Chapter 99 Do you want me to kiss you now?
The old man didn't want people outside to hear what was said in the room, so he spoke very softly from beginning to end.
Sang Zhixia saw him come out with a gloomy face and nodded at Xu Yu.
Why don’t you go and persuade him?
Xu Yu caught a glimpse of the remaining coldness in the old man's eyes and turned around calmly.
Whoever encounters bad luck will be in trouble.
He is not going.
Even if Xu Yu doesn't go, someone will still be unlucky.
For example, Sang Zhixia who was suddenly arrested.
Sang Zhixia has studied hard for many years and has a wealth of professional knowledge. She is also proficient in foreign languages, which has given countless students a headache. However, her accumulation of classical Chinese literature has stopped at reciting selected passages of ancient poetry before high school. Apart from that, in front of the old man who was a top scholar, she is just an illiterate who can recognize words.
The old man grabbed her and took her over to lecture her on a book, which was the "Spring and Autumn Annals" from the Four Books and Five Classics.
Knowing the facts but not the reasons behind them is exactly what Sangzhixia is facing now.
She was lost in the chaos of the conversation, her eyes dazed and her feet weak. The old man, who could recite the lecture by heart without any pressure, narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "How much did you understand?"
Sang Zhixia steeled herself and recited what she had heard, her voice growing weaker and weaker: "I remember it, but..."
“But I didn’t quite understand.”
She was worried that the old man would be in a bad mood and say that she could only memorize things by rote and was inflexible, but the old man just smiled when he heard it.
"You seem to prefer listening to history?"
When talking about history books, no matter which section or paragraph was being discussed, Sang Zhixia's eyes would light up slightly, but when it came to other things, he was not so impressed.
Sang Zhixia lowered her head bitterly and said quietly but honestly, "Telling history is as interesting as listening to it."
Who doesn't like listening to stories?
Especially for a literary giant like the old man, any quotes from classics he inserted were treasures she had never heard of before. It was a one-on-one teaching that was hard to come by.
Sang Zhixia knew that it was not easy for a woman to study in that era. It was a rare blessing for her to receive the same treatment as Xu Yu and to be taught personally by the old man, and she was very grateful for it.
"Grandfather, I didn't understand it well enough at the moment, but don't worry, I'm not lazy!"
"I've memorized everything you said. I practice calligraphy every day. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask Xu Yu. Just teach me, and I'll learn it well!"
She promised solemnly, and the old man's smile became even wider.
"I hadn't realized you had this talent for remembering things you've heard before. No wonder your progress the next day is always much better than the first."
It turned out that he had gone back to do hard labor in secret.
There is no teacher who doesn't like a hardworking disciple, and the old man is no exception.
He exhaled slowly, motioned Sang Zhixia to sit down, and said, "Don't you like listening to history lectures? From now on, I'll start with this part and explain it to you slowly."
"Go call Ou'er, Mingyang and the others over. When you have time, sit together and listen."
The Xu family's small lecture hall opened in the house, and heads of all sizes tilted up to listen very attentively.
Aunt Xu found it a little funny when she saw it.
She whispered to Xu Wenxiu, "Look, if you don't know, you'd think we've opened a school at home."
I have to say, these kids are pretty good at learning.
Xu Wenxiu looked at Xu Jinxi, who was trying hard to sit up straight on the stool and listening attentively, and whispered, "That's good too. This is a blessing for the children."
If he were still in Kyoto, there would be countless scholars and students who wanted to become his disciples, but many of them would never have the chance to hear a few words of instruction. How could the old man have the leisure to gather all the juniors together and give them personal instruction?
Even if you are a woman, you won't go wrong if you listen more and learn more.
The primary school class is temporarily over. After dinner, we review what we need to review and review what we need to review.
Sang Zhixia's head was almost divided into two parts, one was the history book that the old man told in a witty and interesting way, and the other was the greenhouse that was being built.
She sorted out her thoughts with a clear division of labor, tilted her head and looked at Xu Yu, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: "Xu Yu, do you think that when our family has more money than we need, we can open a private school for my grandfather in the village?"
"Opening a private school?"
Xu Yu was a little surprised: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Sang Zhixia propped her chin up with the pen and said casually, "It just came to me suddenly."
