Chapter 135 Song Hui Suspects Li Nanke (First Update)
"Of course, but she also needs to be able to withstand Master Huang's teachings."
Li Nanke smiled slightly.
Zisu thought about Huang Sheng's personality and smiled as she styled Li Nanke's hair into cute double buns.
Li Nanke took Li Xinyou to Zhiguan Hall.
On the way, Li Xinyou curiously inquired about everything concerning Huang Sheng.
"Sister, is the gentleman fierce? Does he hit or curse people?"
Li Nanke rolled her eyes and sighed softly.
"Master Huang has a bit of a temper. If you don't learn it, he might scold you and even hit your hand."
Li Xinyou's face turned pale with fright, and she subconsciously shrank her neck.
Li Nanke smiled and said nothing more.
Although both Li Xinyou and her cousin were daughters of noble families, they rarely played together in private.
My second aunt, Sun, used to look down on my mother and her because she was in charge of the household.
So she secretly kept telling Li Xinyou not to hang out with her.
In the dream, after Li Xinyou faked her death and left with her grandfather and second uncle, she never saw Li Xinyou again until her death.
Therefore, she really didn't have any feelings for this cousin.
The two sisters arrived at Zhiguan Hall in silence.
"Master Huang, I'm here."
Huang Sheng was already waiting in the courtyard. Hearing Li Nanke's voice, he turned around with a smile.
"You've arrived just in time! Come and see what I've prepared."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Xinyou suddenly let out a scream.
"ah!"
Li Xinyou tugged at Li Nanke, practically shrinking behind her.
The little boy trembled with fear, his face turned completely white, and he said in a tearful voice, "He...he looks so scary."
Li Nanke looked up at Huang Sheng.
When going out, Huang Sheng usually wears an eye mask.
But when he's not going out, he doesn't wear them so his eyes can breathe.
At this moment, a fist-sized scar was exposed above his left eye, wrinkled and exposed, with only a thin slit in the middle, and a little white showing inside.
Coupled with his wide grin, he did look rather frightening.
Li Nanke smiled and pulled Li Xinyou out from behind him.
“Master Huang’s face is scarred by bad guys, it’s nothing to worry about, don’t be afraid.”
Li Xinyou glanced at Huang Sheng, then quickly lowered her head and clung tightly to Li Nanke, not daring to move.
Huang Sheng raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Nanke.
Li Nanke winked at him.
“Master Huang, this is my cousin Li Xinyou. She also wants to come and learn. Let her listen in from the side.”
She had already spoken to Huang Sheng last night.
Huang Sheng pointed to a table next to him and said, "You can sit there. Let me make this clear first: you can learn from me, but if you're too stupid and can't learn, I won't teach you."
Li Xinyou gave a soft "hmm" in a trembling voice.
Huang Sheng began his teaching, saying, "To learn the way of business, you must first learn to calculate. I have two sets of counting rods here. I will first teach you how to arrange them into shapes from one to nine."
Counting rods are the introduction to arithmetic.
Li Nanke had learned some basic arithmetic in her dream, so she quickly arranged the objects after Huang Sheng taught her only once.
Huang Sheng was both surprised and delighted, and looked at Li Nanke with great satisfaction.
It's important to know that even the smartest children need to practice three or four times before they can arrange the counting rods correctly when they first start using them.
Li Nanke listened to it only once, but arranged it quickly and well.
It seems we really made the right choice in taking this disciple!
On the other side, Li Xinyou couldn't get the arrangement right no matter what she did. Huang Sheng patiently taught her once, and then stood silently to the side.
The more nervous she got, the more mistakes she made. Li Xinyou practiced it four or five times, but still couldn't learn it.
Huang Sheng's patience ran out. He stared wide-eyed and reached out to pull up the counting rods.
"Why did you put them in the wrong place again? Didn't I tell you about the nine...?"
As soon as he reached out, Li Xinyou screamed in fright.
"Ah, don't hit me, I won't study anymore, okay?"
Li Xinyou jumped up, cried, and ran away.
