Chapter 543 Do You Know (10)
Chapter 543 Do You Know (10)
Rulan felt a little panicked when she thought about this. She had studied for so many years, and she was just simple-minded, not stupid. She was still young and still like this. Would her second brother support her after she got married?
"Seventh, Seventh Sister, what should I do?" Rulan asked anxiously, grabbing Wangyou's sleeve.
"Listen to Madam's advice. Even when your eldest sister was so awful back then, Madam didn't give up on her. As her youngest daughter, she will make good plans for you."
"I understand, Seventh Sister. I will listen to you from now on."
When Wangyou saw Rulan's look, she realized that Rulan had scolded her too harshly.
"Seventh Sister, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I will try my best to correct it in the future." Mo Lan rarely admitted defeat, mainly because she couldn't beat him anyway.
"Whether you change or not has little to do with me. As long as you don't drag me into it, we can discuss everything."
"Those eavesdropping outside, aren't you done listening? Shouldn't you come out now?" Wangyou turned around and called out to the door.
A short while later, a group of adults with different expressions entered.
Judging from their expressions, some were good and some were bad, but since the person speaking was Wangyou, they didn't dare to scold him.
The ones with the worst complexions were Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai, while the one with the best was Madam Sheng.
Originally, Granny Kong was also outside, but she left after Wangyou mentioned that it involved the Sheng family's affairs.
"Wangyou, what did Father do wrong?" Sheng Hong asked wearily.
“To me, you are a qualified father, but that comes with conditions, so you can think about it yourself,” Wangyou said with a smile.
Yan came over and grabbed Wangyou's hand, whispering, "Say less."
"I understand, Mother." Wangyou remained silent, looking at everyone present.
The eldest daughter-in-law seemed to have finally gotten her revenge and even had the mood to compete with Lin Xiaoniang. Lin Xiaoniang had a sullen face and seemed to be thinking about something. Sheng Changbai's gaze towards Wangyou was not good, but what Wangyou said was true, and he couldn't refute it.
Sheng Changfeng's expression was complicated. He hadn't expected that his sister, with whom he had hardly ever spoken, would have such a high opinion of him. Why was he so excited?
The group that came to confront them ended up leaving in disgrace. How many people didn't sleep that night, Wangyou didn't know, but she slept quite well.
The next day, Wangyou got up early as usual to practice martial arts, but she unexpectedly saw someone.
"Good morning, Seventh Sister." Rulan greeted Wangyou warmly.
"Why is Fifth Sister up so early?"
"I came to find you. Is it too late for me to start practicing martial arts? If it's too late, could you teach me a few moves?" Rulan asked eagerly. "These things are my apprenticeship gift."
"Why do you want to learn martial arts?"
“What you said yesterday made me think a lot. After we got back, my mother also talked to me a lot. You’re right. My older brother can’t be relied on, my older sister can’t be relied on, and my father can’t be relied on either. So I can only rely on myself. I also have to protect my mother,” Rulan said earnestly.
"Fifth Sister has finally seen the light. Is Madam also willing?"
“My mother said that following you is always the right thing to do, but I was too lazy before,” Rulan said, a little embarrassed.
"Okay, then you can start with the basic horse stance. Once your lower body is stable, I'll teach you some self-defense skills."
"Okay." Rulan nodded heavily, doing exactly what Wangyou said.
Wangyou initially thought Rulan wouldn't last long, but to her surprise, Rulan persevered despite being exhausted and in pain all over. She came to Wangyou's place every day without fail, rain or shine.
As Rulan watched Wangyou practice martial arts, she would gaze at her with starry eyes, fantasizing that she would one day become just as skilled and protect her mother.
Thinking about it, the seventh sister was the most clear-headed one in the family. She was born extraordinary; even if she did nothing, her life would be good. But she was strict with herself from a young age.
She now knew how difficult martial arts training was, and she was already so tired after only practicing the horse stance for a few days. Her seventh sister had to read medical books at the beginning, and her current skills must have come from a lot of hard work.
If Wangyou knew what Rulan was thinking, she would definitely tell her that she was overthinking it. She was a genius, and although she had indeed suffered a lot, it wasn't as bad as Wangyou imagined.
After Wangyou finished practicing martial arts and Rulan finished her horse stance, they washed up and went to Granny Kong's place to learn etiquette.
The classroom atmosphere has been wonderful these past few days. Rulan and Molan have stopped bickering, but their relationship is definitely not that close. However, Rulan prefers to stick close to Wangyou and actively asks questions whenever she doesn't understand something, showing that her thirst for knowledge is growing day by day.
After finishing the etiquette lesson taught by Granny Kong, Wangyou went back to her own courtyard, but felt someone following her.
"Fifth Sister, why are you following me instead of going back to your own courtyard?"
"Seventh Sister, I want to learn more from you, and I feel safe with you," Rulan said with a smile.
Wangyou twitched her lips, but seeing Rulan's little look, she let her be.
Rulan followed Wangyou to the pharmacy and saw all sorts of medicine bottles, which broadened her horizons.
"You arranged all of these."
"Okay, take a look around, I have to go now."
"Okay." Rulan nodded, not daring to touch anything, and really just looked at it.
She also saw the best-selling facial soaps in the beauty salon outside. One bar of these soaps was worth a fortune outside, but there were piles of them here. Rulan had a thought: Could this beauty salon belong to Seventh Sister?
Rulan really wanted to grab Wangyou's hand and ask her, but when she looked up and saw Wangyou's profile as she busied herself, she didn't dare to disturb her and instead continued to look around.
She recognized some of them, and some she didn't, but each one surprised her. The medicine bottles were labeled, and most of them were poisonous. This was the first time in Rulan's life that she had known there were so many kinds of poison.
While Wangyou and Rulan were enjoying a peaceful life, Lin Xiaoniang and Molan were in a dilemma. Lin Xiaoniang wanted Molan to shamelessly follow Wangyou and learn some martial arts, but Molan still felt uneasy because Wangyou had slapped her.
Minglan was also thinking that she and her seventh sister were the closest at the beginning, so how did they drift further and further apart?
Meanwhile, the old lady and Granny Kong were having a conversation at Shou'an Hall.
"These girls in your family are all quite extraordinary, especially the youngest one. When she gets angry, her aura is no less than that of the empresses in the palace," said Granny Kong with a smile.
"Who can argue with that? That girl was born extraordinary and has her own plans. If all the girls could be like her, I would have so much less to worry about," the old lady said with a smile.
"The one you're raising isn't bad either. Although she's a bit slow, she's very diligent. Her notes are incredibly detailed, something that the Fourth and Fifth Misses can't match." Granny Kong praised her, which pleased the old lady.
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