Chapter 183 The one who provokes first is despicable
Lan Su's eyes widened, thinking she had misheard.
She paused for a moment before saying:
"Right now, his whole family is surrounding that idiot Xue, and there are people on both sides, so it's not easy to make a direct move."
Lan Su thought for a moment and then said, "But it's not difficult. I'll go in a few days when he's feeling better."
"Yes, it's best to make him never forget this pain. Once he's almost recovered, break both of his legs."
Yuan Hongqu's voice was calm, as if she were talking about something very ordinary.
If it were anyone else, Yuan Hongqu wouldn't have done such a thing, but Xue Pan, a man who was already dead in the public eye, it was already merciful to leave him alive.
She felt no psychological pressure at all while tidying up.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan. If he can walk even once a day, it's because my skills are lacking," Lan Su replied with a smile.
"Xiangtao, go back to E'er Village and have Wutian keep an eye on what kind of business the Xue family has been doing lately. We're idle this year anyway, so let's keep a close eye on the Xue family. If they can earn even a single coin this year, Wutian won't need to be the head manager next year."
Originally, there was no trouble between them and the Xue family. If the Xue family had behaved themselves, they would have kept to themselves and not interfere with each other.
The grudges from her past life haven't happened in this life yet, so she can't keep dwelling on them forever.
However, the Xue family clearly lacked any self-awareness, always trying to cause trouble and occasionally provoking their own family.
There's a saying that goes, "The one who starts the fight is the one who's cheap."
Once, twice, and three times already. Although they didn't gain anything each time, who gave them the confidence to mess with them and the Lin family?
If I don't chop off their claws soon, it'll make me look like I'm easy to bully.
"Wen Shuang, starting tomorrow you'll practice boxing with the girl. Build up your courage. How can such a coward scare you? What is the Xue family anyway? Can't our family give you confidence?" Yuan Hongqu looked at Wen Shuang again, quite disappointed in her.
"Granny Yuan, I was wrong. I will definitely practice boxing with you properly, Miss." Wen Shuang was a little ashamed. She had indeed been frightened by Xue Pan today and almost dragged Xiang Tao down.
Even when he met the girl later, he shouldn't have told her about this, but she just told him everything in a few words.
Then the girl told Lan Su to teach Xue Pan a lesson. She watched as Lan Su delivered a single chop to Xue Pan's neck and he fell to the ground.
Lan Su was afraid that the girl would feel sorry for him, so she put Xue Pan in a sack, then punched and kicked him, and finally put him on the artificial hill.
Wen Shuang felt that doing so seemed inappropriate. Before she could go to find Granny Yuan, she heard outside that Master Xue had fallen from the artificial hill and broken his leg.
"Young Master Xue is a grown man, not a child. Why would he climb an artificial hill for no reason?"
What did Wen Shuang hear?
That fairy-like girl asked the people outside in a soft voice,
"Could there be some treasure on the artificial hill?"
Then Lan Su went out for a while and came back a moment later, sighing, "Tsk tsk, the Xue family's young master is really pitiful. He fell from the artificial mountain and has no intact skin left. Especially his face, it's swollen bigger than that basin."
Wen Shuang felt both nervous and touched. She was nervous because she was afraid that people would find out that they were the ones who did it, and touched because the girl and Lan Su were doing this to avenge her.
In the Lin family's small hall, Lan Su was still arguing with Yuan Hongqu, trying to make Yuan Hongqu forget that she had dragged Daiyu into it.
But how could Yuan Hongqu possibly forget?
"Lan Su, you did a good job. But you had to punish her for bringing the girl along to be so naughty."
“Granny Yuan, please don’t punish Lan Su. This whole thing started because I was cowardly. If anyone should be punished, it should be me,” Wen Shuang said resolutely.
“Not a single one will be spared. As for the punishment, you’ll find out tomorrow. Go and rest now.” Yuan Hongqu waved her hand, signaling them to go back.
Wen Shuang's legs were shaking so badly she could barely stand, and Daiyu was giving her instructions from the side.
"Sister Wenshuang, I was like that when I first started practicing horse stance, but after a while I was able to stand very steadily."
“Young lady, when you first started practicing the horse stance, Granny Yuan only made you stand for half an hour, gradually increasing the time later. Now, I have to stand for a full half hour from the beginning.” Wen Shuang said with a mournful face.
"How old are you? How old was she back then?" Yuan Hongqu said irritably.
“Mr. Yuan, how about I stand in the horse stance? I’ll stand for three hours, not just half an hour!” Lan Su’s brows were furrowed so deeply they could trap flies. She looked like she had a deep grudge, holding a calligraphy brush as if it weighed a ton, her wrist aching and swollen from the effort. “I’ll switch with Wen Shuang. I’ll write for her while I do the horse stance.”
"It would be a waste of a martial arts master like you to be doing a horse stance. Be careful, that calligraphy copybook is by Mi Fu, each character is worth a thousand pieces of gold. If you mess it up, you'll lose a year's worth of calligraphy practice for each character you make."
"Girl, please get me another one quickly," Lan Su said hurriedly.
“But you chose this one yourself, didn’t you?” Daiyu said with a smile.
"How was I supposed to know it was so expensive?" Lan Su said with a long face. "I only chose it because the calligraphy was the most bold and matched my personality."
"Hehe, don't worry about writing. This is my copy. It's okay if I make a mess of it. Don't scare Sister Lan Su, Granny." Daiyu comforted Lan Su very considerately.
Lan Su's face darkened further. Mr. Yuan said that she would be spared punishment when her handwriting could be as good as the characters in the calligraphy model.
It turns out this was just a girl's copy; the original calligraphy must be even more difficult, something I probably could never achieve in my lifetime.
"Mr. Yuan, you've tricked me!" Lan Su cried, tears welling in her eyes, and accused Yuan Hongqu in grief and indignation.
“If it’s too simple, it won’t show your skill. This piece of calligraphy by you captures the essence of Mi Fu’s calligraphy. If you can have even a fraction of the skill shown in this piece, then you’ll be considered a success,” Yuan Hongqu said with a smile.
Lan Suxin continued writing the characters reluctantly, stroke by stroke, while Wen Shuang stood trembling in a horse stance.
Lan Su is somewhat impetuous, and practicing calligraphy is a way for her to temper her temperament.
Wen Shuang, on the other hand, is too soft-hearted and timid. Therefore, we should help her strengthen her physique to improve her mental state and stabilize her will.
It was called punishment, but it was actually training.
"Granny Yuan, I've come to receive my punishment."
Xiangtao had already returned from Goose Village. Hearing that Lansu and Wenshuang were being punished, she rushed over. She was also involved in yesterday's events, so if she was to be punished, she should be punished as well.
“You protected Wen Shuang at Lixiang Courtyard, and later you tried to dissuade them from acting rashly. Although you were unsuccessful in the end, it was not your fault.”
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