Upon seeing this, the maid from the second wife's household quickly chased after them.
Li Nanke shrugged and grinned at Huang Sheng.
Huang Sheng snorted and tapped her with his finger.
"You little devil, aren't you just trying to scare her away with my appearance?"
Li Nanke stuck out her tongue and made a face.
"Oh dear, if your disciple has something to do, Master should do it. Besides, in my heart, Master is just as handsome as my father."
"It was my cousin who was scared, not Master's fault."
Huang Sheng felt pleased to hear this, but he didn't show it on his face and just snorted softly.
"Stop flattering me. Flattery won't reduce your homework. Counting rods is too easy for you. I heard you even learned a little about accounting from your family."
I'll teach you the method of multiplying by nine times directly..."
On the other side, Li Xinyou ran back to the second house crying and buried her face in Sun's arms, sobbing loudly.
"Waaaaah, Mom, it's so scary, I...I don't want to learn anymore."
Mrs. Sun was completely bewildered. "What's so scary?"
Li Xinyou was sobbing.
“My cousin’s husband looks scary and fierce. I don’t want to follow his example.”
Madam Sun frowned and looked at the maid who had followed her.
The maid quickly described what had happened.
She didn't dare say that Li Xinyou was learning slowly, she only said: "...that gentleman was a one-eyed man, his other eye was gouged out."
The scar the size of a fist on her face looked terrifying; even a servant girl would be horrified to see it, let alone a young lady.
I wonder where the Crown Prince's wife found such a gentleman.
Mrs. Sun frowned, looked down at her daughter whose face had turned pale with fright, and secretly regretted that she should not have impulsively let her daughter go to study with her.
“It’s just academics being compared to business, Youyou, you wait and see. Tomorrow, Mom will find you a tutor. We won’t go and learn from those scary tutors.”
Li Xinyou then stopped crying and started laughing.
At this moment, her maid Chunlan came in from outside, holding a card in her hand.
"Second Young Madam, the gatekeeper has delivered a visiting card for you. There's a servant waiting to reply."
Sun took the invitation and glanced at it, her face showing surprise.
Song Hui arranged to meet her at Wangxiang Tower.
Song Hui is Song Yi's sister, so why skip Song Yi and ask her out alone?
Madam Sun squinted and pondered for a moment, then instructed Chunlan, "Go and give me a reply. I'll change my clothes and go to the meeting."
Wangxiang Tower.
Sun and Song Hui sat facing each other, and Sun took the initiative to bring up the topic.
"Madam Zhao is my sister-in-law's younger sister. If she wants to see me, she can go directly to the Marquis's residence. Why did she have to arrange to meet me at Wangxiang Tower?"
Song Hui smiled slightly, "Of course it's because of our common enemy."
Sun's heart stirred slightly.
"Madam Zhao, please speak frankly."
Song Hui tugged at the corners of her mouth, her smile neither hurried nor slow.
"That's perfect. I don't like beating around the bush either. You should know about Song Yi's dowry demands, which have left my parents bedridden and caused me to lose half of my dowry."
I heard that since Song Yi took over the Marquis's mansion, the Second Young Mistress hasn't been having a very good time lately.
After much thought, I realized that since neither of us is happy, we might as well talk it out; perhaps we can find a way out.
Sun's eyes brightened slightly.
She had been feeling quite frustrated these days, not only because she had lost her power to manage the household, but also because of the loss of her trusted confidante, Mama Zheng.
The mere thought of it made her grit her teeth in hatred, and she spoke without restraint.
"What does Madam Zhao intend to do?"
Song Hui pretended to be in a difficult position, "You know that Song Yi has been like a different person lately. If we really want to deal with her, we must strike decisively and not give her a chance to fight back."
Mrs. Sun frowned.
"Speaking of this, it's all that brat Li Nanke's fault. On the day the house was ransacked, I don't know what she said to Song Yi, but from that day on, Song Yi suddenly changed."
Song Hui was so startled that she suddenly knocked over the teacup in her hand.
"What did you say? Li Nanke?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
