Chapter 144 Xu Wan's Alertness
The mother and son were in harmony for only a few moments when Zong Jincheng made a face at her.
If there weren't so many people present, Xu Wan would have wanted to give him a grimace in return and use magic to defeat magic.
But there were too many people, so she still had to try hard to maintain her idol image. This time, her smile looked more like a skin care product spokesperson than Bailiweihong.
Little Devil: “…” She is so fake.
After dinner, the old lady asked someone to bring two inkstones, saying that they were the most rare Duan inkstones, and gave one to Jin Cheng and one to Wen Xiu.
Cuizhi whispered in Xu Wan's ear: "The gold necklace just looked valuable, but in fact the gold value is less than a hundred taels. But these two inkstones are Duan inkstones produced in Duanzhou, which are among the four famous inkstones in our country. First. These two inkstones are made by famous craftsmen. Each one costs at least several thousand taels, which is more expensive than the jade pendants of the two young masters. "
Xu Wan's pupils immediately dilated to the effect of an eight-magnitude earthquake.
"How many thousand taels?"
No, those two black tables for grinding ink are not worth thousands of taels. Are they inlaid with gold?
Oh, no, the amount of gold I just said was less than a hundred taels.
Xu Wan sighed again. Poverty limited her imagination. There were so many things in the world that were more valuable than gold...
Cuizhi nodded and lowered her voice: "The price of these two inkstones is too expensive. The old lady deliberately did not mention their price, for fear that Master Cheng might sell them one day after knowing it."
Xu Wan swallowed and thought: I would sell it even if you hold me.
I can use two ordinary inkstones to grind ink and write.
When Xu Wan looked at the two children again, her eyes were only fixed on the two extremely expensive inkstones. She was puzzled by the outrageous price, and the two ignorant kids didn't know what was going on.
Especially when Zong Jincheng picked up the inkstone with one hand and casually turned it over to look at the words on the back, the precious lump swayed and was about to slip out of his hand and fall down. Xu Wan was so scared that her heart almost stopped.
My dear, if this thing breaks, she will be so heartbroken that she won’t be able to sleep for days!
"Cui Liu, go put away all the inkstones and put them in the study." Xu Wan couldn't help it, "Let them read them when they write."
"Yes." Cui Liu was steady. She took the inkstone in one hand and took it away steadily.
Xu Wan finally let go of her worry. She thought that she would have to glue the two inkstones to the table with fish glue in the future, to prevent that little bastard Zong Jincheng from putting his feet on the table again and sending several thousand taels of silver to hell with one kick.
Without the dangerous items here, Xu Wan calmed down and listened to what they said. The old lady first pulled Wen Xiu aside and said a lot of sweet words, her eyes full of guilt and heartache.
Wen Xiu knew what his grandmother was thinking and understood her feelings, so he politely told her that he was very happy studying with his aunt and asked her not to worry.
The old lady was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept praising him for being so sensible.
And when it comes to Zong Jincheng.
The old lady looked at him, as if she lamented his rapid changes in the past few months, but she was trying hard not to spoil him. She just said as if she was leaving: "Jincheng, you must study hard, listen to your mother, grow up to be an upright and responsible child, and never go astray..."
The little devil was very happy because he had just got two babies. After hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I will definitely become a famous talent in the capital. When I do, I will make you and grandpa proud!"
As for listening to Xu Wan...
He pretended not to hear what his grandmother said.
It's good that there's no fighting. Who would listen to that bad woman?
“Okay, okay…”
After the birthday party, Zong Jincheng and Zong Wenxiu went out to play.
There were only a few elders left at home, and Xu Wan realized that the old couple had already packed their bags. She was surprised and said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, why are you leaving so soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?"
The old lady stepped forward and patted the back of her hand, saying, "Wan'er, I feel relieved that you are looking after this family. Your father-in-law and I will not stay here for long. Jincheng is getting more and more spoiled. We can't stand it anymore. If we stay for a long time, we are afraid that it will delay your education of the child."
Xu Wan laughed and said, "You are really the most reasonable mother-in-law I have ever met. It doesn't matter. You can stay for two more days. I can take back the things I gave him in a few days."
Anyway, it's not like she hasn't done this before. She and Butler Liu have long been on the little devil's blacklist.
The old lady smiled and shook her head, saying, "No, we won't cause you any more trouble. As long as you teach your child well, it doesn't matter if we only come back once a year."
Xu Wan thought for a moment and said, "I will teach him good behavior as soon as possible and take you two back home as soon as possible."
The old lady's eyes gradually turned red, and she replied, "Okay, okay, thank you for your help. We don't really want him to be successful, we just... just don't want him to go astray. This child is too smart. If he is not taught well, he will definitely... definitely get into trouble."
Xu Wan nodded and said, "I understand. I understand everything."
The old lady seemed to have set a goal for her child to be among the top three, but in fact she wanted her child to correct her character through learning. The purpose of studying is not just to cope with exams, but to enable people to have more correct behavioral habits through education.
The old lady wiped her tears and said, "Then we will leave. If you need us, just write us. The pigeon you sent will not get lost when it reaches us."
Xu Wan burst out laughing.
The old lady would even joke with her.
After seeing the old couple off, the red decorations in the courtyard were gradually removed, otherwise Xu Wan would always feel that the little devil was going to get married whenever she looked up.
What a horrible spectacle.
There were many servants in the house, so they cleaned up quickly. Xu Wan sat on the recliner with her eyes closed and dozed off for a while. Two maids beside her were fanning themselves to keep out the heat, and there was incense burning on the table to drive away mosquitoes.
Xu Wan was drowsy, but she still asked out of habit: "Where did they go? On the street? Did Butler Liu give the ten taels of silver to Jin Cheng?"
Cuizhi replied, "Yes, Master Cheng finally has some money now, so he must be buying delicious food and fun things everywhere."
Everyone likes to spend money.
"Hmm..." Xu Wan replied in an even weaker voice, and it was almost time for a nap.
But for some reason, a piece of information suddenly flashed through her mind, so fast that she couldn't catch it. She quickly opened her eyes and said clearly: "No, Jincheng is hiding something from us."
After the little devil asked her for money last night but to no avail, he went to the old lady to ask for money again. Although he failed as well, it was indeed too abnormal.
He was so poor, why did he suddenly want one thousand taels of silver?