Chapter 1491: Brother Feifei Side Story (Part 2)
Brother Feifei shook his head and said, "No rush, even if it’s delayed by two years, it’s fine."
Brother Xuxu joked with a smile, "Not in a hurry? If it’s delayed another two years, by the time you become a dad, my child will already start their education." After saying that, Brother Xuxu cheerfully added, "In our family, you’re the most knowledgeable, so you’ll be the one to educate the children then."
Brother Feifei replied with a smile, "That’s not quite right. The most knowledgeable in our family is not me, it’s Mother." Although An Zhichen is very capable too, Brother Feifei admires Yueyao the most.
Brother Xuxu smiled and said, "Both are great."
Brother Shengsheng happened to overhear this last part as he walked over and asked, "What is it that’s so great?"
In high spirits, Brother Xuxu smiled without pause: "I was saying that both Second Brother and Mother’s knowledge are great. Brother, when will Fourth Brother be back? Elder Sister will be back tomorrow, so Fourth Brother shouldn’t be missing then." Brother Yangyang is studying at the academy and gets three days off each month.
Brother Shengsheng said, "Don’t worry, everything is arranged."
Kexin was very excited to know Brother Feifei had returned. If it wasn’t for Yueyao telling her to come home for the reunion tomorrow, she would have rushed home immediately.
Brother Minmin knew Brother Feifei had returned, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He couldn’t quite understand the actions of An Zhichen and Yueyao. With Brother Feifei’s intelligence, if he hadn’t gone traveling six years ago, he might already be a Palace Graduate by now. But Brother Feifei left at the best time, and now he’s still just a commoner: "Second Brother is already nineteen. Even if he successfully passes next year, he’ll have to wait till the year after to attend the provincial examination." Brother Minmin didn’t say the rest, but even if Brother Feifei passes the provincial examination smoothly, there’s no certainty he’ll pass the metropolitan examination in four years. If he fails, he’d have to wait another three years, which means Brother Feifei’s career would start too late.
It’s not that Congmin lacks confidence in An Fei, but having walked this path himself, he knows that talent doesn’t guarantee success in exams.
Kexin smiled and said, "Father and Mother have considered this matter." Kexin knew her husband had a point, but when she raised the issue with her parents, they assured her they had it under control and told her not to worry, so Kexin didn’t ask again. Her parents aren’t ignorant, and since they said they had it under control, they must have other plans.
Brother Minmin sighed and shook his head, but said nothing more. After all, with the father-in-law and mother-in-law around, it wasn’t his place to intervene.
The next day, Kexin returned to her parents’ home with her husband and son. Kexin never returned empty-handed, and this time was no exception.
Since the messenger had already informed Kexin of Brother Feifei’s condition, she wasn’t too surprised when she saw him, though her heart ached for him inevitably: "You can’t go out alone again; look how skinny you’ve become!"
Brother Feifei smiled and said, "I won’t be going out alone anymore." He plans to settle down in the Capital City for the imperial exam preparation; once in official service, unless assigned elsewhere, he wouldn’t leave the Capital City.
Not long after Kexin returned home, Brother Yangyang was also brought back. When Brother Feifei left, Brother Yangyang was already old enough to remember. All these years, he has dearly missed Second Brother, and now that Brother Feifei has returned, no one is happier than Brother Yangyang.
The family gathered to enjoy a reunion meal.
After dinner, Kexin sought out Yueyao for a private chat: "Mother, Brother Shengsheng and Brother Xuxu are both fathers now. With Brother Feifei back, it’s time to discuss marriage for him too."
Yueyao shook her head and said, "There’s no rush. It’s not too late to discuss marriage after he earns a title." Noticing Kexin’s disapproval, Yueyao smiled and reassured her, "Don’t worry. I’ve already picked someone. As long as Brother Feifei passes the preliminary exam next year, I will arrange a proposal."
Kexin eagerly asked, "Mother, who have you chosen?"
Yueyao didn’t hide it from Kexin and said, "The Second Young Lady of the Min Family. She’ll come of age next year, and then we can formally propose."
Kexin hesitated, "The Min Family’s girls are always so pampered. Although Second Brother is renowned for his talent, without an official title, will they consider him?" The Min Family has produced two Emperor’s Tutors, a Chancellor, a Vice Chancellor, several Imperial Censors, and many Second or Third Rank officials. They even have a Prince’s tutor from the Min Family. In the Great Yuan Dynasty, the Min Family is indeed an illustrious clan. There’s an interesting phenomenon in the Min Family: there are few legitimate daughters. In Min Jun’s generation, there are only two daughters, and both were born out of wedlock. In the next generation of the Min Family’s eldest branch, there’s only one legitimate daughter. Being few in number makes them precious, so even the non-legitimate daughters are highly sought after, let alone the legitimate ones. The current legitimate daughter of the main branch is highly desired by many!
