Chapter 71: Time is short

Wang Xiaowei threw the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard.

"You go down with Miss Yuan! I won't go down anymore!"

A cold and direct rejection without giving any face at all.

Madam Hou and Liang You listened carefully, their eyes flashed for a moment, but they said nothing.

Wang and the other two Miss Mo's faces all changed...

Only Mo Yuan was still smiling: "What? Afraid of losing?!"

"Haha! Will I lose to you?" Wang Xiaoyang sneered.

"What if?"

Most people were not impressed by the performance of these two girls. Wang Xiaowei was arrogant and aloof. How could she be so shameless when socializing? As for Mo Yuan, her posture, voice, and eyes were often different from theirs, which was indeed a little hard to get used to.

"What a joke! Even if you can play, I'll still beat you in a matter of seconds if I give you thirty-six moves!"

"That's not necessary! Just do it normally!"

Wang Xiaowei said this but refused to move.

Madam Hou was a little dissatisfied. She liked powerful girls, but she couldn't be so ignorant, right? I organized this game. If you are disrespectful to the guests I invited, you are also not giving me face!

But she is still a little girl. If she opens her mouth, how will she go out in the future?

Nanny Zhang knew her master's intention and said quickly, "We are all here to play today. If Miss Xiaowei doesn't want to play anymore, please give way and let Miss Xianlin and Miss Mo discuss it."

A woman came out and said, "Xiao Wei, you have already used up all your skills. Miss Mo is also a guest of Madam Hou. You have great skills, but you can't be so disrespectful!"

Wang Xiaowei nodded and said to Mo Yuan contemptuously: "Then let's play a round to decide the winner. If I lose, I will serve you tea and call you Master when I see you in the future. If you lose, don't stand in front of me from now on!"

This contempt is really embarrassing.

But Mo Yuan still smiled, "Okay! If I lose, I will shout three times that Miss Wang is the best chess player in the world, and I will never appear in front of you again. If you lose, every time you see me in the future... you have to offer me tea and call me Master!"

She also raised her right eyebrow, which was very disrespectful.

Old Lady Liang snorted heavily and glanced at Wang. Who is this family member? I really look down on her!

The two men began to get off.

"Mo Yi, your two sisters have both done it. What on earth can you do?" said Mrs. Liang.

This girl is the one she has to deal with today.

Mo Yiqin doesn't even know how to play chess, but now that he's been forced into this situation, he can't just keep hiding his head.

He stood up and said to the old lady, "Madam, Mo Yi is not good at playing the piano or chess, and his calligraphy is not very good either, but he likes to paint on weekdays."

"Really? Then why don't you draw one for us?" Old Mrs. Liang's attitude was extremely cold.

While they were talking, the Marquis' wife didn't have a good impression of Wang: she was uneasy, gesticulating as she spoke, laughing while she talked, talking to herself, not caring about others, a typical upstart businessman!

After all, the Mo family is a farming and reading family, so why did they marry such a daughter-in-law?

Liang You’s mother is too much of a good person. He makes friends with such a person and doesn’t even know the distance between them!

"Xianlin, your calligraphy is good and your painting is also pretty good. Please paint another one with Miss Mo!" Mrs. Hou ordered.

Wang took a breath and was about to say something, but Mo Wen finished playing the piano and stood beside her, gently holding her arm to stop her from speaking.

Mo Yi walked to the table.

Zhang Xianlin followed Mrs. Hou's instructions and stood beside her. The two of them prepared paper and pen.

Mrs. Liang was just good-natured, not completely stupid. She could see that her stepmother-in-law had a lot of ill will towards the Mo family. She took the initiative to help Mo Yi: "Mo Yi is a great craftsman. The last time she made a purse for Xin Xin, she embroidered Xin Xin's name on the pattern. The pattern was nice and the meaning was good. Xin Xin loved it very much and showed it off to others every day!"

Mo Yi was trying to write, and when he heard this, he knew that Mrs. Liang was speaking for him, and he was very moved.

