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Chapter 156
Ye Jiao picked up Xubao and held it in her arms, rubbing Xubao's little fat face, but without the slightest exasperation, she looked at Qi Yun with smiling eyebrows.
Knowing that he was wrong, Qi Erlang put down the screw and turned to pick up the cloth, touched it to feel a little hard, replaced it with satin, touched it with water, and wiped off the two "eyebrows" that he had accidentally drawn.
Seeing Ye Jiao smiling at him, Qi Yun could not help asking, "Why are you smiling?"
Ye Jiao held her head high, let him move, and said, "this is the first time I have seen my husband so flustered. It's very interesting."
As soon as these words came out, Xubao also looked up at his father, even though he didn't quite understand what panic meant, but Ye Jiao said that it was interesting, and there was a bright smile on the little guy's chubby face.
So Qi Yun looked at two people whose eyes looked exactly the same and looked at him with bent eyebrows.
If you just said that it was the panic after the surprise, then now you only have a wife and children, and your heart beats faster than usual.
When there was no marriage or children before, Qi Yun did not understand this feeling.
At that time, most of them were muddling along, living one day at a time, but staying in the world was just to keep their parents from being sad, but to look forward to death and relief.
But now, looking at his wife and his son, who is very much like his wife, Qi Yun's heart has long been soft.
It was so soft that he even forgot that Xu Bao had just scared him to draw an eyebrow for Ye Jiaoduo.
The ears turned red unconsciously, and Qi Yun wiped Ye Jiao's forehead without saying a word, leaned down and kissed her between the woman's eyebrows.
On the other hand, Xu Bao twisted and stretched out his hand to pull Qi Yun: "Daddy, Xu Bao wants it, too!"
Qi Yun generously kissed the little guy on the forehead, then straightened up and picked up Xu Bao. His eyes looked at Ye Jiao and said, "I guess someone will come to announce the good news after a while. Let's go to the vestibule and wait." Then he said to the iron outside, "I'll write a letter later, and you'll send someone home to report the good news."
Tiezi knew that he and Xu Bao had just offended the second young master, but Master Xu was the master's own son, and Tiezi didn't have a chance even if he wanted to be a son.
Now that Xu Bao can be hugged and coaxed, Tiezi can only stand obediently and nod his head again and again, especially honest, for fear of being affected by anger.
Fortunately, Qi Yun was coaxed by Xubao into losing his temper and was not ready to argue with Tiezi.
Jolting his fat son in his arms, Qi Yun turned to see Ye Jiao.
On the other hand, Ye Jiao had already put on her makeup and helped the pearl hairpin on her head. then she got up with a smile, reached out and grabbed Qi Yun, clasping her fingers.
However, when Qi Yun and Ye Jiao arrived in the vestibule, they waited for the people to announce the good news, and when they waited for the guests who came to congratulate them, they never saw Qi Ming's figure, nor did they see the boys who left with Qi Sanlang.
At this time, Qi Ming, who had just finished reading the list, was closely protecting Liusi, frowning slightly at the people who surrounded him in front of him.
When he saw the big safflower in the hands of these people, Qi Ming was so tight that he dared not move.
He brought Liusi and several Qi boys to look at the list early this morning. Because he came late after the previous Hong Kong Certificate of Education examination, he was blocked out, and it took a lot of effort to see the ranking. This time, Qi Ming arrived early and stood in the front row.
The name of this time is much easier to find than last time, he was a third, serious Tanhua Lang, Liusi saw when he was happy to break the sound: "Young master, probing flowers!"
It is rare that Liusi did not stutter, but it is also because of this sentence that Qi Ming has become the focus in the eyes of many people.
Most of the people who read the list took part in the temple examination, knowing that this young man naturally envied when he ordered the exploration of flowers, but he would also offer good congratulations.
But many people waiting for the list to catch their son-in-law also set their sights on Qi Ming.
Before the Hong Kong Certificate of Education examination, there may still be civilians who catch their sons-in-law, but when the palace examination is over, most of the people waiting outside will be official families.
To them, these three hundred students are no stranger, especially the three in the first class, some of whom have long been tipped off.
This year's number one scholar comes from the Xiao family, comes from a large family, has a good name, relies on the power of the clan family, and is old-fashioned in the court, and it is also a choice made by the emperor to be the number one scholar for the sake of balance.
