Chapter 65 Do I look like your daughter?
"Yes." Li Suining climbed onto the chair and sat down obediently. "Daddy said that mom passed away not long after I was born."
She lowered her head, looking a little sad. "Daddy raised me, but then he passed away..."
Jiang Heci frowned with some reluctance.
The little girl suddenly raised her eyebrows and said, "But it doesn't matter. Now I have a father and a mother again, as well as many brothers and sisters. I am not lonely at all. My father and mother are in heaven, so I can rest assured."
Jiang Heci laughed and thought that children are just children, cute and heartless.
"Grandpa," Li Suining blinked his big eyes, "What about your family? Aren't they in the Imperial City? Why are you always alone every time I come here?"
Jiang Heci's face darkened. "Yes, old man, I am a lonely man."
Li Suining tilted his head, "But doesn't Grandpa have a daughter?"
"No!" Unexpectedly, Jiang Heci denied it so decisively and without any hesitation.
Li Suining blinked her big eyes and asked, "Grandpa said before that I look like someone. Do I look like your daughter?"
"You are not like her. You are much more obedient than her." Jiang Heci said gritting his teeth.
The little girl covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Grandpa just said he didn't have a daughter, hehe..."
"You little brat," Jiang Heci shook his head helplessly, "I've praised you for being well-behaved for nothing. You're full of evil intentions. You must have learned that from your fifth brother. You're not a good person!"
Li Suining smiled, revealing a row of small white teeth, and pushed the snacks forward again, "Grandpa, please try them and see if they are delicious."
Her eyes were sparkling as she looked at Jiang Heci with anticipation.
The old man really didn't want to eat these greasy sweet things, but he couldn't bear to disappoint Tuanzi, so he picked out the one that looked the least sweet, muttering to himself, "Little brat, I'm telling you, don't think that I have to help you just because I ate your snack."
"Hey, Grandpa, you're wrong." Little Dumpling puffed out his chest, "I didn't come here today to ask for your help, but to do you a big favor."
"Oh?" Jiang Heci's expression changed, and he said meaningfully, "Then I'd like to hear how a little boy like you can help an old man like me."
The little dumpling waved mysteriously.
"Trouble!" Although Jiang Heci said he was disgusted, he still obediently put his ear closer.
As he listened to what Li Suining said, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and finally his expression became extremely ugly. He said coldly, "Okay, very good. I want to see who has the guts to do that!"
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Bai Qingan's third exam went exceptionally smoothly.
On the morning of the 16th, after handing in his paper, he came out of his single room, stretched hard, and felt refreshed.
This time, he completed all three exams completely, and no matter what the results were, he felt very satisfied.
"Brother Bai?" Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.
Bai Qing'an immediately turned around and saw that the person coming was wearing the official uniform of the Imperial Examination Hall. It was his former classmate Di Youhong.
Six years ago, the two took part in the Spring Examination together. However, Bai Qing'an only took one exam, while Di Youhong took three exams. Finally, he successfully entered the palace examination and won the third place.
Bai Qing'an knew that Di Youhong later became a servant of the Prime Minister's Office and had been doing well. Three years ago, he was transferred to the Imperial Examination Hall, which could be considered a smooth career.
Thinking of the difference in their status, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "Student Bai Qingan greets Master Di!"
"Brother Bai, what are you doing?" Di Youhong immediately stepped forward and helped Bai Qing'an up. "We are old friends, how can you be so distant?"
Bai Qingan curled his lips and said, "Brother Di, what are you talking about? You must be polite."
"You, you..." Di Youhong shook his head helplessly, "But if it weren't for you and the General's Mansion's help back then, how could I be where I am today?"
"Brother Di, you are too polite. You are where you are today because of your talent, and it is also the best reward for your hard work." Bai Qing'an said sincerely.
Di Youhong smiled brightly and asked with concern, "What about Brother Bai? Did your Spring Examination go smoothly? Are you confident?"
"This Spring Examination did have some twists and turns, but it went relatively smoothly. As for whether I'm confident or not..." Bai Qing'an smiled, "No matter what the result is, I have no regrets."
"Hahaha..." Di Youhong laughed three times. "With what Brother Bai said, I believe the result will be good. So I congratulate Brother Bai in advance!"
Bai Qingan immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Di. I'll take advantage of your kind words. As long as I can successfully enter the palace examination, I'll treat you to a drink!"
"Okay! It's a deal!" Di Youhong patted Bai Qing'an on the shoulder, "Go out quickly, your family must be waiting anxiously."
Bai Qing'an said goodbye to Di Youhong, turned around and walked away.
On the way back to the general's mansion, the family talked and laughed, and everyone had a rare relaxed expression on their face. Obviously, no matter what the outcome, they were content.
"Dad, Mom," Bai Qing'an said with a smile when they were almost home, "I want to take my younger brother and sister out tonight. Can you accompany me to see a play?"
"At night?" Bai Yunfeng subconsciously looked at Li Suining, obviously worried about the little girl.
"Okay, let the children go." Wei Ranzhu smiled and nodded, "Don't you know our sons? They will protect Sui Ning and take good care of her."
The little girl nodded vigorously in affirmation, "Daddy, Mommy, let me go with you, I want to go."
"Okay, okay, go away!" How could Bai Yunfeng bear to refuse, but he told Bai Qing'an a few things, asking them not to get into trouble, and if they didn't go home at night, they must send a message to the mansion.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I'll remember it." Bai Qing'an blinked at the little ones.
After returning to the general's mansion, Li Suining and others were very well behaved. They immediately went back to their rooms to catch up on some sleep, looking as if they were going to have a good time at night.
In the evening, as soon as it got dark, Bai Qing'an took his younger brothers and sisters out. They went to a restaurant opposite the Imperial Examination Hall.
Bai Qing settled in a Tianzi suite.
After closing the door, he immediately changed into night clothes and called his younger brothers and sisters over.
"Fourth Brother, after I leave, you must take good care of Fifth Brother and my sister," Bai Qing'an said solemnly, "In a while, no matter what happens in the Imperial Examination Hall, you must not act impulsively and must not leave them. Do you understand?"
Bai Shian nodded, "Don't worry, brother, I understand."
Bai Qingan turned around to look at You Zhu, who was also wearing a nightgown, and said with a more worried look, "Sixth Brother, why don't you stay..."
"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!" Before he could finish, You Zhu flew out of the window and disappeared in a moment.
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