Chapter 64 Flattery
Even Li Zhen stopped comparing himself to others, because no matter how he compared them, he really couldn't compare to Xiao Taohua.
Fortunately, he also has a unique talent of 'one word can move mountains', otherwise he would feel inferior.
Yes, he wouldn't feel inferior!
Although he can't compare to Little Peach Blossom, he's far more capable than most people! He always comes in first place in every exam! Remember, this is important: first in the entire grade and the entire school!
Hmph, a little kid who hasn't even finished first grade, she probably doesn't even know what a classmate is.
The more he tried to comfort himself like this, the more resilient Li Zhen's fragile heart became.
Hehe, hehe...
The 29th of the lunar year is tomorrow, which is Lunar New Year's Eve. Lin Guangsheng's family has already taken Xiao Taohua back to Xiaolin Village. The family plans to spend the New Year in the countryside again this year.
The brigade secretary arrived at Lin Guangsheng's house early in the morning and greeted him with a smile: "Haha, Guangsheng, long time no see! You're back for the New Year."
"Yes, you're back for the Chinese New Year. What brings you here?"
Brigade Party Secretary Lin Aisheng looked down at the gifts he was carrying: "Hey, these are the gifts that were issued by the higher-ups this year. I'm giving you some."
Lin Guangsheng quickly refused: "How could I accept that? You should keep it for your own use."
Lin Aisheng placed it directly in front of Lin Guangsheng: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. What kind of relationship do we have? Take it."
Lin Guangsheng laughed and said, "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."
"No need to be so polite, haha, where's your little peach blossom?"
"He's playing outside." Lin Guangsheng's smile became more genuine when he mentioned Xiao Taohua.
"Little Peach Blossom has had a tough year." He had heard that Little Peach Blossom had become a disciple of an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor and was receiving treatment from him.
Studying medicine... I feel a tiny bit envious of that brigade secretary.
These days, people with some skills tend to do quite well, especially those with medical skills, which can save lives.
However, a four-year-old, oh no, almost five years old, these days a five-year-old can only learn simple things like recognizing herbs and memorizing a few things. Traditional Chinese medicine doctors probably can't teach them much more, after all, the child is still too young.
"Of course we parents support our child's willingness to learn," Lin Guangsheng said with a smile. He truly believed his daughter was the best daughter in the world—filial, sensible, and intelligent.
"Sigh, I hope my daughter will grow up to be just like Xiao Taohua." He only has one daughter now, and her family spoils her rotten.
"Definitely." Lin Guangsheng patted the other person on the shoulder.
"Okay, I'll come find you for drinks again when I have time. I'm going home now."
"I won't keep you here."
"What's with all this talk about being a guest? Let's go."
"Take care."
Lin Guangsheng smiled and saw the brigade secretary off. Then he turned to look at his second brother's door, raised an eyebrow, ignored him, and carried the things back to his room.
Inside the second room, Wang Qiu, rolling up some yarn, said indignantly, "Look at Lin Aisheng, he gives all the good things to the eldest brother, but you're the brigade leader, why doesn't he give you anything!"
After saying that, he continued, "Brother, you really are something. You should have called Lin Aisheng over, but you didn't even bother to call him."
No one responded, so Wang Qiu continued, "Lin Guangyi, did you hear what I said?!"
"Shut up!"
Wang Qiu immediately dared not speak, but she was still unwilling to give up.
"What's my brother's status and what's mine? What? You want to cause trouble? Didn't you do a good job carrying the manure?"
Wang Qiu had been carrying manure from spring to winter for a long time, until a month ago when someone else took over.
She immediately fell silent after Lin Guangyi said that.
She had carried manure far too much, and every day she would come back covered in the smell of excrement and urine. Because of this, many people didn't associate with her, and even her own husband would stay far away from her when he slept at night.
Hearing her husband say that, Wang Qiu naturally didn't dare to speak.
"You're always so gossipy. Who caused this whole mess between my brother and me? Tell me!"
Wang Qiu kept her head down, wishing she hadn't said anything.
"Marrying you was the worst thing that ever happened to me. If it weren't for the children, do you think I would still want to stay with you? Ha."
"Honey, I was wrong. It's all my fault for having such a big mouth!" He slapped himself repeatedly.
"Heh, as long as you understand it yourself."
For the past six months or so, the relationship between Lin Guangyi and Lin Guangsheng has fallen into a stalemate again. Fortunately, they are fine in front of outsiders, but at home, everyone is on tenterhooks.
"Stop hitting him, hurry up and see if there's anything good to give to our elder brother." The brigade secretary gave him a gift, so he should give one back to ease the tension.
"Okay, I'll go get it right away. And there's also the little peach blossom one. I just had a red cotton-padded jacket made a few days ago; it'll definitely look good on you."
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take it!"
"I'll go get it right away, I'll go right away."
"He has no sense of propriety."
Wang Qiu quickly took out a small red cotton-padded jacket from the closet and walked nervously to her husband's side.
"Let's go, let's go see our older brother."
Wang Qiu quickly followed.
Standing in the courtyard, Lin Guangyi called out towards Lin Guangsheng's room, "Big Brother."
Lin Guangsheng had just put his things down when he heard a noise and lifted the curtain: "What's wrong?"
"Hehe, big brother, it's like this, the New Year is just around the corner, and Wang Qiu made a red cotton-padded jacket for our little Peach Blossom." After saying that, she quickly gestured for Wang Qiu to take it out.
"Brother, look, this is it. Wang Qiu's cooking skills aren't very good, so please don't mind."
Lin Guangsheng glanced at it: "Alright, give it to me."
"Haha, then you go ahead with your work, brother. Wang Qiu and I will go back to our room first."
"Hmm." Lin Guangsheng's attitude was neither warm nor cold.
Back in his room, Lin Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing my older brother was incredibly stressful.
Inside Lin Guangsheng and his wife's house, Yin Qing looked at them as they returned and asked, "Did you bring clothes?"
"Okay." The other person handed the clothes to Yin Qing.
Yin Qing checked it over: "They're quite sensible."
"It's alright," Lin Guangsheng chuckled.
There's no other way. Since we can't completely tear things apart for the time being, we'll just make it look good on the surface. Anyway, these guys won't dare to cause any trouble.
It's necessary to add a little color occasionally.
"Guangsheng, what do you think? Should we let Xiaotaohua go to school next year?"
"No, Little Peach Blossom is too young."
"This is what I think: Little Peach Blossom is so smart."
"It still won't work. Others start school at eight or nine years old. If our little Peach Blossom starts school so early, she'll be easily bullied. Besides, let's wait a little longer. This situation isn't right. We shouldn't talk about her being a genius in front of outsiders in the future."
"Do you have some news?" Yin Qing asked, her expression turning serious upon seeing his expression.
Lin Guangsheng glanced outside: "Yes, it seems some intellectuals have been arrested."
"What?!"
Lin Guangsheng shook his head: "I'm not quite sure what's going on either. But let's take it slow with Xiao Taohua. Anyway, she has a master now and has learned everything she needs to learn. Schools can't teach that much. I'm afraid something might happen if she goes to school."
"Yes, yes, it's better for Little Peach Blossom to keep a low profile."
This is why Xiao Taohua is such a genius; as Lin Guangyi thought, what could a 5-year-old child possibly learn?
If they knew that Xiao Taohua had learned almost everything she should and shouldn't have learned in half a year, they would probably really think of her as some kind of monster, which is no joke.
(End of this chapter)
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