The second place on the list is from the Guo family, which is the mother's home of Princess Huanning, and also the son of General Guo, who is seriously standing beside the emperor. Yunwen Yunwu is particularly outstanding.
But for many officials, these two are very difficult to provoke.
The Xiao Jiaguo family are all big families. Who dares to touch their children and grandchildren? It was impossible for ordinary eunuchs to fall in love with them, and they dared not arrest these two even though they had the courage to do so.
But Tanhua Lang is different.
Qi Ming was born from an ordinary family, and even though the Qi family was rich in his hometown, and Qi Yun had his own place in the capital, in the eyes of these officials in the capital, how much money did he have?!. As long as there is no one in the family as an official, they are ordinary people, and it doesn't matter.
The people do not argue with officials, as it has been since ancient times.
And Qi Ming as a flower man, young, good-looking, more commendable is from the ordinary Baiding was ordered to explore the flower Lang, must have been liked by the emperor, the future is only afraid to be accompanied by flowers, definitely can be called handsome.
With such a simple family background and good appearance, it is very difficult not to be targeted.
So when Qi Ming was ready to leave, he was blocked under the tree.
Qi Ming looked around and found that the young men he had brought were stopped by others, and the other side was twice as many as his own. Qi Ming could not help sweating on his forehead.
It is not that he is unguarded this time. With the last experience, Qi Ming has been very careful.
However, there are too many people on the other side, and it is too blatant that no one can stand it.
Qi Ming really didn't think that someone would kidnap his son-in-law home with great fanfare. He couldn't help looking for help. As a result, he saw that the people who read the list over there were so envious that Qi Ming could not even shout for help.
Qi Ming had to refocus his eyes on the person in front of him, patted him on the shoulder for six thoughts, and then gave him a hand to this man and said, "in the next Qi Ming, dare to ask who you are?"
The head of the middle-aged man smiled, slightly arched his hand, looked at Qi Ming and said, "I am the housekeeper of the three products. I have been instructed by my adult to ask the prince to pass by the house. Qi Tanhua, please."
Qi Ming looked at him, did not speak, did not lift a step, just stood there motionless.
He is not stupid, now look at this battle, if really followed, I am afraid he will not be able to get out!
This straight bachelor's position is unknown to Qi Ming, and he has never thought of marrying this family. Qi Ming's mind is very simple
If he is really beheaded and married now, I'm afraid the second brother will break his legs!
No, if you want to run, you have to run now!
But Qi Ming was blocked on three sides, and there was a tree behind him, and there was no way to go even if he was prepared not to run with dignity.
Liu Si saw Qi Ming's mind, clenched his teeth, took a step forward and stopped in front of Qi Ming, and said, "three, young master, you go first, I will protect you."
In a word, Qi Ming's heart warmed up, but he made the housekeeper in front of him a little confused.
From his point of view, the official family of ZhengSanPin can see such a small blossom, this is already a good marriage, who would not be happy?
Although the young lady of her own family is not beautiful and moonlit, she is also gentle and virtuous. if this flower explorer would be happy to see him, what would it be like to go with him?
Another person would have been in a hurry to sign the marriage certificate, but how to put it on them seemed tragic and stirring. What he knew was to recruit a son-in-law, but he thought he would go to the execution ground if he didn't know.
But don't know, at this time, on the second floor of the tea shop not far away, there are two people staring closely at Qi Ming.
When the gold list was posted before, it was printed by the emperor and handed over to the big bachelor to post it, but Chu Chengyun changed his casual clothes after walking the charter and took Ye Pingrong out to have a look.
Who knows, only saw such a play.
Chu Chengyun squinted his eyes. He was angry with the queen last time, and this time it was him again.
Ye Pingrong looked at his emperor's master, and then looked at Qi Ming, who was blocked over there, and could not help saying, "Master, can you ask me to help?"
Chu Chengyun shook his head and whispered, "not yet."
Ye Pingrong could not help but look at Qi Sanlang, some worried: "but I look at Saburo and his little bookboy do not seem to be able to walk away on their own, very thin, regardless of what if they are really caught?"
Chu Chengyun frowned slightly, but still shook his head.