"Grandfather is so knowledgeable and talented, wouldn't it be a waste to just bury him in the ground? Besides, when conditions improve, we can just hire people to help with the farm work, so Grandfather won't have to spend so much time in the fields. Then, wouldn't it be nice to gather all the children in the village and ask Grandfather to teach them?"
Now that I have money in my pocket, I don't have to rely on the tuition fees from running a school to make a living. I can just think of it as helping the old man to teach and educate people and have some fun during tea after dinner.
Isn’t that great?
From the look on the old man's face, she could tell he was very happy to teach.
Xu Yu didn't know what to say for a moment, but after a moment he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's a good idea, but how to implement it specifically still depends on what Grandfather wants."
"But if Grandfather knew you had such thoughts, he would probably be very happy."
Sang Zhixia chuckled while holding the pen: "Actually, I'm quite happy too."
She was a good student in her previous life, but it was all due to her hard work in front of and behind others. She built herself up from scratch and never had any teachers to thank, nor did she experience the trouble of having her parents watching her homework.
As an orphan growing up in an orphanage, how could there be any parents who would care about your studies?
Now she is being watched every day and receiving one-on-one careful guidance from a god-level boss. This feeling is very new to her and it is the first time she has experienced it in two lifetimes.
It's as if she also has a complete family...
Xu Yu mistakenly thought her expression was about the Sang family's past, so he paused and said, "I have a secret. I originally wanted to tell you in a few days. Do you want to know it in advance?"
Sang Zhixia looked at him strangely: "What secret?"
"Is it something I can know?"
"Why can't you know?"
Xu Yu pinched the bridge of his nose, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and raised his chin towards the small cabinet where he kept his personal belongings: "Do you want to know now?"
"Go find it yourself?"
He acted mysterious and actually aroused Sang Zhixia's not-so-strong curiosity.
Sang Zhixia walked over with suspicion, reached out and took a rough look. What appeared in front of him was a small box slightly larger than two palms.
"What's this?"
Xu Yu raised his eyebrows: "Open it and take a look."
Sang Zhixia glanced at him and wanted to open it, but with a hook of her elbow, she hooked the clothes that Xu Yu was hanging on the surface and dropped them to the ground.
She bent down to pick it up, her eyes moved from bottom to top, and suddenly she stared at the bottom of the bed without moving.
"Xu Yu."
Xu Yu shuddered at the sight: "What?"
Sang Zhixia pointed at the bottom of the bed and said curiously, "That black mass is your clothes, right? Aren't your clothes hung here? How did it get under the bed?"
She muttered as she wanted to get closer to see it more clearly. Xu Yu thought about what he had hurriedly stuffed in, and suddenly he didn't care about his own weakness. He jumped up and stood in front of her. He grabbed Sang Zhixia's shoulders with both hands and forcibly lifted her up when she wanted to bend down to see what was going on.
He wore those clothes when he went to the gambling house. They were stained with the pungent smell of alcohol, tobacco and sweat. What would happen if Sang Zhixia smelled it?
Sang Zhixia was suddenly caught???
"Why are you so nervous?"
Xu Yu smiled wryly: "You must have seen it wrong. Why would I be nervous?"
"Then why are you..."
"I'm just anxious to show you what secrets are inside the box."
"Don't you want to see it now?"
Sang Zhixia blinked in confusion: "But..."
"No buts."
Without any warning, Xu Yu exerted force with his hands and lifted Sang Zhixia up from the ground like a chick. He held her firmly around the waist with one hand and even used one hand to pull off her shoes!
Sang Zhixia was tucked into bed, her head still dazed. Xu Yu pointed to the box in her hand and said, "Okay, you can open it now."
Receiving his urging eyes, Sang Zhixia was so angry that she laughed.
"No, what's wrong with you? Is there some treasure hidden under the bed? I can't even look at it."
As she spoke, she pretended to look under the bed, but Xu Yu, who was squatting beside the bed and was prepared, held her face with his hands.
He looked at Sang Zhixia's surprised eyes with a half-smile, and said with a crooked look, "Zhizhi, I really don't want you to find out that as a man, I can be careless and sloppy and stuff dirty clothes under the bed, but if you insist on finding out, then I can't stop you."
"but……"
"If I get mad at you for grabbing my pigtails, I'll have to kiss you to stop you from telling anyone."
"You want to see it so badly, do you want me to kiss you right now?"
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