A man in his early twenties was waiting at the door.
The student was wearing a blue cloth shirt, black cloth shoes, holding a paper fan. He had a delicate face, a smile, and came up to greet me politely.
He looks just like the students you see on the street.
But Tan Yanling's hair stood on end, "Who are you?!" He looked at him with daggers in his eyes.
"Do you really want to... say this here?" The man kept smiling.
"What's the meaning……"
"This way please!"
The man naturally entered a private room in the teahouse.
Tan Yanling's heart was beating wildly. She gritted her teeth and walked in. The maid behind her hurriedly called out, "Girl!"
"You wait here!" she turned around and said sternly.
When I entered the private room, the man was preparing to make tea.
"Who are you?" Tan Yanling asked in a low voice.
"I am your brother!" the man smiled, showing his white teeth.
"What did you say?!" Tan Yanling was very surprised.
"Same mother, different father. My name is Li Qun!"
Two years ago, her mother was ill and had a fever and was confused, so she told her about this past event.
If the name "Li Daniu" could possibly have come from Mrs. Bai, then this part really was unknown to anyone! She analyzed various possibilities in her mind, "Why... are you here?"
"Studying abroad...what a coincidence, right!" Li Qun smiled again, looking harmless.
"How could you...recognize me?" she asked cautiously.
"It seems that you also understand..." Li Qun poured tea: "When I was a child, I knew my life experience and went to the village to see you. You were only six or seven years old at that time? Wearing a tattered straw hat and a pair of shoes with exposed toes."
"Shut up!" Tan Yanling's face turned red with anger.
Li Qun placed the tea in front of her. "I came here for study tour and have lived here for a while. I was planning to leave. But that day, I saw you and you looked familiar, so I asked around! Not bad, Li Da Niu..." He laughed a few times, "You got into the Bai family! That's amazing!"
His current expression doesn't look as student-like as before.
Tan Yanling sneered: "Since you knew you had another mother, you didn't know that her life was difficult... Give her food to eat? When studying for the imperial examination, filial piety is the most important thing. Although you don't have a name, she gave birth to you after all. Don't you understand this truth?"
Li Qun didn't care: "First of all, she was the one who gave birth to the child. I have no reason to respect her. Secondly, who do you think I am? In the Li family, that father... that is, Li Xiucai, he is a son-in-law. I am not Mrs. Li's biological child, how good can I be? If I don't study well, I will be beaten when I go home! Who can I take care of?"
"At least, she won't..."
"Why are you still bringing this up now? The Li family isn't a wealthy family. After supporting me in my studies for so many years, how much do you have left? Besides...she has you, does she still need me to take care of her? Sister..."
"Don't call me that?" Tan Yanling whispered angrily, with hatred on her face.
"Why, you don't want to recognize me? Your mother is quite capable... She married a poor farmer, and she ran hundreds of miles to come here?! How did you get here?"
His question reminded Tan Yanling of the darkness and filth along the way. If this experience were to become known to others, she would be finished.
"This is none of your business! I'm not your sister! The Bai family is indeed a wealthy family, but it has nothing to do with me! So, don't expect me to help you!"
After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait! Now that I've found you, I won't leave without getting anything good!" He looked cruel, mean, yet calm and determined.
"You! How can you be such a scoundrel?" Tan Yanling was so angry that she was going crazy.
Tan Yanling was stunned.
Li Qun smiled and said, "Surprising? That poor guy is still alive!" He shook his head in disbelief. "I heard that he went to great lengths to find you and your daughter. Do you want me to write to him and tell him that you and your daughter are doing well here?"
"What on earth are you going to do?!" Tan Yanling felt like she was about to kill...
"You also said that the Bai family is very rich. But do you know? They are not only rich, but also have treasures! Those smelting techniques, forging techniques, bow and crossbow making, etc., any one of them is enough for my brother and I to live a life of wealth and glory!"
Tan Yanling thought about the things in the warehouse...she was distracted for a moment and then startled again.
Li Qun didn't miss the change in her expression, but he didn't rush. I have my eyes on my prey, so I have to slowly surround it... Otherwise, if it runs away in a fright, it's all over.
"The Patriarch of the Bai family is a romantic man with numerous beauties outside! He is extremely generous! I heard that he spent 20,000 taels to redeem a prostitute who performed the flying dance. Sister, you are so outstanding, don't you plan to stay with him?"
This hit Tan Yanling's sore spot.
She also heard that Mr. Bai spent 20,000 taels to redeem a prostitute... and also spent 20,000 to buy a guqin as a gift for "Madam Xiaoxiang".
This made Mrs. Bai very jealous, and she ran away from home for two months before being coaxed back.
There are too many other rumors to mention...
Yes, he was so nice to those bitches, and he gave them tens of thousands of dollars at a time. However, he couldn't see my efforts and flattery. How much I did for him! If I had taken good care of these hands later, they wouldn't be in this state now...
He doesn't want me...the dowry he gave me was only one thousand taels!
It’s funny that my mother…is so happy.
With a mocking look on her face, she said: "I'm sorry to disappoint you! I don't have a stunning appearance, nor do I have any talent. I come from a poor family and I have to work to make a living. How could he be interested in me?!" After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but have her eyes turn red.
Li Qun was secretly delighted, "You can't say that, can you? Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. Sister, your advantage is: you are close to the water. This is something no one can compare to. If you really want to... you can't be so stupid that you can't even handle this?!"
Tan Yanling sneered: "You have the ability? Then why didn't you make the Li family prosperous?"
Li Qun said proudly: "I am a 17-year-old scholar, how can I become famous?"
This is both true and false.
He was indeed a seventeen-year-old scholar.
Unfortunately, he was eager for quick success and got involved in a cheating case during the imperial examination...
Originally, with his ability, he would have no problem passing the exam.
But he was greedy and wanted to win the title of Jieyuan. As a result, his crime was exposed and he was stripped of his title of scholar. He had no choice but to end up here.
"You came to me because you want me to introduce you to the Patriarch of the Bai family?" Tan Yanling guessed.
"That's not the case... Sister, I know a good friend who knows about the Bai family. He only told me a few things and I was tempted. If I can get something from the Bai family, it will be much better than taking the imperial examination. Otherwise, even if I pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, what's the point? I can only start from the seventh rank. With our background, when can we make it?"
Tan Yanling resonated with his words.
It is because of her background that the girl from the Bai family does not consider herself a sister.
Mrs. Bai took care of them just to save her own face! Mr. Bai... that was the person she loved with her life, but she always treated him as "Xiao Ling'er"! Without any personal feelings.
"Sister, you have to know. I am in the Li family... Madam was even on guard against Li Xiucai, but in the end, she was completely defenseless against me. That was really what I built up day by day. So, my brother is not given to me for nothing. Since we have recognized each other as siblings, how about we make a plan?"
"What's the plan?"
"A few options. If you want to stay with the Patriarch of the Bai family... and have children in the future, I can help you think of some ideas..."
"..."Tan Yanling looked at him intently.
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