Chapter 009: Liu Zhiyan's thoughts
When they returned home that night, Qin's father handed Qin Xue a stack of invitations. "These are the invitations your good sisters have sent you recently. Do you want to reply? Or are there any banquets you'd like to attend?"
Qin Xue, whose mind was full of the foreign language lesson Liu Zhiyan had taught her that afternoon, was startled by the pile of things that suddenly appeared in front of her. She subconsciously took a step back and looked at her father in confusion, "Dad, what is this?"
Not to mention Qin's father who had been wholeheartedly trying to protect his daughter for her entire life, even after this incident, when his daughter set a goal to study under Ye Qinghan, Lord Ye, Qin's father was pleased, but he had no intention of expecting his daughter to become a successful person.
In his mind, as long as his daughter could learn some skills to deal with the unexpected events he had arranged for her in the future, that would be enough.
He had no intention of asking his daughter to study all day.
It was natural to think that she would choose to attend the invitations from these young ladies.
So he repeated what he had just said.
Qin Xue glanced at the various exquisitely crafted invitations in her father's hands and simply waved her hand in refusal. "Dad, your daughter is now fully focused on her studies and doesn't have the energy to attend these boring banquets. Just give these invitations to Madam and let her take care of them."
Qin Laicai never expected that in the past, if he didn't attend a banquet for a day, he would have to find a reason to throw a banquet himself.
Now I am not moved at all when faced with a pile of posts.
Qin Laicai was a little uncomfortable. "My girl? These are the girls you usually hang out with. Even if you don't accept their invitation, wouldn't it be better to write a reply to them yourself?"
"In the past, I took great pains to design and write visiting cards myself, and they often used this method to get rid of me." It's not that she didn't think about getting along well with those people. She tried, but unfortunately it was ineffective.
After that, she positioned the relationship between herself and those people as one of eating and drinking only.
Thinking of the day on Shangsi Festival when Ruan Ruyi had troubled her and Cheng Jingshuang had stood up to speak for her, she reached out to take the post from Qin Laicai's hand and said, "Forget it, I'll give it to Madam myself and tell her how to reply."
Seeing her resoluteness, Qin Laicai didn't hold on to her. "Your master didn't give you any more trouble today, did he?"
Speaking of this, Qin Xue was like a cat that had stolen some fish, with a tangible joy on her face. "Maybe he was too busy at noon, so he forgot to check the homework he handed in to me this morning. Otherwise, I would have been asked to go home at noon."
She chatted with Ye Qinghan for a long time in the tea room in the morning.
When it was finished, it was almost noon.
Even though Ye Qinghan taught her how to make meringue quickly, her hands were just too disobedient and she couldn't make meringue no matter what she tried.
She was prepared to be stubborn and refuse to leave if she was kicked out.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhiyan didn't mention checking her homework until after lunch.
Hearing that the teacher even forgot to check the assignments, Qin Laicai looked skeptical, "Your teacher, don't you think he has much real knowledge?"
Teachers with real talent and knowledge should be very clear about their teaching tasks and teaching results.
"Of course not." He then explained to Qin Laicai the various steps of making the dessert that Liu Zhiyan skillfully performed. "Although I don't understand most of the foreign language he speaks, when he speaks, he is like a ray of light that makes you unable to take your eyes off him."
"People only have this expression when they talk about something they are good at."
Just like she used to be, when she talked about her favorite things to do, eating, drinking and having fun, it was like that.
Anyone with a little ability can teach my daughter about things other than eating, drinking and playing.
He really didn't need to worry about the other person's knowledge or whether it was sufficient. "Since you enjoy learning, then study hard."
"However, if you are wronged, or feel tired and don't want to learn anymore, then we won't learn. After all, I have your father here."
In the past, Qin Xue especially loved to hear Qin Laicai say such words to support her.
I don’t like it now.
She felt that this was killing her ambition. "Dad, Sister Ye made a five-month agreement with me: if I can learn basic foreign language conversation within five months, she will give me a big surprise for this Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Based on what I've learned over the past two days, I think I can fulfill this promise."
"My teacher said there's no shortcut to learning a foreign language other than spending time and effort."
"This means that most of my time and energy from now on will be spent on learning foreign languages."
"When I encounter difficulties, I might feel like giving up. But this is the first time in my life that I've thought this through so seriously. So from now on, Dad, please don't say such things that hold me back. Even when I want to give up, I need you to encourage me and remind me not to forget our five-month promise."
"So Dad, please don't say things like this again, okay?"
Looking at his daughter's eyes, which were even brighter than before when she talked about her favorite jewelry, Qin Laicai finally realized that his daughter really liked what she was learning.
Even though he didn't have the desire to see his daughter become successful, seeing his daughter willing to work hard couldn't stop the old father's heart from swelling.
