Chapter 276 Teaching My Sister
Lin Yuesha gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. A series of small movements fell into Xiao Qi's eyes, and he felt a little more satisfied.
Therefore, he had a change of heart and let Lin Yuesha sit down and rest. He used chopsticks to turn the fried meat, and Lin Yuesha just directed him from the side.
"By the way, little sister, this afternoon we received a letter and a small box, which were sent from the south."
Xiao Qi flipped the meat while it was frying. The meat sizzled and crackled under the heat of the stove, and the aroma was already wafting out.
"From the south?"
Needless to say, it must be Zhang Qing'er's package.
Judging by the time, her godparents and their family should be heading south to take up their posts by now, but Lin Yuesha didn't expect the things to arrive so quickly.
"Yes, they're all on the table in your room."
After Xiao Qi finished speaking, Lin Yuesha had already disappeared.
Xiao Qi shook his head. The little girl just couldn't keep her composure; she was always in a rush.
Lin Yuesha returned to her bedroom, where the things her elder brother had mentioned were laid out on the table. The box wasn't large, it was locked, and the key was inside the envelope.
Lin Yuesha lit the oil lamp, opened the envelope, and took out a thick stack of letters.
Just as she was about to read the letter, she suddenly remembered that her persona was that of a young girl who didn't know many words. If she read the entire letter, it might arouse suspicion.
Lin Yuesha was helpless about her semi-literacy, but she had no choice but to give the letter to her stepbrother.
"Big brother, can you help me see what Sister Qing'er wrote?"
Lin Yuesha took the chopsticks and flipped the fried meat. She was skilled and soon the meat was fried until it was golden brown.
Lin Yuesha rolled the slices of meat in the dry seasoning, then picked one up and handed it to Xiao Qi, saying with a smile, "Big brother, try it."
"Mmm, delicious."
The sliced meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, spicy and fragrant, with a moderate saltiness from the dry seasoning, giving it a unique flavor.
Xiao Qi prided himself on having tasted many delicacies, but this pan-fried meat was truly unique. He never expected that such a simple act of pan-frying and grilling could be made so delicious.
It was all thanks to Lin Yuesha's preparation of the sauce.
Xiao Qi ate several pieces of fried meat before putting down his chopsticks under Lin Yuesha's anxious gaze and reading a letter to his younger sister.
It has to be said that Zhang Qing'er is really talkative; she can write a whole letter over the smallest thing.
"So, Sister Qing'er is adapting quite well."
Lin Yuesha was happy for Zhang Qing'er, who had gotten rid of that scumbag Lin Qian and would be able to find a good marriage in the south.
She needs to save money; she can't give Zhang Qing'er something too shabby as a wedding gift.
"They encountered bandits on the road, but were fortunate to be escorted by the security escort agency."
After reading the letter, Xiao Qi felt parched. He took a sip of apple juice squeezed by Lin Yuesha and felt refreshed.
"Brother, there are still bandits in the mountains to the south."
Everyone said that the people in the south were relatively wealthy, so Lin Yuesha never imagined that there were bandits in the south.
"Of course there are, otherwise we wouldn't use a security escort agency to transport valuables."
Xiao Qi's eye twitched, realizing his younger sister was too naive and needed more guidance in the future. Once Lin Yuesha entered the girls' school and learned to read, he planned to give her several travelogues.
"Big brother, I'll read Qing'er's letters myself from now on. If there are any words I don't know, I'll ask you or Father."
Lin Yuesha felt ashamed.
In the letter, Zhang Qing'er described a scene where the Zhang family encountered bandits. The bandits were ruthless and wanted not only money but also lives.
At that moment, the carriage was startled, and Zhang Qing'er was completely disoriented. She was rescued by a bodyguard.
For this, Zhang Qing'er was very grateful to that man and secretly developed feelings for him. However, he was just an ordinary bodyguard. If she were to marry him, they would be not a good match, and her parents would never agree to it.
This is Zhang Qing'er's girlish thoughts after being rescued by a hero, because Lin Yuesha had Xiao Qi read the letter, and her older brother found out about it all.
Lin Yuesha felt a pang of guilt for having her secret exposed and felt she had let Zhang Qing'er down.
"Little sister."
Seeing Lin Yuesha lost in thought, Xiao Qi called out to her. There were some things he had to say.
Women are like that; they are particularly prone to being blinded by the idea of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress. Sometimes, it's just something they do on a whim, no different from rescuing a chicken or duck.
The man didn't think anything of it, but the woman felt that he had saved her from dire straits. She was deluding herself and only ended up feeling sad.
For example, Zhang Qing'er's thoughts are the most ridiculous.
The Zhang family paid for a security escort agency to protect them, so the escort agency had a responsibility to ensure their safety. This was a transaction involving money, not a matter of the escort agency voluntarily showing up. They were two different things.
The bodyguard did his duty to save Zhang Qing'er; it was only right.
"Are you saying that Sister Qing'er shouldn't have been so presumptuous?"
After listening to Xiao Qi's analysis, Lin Yuesha actually felt that he made sense. Zhang Qing'er shouldn't have added drama to her role, since the bodyguard might not have had that intention.
Even if they were, the huge gap in their social status would make it difficult for them to be together.
Just like Xuan Yao before, who fell in love with her stepbrother after her carriage was repaired.
"That's true, but..."
Lin Yuesha looked at Xiao Qi, hesitating to speak, thinking, "That's not necessarily true."
"But what?"
Xiao Qi paused for a moment with his chopsticks, then asked casually.
In short, my younger sister's thinking must be changed. She must not be led astray by a fool like Zhang Qing'er. The man who rescued her might have ulterior motives, such as his disguise with the pockmarked face.
"But Father also saved Mother, so Mother..."
Lin Yuesha was conflicted. Xiao Chenggui rescued Chen Shi, thus creating their ancient blended family.
Xiao Qi: "..."
The topic ended, and the brother and sister deliberately avoided bringing it up again.
Lin Yuesha ate the roasted meat, nodding repeatedly. She wondered if it was because the water and soil of Daqi were unpolluted, but the meat there tasted even better than in modern times.
"Big brother, do you still remember your mother?"
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Lin Yuesha suddenly brought up the past. In any case, she had never met her short-lived father.
According to the villagers, her father, Lin Shusheng, was extremely handsome, but he was too weak to even kill a chicken—a typical scholar.
"I don't remember."
Xiao Qi narrowed his eyes, surprised that Lin Yuesha would bring up these things. Indeed, he had never mentioned his mother before.
As for Lin Yuesha's father, he wasn't short-lived either. However, after high school, in order to get rid of his wife who had shared his hardships, he asked someone to send him false information.
If Chen had arrived in the capital, she would have known that the man surnamed Lin had not only married a lady from a prominent family, but had also secured a good in-law family and become a son-in-law of a powerful family.
The poor little girl lived a miserable life in the village for more than ten years, unaware that her own father had suddenly become successful.
Right now, the family is in the north, so there's no rush to find that scumbag. They'll definitely go to the capital together later, and that will be the right time to settle scores.
Xiao Qi was setting up the chessboard, but his younger sister wasn't a chess piece. This was also why he insisted on finding a way to send Lin Yuesha to the girls' school.
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