Chapter 2091 Liang's Plans
Upon hearing his affirmative answer, Madam Liang clapped her hands together in delight and moved her body forward slightly.
“Yunzheng, you see, teaching one child is the same as teaching two. Why don’t we tutor my eldest child as well? Let him try it next year.”
Shu Yu, “…”
She suddenly looked at Da Bao, who was clearly very resistant. "Mom, I already told you I can't do it."
"How do you know it won't work if you don't even try? You child, how can you have no ambition at all? All the effort your parents have put into you has been wasted, and we've even turned our hair white for you. Now we have a top scholar to teach you, something others would kill for, and you're turning it away? Are you out of your mind?"
Da Bao stood up angrily, "But we agreed from the beginning that I was only studying to learn to read and write so that I wouldn't be cheated when I opened a restaurant and became a manager. We agreed that I was studying to make money, not to take the imperial examinations. Now you're going back on your word and breaking your promise, and it's my fault."
Liang was clearly in the wrong, but she quickly regained her composure, saying, "How do I know that after all these years of schooling, your thinking hasn't changed at all? Besides, I'm doing this for your own good, so don't be ungrateful. Your teacher made you study so that you would disobey your parents. Let me tell you, that's unfilial."
He was about to hit Da Bao when he said that.
The latter quickly got up and hid behind Shu Yu, feeling extremely aggrieved. "Sister Yu, you be the judge. My mother couldn't win an argument, so she used filial piety to pressure me. It's only because I'm sensible that I don't understand. If I were immature and ill-mannered, who would listen to her threats, right?"
Shu Yu wanted to laugh; the quarrel between this mother and son was quite amusing.
She quickly stopped her, "Third Aunt, don't do it yet. Whether this is suitable for the imperial examination should be judged by professionals, right?" She looked at Meng Yunzheng, "A-Yun, what's your opinion?"
Meng Yunzheng glanced at her with amusement, though they were actually thinking the same thing.
Da Bao is indeed not suitable to take the county exam now. Not to mention him, even Shu Rui and Er Niu haven't been studying for four years yet.
But Shu Rui is different in one way: his first teacher was Meng Yunzheng.
During his time in exile, Meng Yunzheng devoted a lot of energy to him, so Shu Rui not only had a solid academic foundation, but also received one-on-one tutoring from renowned teachers.
After returning from exile, Meng Yunzheng also devised a study plan for him.
Shu Rui had a much better starting point than many others. In addition, he was hardworking, asked questions when he didn't understand, had a good family environment for studying, and had traveled far from home twice to broaden his horizons.
Meng Yunzheng had been keeping track of his academic progress, which led to his suggestion that he give it a try.
But Da Bao is quick-witted, though the problem is he doesn't like studying and skipped school several times from the beginning. He spends little time studying, focusing all his attention on food. Even compared to Er Niu, let alone Shu Rui, his grades are significantly better.
However, saying these words to Madam Liang would be useless, so Meng Yunzheng remained silent for a moment and said to Madam Liang, who was looking at him expectantly, "Whether it is suitable or not, I need to test Da Bao first. If he can answer my questions, then it is not impossible to give it a try."
"Alright, alright, then I'll test you." Madam Liang quickly agreed, then glared fiercely at Da Bao, "Answer properly, understand?"
Da Bao reluctantly agreed.
(End of this chapter)
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