mesbooks Chapter 259 I didn't, I didn't, I can change it
Chapter 259 I didn't, I didn't, I can change it
Lin Chang'er raised an eyebrow. "Who says students can't teach others? Exchanging ideas and debating with classmates is also a form of mutual learning. Young Master Chen himself highly approves of your article; otherwise, in such a large academy, he wouldn't have singled you out for his own benefit."
“A real man shouldn’t be so indecisive. Just tell me whether you should or shouldn’t do this.”
Gu Ziyan was somewhat uncertain. "What if I do my best and he still can't learn it? What should I say then?"
Let him teach, but can Chen Zhao really learn it?
Will he blame me if I can't learn it?
Lin Chang'er: "The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on yourself. If you have all tried your best and he still can't learn it, even the most mediocre article, then it is fate and there is no need to force it."
Turning to Chen Zhao, she wanted to say, "If that's really the case, then accept your fate."
Chen Zhao quickly shook his head, "As long as he puts his heart into it, I don't believe I can't even write the worst kind of article. I'm not stupid."
Gu Ziyan said, "Young Master Chen, don't say that now. When the time comes, you won't even sit for a quarter of an hour before you become like a thorn in your side. You'll either want to drink tea and eat snacks, or you'll want to fight crickets and watch cockfights. If you get excited, you'll even want to go to the casino and roll a couple of dice."
"You gamble?" Lin Chang'er narrowed her eyes, her gaze turning dangerous.
"No, no," Chen Zhao hurriedly waved his hand and explained, finally able to infiltrate the group of good students. "I do watch cricket fighting and cockfighting, but I can change that."
"But the casino, I didn't, I really didn't. Last time it was, it was my family's groom's cousin's, my cousin's husband's third aunt's husband, who gambled away his own daughter."
"Well, his third aunt went to his cousin's husband, who then went to his cousin, who then went to his groom cousin."
“That groom’s family has been raising horses for three generations. That’s why I went to the casino to win back my third aunt’s daughter and dragged my third aunt’s husband out of the casino and beat him up. At other times, I just go to visit. At most, I play cards with my uncles during the holidays.”
With timid and uncertain eyes, she asked Lin Chang'er, "Is this alright?"
Lin Chang'er: "..." This silly school bully is actually quite righteous? But with his personality, it seems he's really not suited for the path of taking the imperial examination and becoming an official!
But he really wanted to write an article to make his father happy. Well, let's find out more first!
Lin Chang'er gave a very aloof "hmm," and then said, "You recognize Chen Ming, right?"
Chen Zhao nodded hurriedly, "That's my cousin."
Lin Chang'er said, "My business in the provincial capital is all done through the connections of Young Master Chen. If you agree to my demands today, and then change your mind and act dishonestly, and don't study writing properly, I will have Young Master Chen complain about you to your uncle, and your father will deal with you. Do you understand?"
"I, I will definitely study hard," Chen Zhao said, raising his hand in a vow.
He turned his head and looked at Gu Ziyan and Li Xun with a grin.
Gu Ziyan felt embarrassed by his gaze. "I misunderstood you. I apologize, but if you're not serious about learning, you shouldn't waste your time."
"No, I didn't. I genuinely want to learn how to write articles from you." If he had known it would turn out this way, he wouldn't have listened to those stupid ideas of his lackeys and threatened him.
Having someone else write for you never brings the same sense of accomplishment as writing it yourself. Even the worst article is still your achievement.
Gu Ziyan had no choice but to agree, "For the sake of my cousin Li Xun, let's leave it at that!"
“Okay!” Chen Zhao nodded and readily took out a ten-tael silver note from his money bag and handed it to Gu Ziyan. “Hey, silver is too heavy, deposit and exchange it anywhere.”
Gu Ziyan glanced at him, then looked at Lin Chang'er.
Lin Chang'er chuckled. The silly school bully was quite honest. Everyone else would try it out first and then pay, but he paid first. He wasn't afraid of being cheated.
However, "there is one more thing."
Chen Zhao immediately looked at her and said, "Cousin, please speak."
