"......"
Meng Wenyuan's eyes widened; he couldn't believe that the gentle and kind Er Ya would say such cruel things to him.
Could he have misheard?
Yes, he must have misheard!
Meng Wenyuan asked unwillingly, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Upon hearing this, Er Ya could only repeat, "I said you really are a piece of trash!"
She emphasized her voice so that Meng Wenyuan could hear her clearly.
Er Ya was certain that everyone within a 500-meter radius could hear her clearly, but after she spoke, Meng Wenyuan's expression remained wooden.
Did you not hear me clearly? Shall we repeat it again?
Seeing Er Ya open her mouth, about to call him a good-for-nothing again, Meng Wenyuan covered his face in pain: "Stop talking, stop talking, I've already heard you."
Er Ya wore a bewildered expression just like Da Zhu: "Since you heard everything, why didn't you react at all?"
Meng Wenyuan was almost driven to the point of vomiting blood by Er Ya. He broke down and said, "You've already called me a piece of trash, what kind of reaction do you expect from me?!"
Er Ya's expression became even more incomprehensible: "When did I insult you? You were the one who said you were a piece of trash."
Meng Wenyuan: "What I said was true, but..."
Er Ya: "But what?"
But he didn't really think he was a failure; he just wanted to be comforted and regain his self-confidence!
Meng Wenyuan was inwardly raging, but he was too embarrassed to show his shameful thoughts. He could only ask awkwardly, "I'm not that useless, am I? Although I'm not as good at winning people's hearts as Meng Zhenshou, and I can't clean up pig offal, I still have many other advantages."
"For example, I'm very good at studying, my magical writing is very elegant, my arithmetic is top-notch in the academy, and my poetry is beyond question! Oh, and I also know quite a bit about the current laws!"
Meng Wenyuan listed them one by one, becoming more and more confident as he spoke, and looked at Er Ya with considerable pride: "How about it, am I still a good-for-nothing?"
He thought that once Er Ya knew that he actually knew so many things, she would definitely change her opinion of him.
Unexpectedly, Er Ya nodded seriously: "Yes, it doesn't count at all."
Meng Wenyuan began to question his existence: "I know so many things, and I'm still considered useless? Are you kidding me???"
"No," Er Ya said seriously. "Although you know a lot of things, you haven't done any of them. You just complain about everything every day, wasting all your skills. What else can you be but a waste?"
Meng Wenyuan was stunned.
Yes... He has so many skills, but now he just complains every day. What else is he but a good-for-nothing?
After all those years of studying Confucian classics, he's still not as insightful as a country girl!
Seeing that Meng Wenyuan was standing there blankly without saying a word, Er Ya finally realized that she had spoken too harshly.
Her mother had specifically told her that, since Meng Wenyuan wasn't from their village, he was a bit more vulnerable, and she couldn't speak to him as directly as she would to other villagers.
She hadn't been paying attention and had completely forgotten.
Er Ya was feeling annoyed and was thinking about how to mend Meng Wenyuan's wounded heart when she saw Meng Wenyuan suddenly spring up to his feet.
"I understand! I've figured it out! Miss Er Ya! Thank you for your guidance!"
After saying that, he returned to the Liang family with a proud and arrogant air.
Er Ya watched his retreating figure, her face full of confusion: "When did I give him any pointers? These city people are so strange..."
In the courtyard, Wan Shu was puzzled.
"How come Young Master Meng and Er Ya disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
Er Ya wasn't worried, but Meng Wenyuan...
He was already a big fan of emo, and before he left, he was unintentionally given a blow by Siya.
She was genuinely afraid that Meng Wenyuan would do what the passersby had said and commit suicide by drowning.
San Shun noticed the worry in her heart and put down the goose intestines he was washing: "Mother, why don't I go out and look for Young Master Meng?"
"No need! I'm already back!"
Before Wan Shu could answer, Meng Wenyuan's cheerful voice rang out from the doorway.
Wan Shu looked up and saw Meng Wenyuan looking excited, laughing like a husky.
It moved like a husky, hopping and skipping as it darted in.
Wan Shu: "...You haven't been driven crazy by Siya, have you?"
Siya looked apologetic: "Young Master Meng, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were so fragile. Don't worry, I won't say anything to you again. Even if your illness doesn't get better, my family won't kick you out. To put it simply, at least the animal shed is confident they can accommodate you for life!"
Meng Wenyuan: "..."
Meng Wenyuan was so angry at Siya's words that his face twitched: "I don't want to live in an animal shed for the rest of my life! And who told you I'm crazy? I'm perfectly lucid! In all my years, I've never been this lucid!"
Wan Shu: "Then what are you doing?"
Meng Wenyuan said, "I just suddenly realized that instead of complaining all day and being a useless person, I should make good use of my talents. Otherwise, if I continue like this, I'm afraid I will never be able to beat Meng Zhenshou in my life, and I will become a burden to you, Aunt Liang. You saved me, and I can't repay kindness with enmity. On the contrary, I want to use my talents to repay you!"
Wan Shu was quite surprised. She didn't expect that Meng Wenyuan, this emo expert, could figure it out so quickly, and without any guidance from anyone.
She had originally planned to provoke him when no one was around.
Now it's all good, no need to go through the trouble.
Wan Shu nodded with relief and asked, "What talents do you plan to use to repay us? As far as I know, you have nothing left now."
Dazhu, Sanshun, Siya, Wuping, and Erya, who had just returned, all looked at Meng Wenyuan with suspicious eyes.
Meng Wenyuan was somewhat unconvinced by the look he received.
He thought to himself that they were underestimating him. It was true that he was down on his luck now, but he was still the son of the headmaster of Dongcheng Academy, and he had a lot of talent!
He had to mention his most impressive talent to impress them.
Meng Wenyuan frowned and pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said proudly, "I can teach you math. I'm really good at math!"
Arithmetic is a difficult skill for farmers to learn. Many farmers spend their entire lives only learning to do single-digit arithmetic, and therefore are often cheated by unscrupulous merchants.
Aunt Liang's family also runs a business, so they need to learn arithmetic even more than farmers.
Once I learn arithmetic, I'll definitely be able to reduce a lot of trouble for Aunt Liang's family. They'll surely want to learn too, and they'll look at me with new respect!
Meng Wenyuan believed he had considered things very thoroughly, but Dazhu and the others were not very interested.
Siya was even more outspoken: "I thought it was something important, but it's just arithmetic. Our whole family knows how to do it, and we can definitely do it faster and more accurately than you!"
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