"Mother, are you joking?" Bai Yueyue looked at Li Jieyue in horror. Did she look like such a smart person? She had never even seen a guqin before!
"Don't worry, Yueyue, your mother mastered it all when she was only eight years old." Lu Dan said proudly. Li Jieyue was definitely the smartest girl Lu Dan had ever met. In Lu Dan's memory, the only thing that Li Jieyue found difficult was how to face herself and Li Jianchuan after eloping.
"Okay," Bai Yueyue closed her eyes in pain. Her mother was too amazing, but wasn't the pressure on her as her daughter too much? "Why do I have to learn chess, painting, and even calligraphy and reading? Isn't my coming-of-age ceremony in August? Do I have to master all the arts in such a short time?"
“Yes, that’s right,” Lu Dan nodded seriously. “Don’t worry, Jieyue’s skills were comparable to those of a master when she was eighteen. You’re almost eighteen now, so you can do it too. In fact, Jieyue’s skills might even be better than those of a master right now. Teaching you will definitely not be a problem.”
Is it a question of whether you can teach me, Grandma? Can my mother's eighteenth birthday be compared to my eighteenth birthday?
"Then what are these ancient dances and prayer dances? Mother, I'm so uncoordinated!"
“The ancient dance is the one you must perform at your coming-of-age ceremony, while the Qixi dance is the one you must master for social occasions,” Li Jieyue said earnestly.
"This Prayer Dance is a duet, right? I don't have a partner!" Bai Yueyue was completely exasperated. She would rather fight those monsters than learn this.
“It’s alright, I can do both the female and male steps,” Li Jieyue replied matter-of-factly. “However, I can make you relax a little with the Qixi dance, since I don’t plan to have you perform it at your coming-of-age ceremony.”
"Huh? Why?" And Mother, why are you so all-powerful? Bai Yueyue silently complained to herself about the latter question.
"Because the Prayer Dance is also a courtship dance, if you dance with someone of the opposite sex other than your family members during your coming-of-age ceremony, it means you are in love with that person," Lu Dan explained from the side.
That would be terrifying! I would never dance with a boy!
"Why should I learn tea ceremony? I don't like drinking tea, and there are people who can handle things like pouring tea!"
"Because your maternal grandfather and your Grandpa Qin will definitely take you to various important meetings in the future. If those meetings don't allow servants to come in, then you'll need to be in charge of the tea. Jieyue used to be taken by your maternal grandfather to various private meetings, and she never made a mistake. Yueyue can definitely do it too."
"Okay, okay, I accept all of that, but why, why do I have to learn to walk, smile, wave, and even my tone of voice!" Bai Yueyue looked at the long list and felt that if she could learn it all, it would be a sign of human evolution.
“Because Yueyue, your behavior today was terrible,” Li Jieyue said. “If it were at home, it would be fine, but outside, especially during your coming-of-age ceremony, you absolutely cannot behave like you did today.”
Thinking about how Bai Yueyue used the leopard as a whip today, Li Jieyue felt dizzy and lightheaded.
My coming-of-age ceremony is in August, and it's February now. Mother and Grandmother, do you really think I can prepare for the college entrance exam, deal with monsters or dangerous elements, and still be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony, and etiquette? I'm not as ridiculously capable as my mother!
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