After the Shan family mother and daughter left, Yu invited Yu Yan to have dinner together and asked Yao Niang how her day was.

"Mother, Mr. Shen teaches very well. We started with Xun Gu. Today, I also learned how to grind ink. Look, there is still black on my hands." Mother Yao raised her hand.

Yu asked someone to fetch water and personally washed her hands. She pinched Yao Niang's nose and said, "Fortunately, you didn't touch your face, otherwise, your face would be covered with clown."

Yu Yan, who was standing by, was very jealous. She lost her father when she was young and her mother remarried. She didn't have parents who loved her so much.

Luo Jingrou was distracted during the meal. She was already thirteen years old in the next year, and Mrs. Shan came with her son and was so warm to her. It was obvious that she had some other intentions towards her.

Luo Jingrou is good at superficial work. Even if her mind is not on the subject, she can still look normal. But Yu Yan is very absent-minded. Her grandmother often reminds her that at her age, she should move around more so that she can find a good marriage partner.

She had also heard of the Shan family, which was the family of the prime minister, with great wealth, and this Mr. Shan was so good-looking, and heard that he was also talented. It was a pity that such a person was probably beyond the reach of someone like her.

Compared to her older sisters who thought so much, Yao Niang devoted herself to studying, especially to correct pronunciation. She had just started learning it, and this time she couldn't be distracted.

Of course, Yinrong also told Yaoniang about the Shan family's visit: "In my opinion, the Shan family wants to marry into our family, and perhaps they want to marry the Third Lady. In this way, Mr. Shan can get help from our master."

Yao Niang shook her head: "That's impossible. Dad can help the Shan family as if he were supporting his own family, which is understandable, but his daughter's marriage may not be used as a bargaining chip to help her own family."

This was not because she knew about her past life, but was based on her judgment of her father. Although her second uncle from the second house was now the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple, his position was much less powerful than her father's.

There was also the second wife, Prince Heng. Prince Heng's mother was one of the four concubines and was quite favored in the palace, but Prince Heng's end was not good. But even so, Luo Zhizheng only spoke for the eldest prince, who was legitimately qualified to be crowned the crown prince, and never made friends with the princes and others at other times.

Therefore, Luo Zhizheng did not want to rely on his daughter to bring honor to his family or to marry into a wealthy family. He was a faction of his own and did not need to form alliances through marriage.

Look at the wife, Fan, chosen by my father for my eldest brother. All she needs is a good temperament and come from a good family.

Yinrong saw that Yao Niang was not listening, so she stopped talking. Originally, she could be Yao Niang's master, but recently, Yao Niang was very opinionated. The master was strong and the servant was weak. On the contrary, a weak master usually needed a powerful servant to intimidate the villains.

After half a month of continuous training, it was very difficult for them. Shen Hongming said, "You may find it difficult at the beginning, but it will become very easy later."

As he spoke, he looked at his three students. The oldest girl in the Luo family, Shi Fang, liked to gossip and play in class. Her academic performance was very poor and she didn't pay attention to her studies at all. The other two were very hardworking, especially the fifth girl, who was very talented and hardworking. She could recite everything she had learned in just half a month. She was really a good student.

This teacher even started teaching directly from "Er Ya", "Mu Tianzi Zhuan", "Shan Hai Jing" and "Chu Ci". This is not the normal way to start teaching from elementary education. In Mr. Shen's eyes, elementary education should be learned later.

This increased the difficulty. Yao Niang felt that she didn't work hard enough, and Shi Yu felt the same way. After school, Yao Niang would take time to ask her father Luo Zhizheng about academic problems. Although Luo Zhizheng was not a friendly person, he still explained to Yao Niang, a smart, studious and diligent girl.

However, there were not many such opportunities, but Yao Niang could teach herself. She asked Jing Hao to be her little teacher and teach her "Three", "Hundred" and "Thousand". This just made up for the gap in elementary education. Shi Yu also followed suit and asked her brother Jing Yuan to teach her. The house was filled with a reading atmosphere. Luo Zhizheng was very happy to see this and thought it was Yu's credit.

Sometimes Jinghao came back early, and Yao Niang would take him to play shuttlecock. What such a young child needs most is companionship.

Yao Niang happened to be such a person, so she was very popular. Shi Yu and Shi Fang would occasionally come here to play. After finishing their homework, they would play together until dark, and would be called back by their families, but they were very happy.

Of course, Yao Niang is best at jumping the rope, she was born with an excellent jumping ability.

Two maids swung the ropes, and Yao Niang smiled and pretended to rush in: "I'm going in to dance now..."

She danced alone for a long time before Shi Yu rushed in. The two of them danced the Hundred Ropes facing each other again, but Shi Yu got tired after a while and withdrew, and only then did Yao Niang stop.

"Fifth sister, you are truly the King of Baisuo." Shi Yu couldn't help but say.

Thus, the title of "King Baisuo" became known to the whole family.

However, Yao Niang always finished her homework with Shi Yu before they called Jing Hao to play in the open space next to Wenhua Hall. But Shi Fang went back to eat and have snacks, and then ran over to play with the birds and cats.

The end result was that Shi Fang was spanked ten times by her teacher.

On the way home from school, Yao Niang said, "Fourth sister, didn't you say you would come to play with us only after you finished your homework? In that case, you should finish your homework before coming next time."

Shi Fang was in a bad mood. She was one year older than Yao Niang and just turned eight this month. Her smile was as sweet as honey and anyone who saw her round face could not help but criticize her. However, her two cousins ​​were very outstanding, especially Yao Niang, who was often praised by Mr. Shen. Shi Yu was also very good. Only she failed her homework every day. Even if she passed once, the teacher felt that she did not do well enough. It seemed that her previous advantages were gone.

