Qin Hexuan left with his servants. Elder Cen snorted and said, "This kid is quite polite."
"If he had dared to make excuses for himself just now, I would not have forgiven him even if he was Qin Songyin's son."
Meng Yu almost laughed out loud behind him and quickly lowered his head.
Don't be fooled by the old man's harsh words at this moment. He is always sharp-tongued but kind-hearted when it comes to children.
Elder Cen didn't notice Meng Yu's little trick, and he began to instruct Qingtian, "My dear, if you have any requests to copy scriptures in the future, remember to turn them down.
"Don't be too soft-hearted and agree to everything, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Qingtian hurriedly said, "Grandpa, it wasn't Brother Qin who asked me to copy the scriptures. I was the one who insisted on helping him copy the scriptures. Don't blame Brother Qin."
"You can't copy it yourself, you're just a kid, how tiring would it be to copy so many words?
"Look, you were so tired yesterday that you passed out, and you scared your mother into staying up all night watching over you."
After hearing this, Qingtian turned his head to look at Mrs. Ye who was holding him. Sure enough, he saw that her eyes were dark and bloodshot, and her face was obviously tired.
"Mother..." Qingtian reached out and touched Mrs. Ye's face with great distress, saying with deep guilt, "I'm sorry, I made you worry."
"What mother hasn't experienced something like this?" Mrs. Ye said nonchalantly, "As long as you're well, that's better than anything else."
At this time, breakfast was finally served, and Mr. Cen urged Mrs. Ye to take Qingtian to eat quickly.
Before finishing the meal, Qingtian started to feel sleepy again.
With the porridge still in his mouth, he began to doze off again.
Mrs. Ye was afraid that she would choke, so she didn't dare to force-feed her.
Elder Cen was so anxious that he kept scratching his head and said, "I just woke up a short while ago, why am I sleepy again?"
"I'll take her back and let her sleep for a while." Mrs. Ye was also panicking, but on the surface she looked calmer than Mr. Cen. "It's about the dumpling restaurant. I'm afraid I don't have time to go there today, so I might as well just close it for the day."
"Okay, don't worry about it. I'll have Meng Yu go and tell the store." Elder Cen urged, "You should also catch up on some sleep with Qingtian. You look so tired that you look pale."
No one expected that Qingtian would start a life of eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating.
This went on for two whole days. Mrs. Ye's eyes became increasingly dark circles, and Boss Ye was so angry that he had blisters at the corners of his mouth. Old Cen wanted to go to the Qin Mansion in person to seek an explanation.
On the morning of the third day, Qingtian finally woke up completely.
There was no longer any tiredness on her face from the previous two days. After waking up, she rolled around in the quilt a few times as usual, then got up by herself.
After getting up, Qingtian stretched and said to Sister Ye, "Mom, I finally got enough sleep and I'm not sleepy anymore."
"Are you really not sleepy anymore?" Mrs. Ye leaned in to observe her daughter's face. She saw that the blue marks under her eyes had disappeared, and her little face had regained its original fair and tender complexion. There were still two blushes on her cheeks from just waking up.
"Do you want to go to school today?" Mrs. Ye asked as she helped her get dressed, "Young Master Qin has been coming to see you every day these past few days.
"It's just that every time he came, you were always fast asleep, and he wouldn't let me wake you."
"Yes!" Qingtian nodded immediately. "I haven't been there for several days. Mr. Wei must be worried."
"Okay, go back, I'll ask your dad to wait for you in the car outside.
"If you feel unwell, come back immediately, okay?"
"Mom, I'm fine." Qingtian twisted his body and rubbed against Mrs. Ye and said, "It's so uncomfortable to stay in the carriage, please stop torturing my dad!
"Even if I really feel unwell, Brother Qin will ask someone to send me back."
Mrs. Ye thought about it and it made sense. She hadn't been able to sleep for the past two days, and Boss Ye had been by her side the whole time, and he was also very tired.
"Okay, then I'll let Meng Yu take you there. Take care of yourself when you get there." Mrs. Ye helped Qingtian dress, wash her up, and then took her to the main house for dinner.
Mr. Cen finally saw Qingtian appear in front of him in high spirits. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He stared at Qingtian all the time during breakfast and didn't even know what he had eaten or what it tasted like.
But after dinner, when he heard that the child would be sent to Qin's house to study so soon, Mr. Cen immediately became unhappy again.
"The child has just gotten better, can't she rest at home for a few more days?
“Although I support Qingtian’s education, she is a girl after all.
"Do you still expect her to pass the imperial examination for you? Why push the child like this?"
"Grandpa, I'm not..." Mrs. Ye didn't know how to explain for a moment.
"Grandpa, I'm going to school. It's none of Mom's business." Qingtian hurried over to explain, "I haven't been there for several days. Mr. Wei must be worried about me!
"And I'm really fine today. I'm in great spirits and not sleepy at all."
Meng Yu also said, "Don't worry, old man. After I send Miss Qingtian over, I will wait in the car outside and make sure to pick her up on time.
"If Miss Qingtian feels unwell, I will bring her back immediately."
After everyone's persuasion and assurance, Mr. Cen finally gave in. However, he was still worried and kept sending Qingtian out the door and watching her get on the carriage.
Old Cen watched the carriage disappear at the entrance of the alley, then walked back with his hands behind his back.
As he walked, he kept muttering, "Ah, I've never seen such cruel parents like you. The child was just about to go to school!"
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