In fact, these days he has been trying to find his brother to congratulate him, coupled with the rules and regulations written by Qi Ming every word is knocked on Chu Chengyun's heart, the new emperor is full of words want to talk to Qi Ming.
But Chu Chengyun held back and didn't even leak the news.
Because he knew that Qiming was already very risky, and the journey of the temple test was never completely fair, and the interests involved were intertwined and there could be no mistakes.
Chu Chengyun does not like Xiao No. 1 scholar at all, that is, he is a mediocrity with colorful articles but nothing to say. Similarly, he is not very optimistic about Guo's second place, but there is not much that can be used by him. It is still useful for Guo to teach him a little.
The reason for clicking on them is to balance the forces of the old and the new, so as to ensure the stability of the court.
What he really likes has always been Qi Ming, but after circling Qi Mingdang, he has already been baked on the fire, and so many people will keep an eye on him. After careful study, it is necessary to attract and seduce him. Nowadays, I am afraid that taking a son-in-law off the list is also one of them.
Chu Chengyun did not show up. In the final analysis, there are more people staring at Qi Ming than in the past. If it is known that there is a personal relationship between him and Qi Ming, the gossip is enough to drag Qi Ming into the abyss.
And Qi Ming already knew the identity of Chu Chengyun, a little farther away, standing up the courtesy of the monarch and courtiers, it would be good to distinguish between public and private, and it would be good for Qi Ming's official career.
It can be said that Chu Chengyun has already considered everything that can be considered when he is looking for flowers.
But Chu Chengyun didn't even count it.
His brother will lose his innocence before he becomes an official.
Chu Chengyun also does not want to let himself finally circle out of the exploration flower Lang was inexplicably snatched, but it is not good to help directly.
Just then, Ye Pingrong gave a "hey" and said, "Master, look, is that the carriage of the Meng family?"
Chu Chengyun looked at the past, and sure enough, he saw a carriage stopped on the road. Although there was no sign on the carriage, the dress of the servant girl around him was clearly the Meng family.
Now Meng Cheng is an extremely human minister, and Chu Chengyun also respects Queen Meng. Recently, the Queen Meng is not in good health, and he also allows the Meng family to visit the palace from time to time, so he is naturally no stranger to this dress.
Does it mean that the Meng family also wants to take a son-in-law back?
Chu Chengyun stood up, went to the window and whispered, "look again."
For Qi Ming, there is no turning back.
He no longer cared about whether the master could provoke him or not. He just wanted to get out quickly, and even thought about climbing the tree with six thoughts in order to resist to the end.
But just then, several people came to separate a road, a woman came over, looked at Qi Ming, then looked at the housekeeper, and then ignored everyone, only smiled at Qi Ming and said, "dare to ask, is it Tanhua Lang?"
Qi Ming hesitated for a moment, for fear that he would rob himself and did not want to recognize it, but he was surrounded by people, and he could not lie, so he could only nod: "Yes, this mother is.".? "
The woman smiled and said, "there is an old relationship between my master and the Qi family. When I heard that Qi Tanhua didn't bring a frame when she went out, she asked me to come and ask if I wanted a ride."
Qi Ming's eyes lit up and said, "take me home?"
The woman nodded and said, "Yes."
Qi Ming's eyes looked at the butler of the master's family, and found that the housekeeper, who had just been particularly arrogant, had bowed his head and retreated to one side.
As a matter of fact, the housekeeper was also muttering in his heart, what does the family of Prime Minister Meng have to do with the Qi family? Why haven't you heard of it before?
Seeing this, Qi Ming hurriedly pulled six thoughts and whispered, "Let's go."
But Liu Si was a little worried and asked in a low voice, "third, third young master, if. Did this man also ask you to get married? "
Qi Ming obviously thought of this, and his voice was a little lower: "it doesn't matter, follow us to the road first, or we'll run away."
Liusi nodded immediately, saying in his heart that the three young masters of his family had all become exploratory flowers, but he was going to be chased down the street. The capital is really big, and there are all kinds of new things.
And the boys of the Qi family soon followed, but they dared not speak.
They were all subordinates who signed the deed of death after Qi Yun arrived in the capital, so they naturally wanted to protect the master. This time, even though the other party's officials were not easy to mess with, they insisted that they were still poorly protected and had to be punished when they went back, so it was natural to be quiet at this time.
