After Yan Qingqing left, Old Madam Yan sat on the stool without saying a word. In the end, she still schemed against her own daughter for the sake of her granddaughter.
Zhou Shi and Yan Ye Niang remained kneeling on the ground. Zhou Shi looked at her daughter, who was almost crying her eyes out, and asked, "Mother, what should we do with Ye Niang now?"
Old Mrs. Yan said coldly, "What should I do? Why didn't you ask me what to do when you two were courting death? I've even sacrificed my old face for you."
He even schemed against his own daughter and grandson.
I'm warning you two to stop causing trouble. From now on, you should stay home obediently. If she really can't get married, the Yan family will support her for the rest of her life.
But if you do anything disgraceful again, I will have no choice but to have her cut her hair and become a nun in a nunnery.
Still unwilling, Zhou rolled her eyes and said, "If their third son doesn't want to, isn't there still the second son?"
I think he's a good kid too.
After hearing Zhou's words, Old Madam Yan felt that she had really been blind to have chosen this wife for her third son. How could she not have seen that she was so hopelessly stupid?
Old Mrs. Yan said coldly, "Even their third son doesn't like your daughter, do you expect the second son to like her?"
My wife is always very good at judging people. Someone like Erlang is not someone your daughter can even dream of. If you two continue to have such unrealistic fantasies, I'll have no choice but to take you both away with this rope.”
Grandma Yan knew very well that although Li Xiangping was the eldest son in the Li family, Yan Qingqing had placed all her hopes for the family business on Li Xiang'an.
This doesn't mean Yan Qingqing doesn't value Li Xiangping, but rather that she values Li Xiang'an more in business, because doing business is the first step for them to build their fortune.
Zhou and Yan Yeniang then realized they were afraid. Zhou, in particular, knew that Old Madam Yan had seen many life-and-death situations in a wealthy family when she was young, and that she was a ruthless and resourceful person.
Yan Qingqing returned home late at night, feeling chilly all over.
As soon as she entered her room, she was enveloped in a warm current. There was a heated kang bed in her room, and their house was better built than most houses, so Yan Qingqing quickly recovered.
She didn't dwell on what happened today. She cherished the bond between Grandma Yan and Grandpa Yan, but she also had her own bottom line.
Yan Qingqing slept soundly through the night and even woke up late.
After she got up, the whole family was waiting for her to eat. Yan Qingqing walked into the dining room and said with a smile, "Why are you all up so early during the New Year holiday when there's nothing much going on?"
Seeing that Yan Qingqing was in good condition, Li Xiangjian said, "Mother, didn't you say that martial arts training should be done in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer?"
We're not as agile as Mother, so we need to practice more.
Upon hearing Li Xiangjian's words, Yan Qingqing teased, "Oh, you know that the early bird catches the worm. Looks like you've made progress."
Li Xiangjian didn't care whether Yan Qingqing was teasing him or not; as long as Yan Qingqing was happy, that was all that mattered.
However, Yan Qingqing had new plans for Li Xiangjian in the new year; she needed to help the boy find his direction in life. Otherwise, the Yan family wouldn't think their son was so easy to control.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing squinted at Li Xiangjian. She might have to be ruthless with this child.
Li Xiangjian suddenly felt a chill down his back. Could it be that he caught a cold when he came back last night? He touched his forehead and found that he didn't have a fever, so he continued to eat in peace.
After dinner, Yan Qingqing went straight into the study. Li Xiangkang and Xiao Mochen were surprised that Yan Qingqing would come to the study.
The two of them stood up at the same time and called out, "Mother (Aunt)!"
Yan Qingqing waved her hand at the two of them and said, "Alright, you two go about your business, don't worry about me."
After saying that, he took a plate of Xuan paper from the table, and then took out his homemade charcoal pencil. After thinking for a moment, he began to write on the Xuan paper.
Although Yan Qingqing can also write with a brush, she finds charcoal pencils more convenient for writing quickly.
Yan Qingqing's writing flowed like a divine hand. She began by writing the four large characters "Sun Tzu's Art of War," and then continued on a new line: "In the chapter 'Initial Planning,' Sun Tzu said: 'War is a matter of vital importance to the State; a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.'"
At first, Xiao Mochen was merely surprised that Yan Qingqing knew about military strategy, until Yan Qingqing wrote, "Warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, feign inactivity; when near, feign distance; when far, feign near..."
Xiao Mochen was utterly shocked. Even the best and most powerful generals and imperial tutors of the Great Yan Kingdom might not be able to write such a military treatise.
What is Yan Qingqing's background and how does he know so much? Or is it a blessing from heaven that allowed him to endure hardship and encounter such a highly accomplished person?
Yan Qingqing was so engrossed in her writing that she didn't notice the change in Xiao Mochen's eyes.
After she finished writing, she habitually blew on it before realizing that she had used a charcoal pencil.
Then he glanced at Xiao Mochen and Li Xiangkang, who were staring at him, and smiled. He then waved the Sun Tzu's Art of War he had written in front of them and said proudly, "How about it? My handwriting isn't bad either, although it's not as good as Mochen's."
But it's definitely no worse than what Shiro wrote.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangkang curled his lip. He used to be the smartest child in the family, but now he could not only not be as good as his mother, but he could not even be as good as Xiao Mochen.
In fact, Li Xiangkang's talent was definitely not bad, but he started learning too late.
Xiao Mochen, who is the same age as him, started his early education at the age of three. Even if he is more intelligent, he is still not as good as Xiao Mochen now because he is four years behind.
Besides, Xiao Mochen was taught by renowned teachers and received the best education.
Xiao Mochen finally couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, what kind of military strategy is this? Why have I never heard of it before?"
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "Isn't it written on it? It's called Sun Tzu's Art of War."
This is just unofficial history, not worth mentioning. It's perfectly normal that you haven't seen it.
Sun Tzu's Art of War wasn't a required course in school, so why did Yan Qingqing remember it so well? It's because when she first entered the workforce, her mentor told her that the business world is like a battlefield, and that reading military strategy in her spare time would be beneficial to her career.
Yan Qingqing initially thought it was just idle chatter, but gradually she figured out the tricks of the trade, which is why she was the fastest promoted person in the company.
Xiao Mochen knew that Yan Qingqing was unwilling to talk about it, so he didn't press her for the origin of the military treatise. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Aunt, how many chapters are there in this military treatise?"
Yan Qingqing knew that Xiao Mochen was a connoisseur, so she didn't hide anything and replied, "There are thirteen chapters in total, which include a lot of content such as initial planning, combat, strategic attack, military formation, military power, deception and reality, and military struggle."
"If the second son can learn this, he'll definitely have no problem dominating the business world in the future."
Xiao Mochen almost spat out a mouthful of blood. This was simply a waste of resources! Such a good military strategy was actually used by Li Xiang'an for business purposes.
Li Xiangkang also asked, "Mother, did you write this military strategy so that my second brother could learn how to do business?"
Yan Qingqing replied playfully, "Of course not."
Li Xiangkang and Xiao Mochen both breathed a sigh of relief; thank goodness it wasn't true.
Yan Qingqing added, "I'm giving it to your third brother. He's a bit slow-witted; he's not naturally gifted, but he can make up for it later. Let him have some fun with it!"
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