Chapter 420 Everyone Has Their Own Ambition

"Daiyu, you have a special decree that allows you to marry freely, and you also have Lord Yuan and your father protecting you. Why are you still working so hard? You're more capable than us and work harder than us. Do you know that this makes us feel like we have no way out?" A classmate said half-jokingly, but you could tell that he was quite resentful.

Daiyu smiled faintly.

"But those are theirs, not mine. None of us know what will happen tomorrow. Only by having our own skills can we remain calm and composed when things happen unexpectedly, instead of panicking and being clueless. Our own skills are our own prophets."

Actually, she had quite a few aftereffects after reading the original version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" on her social media.

For example, she remembered that her father and Qin Keqing died around the same time, and Qin Keqing has now passed away.

She couldn't put her mind at ease until she saw with her own eyes that her father was alright.

Although the nanny told her that things are completely different from the original book now, for example, Wang Xifeng didn't have a second child in the book, but now she has already given birth to a son.

In the original book, Jin Chuan died early on, but she is still working for Lady Wang!

Then there's Xiangling, who has already had two children with Wutian and is now a grandmother.

Therefore, the original book should only be read as a novel and not taken seriously.

Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.

Daiyu felt that the nanny came to her side because of this book and was slowly changing everything about her, which meant that the book was credible. Some things might have changed, but what if some things hadn't?

We must not let our guard down.

Before, she was too young, and her nanny had to help her block and stop many things. Now that she has grown up, as long as she is strong enough, she can stop the things in the book from happening, and her nanny and father will not have to work so hard.

“Princess Lin, you are carrying too much on your mind! Your father only has you as his child, so there is no strife in the inner court, and no siblings to share the inheritance. We all envy you so much!”

"That's right. You probably don't know that you are the most enviable woman in the capital."

“We think that if you were in your current position, all you would have to think about is how to kill time every day. Reading? Why would you even bother reading?”

"The books I read are my own, they're in my own head, and no one can take them away from me. As for the things you're talking about, they can be lost easily. All things considered, reading is still the most worthwhile investment."

Daiyu didn't argue with them. If she talked too much, people would think she was showing off, which wouldn't be nice.

Besides, what they said was true. She was well aware of the rumors and all sorts of messy rankings circulating in the capital.

“Since everyone has different opinions, let’s read separately and not force each other.” Daiyu said, packing up her books. Xueyan quickly picked up Daiyu’s books.

“Princess Lin, that’s not what we meant,” the girl who spoke first said.

Although she was also a pampered young lady, she was no match for Lin Daiyu.

She was afraid that if she offended Lin Daiyu, Lin Ruhai or Yuan Hongqu would come looking for trouble for their family.

This is unprecedented. What if she sets a precedent?

"I apologize to everyone for forcing you to do something you don't want to do," Daiyu said with a smile. She didn't feel offended at all. Everyone has different aspirations, and she couldn't force others to follow her wishes.

Unless what she means is the truth.

She needs to work hard to get herself into that position.

“What you said is right. We’re almost in Suzhou, so let’s all take a break and organize our luggage. It wouldn’t look good to disembark exhausted. After all, we represent the style of the students from the Capital Women’s Academy, and we might be outdone by others.”

After hearing Daiyu's words, the girls all left and returned to their respective rooms.

Daiyu felt a little depressed. After returning to her room, she turned around and went into her spatial dimension.

Looking at those flowers, plants, and fruit trees makes me feel much better.

When she returned to the house with a bouquet of flowers, all her gloom had vanished.

"Granny, why are you dismantling crabs here?"

When Daiyu entered the room, she saw Yuan Hongqu wearing an apron and holding various tools, such as scissors, picks, and hammers, meticulously dismantling crabs.

"I mentioned crab roe xiaolongbao and crab roe noodles last time. Didn't you want to try them all? Today, I'll let you eat your fill."

Yuan Hongqu said softly.

He turned around and picked up the hammer again to crack the crab claws.

Lin Daiyu could tell that the nanny was upset and that's why she was venting her anger here.

After arranging the flowers, she washed her hands before coming to Yuan Hongqu's side.

"Granny, let me help you take it apart."

"No, I'll cut your hand again. Go and make some dough; we'll make the dumpling wrappers later. Do you remember how to make semi-scalded dough?"

Daiyu nodded, rolled up her sleeves, took the flour and water and put them into the bread machine. Before long, a dough of just the right consistency was ready.

"Granny, who upset you?"

Daiyu slowly took the small rolling pin and rolled the dough into thin, almost transparent sheets.

"Many people have been asking about your marriage along the way. Now I feel like we're on a journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and you're the Tang Monk. Everyone is watching you, wanting to eat a piece of your flesh."

Yuan Hongqu spoke casually, but Daiyu knew that the old woman was actually quite angry inside.

"Hehe, Granny, I'm not going to be Tang Sanzang! I'll be Sun Wukong!"

"How old are you? Still talking about being Sun Wukong all the time. No one would laugh at you if you said that when you were a child, but if you say it now that you're older, your classmates will laugh at you." Yuan Hongqu laughed.

"They wouldn't!"

Daiyu picked up a piece of dough with her fingers and looked out the window.

"Grandma, could you make crab roe soup dumplings shaped like cherry blossoms? The cherry blossoms outside the window are quite pretty."

"Why don't you give it a try? By the way, why aren't you reading today? Why are you doing these things instead?"

Yuan Hongqu also felt that Daiyu was acting strangely. These past few days she had been working hard day and night, determined to pass the imperial examination with top honors. How come she was so leisurely today, picking flowers and having time to come and make soup dumplings with her?

"I've been looking at this for a while, let's go out and rest." Daiyu didn't want Granny Yuan to know about the disagreement between her and her classmate. These were minor matters, and she could process them on her own.

If the nanny found out, she would inevitably have to gather all the students together for a long lecture again, which she didn't want.

Yuan Hongqu sorted out the crab roe and crab meat she had removed and prepared them into filling.

Then he took the dough that Daiyu had rolled out and started wrapping the soup dumplings.