Passing the provincial exam to become a scholar meant that even if one chose not to continue taking exams, they could still get an official position at the government office.
But given Gu Wenheng's current outstanding performance, striving for the title of the top imperial scholar in the future wasn't out of the question.
This was a monumental event that could completely elevate their family's social standing. The brothers of the Gu family clenched their fists in excitement, silently resolving that no matter how poor they might be in the future, they had to send their children to study for at least a few years.
If their ancestors truly smiled upon them and produced a few more successful children, life would be unimaginably beautiful.
