Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 53 Family Harmony
In Xiao Rulan's mind, their family had always believed that whoever gave birth to the child should raise it.

However, Tuan Ge'er's situation is special. His birth mother, Wei Xiaoniang, has passed away. According to the family's "rules," he can only live with his closest sister.

Yes, that is, Sheng Minglan.

However, even if Xiao Rulan is too young to understand, she still knows that a four-year-old child cannot raise another child.

After all, a four-year-old child can't even support herself.

"hehe!"

"You!"

Wang Ruofu helplessly tapped Xiao Rulan's forehead and said, "No matter what, we can't let your sixth sister raise Tuan Ge'er!"

"You little idiot!"

"Ok?"

Xiao Rulan didn't care about her mother's "disdain," but her eyes lit up: "So, Tuan Ge'er is going to be raised in our yard?"

Wang Ruofu did not answer, but simply hugged his young daughter and sighed, "Alas!"

"If you don't raise it in my name, then what should I do?"

"We can't exactly let the people at Linxi Pavilion raise them, can we?"

At this point, a hint of smugness flashed across Madam Wang's face!
"In the end, I am the rightful mistress of the house!"

"Oh!"

Xiao Rulan didn't quite understand, but she did understand one thing: Tuan Ge'er would indeed be raised at Ze Yu Tang in the future.

"That's great!"

"From now on, I will definitely be a good older sister and take good care of Tuan Ge'er!"

Xiao Rulan can barely take care of herself, yet she's shamelessly claiming she'll take care of her younger brother. It's truly laughable.

"You, you!"

Madam Wang was also amused by her daughter's appearance.

"Take care of yourself first!"

Actually, Xiao Rulan doesn't really like Tuan Ge'er that much. Or rather, she just sees Tuan Ge'er as a fun toy. After all, at her age, she wants to be treated like an adult.

Even if you can't gain the approval of the adults, having a follower and showing off in front of them is still pretty good.

Originally, besides Minglan, Rulan was the youngest in the family. Minglan lived in Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard, which was far away from her, and she rarely saw her.

Moreover, and most importantly, Minglan's performance has always been better than hers. Take the last betrothal goose pitch-pot incident, for example, where Sheng Minglan stole the show. If it weren't for Sheng Rulan's status as the legitimate daughter, she would probably have been ashamed and withdrawn.

Of course, Mo Lan and Xiao Ru Lan from Linxi Pavilion would look down on them even more.

After all, she didn't even want to look at it again.

"Mother~"

Being disliked by her own mother like this, Xiao Rulan immediately protested: "I am your most obedient and precious daughter, how could you say such a thing?"

Her tiny body wiggled defiantly, looking incredibly adorable.

"Hahaha……"

"Hahaha……"

The people nearby burst into laughter, and even Sheng Changbai, who was usually serious, showed a faint smile.

……

When Sheng Hong returned to the mansion and entered Zeyu Hall, he saw the mother, her two daughters, and her two brothers gathered together in a joyful atmosphere.

"Hehe, what are you all laughing about?"

Sheng Hong had just entered the door and naturally did not know what they were talking and laughing about. However, when he returned home from his official post and saw this scene, he felt very comforted, and even the fatigue of the day dissipated.

"Ah! My husband is back!"

Upon seeing Sheng Hong, Madam Wang immediately stood up and went to greet him.

"father!"

"Daddy!"

The sisters, Sheng Hualan and Sheng Rulan, called out one after the other, "Father!"

Sheng Changbai was a beat slow to react and spoke last.

"Ok!"

As Wang Ruofu helped him remove his outer cloak, Sheng Hong rubbed his hands together to warm them up before walking up to Tuan Ge'er and asking with a smile, "We haven't talked yet. What were you two talking about just now?"

"So you're that happy?"

Sheng Hong stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Tuan Ge'er's little face, his heart filled with tenderness.

"Father! No!"

"You didn't say anything just now?"

Xiao Rulan panicked and immediately jumped up, trying to cover up the reason for everyone's joy. Her face flushed, she changed the subject, saying, "Just...just now..."

"Just now, they were talking about Brother Tuan's name..."

"Yes! I'm talking about names!"

"Yeah! That's it!"

Xiao Rulan had a sudden inspiration and immediately shifted the topic to Tuan Ge'er.

And you know what? This trick really worked. Sheng Hong's attention was immediately diverted. Of course, it's also possible that he had already seen through everything and was just deliberately keeping quiet.

"Hehe! Brother Tuan?"

The smile in Sheng Hong's eyes deepened: "What, is this the name your mother gave Xiao Qi?"

Sheng Hong took Tuan Ge'er from his daughter Hua Lan's arms and commented with a smile, "Tuan Ge'er?"

"Yes, that's good. It's both vivid and meaningful!"

"As expected of Madam's work!"

Sheng Hong, disregarding the presence of the children, immediately launched into a loud and clear flattery of Madam Wang.

"That is!"

Madam Wang made no attempt at modesty and readily agreed.

"Although I haven't read many books, I have a family tradition of learning. It was my upbringing as a girl that already gave me some of my father's skills."

While serving Sheng Hong a bowl of perfectly warm perch soup, Madam Wang spoke with unbridled arrogance.

"It's just a name, how could you possibly understand my skill!"

As Madam Wang spoke, she became increasingly pleased with herself, completely unaware that the smile on Sheng Hong's face had become somewhat strange.

"Yes Yes!"

"What you say makes sense, madam!"

Sheng Hong exchanged a helpless glance with his three children, their faces also showing resignation.

Apart from Changbai, the others secretly chuckled but didn't expose her, listening intently to Madam Wang's smug words.

"Whee!"

Little Rulan was too young to resist her father's "funny" expression and burst out laughing.

"Ok?"

Madam Wang raised her head alertly and immediately noticed the "strange" behavior of the father and sons. She was instantly furious!

"Okay!"

"Ru'er! What's wrong?"

Do you think what your mother said is wrong?

However, the adults behaved very well, all of them suppressing their expressions immediately and not being caught red-handed by Madam Wang. So Madam Wang could only catch Rulan and scold her: "Or do you think the name your mother gave you is not good?"

Madam Wang pressed him angrily, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly.

After all, she was happy to see such a heartwarming scene.

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