Chapter 203 - 102: Hosting Scholar Jie Yuan Lang_2
The two of them seemed even closer than others. Shi Lian sat and chatted with Sang Wan for a good while before she rose and left.
On this day, everyone in the entire Shi Mansion was joyous, except for two people - Shi Yumei and Ren Zhixian.
Shi Yumei thought it was utterly boring. Her husband was also a scholar and well-versed in literature, known for his poetry throughout Meng County, and even older than Sang Yufei. Yet, he missed the chance to participate in this examination. Seeing Sang Yufei made her particularly uncomfortable. Moreover, since Sang Yufei was Sang Wan’s blood brother, it only added to Shi Yumei’s irritation and jealousy.
Ren Zhixian found it equally dull and felt indignant and resentful, thinking to himself that if he had taken the exam, the title of Xie Yuan would never have gone to him!
"I think mother is really confused! What does it have to do with our Shi family if someone from the Sang family has passed the examination? Why are we fawning over them so much! Even uncle, who usually doesn’t care about these things, joined the fuss! Just look at those Sang siblings reveling in their success! Ha, the nerve of them!"
In the banana garden, Shi Yumei wore a long face, clearly displeased.
Ren Zhixian scoffed sarcastically, "Don’t talk that way about your mother and uncle. After all, the Shi family has never had anyone achieve scholarly honor before. They finally have someone remotely related who did, it’s understandable they want to celebrate a bit, right?"
"It’s just pure foolishness! Our family doesn’t need to borrow face from those destitute folks!" Shi Yumei said, glaring at her husband: "It’s all because of you! If you hadn’t hurt your leg, the title of Xie Yuan would have been yours, not his to show off!"