneeling too much is worthless, only people who kneel later on will be worthy of that."

Gu Yun came out from the small courtyard, and after taking a few turns, he returned to Marquis Mansion. He came back early today, and Xie Jingxi was still busy learning to cook in the kitchen.

Every time, she would ask Ming Yu to prepare a few dishes for her later. If she met someone she couldn't eat, they would immediately change them, and the stomach of Gu Yun would thus take on a lot of unknown risks. Every day, he would eat a very challenging dinner, so he felt that it was necessary to end this hobby of his wife's.

Some things had to be done unconditionally, some things had to be taken care of, and he had so easily managed to get dinner with her every day, hoping to do some physical exercise after dinner, just in case he got sick from eating too much.

signaled her not to speak. Ming Yu covered her mouth and coordinated very well with her. She blinked at Gu Yun worriedly and prayed in her heart, "Young Master, please take this girl away!"

From the moment Xie Jingxi entered the kitchen from time to time, Ming Yu had almost been deprived of even the most basic function of cooking. She felt that it was extremely inappropriate to wander around the palace doing nothing every day, even Young Master did not ask her what she did every day. Those who did not elope circled around her as well, afraid that her private life would be spread out by this chatty girl. Ming Yu had never felt such panic before, she felt that this girl definitely did not love her.

When Xie Jingxi cooked, she liked to play with herself, so she did not let Ming Yu follow him too much. She never expected Ming Yu to have such a rich imagination, but Gu Yun understood, and smiled at Ming Yu before entering the kitchen. Since he rarely thought of the same thing as Ming Yu, he decided to satisfy her.

"Ming Yu, why did you come in? Get out, don't choke on me."

Gu Yun looked at the back of her wife's flustered figure. The spicy seeds that were stir-fried could even choke a person to death, yet he actually stood obediently and studied in front of the stove. Gu Yun shook his head helplessly, scooped up a spoonful of water and walked over, then directly poured it into the pot without saying anything. With a sound, the Heavenly Palace's fairy-like smoke finally stopped.

"Aiya, I haven't even gotten to the point of letting loose yet, Ming Yu, you …" Xie Jingxi caught a glimpse of a certain sleeve that obviously did not belong to Ming Yu, and looked behind him, "So it's you, you didn't even make a sound when you came back, you scared me to death."

"If I don't come back, I'll be able to directly hug a human-shaped spicy chicken to sleep at night. Aren't you afraid of dying from the smoke?" Gu Yun took the spoon in her hand and started flipping it in the pot, "Now it's the same, don't you see that the color of the meat is already a little dark, if you continue copying like that, the taste of the meat won't be good when you eat it."

"When did you cook?" Xie Jingxi pouted as she watched, feeling jealous of him for being so rare, she had played tricks on him for so many days and did not cook a proper dish, but she did not know how Gu Yun, this kind of young master, had learned it, and was truly infuriating.

"Is there even a need to learn it? You can figure it out by yourself after eating it a few times. At worst, you can just try it a few more times, and it will always work." Gu Yun did not need to turn his head to know what she was thinking about, and turned his head to peck at her mouth, "You're so cocky with your mouth, you have your strengths, why are you fussing over things that you're not good at? It's not like we can't afford to hire a chef, why would we need to wait for you to cook.

Xie Jingxi spat at him, "Are you mad at me?"

"I do feel sorry for you. You stood so close to such a big fat cigarette, aren't you afraid of your eyes getting smothered? Bam, bam, bam, bam." He was actually more afraid that she would burn the kitchen down.

"Forget it, let's just call Ming Yu to do it. It's so easy for you to come back early, don't suffer like that in the kitchen." Xie Jingxi was finally aware that she did not have the talent to cook, and decided to retreat after learning of the difficulties.

"Don't be in such a rush, go out after I finish this. It was Xi and I who were doing this, right?" Gu Yun then took the spicy chicken out of the kitchen with great familiarity and personally carried it out of the kitchen.

Ming Yu's eyes flashed with a look of admiration towards Gu Yun, as she happily ran into the kitchen to cook, thinking that she must show off her skills today, so that the girl would once again fall in love with the dishes she cooked.

Gu Yun said: "If you really want to eat roasted game, I'll bring you to a place tomorrow. It's extremely roasted there, and much better than Sheng Luan's cooking."

Xie Jingxi's eyes lit up. Gu Yun said that a good place would taste good, he did not want to eat spicy chicken anymore, she wanted to eat roasted chicken wings!

Gu Yun laughed, "I didn't expect that I would actually marry a gluttonous girl. I'll call Gu Wan back later, the two of you can get together later."

"Wan'er is even more greedy. Xie Jingxi reached out to pinch a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, "The taste is not bad, looks like I'm quite talented."

Gu Yun, "..."

His wife's thick skin was actually learned a hundred percent from Gu Wan.

Xie Jingxi, who was eating the chicken nuggets beautifully, asked seemingly unintentionally, "I heard that the examination results are out, who's in first place?"

"It's Feng Chen." Gu Yun looked at her, not knowing why she suddenly asked this.

"It's Feng Chen." Xie Jingxi thought for a while, "I remember that he was also the champion of the country test.

"Yes, I've never come into contact with him. His father is an envoy from Jiangnan. I heard that his official voice is quite good."

For Feng Chen to be able to stand out amongst so many disciples, naturally meant that his knowledge was extraordinary. Xie Jingxi remembered that he had become the most famous person in the world back then, but later on, it seemed that he did not do anything great. It was her father, Feng Wannian, who entered the Cabinet.

"Master Feng's voice is indeed resounding in Jiangnan. I believe he's a rare talent, he might be able to be reused in the future."

Xie Jingxi spoke in a casual tone, but Gu Yun heard something different. He kept having the feeling that she was reminding him something, was there really something wrong with Feng Wannian?