Chapter 687 - 686 Promise
After Wang Yongzhu and his family boarded the boat, it wasn’t until the vessel had traveled a great distance that they were able to relax.
Generally speaking, boats are actually quite averse to carrying coffins, especially when there’s a deceased person inside.
However, the price Wang Yongzhu offered was tempting enough, so the people on the boat were quite courteous to the Wang Family, after all, money talks!
Unlike the Wang Family, who felt a weight lifted from their shoulders, Song Chongjin always seemed to be holding his breath, or as if he were grappling with some difficult decision, and his expression revealed nothing.
It wasn’t until evening that Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin returned to their cabin, the sound of the wind and waves crashing against the boat audible from outside.
Song Chongjin took a long time before he finally spoke, "Yongzhu, after we return this time, according to custom, you must observe a year of mourning, and as a son-in-law, I must observe it for three months."
"I’m thinking of not wasting these three months; while staying at home to mourn for Father, I’ll also review my studies and attempt the Provincial Exam later this year."
"This incident has taught me a lesson; despite seeming like we have nothing to worry or fear on normal days,"
"in today’s world, if you want to protect your family well, without studying hard and passing the Graduate Exam to become a Scholar later, if you have no power in your hands, no matter how much silver you possess, if someone wants to deal with you, it’s as easy as lifting a hand."
"So I plan to spend most of the remaining year holed up at home, reviewing my studies thoroughly, so that in the latter half of the year, your man can go and come back as a Graduate, to let you hold your head high with pride."
Song Chongjin spoke slowly and earnestly.