Jiang Wanru was about to turn around and leave when she heard him say that he was a fool. She thought that such a young child would be so arrogant, his character might not be very good. However, after turning around, she heard his long speech and felt that the teacher invited by the Jiang family seemed to have a pretty good character. Jiang Wanru did not turn back, she slowly walked away, leaving behind the self-reproaching little boy.

  Not long after, Jiang Wanmu met Jiang Wenqi again in that corner, squatting on the ground writing and drawing, muttering to himself in a low voice. Every time, Jiang Wanmu just stood quietly beside him, staring at his writing, carefully looking at each word one by one. Jiang Wenqi felt Jiang Wanmu approaching, thinking that this sister was a bit dull, but she always looked at him quietly, without any disdainful expression in her eyes.

  They met again and again in that corner, after a long time, Jiang Wenqi saw Jiang Wanyu staring at the words with an expression, but instead felt that she was not stupid at all. He was very interested in pointing to the words he wrote himself, telling them one by one to Jiang Wanyu, and demonstrating writing for Jiang Wanyu to see. Two people, one willing to teach, one willing to learn, but there is a kind of harmony that complements each other.

  Jiang Wenqi would occasionally mention some things to Jiang Wanyu, and each time Jiang Wanyu would quietly listen, her eyes calm as water, until he slowly calmed the bitter thoughts in his heart. Jiang Wenqis days at the Jiang house were not easy, but they were still better than Jiang Wanyus. In this generation of the Jiang family, there was no one whose circumstances were worse than Jiang Wanyus.

  Jiang Wenqi was the eldest son of Jiang Wanshus second uncle. His birth mother was originally a maid by his fathers side, and after the main wife gave birth to her eldest daughter, she was taken in as a concubine by her father. Although his father did not show explicit favoritism towards her, he always showed deep affection for Jiang Wenqis mother. After giving birth to Jiang Wenqi, due to physical weakness, she passed away within a year.

  Jiang Wanru heard the complete story of Young Master and Servant Girl from her mother, Shi Touniang, and her aunt, Mugenniang, in their occasional conversations. Jiang Wenqis father, Jiang Anming, was originally a general official in the capital, but two years ago he had the opportunity to be promoted to an external position and was willing to take it. He left his wife and son in the capital. Jiang Anmings legitimate wife treated Jiang Wenqi with care when he was still in the capital. However, after he left, Jiang Wenqi and her older brother, who is three months older than her, entered clan school together, and her attitude gradually changed.

  Jiang Wenqi gradually felt the difference between her and her half-siblings. Her stepmother smiled brightly in front of her brother, but when facing Jiang Wenqi, she was often impatient. The happy family scenes that existed before her father passed away no longer existed. Ironically, Jiang Wenqi was smarter than her own brother. She could remember everything after the teacher taught it once, while her brother had to ask repeatedly to understand and memorize.

  Little children do not understand the hearts of adults. When Jiang Wenqi first heard Mr. praise, he was excited to report the good news to his stepmother. Every time this happened, his stepmother would look at him with a fake smile. But when his own brother occasionally received Mr.s approval and came back to tell his stepmother, she would be overjoyed and praise him repeatedly. Jiang Wenqi slowly realized that he was different from his brother.

  Jiang Wenqis stepmother could no longer stand him, but she couldnt stop him from going to pay his respects to Old Lady Jiang on the first and fifteenth of every month. Old Lady Jiang still placed great importance on her grandson, asking Mr. Jiang about each ones situation again and again. However, because of Jiang Wenyus older brother Jiang Wenlun, who had been clever since childhood and stood in front of him, Old Lady Jiang would only faintly smile when Mr. Jiang praised Jiang Wenqi.

  After Jiang Wenqis stepmother learned about these things, she secretly resented the illegitimate child for not knowing how to show respect and stealing her own sons thunder. From then on, she treated him even more coldly. However, she was a master at putting up a facade, so on the surface, she still treated Jiang Wenqi with courtesy, making it impossible for anyone to find fault with her behavior. But in reality, she was clearly different. With a smile, she transferred the loyal and honest people away from the illegitimate childs side, leaving only careless and sloppy attendants by his side.

  When Jiang Wanru first met Jiang Wenqi, he had been to this corner many times, only each time the two had never collided. A six-year-old child and a four-year-old child, one was dull and the other was precocious. The two gradually developed feelings for each other, Jiang Wenqi would tell Jiang Wanru about all his good and bad deeds, and Jiang Wanru would also comfort him with a few words, she always spoke in simple and straightforward language, never making Jiang Wenqi feel uncomfortable.

  Jiang Wanru learned about the script of Ning Chao through Jiang Wengui, and after her gradual exploration, she gradually found the connection with the script of her previous life. Her understanding of the script of Ning Chao made rapid progress, and she was no longer satisfied with just knowing it through Jiang Wengui. After leaving the Jiang residence without anyone noticing, she became bolder day by day, gradually dressing up as a man to enter bookstores alone, searching for various books on her own.

  She was finally discovered by Jiang Wenci, who had been following her, and her elder brother when they went to buy books on the street half a year ago. At that time, Jiang Wenci did not expect to see Jiang Wanting, wearing coarse linen clothes, carefully browsing through books in the bookstore. After looking at the book for a while, Jiang Wanting turned the page, raised her head and saw the surprised Jiang Wenci. If anyone in the Jiang family was most familiar with her, it would only be the young Jiang Wenci; others might not even recognize her when facing each other.

  Jiang Wanru let out a soft sigh in her heart, gazing at the obvious sadness in Jiang Wencis eyes. She remained calm and shook her head slightly towards him, putting down the book in her hand, and slowly walked out of the bookstore from the other side. Jiang Wenyu, Jiang Wencis older brother, had finished selecting what he wanted, turned around to see Jiang Wenci standing there dazed, followed his gaze outside, where people were constantly flowing. He walked over, furrowed his brow, pulled him once and said: "Younger brother Ci, dont just stand here watching the excitement, quickly go select what you want."

  "After a while, Ill go back and pick up my sister with my mother at my uncles house." Jiang Wenyu knew that his mother didnt like him being close to his younger brother, but outside, he still maintained the appearance of an older brother. Jiang Wenqi came to his senses, hastily walked over, casually pointed out two inkstones to the shopkeeper who was serving him, and handed over a string of cash.

  Jiang Wenyu gazed at Jiang Wenqi, who was walking over with a distracted expression. He shook his head in the manner of an adult and inadvertently caught sight of the inkstone in Jiang Wenqis hand. His expression changed slightly, and he directly reached out to snatch the inkstone away. He glared at Jiang Wenqi and walked over to the store clerk, who had already turned pale with anger, saying: "I want to exchange these two for the kind made in Jinshan."

  The shop assistant originally thought that Jiang Wenyu was going to return the goods, but now hearing him say that he wanted to exchange the inferior goods in his hand for a better inkstone, a smile appeared on his face. He praised Jiang Wenyu with a smile: "Young master, you have good taste. Although Jinshan inkstones are not as beautiful as this one, they are more expensive and of high quality. They are the best choice for scholars with discerning eyes."