However, the woman did not let Qi Ming get into the carriage, but took him to the road and said with a smile: "Qi Tanhua, the old slave will send you here, and please help yourself." And then I'm leaving.
Qi Ming was sure that others had come to help him out, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "thanks for my mother's help, but also ask my mother to tell me who helped me, so that Qi Ming can thank me in the future."
The woman smiled and Wensheng said, "it's just a small thing. Please don't worry about it. Qi Tanhua stays."
Qi Ming was not easy to catch up with, so he watched the woman walk to a carriage and then followed the carriage slowly away.
Chu Chengyun, sitting in the tea shop on the second floor, raised his eyebrows slightly, tilted his head, and said, "I remember that apart from the queen, there is only one daughter left in the Meng family."
Ye Pingrong nodded and said, "Yes."
Chu Chengyun looked at the carriage which was obviously taken by the woman, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Ye Pingrong caught up, but his eyes were looking at Chu Chengyun.
Now this court situation has been clear, the Meng family is standing on this side of Chu Chengyun is true, but Chu Chengyun in the end how much trust in them is not known.
That secret straight bachelor wants to kidnap Master Qi San, but I'm afraid he's going to have bad luck soon. it doesn't matter. anyway, he's not the first to fall in this official position.
But if the Meng family has a connection with Qi Ming, it is inevitable that Chu Chengyun will think about it.
Who knew that when Ye Pingrong looked at the past, she met Chu Chengyun's excited eyes.
The new emperor blocked his mouth with a fan and whispered, "go back to the palace. I have something to discuss with the queen."
Ye Pingrong was stupefied for a moment, then reacted when Chu Chengyun went down the stairs and hurriedly followed him.
Qi Ming did not know that his brother had come and gone. When he returned to Qi's family, he felt that he had escaped from heaven. He hurriedly went to Qi Yun, but did not talk to his second brother about his son-in-law under the list.
On the one hand, it is dishonorable, and on the other hand, Qi Ming is not going to let the servants who go with him be punished because of himself.
It was just that none of these things could escape Qi Yun's ears, but Qi Erlang also understood Qi Ming's mind and only reprimanded the boy who went out with him. He had fined him for half a month, but the others did not say much.
Ye Jiao is a little strange: "doesn't Xianggong say that the people do not fight with the officials?" Is it wrong for them not to argue with those people? "
Qi Yun flipped through the gift list in his hand and replied, "it's right not to fight, but none of so many people have returned home to report the news, that is, they are stupid."
The purpose of this small punishment is to make them learn a lesson. If they are so stupid next time, they might as well sell it.
Qi Yun did not say clearly, but faintly put the gift list aside, stretched out his hand and took Ye Jiao to sit down beside him.
The little ginseng was eating a loquat in his hand. When he saw this, he sat down and handed the peeled loquat to Qi Yun: "Xianggong tasted it. It's very sweet. It moistens the lungs and relieves cough."
Qi Yun leaned over and took a bite, which was full of sweetness.
He couldn't help being surprised and said, "this ordinary Loquat-Shaped Cake is so delicious. Where did the girl come from?"
Ye Jiao smiled against him, stuffed the remaining half into her mouth and vaguely replied, "from Yingxiu, she recently gave me a lot of loquat from the garden. I asked someone to make chuanbei stewed loquat, which should be ready in the evening."
Qi Yun nodded, gave Ye Jiao a Peck on her mouth and kissed her on the eyes, with emotion in her voice: "every time you mention food, your eyes look especially good."
The little ginseng blinked and asked, "Why is it pretty?"
"it's like gathering warm sunshine." This is not Qi Jiehun said, he also saw that his wife just likes to eat some, and is particularly enthusiastic about any delicious food.
When it comes to eating and drinking, Ye Jiao is always so enthusiastic that her eyes are different.
But the little ginseng was a little at a loss, stretched out the green fingertips and touched the corner of his eye and murmured: "is there sunshine in the eyes?" Is that still human? "
Qi Yun was stupefied, and then he hugged her and laughed.
Although Ye Jiao did not know what Qi Yun was laughing at, the laughter was often contagious. She also unconsciously bent the corners of her mouth, first followed the laugh, and then went to touch a loquat to peel it and eat it.
After making a scene for a while, Qi Yun pretended to inadvertently ask, "does she still come to talk to you recently?"
