"Brother, you've misunderstood. I wasn't comparing them to sister-in-law, it's...it's..."
Qin Boyan remained silent for a long time. Looking at him, Qin Yanzheng's cold voice rang out: "What is it? Just say it. I'd like to hear how you try to justify yourself."
"Sister-in-law..."
Terrified by his older brother's sharp, cold gaze, Qin Boyan pitifully begged Song Lan for help.
"Alright, my second brother didn't mean anything by it. He was just praising me, his sister-in-law. If you keep harping on this, do you think his praise of me isn't true?"
With a smile in her eyes, Song Lan turned to Qin Yanzheng. As she spoke, she emphasized her words, and her beautiful eyebrows arched slightly.
Seeing this, Qin Yanzheng's survival instinct kicked in immediately. He softened his gaze and said, "It's true, what Qin Boyan said is absolutely true. However, his few words praising you are far from enough to describe your excellence."
"Yeah?"
Song Lan smiled knowingly as she looked at the other person.
"I have never lied to you!"
Qin Yanzheng's deep, reserved black eyes were filled with doting affection and seriousness. He said, "You are not only well-educated and reasonable, but also gentle and approachable. You are beautiful inside and out, intelligent and virtuous."
Upon hearing this, Song Lan's beautiful face involuntarily flushed red. She glared at the man and said, "I'm not as good as you say. Are you just making this up to make me happy?!"
"Sister-in-law, I agree with what my brother said. You are the best! You are Xiao Wu's favorite and most admired sister-in-law!"
The adorable little Wu said with a grin.
"No one can compare to my sister-in-law. She is the most beautiful, gentlest, smartest, kindest, and best sister-in-law in the world. Xiao Liu must grow up hard and become a girl as good as her sister-in-law!"
That's the voice of a sweet, soft-spoken little girl.
Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin stood there dumbfounded, their minds filled with the following thoughts: "Big brother, you're such a dog! Kids, you're such dogs!"
Isn't she incredibly eloquent?!
I concede defeat!
When it comes to praising his sister-in-law, he (or she) is truly outmatched!
Wu Dong thought to himself: I never expected you to be like this, Comrade Qin!
Well, what he meant was actually similar to what Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin were thinking.
"Did you put honey on your lips?"
The two little ones chimed in one after the other, which made Song Lan feel a little less awkward. She patted the tops of their heads and asked softly with a smile, "Do you really like your sister-in-law that much? Do you think your sister-in-law is the best?"
"Mmm!"
Upon hearing Song Lan's question, the two little ones nodded their heads emphatically, their expressions serious—they were just too adorable!
"So it really is true!"
With a beaming smile, Song Lan put her arms around the two little ones and said with a laugh, "Our little fifth and sixth are the very best! Your sister-in-law loves you both so much!"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones couldn't help but blush and said in unison, "Little Five (Little Six) isn't as good as Big Sister-in-law says!"
"Second brother, I feel like I've eaten a whole basket of lemons!"
Qin Yaxin glanced at Qin Boyan and muttered something under her breath.
Qin Boyan didn't respond, but what he was thinking was: I'm sitting under a lemon tree eating lemons, and I've eaten just as many as you!
Qin Yanzheng found the two little ones quite an eyesore, but to avoid Song Lan ignoring him, he had to suppress his bitterness, his lips pressed tightly together, almost forming a straight line, showing that he was really not in a good mood.
And a hint of grievance was revealed in her dark eyes as she looked at Song Lan.
As luck would have it, Song Lan noticed their distress and found it amusing. She let go of the two little ones and said, "I'm going to buy groceries for the family. You focus on your rehabilitation."
The first half of the sentence was addressed to everyone in the family, while the second half was undoubtedly addressed to Qin Yanzheng alone.
Then, she turned her gaze to Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin: "Complete your homework carefully, and then you can choose to practice calligraphy or draw for an hour."
Qin Boyan and the other man had no objections and nodded in agreement, "Understood."
"As for you, after you finish your homework, practice calligraphy or drawing for half an hour, and then play chess for half an hour."
That's right. Song Lan not only taught Qin Boyan calligraphy and painting to four people, but she also taught them chess to four people.
I had planned to teach the zither again, but unfortunately, I didn't have a guqin at home, nor even simple instruments like the xiao or dizi.
However, Song Lan had combined the music theory knowledge that the original owner of this world had learned with explaining it to Qin Boyan and the other three.
If possible, she even considered bringing along mounted archery.
Unfortunately, horses are hard to find, and even if you can find them, without a suitable place, teaching riding skills is just wishful thinking.
As for archery, it's not difficult to find a place to teach it, since there are mountains near Shisong Village.
Furthermore, it's not hard to spot small prey like pheasants and rabbits in the mountains. However, the problem is that Shisong Village is quite a distance from the machinery factory, and apart from winter and summer vacations, Qin Boyan and his three siblings have to go to school, so they simply don't have enough time to study.
Another point to mention is that, in terms of etiquette, although Song Lan did not deliberately teach Qin Boyan four things, she would often guide them on how to treat others and their dining manners in daily life.
In short, Song Lan was basically teaching her younger brothers and sisters-in-law using the same methods that had been used to raise her and her brothers in the original world.
She hopes that Qin Boyan and the others can cultivate good character, go out with confidence, face their own lives, and write their own brilliant chapters!
Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin had their doubts about what she knew, but Song Lan easily fooled them.
For example, something learned from a deceased grandfather.
After all, the original owner's grandfather, who was also the father of his adoptive father Song Weiqiang, was a learned and talented traditional Chinese medicine doctor. It was not surprising that he was knowledgeable in medicine, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
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