Wan Ruo pursed her lips and smiled: "She will eventually grow up. There is no need to worry too much, Po-chi. Xiuzhu is just naive, but she is still sensible."

The eldest lady looked at Wanruo and thought that if Xiuzhu could be half as smart as Wanruo, she would not have to worry.

"Forget it, just teach her more." The eldest lady gave some instructions and then left.

Xie Xiuzhu was still waiting inside. When she saw Wanruo come back, she muttered, "Did my mother say I'm useless again?"

Wanruo pinched her nose and asked, "You know you're still sleeping in class?"

"That's really too boring. Being a housekeeper is so tiring." Xie Xiuzhu held her face with both hands, feeling a little sad. "It would be great if I could stay single for the rest of my life."

At home, she is spoiled by her brothers, indulged by her relatives, and has Wanruo to play with her. If she marries into another family, she will have to endure the trouble of learning a lot of rules.

Xie Xiuzhu grabbed Wanruo's hand and said, "If I never get married, you won't despise me, right?"

Wan Ruo nodded solemnly: "If I could do it, I wouldn't let you get married."

Xie Xiuzhu's face immediately fell. Wanruo couldn't even protect herself in the Xie family now, so how could she still be her lover?

Wan Ruo couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you pick someone you like and marry him first? If you're unhappy later, maybe I can be a mistress in the Xie family, and then I can let you divorce and take you back."

Xie Xiuzhu nodded heavily: "That makes sense!"

Xie Xiuzhu immediately took out a stack of business cards and said, "Help me pick one."

Wanruo's eyes widened: "Where are you from?"

"I stole it from my mother's room. Don't think I don't know. She's already choosing a marriage for me. How can I just sit there and wait for death? I have to choose one myself!"

Wanruo leaned over to flip through the name cards. She was also curious about the candidates. They were indeed all children from well-known families in the capital.

"The Ding'an Marquis's Mansion is the most prestigious family." The Ding'an Marquis holds the real power over 100,000 soldiers.

Xie Xiuzhu snorted coldly: "I don't even look down on Meng Huaichuan, that useless dandy!"

"What about this young master from the Li family? He's also from a scholarly family, diligent and ambitious. He even passed the imperial examination earlier this year."

Xie Xiuzhu stared at the little statue and frowned: "It's too ugly."

"What about this one? General Cai's youngest son. He looks quite heroic."

"His father took thirteen concubines. If a rat's son can dig holes, he must be a big carrot with a big heart!"

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After Xie Xianyu returned home, he went back to Songhe Garden to change his clothes. Seeing Wanruo hadn't returned yet, he asked, "Where's the young lady?"

"I'm still in Qingshuiyuan. Would you like me to invite you?" Qing'an asked.

"Need not."

He changed into a light, moon-white uniform and went straight to Qingshui Garden. He wanted to see what she was so excited about learning all day.

When I walked to the side hall of Qingshui Garden, I saw Wanruo and Xie Xiuzhu lying on the table, their heads together, talking to each other in whispers.

Wanruo asked her, "So what kind of person do you want to marry?"

Xie Xiuzhu held her face in her hands and shook her head: "In the past, I wanted to marry someone like my elder brother, gentle as jade, and a gentleman."

Wanruo frowned. She found it hard to connect such beautiful words with Xie Xianyu.

As Xie Xiuzhu thought about it, she remembered her brother's cold face after Wanruo's death, and she shuddered all over again: "I didn't think about it much later."

"Um?"

Xie Xiuzhu suddenly asked curiously, "Wanruo, what kind do you like?"

Wanruo was stunned for a moment: "I don't know either."

Xie Xiuzhu lowered her voice and asked, "What kind of man did you want to marry before?"

Xie Xianyu suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Wanruo supported her chin with one hand and tilted her head to think for a while: "Before? Before, I wanted to marry a good man."

"Good person?" Xie Xiuzhu was stunned. What kind of standard was this?

"If he's a kind-hearted man, he'll definitely treat his wife well. He'll respect me and treat me well. If he's a little more gentle and polite, that would be even better."