That night, Sheng Hong had some entertainment due to the banquet hosted by his colleagues, so he informed his family that there was no need to wait for him, so everyone went back to their homes to find their mothers.
However, because Sheng Changquan was attending a private school for the first time today, the old lady asked him to come over from Mrs. Wang and let him spend the night in Shou'an Hall.
Shou'an Hall.
After several people had dinner, they temporarily stayed in the old lady's room.
"Chang Quan, you went to the private school this time. Did Mr. Zhuang say anything?"
The old lady ordered tea soup and asked with a smile.
"grandmother!"
Before Sheng Changquan opened his mouth, Sheng Minglan opened his mouth.
"Grandma, Zhuang Xuexue is so strict!"
Minglan leaned against the old lady, with a bit of "angry" on her face, and complained deliberately: "Although I didn't go there in the afternoon, as far as this morning is concerned, I don't know how strict Zhuang Xuexue is with Brother Quan!"
"Oh? What do you say?"
The old lady also knew that Minglan did this on purpose, so she followed her intention and asked, "Don't Mr. Zhuang treat everyone equally?"
"Um...this..."
Minglan deliberately made a sad face and said angrily: "This is true of Zhuang Xuexue!"
"but!"
“It’s precisely because we treat everyone equally that it seems unfair!”
Minglan said plausibly: "Brother Quan is still young, Zhuang Xuejiran also put the demands of the second brother and the others on Brother Quan."
"Isn't this just making Brother Quan the same as the second brother? How come Zhuang Xuexue doesn't understand Brother Quan at all!"
"Brother Quan almost got slapped by the pedantic old man today!"
"nonsense!"
The old lady said seriously: "Mr. Zhuang has strict requirements on Brother Quan, that's the best thing!"
"You girl, you are talking nonsense!"
With a slight nod to Minglan, the old lady turned her head, looked at Sheng Changquan beside her, and asked, "Brother Quan, what do you think?"
"Tell me, is it appropriate for Mr. Zhuang to treat you like this?"
Faced with the old lady's questions, Sheng Changquan would not sing the opposite. What's more, Mr. Zhuang's approach was just right. Even if he was deliberately strict today, Sheng Changquan knew that this was just He deliberately rubbed his energy, just to give himself a show of strength.
Since ancient times, teachers have treated smart students like this. First, they will give you a set of combo punches, beating you until you don’t know what to do, then use warm fire to stew you slowly, and finally make you convinced and convinced. , become a good student who loves learning.
"Grandma, I know what's good and bad!"
Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, but did not speak for his distressed sister. Instead, he said: "Zhuang Xuexue's lectures are very good, and he has a lot of experience in preparing for the imperial examination. Although Zhuang Xuexue is currently focusing on the second grade My brother’s provincial examination, but I also benefited a lot and gained some understanding of my future outcome.”
The old man looked at his three-year-old grandson kindly and talked as if he were a little adult. He spoke eloquently and every sentence made sense, which made him feel a little relieved.
As people get older, they inevitably like children, not to mention that the old lady is kind-hearted, so it becomes even more so.
"OK!"
Minglan is not convinced!
"Brother Quan, I mean to speak for you, but you still have this attitude!"
"See if I feel sorry for you next time!"
Minglan was angry on purpose to make the old lady happy.
"Ah? Sister!"
Sheng Changquan also cooperated with Minglan's performance and deliberately begged for mercy: "Didn't you tell me to distinguish right from wrong?"
"Why do you still blame me when I listen to your truth?"
"you……"
"..."
The two siblings were chirping together, as if they were talking about cross talk, each saying something to the other, which made the old lady laugh.
…
Linqi Pavilion on the other side is a different scene.
Because he has his own small kitchen, Lin Sushuang is taking his son and daughter to eat together.
"Brother Feng, I heard that Brother Quan also entered a private school today?"
Although there is a rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, it does not need to be so strictly observed in more private and informal situations. At least, it does not exist in Linqi Pavilion now.
"Um!"
"Brother Quan went to school with us today."
Sheng Changfeng didn't know what his mother meant, but simply thought that she wanted to know about the situation in the house, so she just responded inadvertently.
"Mom, the fish was cooked well today!"
"Yeah, delicious!"
After a few casual compliments, Sheng Changfeng immediately started a fierce battle over a plate of fish on the table!
Mo Lan, who was on the side, saw that her brother didn't get what her mother wanted, and she immediately became anxious!
Because there are some words and some things that Lin Sushuang, as a mother, does not want to express directly, at least, she does not want to express them in front of her son.
Although Sheng Changfeng has such shortcomings, he actually has no bad intentions. His thoughts are also very simple. He is just greedy for vanity and some utilitarianism. He is almost modeled after Sheng Hong, but one thing is that he He doesn’t have the means and perseverance like Sheng Hong.
Mo Lan is different. She is a perfect combination of Sheng Hong and Lin Sushuang. She is scheming, resourceful, and very purposeful. She just stayed with Lin Sushuang for a long time and was influenced by her. Her mind was filled with the same values as Lin Sushuang, so there were some things that Lin Sushuang could share with Mo Lan but would not reveal in front of Sheng Changfeng.
"elder brother!"
Mo Lan said directly: "Aniang wants to know how Brother Quan is doing at home school?"
"Do you have a talent for reading?"
Because the girls in the Sheng family only need to attend Mr. Zhuang's half-day class, there are some things that Mo Lan is not too clear about.
"Oh, this is it!"
Sheng Changfeng put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth, thought for a while and said, "Brother Quan is definitely talented in reading!"
"Several brothers in our Sheng family are all talented in reading!"
Sheng Changfeng was full of confidence: "Although my second brother died in his studies, he is still quite capable and talented. Otherwise, he would not have obtained the title of scholar."
Although Sheng Changfeng failed the first child examination and failed to pass it in the first attempt, after working hard for a year, he successfully passed the county examination and the prefecture examination in the second year, successfully obtained the qualification of child student, and even ranked high in the ranking. He has to surpass the previous Sheng Changbai.
This really made everyone in Lin Sushuang's courtyard very happy. Of course, Mrs. Wang was indignant and annoyed for a long time. In the end, Mother Liu persuaded her.
"Madam, don't be too angry!"
“Even the children’s exam over there has to be taken twice, let alone the provincial exam!”
"So, Brother Feng is far inferior to Brother Bai!"
Saying this can be regarded as relieving Mrs. Wang's depression.