Ye Jiao shook her head: "these days we are busy at home, guests constantly, Yingxiu seems to have something to do, rarely come, that is, things are not broken, always send, now I eat fruit is sent by her, and refreshments, can be sweet."
Qi Yun took her waist with a smile and pinched it gently.
Ye Jiao was tickled, smiled and pushed him. Her clear eyes looked over and asked, "what are you doing, husband?"
Qi Yun replied solemnly, "I'll touch it and see if my wife is fat."
The little ginseng did not hold herself like an ordinary woman, and she did not feel that it had anything to do with being fat and thin. Although she bowed her head and pinched the meat on her waist, she touched her belly and said, "I don't seem to be fat." As soon as she finished, Ye Jiao looked curiously at Qi Yun, "Lord Xiang, why don't I touch my own waist itching?"
Qi Yun hugged her again and said, "it's okay to touch yourself, but it itches when someone else touches it."
Ye Jiao couldn't help glaring her eyes as if she were particularly fresh. She used to be a person who likes to learn to be a good person. When she heard something new, she couldn't stop being curious. She put her hand on Qi Yun's body and touched it. "is that true, too?" she murmured in her mouth.
Qi Yun gave a soft "uh-huh".
The little ginseng pulled his hand on him again and looked at him excitedly: "try again?"
Qi Yun smiled. He liked his wife's spirit of hard exploration, so they studied it together for a night, and the interest was not enough for outsiders.
After exploring the flowers in Qi Ming, the Qi family became a particularly tight family in the capital.
Even though the top performers are even higher, the Xiao Jiaguo family are all big families, and ordinary people can't get up to it. The Qi family is different. They come from a merchant background and seem to have nothing to rely on. Now there is a tracker, and those who want to come and have a good relationship almost broke the threshold of the Qi family.
Qi Yun didn't go out either. all the guests came, so just take good care of them.
He gave gifts but did not receive all the gifts. He did not ask for anything except those who were familiar with him, and all the valuable ones were returned, leaving no one with a handle.
But Qi Yun did not let Qi Ming come out to meet people, only let him prepare to enter the palace Xie en thing.
This Thanksgiving is not done with a kowtow. In front of the emperor, there must be a right play. Needless to say, the top one is basically taken out by the emperor to take the test alone, while the dimethyl top three have to have other places to go. Whether to stay in Beijing or to be sent abroad depends on each person's ability.
According to the usual practice, the first three people will immediately give the official body, the number one scholar will write it from the six grades, and the top seven will be edited and edited, but there is no definite law, and there are always exceptions. if they are rejected by the emperor when they answer, even the number one scholar may be abandoned.
Fortunately, Qi Ming is sensible, he does not feel that his brother is the emperor of the identity change is too good for him, on the contrary, Qi Ming and Chu Chengyun close relationship, they better understand Chu Chengyun's picky.
If you can't satisfy him, the first one to clean yourself up is Brother Yi!
Qi Ming studied hard behind closed doors and paid more attention than he did before preparing for the temple examination.
Qi Yun's letter was also sent to Qi's family at this time.
This time, Qi Yun did not send a letter directly with pigeons, but wrote a letter very seriously, with a letter from home, thinking that since it was good news, it would be more formal.
It's just that this speed is a little slower than usual, on the contrary, Shi Tianrui, as a county magistrate, got the news first.
As a parent official, it is absolutely a big deal to have a spinner under the rule, not only to publicize, but even to show off.
Because for officials on one side, there is an examination every year.
In addition to whether the people live and work in peace and contentment and whether they are stable and rich, it is also important for ordinary officials to see how the local education is.
The government is to be integrated, the teaching to be effective, and the people to be weathered.
Every local official attaches great importance to the local college private school, in order to produce a few talents in the year of the big examination, which can not only enrich the official network, but also serve as their own political achievements, so as to get good evaluation and promote the official position.
Apart from these, for Shi Tianrui, it was the Qi family who won this time, and even in the gentleman's agreement with Qi Yun, they had to write a lot of books.
"prepare your official clothes. I'm going to Qi's house to report the good news." As soon as he got the news, Shi Tianrui stood up, stopped reading the book, stopped drinking tea, and wanted to leave in a hurry.
