Chapter 42, Making Amends
"Little sister, how can you be so timid? Jiang Ruanruan dares to eat shit, why don't you dare!"
Lu Ziyuan felt that his younger sister was somewhat useless, but he couldn't let her lose her edge.
He frantically winked at Lu Zirou.
Lu Zirou rolled her eyes.
"You dare to eat it? Go ahead and bet with her!" Lu Zirou was so angry she was about to curse. How could anyone talk to their own sister like that? Competing with someone to eat shit, what a pathetic thing to do.
Jiang Ruanruan... the focus has shifted back to her eating shit, that's truly a dark history.
"I was probably so hungry I was delirious back then, why bring up the past? It was all because your mother wouldn't give me food..." Jiang Ruanruan felt she could still salvage the situation.
"No way, stop talking nonsense! It's all because the servants at home didn't take good care of us. What does it have to do with my mother!" Lu Zirou glared at her older brother. She knew that if she brought this up, Jiang Ruanruan would definitely use the previous incident as a pretext.
She glared at Lu Ziyuan.
"Why are you saying all this? We're talking about the betting game."
"Let's compete, who's afraid? Jiang Ruanruan, listen to me, if you can memorize this whole book, I'll eat shit while standing on my head; if you can't, you eat shit while standing on your head!"
Lu Ziyuan felt that everything was foolproof, and Jiang Ruanruan herself said that she had not read the book.
"This...this is bullying! Even if I look at it ten times until I'm sick of it, I still can't memorize it," Zhu Xiaobao said, looking at his friends.
"That's right, Ruan Ruan already said she hasn't even read this book, and you're still doing this on purpose. Isn't this just trying to humiliate her? And if you're so capable, recite this book word for word!" Chen Zihao shouted.
The other children all thought that Jiang Ruanruan was somewhat seriously ill, and even a so-called genius wouldn't dare to make such a bet.
"Sister, stop comparing. It's not easy for anyone. If we eat shit, no matter who eats it, the reputation of our Jiang family will be ruined!" Jiang Huai'an still wanted to persuade her. They had to go all out with the act.
“That’s right, Lu Ziyuan, how presumptuous! How can you make such a bet with a woman? If you like to eat it, you can just eat it secretly by yourself. Why do you have to drag Ruan Ruan into it?” Chen Zihao said.
Jiang Ruanruan wanted to give him a thumbs up.
"Exactly, let's just leave aside this kind of rude bet. But what if the loser doesn't follow the bet? Are we, the instructors, supposed to force you to eat shit?" Siye said, his tone becoming increasingly vulgar towards the end.
“That’s right. If word gets out, the reputation of the Imperial Academy will be affected. Why not just switch to copying books?” Li Yunzhi said.
The chief priest and the vice-director were both stunned. What did that mean? Did the crown prince believe that Jiang Ruanruan could recite it?
"Jiang Ruanruan, you haven't even seen this, let alone memorized it, so why don't we just let this matter go?"
The chief priest spoke to Jiang Ruanruan in a softer tone, but also with a sense of helplessness.
"Although I haven't seen it before, I can watch it once now and I can almost memorize it!" Jiang Ruanruan said confidently.
"You're talking nonsense! You think you can memorize the whole thing after reading it only once? That's incredibly presumptuous! Whether you believe it or not, I certainly don't!"
Lu Zirou curled her lips, looking down on Jiang Ruanruan the most. Was she out of her mind, talking nonsense?
"Haha, I don't believe it either..." Lu Ziyuan shook his head.
"If you don't believe me, you can bet me. If I can recite it from memory, you'll have to copy this book five times..."
Huh...
Everyone, same recipe, same taste, the bet has already been placed twice before.
Everyone thought that the Lu siblings probably wouldn't dare to come again.
After all, Lu Zirou had already refused.
"You're not afraid to gamble, are you? Well, I understand. With a genius like me, you'd definitely feel inferior compared to me. If you don't want to gamble, then forget it. Just admit that I'm better than you."
"But don't say those sour things anymore, like saying the Chancellor and the Director of Studies are biased towards me!"
"They're just kind-hearted, pitying me for losing my mother at such a young age and not being loved by my father. Even when I'm disobedient and bullied at school, no one cares. In some ways, you've already won, so why bother arguing with me so much!"
These words infuriated the Lu siblings. They were furious that the Lu siblings had said such sour things.
What does it mean that she is pitiful, so it's only right for the teachers to treat her well?
Jiang Ruanruan has lost her mother, and they have lost their father too, yet they still say that in a sense they have already won.
What did they win?
"Yes, Ruan Ruan lost her mother at such a young age, it's not easy for her, and her father is still... sigh." A thousand words turned into a sigh, and she's still being nice to other people's children.
Chen Zihao really didn't know what Jiang Hou was thinking. He felt that he was much happier than Jiang Ruanruan.
The 12th prince's lips twitched. This girl was sharp-tongued and was now trying to play the victim in front of someone who had lost two matches.
This will only make these people think that it's only right that the two of them lost, since Jiang Ruanruan is already so pitiful, and these two still want to bully her.
They deserved to be punished.
The 12th prince turned around and glanced at Li Yunzhi.
Brother 8 had a very casual smile on his face, but his expression seemed to be one of pride and admiration.
Huh, why is his 8th brother so different towards this little girl? What's with the "appreciation"? This girl's mouth is like a slow poison, how can he appreciate her?
"Who said we wouldn't dare!" Faced with everyone's discussions, Lu Ziyuan felt like he was being roasted over a fire.
"I dare!" Lu Ziyuan said, as if to say, "I'm stronger than all of you. You wouldn't dare, but I would."
"Brother, you can gamble if you want, I'm not going to gamble!" Lu Zirou had at least been reborn, and she shouldn't do things more than three times. Gambling three times a day, wasn't that too much of a gambling addiction?
I felt dizzy for a moment, but lying down for a while seems to have made me more awake.
"You're just too cowardly. Fine, I'll bet. I'll bet. What's there to be afraid of as a real man? It's just copying books. If it doesn't kill you, it'll kill you."
"But Jiang Ruanruan, you'd better not regret this. Even if you cry, it won't help. If you make even a single mistake, you'll have to copy it five times. As for memorizing this book, forget about it. Just copy the book five times!"
Lu Ziyuan was cautious. After all, he was already going to have to memorize two books. If he really lost, it would be a disaster for him to have to memorize an entire book. He would rather copy the book than memorize it again.
"Alright, I admire your stubbornness. I'll start reading now, and I'll memorize it in half an hour. Master Lin, you should write a contract in advance, so we can explain things clearly later!"
Jiang Ruanruan said she seemed a little nervous at this time.
To go all out, Jiang Ruanruan decided she would pinch her thighs to keep herself from falling asleep later.
Otherwise, the play would seem a bit fake.
"Sign the contract if you want, just wait and see what happens..." Lu Ziyuan thought Jiang Ruanruan was courting death. This book was copied five times, which was more than the ten times he had written before. This way, he would get his revenge.
"Are you sure..." Instructor Lin asked Jiang Ruanruan, as the child was thin and weak, and if she had to write it five times, she would probably have to stay up all night every day.
I don't know if my body can handle it.
"We're sure..." they both said in unison.
"Hmph..." After saying that, they each turned their heads and snorted in disdain.
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