Chapter 295 Chapter 295 First Day on the Job
The two children, dressed in luxurious attire, seemed very shy, not daring to look at Xu Yunfan. The older one said, "Yes...it's uncle. Uncle brought us here to play with my cousin."
The younger one looked at Xu Yunfan expectantly, "Brother, can we play with fireworks?"
Xu Yunfan: “…”
He couldn't bear the title of brother-in-law, and might even turn around, but in terms of seniority, even if there were some differences, it seemed nothing wrong for the two children to call him brother-in-law.
Xu Yunfan looked at the brothers Fu Shaoping and Fu Shaoan, who were waving their magic wands and no longer caring about their two cousins, and couldn't help but sigh, "Sure, why not?"
As he spoke, Xu Yunfan habitually patted their buttocks and said, "Go play! There's still some in the box. If there's nothing left, ask An Ge'er to take you there."
After Xu Yunfan finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving behind two brothers who were suddenly slapped on the butt and were unable to recover for a long time.
From childhood to adulthood, no one has dared to slap their butts. This person, who was told by their second uncle that they should call him "Goff", was the first one.
That’s really amazing.
People in the palace were always respectful when they saw them, and dared not touch them without permission. But this brother-in-law, whom they had never met before, came up and slapped their butts.
It doesn't hurt, it's just very novel.
But soon, the novelty was blown away by the joyful voices of children.
“Ah~~”
"Wow~~Wow..."
Xu Yunfan squatted on one knee behind Xiaobao, holding him in his arms and letting him lean on his chest. He held Xiaobao's hand and taught him step by step, "Hold the fairy wand farther away, don't burn yourself."
"Dad, Xiaobao will remember it. Thank you, Dad." The gorgeous fireworks were reflected in Xiaobao's black pupils, and his little mouth almost turned up to the sky.
Xu Yunfan kissed him and went to instruct Lin Duoduo and a few other younger children.
Outside the restaurant, some guys looked at Xu Yunfan and hated that they only had a pair of eyes.
There were really too few. They wanted to watch the fireworks, but also wanted to secretly take a few more glances at the handsome man.
"Yes, we're going to light it up here, and then it will light up. Little Prince Duoduo, hold it far away. Don't be afraid. We'll hold it. It won't burn you. The knight will protect you. Don't be afraid. Light it up."
How could Xu Yunfan be so gentle? He spoke so softly to the child, as if he was afraid that being too serious would scare the flower bud in his palm.
What is a knight?
He is the warrior who protects the princess and the prince, as written in the storybook.
Oh, the knight in the storybook was so brave and fearless in protecting his little princess and prince. With Xu Yunfan's words, the knights in the fantasies of all the boys and girls seemed to have come true.
I heard that these children, dressed in ordinary but clean clothes, were the children of tenant farmers on the farm.
But he didn't seem to care. No matter whether he was talking to the little boy or the little girls, Xu Yunfan always had a smile on his face that made people feel like spring breeze. He squatted beside them and gave them instructions over and over again without getting tired of it, for he was deeply afraid that the children would get hurt.
As for these children, you don't need to ask to know that from the moment they saw Xu Yunfan, even if they were timid and shy, they were all very happy and the corners of their mouths never turned down.
Such a gentle and kind man, damn, it’s hard not to love him!
Therefore, even if they are married, they still have indelible and unrealistic fantasies about them. The reason is not that they have problems with their thinking, but that it is all his fault. It is all because Xu Yunfan is too good, so good that people keep thinking about him and can't forget him.
"Damn it." A brother couldn't help but say, "Why can't a man like this be mine?"
The brother thought to himself, in terms of family background, he is indeed inferior to Qin Run, but isn’t he softer than Qin Run?
If he had met Xu Yunfan first, he would be the one being envied by everyone today.
In life, there will probably always be a dazzling person who makes people's heart beat fast. Even if you can't get her, you still want to take a second look and have some unrealistic fantasies.
The friend standing next to the brother came over and lowered his voice, "You are still dreaming. With a husband like this, go home and have a shower and go to bed early tonight. You can dream about anything."
