Chapter 279 The Run on the Bank
Xiao Yanran immediately retorted, glaring fiercely at Xiao Yu.
"Young Master Mo is handsome and speaks with great elegance. If I were to marry someone in the future, I wouldn't choose someone like you!"
"But I'm going to be a great general, I don't want to get married!"
Xiao Yanran snorted, speaking with great arrogance.
She still practices martial arts every day, and her skills are comparable to, or even better than, Xiao Yu's.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu became even more anxious, glaring fiercely at Xiao Yanran: "How can you be a great general if you're a girl? You'll get married sooner or later. It's not that I forbid you from getting married, I just hope you can find a good man!"
"A good man? What good man? Aren't all men the same?"
"I think living alone is the most comfortable!"
"Sister-in-law, don't you think so?"
Xiao Yanran looked at Xie Qingran expectantly, hoping to get Xie Qingran's approval.
Xie Qingran found the two little children incredibly adorable and even thought that Xiao Yanran's words made a lot of sense.
She smiled gently, then tenderly pinched Xiao Yanran's cheek and said softly, "Silly girl, you are too young now, so you don't understand anything. When you grow up, you will understand, and when you meet someone you like, you will decide whether or not to marry him."
"Before I met your brother, I never thought about marrying anyone." Xie Qingran said, not forgetting to steal a glance in Xiao Jue's direction.
Seeing this, Xiao Jue's heart immediately relaxed. He stepped forward, hugged the child in his arms, and poked Xiao Yu's head.
"Your sister is nine years old this year. In a few years, she'll be getting married. You should treat her better!"
"You need to learn to talk to your sister nicely from now on, okay?"
Although Xiao Yu was unconvinced, he didn't say much, but just made a face at Xiao Yanran.
Soon, Mr. Liao found Xie Qingran with the report cards of several children.
"Madam, look, these children's essays are much better than before, but..."
"The young lady's handwriting is terrible, and the young master's is terrible too. Look at it, it looks like a chick scratched it."
Mr. Liao now gets a headache just looking at these handwritings. Although the content of the scientific expedition is important, the handwriting is even more important. Such handwriting would definitely be rejected from the very beginning.
Xie Qingran had always been very attentive to her children's homework, so she had always known that their handwriting wasn't very good.
Xie Qingran never expected things to turn out this badly.
Looking at the crooked and distorted characters, she was both amused and exasperated.
"Mr. Liao, you've really gone to a lot of trouble. I will definitely find a way to resolve this." Xie Qingran had no choice but to agree readily.
Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Mr. Liao sighed: "I'm getting old and can't always take care of these things. But I have a student named Bai Tian, whose handwriting is quite good. Why don't we invite him over and give the children some proper guidance?"
"Really?" Xie Qingran's eyes lit up when she heard the name!
Although Bai Tian is currently just an unknown nobody, in his previous life he was a cabinet member and a cunning fox!
If the children could stay by his side, learning would only be one aspect; learning shrewdness would be the most important. By being influenced by him, they would definitely become more shrewd!
"Since you say so, Madam, then I understand what you mean. I will definitely bring this person over as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry, Madam, he's a good boy and won't be too greedy."
Mr. Liao smiled at Xie Qingran, agreeing to the matter completely. He then stroked his beard and turned to leave.
Xie Qingran quickly stepped forward and respectfully saw the person out, then went directly to find the children.
"Did you know that a really great calligraphy teacher is coming to teach you how to write soon!"
Xie Qingran looked at the children excitedly.
The children were playing together, but they were all stunned after hearing this.
"Sister-in-law, is the gentleman also here?"
"We have to practice martial arts, horsemanship and archery every day, and also study music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The most important thing is that we also have to study. We're going to be exhausted!"
"Sister-in-law, no!"
The children cried out in agony almost simultaneously, each one looking more horrific than the last.
Normally, no matter what the situation, Xie Qingran would try her best to go along with the children.
But this won't work.
"Your handwriting is absolutely terrible, you have to practice!"
"If you don't study properly, I'll arrest you all and make you thugs!"
Xie Qingran crossed her arms, her face cold, and glared fiercely at the children.
She's usually like this, always chatting and laughing with the children, but she gets very serious when it comes to important matters. It's funny, though, that none of the children are that afraid of Xiao Jue, but they are especially afraid of Xie Qingran with her cold face.
Xie Qingran looked at the children and nodded in satisfaction, then snorted and said lightly, "Alright, you can all go now. You need to practice your calligraphy properly today, understand?"
The children looked at each other, all with long faces, and strode towards their rooms.
Back in her room, Xiao Yanran spun around on the floor for a while, then looked at Xiao Yu with a sullen expression and asked, "Brother, do we really have to take this class?"
"Do you think telling me will help?"
"You should talk to your sister-in-law."
Xiao Yu sighed, clearly also unwilling.
"Brother, are you stupid?!"
"We definitely can't tell my sister-in-law, but... hehe, we can find a way to get rid of this teacher. If no one teaches us, we won't have to go to class, right?"
Xiao Yanran leaned closer, blinked, and stared at Xiao Yu, clearly intending to do something mischievous.
Xiao Yu's eyes lit up at first, but then quickly dimmed, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, if my sister-in-law finds out, we'll be in big trouble. If you want to be punished, you do it yourself. I'm not willing!"
"Brother, how come you have absolutely no adventurous spirit?"
"Your sister-in-law loves us so much. All she'll do is give us a beating; she won't really kill us. Do you want to practice calligraphy every day?"
Xiao Yanran crossed her arms and looked at Xiao Yu with displeasure.
Xiao Yu disliked practicing calligraphy the most.
Hearing this now, I'm somewhat tempted.
He thought for a moment and then said, "Then tell me, how should we put people under pressure?"
"Brother, come here, I have something to tell you..."
The next day, early morning.
Bai Tian arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion early in the morning.
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