Sang Yufei involuntarily furrowed his brows lightly and after a moment he spoke, "Big Brother, Brother-in-law, I still need to participate in the imperial examination next year. With the mixed quality of people in the local area, I feel it's still better to—"
Sang Hong had already understood his meaning and nodded, saying, "When people come to congratulate us, we welcome them and treat them with courtesy, but for the gifts they bring, we should decline them."
"That's exactly what I think, too!" Sang Yufei immediately relaxed. The reason he had been hesitant to speak earlier was because he felt that having just managed to make a name for himself, his elder brother and sister-in-law should have been able to benefit from his rising status. But by refusing, it would all come to nothing.