On one side, Zheng quickly trotted to take off the official clothes on the shelf and called the servant girl to help him put on Shi Tianrui.
Shi Tianrui's face was contemplative at first, then breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice: "it seems that the Qi family is as good as we thought."
Otherwise, it would be impossible for ordinary people to dream of getting a first-class title.
Now come to think of it, every step before is traceable.
While tidying up his belt, Zheng whispered, "are you going to go like this, or are you going to bring something else?"
Shi Tianrui took the hand of the official hat slightly, and then, as if remembering something, he shouted to the door, "go and bring the gong!" And firecrackers, take them all and deduct them from the monthly salary of the county to make it more lively! "
Zheng heard the words, and the corners of his mouth warped slightly, but he didn't say anything more.
Shi Tianrui slightly looked down at her and said, "my wife is thoughtful. Now my silly sister has to rely on Qi Erlang's family to take care of her, and Qi Sanlang has a future. It is right to be so lively."
Zheng's voice said softly: "more lively, this is a happy event, no matter how lively."
Shi Tianrui smiled and nodded slightly.
Zheng stood on tiptoe to help him straighten the official hat, and gave Shi Tianrui a cup of tea for him to drink, then sent him out and watched Shi Tianrui leave.
After Shi Zhixian left with a team of people beating gongs and drums, Zheng quickly went to the study, ready to write a letter to Ye Jiao to deepen his friendship.
On the other hand, Shi Tianrui did make a lot of noise along the way, and he made a special detour, just to publicize the fact that Qi Sanlang had to explore the flowers, especially the big gong, which was so loud that it was so loud that it was hard not to hear it.
Qi Zhao was supposed to go to Zhuangzi, but when he heard the sound of gongs from a distance, he wanted to go and have a look, but before he got close, someone stopped him and said, "isn't this Qi Jia Dalang?" Are you going to see the magistrate? "
Qi Zhao was said in a daze: "I don't complain, I don't know what to do with the magistrate."
"you don't know? This is good news for your family! Hurry back and say that your Sanlang is in the middle of exploring flowers. This is really Wenqu Star coming down to earth. "
What this man said later, Qi Zhao could no longer hear him, and all he could think about was that he had been hit, and his third brother had been won!
Regardless of what to say, Qi Zhao turned his head and ran towards home. The first thing he did after entering the door was to pull his neck and shout: "somebody, somebody!"
Coincidentally, Fang helped Liu to go out for incense, because there was always no letter in the capital, Liu was worried, but he did not want to urge things that might disturb Qi Ming, so he could only go out from time to time to put his mind at ease.
At this moment, Fang was startled by her when he saw his eldest son yelling by his neck.
Liu hurriedly asked Mrs. Liu to hold Fang steady and reached out to protect Fang's bulging belly. Liu's eyes glared at Qi Zhao: "what are you shouting in broad daylight?"
It was only then that Qi Zhao saw his mother and wife, wiped the sweat on his face, trotted over, gasped and said, "it's not me, it's Saburo, it's Saburo!"
Liu was stupefied for a moment and took half a step back: "what did you say? you said Saburo was possessed?" Where did you hear that? "
Qi Zhao was not a sharp-tongued person in the first place, and he was blinded by joy and ran a long way, but now he was tongue-tied and confused in his words.
The more he did this, the more urgent Liu was, and his usual poise was useless at this time, but Qi Zhao always laughed and Liu angrily wanted to hit him.
Just then, there was a sudden sound of gongs and drums outside.
Liu couldn't help looking at the door. Qi Zhao only knew happily that he was "won", and Liu finally came back to God, vaguely guessing.
She squeezed the veil tightly, looked back and said to Qi Zhao, "you hold your wife." Then Liu took Mrs. Liu's hand and walked quickly up the steps.
When the gate left and right separated, Liu saw Shi Tianrui standing outside, and there were a lot of people blowing and beating around him.
Both ends of the streets and alleys are full of onlookers.
Everyone likes to see the hustle and bustle, and now that even the magistrate has come out, it has naturally attracted a lot of people to watch.
After Shi Tianrui saw Liu, there was a smile on Qingjun's face and went forward two steps: "Congratulations to the old lady, Mrs. he Xi, and the title of your mansion Saburo's gold list. Now he is a man of exploring flowers and has a bright future."