Huang Wanzhen stepped forward and said, "Hello, I am Huang Wanzhen, Shen Junru's student. Is she home?"
The waiter was obviously a novice. After hearing what Huang Wanzhen said, he hurriedly shouted to the doorman, "Master, Master, someone is looking for the third young lady."
An old man in a green hemp robe came out and kicked the servant. "What are you yelling about? You just want to show off your loud voice."
As he spoke, he took a look at Huang Wanzhen. Seeing that she was wearing a jacket and skirt, although the material was good, the style was old. He couldn't help but half-close his eyes and asked, "Do you have any post?"
Fortunately, Huang Wanzhen was prepared and took out the lotus flower stick from her handbag. "Here, is this it?"
The old man took it, looked at it for a few seconds, and handed it back to her, "Wait."
Turned and entered the yard.
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the old man came over with a short-haired girl. "Uncle Tian, is this the girl?"
The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She had a pair of dimples when she smiled and was very cute.
"It's her. Miss Xiaoli, take her in."
"Miss, please follow me. I will take you to the third lady's yard." Xiaoli said with a smile.
Seeing this scene, Huang Wanzhen felt that the Shen family was really pretentious and still followed old-fashioned rules. She really didn't know why they would allow the young lady of the family to go out to school.
The two of them passed through the hanging flower gate and walked along the winding corridor. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at a courtyard called Haitangju.
"Miss, I brought the person to you."
Turning into the yard, I saw a beautiful lady in a pink waist-cinched cheongsam, holding a book and sitting on a stone bench in the yard.
"Are you here? Your name is Huang Wanzhen, right?"
"Hello, my name is Shen Junru."
The woman stood up and she was not short, looking about 1.65 meters tall.
Huang Wanzhen naturally extended her hand and shook her hand, "Hello, Teacher Shen."
Seeing that she acted gracefully, Shen Junru nodded with satisfaction.
"What have you learned?"
Huang Wanzhen: "I only learned the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, and Young Learner Qionglin."
Shen Junru: "Do you plan to take the college entrance examination in the future?"
Huang Wanzhen nodded and said, "I'm thinking of going to a regular girls' school."
Shen Junru suddenly laughed, "That's great, you don't look very young, how old are you this year?"
Huang Wanzhen: "Fifteen."
Shen Junru: "Okay, if you want to apply to a girls' school, Chinese, English, and arithmetic are required subjects. Let's start with these three."
Huang Wanzhen: "Oh! By the way, I'm good at English and math, but I'm weak in Chinese."
Shen Junru looked her up and down with her eyes wide open, "Oh? Really?"
The look in his eyes clearly showed disbelief.
Huang Wanzhen also knew that her words were not credible as she was wearing an old-fashioned jacket and skirt, but she did not want to waste time and pretended to learn from the basics.
"If you don't believe me, you can test me."
Shen Junru smiled and clapped her hands, "Great! Seeing how confident you are, I guess you are not afraid of the exam anymore."
"Tomorrow, please. Tonight, I'll make two copies of the test I took at Beman Girls' School."
Huang Wanzhen waved her hand and said, "Don't worry. I have to take my mother to the hospital tomorrow, so I might not be able to come."
Shen Junru didn't ask what disease her mother had. She just nodded to show that she knew and began to prepare for today's class.
Shen Junru was teaching the Analects of Confucius. Huang Wanzhen did not hide her incompetence. After all, she had learned some in her previous life, and her progress seemed very fast, which greatly increased Shen Junru's sense of accomplishment as a teacher.
"It really surprised me. I was looking forward to tomorrow's class." Shen Junru said with a smile.
Huang Wanzhen had to bring up the matter of going to the hospital again, "Teacher Shen, I'm going to the hospital tomorrow."
Shen Junru clapped her lips and said, "Oh, it's the day after tomorrow."
Huang Wanzhen: "I have a question. Which hospital is better in Beijing?"
Shen Junru: "You really asked the right person. My uncle works in the Ministry of Health. The best hospital for Chinese people is the Central Hospital."
Huang Wanzhen nodded hesitantly. Thinking of Shen Junru's big feet, she simply spoke directly, "I want to have foot radiotherapy. Would it be better to go to a church hospital?"
Shen Junru raised her eyebrows, "Do your parents agree?"
Huang Wanzhen shook her head: "I'm not going to tell them."
Shen Junru advised, "How can that be? Foot implant surgery is very expensive. You'd better tell them in advance."
Huang Wanzhen nodded and said, "Yes, I will."
Shen Junru: "Ah! It's all because of old thinking that people are harmed. My eldest and second cousins grew up in the old house. When they were a few years old, our grandmother ordered them to have their feet bound."
"My cousin and I were employed by our father and uncle in local government positions, so we escaped the disaster."
"By the way, next time you come, go through the northeast corner gate. I'll tell the maid there to let you in directly when she sees my flower sign."
"Going through the main gate is too troublesome. The servants there are all my grandfather's men. It's very complicated to get in and out, and it takes a lot of time."
Huang Wanzhen nodded, "Oh, so that's how it is. When I came here, I was wondering why the mansion would allow you to go to school despite such strict rules."
Shen Junru: "I grew up in Jiangsu Province and was transferred to Beijing with my father two years ago."
"The better church hospitals in Beijing include Union Hospital, German Hospital, and John's Hospital."
"Except for Union Hospital which is a bit far away in East City, the other two are both in West City."
Huang Wanzhen: "So which is better, the German Hospital or John's Hospital?"
Shen Junru: "There's no choice. German hospitals won't accept Chinese patients."
"John's consultation fee is very high. Only rich or noble people can go there to see a doctor."
After returning to the Huang Mansion in Santa Lane, Huang Wanzhen went straight into the study in the front yard.
As night fell, Mrs. Huang came over and asked, "Have you inquired about the hospital?"
Huang Wanzhen nodded expressionlessly. "I've found out. They're John's Hospital on West Street in Xicheng District, and Union Hospital in Dongdan, Dongcheng District."
"Both are good. Which one do you want to go to?"
Huang Dongshi: "Let's go to the one in West City. It's close and easier to get things done."
Although Huang Wanzhen didn't understand where the "easy to handle" came from, she still nodded obediently, "Okay."
The next day, before dawn, Huang Dong came to Furongju.
"Mom, what are you doing!" Huang Wanzhen hugged the quilt in shock, as if she had seen a lecher.
Huang Dongshi flicked her handkerchief and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
Huang Wanzhen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her feet were covered tightly.
"Hurry up and get up. Let's go and come back early. I still have to take care of your father and grandfather."
As Huang Wanzhen put on her clothes, she said, "If you ask me, you should comb through the servants in this mansion and change them all into your own."
"This will make it easier for us to get things done in the future."
Huang Dongshi: "Except for Huang Zhong's family, the rest are my people. What are you afraid of?"
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