He turned around, looked at Mrs. Liang and Liang You and smiled.

The bright smile made her whole person become radiant...

Old Madam Liang was really naughty. "As for sewing, which woman doesn't know how to do it? For a family like ours, we just need to know how to thread the needle and how to move the needle. Why should we do sewing ourselves?"

A relative next to her said, "Oh, this family is different from others. Miss Mo's family may have to do some small chores by herself."

That means the Mo family is poor and they don’t even have a sewing room at home…

Mo Wen saw that his family was looked down upon many times, and his expression became a little out of control. Just when he was about to say something...

But Wang Xiaowei frowned and said in an unpleasant tone, "You! Why are you so mean?!"

Mo Yuan smiled slowly and said, "What's wrong? Did I break the rules?"

Wang Xiaowei hesitated for a moment: "It's not a bad rule. But you..."

"Since I haven't broken the rules, why do you care how I move?" After Mo Yuan intercepted the piece, she slapped another one.

That looks quite vulgar.

But Wang Xiaowei no longer had time to argue with her. He looked at the board with an even deeper frown.

Wang hated Old Lady Liang so much that she kept scolding her in her heart: What's wrong with my family? You have a good family background, so why don't you marry into the Liang family?

She stiffened her neck and said, "Every family has its own way of doing things! My family attaches great importance to needlework for girls. When Master Yun from Suzhou came to Beijing, my family invited her to come and teach us sisters how to embroider on both sides!"

Someone immediately said, "Oh, Master Yun! I heard that you can't hire him anymore. Mrs. Wang, do you also know how to do double-sided embroidery?"

"I did learn it at first, but I didn't need it later, so I probably forgot it, right?" Wang was finally proud of herself. She was still humming in her heart: You guys are the ones who have to do the work yourself!

Several people were arguing, and when they looked again, Liang You had already walked up to Mo Yi.

Those who didn't know about the past between Liang You and Mo Yi were all wondering: Why is Liang You interested in this plain-looking little girl?

The Marquis’s wife also saw it and felt a little dissatisfied: This silly boy, why is he so stubborn?

Wang was very proud... Liang You was really useful!

Mo Yi didn't care who came over. He held the pen and concentrated on what he wanted to draw.

She is very self-aware, her handwriting is average, and she is not very good at drawing.

I only learned some basics in a girls' school. Without someone to teach me, without hard practice, without talent, and without seeing famous paintings, it would be impossible.

At home, the men all have good handwriting. The eldest brother’s is especially good, otherwise he would always write calligraphy for them! Even Third Uncle and Mo Fan, who are not very well educated, have beautiful handwriting.

The eldest brother let them practice whenever he got the chance, but unfortunately he didn't pay attention...

It’s not like I don’t care, there are so many chores to do every day!

I only regret not having read enough books when I need them. The ancients were right!

Speaking of being good at something... She is good at painting jade ornaments. She has read many paintings and copied a lot of them.

Drawing those bird and animal patterns, cloud patterns, flower patterns, dragon and phoenix patterns, and unicorn claw patterns are all done in one stroke. It is not very useful at this time...

But when you have to show off in front of others, it should be okay to copy others, right?

Zhang Xianlin, who was standing next to him, had already put down his pen, and his expression was focused. His movements were obviously more beautiful than Mo Yi's. Even if Liang You stood next to Mo Yi, it did not affect her at all.

Madam Hou nodded secretly. Xianlin's demeanor was the most suitable for Liang You. Silly boy, do you understand? She looked at him with some regret. However, she chose him not only for his literary and martial talents, but also for his character: firm and upright. This character also made him stand out among the other people!

Mo Yi has already thought about what he wants to draw.

He started writing immediately, his eyes firm and focused, the pen like a ball, brushing and dotting, drawing long lines up and down, without any hesitation or sluggishness!

This sudden display of confidence made the quiet little girl with a low sense of presence...

It actually emits a charming halo.

Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. When I wrote Wang, I always thought of that old mother...

(End of this chapter)