"You..." The brother was so angry that he laughed, but he also felt very regretful and disappointed. "I can't get it, and you don't even allow me to think about it. Sigh, I don't know if I can get married after meeting such a good man."
"Why do you say that? Do you really have to be with him? Cousin, you have to wake up. Master Xu is the son-in-law of the Qin family. We can't think of him as your wife." A girl whispered.
Brother: "What are you thinking? I'm not thinking about anything else. You're worrying too much. It's just that, when you see something better, it's hard not to like the others."
These words immediately silenced the people around him.
Xu Yunfan didn’t know how many people were thinking about him, but he let them think about him, because he was the man they could never get.
A group of children screamed in the open space in front of the restaurant, and some of them were so happy that they even jumped up and down.
There were many people attending Lord Qin's birthday banquet tonight, some of them brought their families with them. A group of children gathered around chattering, and even the adults were very envious.
No matter which family the children were from, Xu Yunfan did not discriminate. As long as they came over, he would fire firecrackers at them.
After distributing the cannons, Xu Yunfan waved to Qin Run, who was standing at the door and wanted to come over but was too embarrassed to do so. "Brother Run, come here, let's play this."
Playing with fairy wands is nothing, playing with Gatling fireworks is really exciting.
"What is this?" Qin Run looked at the thing Xu Yunfan took out of the wooden box. It was different from what the children had in their hands.
Xu Yunfan: "This is a Gatling firework. Let's play with it. Brother Fang, do you want to play?"
"Play." Fang Zixi immediately let go of Fang's mother's hand and ran away.
Xu Yunfan looked around and called several elders including Su Yan, Grandma Xiao, Qin Qingfeng, Lord Qin and Second Lord Qin, and taught them how to play step by step. His temper was gentle and patient.
In contrast, Xu Yunfan didn't even call out to the Fang brothers and others who were staring at him eagerly. The difference in treatment was too obvious.
After Lord Qin and the others lit the fuse, Xiao Hengzhi's hands were itching to fire. "Yunfan, do you have any more in the box? Put one in for Dad, too?"
Xu Yunfan stood beside Qin Run, a smile on his face, his heart and eyes full of the people around him, he was reluctant to share a glance with others, such a good-looking man is his husband, it is really great, Xu Yunfan's heart is very happy, as expected, a good-looking man is pleasing to the eye just by looking at him, he did not even turn his head, waved his hand, and said casually: "Take it yourself, play with it, don't ask me."
Wow, as soon as Xu Yunfan finished speaking, several men immediately swarmed over. Qin Run happened to glance at them. Xu Yunfan leaned over and lowered his voice, "Don't look at them. I still have a few boxes unopened. I'll let you have enough tonight. I still have some. How about it, do you like it?"
What bullshit is Xu Yunfan talking about.
Setting off firecrackers is not just for children. For the ancients who had never seen firecrackers and fireworks, who wouldn’t like it?
Didn’t you see that Qin Feiyu, who was known as the great general, was also very excited at this moment and didn’t even care about Xiao Hengzhi.
Qin Run nodded and said, "I want to play it again, Yunfan, this is so fun."
Xu Yunfan prepared a lot of fireworks, including small magic whips, pearls all over the ground, and so on.
Xiaobao ran to Xu Yunfan and said, "Dad, Xiaobao still wants to play. Can I?"
Xu Yunfan touched Xiaobao's head. Seeing how happy he was, he couldn't bear to refuse. "Come on, Dad will take you to get the sunflower fireworks. If you want to set them off, Dad will let you set them off as much as you want tonight."
Xu Yunfan waved to the other children to come over, and gave each of them a sunflower firework. He personally instructed them where to place it. When he gave the order, a group of children lit it up.
When the sunflower started to spin, countless "stars" exploded. Seeing this, the children jumped for joy.
The last time they saw the fireworks, they could only watch from afar, but this time they could set them off with their own hands. Although it was not as shocking as a fireworks show, it was enough to excite everyone for a long time.
After setting off the fireworks for the children, Xu Yunfan ignored everyone else. It seemed as if he couldn't see anyone else except Qin Run.
After several boxes of gunpowder were burned, Xu Yunfan arranged for people to push the cake out.