Li Xun was displeased. "Who said I'm your cousin?"
"Isn't your cousin Gu's cousin? And isn't Gu's cousin my cousin?" Chen Zhao shamelessly tried to get closer to him.
Lin Chang'er was unconcerned with formalities. "The matter of writing the essay is temporarily resolved, but what about the matter of you hitting Scholar Gu?"
Pointing at Gu Ziyan's face, she said, "They say you shouldn't hit someone in the face, but look at what you've done to him! He's even injured his leg, and he's limping now. You can't just pretend this didn't happen, can you?"
Gu Ziyan was a little embarrassed. "Cousin Li Xun, my injury is nothing serious. It will be fine in a couple of days."
“No, this isn’t about how long it will take for you to recover; it’s about taking responsibility for your mistakes,” Lin Chang’er insisted.
Chen Zhao hurriedly said, "I will take responsibility, I will definitely take responsibility. I will immediately send Gu Xuezi to the clinic for treatment, and I will cover all the consultation and medical expenses."
After saying that, he suddenly tried to get up, but his ear was grabbed. He let out a "howl" and pointed to his ear pleadingly, "Can, can you let go?" I was being so obedient.
Lin Chang'er nodded, Liu Zi let go, and Chen Zhao immediately called to the servants, "You guys, come and help Scholar Gu to the clinic."
Lin Chang'er winked at Liu Zi, who then said, "Our carriage is parked at the street corner. Let's go there in our carriage."
Chen Zhao was extremely grateful.
After dealing with this matter, it was almost time for Lin Chang'er's appointment with the shopkeepers.
He quickly instructed Li Xun to keep a close eye on Chen Zhao's followers, then took a carriage to keep the appointment.
Liu Zi, sitting on the carriage shaft, spoke to Lin Chang'er, "Miss, those lackeys of that boy are obviously no good. Why don't you just tell Young Master Chen to stop associating with them?"
Lin Chang'er laughed and said, "The bystander sees more of the game than the player. We can see things clearly at a glance, but that little fool Chen Zhao might not."
"We have already overstepped our bounds by just looking at him for the first time today. If we interfere with his private tutoring, we may provoke his rebellious mentality."
"That's why, after we beat his people today, we didn't have you forcefully tie them up and throw them to the Chen residence to file a complaint. Instead, we took a roundabout approach and had Scholar Gu teach him how to write an essay."
"A gentle touch can overcome even the toughest steel. Rather than letting the feud between the two sides grow bigger, it's better to use a combination of kindness and firmness to achieve harmony. That way, Chen Zhao won't cause trouble for Gu Ziyan anymore. Otherwise, with his fish-headedness and donkey-like temper, he'll be an endless nuisance."
After pausing for a moment, he said, "I'm in business. I try to be kind to people and avoid making enemies. Chen Zhao is just spoiled by his family and has a childish nature, but he's not a bad person. As long as someone can guide him onto the right path, he's not beyond redemption."
"Furthermore, Chen Ming is the one who helps manage our seafood business, so we must give him that much face."
"As for those lackeys, let the little fool see for himself. Growth always comes at a price; you only learn from your mistakes."
Liu Zi nodded, thinking to himself that Miss Lin's parents must be very good at raising their child, otherwise, how could Miss Lin be so reasonable?
Lin Chang'er then remembered her original purpose for getting off the bus. She hadn't done any investigation, but instead cleaned up a mess. She shook her head and thought to herself that she would have to come back another day.
As they walked along the street, it was a bit more lively than yesterday, but business had obviously not yet recovered. Therefore, Lin Chang'er and her companions did not meet at a restaurant today, but at the Zhu residence instead.
Old Zhu personally welcomed her inside, beaming with joy the whole way, as if some great joy had occurred.
Lin Chang'er was pondering whether it was about having a baby or something else, so she could give a gift to avoid being impolite.
Looking up, I saw a familiar figure in bamboo green under the magnolia blossoms in the courtyard outside the main hall.
"Lord Wu, what brings you here?" Weren't you supposed to be going to the countryside to check on the disaster situation?