"Well, it's already written on the letter of introduction. You don't look very old. How old are you?"

"I'm already eighteen this year." Huang Wanzhen deliberately said she was one year older so that she could get easier approval from her parents.

At this time, a maid with long braids brought Huang Wanzhen a cup of coffee.

"This is a Western product someone gave me. My family isn't used to it, but I heard you young female students love it."

Huang Wanzhen picked it up and took a sip. It tasted terrible without sugar or milk. "My husband is so thoughtful."

Mrs. Xu smiled, "As long as you like it."

"Oh! You're only a few years older than my daughter. She just turned fifteen and took the entrance exam to Beiman Girls' High School this year. However, she received a traditional education and isn't good at foreign languages ​​or arithmetic, so she wasn't able to achieve her dreams." At this point, Mrs. Xu picked up the letter of recommendation from the table and read it as she spoke, "Were you the top scorer in your class's entrance exam?"

Huang Wanzhen smiled modestly and said, "That's right."

"Fifty dollars a month is really a waste of your money."

Huang Wanzhen wanted to flatter him, saying she was not being servile. Her ultimate goal wasn't the fifty yuan a month, but the position of Miss Xu's governess. But that didn't fit with her personality. To secure the job, Huang Wanzhen chose to drink coffee elegantly.

"Butler Xu, give Mr. Huang an extra ten yuan a month." As soon as Mrs. Xu finished speaking, Huang Wanzhen put down her coffee cup and smiled with her full eight teeth. "You're welcome, Mrs. Xu. I came here to accept the fifty yuan salary."

Mrs. Xu smiled gently, and this time her eyes and eyebrows were all smiling. "Then I will obey your command. Butler Xu, please take Mr. Huang to the young lady."

Huang Wanzhen stood up, bowed slightly, and walked out of the hall with decent and graceful steps.

The first time Huang Wanzhen saw Miss Xu, she knew that she was a very well-protected girl. She was wearing a new cheongsam with a blue background and pink flowers. Her oval face was filled with two bright blushes, and her almond eyes were curved into crescents. When she saw Huang Wanzhen, she smiled subconsciously, revealing two small canine teeth, making her look younger than her actual age.

After Manager Xu introduced the two, she formally extended her right hand. Huang Wanzhen shook it and asked, "Shall we start the class now?"

After the girl nodded, Manager Xu bowed and left.

"Let me introduce myself first. My last name is Huang, and I'm a sophomore in the senior department of Beiman Girls' High School. I was admitted with the top score on the entrance exam." Huang Wanzhen walked over to the table with her hands behind her back. "What's your name?"

The little girl pursed her lips nervously, "My name is Xu Shengyi."

Huang Wanzhen, who had been well prepared, pulled out a test paper from her schoolbag and asked, "I heard from your mother that you took the entrance exam for Beiman Girls' High School last year. What were your scores?"

Xu Shengyi was clearly not interested in this topic, his eyebrows and eyes drooping. "Chinese is 90."

Huang Wanzhen, who didn't wait for the next words, could only ask, "What about English and arithmetic?"

"Thirty-eight, fifty-six." Xu Shengyi pouted with his head down.

Huang Wanzhen couldn't help but curl her eyes and said, "Not bad."

"Not bad?" Hearing this, Xu Shengyi was quite shocked. "My father said I was a piece of rotten wood and told me to use less lights at night. He said that my reading was like 'a blind man lighting a lamp and wasting wax'."

Huang Wanzhen smiled and asked softly, "What kind of books do you like to read the most?"

"Novels, picture books, I love reading them all." Xu Shengyi said seriously, "My father doesn't allow me to read them, so I can only read them secretly."

Huang Wanzhen said directly and frankly, "We have the same hobbies. I also like to read novels and picture books."

"Really?" Xu Shengyi shook off his previous dejection and jumped up excitedly, staring at Huang Wanzhen's eyes in disbelief. "A good student like you also likes to read miscellaneous books?"

Huang Wanzhen disagreed, "How can you call it a miscellaneous book? Many university professors can write novels. The clothes in the pictorials are even more amazing. They are all designed by foreign high-end fashion designers with great effort."

"My teacher, Miss Green, said that China is lacking in this area and that the world's clothing center is in France."

"Since we are not as good as them, we should observe more. Knowing ourselves and our enemies will ensure victory in every battle!"

Xu Shengyi almost dropped her jaw when she heard what Huang Wanzhen said, because, as far as she knew, these books were considered to be entertaining books by the world, and parents were afraid that their children would become distracted by them, so they were not allowed to read them.

"Really? Then what kind of novels do you like to read? Can you recommend one to me?" Xu Shengyi asked cautiously.

Huang Wanzhen is well versed in the principle of gradual progress. She said, "I like to read any well-written novel, whether it's martial arts, romance, or food. What kind of novel do you like? I can recommend some to you."

"Love! I like reading romance novels." Xu Shengyi already believed Huang Wanzhen 80%, and thought that as long as this young teacher really introduced a romance novel to her, she would believe her.

"The novel 'Pride and Prejudice' was written by a British female author. We have a translated version for sale here, called 'First Impressions'. I think the translation isn't as good as the original. Many of the words used may be slightly different from the original meaning."

"Are you kidding? An original English novel? If I could understand it, my mother wouldn't have hired a tutor for me." Although this was unpleasant to hear, it made sense.

"Then you can read the translated version first," Huang Wanzhen handed her the test paper. "If you really like it, I'll give you the original English version and we can read it together."

Huang Wanzhen curved her lips slightly and smiled gently, "Take these exams first. I'll get a feel for your level. Then we'll work on your weak areas and make up for it. We'll strive to become alumni next year."

Xu Shengyi flipped through the paper and said pitifully, "So many?"

Huang Wanzhen smiled and said, "Take your time and write. There's no rush."

When the time came, Huang Wanzhen refused to stay for even a minute, said goodbye, left Xu's house, and returned to Jixiang Hall.

Seeing Song Wenyin, Huang Wanzhen pondered for a moment, and then told her what happened today after processing it.

"The Zhu family clothing store? The one that wrongly accused our shop of having defective fabrics and had its owner arrested?" Song Wenyin was furious when she heard this. "Our shop is preventing them from making money. They want to destroy our shop."

Huang Wanzhen said helplessly, "Yeah! This Zhu family is too overbearing. I heard they work in the Transportation Bureau, but I don't know what position they hold."

"Hmph! Greed is truly insatiable. The Transportation Bureau is so profitable that the clothes in their shop might as well be losing money. No, I have to go back and ask my brother." Song Wenyin left angrily. Huang Wanzhen was relieved to see that she took the matter seriously. She compiled a list of losses overnight and handed it to Xiao Shitou early the next morning.