When Lord Qin saw the multi-layered cake, he was stunned and speechless.
"Grandpa, come here quickly, it's time to make a wish and cut the cake." Xu Yunfan shouted,
Lord Qin asked puzzledly, "Make a wish?"
Xu Yunfan nodded slightly, "Yes, that's how birthdays are celebrated in my hometown..."
According to Xu Yunfan's knowledge, in some places, when celebrating birthdays, they would invite a master to perform a Dong Dong Qiang dance, but it didn't seem to be the case here, so he didn't do it.
Lord Qin listened and actually did as Xu Yunfan said. After the candle was lit, he closed his eyes and began to make a wish. After opening his eyes, he blew out the candle.
The cake Xu Yunfan made was big. Although it couldn’t satisfy all the guests, it was enough for everyone to have a few bites.
Qin Run narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, "Yun Fan, don't you want to eat?"
"I don't like this very much." Xu Yunfan loves to eat. He usually says that he is not picky about food, but in fact he is extremely picky. He doesn't like this or that. The cake is obviously delicious, and the one in his hand is not enough, but Xu Yunfan takes one bite and then stops eating.
It was Qin Run who fed him that bite, otherwise Xu Yunfan might not have eaten it.
"It's so sweet and delicious, how could you not like it?"
Xu Yunfan suddenly smiled and looked at Qin Run with a meaningful look. "If it's from you... let's have some fun tonight, okay? I've never eaten cake like that before."
After realizing what Xu Yunfan said, Qin Run blushed: "...It's not impossible."
After eating the cake, Xu Yunfan had the fireworks show arranged, which included jellyfish fireworks, colorful auspicious clouds, and a riot of colors from the clouds.
Before the fireworks show, Xu Yunfan arranged thousands of jellyfish fireworks and hundreds of sky rockets, which made the guests exclaim in amazement. A group of children jumped for joy and shouted, "It's so beautiful and so nice."
"Brother, what is this? It's so beautiful." Qin Mu took Xu Yunfan's hand, very happy. "Why haven't I seen this before?"
Xu Yunfan squatted down and said patiently, "These are jellyfish fireworks. Today is Grandpa's birthday. Let's set them off once. There will also be a fireworks show later. It's very beautiful. Don't run around, okay?"
"Wow, look, those are the fireworks that Master Xu set off on his wedding night. They're so beautiful. Come and have a look."
"No, didn't Master Xu say there were none?"
"Master Xu, what about your fireworks?"
Xu Yunfan's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, this is really embarrassing.
This group of people had approached him before, wanting to buy some fireworks from him. No matter who came, Xu Yunfan would always say, "No more. I've used up all the fireworks. They're hard to make, and now I really don't have any left. Otherwise, I'm not stupid enough to not make some money."
You kept saying there was no more, what are you playing tonight?
Xu Yunfan's mind was still spinning as he said calmly, "I made this recently, so there must be some left."
"Master Xu, what do you think..."
Before the gentleman could finish, Xu Yunfan was helpless and worried. "It's not that I don't want to sell it. You all should know that my father-in-law and my father are now... Well, as his brother-in-law, my father-in-law treats me like his own son. When my father-in-law gets married, I will have to ask for some financial support from my family. We don't even have enough money to support ourselves, let alone sell it."
"Right, right, right," Xiao Hengzhi quickly agreed, "I'll need them when I get married, so how can I sell them? Stop plotting and just take a few more glances. This fleeting beauty is worth every second you take."
Xiao Hengzhi said so. Those present, who had been able to climb to their current positions, naturally knew what it meant to stop when enough was enough.
Qin Run chuckled softly, his little finger secretly hooked around Xu Yunfan's index finger, and whispered, "You're lying again. It sounds like the truth. I almost believed it."
Xu Yunfan glared at Qin Run and said, "Hey, you're not very good at talking tonight. You're lying, that's a bit harsh. Do you still want to watch the fireworks?"
"Is it unpleasant? After we finish watching the fireworks, I'll tell you something nice when we get back. I'll tell you privately. Do you want to listen?"
