Listening to Mo Lan's teachings, Xiong Yanyan wrung out her handkerchief, "But I have no chance to rise to prominence either, how can I stand out from the crowd?"
"Tell me what it means to stand out? Is it about jumping around and trying to get attention every day? Or is it about trying to impress those ladies and get them to look up to you? Let me tell you, that's not standing out, that's being a scapegoat. If anyone gets upset, bang, you're finished."
Xiong Yanyan: "..."
Although it sounds harsh, there is some truth to it.
"Go back and think carefully about what I said today. First, learn to stay calm in the face of danger. After all, you are a noblewoman who came to the profession later in life. If you want to avoid losing your composure, you must put in the effort."
Xiong Yanyan sat opposite Mo Lan, listened to her words, thought about them seriously for a while, and couldn't help but confirm them again.
"You will help me, right?"
"Heh~, let me tell you something else: mountains may crumble, and people may run away. You don't need to rely on anyone. If you want to live a wonderful life, you have to rely on yourself. Even if you live in the Yuan family's backyard, you still have to use your brain. Otherwise, if you fall into a pit one day, I won't be able to save you in time."
As Mo Lan spoke, she watched Xiong Yanyan's ever-changing expression and waited quietly, knowing that Xiong Yanyan needed to figure things out herself.
Aside from money, she couldn't offer much else of help.
After a long while, Xiong Yanyan snapped out of her thoughts, looked at Mo Lan again, and couldn't help but laugh.
"I never imagined that we could sit here calmly, drinking tea and chatting."
"Just stay calm." Mo Lan raised an eyebrow. Had she figured it out?
Hearing Mo Lan's hurtful words, Xiong Yanyan paused for a moment, then simply held back.
"To be honest, you've changed a lot. If we hadn't grown up together, I would have thought you'd been switched at birth."
The Hua Molan of the past, though proud, was also very delicate, the kind of woman men would definitely want to protect. But now, it's completely the opposite.
“I’m no longer the delicate Hua Molan I used to be. As you can see, people change, and so do you. No one can stay a child forever.”
"I believe what you say. Don't worry, I will become better and better in the future. One day, the people of Guan County will no longer dare to bully me at will." Xiong Yanyan said, clenching her fist with a determination she had never felt before.
After seeing Xiong Yanyan off, Mo Lan leaned back in her chair, looking at the increasingly cold weather. "Han Shuang, pack your things. We'll leave as soon as we wake up tomorrow."
“Yes,” Han Shuang nodded, “Should we leave a message for the Peng family?”
"After you leave tomorrow, have Xiang Kui send a letter to the Yuan residence, saying that the farewell scene is too sad, so it's better not to send it."
Although Xiong Yanyan was impatient, she had a fairly thorough understanding of the Peng family. Beneath her gentle and elegant appearance lay a heart of a wolf.
Such people only care about interests and lack family affection, but they do have one advantage: they will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder.
That's why she approached the Peng family, igniting the suppressed ambition within her. After that, without any prompting, she would climb the ladder herself.
The next day, Mo Lan woke up naturally, ate a hearty breakfast, and then leisurely left the city in a carriage.
Once outside the city gate, Mo Lan glanced back at the gate tower of Guan County. From the moment she and Han Shuang approached the gate, a pair of eyes had been watching them. Before, when she wandered around the city at will, no one paid any attention to her.
It seems those people only care about when she leaves, not what she does in the city.
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