On the day Anning returned to her family's home, Mrs. Xiao had prepared many things, and a carriage was loaded with them.
When she arrived at the Xu Family, Anning went into the inner courtyard to speak with Mrs. Xu and Xu Bao'er.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan was called into the academy to speak with Xu Pengju.
When he entered the study, Xu Pengju asked him, "Now that you have taken a wife, people say 'establish a family and build a career.' Now that you have established a family, isn't it time to build your career?"
Xiao Yuan smiled proudly, "I was just about to discuss this with you. I plan to take the imperial examination."
"Oh?"
Xu Pengju really hadn't expected this.
The key point was that until now, despite the Xiao Family's exceptional success in business, none had the talent to take the imperial examination.
"What made you think of taking the imperial examination?"
