On the village road, a man walked briskly, glancing up at the sky every now and then. When he saw the moon emitting a faint light, he even started running.
"Huff," Xu Genshu leaned against the wall, panting heavily and trying to hold back his breath. After a while, he straightened up and tidied his hair and clothes.
Then he reached out, intending to gently push the door open, but...
He tried pushing the door open with one finger, then covered it with his whole palm, but still couldn't open it. It seemed the door was locked from the inside.
Xu Genshu was too late. He looked at the tightly closed courtyard gate with frustration. What was he going to do now?
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"If we don't go in now, things will get out of hand," Xu Genshu sighed deeply, his mind racing as he considered several options. After choosing a suitable one, he raised his hand.
However, he only used one knuckle to knock on the door, and the sound was very soft, which showed that he was not very confident in his solution.
Fu Man'er was playing with the little ants with a twig when her ears suddenly twitched. A very light knock came from the door, which stopped after only one knock.
Xu Genshu, who was outside the door, had just knocked on the door once when he realized that the solution he had just chosen had a major flaw, and he quickly withdrew his hand.
Xu Genshu prayed silently, "I knocked so softly, my family probably didn't hear me."
The sound of the door opening was not much louder than the sound of his knocking.
"It's over," Xu Genshu thought to himself, his mind blank, even forgetting the countermeasures he had just thought of.
"Uncle." After hearing the knock, Fu Man'er stood on tiptoe and pulled open the door bolt. She deliberately spoke softly when opening the door, only opening it a crack before calling out.
this……
Xu Genshu was both surprised and delighted. He was surprised that the person who opened the door was his little niece, and delighted that it was her.
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"Man'er," Xu Genshu called softly, "Is anyone in the courtyard?" He was still trying to figure out what to say.
Fu Man'er smiled at him, shook her head, and stepped back. Xu Genshu opened the door wider and squeezed in.
Then he immediately closed the door and bolted it, all in a swift and fluid motion.
After everything was finished, he turned his head and met his little niece's clear, big eyes. Those innocent eyes left Xu Genshu speechless.
“Man’er.” Xu Genshu picked up his niece and tentatively said, “When I went to my classmate’s house to study today, I saw a child about your age. He’s not as smart as our Man’er. He’s been studying a word for days and still doesn’t recognize it.”
These past few days, while he was checking the Xu brothers' homework, Fu Man'er was playing nearby. He was teaching Fu Man'er to recognize characters, and he didn't expect the little girl to have such a good memory and be so smart that she could recognize eight or nine out of ten characters.
"It's all thanks to my uncle's good teaching." If an adult said this, Xu Genshu would immediately recognize it as a perfunctory remark, but the little girl was too young to understand what a perfunctory remark meant.
"Come on, tell your uncle what words I taught you yesterday, and see if you remember them today." Xu Genshu sat down on the stool with Fu Man'er in his arms, picked up a twig, and wrote words for Fu Man'er to recognize.
He thought it was a bit simplistic: children's attention is easily diverted, and if he mentioned that he was coming home late, she would probably keep asking him questions.
First, distract her by talking about recognizing characters, then praise her well. Once the little girl is happy and pleased with herself, she can brag to everyone about being praised, and the whole thing will naturally be forgotten.
“人、大、天、夫、太.” These are the five characters I taught yesterday. After Xu Gen wrote them down, Fu Man’er pointed to each one and read them aloud.
That's absolutely right, so my praise today is not forced at all.
Xu Genshu looked at Fu Man'er with a smile, which made him look even more handsome. In addition, he was wearing a light-colored long robe, making him look like a truly elegant young gentleman.
“Our Man’er is so smart. You are the smartest child your uncle has ever taught.” Of course, he had only ever taught Fu Man’er.
"Hehe." Fu Man'er squatted in front of him, her eyes turning into little crescent moons as she smiled, her eyes shining as if they held stars.
Xu Genshu couldn't help but exclaim, "How can you be so beautiful?" How could her biological parents bear to mistreat such a beautiful and well-behaved child? He only dared to think this in his heart and dared not say it out loud.
Fortunately, the girl has come to the Xu family, which can be considered a good ending.
"Genshu, are you playing with Man'er?" Xu Genshan walked over from the backyard and saw the two sitting in the yard.
"Huh? Oh." Xu Genshu glanced back, then immediately picked up a twig from the ground and pretended to write. "Teaching Man'er to read. She's very smart; she recognized the characters after just a short while, right, Man'er?"
"Yes, Dad, I recognize all five characters that Uncle wrote." Fu Man'er raised her small hand to Xu Genshu, telling Xu Genshan that she knew so many characters.
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Xu Genshu thought his third brother was exaggerating, so he casually praised him, "Our Man'er is smart. When you get a little older, Dad will send you to school."
“Okay, then I’ll learn more characters.” Fu Man’er squatted down again, her eyes shining as she looked at Xu Genshu, as if to say: You should write some characters.
What was originally just a distraction turned into a serious teaching session. It wasn't until Ma Hong called for dinner that Xu Genshu put down the tree branch and led everyone to wash their hands and eat.
I wonder how well he's managed to shift his attention. Xu Genshu washes his hands while looking at Fu Man'er.
Fu Man'er finished washing quickly and, without shaking her hands, stretched her wet hands in front of Xu Genshu. He picked up a rag and carefully wiped the water off her hands.
Da Zhang led Fu Man'er by the hand and walked towards the main room, but he was still a little uneasy.
"Uncle, I won't ask why, and I won't tell you," Fu Man'er suddenly said as she stepped onto the stairs.
Before Xu Genshu could figure out what this meant, Fu Man'er had already let go of his hand, run to her seat, and was waiting for dinner.
When Xu Genshu finally understood what it meant, his palms broke out in a cold sweat. Could it really be what he thought?
"Uncle, come and eat, I'm hungry." Fu Man'er turned her head and smiled at Xu Genshu, revealing her neat and white teeth.
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"Oh, here it comes." Xu Genshu jumped up and dragged his leg inside.
Fu Man'er ate with gusto, while Xu Genshu found the food tasteless.
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