He and his late wife only had this one daughter in their lifetime. He acted as both a father and a mother to her, raising her to adulthood.
All I think about every day is how to ensure that my daughter will be happy all her life and never have to worry about food and clothing.
It's not that I don't know that his idea of 'recruiting a son-in-law, raising grandchildren, and letting my daughter live a worry-free life' has many uncontrollable factors.
But my daughter is very spoiled. Not only do we not teach her how to do business, but even when we ask her to learn housework or women's school, she always tries to be cunning and sly.
He couldn't bear to scold her, so he just let her do as she pleased.
She didn't expect that the court's salt policy reform would lead to such a major change in her.
This was a good thing, and he had no reason to object. "Okay. But if I get really serious about it, you're not allowed to cry."
This girl looks like his deceased wife. Every time she cries, he feels sorry for his wife.
"No way." Qin Xue refused to admit that she used to wipe her nose and act like a spoiled brat when she was unhappy. "I'm grown up now. I won't do such embarrassing things anymore."
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A wise child is better than his mother.
Qin Xue thought Liu Zhiyan forgot to "check" his homework, but Ye Qinghan knew that he didn't even think about checking it.
Although she repeatedly warned her son not to use his sharp tongue to scare the little girl.
But this was not the first time she had ordered such a thing.
I have never seen him obey it before.
Plus the brat in the morning, with the corners of his mouth raised several times.
Ye Qinghan sensitively smelled something unusual.
Thinking of this, she packed her bags and went to her son's yard.
The yard where the brat lived was originally decorated quite normally, but after her son had lived there for only a few days, it had already become the minimalist style that he liked.
There was nothing else in the yard except a zither, incense and a pine tree.
In the study, there are only a table, a chair, an inkstone and a bonsai.
Anyway, the main point is: less is better than more.
The whole place feels empty and deserted.
When she arrived, the brat was sitting on a chair behind the table, holding a book.
Hearing footsteps, he just looked up from his book and glanced at her, "We're leaving tomorrow, you should rest early."
Ye Qinghan wasn't a lady from a wealthy family, and since the brat didn't even have a seat for her, she didn't hesitate. She walked over to the small table, lifted her butt, and sat on it. "You really should get some rest early. I'm worried about you, brat, so I came here to give you some advice."
His mother, in the eyes of others, was an unattainable official. In front of her brothers and sisters, she was never one to follow the rules. Liu Zhiyan was not surprised at all when she sat down on the table. "I'm already twenty-five. What is there to worry about?"
"Tell me honestly, do you have any thoughts about Xiao Xue'er?"
As soon as she said this, Liu Zhiyan thought she was talking about how he had been caught poking someone's cheek that morning. "You know, your son, I don't have any other hobbies except poking balls. And it just so happened that when Xiaoxue'er, as you mentioned, had puffed cheeks, she looked even easier to poke than a ball. I couldn't help myself this morning, so I poked her."
Feeling that his words sounded a bit like the scumbag his mother had described, Liu Zhiyan added, "I didn't think too much about it at the time. It was only after you yelled at me that I realized that my behavior had crossed the line. Don't worry, I will pay more attention in the future."
Seeing that he still had some self-awareness, Ye Qinghan swallowed her words and told her son seriously, "Xiaoxue'er is at the age of first falling in love. She may not have any thoughts about you in a romantic way at first. But if you behave in such a way that could easily be misunderstood, there's no guarantee that she might develop other feelings for you one day."
"She's a simple and lovely girl. If you don't have any feelings for her, don't give her any thoughts, understand?"
Although they had only been together for two days, Liu Zhiyan knew that his attitude towards that silly girl was a little different.
If it were any other girl, even if her cheek looked good to poke, he would not have the urge to poke her.
When I met this stupid girl for the first time, I wanted to poke her.
Today I got it as I wished.
At this age, he subconsciously rejects any woman who is not related to him by blood.
Qin Xue is the only exception after all these years.
He didn't know about this exception because the other party didn't know his true identity and never looked at him with that determined look.
Or maybe the other party had categorized him as a mere spring flower or autumn moon from the very beginning, not treating him as a human being at all, and had no intention of lowering his guard.
In short, he knew that he felt differently towards that girl.
His mother had taught him and his brother since they were young: It's much harder for women to make their way in society than it is for men. If they didn't plan to spend their lives with a woman, they should never provoke her.
It was not known whether it was because of Ye Qinghan's words, or because he had always hated all women except those related to him by blood, but at the age of 25, he had never been involved with any woman.
The incident of poking Qin Xue's cheek today was the first time in the past 25 years that he had such close contact with a woman other than one who was related to him by blood.
When he was interrupted by Ye Qinghan, he realized that something was wrong, but he didn't think too much about it.
Now that I think about it, maybe I'm just feeling aroused. "Didn't you ask me to marry a stupid wife who's easier to bully? I think that's a good suggestion!"
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