Chapter 107 The Child Has a Friend
When all the students left, only Yan Yuze and Ouyang Ye were left in the study.
"Sixth Prince, why didn't you send someone to inform me before you returned to Jiangzhou? I could have arranged for someone to make some preparations..."
"You know I'm a casual person, haha."
Yan Yuze chuckled twice, then straightened his expression and said to Ouyang Ye: "I came back this time for the hospital anniversary."
"Oh." Ouyang Ye nodded, but he still felt a little strange.
Longchang Academy is about to celebrate its 90th anniversary. As the current president appointed by the emperor, Yan Yuze should naturally attend such a major event.
However, Yan Yuze has a special identity and has always been casual about what he does. He never showed up at previous hospital anniversaries and left everything to Ouyang Ye.
Why did you suddenly change your attitude this time and start to worry?
Yan Yuze knew what Ouyang Ye was thinking, and his pair of very beautiful eyes became a little deeper.
"The prince will also be present at this year's hospital celebration."
"What!?" Ouyang Ye was a little surprised. The prince has always been disgusted with pedantic literati and looked down on the power of the poor aristocratic families. His relationship with the Sixth Prince is also very personal.
Why do you suddenly want to attend the college's anniversary celebration?
"It's hard to tell the specific reason right now."
Yan Yuze shook his head, then looked at Ouyang Ye and said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much, just do it as usual. I came back this time just in case."
Ouyang Ye thought for a moment, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming in person, we should be more cautious. Sixth Prince, I would like to recommend someone to help arrange the specific matters of the hospital celebration."
"who?"
"A female student you just met. Her name is Zhu Lan. She is thoughtful and steady. If she helps, I believe it will be more effective."
Yan Yuze smiled with narrowed eyes, a gleam in his eyes, as if he saw through Ouyang Ye's little thoughts. At the same time, he became a little curious about Zhu Lan whom he mentioned.
With Ouyang Ye's personality, he actually praised a student like this. Wow, it's really rare.
"I'm afraid that Dean Ouyang is not trying to achieve twice the result with half the effort, but is deliberately training her, right?"
Ouyang Ye's thoughts were revealed, so he smiled and said calmly: "Your Majesty is wise."
Yan Yuze closed his folding fan and said, "It's approved."
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Rest day, Xiao Mansion.
Xiao Wan sat by the window holding a book. A crabapple tree outside the window blocked her view and cast fragmented light into the room.
"Miss, you've been watching for two hours. Take a break." Chunlan, who was serving her, called her softly.
Xiao Wan said "hmm" perfunctorily, her eyes still fixed on the page.
Seeing that Xiao Wan had no intention of taking a break, Chunlan bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and asked carefully:
"Miss, aren't you going to the garden to appreciate the flowers these days?"
When the young gardener named Zhao was at home, the young lady would go there to admire the flowers every few days.
Ever since she secretly overheard the secret between Xiao Wan and Zhao Sicheng in the garden, this matter has been weighing on her mind, and she didn't know whether to report it to her wife.
However... for some reason, the little gardener hasn't come to the house recently.
Chunlan was very smart and had been secretly observing Xiao Wan's reaction. She thought she would be distraught or absent-minded.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wan acted as if nothing had happened. Except for no longer going to the garden to appreciate the flowers, she acted as usual and spent more time reading.
This is fine. As long as nothing goes wrong with the young lady, Chunlan doesn't want to say anything in front of the lady.
"I have a heavy workload, so I don't have much time to appreciate the flowers." Xiao Wan said calmly.
"Chunlan, you go down first."
"yes."
After Chunlan left, Xiao Wan looked at the crabapple tree outside the window and sighed softly.
Now they have passed the college entrance examination and obtained the status of a scholar. According to the system of Longchang Academy, those who have obtained the status of a scholar can enter the Jiazi class to study.
However, the competition in Class A is more intense. There are class exams every month, and they are a separate set of papers.
If the results are not satisfactory, the student will be downgraded to Class B.
I have another class exam at Longchang Academy tomorrow. I should put aside all distractions, study quietly, and put in my full effort.
But ever since she had an argument with Zhao Sicheng last time, she had found it difficult to calm down.
Zhao Sicheng hasn't come to Xiao's house to accompany her recently, and now the flowers and plants in the house are showing signs of being infested with insects.
Thinking back to what Zhao Sicheng said that day, although Xiao Wan knew that he was speaking in anger based on their understanding of each other, she couldn't help but feel confused.
Yes, she was blaming Zhao Sicheng, angry that he didn't devote all his time and energy to studying and prove to the Xiao family that he was capable of giving her happiness.
But what can I do for their future? Just wait?
In modern times, Zhao Sicheng is an only child who grew up in a pampered city, while she is a child born in the countryside who relied on amazing perseverance to fight her way out of the huge crowd of college entrance examination candidates.
When she was in school, she and Zhao Sicheng were desk mates. Zhao Sicheng never minded her family background and was the best person to her in the class.
When filling out his college entrance examination application form, Zhao Sicheng chose the same university for her, but that school was a long way away from Zhao Sicheng's hometown.
Later, Xiao Wan's father fell ill and was hospitalized, and the family was in debt. It was Zhao Sicheng who worked and studied with her to pay off the debt.
The two of them finally graduated from college, and with their own strengths, they got jobs at first-tier Internet companies and prepared to get married.
This unexpected time travel was a complete and unexpected disaster for the two of them!
Zhao Sicheng just didn't have the same luck as Liang Zhou when he traveled through time. Is it his fault that there is a difference in family background between the two of them now?
Xiao Wan frowned in annoyance, trying hard to get rid of these complicated thoughts.
"Wan'er."
Mrs. Xiao walked in with a bowl of lotus seed soup, smiling.
"I heard from Chunlan that you have been reading all day. You must have worked hard, so take a rest."
"Thank you, mother." Xiao Wan put down the book sensibly, stood up and took the lotus seed soup.
"Mother, I have a friend..."
She took two sips, then suddenly raised her eyes and pretended to mention casually that she had a female friend in the academy, whose family was also from a poor scholar family.
Madam Xiao smiled and said, "You are now in Longchang Academy. These classmates and friends may become noble ladies of famous families one day in the future. You should spend more time with them."
Xiao Wan nodded, considered her words, and spoke with a cautious tone:
"Mother is right. My good friend is a very diligent student and I think he will achieve great things in the future."
I heard that she got engaged to a senior fellow student in the academy a few days ago..."
"Oh?" Madam Xiao became interested. "It must be a young master from a noble family?"
Xiao Wan shook her head slightly, paying attention to Madam Xiao's expression, "No, he is an ordinary person. His family... makes a living by selling cloth."
"Selling cloth?" Mrs. Xiao frowned immediately, as if she had heard something outrageous.
"Will your friend's family agree?"
"Perhaps her family also believes that the senior brother will achieve great things in the future?"
"Achievements?" Madam Xiao was amused. "Even if the son of a cloth seller is really talented, what he has achieved in ten or twenty years is nothing more than a wave of the hand for those young masters of aristocratic families, not to mention their innate connections and resources."
Xiao Wan wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Mrs. Xiao waving her hand.
"Wan'er, listen to my advice and don't associate with your friend anymore.
The whole family is mentally ill, don’t let them infect you.”
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