Chapter 520: The Femme Fatale in the Double Life Story (19)
After saying that, Su Yu didn't even bother to look at Lin Xiuxiu, and directly ordered Lan Ying: "Close the door."
Lan Ying didn't give Lin Xiuxiu a good look either: "Miss Lin, please go back. My son-in-law won't be hungry with the young lady here. There's no need for you to bring him food."
Then he slammed the door shut without mercy.
Lan Ying silently pouted at the door and helped Su Yu go back: "This Miss Lin is really interesting. Which good girl would come to deliver food to the neighbor's eldest brother the day after his wedding? Is she afraid that people don't know that she has something to hide?"
Su Yu didn't take Lin Xiuxiu seriously: "Just ignore her from now on."
Su Yu has long known that the male protagonist has a childhood sweetheart. Lin Xiuxiu is also a well-known character in the original plot. She has admired the male protagonist since childhood, and she did not give up even after knowing that the male protagonist got married, and was even willing to be his mistress.
Unfortunately, neither Xie Qinglan nor the original owner took her seriously.
Seeing Su Yu, Xie Qinglan put down the book, walked over to take Lan Ying's place and supported her: "Why don't you sleep a little longer? Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Yu glanced at him, and thinking that they were already married, she put aside all her resentment, and life had to go on.
"I got up because I couldn't sleep." Su Yu took the initiative to hold Xie Qinglan's hand. Feeling his body stiffen slightly, she smiled and said, "Why are your hands so cold, my husband?"
Hearing Su Yu call him "husband", Xie Qinglan paused for a moment, feeling as if he was in another world.
In his previous life, Su Yu also called him that, but at that time, he and Su Yu had only met once before their marriage, and the incident on the birthday party had never happened. He didn't know that she actually didn't want to marry him. He thought that his wife was kind-hearted and didn't mind his poor family.
Now that I think about it, it was just something a woman had to do after getting married.
"Why don't you speak, husband?"
Xie Qinglan lowered his eyes, took Su Yu's hand with his backhand, and said calmly: "Maybe it's because I opened the window when I was studying just now."
Su Yu heard this and thought it was unacceptable: "It's freezing cold, how can you not take care of yourself? Can you put the charcoal basin?"
Xie Qinglan said nothing.
Su Yu knew at a glance that it was not released, and immediately ordered: "Lan Ying, add a charcoal basin to the study. The imperial examination will be held soon, and you can't get sick at this time."
If she is sick, she cannot study well. If she does not study well, how can she pass the imperial examination and become an official? If she does not become an official, who will give her a good life in the future?
Su Yu's only hope now is that Xie Qinglan can do better.
Lan Ying covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Yes, I will go and light the charcoal basin in the study. The young lady is really good to her husband."
Xie Qinglan's expression was gentle: "I'm sorry to trouble you."
Su Yu smiled, half true and half false, and said: "I did something wrong in the past, but now that I'm married, I should take my husband as my God and serve him well. I just hope that he won't hold it against me."
Xie Qinglan knew that Su Yu's words were just for listening, as few of them were true.
"Won't."
Su Yu seemed to be relieved, and continued to test him: "Husband, are you confident in this imperial examination? Can you get into the first class?"
This question made Xie Qinglan silent for a while.
His wife seemed to have an extraordinary understanding of him. Before the imperial examination even began, she had already assumed that he could enter the palace examination, and even be among the top three.
As we all know, those who are selected in the joint examination can take part in the palace examination, where His Majesty will personally set and review the questions, and finally determine the rankings, with only the top three selected.
It is conceivable that if Su Yu's question were thrown to other people, they would probably be laughed at as being fantastic.
Seeing that he was slow to answer, Su Yu frowned and asked in dissatisfaction, "Can't you even get into the first class?"
Xie Qinglan thought carefully and replied, "You can go in."
In his previous life, he was chosen as the number one scholar by His Majesty in the palace examination. It didn't make sense that in this life, he knew the test questions in advance and had many years of experience as an official, but he couldn't even get into the first class.