Hearing this, Xu Yunfan's Adam's apple rolled up and down, as if his mouth was dry. "You said that."
Qin Run laughed and said, "I told you, when we get back I'll make sure you're happy and happy as hell."
That night, the children who came with their families were extremely happy, and even Lord Qin and his companions who were able to set off firecrackers by themselves were laughing constantly.
After Lord Qin’s birthday banquet, it was time for Xu Yunfan to take up his post.
Xu Yunfan, who had to get up early in the morning, was very angry.
MD, it's really hard to be a slave. I have to get up at 6:30, go out at 7, and start work at 7:30. The capitalists don't start work until 8:30 or 9:00. Who set these working hours? Tell me and see if he gets put in the sack tonight.
Qin Run arranged Xu Yunfan's schedule clearly: get up at 6:30, exercise for 20 minutes, wash up for 10 minutes, and eat. As for breakfast, Xu Yunfan said that he would not eat it at home, and he would take it to the Hanlin Academy to eat.
If you don’t slack off and eat breakfast at work, are you still a worker?
Xu Yunfan carried a lunch box, a thermos cup, a bag of wolfberries, a bag of tea, a bag of melon seeds and other snacks, filling the whole package. Then he went out while Qin Run looked constipated.
Xu Yunfan had never worked, but he had been to his elder brother's company. He knew that the young ladies in the company had food in their drawers, and the company also had a tea room, etc., so it was okay to eat something during free time at work and during breaks. In this case, snacks were definitely indispensable.
Arriving at the gate of Hanlin Academy, Xu Yunfan braked, took the package from the front shelf, and stepped into the Hanlin Academy.
All the scholars in the Hanlin Academy knew that Master Xu, who won the first place in this year's Master Competition, would be taking up his post, and Lin Qing had been waiting for him since early morning.
Under Lin Qing's leadership, Xu Yunfan started working as soon as he arrived at his position.
After putting everything in place, he slowly opened the food box and ate the buns.
Seeing this, the other bachelors were stunned for a long time.
No, since they entered the Hanlin Academy, they have never eaten in the academy. They work diligently every day and pretend to be busy even if they are not busy.
Although the newly arrived Scholar Xu is responsible for assisting Scholar Zheng in completing the study building project, Scholar Zheng is not here now and there is no one to assign him work. Can't he find other work to do?
Scholar Qian frowned. Even if others didn't like it, they would just keep their distance. But he couldn't resist and stepped forward to ask for trouble. "Scholar Xu, today is your first day on the job. Although Scholar Zheng is not here, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask us."
Xu Yunfan looked up and recognized the man. Lin Qing had introduced him to him just now.
He stood up and said in a very proper manner, "Okay, I'll be happy to give you my guidance then."
Xu Yunfan had a good temper, and Scholar Qian was very pleased. He acted like a senior, placed a stack of documents on the table in front of Xu Yunfan, and said righteously, "Since Scholar Xu has nothing else to do, could you help the dean of the Imperial College process these documents?"
During the Dayan Dynasty, the Imperial College was under the jurisdiction of the Hanlin Academy and was supervised and managed by the Hanlin Academy.
Xu Yunfan glanced at it and flipped through a few pages, and found that this was the Imperial College's plan for next year's enrollment. It included how many students would be recruited from each prefecture and continent, how many scholars would be recruited, how to assess the students from the major key academies, and how to select the best candidates for admission, etc.
The Imperial College's admissions policy and guidelines were formulated by the Hanlin Academy as the superior authority, but the specific details were still arranged by the Imperial College.
Xu Yunfan looked at Master Qian, a faint smile on his face, yet exuding a sense of elegance and awe. "Master Qian, this doesn't seem to be my responsibility. Master Lin said that my job is to assist Master Zheng."
Even if this information needs to be reviewed, it is the responsibility of the scholar who is responsible for connecting with the Imperial College, and it is none of his business.
Scholar Qian, feeling flattered, said righteously, "But you don't have anything to do right now, do you? We're already very busy. As scholars, we should be responsible for the Imperial College. Scholar Xu is also a Hanlin Academy scholar after all. Shouldn't he help deal with this?"
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