At this very moment, the Zhong Family and the Chen Family were thinking the same thing.
After the list was announced, government officers visited each household to notify them, letting the relatives and friends of those who passed know the good news.
Both the Zhong Family and the Chen Family were wealthy and the officers rushed to be the first to bring the news to them, so these two families quickly received the news that their esteemed sons had passed as Scholars.
The Zhong Family patriarch was playing cards at the gambling table when the officer came with the good tidings. He was about to raise the stakes at the Gambling House, but upon hearing this joyous news, he stopped the game immediately and kicked out his betting partners. He gleefully closed the Gambling House, ran home, and gathered everyone in the Zhong Family to celebrate his beloved son's achievement with a banquet.