Su Yu's expression changed quickly, and she immediately smiled: "Husband, please don't lie to me."
"Won't."
After getting a positive answer, Su Yu became more attentive. She pulled Xie Qinglan to sit at the dining table and told the maid to serve the meal.
There were a total of six dishes plus a soup, including both meat and vegetables, which was much more sumptuous than what Xie Qinglan had eaten before.
"My dear, try this shrimp roll. It is fried in lard until it is crispy and salty and delicious. It was my favorite dish when I was in the mansion." Su Yu picked up a piece of it with chopsticks for him.
"This almond tofu is also good, smooth and delicious, my husband, please try it."
“The smoked duck shreds are delicious too.”
"There is also this lily and lotus seed soup, which is good for your health. My husband, please try it." Su Yu served him a bowl.
"It's a pity that there aren't many tasty seasonal vegetables at this time. If you feel sick of them, just drink more soup."
Xie Qinglan looked at the table full of dishes and ate faster silently. After finishing his meal, he hurried to read a book, for fear that he would not be able to support Su Yu in the future if he failed the imperial examination.
Seeing that he was eating with relish, Su Yu nodded with satisfaction. Only after eating a full meal could one have the energy to read.
It was worth it that she specially picked a nanny who could cook.
"By the way, does my husband know Lin Xiuxiu?" Su Yu suddenly remembered the woman who had just threatened to bring them breakfast outside the door, and asked Xie Qinglan.
Xie Qinglan raised his eyes: "She is the eldest daughter of our neighbor Uncle Lin, what's wrong?"
Su Yu snorted coldly and mocked unceremoniously, "She just came over and said she wanted to bring us breakfast. Did she think that I have been living a life of luxury and that I definitely can't cook? She rushed over to show her courtesy to you. Two bowls of watery soup, a plate of pickles, and a few steamed buns, it's really shabby. Lan Ying wouldn't eat these things even if she followed me."
Su Yu even mocked Xie Qinglan, let alone a neighbor girl who was not related to her in any way.
"My husband, you must pass the imperial examination and move away from here with me. As the saying goes, a red bird becomes redder if it is close to him, and a black bird becomes blacker if it is close to him. I don't want to be neighbors with such a person for too long. I will get shabby airs from him."
Xie Qinglan looked at her disapprovingly: "Su Yu, I am no different from them."
Of course Su Yu knew this, otherwise Xie Qinglan wouldn't be represented by a poor scholar in her eyes.
If she hadn't married him, Su Yu would have looked down on him equally.
Su Yu raised her eyebrow and said, "How can you compare with them? You are my husband. You will live the same life as I do. When you pass the imperial examination, we will move out. You will be surrounded by dignitaries in the future. You must not let others look down on you."
"..." After a moment of silence, Xie Qinglan gave up on correcting her thoughts, "Forget it, it's up to you."
I’m afraid Su Yu’s personality can’t be changed.
Although she never said such words in her previous life, she was also indifferent to the neighbors around her.
At that time, Xie Qinglan thought that she was just timid and shy, not good at getting along with others, but he didn't expect that what she said now was her true thoughts.
Su Yu was satisfied: "Husband, eat more."
After breakfast, the two rinsed their mouths with tea, while Lan Ying and Mrs. Sun cleaned up the dishes together.
The Xie family is not like a marquis's mansion. If Su Yu had not had the foresight to bring two servants with her, all these chores would have fallen on her and Lan Ying.
Thinking of this, Su Yu hoped even more eagerly that Xie Qinglan would pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer, so that he could be exempted from the imperial examination and be directly granted an official position.
"My husband has finished eating?"
"Um."
Su Yu was attentive and smiled, "Go read after you finish eating. If you need anything, just call Granny Sun and Granny Zhao to do it. I'll ask them to call you at lunch. My husband, you must read seriously and don't be lazy."
It sounds like he has to stay in the study and read before lunch and can't come out.
Xie Qinglan: "..."
His father had never pushed him like this when he was still alive.
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