Chapter 270, It Should Be
Wangyue Academy.
Looking at the food box that Yan Wenkai put on the table, Xiao Yeyang asked with a smile, "What delicious snacks has Daohua made again?" As he said that, he was about to open the box.
Yan Wenkai shook his head: "It's not a snack, it's a medicinal meal, specially brought to nourish your body."
Su Hongxin, who was standing by, heard this and immediately asked, "Are there no more for us?"
Dong Yuanxuan also looked over.
Yan Wenkai shrugged: "My eldest sister said that you all have family and elders around you, they will take care of everything for you, so there is no need for her to prepare these."
Su Hongxin and Dong Yuanxuan were both speechless.
What kind of reason is this?
Well, that's a reason.
However, who said that the little prince has no elders to look after him?
Isn’t he the one from the other courtyard?
When he was trapped in Xingyun Mansion before, that person brought people into the city and almost abducted the young prince.
Their families are not that fierce!
Su Hongxin groaned and said, "What our family prepared was a token of our family's love, and what Sister Yan prepared was a token of her love. The two cannot be confused, right? I think Sister Yan is biased. She treats the little prince much better than we do."
Yan Wenkai couldn't stand hearing people talking about Daohua, so he immediately retorted, "What you're saying is meaningless. When my eldest sister brings us food every month, doesn't she bring some for you?"
Su Hongxin immediately said: "But the young prince has more than us."
Yan Wenkai immediately said confidently: "Isn't this as it should be? First, the little prince knew my elder sister before you; second, the little prince treats my elder sister better than you do; third..." Having said that, he had nothing more to say.
"Anyway, my elder sister has a better relationship with the young prince, so it's only natural that she would side with him."
Xiao Yeyang had never felt that Yan Wenkai was so eloquent as he did now. The corners of his mouth kept rising, but he did not stop him and let him and Su Hongxin argue.
Looking at Xiao Yeyang who was in a good mood, Dong Yuanxuan's eyes flashed and he quickly lowered his eyes.
Yan Wenxiu didn't want everyone to continue talking about his sister, so he quickly changed the subject: "We've been away for several months. I don't know if we can catch up with the teacher's progress."
Su Hongxin didn't like discussing academics. He walked towards the food box and asked curiously, "Little Prince, you can't eat alone. The medicinal food prepared by Sister Yan must be delicious. You have to share some with us. Next time, if my sister makes something delicious, I will bring it to you too."
Yan Wenkai also came over this time, looking at Xiao Yeyang expectantly: "Little Prince, the medicinal food made by my eldest sister is delicious. Open it quickly and let's eat together."
Xiao Yeyang refused to listen. He looked at the two of them with a wary look on his face. He waved Defu over and told him to take the food box away quickly. After the people left, he said, "That's for me to replenish my body. How dare you two eat it?"
Looking at Xiao Yeyang's radiant face, Su Hongxin and Yan Wenkai were both speechless.
When it comes to good things, who among them has as many as the little prince?
Xiao Yeyang was too lazy to waste time with them and simply waved them away: "Alright, alright, that's all for today. You guys just returned to the academy, so go back to your room and tidy up."
Yan Wenxiu and the others looked at each other helplessly, then turned and left with a smile.
After everyone left, Xiao Yeyang immediately ordered Defu to bring the medicinal food.
Defu smiled and said, "Master, the medicinal food that Miss Yan brought is raw. I will ask the kitchen staff to start cooking it right away."
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Okay, I'll eat this tonight."
Defu turned around and gave orders.
Xiao Yeyang went to the warehouse and rummaged through the drawers.
When Defu returned, he saw that his master had messed up the warehouse and asked hurriedly, "Master, what are you looking for?"
Xiao Yeyang didn't even turn his head: "Whip!"
Defu understood instantly: "I know where it is."
Xiao Yeyang finally stopped and said, "Hurry up and find it out!"
Soon, Defu placed several nanmu boxes in front of Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang opened the box and looked at the whip inside with a look of dissatisfaction: "It can't be too fancy!"
Did he shoot himself in the foot?
He had previously said that the whip Yuan Xuan had given him was too expensive and not suitable to be worn outside, but the one he had now was even better.
Defu thought for a moment, then ran to the cabinet in the corner of the storeroom and took out a red whip. "Master, what do you think of this whip that the people from the Western Regions have offered as tribute?"
Xiao Yeyang's eyes lit up, and he picked up the whip and cracked it a few times: "This one is good, delicate but not flashy, and the same color as the red dates. Daohua will definitely like it."
Defu immediately said, "Then I will send someone to deliver it to Miss Yan later."
Xiao Yeyang nodded in satisfaction: "Don't forget to also have Wuyi Rock Tea. She loves it and drank half a pot on the boat that day! Oh, and send two sets of Ru Kiln tea sets as well."
