Chapter 382: Heartbroken, the truth is revealed

Xu Wan looked at him and said sincerely, "Honest advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but it is beneficial to one's conduct. It is not only the children who need to learn, I also need it. Please teach me, sir."

Old Mr. Su looked at the test papers of the five children on the table, imitated her high emotional intelligence speech, and began to lay the foundation: "In more than two years, you have trained these children to this level. Not to mention children, even if you change to five adults, it is difficult to teach them to this level. Although I don’t know what kind of teaching method you have, it restricts their thinking, which is also the reason why they can’t write poetry well. Everything has its pros and cons, do you understand?"

The summer sun is shining brightly, and because there are ice cubes in the house, cool air blows in, making people feel refreshed.

Xu Wan smiled faintly and said, "Yes, I understand."

Examination-oriented education can help people improve their scores quickly, but its disadvantage is that it will suppress people’s creativity.

Su Xi continued, "In the past two days, I have been trying to bring them back a little bit, but because of your influence, there are still obvious signs of restraint. Don't look at me like that... They listen to you and their words and actions are also influenced by you, so it's your problem."

"I..." Xu Wan was left speechless.

Su Xi suddenly said, "Isn't that how you learned when you were a kid?"

Xu Wan: “…”

Don't talk about it, sir. All your secrets will be exposed soon.

Seeing her silence, Su Xi continued, "You should change yourself first. Otherwise, even if I can correct them in this month, they will learn from you again over time. Or... if you just want to pass the autumn exam, then just pretend I never said anything."

After Su Xi finished speaking, he asked someone to take him to the pond in the east courtyard, so that he could go see the children again.

Xu Wan stood there, not moving.

Cuizhi advised, "Madam, don't listen to Mr. Su's nonsense. You have done a good job. We asked him to teach the young masters because it was for the autumn examination. After the autumn examination, there will be no more poetry and prose examinations, so it won't delay the first place in the examination."

Xu Wan nodded and said, "I understand. Let's go back to our own courtyard."

Cuizhi said, "Yes, Madam, it's time for you to take a rest. You like taking a nap the most, but you haven't slept well these past two days following them."

In the bedroom, Xu Wan lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep.

As Cuizhi said, after taking the autumn examination, she would no longer need to learn poetry, which was also her previous plan.

But perhaps it was because Su Xi asked her that she recalled her previous life of studying, which was full of twists and turns. She spent her days studying as soon as she opened her eyes every day. Everything she learned was for the college entrance examination, but she forgot everything when she entered university. The meaning of studying seemed to be just for exams, to go to a good school and a good company.

Now she asks herself again and again in her heart:

What is the meaning of her learning?

What is the significance of five children learning?

Xu Wan, a staunch supporter of the exam-oriented education, was defeated by Su Xi. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep until the time she usually woke up. She slept until the evening.

As it was getting dark, she slowly woke up.

Cuizhi's voice came from outside: "Madam, dinner is ready."

"Oh ok, right up."

While eating, Xu Wan asked, "What's going on in the East Courtyard?"

Cuizhi replied, "It's quite harmonious. The young masters were playing with lotus flowers in the pond, and Mr. Su was sitting on the bank watching them, not even bothered by the sun. After they finished, he continued to write poetry. He should be eating dinner now."

Xu Wan nodded and stood up after eating a few bites: "Cuizhi, I have no appetite today. I want to go out for a walk alone. You don't have to come with me."

"Yes." Cuizhi was confused and didn't quite understand.

It was already dark, and lanterns were being lit up one after another in the mansion. Even though Cuizhi was not with her, the maids passing by all bowed and greeted her.

The mansion is very big, and it takes a long time to walk around; but it is also very small, and you can run into people before you walk far.

Xu Wan walked to the west courtyard pond where she had been in the morning. The broken lotus leaves inside had been cleaned up, and the mud and stains on the shore had also been swept away. Mother Zhao was efficient, and after an afternoon's absence, the place was clean as before.

Xu Wan recalled that in the morning, Su Xi asked her if she wanted to go in the water together. She refused at that time, but in fact she still wanted to. Because she focused on studying in modern times and was bound by the idea of ​​women's virtue in ancient times, she did not have a good childhood.

Now that there was no one around, she was allowed to do whatever she wanted. But after struggling for a while, she just sat on the shore, with her legs hanging in the air, then sighed and looked up at the gorgeous starry sky.

The sky here is very bright and the stars are very beautiful.

Xu Wan didn't know how long she had been watching until she heard footsteps behind her. She said casually, "Cuizhi, didn't I tell you not to follow me? I'll be back soon."

The person behind him didn't say anything.

Soon she felt him bend over and, imitating her, sit on the bank with his legs dangling.

Xu Wan looked up and saw a tall figure. It was not Cuizhi. She called out in surprise, "Zong Zhao?"

She subconsciously wanted to stand up, but was stopped by Zong Zhao: "There are people guarding outside the yard, no one will come in. If you like sitting like this, just sit for a while, don't worry."

Xu Wan uttered a cry, hesitated for a moment, and sat back down.

This is how she is. She tries not to stand out and be noticeable, but if the other party has no requirements, she will occasionally consider her own ideas.

Zong Zhao asked, "Did you feel unhappy about what Mr. Su said today?"

Xu Wan understood immediately after hearing this, and guessed that it was Cuizhi who told him. She whispered, "I'm not unhappy, it's just that what the teacher said is too profound, and I don't quite understand it."

"Is it profound?" Zong Zhao asked.

Xu Wan: “…”

What you said sounds like 'whoever can't figure it out is a fool', full of sarcasm.

But for Zong Zhao, maybe it is really very simple?

She asked curiously, "How old were you when you started studying?"

Xu Wan thought that the education of children from noble families in ancient times should be different from that in modern times, especially for those who came from a military family like Zong Zhao. He had a title to inherit, but no one forced him to pass the imperial examinations. Even the old marquis did not agree with it.

Zong Zhao replied: "I started to learn martial arts at the age of three, and started to learn to read and write at the age of five. But what I learned at that time was very basic, and I didn't even learn Mengqiu. It was not until I was ten that I realized that I wanted to study, and I even had a conflict with my father about it."

Xu Wan chuckled: "I remember Cuizhi said that the time you had a conflict, you unilaterally ignored your father-in-law for three days."

Zong Zhao was caught off guard by the stab in the heart.

He tried to explain: "My father was unreasonable, didn't listen to me, and didn't respect my preferences. I was very angry. But he is my father, and I can't do anything to him. Ignoring him is the most rebellious thing I can do."