She walked towards the second room alone, but Shi Yu stopped Yao Niang and said, "Fifth sister, why bother wasting words with her? She is lazy. My aunt said that lazy people have no future."

Yao Niang agreed with this statement: "That's true."

Life is either bitter first and sweet later, or sweet first and bitter later. Even sugar cane cannot be sweet at both ends. Even if there is someone whose life is as sweet as honey, Yao Niang feels that such a person is not her anyway, and she cannot catch the pie in the sky. Ordinary people should work hard and not slack off.

I went home to finish my homework today, and took Jinghao to play shuttlecock before it got dark. Shiyu was also about to go out to play with them, but was stopped by Aunt Qin.

"You've been going out every day these days. You might as well rest at home for a while. Otherwise, it's cold outside and you'll be sweating all over. The alternating hot and cold will make you very likely to catch a cold." Aunt Qin wished her daughter could study more at home, but Shi Yu obviously didn't listen to her.

The unexpected surprise of this rebirth is Shi Yu. Yao Niang doesn’t know what she will be like in the future, but now Shi Yu is just a lovely little girl.

After playing shuttlecock, Yao Niang suggested playing Eagle Catches Chicken. She, the big eagle, caught Shi Yu and Jing Hao, and the three of them laughed together.

Yu couldn't help but pull the impatient Luo Zhizheng through the window and look: "Master, look, the children are having a great time. It's the alternation of hot and cold weather. Hao'er used to be the saddest at this time of year. Look, he's as strong as a calf lately."

Luo Zhizheng couldn't help but complain: "Your daughter is the long-legged calf, and your son is a skinny stick. As for Shi Yu, he is just a bamboo stick. Two skinny sticks can't beat your precious daughter."

Yu rolled her eyes at him in her heart and simply stopped talking. Luo Zhizheng looked at her and asked in confusion, "Why don't you say anything?"

After playing tired, Yao Niang went back to take a bath, then went to bed and fell asleep. She had a sound night, and the next day she walked through the snow to Huiningzhai to study. When she arrived at the school, she didn't see Shi Fang. Yao Niang had been studying for a while, but she didn't see her coming, so she wondered, "Is this fourth sister not coming?"

"Never mind her, Fifth Sister, have you memorized that?" Shi Yu pointed to his own page.

Yao Niang nodded: "Almost done, but still need to get familiar with it, you should hurry up and memorize it."

It was not until they came back for lunch at noon that they found out that Xiao Shifang was sick and had a headache. Yao Niang did not believe it: "I saw that Fourth Sister was usually very lively and energetic. I am afraid that she was frightened by the spanking on her palm yesterday and did not want to memorize and write, so she lied like this."

"Oh, haven't you noticed that there's someone who comes to my place less frequently recently?" Yu smiled, as if testing Yao Niang.

Yao Niang looked around and said, "It's the third sister."

Yes, she had come here before to learn how to be a housekeeper. It happened that Yao Niang and Shi Yu both went to school, so she could learn more here by herself. But now she is not seen every morning and evening.

The hatred before and after her rebirth lingered around her like a dark cloud. But since Yao Niang became self-disciplined and able to say no to others, she suddenly realized that Luo Jingrou had no influence on her anymore.

This is probably what it means: let him be strong, the breeze blows over the mountain hills; let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines on the river.

No matter how powerful or scheming the opponent is, as long as you remain calm and confident enough, not be disturbed by it, and use sufficient strength to deal with it, you can naturally turn danger into safety and remain calm.

Seeing her daughter's keen observation, Mrs. Yu nodded with relief, "Yes, she said she was not feeling well. You know I never find fault with her. It's such a coincidence that she got sick right after the Shan family left."

Yao Niang understood what Yu meant. Luo Jingrou was probably afraid that her father would tell her about Shan Yujing, so she started pretending to be sick.

"Does the Shan family really want to marry my third sister?" Yao Niang was curious.

Yu shook her head: "That's not the case, it's you."

Yao Niang was a little surprised: "It's a daughter?" How old is she? Why would the Shan family want to get engaged to her?

Ever since Yao Niang started to study, Yu Shi treated her as an adult and did not hide many things from her.

"What if it was you? What would you do?" Yu asked her, with some consideration in mind.

Yao Niang smiled and said, "My daughter will look at his character and talent. If he is really good, it's not bad. But if he has a problem with his character and is mediocre, then it's not good."

Yu nodded: "You are right. However, the Shan family is not suitable for you. Mrs. Shan is quite snobbish. Our family is in a big trouble now. Her son wants to go to work as an official. Your brothers are all young. If he becomes our son-in-law, he can naturally take advantage of our family's power. But if your father retires in the future, it will be hard to say."

No one can predict the ups and downs of one's career.

"Yes, logically speaking, she should look for the third sister in terms of age, but she chose us. It seems that she thinks we are easy to control." Yao Niang said.

Of course, Yu knew about it. She touched her daughter's head and said, "Don't worry. Mother is not dead yet. How can we allow them to be picky here? They often use Jingrou's status as the legitimate daughter of the first wife to stab me. They pretend to like Jingrou on the surface, but the next moment they want to criticize you. What do these people really think of me?"

Women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers.

Although Yu Shi did not like to fight and kill, she was always considerate and tolerant, and always liked to treat people gently. Her family was indeed in decline, but it did not mean that her daughter would be picked by others.

What's more, when they choose their own daughters, they don't really want to marry them, but they just settle for the next best thing.

Besides, the Shan family hasn't even reached the point of picking on the Luo family. It's really hard to tell.