Defu smiled and said, "The master has prepared everything for Miss Yan."
Xiao Yeyang raised the corner of his mouth: "That guy has always been unpretentious. If I don't prepare everything for her, she might even use the bowl to make tea."
As he said this, he started laughing.
After a moment, he continued, "Besides, she cares about me so much that she even prepared a medicinal meal for me. Isn't it right for me to be more considerate of her?"
Thinking of this, Miss Yan not only prepared vegetables, fruits and melons for the master, but also sent a lot of rice and flour, Defu nodded in agreement. Miss Yan really had nothing to say about the young prince.
"Then I will do it right away."
Yan Mansion.
After Li Xingnian and others left, sisters Li Zixuan and Li Zixin followed Daohua, studying and attending classes, learning etiquette and rules. Occasionally, Mrs. Li would also give them some pointers on how to manage the household.
Although when Daohua was not around, she would occasionally hear Yan Yile's sour words and see Yan Yishuang's arrogant face, but overall, they were still happy.
One day at noon, Zhou Jingwan came to ask Daohua for help.
She persuaded Mrs. Zhou to let her run a shop and ran it herself like Daohua. She was not very good at keeping accounts, so she came to Daohua for advice.
Seeing that they would have to delay for a while, Daohua asked Li Zixuan and Li Zixin to go to the classroom first, and she would go over later.
However, after a quarter of an hour, when Daohua arrived at the classroom, she found that Yan Yishuang was scolding the Li Zixuan sisters. Yan Yile was watching with a gloating look, adding fuel to the fire from time to time, while Yan Yihan was sitting aside with her head down, not saying a word and not trying to dissuade them.
Yan Yishuang looked at the Li sisters sarcastically: "Some people are so shameless. They said they were coming to play for a few days, but it's been over half a month and I haven't heard they're leaving. Do they really treat this place as their home?"
She felt resentful when she thought that her elder sister, uncle, aunt, and grandmother could not come home to see them.
Since her uncle's family can't come, why can the Li family live at home?
Thinking of this, Yan Yishuang spoke even more bluntly: "This is the backyard of the provincial government office, where officials' wives live. Don't you think about your status and whether you are worthy of living here?"
Hearing this, Daohua couldn't help it anymore and walked in with a gloomy face.
Seeing the rice flowers, everyone in the room was stunned.
The Li sisters' faces turned red after hearing what Yan Yishuang said. Li Zixin did say a few words to explain herself before, but she was worried that the matter would become too big and cause trouble for Mrs. Li, so most of the time, she just tolerated it.
Seeing the rice flowers, Li Zixuan was fine, but Li Zixin looked a little aggrieved.
Daohua didn't look at Yan Yishuang and the other two. She smiled and said to the Li sisters, "My two cousins, the flowers and plants in the yard are growing well. You can go and enjoy them first."
Li Zixuan glanced at Daohua's face and saw that she was smiling faintly. She was unsure of what she was thinking and wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. Then she remembered what her father had told her before, nodded, and pulled Li Zixuan out of the classroom.
After everyone left, Daohua's smile faded and she looked at Yan Yishuang coldly: "Third sister, you are becoming more and more arrogant. I think the more you read, the more backward you are. You don't even know the basic etiquette of hospitality!"
After the Li sisters were called out, Yan Yishuang felt a little uneasy, but when she thought of what her mother had said, that the Li family was of low status and even her father looked down on them, she felt more confident.
"Big sister, I know you don't like me, but there's no need to find fault with me all the time, right?"
Yan Yishuang looked at Daohua with dissatisfaction: "Big sister, you don't have to lecture me. I just want to ask you, if my uncle's daughter also came to our house for classes, would you treat her with courtesy?"
"Of course!" Daohua answered firmly, "As the host, I will treat all guests of the Yan family with courtesy! This is etiquette and also the reputation of the Yan family. However..."
Daohua paused and looked at Yan Yishuang indifferently: "It is impossible for Master Lin's children to come to our house for classes."
Yan Yishuang immediately asked back: "Why?"
Daohua laughed, a look of ridicule on her face: "Just because Aunt Lin is just a concubine, have you ever heard of a family treating a concubine's family as close relatives?"
Yan Yishuang's face turned pale in an instant. She bit her lip, tears in her eyes, and looked angry but unable to speak.
Seeing her like this, Daohua snorted coldly, not bothering to waste time talking to her, and said directly: "Third sister, you are rude to guests. Wait until that inexplicable arrogance in you disappears, then come back to class!"
Yan Yishuang was shocked and immediately said, "I don't agree!"
Daohua sneered: "Who asked for your consent? I just told you this."
Yan Yishuang looked at Daohua fiercely and said, "I'm going to ask my father for justice."
Daohua said nonchalantly, "Whatever you want, if you dare to tell your father everything that happened in class today, I will look up to you."
(End of this chapter)
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