Chapter 231 The Strength of Two Against Three

Zong Wenxiu didn't understand why, but judging from his brother's expression, he thought that he didn't do that to cause trouble, so he quickly pulled out a piece of paper and prepared to write.

The little devil reminded: "It's too small, find a bigger piece of paper."

Zong Wenxiu changed to a larger piece of paper.

"It's still too small." The little devil continued to complain.

"But this is the largest piece of paper." Zong Wenxiu thought for a moment and said, "How about putting all the papers side by side, or using fish glue to glue them into a book?"

"That's fine."

As the two brothers were discussing this, Wei Xinglu and Shen Yibai realized that something was wrong.

“Why do you have to write so many rules?”

The little devil cleared his throat and said, "The important class rules of the Marquis' Mansion are as follows: First, you are not allowed to deceive Xu Wan; second, you are not allowed to tease the teacher; third, you are not allowed to bully your classmates... The twentieth rule is that you are not allowed to light candles on the bed..."

Shen Yibai's brain was about to explode after listening to this endless inaccuracy. He couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Who is so sick as to light candles on the bed? Was he kicked in the head by a donkey?"

The person involved, He Zheng, swallowed his saliva and raised his hand weakly: "That, this one, I did it... I lit candles on the bed in order to read more books, and I accidentally burned the quilt, and caused my aunt to have a fever..."

Shen Yibai: "..."

Sure enough, behind every rule, there is a more perverted story.

Xu Wan asked Cuizhi to sign two private instructors and asked them to pack their things and move into the mansion. Another servant told him to go back and wait for news, and that he would come back if he needed them in the future.

When she finished her private tutoring and returned to the study, she saw the little devil holding a full page of paper and sticking it on the wall, and there were already several sheets of paper pasted on it.

"Jincheng, what are you doing?"

The little devil pasted the last page of paper in his hand, turned around and said to her with a smile: "The college has its own rules, and the class has its own rules."

"Hmm?" Xu Wan's eyes lit up and she walked over to carefully look at the rules listed above.

You know what, it’s quite comprehensive.

"Not bad, not bad." Xu Wan praised generously.

The little devil immediately raised his head proudly and boasted to his brothers: "Look, this is the strength of this boy. You three little scums, why don't you hurry up and try to catch up with me!"

He Zheng quickly raised his hand to express his opinion: "Brother! I am not a scumbag. I can now rank among the top students in Qingbo Academy!"

The little devil nodded and said, "Yes, He Zheng has made rapid progress. Now there are only two scumbags, Xinglu and Yibai."

Shen Yibai didn't care about this ranking and responded with a "hmm".

Wei Xinglu's whole body is twisted.

It's really scary. It's only been a year, and he was the one who learned the most among the four little dandies. But now he is the last one, and he is also being laughed at by Jin Cheng, who is known as a child prodigy...

Damn it! I really want to wake up and study so I can give him a good slap in the face!

However, studying is such a tiring thing, no matter how hard he tries, he should just be a salt fish ninja!

Xu Wan stared at the five children below with different expressions on their faces, and recalled the study plan she had prepared a few days ago, which seemed to come in handy now.

She cleared her throat and said, "Children, now is not the time to study. Let's play a game."

"What game?" The four little dandies are all experts when it comes to playing games, and now they are more excited than the other.

Only Zong Wenxiu blinked, looking like he wasn't really interested in participating. Although games are fun, reading is also very interesting.

The three personal trainers behind her were very enthusiastic. Every time the lady came up with something new, a new idea not only broadened their horizons but also increased their strength. Even they benefited a lot from it.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Let's have a debate competition."

"Debate?" the five children asked in unison.

"Is it a quarrel?"

"Fighting? I'm good at that. I can scold people and make them cry."

"I can, too. I can swear really badly."

"No way, you didn't beat me in scolding me."

"I treat you as a brother."

"If you don't act like a brother today, I will scold you until you cry!"

Xu Wan: “…” Shut up, you two.

Soon the ladies would think she was teaching her children to swear and would come to her house and beat her up... Help!

Xu Wan took a deep breath and said, "It's not cursing, it's debate. It refers to a competition game where two participants debate on a certain issue. You can refute the other party with evidence and cite classics, but you can't make personal attacks, and you can't curse or beat the other party."

Debate competitions are like literary battles, similar to quarrels, which can make both parties more engaged in learning. But they can also improve thinking, reaction and language expression skills.

The five children looked at each other and blinked.

The three hard-working kids were very curious about the game, except Wei Xinglu and Shen Yibai, who were not interested at all and didn't understand what the argument was about.

Until Xu Wan gave the topic: "Can an eleven-year-old child pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar? Jin Cheng, you and Wen Xiu will form a team and debate on the direction of "yes". Wei Xinglu, Shen Yibai, and He Zheng, you three will form a team and debate on the direction of "no."

Wei Xinglu immediately became interested when he heard this. He patted Shen Yibai on the shoulder and said, "This is too easy. We are in the right. Besides, it's three against two. It's easy to beat them two!"

Shen Yibai thought the same thing: "Auntie is really friendly to us. Let's see how we can make Jincheng cry later."

"Hehehe..." The two studious guys laughed smugly.

The little devil was very dissatisfied with this grouping. He said with a stern face: "Mom, you are biased. Why are there only two of us in our group, my brother and I, but they have three people?"

Xu Wan smiled and launched a targeted attack: "Because I believe you have the strength to fight two against three."

The little devil became excited immediately when he heard it!

He stood up straight in ecstasy, swung his arms in a circle, and his whole face was full of arrogance: "Humph! You three little dandy scum, just wait for me to take care of you!"

Zong Wenxiu was standing beside him, laughing secretly, while the three personal trainers were also watching this new competition with laughter.

He Zheng was the most knowledgeable. With a bitter face, he raised his hands first to beg for mercy: "Brother, I am your most loyal brother. You have to be more tolerant of us later. I don't want to be scolded by you and cry..."

God knows how much he wants to be in a team with big brother!

But why...why did aunt want to break them up!

Shen Yibai pushed He Zheng and scolded, "Stop talking. How can we lose if you try to show off your prestige? Jin Cheng was assigned to the wrong team. He can't beat us."

Wei Xinglu tried to smooth things over and whispered, "Yibai, don't worry. He Zheng must be trying to let Jincheng relax his guard so that he can catch him off guard later."

The brothers often went out to play polo and Cuju, and they knew a lot about tactics.

He Zheng: “…”

I shed a tear of sympathy for both of you in advance.