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After returning to the capital, Du Ruohan was confined by his uncle to study at home and wasn’t allowed outside even during the New Year. It was only after his aunt pleaded with his uncle these days that Zhuang Xianzhi granted him a day off.
Du Ruohan had learned that Feng Lin and Xiao Liulang were studying at the Imperial Academy. He was not familiar with Lin Chengye, so he deliberately didn't inquire about Lin Chengye. He met Feng Lin today when he went to the Imperial Academy to find him.
According to Du Ruohan, now that the two of them had finally arrived in the capital with great difficulty, he wanted to act as a host for them. He invited the two people to the most famous restaurant in the capital, Drunken Celestial Abode, to have a lavish meal. Then at night, they would rent a decorated pleasure boat and tour around the lake, simply spending their time free and unfettered!
But the only thing in Feng Lin and Lin Chengye’s mind was to visit Xiao Liulang and Lady Jiao, mainly Lady Jiao. They especially missed her these days, so they wanted to come and see her, and Du Ruohan was dragged along by them.
Xiao Liulang had no particular interest in Du Ruohan, but Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun were very curious about the new guest at home.
"Lady Jiao's younger brothers." Feng Lin introduced Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun to Du Ruohan, and introduced Du Ruohan to Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun. "Your brother-in-law and my childhood playmate, you can call him Big Brother Du."
Xiao Liulang: You really don't regard yourself as an outsider, do you?
Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun greeted the new guest.
Gu Jiao went to buy food. Not long after the three family members came back, she also entered the courtyard.
At a glance, she found an extra guest in the yard.
Apparently, the guest noticed her too.
Xiao Liulang was about to introduce them to each other when Feng Lin rushed over and said, "Lady Jiao is back! What heavy stuff did you buy? I told you, you don't have to buy this much food! Little Cheng, quickly come over here!"
Lin Chengye came over and took away the things in Gu Jiao's hand.
Feng Lin said to Du Ruohan, "This is Lady Jiao!" And then said to Gu Jiao, "Lady Jiao, this is Liulang’s and my childhood neighbor. The three of us grew up together. His name is Du Ruohan, you can call him Little Belly! His aunt has married in the capital, and now he can be considered as half a native of the capital. Next month, he will take the metropolitan exam with us!"
Xiao Liulang's eyes were chilly: You sure talk a lot more when you’re speaking with JiaoJiao! Also, who’s the head of this family again?!
Du Ruohan and Xiao Liulang weren’t as familiar with each other as they were with Feng Lin. First, Du Ruohan had known Feng Lin for a longer time when they were still young. Second, he always felt that this Xiao Liulang was not the Xiao Liulang he knew as a child.
In short, he found him quite strange.
However, Xiao Liulang's family was easy to get along with.
Especially Xiao Liulang’s grandaunt.
Things had to start with Du Ruohan's visit. He was a rational person. Although Feng Lin told him not to act as an outsider, he still bought something over as a polite gesture.
Among them was a box of sugar-fried chestnuts, which made the elderly woman delighted, very very very much so.
Nowadays, the elderly woman stopped keeping her stash of sweets at home. It was because Little Jing Kong could easily rat on her that way. Therefore, she moved them all to Old Chief’s side.
The elderly woman thought this young man’s background was quite good and decided to take him to play cards.
"Want to play cards?" The elderly woman took out the leaf cards given by Gu Changqing. These new leaf cards felt so comfortable to use that the elderly woman couldn't put it down.
Du Ruohan knew how to play leaf cards, it was just that his uncle didn’t allow him to play in the house usually.
Feng Lin didn’t know how to play, but Lin Chengye did.
The elderly woman called Gu Xiaoshun over.
Gu Xiaoshun, the elderly woman, Du Ruohan and Lin Chengye arranged a table of leaf cards together.
The novice Du Ruohan started out.
As it turned out, not every novice was as lucky as Gu Changqing. At the end of the game, Du Ruohan almost lost everything, leaving only his underpants.
The elderly woman liked him even more!
Young man, you have a future!
As lunch approached, another visitor came.
"I'll go, I'll go!" Little Jing Kong rattled to open the door. He poked his little head out of the gate and looked at the visitor with his eyes blinking, "Who might you be looking for?"
The man said, "I'm looking for Xiao Liulang."
"Oh." Little Jing Kong was disappointed.
Why was no one coming to look for him?
He was no longer a child without friends!
Little Jing Kong slowly went to the study and called Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang went to the gate and looked at the man with a goatee in front of him. The other party had a friendly but shrewd appearance, well-dressed and well-mannered.
However, Xiao Liulang didn't know him, "You are—"
The man cupped his hands and introduced himself, "My surname is Wang, Young Gentleman Xiao may call me Wang Yun. I've heard a lot about Young Gentleman Xiao’s famous name for a long time, and finally came to pay a visit today. I wonder if I can come inside and speak with you?"
Xiao Liulang gave him another look before taking him to his study.
Little Jing Kong was also in his study, working on a problem.
Xiao Liulang said to him, "Take a break and continue it later."
Little Jing Kong looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you being so kind all of a sudden?"
Xiao Liulang: "JiaoJiao cooked delicious meals."
Little Jing Kong was gone with a swoosh!
Wang Yun couldn't help saying with a smile, "Is he Young Gentleman Xiao’s younger brother? What a good-looking and adorable child."
Good-looking and adorable? That was just his appearance. He was in fact a mischievous and infuriating little monk at heart.
Xiao Liulang didn’t sell out the little monk in front of outsiders though. He just asked faintly, "I wonder what matter Master Wang has for him to pay us a visit?"
Wang Yun didn't expect Xiao Liulang to be so direct. He was a bit surprised then smiled, "This surnamed Wang paid a visit today to discuss something important with Young Gentleman Xiao."
Xiao Liulang: "About the metropolitan exam?"
Wang Yun was surprised once again. He said with a smile, "Young Gentleman Xiao is truly an intelligent person to actually guess even this."
Recently, many people had come to Xiao Liulang, and all of them had one purpose, the metropolitan exam. It was just that they usually looked for him in the Imperial Academy. Wang Yun was the only one to actually pay his home a visit.
Xiao Liulang spoke bluntly, "Right now, I don't have the spare energy to help others with their homework nor write articles covering the topics for the metropolitan exam."
Those who came to find Xiao Liulang could be divided into two kinds: one was like Lin Chengye and Feng Lin, who came to seek for advice; the other was those who requested their teacher for a possible topic in the metropolitan exam and then pay Xiao Liulang to make an article according to this topic.
All of them were rejected by Xiao Liulang.
Wang Yun lowered his eyes with a smile, dusted off his wide sleeves and said, "I'm not here to ask Young Gentleman Xiao to help my young master with his homework, nor I am here to buy your written articles. I'm here to ask Young Gentleman Xiao——"
He uttered the last few words.
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