"Brother Cui Xian."

In the carriage heading from Hexi Village to Pei's house.

The old housekeeper looked at Cui Xian and said with a smile, "I told the young master that I would pick you up this afternoon. So the young master went out to play in the morning and will be back in the afternoon. When you enter the mansion later, you should first meet the old lady of our Pei Mansion, who is also the young master's grandmother."

"She has something to say to you in advance. And then..."

Having said this, the old butler paused at the right time, thinking about how to express his meaning tactfully.

Cui Xian understood what he said and said with a smile: "Then I will go out with you and pretend that this afternoon is my first visit to meet the young master, right?"

Brother Fugui is a stupid man with a lot of money and is easy to fool.

But the Pei family is a wealthy and powerful family, so how could they just randomly find a child with unknown background to hang out with the young master?

You must first "take a look".

But it doesn’t matter, since I have already fooled Brother Fugui.

Then his grandmother was fooled as well.

The old housekeeper was surprised at Cui Xian's insight, but was afraid that he would overthink it, so he explained: "Yes, that's what I meant. But brother Cui Xian, don't hold a grudge against this. The old lady has no ill intentions..."

Cui Xian agreed with a smile: "I understand, you and the old lady are doing this for the young master, pity the love of parents in the world."

The housekeeper was overjoyed when he heard this.

It is so pleasant to chat with this child. He understands everything very quickly and speaks in a pleasant way.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The carriage drove into Pei Mansion.

As a famous noble family in Nanyang County, the Pei family's three-courtyard mansion is very magnificent, with pavilions, rockery, steps, willow trees and flowers in the courtyard.

Rich, yet elegant and refined.

Mrs. Pei lives in the backyard.

When the butler brought Cui Xian in, the servants were washing the bluestone floor.

Cui Xian looked at the wet floor in front of him that was not stained with a trace of dust, then looked down at his muddy shoes and smiled.

"Please wait a moment."

After greeting the housekeeper, Cui Xian looked around, borrowed a rag from a servant nearby, and carefully wiped the soles of his shoes clean.

When you are done, clean the rag and return it to the other person.

While doing all this, he looked calm and not at all embarrassed.

He even smiled and said to the housekeeper: "There is a lot of mud in the countryside. I am sorry to have embarrassed you."

The old butler waved his hands repeatedly.

This was the scene that Mrs. Pei saw when she walked out.

The young boy calmly cleaned the mud from the soles of his shoes under the gaze of everyone in the yard.

Many people, especially men, need years or even decades to understand a truth:

Teenagers are the time in their lives when they least need to feel inferior or self-pitying.

Even if you have nothing.

But a young man’s backbone is worth a ton of gold. If you just stand up straight, the world will cheer for you.

"It's Cui Jiaxian's brother, a good boy."

Madam Pei liked the child at first sight, and her tone was very warm: "It's also because Jian'er is stupid and hates studying, has a bad temper, and is always talking about you. That's why I asked the housekeeper to come to my house rashly and invite you to come. Don't think too much."

This is said very politely.

Cui Xian walked over quickly and bowed to the old lady: "My family is poor and humble. Thank you for your kindness and for giving me a source of livelihood. I am very grateful."

"But I dare to refute you. The young master is smart, handsome, and wise. How can you be called stupid?"

ah?

Madam Pei laughed and said angrily, "You are a good talker, kid. But I know my grandson's character very well."

But Cui Xian raised his head and said seriously: "I think the old lady is prejudiced against the young master."

Really?

Madam Pei thought about her own little devil who could make people angry to death, and said dimly: "It's all because he is biased."

“…”

These words almost made Cui Xian unable to speak.

He picked up his train of thought again and continued to fool around...

No, he continued, "You see, this is prejudice. Although I have not been with the young master for a long time, I have seen countless advantages in him. If you still don't believe it, then let me ask you, does the young master have strong manual skills?"

Madam Pei was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then she said uncertainly: "It seems... Jian'er's handicraft skills are indeed good? Two years ago, a pen holder in his father's study was broken, and he was very distressed. In the end, it was Jian'er who fixed it."

The housekeeper was thinking silently, the pen holder was broken by the young master.

Cui Xian said quickly: "You see, this shows that the young master has a strong concentration and the ability to solve difficult problems! If he puts even 30% of his attention on studying, then all the difficult problems will be easily solved!"

The old lady thought Cui Xian was just saying something nice, but when she heard this, she suddenly became uncertain.

Seems like that makes some sense?

Cui Xian then asked again, "Is the young master good at playing games?"

Madam Pei nodded quickly this time: "Whether it's flying a kite, kicking shuttlecock, playing nine-link rings, or playing Go, he's good at it."

The old housekeeper thought: A playboy loves to play.

But Cui Xian gave another interpretation that shocked everyone: "The kite is well flown, which shows that the young master's body and brain are coordinated."

"You can quickly master the rules of puzzle games like Go and Nine Rings, and play them with ease. This shows that you have a flexible mind and a fast learning ability. If you apply this to your studies, your grades will definitely improve by leaps and bounds!"

"Let me ask you again, is the young master very popular among his friends?"

The old housekeeper thought: He is a group of bad friends.

Speaking of this, the old lady also had a headache: "He is indeed popular, but his group of friends, ah, it's hard to describe."

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